The Secret Chamber of the Card Game

After arriving near the Gemini, Yu Hanjiang took advantage of the fact that no one was there, tore off the [camouflage] mask on his face, turned back into the appearance of the captain of the Royal Guard, and walked towards the Gemini with a calm expression.

According to Qu Wanyue, the guards at the gate were knocked down neatly just now, but when Yu Hanjiang came to the Shuanggong, he found the two guards on duty today standing there.

Yu Hanjiang asked, "Where is Your Highness?"

The two saluted respectfully and said, "Your Highness is resting in the bedroom."

Yu Hanjiang stared into their eyes, and said in a deep voice, "Did anyone go in during the time I was away?"

The two looked at each other and answered firmly: "No!"

Judging by the reactions of these two people, it seems that they have no knowledge of what happened just now?

Yu Hanjiang frowned, pushed the door in, and walked quickly to Xiao Lou's residence.

After entering the bedroom, he released Xiao Lou who was wearing a military uniform in his pocket.Xiao Lou returned to normal size, exhaled lightly, and looked at Yu Hanjiang: "What should we do now? Continue to pretend that we don't know, or ask His Majesty for the reason?"

Yu Hanjiang said: "Just pretend you don't know anything, and continue to cooperate with His Majesty's script. Otherwise, once you realize that you are a replicant and have the consciousness of resistance, Your Majesty and that prince may directly get rid of you."

The royal palace cannot use cards, and it is not so easy to deal with the wily Majesty with him and Yu Hanjiang alone.

The best thing to do is pretend you don't know anything.

Yu Hanjiang said: "Before His Majesty asked you to prepare to attend tonight's birthday banquet, but when the birthday banquet came, he refused to let you participate. He will definitely give you a reasonable explanation and make you continue to believe that you are the real prince. "

Xiao Lou nodded: "Well, then I'll wait for his explanation."

While chatting, suddenly a guard came to the passage: "Your Highness, General Yu, Your Majesty invites you to meet him at Bailu Palace."

Yu Hanjiang and Xiao Lou looked at each other, Xiao Lou quickly took off the military uniform of the guards, changed into a formal dress, and went out with Yu Hanjiang to Bailu Palace.

His Majesty asked Yu Hanjiang to stay at the gate of Bailu Palace, and summoned Xiao Lou alone.

Bailu Palace is the place where the prince's birthday banquet will be held tonight. At this time, all the guests have left and the venue has been cleaned very clean. His Majesty is sitting alone in the living room, resting his hand on his forehead tiredly, not knowing what to think.

Xiao Lou stepped forward and bowed in salute: "Father."

His Majesty raised his head and looked at him with deep eyes.

Xiao Lou looked as usual, with a trace of concern in his eyes: "Are you feeling unwell?"

His Majesty rubbed his temples and said, "I'm just a little tired, come and sit down."

Xiao Lou walked over and sat on the chair on his right hand side. His Majesty Xiao Qin took a sip of tea and said calmly, "General Yu should have told you about the replicants, right?"

Two days ago, when Yu Hanjiang and Xiao Lou went to see His Majesty together, His Majesty left Yu Hanjiang alone to talk and mentioned the matter of duplicating people.Given the relationship between the two of them, it was normal for Yu Hanjiang to turn around and tell Xiao Lou.

Xiao Lou said calmly, "Yes."

"Is there anything else you want to ask?" Xiao Qin put down his teacup and stared fixedly at Xiao Lou.

Xiao Lou was silent for a few seconds before asking softly, "Father asked him to attend the birthday dinner for me, because he was afraid that someone would harm me?"

Xiao Qin nodded with a smile: "You are really smart."

Is this cheating on a three-year-old?Xiao Lou ignored the displeasure in his heart, and followed his words: "Father is really considerate, can you tell me who has been trying to kill me?"

Xiao Qin said: "If one day the crown prince dies, according to regulations, the next successor needs to be elected through the parliament. Currently the speaker, marshal, and three generals are all very famous and may benefit from it. I want to get rid of you There is more than one person, before you officially succeed to the throne, father must be extremely cautious."

Xiao Lou understood: "In other words, if I die and my father has no other heirs, the inheritance of the imperial throne will definitely be interrupted by me. Although I seldom appear in public, the imperial prince who inherits the throne The concept has already been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and they must let me die before they can implement the next plan?"

