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The crown prince refused to let him leave the palace, so Xiao Xingchi did not come out.

Instead, he ran straight to the depths of the Forbidden Palace, where the current emperor's bedroom is.

Even if he, Zhao Fangyan, will be the ruler of Chi County in the future, but he is not now after all.After all, there are still people with a higher status than him in the world.

The old emperor didn't expect Xiao Xingchi to come, but he didn't stop him, he was going to hear what he wanted.

Lying on the bed, the emperor said with difficulty: "What's the matter with Minister Xiao?"

Xiao Xingchi didn't dare to hesitate, and said seriously: "I want to do my best for His Majesty's illness."

The emperor did not respond, which allowed Xiao Xingchi to continue talking.

Xiao Xingchi was weak and knew some medical skills, so the emperor didn't know.But the attainments of the imperial physician in the palace, how could he, who was a monk halfway through, be comparable to him?Xiao Xingchi would not be so stupid as to make trouble for himself, so there must be a deep meaning behind his words.

Xiao Xingchi lay on the ground and continued: "Young minister was seriously ill, and fortunately a genius doctor in the Jianghu rescued him. The genius doctor felt that he fell in love with me, so he taught me some medical skills and... the art of hanging life." He originally wanted to Another way of saying the art of hanging life, he hesitated and couldn't think of a suitable explanation, so he had to tell the truth.After all, no one would want to hear that his time is numbered and he can only hang his life for a few days when he is seriously ill.

But he didn't know that the one lying on the bed was an emperor.He knew that he was about to die, and what he hoped for was to live a few more days and finish some things.The road that Xiao Xingchi chose as a last resort was surprisingly smooth.

"Hmm." The old emperor finally gave some response, "What is the method of hanging your life that you mentioned?"

Xiao Xingchi tried his best to keep his voice calm: "The art of witchcraft." He has always understood how much the palace people hate the art of witchcraft.Now that he dared to tell the emperor that he was hanged by witchcraft, he was really desperate and rushed to the doctor.

The old emperor was silent as expected.Xiao Xingchi was already in a cold sweat, he was afraid that if he drove him out the next moment, even if he could avoid death, he would not be able to avoid suffering tonight.

To his surprise, the emperor sighed leisurely, waved the others away, and continued intermittently: "Come here...to see my pulse."

Xiao Xingchi was in a daze for a while before he realized it, followed the emperor's order to go to his sick bed, and asked the emperor for his pulse carefully, not daring to look at the old emperor's face at all.If a major event is messed up because of the six-point similarity of the prince's face, the loss outweighs the gain.

That is to say, he still thought about these before taking the pulse.Not long after his finger touched the emperor's wrist, Xiao Xingchi lost his mind to think about it.

He was very shocked, but he couldn't show the slightest bit on his face - according to the disorder of his pulse, this person would probably die from blood flow in a few breaths!

But the old emperor is still alive and well, and he can still think clearly and talk to people.

Xiao Xingchi suddenly thought of another possibility.

"Your Majesty... have you invited Gu?"

The old emperor responded.

Xiao Xingchi's cold sweat broke out again.He silently took his hand away from the old emperor's wrist, retreated and knelt in front of the bed: "Your Majesty, please pardon me for my death penalty."

The old emperor's tone was still flat and lacking in energy: "What is your crime?"

Xiao Xingchi said: "The Gu requested by Your Majesty does not conflict with the sorcery used by this humble official... But this is the first time that this minister has hanged himself under such circumstances, I am afraid... he will commit the crime of killing the king. "It's not just the first time someone has hanged someone with a Gu, Xiao Xingchi has never hanged someone before.

"How sure are you?"

Xiao Xingchi weighed it up: "At most seventy percent."

"Seventy percent..." The emperor chewed these two words in his mouth.Xiao Xingchi felt that he was not thinking about these two words, but how much difference there would be after success or failure.

Born as a prince, crowned as emperor, emperor of the four epochs, he can't have a day of leisure before he dies... Xiao Xingchi sighed in his heart.

The old emperor made a decision: "Go and have lunch, and perform spells for me in the afternoon."

Xiao Xingchi did everything he could.

