Chapter 157 The Mansion
Chapter 157 The Mansion
With Song Zichen's acquiescence, the imperial edict for the crown prince was delivered to the gate of the palace early the next morning.
After all, it was the first time he didn't discuss with Mu Qiu when he did something. Song Zichen knelt in front of him, feeling uncontrollably uneasy. After seeing off the eunuch who passed the decree, he hurriedly got up and helped Mu Qiu who was kneeling among the crowd.
To his surprise, the man's expression was not as displeased as he had imagined. Instead, there was a faint smile of relief in his eyes. He helped him back to the room, and then he slowed down and said softly, "Your Highness made a decisive decision. There is the wind of a general..."
"I'm just guilty, and I'm afraid you will blame me for not discussing things with you."
Song Zichen finally heaved a sigh of relief, shook his head with a smirk, helped him to sit on the side of the couch, and casually put the edict on the table: "Mu Qiu, I've thought about it—since my father has such an attitude, it may not be possible to drag it on." It's a good thing. Song Zixuan has already done all the tricks in order to force us to death. If he is no longer forced to jump over the wall in a hurry and tell him to shrink back, I'm afraid it will be even more difficult to deal with him when he recovers in the future. Only by taking advantage of him now It is only when he is out of touch that it is possible to completely defeat him."
"Your Highness is right. The third prince is already stretched. If you take advantage of the victory to pursue the attack, although it is better to wait for the right time, it may not mean that you have no chance of winning."
Mu Qiu nodded slightly, replied in a warm voice, and sighed very lightly: "Especially now that the emperor is like this, if your highness doesn't come out to take charge, chaos will inevitably happen in the court... But your highness must also be mentally prepared. If you confirm If His Highness can be trusted, it may be easier for the Emperor to let go."
"I've already thought about it—whether or not to let go is a matter for the emperor, and none of us can interfere. His old man has a hard life, and I just want him to live, and it may not be for his own good."
Song Zichen lowered his eyes and smiled wryly, his eyes were still dark and oppressed, but his tone became calm: "When and how to leave are all things that can be decided by the emperor himself... He is the king of a country, no matter how others interfere He, he may not be willing to obey. Besides——in this world, there is probably no one who can keep him. "
Mu Qiu lowered his eyes slightly and sighed softly, nodded slowly, raised his hand to hold his wrist: "Your Highness—"
"Mu Qiu, don't worry, I'm fine."
Song Zichen shook his head lightly, held his hand instead, and leaned over to kiss his lips lightly: "I was just afraid that you would be annoyed and I would make my own decisions, but now that you are not angry, I don't have any entanglements in my heart." It's just that we may have to move - this palace has lived in this palace for so many years, and it's really not used to it to leave suddenly.
"Prince's Mansion..."
Mu Qiu nodded, and whispered very lightly. There seemed to be some complicated expressions flashing in his eyes, but all of them were hidden in his eyes, and he just looked at him with a smile: "As long as you can be with His Highness, you can live together." It's fine in a cell, so what does it matter where?"
"Forget it—if I ask you to live in a cell again, it's better to go in and wake up yourself."
Song Zichen couldn't help laughing when he heard that, shook his head helplessly, and slowly massaged his legs for him: "How do you feel today? I just supported you, and I feel that your strength on me is much weaker than before. Let's go Do you find it hard to come down?"
"Of course there is some hard work, but it's still not unbearable."
Mu Qiu shook his head with a smile, and pressed his legs lightly. After a moment of pondering, he said slowly: "Perhaps—we thought about it before, it might not be wrong..."
"Is it possible to cure Sansheng Wangchuan by asking for love? If so, I can help you detoxify every day!"
Song Zichen's eyes lit up, and he shook his hand eagerly.Blood color suddenly appeared on Mu Qiu's face, he shook his head dumbfounded, and suddenly raised his hand to tap on his shoulder: "His Royal Highness is really becoming more and more courageous now—could it be because I feel that I have no martial arts, so I can't do anything about it?" Have you got your Highness?"
"hiss--"
I don't know which acupuncture point he hit, but it was clear that a numbness spread along his shoulders, making Song Zichen's eyes light up, and he held his wrist happily: "Mu Qiu——can you use your internal strength? "
"It's not internal strength, it's just cleverness. It's reached a critical point now, if I take another step to recover, I'm afraid there will still be problems..."
Mu Qiu smiled helplessly, shook his head slightly, but Song Zichen was inexplicably puzzled by what he said.Just as he was about to ask carefully, Mu Qiu raised his head and looked at him: "Your Highness, how many Three Lives Forgotten Rivers do we still have?"
"Uncle Feng left a lot when he left, enough to eat for a while—what's wrong?"
"It's nothing - it's just that I'm recovering well these days, so I'm a little uneasy."
Mu Qiu shook his head with a helpless smile, replied warmly, looked at him and said slowly: "Your Highness, you must know that the poison of Wangchuan is not a good thing. Although it can save people's lives, once you encounter it, It will be hard to leave... Now that the toxicity of Wangchuan is getting weaker, it is uncertain when the toxicity of Zuihongchen will recur. If this time really happens, Your Highness does not need to be too anxious, just let me take half of Sansheng Wangchuan , there will always be a turning point."
