It's better to fall in love than seize the heir

After the curfew, the bustling long street during the day fell into a deep silence.The night shrouded and devoured the vague shadows of the palace, the bright moon was covered by dark clouds, and only two or three stars were exposed in the gaps in the clouds.

It was dusk at the second watch, and in the dead of night, the watchman slammed his clapper and walked through the endless streets and alleys.Then I heard the sound of a long-toned punctuation——

"The sky is dry and things are dry, be careful of fire candles!"

Suddenly, dense footsteps sounded on the quiet street, the flames of several torches swayed restlessly in the night wind, and the clashing clang of metal armor mixed with hurried and chaotic footsteps, like a torrent rushing thousands of miles away. The surge engulfed the long street.

"Quick, quick! Let me act quickly. If you delay a major event, His Majesty will blame you, and I will ask you!"

The burly, mighty, bearded burly man held a torch high in one hand, stared at a pair of tiger eyes, and shouted loudly at the soldiers trotting behind him holding a halberd.The soldiers in full armor quickened their pace when they heard the words, and rushed towards the end of the long street expressionlessly facing the cold night wind, like ghost soldiers released from the ghost gate in the middle of the night, and the strange flames danced to divide the shadows under their feet.

The watchman has been patrolling the capital for many years, and when he saw such a battle at night, his steps became weak immediately, and he hid in a narrow alley in fear, leaning against the wall and not moving.He didn't dare to poke out half of his head from the wall until the soldiers with clanging armors passed by in unison, and stared in the direction they left, his eyes widened in astonishment——

That, the end of that long street is clearly the residence of the Great Prince of the dynasty!

"Bang bang bang", the closed tall and heavy door was slapped heavily, again and again, in such a hurry that it seemed to be breathless.The well-trained soldiers raised their torches high and surrounded the mansion airtightly. The halberds glowing with cold silver light intertwined horizontally. Even a mosquito and fly would never want to fly through the encirclement.

The panicked exclamations of servants and concubines could be faintly heard from the closed gate of the mansion, and the sound of chaotic footsteps was getting closer.The door of the mansion was pushed open from both sides with a creak, and a tall man who apparently just put on his coat in a hurry came striding forward surrounded by servants, his face was livid with extreme anger, his temples protruded. Jump in a hurry.

"Bold! Who dares to act presumptuously in front of this palace!"

The bearded man in the lead smiled politely and indifferently outside the gate of the mansion, and said in a solemn voice, "Eldest Prince, please forgive me, but the humble official came here on orders, and I would like to ask the eldest prince to let the subordinates of the humble official enter the mansion to search for convenience. "

"Order? Search?" Shen Zhuohao seemed to have heard some extremely ridiculous joke, and laughed in surprise, his eyes were stern and violent, "Song Yi, Commander Song, you Jin Wuwei trespassed on the prince's mansion in the middle of the night, and still Delusional thinking that this hall allows you to come and go as you please, humiliating the appearance of the Tianjia? Take orders, hmph, whose life can you serve as a dog? I’m afraid it’s not the master you are licking and flattering, the amiable and lovely third brother of this hall, right? !"

"Elder Prince, be careful!" Song Yi's face turned cold, and he said in a deep voice, "The humble official takes the position of the commander of the Jinwu Guard, loyal to the Tian family, and acts as a guard to patrol the capital and the palace. I am not afraid to let the eldest prince know, and the humble official will come tonight The search in the First Prince's mansion was carried out by His Majesty's order!"

Shen Zhuohao took a step back in astonishment, and shouted in disbelief, "How is it possible! How could the emperor allow you to come to my palace to play wild?"

Song Yi raised his chin, and a soldier on the left immediately took a step forward, showing the token given by the emperor, "Eldest Prince, seeing this token, can you teach the humble to fulfill His Majesty's orders?"

Shen Zhuohao's face was blue and white, mixed with anger and resentment, but in the end he could only take a step aside angrily, and snorted coldly, "Follow you! I want to take a good look at this palace, what can Commander Song find in this mansion!"

Seeing that he was finally willing to step aside, Song Yi stopped talking nonsense, and waved his hand to signal a group of soldiers behind him to quickly enter the mansion.

Countless torches illuminate the Great Prince's Mansion under the night as brightly as day, and the shadows of the lamps flicker uncomfortably.A large number of soldiers went in and out of the wing room in the mansion, rummaged through boxes and cabinets, and searched up and down.The terrified servants and the concubines of the mansion curled themselves up in the corner as much as possible, or wept secretly, or sobbed softly, but they didn't dare to provoke this group of expressionless gods.

