Queen Flower

Jiang Lan naturally continued to take office and continued to face Sima Jin, while Yan Zhan was caught up in the affairs of the western suburbs camp and could not return to the imperial city. Seeing that the Empress Dowager's birthday was coming.

The concubines and concubines in the harem, and the noble ladies of the noble family would enter the palace early in the morning to pray for the Empress Dowager's birthday, while the Emperor Sima Jin first went to the altar and the Taimiao for his mother Qi Fu. The altar of this dynasty is not on the edge of the palace, not even in the city, but on the east side of Shangjing City. The first foot of the mountain can be seen at sunrise. The unity of the altar and the Taimiao means that the royal ancestors of all dynasties are honored in the sky and are with the heaven and the earth.

The entire building complex covers an area of ​​three or four hundred acres and is rectangular in shape. There are tall towers in it, which are used to worship heaven and earth ghosts and gods. Every time a major event occurs, the emperor will come to worship in person. The Taimiao Temple is behind it and is composed of a group of magnificent buildings. The main hall is The center of the Taimiao complex covers a wide area, with double eaves and the top of the hall, three layers of white marble Xumi-style platform, surrounded by stone guardrails, the main beams in the hall are covered with agarwood, and other building components are precious golden nanmu. The ceiling and the columns are all affixed with red gold flowers, which are finely made and luxuriously decorated. There are fifteen side halls on both sides of the main hall. The east side hall is dedicated to the gods of the emperors of the past dynasties, and the west side hall is dedicated to the gods of different surnames. Around each building, cypress trees are planted in various shapes and forms, vigorous and ancient.

Sima Jin left the imperial city early in the morning to go to the altar. The emperor traveled in a natural style. The accompanying people included a large number of guards, various officials of the Ministry of Rites, and some important officials of the court. Jiang Lan, under the special instruction of Sima Jin, Holding the sacrificial text in his hand, he followed Sima Jin.

Sima Jin's sacrifice to heaven and earth is naturally a lengthy ceremony, the recitation of various sacrificial texts, the ceremonial guards are cleaned, the bells and drums are sounded, and the Shao music is melodious. The emperor was very pious at this moment, hoping that God would hear his prayers. Fulfill his wishes and make him come true.

After the sacrifice to heaven and earth, Sima Jin entered the Taimiao. Because it was not for ascending to the top, for weddings and funerals, or for battles, he did not carry out large-scale memorial activities in the main hall, but went directly to the east side hall.

The officials were left outside, and the guards stood not far behind the emperor, but beside Sima Jin. Only Eunuch Li and Jiang Lan. Just as the three of them were about to enter the East Side Hall, they suddenly heard the sound of "swish, swish", and countless swords and arrows shot out from the roof outside the main hall. He rushed towards the face, and then someone screamed, and the guards in front shouted "there is an assassin, protect me", and quickly drew their swords to fight. Using a knife to clear away the arrows that were shot, some people were caught off guard and died directly from the arrows. Seeing the solemn and tidy team just now, it turned into a mess of blood in an instant.

The guards gathered around the emperor to **** him by his side, and Sima Jin was shocked and wanted to retreat into the eastern side hall. At this time, a group of masked men in black gushed out, fighting closely with the guards.

As soon as Jiang Lan saw these men in black, he knew that Sima Lian must have rebelled, and even the mother's birthday could be used for the throne. It was also chosen to be carried out in the Taimiao, and the altar was washed with blood. If the ancestors of the Sima family had a spirit in the sky, it is estimated that they would be **** to death. It's just that she will also be unlucky, and she will be affected by Chiyu. Originally, a seventh-rank petty official like her would not appear on this occasion. If it wasn't for Sima Jin's special care, how could she be today? Could it be that he is going to die with the emperor this time? If the task is not completed, it will hang up, and it is not too much of a disadvantage to end up with the emperor of the Celestial Dynasty. She thought about it, but she didn't take action to join the battle. Now the mortality rate is too high, and there is still a chance of survival by Sima Jin's side. As long as she survives the arrival of foreign aid, she is a civilian anyway, no one expects her, and she keeps it. Strength may be able to play a role at a critical moment.

"Your Majesty, quickly retreat into the palace." A guard approached Sima Jin, shouting loudly while fighting.

Jiang Lan took a closer look, and it turned out to be Yan Fu. He was a little relieved, and felt a pity, if Yan Zhan was here today. However, the emperor kicked him to the western suburbs camp, separated by a city, and it was too late to fly over with long wings.

Eunuch Li and Jiang Lan sandwiched Sima Jin from left to right, protecting him and retreating into the side hall. Eunuch Li stood in front of the two, while Yan Fu blocked the door and fought with the men in black.

The enemy was extremely ferocious, with a completely lethal style of play, with blood dripping all over his body. These were all dead soldiers who had been trained for a long time. They had no plans to go back alive when they came today, so the goal was very clear, that is, to kill Sima Jin. But the emperor's bodyguards were not vegetarian either. Although they were attacked by surprise and damaged, they were very tough and tenacious when they recovered. Everyone knows very well that if the emperor suffers an accident here, there is no way to survive as a bodyguard. Anyway, they are all dead, so it is better to work hard here. As long as the emperor can escape the danger in the end, they will be able to die and also the descendants of the Men Yin family. So the longer the delay, the better for the emperor.

Seeing that the reinforcements from outside had already entered the Taimiao Temple and started to join the battle, the archers were ready and decided to shoot regardless of the enemy or the enemy.

Suddenly, two men in black broke through Yan Fu's line of defense, broke into the side hall, and rushed towards Sima Jin.

When Jiang Lan saw that momentum, he knew that he was going to fight to the death. In all fairness, she felt that although Sima Jin could not be said to be a good emperor, at least he was stronger than Sima Lian. When Sima Lian became the emperor, she would not want to have good fruit to eat, not to mention that the task would never be completed, and the entire celestial dynasty would have no place for her. And once he came to power, Yan Zhan would be the first to suppress and retaliate.

Jiang Lan was about to pounce when Eunuch Li had already made his move. The whisk in his hand swept towards one person's dazzling sword and kicked the other, blocking their attack. Unexpectedly, Eunuch Li was still a master. Vigorous, Zhao Zhao is deadly and merciless, but it is obvious that these two assassins are also top-level masters, with superb martial arts and strong internal strength. The three of them are evenly matched in battle. Eunuch Li has completely gained the upper hand.

Yan Fu had already rushed to Sima Jin's side at this time, and the guard was on the side. When his eyes swept across Jiang Lan's face, Jiang Lan felt that the hairs all over his body stood up. For some reason, he always felt that this person's breath was very familiar, as if As if they had fought hands before, there was a gloomy feeling that coiled around her neck like a snake, making her horrified. She must have seen him before, just where?

Suddenly, Yan Fu slapped his palm, and the target was not the man in black in front of him, but the emperor Sima Jin.

In the blink of an eye, Jiang Lan suddenly realized. She pushed Sima Jin away, mobilized her inner strength to meet her, and slammed her palms into each other. Yan Fu took a few steps back.