It has been one hundred and thirty-two years since Emperor Taizu defeated the Wala people, made Yujing the capital, and established the country as Dahao.
In the past one hundred years or so, the people of the world have gone from not having enough to wear and not having enough to eat, to now living and working in peace and contentment, with no worries about food and clothing.
Yujing is the imperial capital of Dahao.
Even though it was still late at night, there was an endless stream of pedestrians coming and going on the street. The vendors on both sides of the street shouted vigorously and tried to attract the passing pedestrians. The fragrant snacks all tempt the appetites of passers-by on the street.
Rouge Lane, lined with brothels, made countless princes, ministers, literati, businessmen and laymen fascinated and delighted. They spend a lot of money lavishly, just to win a smile from a beautiful woman. Just because the three courtesans were in Rouge Alley.
At the same time, people were coming and going in the eldest prince's mansion outside the imperial city. From time to time, ministers dressed in official uniforms could be seen entering the mansion of the eldest prince Chu Lin, holding invitations. After visiting the officials, he went straight to the home of the chief minister of the cabinet to express his congratulations.
Without him, this is because there are rumors that the current emperor intends to grant the title of prince to the eldest prince Chu Lin.
The Holy Emperor has nine sons and seven daughters. Except for the younger princes and Chu Si, the only fourth prince to be crowned king, only the eldest prince, the third prince, and the fifth prince are qualified to sit in the East Palace.
And this was confirmed by the Holy One himself in today's morning meeting. In addition, Murong Qingcheng, the daughter of Murong Wenzheng, the chief minister of the dynasty, was betrothed to the eldest prince in marriage. Tomorrow is also the eldest prince’s wedding day.
Anyone with a discerning eye knows that the Holy One is deliberately paving the way for the eldest prince. The Holy One is now over 50 years old. Although he is still healthy, his health has declined again, so he has begun to deliberately choose a successor, and the eldest prince Chu Lin is the most suitable candidate in his mind. .
According to the rules of the palace, all princes and princesses who have reached the age of 12 must move out of the palace. Outside the palace, next to the street where the residences of important ministers are located, are the future residences of the princes who leave the palace. Their residence is in Yulong The front and back of the street also reflect the favor in the emperor's heart.
Located on Yulong Street, part of the area behind the street has a dark and humid environment with no light all day long. No minister is willing to build his mansion here.
late at night
The Jade Capital City was brightly lit, and wealthy families, princes, and ministers were all immersed in this atmosphere of drunkenness, wealth, and dreams.
Only here is a bleak scene. The streets were gray and dark.
There were only two white paper lanterns emitting a weak light, gnawing at people like a pair of greedy eyes in the dark night.
When I took a closer look, I discovered that this lantern was hanging at a gate of a palace. The cold wind blew and illuminated the "Prince Chong's Mansion" written on the plaque.
Prince Chong's Mansion covers an area of more than 300 acres. Although it covers a large area, all the facilities in the mansion are old.
There are no strange mountains and rocks, nor magnificent palaces. Except for lanterns standing beside some key roads, the rest of the mansion is shrouded in darkness.
Located in the northwest corner of Prince Chong's Mansion, there is a warehouse for storing sundries. It was filled with sundries that were not used by the palace.
A willow tree that was originally planted on the side of the warehouse has now grown vigorously, with luxuriant branches and leaves, and its roots penetrate deeply into the ground to absorb nutrients.
The warehouse next to the willow tree is an ordinary building on the ground. No one could have imagined that there would be a secret room under that ordinary and unremarkable warehouse.
The secret room is more than three feet deep underground, and the whole body is made of rock hills. At this time, there is no light in the secret room, it is pitch black, and you can't see your fingers. In the underground secret room, there is a person sitting on the pear tree above the secret room. chair.
In the darkness, a young man sat squarely on a chair, his eyes extremely bright, like black gems.
He was particularly eye-catching in the darkness, looking at the black-faced man kneeling below.
"Your Highness, more than a hundred of us have been sent into the palace, pretending to be eunuchs in each room. Everything is ready, just waiting for Your Highness to launch an attack tomorrow."
Chu Si's lips curved up: "Well done, but it's not tomorrow, it's today."
Judging from the time, it was indeed the next day. The black-faced man said respectfully: "Your Highness taught you a lesson."
Chu Si looked at the black-faced man in front of her: "How is that kid? Does he obey?"
"Children are not very obedient and are clamoring all day long to see their parents." The black-faced man said with a hint of helplessness in his tone, "But for children, it's okay to scare them."
Chu Si still had the same low tone: "You must keep a close eye on this child and don't allow any mistakes. Once something goes wrong, there will be more troubles."
The black-faced man replied respectfully: "I understand that I guarantee with my head that nothing will go wrong."
Chu Si nodded and breathed a sigh of relief. Relaxed. Looking at the black-faced man in front of him who hesitated to speak. He frowned. "What's wrong? Is there anything else?"
The black-faced man glanced at Chu Si, who was looking up, and then quickly lowered his head. "My subordinates accidentally learned that the daughter of the Minister of Hubu will soon marry the son of the Minister of Libu."
The smile on Chu Si's face disappeared. Although she had the answer in her heart, she still asked in a deep voice: "Which daughter is it?"
"It's Zhao Ling'er, the second young lady of the Zhao family."
There was silence after that. Chu Si was combing her hair for a moment. Just when the black-faced man blamed herself for saying this, Chu Si finally spoke: "Is there anything else?"
The black-faced man shook his head: "No more."
Chu Si said: "Back off."
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