This tossing is half a day.When Xiao Xingchi came out of the emperor's bedroom exhausted, it was already time.Gao Shun had already been waiting for His Highness, and when he saw him coming out, he greeted him onto the chariot with a big smile.

Xiao Xingchi was so tired that his eyes turned black and he couldn't see the road clearly. After hearing Gao Shun's voice, he forced himself to go down the stairs step by step, but luckily he didn't trip.

Thinking of having to deal with the prince later, Xiao Xingchi felt his head hurt even more, as if thousands of bugs were spinning around in front of his eyes, ears, and even in his mind.He thought of something again, and an indifferent sneer crossed the corner of his mouth.

Sure enough, as he expected, when Gao Shun sent him to the East Palace, the crown prince was already waiting for him in the side hall.

Gao Shun bowed to the prince and then withdrew, Xiao Xingchi had no choice but to be alone with Zhao Fangyan.

"Xiao Aiqing is really airy, she can make Eunuch Gao wait for you for half the night." Xiao Xingchi stumbled when he entered the hall, Zhao Fangyan helped him, teasingly said.

Xiao Xingchi took two steps back: "Your Highness and father-in-law are both nobles, how can I delay you for so long."

Zhao Fangyan naturally couldn't tell Xiao Xingchi not to delay so long for the old emperor, although he wished that the current emperor would die quickly.He then said: "Xiao Aiqing went to see a doctor for Father?"

"There are countless imperial physicians in the palace, so how can I get my turn? This minister is just doing some small things for the emperor." Xiao Xingchi's tone suddenly relaxed, and became less cold, "It's just a small matter, don't neglect it. If you have to wait on the emperor, you won't be able to have fun with His Highness." The two of them knew what this fun meant.

Zhao Fangyan still didn't look angry when he was ruined by a good thing, but the palace lantern in the corridor made his brows and eyes tired: "Xiao Aiqing is worthy of being an opponent from childhood to adulthood... If it wasn't for the unfortunate death of the third brother, with his and your talents, I'm afraid There is no chance for Gu to be in the same room with Ai Qing today."

Xiao Xingchi felt a headache, he couldn't see what the prince's intention was, so he could only say: "The deceased is gone, Your Highness don't need to worry too much. There are tens of thousands of people in the world, that's what His Highness should think about in the future .”

Zhao Fangyan said: "That's natural." Then he led Xiao Xingchi into the hall.Xiao Xingchi followed him in and saw Zhao Fangyan sitting on the chair calling him.Taking a closer look, there were a few small dishes on the small table next to him, as well as his usual thick black soup.

"Xiao Aiqing shared the worries of her father. Even dinner is useless. It is not good to take medicine on an empty stomach. Aiqing should eat something to fill her stomach first."

Xiao Xingchi frowned.The prince was too kind, which made him flustered.He sat on the chair, picked up the chopsticks, and hesitated for a moment: "Your Highness, I have to go tomorrow morning..."

"Gu knows," Zhao Fangyan sighed, "Aiqing doesn't trust Gu too much."

"I don't dare." Xiao Xingchi added another sentence out of nowhere, "I... thank Your Highness for your kindness." After finishing speaking, he took a few mouthfuls of vegetables and stuffed them into his mouth.The dishes are delicious, and the medicine is very warm. The prince still put his thought into it.He could taste nothing, and it was unlikely he could taste anything.If someone with higher martial arts like Xingyi, would he still be able to tell if there were any messy medicines in the dishes... Many thoughts flashed through Xiao Xingchi's head, but they were all vague, and he couldn't catch the shadows. The humming noise disappeared.

He feels tired.He has been feeling tired for a long time, and he hasn't relaxed since this morning.He wanted to sleep very much, but the prince was still beside him.

He heard Zhao Fangyan say: "Don't be too nervous, it's just some soothing medicine. Xiao Aiqing thinks too much, just sleep peacefully."

Xiao Xingchi still didn't want to sleep, and tried to open his eyes, but he could only see circles of blurred shadows.He knew he couldn't hold on, so he felt sadness and fear for no reason, and this sadness and fear were quickly overwhelmed by the tidal wave and drowned.

