After struggling for most of the night, the way into the palace was finally opened, and there was no longer any obstacle on the way forward.
Xiao Yu sat on a luxurious chariot carried by eighteen palace servants, walking slowly between the tall palace walls.
Under the bright moonlight, the magnificent palaces flashed before his eyes like a revolving lantern, making him dizzy.
He didn't know what kind of twists and turns it was, but it wasn't until a majestic palace building standing alone on a broad square appeared in front of him that he realized that the destination of his trip, Hanzhang Palace, was about to arrive.
The long team marched in the spacious square like a small caterpillar, and they walked for a long time before approaching the majestic and huge building.
Arriving at the bottom of the white jade stone steps, the team finally stopped.
Xiao Yu was helped off the chariot by the palace servants, and several internal officials hurriedly walked down the stairs holding lanterns to greet him.
"Your Highness, please follow the slaves."
There were people leading the way, and there were also people following around. Being surrounded by strangers, Xiao Yu was still somewhat nervous.
He turned back to look for the officials in Zhou Dynasty, but saw that the eunuch who had already reached the rank of permanent attendant was stopped at the foot of the stairs.
I saw him with lowered eyebrows and submissive eyes, standing neatly among several internal officials at the foot of the steps. He didn't look like anything special among the crowd. He even looked thin and insignificant, giving people a feeling of being weak and easy to bully. .
Perhaps, eunuchs have their own rules of survival!
Xiao Yu followed the leading officer up the stairs. It took him a while to finish all the stairs. He saw that many people had already gathered on the platform outside the hall.
Most people were wearing court uniforms, while some were only wearing luxurious casual clothes. These people were either important officials of the imperial court or from distinguished families.
Xiao Yu scanned around and saw no one he knew.
I saw these people gathering together in twos and threes and whispering, and many of them had confusion and confusion in their eyes.
The internal officer led Xiao Yu to continue walking forward. When passing several ministers wearing crimson wide-sleeved robes, they all turned their heads curiously.
When they saw Xiao Yu, the faces of these people were more or less surprised.
Perhaps no one recognized him, so no one took the initiative to say hello to him and even deliberately avoided his gaze.
But when Xiao Yu passed by them, they quietly turned their heads and looked at Xiao Yu's back with cautious eyes.
This made Xiao Yu feel left out. It shouldn't be like this in his imagination. The ministers should step forward to show their goodwill to him. He is the one who is likely to inherit the throne, at least on the surface. You should show your courtesy!
But it really didn't happen. As we continued to move forward, the reactions of other ministers and nobles were exactly the same.
He was isolated.
If this was not his destination, he would be embarrassed to death staying with those noble and important officials.
Just as he was thinking of this, a person suddenly appeared from behind a stone pillar and stood in front of him.
Xiao Yu was startled by the man and took two steps back. When he raised his eyes, he saw Zhu Yi.
It’s really a narrow road between enemies!
Enemies should be extremely jealous when they meet each other, but Zhu Yi was not jealous, and was respectful and humble like a student.
Xiao Yu raised his eyes and looked at the two internal officials who were leading the way. They also stopped and looked back at the two people with hesitant expressions.
Zhu Yi cupped his hands towards the two internal officials and said respectfully: "My lord, please wait a moment while I have a few words with the young prince."
The two officials looked at each other. It was estimated that they had both taken Zhu Yi's money before and were extremely polite to Zhu Yi. They agreed and stood a little further away to wait.
Just as Xiao Yu was thinking about how to curse, Zhu Yi had already pulled him aside and looked around.
"What are you doing!" Xiao Yu said angrily.
"The young prince almost caused a disaster! Thanks to the minister, he protected the young prince and escaped the disaster!"
Xiao Yu blinked, he had sacrificed so much and killed so many people, why should he thank him?
No matter how much resentment he has in his heart, he has to hold back. Whatever he does depends on the occasion. This is the palace!
Xiao Yu calmed down a little, but the anger did not come out.
Zhu Yi continued: "The young prince was taken advantage of without knowing it. It's really...sigh..."
Zhu Yi looked annoyed and almost beat his chest, and Xiao Yu didn't know how to answer the question.