Shen Zhuohao watched his mansion being rummaged into a mess by them, his chest was constantly heaving up and down due to extreme anger.He gave Song Yi a hard look at Song Yi, who was standing calmly by the side, and said angrily, "Commander Song, can I ask you, what exactly do you want to find in this mansion?"

Song Yi looked like a mighty and burly man, but in fact he was extremely careful and impeccable.He cupped his hands towards Shen Zhuohao, and said indifferently, "Don't be impatient, eldest prince, you will know when the humble soldiers find it."

Shen Zhuohao was so angry that his throat was choked by his appearance that the needle could not penetrate the water, and he gritted his teeth and looked at him, "What if I can't find it?"

"If you can't find it, you should take the blame for your humble job." Song Yi stared intently at the figures of the soldiers hurrying to and fro with a pair of tiger eyes, nervously and carefully searching for everyone's reaction.

Just as Shen Zhuohao was about to speak sarcastically, he saw a rather young soldier running towards him holding an object in one hand, shouting excitedly, "I found it! Commander, my subordinates found it!"

A quick smile flashed across Song Yi's eyes. He strode forward with a tiger's face, and asked eagerly, "Where did you find it? Does it match what was said in the secret report?"

The soldier nodded his head desperately, "Exactly the same, exactly the same! This subordinate found it in the secret compartment of the eldest prince's chamber!"

"You, what nonsense are you talking about?" Shen Zhuohao had an inexplicable expression from the beginning of their conversation. He couldn't wait for the soldiers to get close, and he stepped forward and snatched the things from his hands in two or three steps.Upon closer inspection, his eyes widened in horror——

In his hand was a palm-sized puppet. The puppet was splashed with the blood of some unknown animal, and its back was full of sharp silver needles.But this is not the most terrifying thing, when he unfolded the cloth strip sewn on the puppet's head with trembling hands, he saw that the name of the emperor and his birth date were clearly written on the cloth strip with a ink pen!

Shen Zhuohao gasped, only feeling that the blood all over his body rushed up to his head.He took a step back trembling all over, loosened his palm weakly, and the puppet fell down with a snap, the silver needle glowing strangely coldly under the light of the torch.

"Impossible, this is impossible..." He shook his head crazily, his face darkened, and he was about to burst into tears, "There must be someone who wants to frame this hall! You——say, is it you! Is it you!"

Shen Zhuohao rushed towards Song Yi suddenly, as if he wanted to punch him in the face.Song Yi easily avoided him, straightened his collar, and turned his head to order the two soldiers behind him to subdue the eldest prince.

He stepped forward unhurriedly, picked up the puppet on the ground, patted it carefully, and ordered the soldier to take it away and put it away, "Don't be so excited, the eldest prince, he is also following orders. What's more, when the soldiers searched the room At least two or three people should act together, and there are many attendants in the First Prince's room who are still waiting for orders. If the First Prince suspects that the humble official used this pickle to frame you, I'm afraid it would be too unreasonable."

"How could this be... What's going on?" After Shen Zhuohao was restrained by the two, the violence just now disappeared like a tide receding.He shook his head in surprise and unease, and argued vigorously, "This hall has never seen this thing before! You came to this hall's mansion for no reason, and said that you received orders from your father... What is going on!"

Song Yi sneered, looking at him with a hint of pity, "The First Prince doesn't know, does he? Your Majesty received a secret report that someone in the First Prince's mansion was practicing witchcraft, and that's why the humble official came to search the mansion overnight. Unexpectedly After this investigation, I actually found a real person in your room... The eldest prince can't blame your personal maid for not thinking about the old love and exposing the old master. Such unfaithful and unfilial things that dare to curse His Majesty will be replaced. Anyone can't help but report it."

"Personal maid? Zitong?" Shen Zhuohao repeated in a daze, still full of disbelief, "Impossible! Zitong..."

"Report—commander, the maid who reported her meritorious service was found hanging herself in her room!" Another soldier hurried over from a distance.

Regardless of the pale face of the eldest prince, Song Yi sighed regretfully, "I'm really a loving and righteous maid. She has fulfilled the duty of being loyal to His Majesty, but she can't bear to see her old master because of her And go to prison. Her Majesty may order her to be buried with honor after her death."

"You... you!" Shen Zhuohao was so angry that his eyes turned red, and he couldn't help trembling, "I want to see my father! When I see my father, I will explain clearly, and you will all wait for my death! "

Song Yi didn't care about his roar, but turned his head to look at a group of soldiers who returned after searching around, "But did you find any suspicious people in the mansion?"

"All the servants and women in the mansion are under control, but an old Taoist dressed as a warlock saw that the situation was not going well, and tried to climb over the wall to escape, but was caught by the brothers outside the wall." The soldier in charge replied.

