Xiao Yu was led to the palace gate by the internal officer. After a strict body search by the gatekeepers, he was allowed to enter the dormitory.
The palace door was opened for him, and as soon as he stepped in, the heavy door was closed.
Xiao Yu stood there for a moment before gradually adapting to the darkness inside.
The space in front of me seemed huge, but the dim light made it look dull and depressing.
A long aisle leads to the unknown front. Two human-shaped lanterns stand on both sides of the aisle, silently guarding the place. The large flames on the lanterns tremble and glow with a light blue light.
Xiao Yu was watching, when suddenly a person flashed out of the darkness beside him, startling him.
After taking a closer look, it turned out to be a thin little Huangmen. He bent down and saluted Xiao Yu.
"Greetings to the young prince."
"Goodbye." Xiao Yu swallowed his heart.
"Young prince, come with your slave."
Xiao Huangmen was about to lead the way when he heard Xiao Yu exclaim:
"It's you!"
Xiao Yu recognized this Xiao Huangmen at once. He was the same Xiao Huangmen who was implicated and beaten by him on the way to the palace on the snowy night on the day when his soul came through.
Xiao Yu added in a low voice: "I still remember you."
Xiao Huangmen smiled at Xiao Yu and nodded.
"I'm really sorry for letting you take the beating for me that time."
Xiao Huangmen raised his head carefully and smiled at Xiao Yu again.
"The young prince still remembers that incident!"
"Of course I remember. You were right, but you were beaten because of my lies."
Xiao Huangmen was a little embarrassed: "I really couldn't blame His Highness that time. That day, the servant offended the Zhongchang Shi. He was using an excuse to cause trouble for the servant."
"And there's this."
Xiao Huangmen nodded silently.
Zhou Neiguan's image in Xiao Yu's mind has been compromised again.
Xiao Yu asked again: "I still don't know what your name is?"
"My...servant's name is Zhao Jicheng."
"My name is Xiao Yu."
Zhao Jicheng bent even lower: "The name of the young prince is not something that a slave should know."
When the two of them said this, a coughing sound suddenly came from deep in the hall.
The smile on Zhao Jicheng's face immediately froze. He raised his eyes slightly and said, "My young prince, I will lead the way for you. Let's go to the side room to rest for a while and wait for your majesty to summon you."
"How is your Majesty doing now?" Xiao Yu asked.
Zhao Jicheng was already leading the way. He turned back and whispered: "I don't know, and I can't make unreasonable opinions about you."
Xiao Yu suddenly remembered what happened that day on the snowy night. No wonder Zhao Jicheng was cautious. Although the surrounding area was empty, there might be an informant hiding somewhere.
Xiao Yu followed all the way, and when approaching a room, Zhao Jicheng suddenly stopped, looked back at Xiao Yu, and then looked around carefully, as if he had something to say.
"Are you just waiting here?" Xiao Yu asked.
Zhao Jicheng nodded: "King Huainan is waiting inside!"
"Only King Huainan? What about King Jiangxia and King Jiujiang? Are they not here?"
Zhao Jicheng was a little confused: "Your Majesty only summoned His Highness and King Huainan!"
"Just the two of us?"
The little eunuch nodded again.
Xiao Yu frowned, and he suddenly understood that Zhou Neiguan was not telling the truth. He only said that His Majesty summoned him to pass the throne to him, and that King Huainan, as a villain, wanted to take the opportunity to seek to usurp the throne!
The fact is that both of them were summoned by the emperor at the same time. If it is true as Zhou Neiguan said, His Majesty is about to die soon, he should look for a successor among his two cousins, himself and the King of Huainan.
King Huainan has been imprisoned in the palace all year round. He must have known a lot of people and bribed many people. He must have done the closing of the palace. His purpose was just to prevent himself from entering the palace, so that he could eventually ascend to the throne of God. Bit.
"Little prince..."
The little eunuch brought Xiao Yu, who was thinking, back to reality.
"What?"
"My young prince, your majesty is really insane. He is... already terminally ill. Young prince, you must be extremely careful! Don't be like the King of Huainan..." Xiao Huangmen's eyes were sincere, as if there was something unspeakable but he couldn't express it clearly. He said it halfway. Without further ado, he seemed to have seen something.
Xiao Yu looked along the small yellow door, and it seemed that a figure in the darkness disappeared in a flash.
"Slave...Slave has talked too much again."
Xiao Yu looked at Zhao Jicheng, cupped his hands with gratitude and said, "I didn't say much, I really should thank Mr. Zhonggui."
Zhao Jicheng smiled, he smiled very shyly, but he accepted the little prince's gift, which also made him feel much calmer. He still walked at a steady pace, but it was much lighter than when he came.
