In front of him was a dark but tidy cell. Xiao Yu said he didn't know his location clearly, but he knew it was located underground in a royal courtyard in Taicheng.
The prison car drove through Taicheng for another half day before arriving here.
Xiao Yu got off the prison car and was handed over by Zhou Neiguan to several guards in black.
Zhou Neiguan went to the Taiji Palace Emperor to return his orders, and the Imperial Guards and Imperial Guards each returned to their barracks.
Xiao Yu was taken to the courtyard by the guards in black.
They entered the palace building in the courtyard and walked all the way down the stone steps to the underground.
There were two iron gates and two large rooms in the middle. The furnishings there were sparsely furnished. There were no instruments of torture, only chairs and tables for people to rest. At most, there was a weapon rack at the base of the wall.
After passing through the two large rooms, there was a large prison deeper. Torches were rising on the walls, burning with a faint yellow light.
Several cells were separated by iron bars, but no prisoners were held here.
Xiao Yu was curious about this place, and even forgot the nervousness and uneasiness he felt when he first entered the palace.
He couldn't even help but ask the black-clad inner guard who was leading the way: "Where is this? Isn't this the prison?"
His inquiry did not receive a response from anyone. The guards in black just sent him here, locked the door and left.
So he stayed here, protected by the tall city walls of Taicheng, and he no longer had to worry about anyone else coming to a place like this to harm him.
It's just that life here is too boring. Except for the flame of the lone lamp outside the iron fence, which is still jumping up and down, he almost forgot that there is such a thing as time.
He himself couldn't remember how long he had spent here, but there was delicious food and drink every day, and there were people who poured buckets for him on a regular basis.
But this kind of life was still boring, so much so that he gradually let go of his initial anxiety and gained relaxation and comfort.
I don't know if it was a day or a few days later, but someone suddenly wanted to see him.
At that time, Xiao Yu was lying on the bed looking at the moldy roof in a daze, and suddenly he heard the sound of the iron door opening.
He had obviously had a meal not long ago, so why would anyone come? Could it be that there was an extra meal?
Out of curiosity, he sat up on the couch and looked outside the iron fence.
A slightly stout figure appeared inside the iron gate and walked towards him.
It wasn't until he got closer and used the light display on the wall that he could clearly see the appearance of the person coming.
"Gao...Eunuch Gao..." Xiao Yu shouted, dragging the shackles a few steps to the outside of the iron fence.
"Little prince, I haven't seen you for a long time... probably half a year!" Eunuch Gao said with emotion, "Last time, the old slave brought the young prince to the new prince's palace, but I didn't expect that we would meet again in this place."
Hot tears rolled down Xiao Yu's eyes, and he nodded with some choking, looking at the kind-hearted old eunuch in front of him.
He only felt that the old eunuch seemed a little older than when he last met, and his back seemed to be much more rickety than before.
"Eunuch Gao, I..."
"Young prince, there is no need to say anything. Old Cui asked someone to tell me some things. Alas... the young prince is kind-hearted. This is the character of the young prince, but it has become the fatal injury of the young prince. Old Cui I have said that the young prince is not at fault, but those with ulterior motives are at fault, and I believe this."
Xiao Yu was a little dumb for a moment and couldn't say a word for a long time.
"Cui... Manager Cui...he..."
Eunuch Gao was still kind and nodded: "Lao Cui is a fellow villager of Lao Nu. He was originally a steward at the Imperial Manor in the south of Danyang County. Later, he took care of things for others and offended some people in the palace. Lao Cui was afraid that he would be favored by others. It was out of revenge that I brought him to the young prince's house. Although he looks old-fashioned, he is loyal to his master."
Only then did Xiao Yu suddenly realize.
"Isn't he the emperor's spy?"
"Be careful what you say!" Eunuch Gao quickly looked around and lowered his voice to remind: "Young prince, be careful what you say. The old slave is the emperor's servant, and the young prince is the emperor's minister. No one is an informant."
Xiao Yu intervened: "Xiao Yu has learned a lesson!"
"How dare you, how dare you."
Xiao Yu thought for a moment and asked: "Eunuch Gao, why are you here tonight..."
Before Xiao Yu had finished speaking, Eunuch Gao had already understood.
The old eunuch waved his hand: "It's not the emperor's order. This old slave was entrusted by someone to come and see the prince."
"Entrusted by someone? Who is that?"
"Someone close to the young prince." Eunuch Gao's expression was a little ambiguous.
Xiao Yu looked shocked. Several people appeared in his mind at the same time.
At this time, Eunuch Gao whispered again, "Little Prince, the Emperor is extremely ill at this time. Sometimes he is awake and sometimes crazy. But whether the Emperor is awake or crazy, he will always talk about the Little Prince..."
Xiao Yu didn't understand what Eunuch Gao meant, and his eyes were slightly confused.
"What are you talking about me for?"
"Old slave...Old slave may not be able to explain clearly, but the emperor has said many things, and one of them was said when the old slave and the person close to the young prince were present at the same time."
"what is that?"
"The emperor said that if he fails, he will pass the throne to the young prince."
Eunuch Gao's words shocked Xiao Yu and he almost collapsed on the ground.
Eunuch Gao promptly added: "This is also the case for someone close to the young prince to be taken care of by the old slave. The young prince must be mentally prepared."
But at this time, Xiao Yu's mind was blank, and he didn't dare to think about such a thing. His eyes straightened, and he murmured: "The Emperor is in his prime, how could he just say that he is gone? That's impossible, impossible..."
"If the emperor really has an emergency, can the young prince dare to take over the throne?" Gao Eunuch asked.
"No, that's impossible. The emperor is young and can still have children. How can he pass the throne to a side branch?"
Eunuch Gao continued to test: "What if the ministers are ready to welcome the young prince?"
Xiao Yu suddenly came back to his senses: "That is treason. I dare to think about what will happen after His Majesty is still alive!"
"My young prince, don't you want to be the emperor?"
Eunuch Gao's expression became more and more ambiguous, which made Xiao Yu feel disgusted with him. He had never thought that behind the old eunuch who was kind to everyone in the past, there was such a sinister and cunning guy.
He was a little angry: "I don't want to! I don't want to, I don't want... I don't want to be the emperor!"
Eunuch Gao sighed and said, "It's not that I have selfish motives. My loyalty to Da Qi Dynasty is as strong as the sun and the moon! What I'm worried about is that Da Qi has no successors and the country is in danger."
"Then it's not our turn to discuss this matter here!" Xiao Yu thought for a moment, "Isn't there any of the emperor's concubines who are pregnant?"
Eunuch Gao shook his head: "If His Majesty has one or two princes today, then the old slave and those dear ministers will no longer do what he wants."
"Then who is the person who is close to my prince? He must have other purposes for asking you to come to my prince! There is no need to make it so obscure, who is he?"
"The old slave promised that noble man that the prince can only say that name unless he accepts the old slave's suggestion!"
"Then just pretend that you haven't been here and that this prince doesn't know these things!"
After Xiao Yu said that, he turned around and returned to the sleeping couch, lying down with his back to the high official, pretending to sleep, and wanted to leave.
The high official sighed and said: "Since the young prince has no such plan, I will leave first. I wonder if your cousin, the prince of Huainan, Xiao Wei, has such a plan."
Xiao Yu suddenly turned around and shouted: "Eunuch Gao, what are you going to do! You are going to rebel!"
The high official was not angry, and his expression was still as kind as ever. He shook off the dust, turned around and left with a smile.
