Abandoned by the best children? I just take out the space

When Wei Mingzhou heard the emperor say the word "protect", his pupils shrank slightly in shock.

The same was true for Yun Guike. To be more precise, he was extremely shocked by the emperor's words. He almost couldn't control his emotions and questioned him directly.

It was Wei Mingzhou who noticed him and quickly nudged him with his elbow, then stepped forward to block him and said to the emperor, "Your Majesty, the Phoenix Gu is an evil thing. It will not make people immortal. You must not be fooled by it."

Wei Mingzhou had not seen the emperor for many years, and he guessed that the emperor had become confused as he grew old.

But seeing that he cared so much about Phoenix Gu and even ignored the pain suffered by Chen Changli, Wei Mingzhou still couldn't accept that the emperor would become like this.

He immediately tried to persuade the emperor earnestly, hoping that he would realize the harm of Phoenix Gu and give up the idea of ​​swallowing it.

The emperor glanced at him with a glare as sharp as a knife. If he had not felt that he looked somewhat familiar, the emperor would have found an excuse to drag him away.

"Who are you? Why do I feel that you look familiar?"

Upon hearing what the emperor said, Wei Mingzhou felt inexplicably uneasy.

He immediately looked up at the emperor, but was met with a scrutinizing gaze from the emperor.

It was at this moment that he finally understood that the emperor was no longer the emperor in his memory. He who craved for Phoenix Gu was undoubtedly a tyrant.

Wei Mingzhou's heart sank, and a solemn look rose in his ink-black pupils.

But in a moment, he turned his solemnity into calmness, with a sad face and a trembling voice: "Your Majesty, I am Wei Mingzhou. It has been many years since we last met. Your Majesty is still as elegant as ever, but I have grown old."

"You are Wei Mingzhou!" The emperor thought that the person in front of him was also a traitor, but he did not expect it to be Wei Mingzhou, whom he once valued.

He was in turmoil because Wei Mingzhou resigned from his position as director of the Imperial Medical Service and left the capital.

After that, he traveled around Dajing and never returned to the capital. Why is he here now? Could he be the doctor that An Qing kidnapped before?

The emperor immediately thought of the reason why Wei Mingzhou appeared here, and his mood immediately calmed down.

"I really didn't expect to see you here." The emperor's tone was filled with nostalgia, "Wei Mingzhou, you were captured by the rebels to study the Phoenix Gu, right? What does the Phoenix Gu look like? Will it be eaten by the rebels?"

The emperor was most concerned about the Phoenix Gu and didn't care why Wei Mingzhou appeared here.

Ascertaining his thoughts from his anxious tone, Wei Mingzhou originally wanted to persuade him, but now he felt it was unnecessary.

He has long been obsessed with the Phoenix Gu, and if I try to persuade him with good intentions, he might end up hating me.

He is already old, how could he lose his life because of the emperor's affairs?

With this thought in mind, Wei Mingzhou immediately restrained his expression and said in a melancholy tone: "The Phoenix Gu is only the size of a fingernail. Whether the rebels will eat it depends on how they understand the Phoenix Gu."

"What do you mean? Don't you think Phoenix Gu can't make people immortal?" Princess An Qing noticed that the emperor's attitude was a little excited, and knew that he wanted to get Phoenix Gu very much, so she immediately used this opportunity to make Wei Mingzhou admit that Phoenix Gu had the effect of immortality.

Chen Changli noticed her thoughts and felt a dull pain in his bandaged wound.

He put his hand over his chest, exhaled slightly, and said, "Your Majesty, the underground palace where we are trapped is right below the cold palace. Those rebels are also there. If Your Majesty wants to get the Phoenix Gu, I am willing to lead people to the underground palace."

"What did you say? The rebels actually built the underground palace under the cold palace! That's not right." The emperor's brain, which was filled with Phoenix Gu, immediately woke up. He thought of the various tunnels used by Prince Rong.

His eyes suddenly became extremely cold, and soon he looked at Princess An Qing with a gloomy face.

"Don't tell me you don't know about this." His tone was full of questioning, and anger began to appear on his face.

Princess An Qing felt nervous when she heard his tone, but she said innocently, "I only know that they came from the cold palace. As for where the underground palace they mentioned is and what its relationship is to the cold palace, I really don't know."

"Brother, I know you are very angry. To be honest, I was also very angry when I learned about the underground palace. This is Luoyang City. Although it is not as prosperous as the capital, it is still the capital."

"How dare these rebels build a mausoleum beneath the capital? They clearly don't take you, the emperor, seriously."

"These rebels are so audacious, I hate them to the core. Brother, please give the order, I will do my best to help you capture these rebels."

Princess An Qing spoke sincerely, but her tone was a little light, as if she was only expressing her loyalty to the emperor verbally, and in fact she was hoping that the emperor and the rebels would have a fight so that she could reap the benefits.

The emperor looked at her coldly, then snorted, "You are my good sister, how could I let you take risks? Don't mention this matter."

After he said this, he turned his gaze to Chen Changli.

Seeing that his face was extremely pale, if he really handed this matter over to him, wouldn't he get into trouble?

Besides, Phoenix Gu is so important, and Chen Changli is the mother of Phoenix Gu. If he can't get that Phoenix Gu, he can use Chen Changli to create another Phoenix Gu.

After changing his mind, the emperor's anxiety was reduced a lot.

He stared at Chen Changli for a long time before saying, "I will ask Ye Xuan to search the underground palace. You and your wife should go back to the general's mansion first."

Upon hearing this, Chen Changli immediately looked up at the emperor, only to see that he looked somewhat relaxed, as if he already had an idea in mind and he didn't need to worry about it.

"As you wish." Chen Changli vaguely guessed the emperor's thoughts and his heart skipped a beat, but he did not show it on his face. He just responded respectfully and then calmly took Wan Shufang away.

Wan Shufang suppressed her irritation and followed Chen Changli silently. After a while, she heard footsteps behind her. She turned around and saw Wei Mingzhou and Yun Guike following her.

She then realized that the emperor had let them go as well, and she immediately felt relieved.

"Where are you going?" Yanran seemed to have noticed that the atmosphere in the palace was not right, and immediately walked out of the small side hall where she was. When she saw Chen Changli and the others were about to go out, she hurried to Wan Shufang and asked.

As soon as she finished speaking, Princess An Qing's voice rang out, "Brother, the little girl I told you about earlier is her."

Yanran's face was tense, and her voice became cold: "You actually brought the emperor here. This means that you didn't take my sister Yaoyao's words to heart at all."

Princess An Qing was furious when she heard these soft yet sharp words: "Liu Yaoyao is a traitor. I am the princess of Dajing. How can I take the words of a traitor seriously?"