Watching Zhao Jicheng leave, Xiao Yu stayed there for a moment.
Whenever he thought of living in the same room with King Huainan and waiting for the emperor's summons, he felt a little uneasy in his heart.
The environment in front of him was dark and depressing, the corridor was empty and silent, and seemed lifeless. After staying in this environment for a long time, he felt vaguely panicked.
He took a deep breath and walked towards the side room.
He pushed the door open and saw a noble man of similar stature to him.
This man wears a flying cloud crown and a brocade robe embroidered with various patterns. He is sitting upright with a tea cup in his hand.
When he saw Xiao Yu entering the door, he was shocked at first, but soon the surprise on his face turned into a half-smile, and he slowly put down the tea cup in his hand.
Xiao Yu recognized this person as his cousin Huainan Wang Xiao Wei, whom he had met half a year ago. At that time, they were both in poverty.
Apart from that, the other soul in his body had only a vague impression of his cousin.
The only memory I have seems to be that during the spring outing in Le Youyuan that year, this cousin helped the emperor, who was still the crown prince, to play tricks on a pair of twin sisters from the noble family.
Perhaps because of such a trivial love, Xiao Yuheng kept Xiao Wei until now and did not kill him.
Just as Xiao Yu was thinking of this, his cousin spoke.
"You're here. Did I think you couldn't come?"
This was Xiao Wei's opening statement, straightforward and domineering. He seemed not to take Xiao Yu to heart at all.
Xiao Yu was disgusted but said nothing.
He knew he didn't have to contend with an embroidered pillow that bullied a girl, so he sat on the couch on the other side of the room.
Seeing that he didn't respond, Xiao Wei couldn't help but feel a little angry. He stopped holding it and leaned to the side, just leaning on the small table. His legs, which were originally kneeling, also stretched out.
For those who don’t know, you might think that this is not the palace, but the Huainan Palace?
"Hey, idiot, hey!" Xiao Wei suddenly shouted.
Xiao Yu glanced at him. He was still not angry, but he just felt that the other party's arrogance was a bit ridiculous: "What are you doing?"
"I heard that you got into a lot of trouble outside. You lost all the money in the Jiangxia Palace, and you even built a house for unruly people. Is this true?"
Xiao Yu remained silent, and he did not hold it, but sat in a comfortable position leaning on the small table.
Xiao Wei smiled mockingly: "If you become the emperor, wouldn't you destroy the entire Daqi treasury? I heard that you were bewitched by bad people and burned down one of His Majesty's private treasury. Once you were in prison, how did you get out of prison?"
"Your Majesty summoned me." Xiao Yu said unhurriedly.
"Your Majesty is confused. He is terminally ill and has lost his mind. If he still remembers the incident when you burned his private treasury, he would have cut you into pieces long ago."
"Private treasury? What private treasury?" Xiao Yu raised his head.
"You don't even know this." Xiao Wei looked contemptuous, "This is still the work of His Majesty and I, no, it will be Emperor Daxing soon. In short, it is some interesting things he studied together, and Zhu Yi and Zhu Shizhong started to build it. , but you set it on fire, and so many good things are gone!"
"Kill people too?" Xiao Yu asked.
"What's wrong with killing people? Did you know that His Majesty doesn't feel comfortable all over if he doesn't kill people? He has to kill people!" Xiao Wei said with excitement, as if killing people was just a joke, "I don't like killing people, it's all bloody, and I have to put my clothes on The thought of getting dirty makes me sick to death. I love torturing women even more and listening to their screams."
Xiao Yu didn't speak. He lowered his eyes as if he was about to fall asleep, but he looked down on his cousin more and more in his heart.
"Are you sleepy?" Xiao Wei suddenly asked.
Xiao Yu opened his eyes and closed them again.
"Did you know that the emperor may die tonight, and the emperor may appoint a successor between you and me."
Xiao Yu still didn't speak. His mind was always thinking about what the young eunuch Zhao Jicheng had just said to him.
"If your Majesty appoints me as the successor tonight, everything will be easy... If it's you... No, it can't be you. Most of the generals of the Su Wei army guarding Jiankang Palace are familiar with me, and they all recognize me. I am also willing to help me!"
Xiao Yu didn't open his eyes and said casually: "What if Your Majesty lets me ascend the throne?"
Xiao Wei's expression immediately turned sinister: "Then I will kill you, then massacre the entire Jiankang Palace, kill everyone who supports you, and then let the whole world know how powerful I am!"
Before he finished speaking, a thunder suddenly sounded outside the palace.
Xiao Wei shivered with fright, but Xiao Yu suddenly opened his eyes at this moment.