"Okay—I remember."
Song Zichen's heart sank, he nodded quickly, and replied seriously, but suddenly felt a little uneasy in his heart: "Mu Qiu, if this thing is really understandable... then I can't stay with you anymore where?"
"The place His Highness pays attention to is really special..."
Mu Qiu couldn't hold back a whisper, shook his head helplessly, and said slowly with a smile: "Your Highness has just become a prince, do you really want to learn from the bad deeds of not going to court every day? Anyway, I have to be busy For a few days, I just used this period of time to straighten out the situation in my body. Now these two poisons are entangled in my body, and I can't tell which one is heavier. If one day suddenly loses balance, it will be inevitable. trouble."
"okay, I get it……"
Song Zichen replied listlessly with his head down, squatting on the side and sulking.Mu Qiu looked at him helplessly, couldn't help but chuckled and said, "What's wrong, Your Highness, why are you so angry?"
"Having said so much—maybe you are afraid that I will stay by your side and not think about making progress after becoming a prince, and you may not allow me to be unhappy."
Song Zichen replied sullenly, looked at him solemnly again and said, "I don't believe it anymore—I'll come to you after you fall asleep, and run before you wake up, to see what you can do!"
"Alright—His Royal Highness is in charge, I have nothing to do."
Mu Qiu couldn't help laughing, and helplessly raised his hand and pressed twice, patiently comforted him, and after a little thought, he said, "Your Highness, when are we going to the Prince's Mansion? There is a place I want to see. "
"The prince's mansion?"
Song Zichen was startled, then nodded lightly, and said after pondering for a moment: "Father said that the arrangements are already over there, but no one has been sent yet. If you want to live in, just bring someone in. If you are not tired, We'll be there in a minute—just what's there, have you been there before?"
Mu Qiu couldn't help being slightly surprised when he heard the words, and looked at him for a moment before saying, "Your Highness doesn't know...?"
"What should I know?"
Song Zichen was a little dazed by his question, subconsciously touched the back of his head, but still couldn't remember when he had been to that place.Mu Qiu thought for a long time before finally realizing, smiled helplessly, and slowed down his voice: "No wonder Your Highness didn't know——At that time, His Highness was probably arrested in a daze, and it's normal if we didn't notice—Actually, we were arrested in our previous life. The place where it is closed. It is the private prison in the prince's mansion..."
"what?!"
Song Zichen stood up in astonishment, and seeing his expression that didn't seem to be fake, he shook his head dumbfounded, and tapped his forehead hard twice: "I really don't know... So, don't you and I have been together in the past life?" Where is death?"
Mu Qiu nodded lightly, and after a moment of silence, he said again: "At the beginning, the third prince was not crowned prince, but he forcibly made up a will and moved into the prince's mansion. His Highness was still fighting outside at that time, and after he returned, the third prince had already ascended the throne." He ascended the throne, but his confidantes still stayed in the Prince’s Mansion—because there were secret rooms and passages there, and his work was extremely hidden. I went in several times and saw some secrets, but I never found what I wanted. So I never took out anything..."
Song Zichen knew that he probably wanted to go in to find the antidote, so he couldn't help but feel heavy in his heart, and shook his hand without opening his mouth.But Mu Qiu just shook his head with a slight smile and said warmly: "Your Highness, don't worry about those past events—if His Highness is fine, how about accompanying me to the Prince's Mansion to explore the way before anyone arrives?"
Song Zichen didn't know what he was looking for, but he nodded and raised his hand to help him.But Mu Qiu shook his head lightly, and said with a helpless smile: "I'm afraid it will take a lot of effort inside, we'd better take a carriage—as long as the road is well hidden, so that no one will notice."
"Okay, I'll ask them to get an ordinary carriage. Let's go through the back door, and then take a long way to enter through the back door of the Prince's Mansion. No one will be disturbed."
Just do what you say, Song Zichen nodded quickly, and hurried out to order someone to prepare.The two of them didn't bring any entourage, but asked the secret guards to pretend to be grooms and passers-by to guard secretly, and then they went straight to the Prince's mansion.
It was too late for the crown prince to be established in this generation. This mansion has been empty for many years, but it does not appear to be desolate and desolate. It is obvious that it has been carefully tidied up.Song Zichen helped Mu Qiu out of the carriage, walked in through the weeds along the path in the back garden, and then couldn't help sighing: "It's so big——if you want to do something wrong, it's really too much." enough."
"This place is not only big, but also very strong, easy to defend and difficult to attack. There is a secret stone gate underground, as long as someone is determined to guard it inside. If it is not five times the strength, it will be very difficult to attack."
Mu Qiu nodded slightly, replied slowly, and raised his head to look at the slanting eaves: "I don't know if that thing was there from the beginning... Let's go, Your Highness, let's go find it."
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