"What?" Shen Zhuohao was stunned for a moment, as if he finally remembered that there was such a character, he gritted his molars tightly, "That's the warlock that our temple invited back to give a lecture more than a month ago... this hall knows Yes, it must be him, it must be him! He looks weird, he must have made such a picky thing, but it was put on the head of the hall in a blink of an eye! Take him back and interrogate him! "

"This is natural." Song Yi raised his hand, and the soldiers quickly gathered behind him and stood up, "This warlock, the lowly position will put him in the prison for interrogation. It is reasonable to take the eldest prince away, but After all, the First Prince is a nobleman of the royal family. His Majesty also said that if anything is really found in the search, the First Prince will only be allowed to sit in his own mansion and wait for His Majesty to deal with him. The humble staff will keep half of the staff outside the First Prince's mansion, please The Eldest Prince will stay behind closed doors for the next few days, and do not receive foreign guests or deliver letters. Please wait for His Majesty's order for everything."

The soldier who restrained him finally let go of his hand and confessed in a low voice.Shen Zhuohao slammed them away, his face was ashen, but he also knew that this was not the time for him to curse wantonly.

"Okay, my hall will wait here in this mansion. I still don't believe it. There are still people in this capital who can turn black and white, and turn the blue sky and white sun upside down!"

Shen Zhuohao snorted angrily, strode towards the room with his hands shaken, and slammed the door behind him.

"You, take the two teams of brothers over there to guard outside the gate of the mansion, and don't let go of any suspicious things!" Song Yi didn't care about him, but just pointed at a soldier behind him with one hand, and then pointed to the side with his chin The other person said, "You and him, wrap up this puppet, and send it to the Forbidden Palace overnight with me. Do you understand?"

"Subordinates obey!"

The long halberds poked the ground in unison, and all the soldiers straightened their backs and answered loudly.

Taking one last look at the depressed and messy First Prince's Mansion, Song Yi faintly revealed a secretive smile on his bearded face.As soon as he turned around, holding the torch, the two behind him hurried away against the night wind.

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"What, witchcraft? Did something happen to the eldest prince at night?"

Shen Jinghe pushed open the door in surprise, and stared at Liang Yan who hurriedly knocked on his door before dawn.

"That's right. I heard that His Majesty was furious after receiving the secret report, and sent Jin Wuwei to search the entire residence of the First Prince overnight. An old Taoist with white beard and white eyebrows was arrested because of his suspicious behavior, and the First Prince was also placed under house arrest in the residence. The entire Prince's Mansion is now surrounded by groups."

Liang Yan stepped into the room and took off his outer robe that was still covered with a thin layer of dew.The sky outside before sunrise was still hazy and there was no light, but the situation was urgent, and he didn't care about disturbing Shen Jinghe's sleep, so he hurriedly knocked on the door of his mansion against the light of night.

"Probably after sunrise, everyone in Beijing will know the news. I have an old subordinate who is now on duty at the Jinwu Guard, so he can get the news in advance and let me know."

Shen Jinghe conveniently took the robe for him, and hung it on the branch-shaped wooden frame beside him, his face was full of indescribable surprise, "But, if it were me, it would be impossible to believe this anyway... ...Not to mention how ridiculous the witchcraft is, but now that the emperor really has something, with the third prince by his side, it might not be his turn to sit in that seat."

Liang Yan walked to his side, touched his head, and sighed helplessly, "Why are you so stupid at this time?"

Shen Jinghe was stunned for a moment, and after he was freed from the initial surprise when he heard the news, he also reacted instantly in the next second.

"Yes, I was stupid..." He exhaled and chuckled, "The emperor is getting taller, and he is sitting alone in this extremely high place. If there is anything else that the emperor is afraid of I'm afraid there is only this mysterious and unpredictable yin and yang fate. He has long been suspicious of the struggle between his sons, but now that he heard that someone dared to curse him, let alone sent someone to search overnight, he If I immediately took my hapless elder brother and sent him to prison, others would have nothing to say."

Liang Yan looked at him and smiled, "Unlucky? You trust the eldest prince so much?"

"It's not that I trust him, but I don't trust the other person too much." Shen Jinghe's eyes flashed, revealing a hint of irony, "It's really interesting to be able to think of such crimes as the scourge of witchcraft. "

"I don't know if I'm suspicious, but I always feel that this matter is far from simple." Liang Yan looked sideways at the gradually brightening sky outside the window, and sighed slightly.

Shen Jinghe's face gradually became serious, he thought for a moment, and looked away.

"Whether there is another problem, we can only wait and see how the Warlock will speak."

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