His Majesty was silent for a moment before whispering, "Actually, you once had an elder brother."

Xiao Lou was taken aback: "Brother Wang? Why don't I remember?"

Xiao Qin said: "He is one year older than you, and he was assassinated before you were born."

Xiao Lou: "..."

There was a trace of pain in His Majesty's eyes, and his voice was hoarse than usual because of sadness. He said in a low voice: "He is still so young, he can't even speak, but he was secretly fed poison in the palace. , I can only watch him die in front of my eyes... His body gradually became cold and stiff, and he didn't even call me Father when he was dying."

Xiao Lou didn't know what to say.

When His Majesty talked about this past event, that kind of grief really didn't seem to be pretended...

Can you trust this "father king"?

His Majesty paused, then continued: "Your mother is not in good health, and she happened to be pregnant at the time. The death of your brother Wang hit her too hard. She was stimulated to give birth prematurely and gave birth to you. The doctor said that her body was damaged. , you will be unable to have children in the future. You have become our only prince, and I named the place where you live the Twin Wombs, in fact, to commemorate your prince brother."

Xiao Lou: "..."

Does Gemini mean this?

When His Majesty said this, he suddenly gently held the back of Xiao Lou's hand, his eyes were full of father's love: "Father has experienced the pain of bereavement, so I want to protect you well. These years, it is not father The king doesn't want you to go out, but it's too dangerous outside. Even in this palace, assassins may sneak in. Today is your birthday party, and it's your first public appearance. Father is worried that someone will sneak into the palace and it will be bad for you. That's why I asked the clone to attend the banquet for you."

Xiao Loudao: "You mean, you want to use the replicants to lure snakes out of their holes?"

His Majesty sighed softly: "Yes."

Xiao Lou: "The result?"

His Majesty smiled wryly and shook his head: "They were very cautious. They didn't come to the banquet, but went to Gemini. Fortunately, you and General Yu were not there at the time, otherwise, the consequences would be unimaginable..."

Looking at the grey-haired His Majesty's serious face in front of him, Xiao Lou felt mixed feelings.

Believe it or not, when His Majesty spoke to him today, his sincere attitude and sad expression really resembled a father who was worried about his son's safety.Believe it or not, reason told Xiao Lou that things couldn't be as simple as His Majesty said.

Xiao Lou lowered his eyelashes and said, "Father, don't worry, I will protect myself and everything will be at your disposal."

His Majesty patted the back of Xiao Lou's hand in relief: "Go, father can rest assured that General Yu is by your side. He is indeed the most loyal bodyguard."

Xiao Lou turned and left Bailu Palace, and met Shangyu Hanjiang's gaze at the door.

The two had a tacit understanding, and Xiao Lou also passed on what His Majesty said to Yu Hanjiang at the same time.

Yu Hanjiang didn't say much, he turned around and took Xiao Lou back to the twin wombs.

After waiting for no one around, Yu Hanjiang asked, "Do you believe it?"

Xiao Lou shook his head: "I don't believe it." After a pause, he continued, "But what he said is indeed reasonable. Regarding my brother Wang who died young, is there any record?"

Yu Hanjiang said: "Let Mr. Tang check it out."

He sent a message to Tang Ci, and soon, the other party replied with the result of the inquiry: "Your Majesty and the queen did give birth to a prince, but unfortunately died at the age of one, and it is said that he died of illness. Because the majesty and the queen are very sad, the media Don’t dare to report indiscriminately, the only relevant report on this matter is a brief obituary issued by the official media.”

Xiao Lou looked at the black-and-white images in the obituary. The young brother Wang didn't even have a portrait. This was probably the unspeakable pain of the royal family, so no one mentioned his name after his death.

Today, both the government and the people believe that Xiao Lou is the only prince and heir.

Xiao Lou thought about His Majesty's words carefully, and said: "What Your Majesty told me, I don't know if it's true or not, but at least, it should be true that the young prince was poisoned to death. Perhaps, this is what he said. The reason why the real prince's cells participated in the genetic experiment? He has already lost one son, and he doesn't want to lose the second."

Yu Hanjiang: "So, he copied countless princes? Anyway, all clones have the same gene, and they are all his sons. As long as one survives, he will not lose money?"

Xiao Lou: "..."

Perhaps Ye Qi's guess was correct.

There are more than two Xiaolou in this world.