Zhao Fangyan supported his limp body, and carried him horizontally onto the bed.The light was dimly yellow, Xiao Xingchi's eyelashes were still trembling, but he calmed down soon.His breath also became longer.It was a complete slumber.

Zhao Fangyan could only smile wryly.The medicine he prescribed was not strong, but he didn't know whether Xiao Xingchi was too weak or really tired, so he fell into a deep sleep so quickly.

He had no choice but to wrong himself to be a palace servant, took off his clothes, unbuttoned Xiao Xingchi's jacket, kissed his lips, and drew a few circles on his collarbone maliciously.

Unexpectedly, Xiao Xingchi suddenly cursed softly: "Get lost..."

Zhao Fangyan was stunned for a moment, and then heard Xiao Xingchi continue: "Xiao Xingyi, get out of here..." After speaking, he rubbed against the quilt bed and fell asleep again.

Zhao Fangyan couldn't tell what was going on in his heart, so he could only pull the bed curtain, hug Xiao Xingchi tightly, kiss his earlobe, and grind his teeth on it.

Xiao Xingchi didn't respond any more, so Zhao Fangyan stopped moving.Ask him in a low voice: "Xiao Xingchi, if I had been earlier...if I hadn't been the crown prince...would it be different?" Xiao Xingchi naturally ignored him, and Zhao Fangyan stopped moving and fell asleep with his eyes closed. .

It's just that neither of them actually fell asleep peacefully.

Sooner or later Xiao Xing would wake up when Zhao Fangyan put his earlobe in his mouth.But after all, he only has some consciousness, so when he heard the prince's question, what he thought was not how to answer, but "If you are not the prince, I will beat you until your father can't recognize you!"

As for Zhao Fangyan, he thought a lot about Xiao Xingchi's "Xiao Xingyi".In the end, I was relieved.The man was dead anyway.

A few days ago, he asked those people in the barracks to deal with Xiao Xingyi on the way back, and it was not until this afternoon that the good news finally came.Next, as long as Xiao Xingyi's body is found, the matter will be settled.

It's just that this matter has to be kept from Xiao Xingchi, otherwise... Zhao Fangyan felt helpless in his heart.Otherwise, I'm afraid his Xiao Aiqing will have to kill herself with a sword.

The two of them didn't sleep well all night, Zhao Fangyan was fine, he had already become a habit, but it was Xiao Xingchi who suffered from the medicine jar.He was top-heavy all day the next day, but fortunately, nothing went wrong with the emperor's diagnosis and treatment.

After listening to Gao Shun's report, Zhao Fangyan increased the dose of tranquilizing medicine in Xiao Xingchi's dishes, but unfortunately the effect was minimal, Xiao Xingchi fell asleep, and his energy was even worse on the third day.

Xiao Xingchi also wanted to sleep peacefully, and he didn't have the capital to deal with the crown prince because he was listless, but he also didn't have the will to sleep peacefully in the tiger's mouth and wolf's den.What's more, he was even more worried about how he would deal with the emperor after only three days.

I have to find a new way to avoid the prince, but my mind is not good and my thoughts are confused. For a while, there seem to be countless ways, but none of them work.He could only hope that Xiao Xingyi, who had won the battle, would return soon.But he also knew that border accidents occurred frequently, and it would not be a matter of time before Xiao Xingyi came back.It is estimated that his younger brother is still halfway, Xiao Xingchi has been completely humiliated by the prince.

"This method can hang your Majesty for three days. The previous Gu worm is dead today, and I have already taken it out." Xiao Xingchi said hesitantly, "These three days are like returning to your majesty, full of energy. But after three days , Immortals cannot be saved."

Sure enough, the emperor's old face became more bloody, and even his voice became more majestic.He responded, and said again: "Xiao Shilang has been staying in the palace these few days?"

Xiao Xingchi said sadly: "Yes, I'm staying in the side hall of the East Palace."

The old emperor snorted, and said: "It's nothing serious, how decent is it for a foreign official to stay in the East Palace! Let's leave the palace today and go back to your residence."

Xiao Xingchi's heart was shocked, and he prostrated himself on the ground: "My humble minister... thank you Lord Long En!"