early morning.
Shou'an Hall.
Under the leadership of the chamberlain, a middle-aged man hurriedly walked into the hall with his head lowered.
"Liu Heng, a common man, pays homage to His Majesty."
After entering the palace, Liu Heng did not dare to look at the emperor in front of him. He knelt on the ground and said in a trembling voice.
"stand up!"
Emperor Shang looked at the middle-aged man in front of him and said in a deep voice, "Tell me, what's going on?"
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
Liu Heng stood up, took out a jade pendant from his arms and handed it out, stammering, "Here, this is what His Royal Highness the Fourth Highness went to pawn in Cao Min's pawn shop. When Cao Min saw that this jade pendant was from the palace, he went to look for it. I asked an aunt who was on duty in the palace to identify it, and she said that only the prince can wear it."
Behind Emperor Shang, the chamberlain quickly stepped forward to take the jade pendant, and then handed it to His Majesty in front of him. He said with an excited expression, "Your Majesty, this is indeed the personal jade pendant for His Royal Highness the Fourth."
The jade pendant inlaid with gold and jade is engraved with a four-clawed dragon, and on the back of the jade pendant, the character "四" is engraved, clearly indicating the identity of the owner of the jade pendant.
Emperor Shang stared at the jade pendant, and his usually sinister expression could not help but feel a little moved at this moment.
It's Bai'er's jade pendant!
Bai'er, you're still alive!
"Where are the people!"
Soon, Emperor Shang suppressed the turmoil in his heart, raised his head, looked at the middle-aged man in front of him, and said in a deep voice.
"Youzhou City." Liu Heng responded respectfully.
When Emperor Shang heard this, his expression became slightly condensed. Youzhou was not close to the capital, so how could Bai'er get there.
In addition, if Bai'er was fine, why didn't she come back?
"Commander Xuanzhuang, come here."
After a brief thought, Emperor Shang came to his senses and ordered.
"yes!"
In the palace, the chamberlain took the order and left quickly to deliver the order.
Not long after, Zhuang Shisan, the commander-in-chief of the Forbidden Army, entered the palace and saluted respectfully, "Your Majesty!"
"Zhuang Shisan, you personally take someone to Youzhou, where His Royal Highness the Fourth Prince appeared. You are traveling lightly and simply. Go and return quickly. You must bring His Highness the Fourth Prince back safely and soundly!" Emperor Shang stared at what was in front of him. The commander of the forbidden army ordered.
"yes!"
Zhuang Shisan respectfully accepted the order.
"Your name is Liu Heng, right?"
Emperor Shang moved his gaze, looked at the middle-aged man in front of him, and said, "You go back with Commander Zhuang. As long as you find the fourth prince, I will give you a heavy reward."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
Liu Heng quickly knelt down, kowtowed and thanked him.
"Go ahead."
Emperor Shang waved his hand and said.
"The minister (caomin) retires."
Zhuang Shisan and Liu Heng accepted the order and left together immediately.
After the two left, in the palace, Emperor Shang looked at the jade pendant in his hand again and again. After a long time, he ordered, "Give the jade pendant to the queen."
"yes!"
Behind him, the chamberlain took the order, stepped forward to take the jade pendant, and left quickly.
Two quarters of an hour later.
In Weiyang Palace, Queen Changsun trembled when she saw the jade pendant sent by the chamberlain, and her expression completely froze.
The next moment, tears fell silently from his eyes.
On the side, Murong saw the jade pendant in his mother's hand, and couldn't help but turn his head away, reaching out to wipe the tears from the corners of his eyes.
"Everyone, please go down. I want to be quiet for a while."
After a few breaths, Queen Changsun suppressed the waves in her heart and ordered.
"yes!"
In the palace, a group of servants took orders and left one after another.
"Murong."
After everyone left, Queen Changsun clenched the jade pendant in her hand and asked, "Have you known about this for a long time?"
When Murong heard this, he looked startled and asked in confusion, "Why did the Queen Mother say this?"
"Because your behavior recently has been unusual."
Empress Changsun looked at her daughter in front of her and said with a complicated expression, "You were born by me. I can see something wrong with you at a glance. However, I thought you were because of your father's marriage proposal." The words and deeds were abnormal because of resistance. Now that I think about it, it is not the case. The last time you asked me to fight for you for half a month, now if you calculate it, it is almost exactly half a month. Tell me, where did you get the news. "
When Murong heard what his mother said, he sighed lightly, knowing that he could no longer hide it, so he answered truthfully, "Brother, Li Jiaoxi sent someone to rescue him."
"Professor Li?"
Empress Changsun was stunned for a moment, then she quickly realized what she was doing, her eyes darkened, and she said, "No, are you plotting something? Mr. Li has done a great job by saving your brother. There is no need to hide it."
Having said this, Queen Changsun seemed to have thought of something and continued to ask, "How many people know about this matter?"
"Apart from my daughter, I only have my aunt and my cousin."
Murong replied, looked out the window, and murmured softly, "Li Jiaoxi wanted to clear all the obstacles for his brother to become the crown prince in one fell swoop, so he kept hiding this matter. Now, the time has come, and it's almost time for my brother to come back." ”
Just when Emperor Shang and Empress Changsun received the news that Mu Bai was still alive.
I don’t know where, in the barren mountains.
A small courtyard was isolated. In the room in the courtyard, Mu Bai spread out his parcel and packed his things carefully.
The Long Yuan sword must be taken away.
The dragon scales given by Brother Li must also be taken away. After returning to the palace, you need to find the swordsmith in the palace to forge Long Yuan again.
There is also tango snake blood, which is useful for tempering swords.
A change of clothes?
Forget it, just take one or two things with you, there will be plenty when you return to the palace.
There seems to be nothing else to bring.
At this moment, outside the house, Xifeng came in with food and said, "Your Highness, please eat before leaving."
In the room, Mu Bai looked at the meal that Uncle Xi had worked so hard to prepare, nodded slightly, and said, "Okay."
Xifeng put the food on the table, handed over the bowls and chopsticks, and said, "Eat more, and no one will cook for His Highness on the road."
Mu Bai was silent, took the bowls and chopsticks, and ate the food on the table bite by bite. After ten breaths, he said softly, "Uncle Xi, please go to the capital when you have time."
"There's a chance."
Xifeng nodded and responded, "By the way, Ye Xuanji is at Taixue Palace. Your Highness can go and see her when you have time."
When Mu Bai heard the three words Ye Xuanji, he couldn't help but tremble and his face turned pale.
That unbearable memory is terrifying whenever I think of it.
After a meal, not long after eating, I found that the food cooked by Xifeng was not only delicious in color and aroma, but at least it was edible. It was countless times better than Ye Xuanji's terrible cooking skills.
After Mu Bai had eaten, he was ready to set off.
However, just as he was about to leave, Mu Bai stopped again, turned around, and asked, "Uncle Xi, can I come back in the future?"
"No more."
In the room, Xifeng was clearing away the dishes and replied calmly, "The young master said that when His Highness returns this time, he must shoulder the burden of being a prince and cannot be willful anymore."
When Mu Bai heard this, he sighed softly, turned around and left without saying anything else.
Today, he finally understood what Brother Li's words meant.
In life, nine times out of ten things will go wrong.
I can no longer be willful.