Zhu Yi spoke sharply: "If I hadn't been running back and forth for the young prince, the young prince would have died long ago. Alas, that matter has been over, and I won't mention it again in the future, but I must warn him. Prince, please don’t be taken advantage of by traitors in the future, especially those unscrupulous people from the north and the prostitutes on the boat. They have no good intentions and are just taking advantage of the young prince’s good heart.”
Xiao Yu looked Zhu Yi up and down. It seemed that before he said anything, most of his original anger had been reduced, and he even had the urge to have a heart-to-heart talk with him.
But looking back, Zhu Yi was a treacherous official in history. He may not be as famous as Li Linfu, but he is Li Linfu's grandfather in terms of "sweet talk and sword".
He had to be careful, but now he clearly didn't have the upper hand. Since this important court official with a delicate heart was eager to clear up the past feud, why didn't he have to borrow the donkey quickly?
But he knew clearly in his heart that Zhu Yi could not be trusted.
Now he can only pretend to be conceited.
Isn’t it said that it is better to offend a gentleman than a villain? There is another saying, a gentleman's revenge is never too late.
If you want revenge, time will tell!
Xiao Yu smiled, smiled very earnestly, and looked sincere.
"I still don't quite understand what Zhu Shizhong said, but I am a person who knows what is good and what is wrong. I will remember all the good things Zhu Shizhong did to me."
A strange smile flashed across Zhu Yi's face, and there seemed to be some emotion in his smile.
Obviously, the two are "reconciled", at least on the surface.
Zhu Yi was thinking about what to say when his stomach was suddenly poked by Xiao Yu, which hit Zhu Yi's little spot. He burst into laughter. This smile attracted many people's attention.
Zhu Yi took it all to heart and whispered: "What is the young prince doing!"
"Those scrolls of paintings are so good that they made me feel uncomfortable most of the night."
Xiao Yu looked at him with a smirk on his face, and Zhu Yi suddenly felt relieved.
"If you have something good, don't forget to send it to me." Xiao Yu started to ask for it directly.
"As long as the young prince likes it, hehe... I will be willing to give up all the treasures in the world..."
The two people laughed softly, and they laughed very hard. This scene was somewhat inconsistent with the current tense atmosphere.
The dignitaries waiting outside the hall looked at Xiao Yu with disdain. Most of them didn't look down on snobs like Zhu Yi, and Xiao Yu was also despised.
Zhu Yi pulled Xiao Yu behind the stone pillar, as if this way he could avoid the eyes of outsiders.
The two internal officials seemed a little anxious and reminded Xiao Yu and Zhu Yi to hurry up with their eyes.
Zhu Yi pretended not to see it at all, and whispered to Xiao Yu: "My young prince, do you know why you were called into the palace tonight?"
Xiao Yu pretended to be confused: "I don't know?"
Zhu Yi frowned: "I thought the young prince knew?"
"Don't Shizhong Zhu know?"
Zhu Yi shook his head: "Those people outside don't know, but... what everyone knows is... His Majesty has not left the gate of Hanzhang Palace for four or five days. I wonder what is your Majesty holding back? Tonight's wind direction No, the forbidden troops are moving outside."
"Under what circumstances would something like this happen?" Xiao Yu asked.
Zhu Yi looked around to make sure no one was paying attention to them, and whispered to someone: "What a big mess!"
At this time, the two internal officials in the distance were getting impatient and came to urge him again.
Zhu Yi hurriedly handed over his hands: "It's done, it's done."
When Xiao Yu was about to leave, Zhu Yi grabbed his hand and whispered: "If anything happens to the imperial concubine, I will stand by the young prince."
Xiao Yu understood in his heart, and he smiled slyly.
Zhu Yi also laughed, and both of them smiled like scheming foxes.
Xiao Yu turned around and left, the smile on his face gradually faded.
He was sure that Zhu Yi must know something that others didn't know. This must be why he put aside his past grudges and came to please himself.
But what's the use of thinking about it now?
There is only one most important thing at the moment, and that is the emperor's physical condition.
The noble ministers were waiting outside anxiously. Xiao Yu just didn't believe that not one of them knew the inside story.
It's just that in the palace, there are indeed many things that need to be covered up or covered up!
