miscalculation

On the official road not far from the capital, a single rider was galloping towards him at high speed, kicking up waves of dust.Xiao Cheng left Sanqian Qingqi far behind and rushed to the capital first.Although the whole body was sweating, he was anxious to move forward. Looking up, he could vaguely see the blue city gate of Jiangling, the capital city.

Suddenly, a dozen or so masked killers jumped down from the surrounding bushes and directly attacked Xiao Cheng's mount, forcing Xiao Cheng to jump off the horse.Seeing the killer killing him with swords and swords, he could only fight it with all his might.His guards were all thrown away by him, and he couldn't get there for a while, and his martial arts was only good at fighting in the battlefield, but he was different from the ways of these Jianghu killers.Outnumbered, and the opponent was good at fighting secretly, Xiao Cheng's arm was cut in a short time. He was anxious, but he could only fight until the guards arrived.

This place is less than five miles away from the capital, who would dare to ambush and kill people here?He was amazed, he saw that the opponent was slashing with a knife, and it was difficult to avoid it, he didn't want to shoot a dart, which interrupted the knife just now.

"You bully the few with the more, and see what the young master will do to see the injustice." The other party said, and had already shot several darts in a row, wounding several killers.

"Boy, don't block our way, or you will suffer in the future." The black-clothed leader said.

"What? Is it frightening to be a young master?" The man picked up the knife on the ground and threw it at the leader in black, but the other party couldn't dodge it and was slashed in the shoulder.

At this time, Xiao Cheng's guards had already arrived, and the men in black knew that the situation was over, so they hurriedly got away.The rest who were unable to move all raised their knives to commit suicide, but none survived.

"Hey, look at your attire, you are an official, right? What kind of adversary did you provoke, that you were recruited to kill you?" The man said with a leisurely smile.

"Your Highness, are you alright?" The guards had already stepped forward, and were about to carefully examine Xiao Cheng's injuries, when he waved his hand and walked up to the man.

"May I ask your Excellency Gao's name? I will repay you for saving my life." Xiao Cheng cupped his fists in gratitude.

"My luck is really bad. Don't thank me, let alone salute. I can't afford to be thanked by the royal family." The man ran away as soon as he said that. It seemed that he was running, but Xiao Cheng Know that it is excellent light work.

"After you go back, you don't have to talk too much." Xiao Cheng bandaged his arms and started on the road again. This time the speed was a little slower. Fortunately, the capital was close at hand, so there was no delay.

Already there were guards holding yellow flags and rushing towards the city gate, and everyone gave way one after another.The gate of the city had already been blocked, and the idlers were also kept aside.There were only a few ministers in charge, and when they saw Xiao Cheng, they quickly saluted.The leaders are Ji Langfeng and his grandson Ji Lan.

Xiao Cheng stopped his horse, clasped his fists and said, "Thank you grand master for coming out of the city to meet him, but I'm concerned about the safety of my seventh brother, so I don't have time to salute, and I will go to the mansion to make amends in the future."

Ji Langfeng bowed and said: "Your Highness, don't worry, I will be here to support the army."

Xiao Cheng said again: "Ji Ze's injury was on his leg, and he used a lot of good medicine after the bone grafting, so it must be fine. It's just that you can't ride a horse right now, so you're still behind, taking a carriage and arriving in about an hour, Grand Master Don't be in a hurry."

Ji Langfeng nodded, and said, "Thank you, First Prince, for letting me know, you can go to the palace."

Seeing Xiao Cheng leaving in the dust, Ji Lan said rather displeasedly: "This eldest prince is really, and he won't come back with his elder brother. What if there is a mistake along the way?"

Ji Langfeng smiled and said: "You child, it's no wonder why you arranged for the first prince. He is worried about the illness of the seventh prince, because of the deep brotherly love, don't you also worry about your elder brother's injury? It's all about brotherly love, right It’s about understanding.”

"Oh." Ji Lan said sullenly.

Xiao Cheng carried the yellow flag, he wanted to go to the palace gate all the way, but when he reached the palace gate, he immediately ran to Huaiyue Palace, he refused to even take a small sedan chair.He just ran to the front hall when he heard Gaozu Xiao Yi's furious voice: "They are all a bunch of trash, let me drag them down and chop them up!"

"Your Majesty, spare your life, spare your life!" A group of old voices pleaded bitterly.

"Father, my son is back." Xiao Cheng hurriedly walked into the palace gate, but saw everyone in Huaiyue Palace bowed their heads in silence, with sad faces.

Xiao Yi heard the voice and said quickly: "Cheng'er, you are back, come and see your seventh brother, what should I do?"

He went forward and saw Xiao Liang lying on the bed, his face was pale and there was blood on the corner of his mouth.He called softly: "Seventh Brother, Big Brother is back, wake up."

"Second Brother...Second Brother, I am so happy that you are back." Xiao Liang smiled slightly, but passed out again.

"Seventh brother, seventh brother!" Xiao Cheng turned his head anxiously, and said to Xiao Yi: "Father, uncle has gone to Lincheng to find a local eminent monk who is highly respected. It is said that his medical skills are unparalleled in the world, and he may be able to save seventh brother. They It will arrive tonight, you must have received my letter?"

"I saw it, that's why I want this group of wastes to hang your seventh brother's life with medicine. They actually said that the medicine is useless, and he won't last tonight."

Xiao Cheng quickly took out a bottle from his pocket, and said: "Master Jing Kong was afraid that the seventh brother would not be able to hold on, so he gave me this pill long ago, and asked me to take one every hour for the seventh brother. I must wait until they tonight." return."

"Really?" Xiao Yi's expression immediately relaxed, and he almost lost his standing.

"Father!"

"His Majesty!"

A group of people hurriedly shouted, Xiao Cheng went up to support Gaozu, Xiao Yi said: "Hurry up and make Liang'er subdue, and you all step back, let Liang'er have a good rest."

Xiao Cheng said, "Why is the third brother missing now? Where has he gone?"

"Don't mention him. I didn't see him when I was sick. I didn't know where to go. I said I caught the bird of God and made soup for my son. I didn't hear anything after I went there for a day. I had already sent someone to call him back. He unexpectedly It’s so stubborn that I must find that bird. Although the bird grew up in Wangcheng, it has been rare for a long time. I only saw a few when I was young, and I can really find it anywhere.”

"Father, please calm down. I think the third brother is also worried about the injury of the seventh brother. Let's wait for him. Maybe he will find the bird in a short time. The concubine Hui died suddenly, and the seventh brother was so seriously ill. The third brother It must be very sad in my heart. I think you are also tired, so you should go back and rest first, and I will just stay here."

"Wait for Zheng'er to come and see you. You have been traveling all the way, so you should go down to rest. Your eldest brother just went down to rest, and with you and Qian'er here, father's heart is more at ease." Xiao Yi said, and held Xiao Yi Cheng's shoulder was covered with blood.Xiao Cheng was too panicked just now, the wound on his hand had been split open, now when Xiao Yi held it again, the blood had already seeped into his sleeve.

"Cheng'er, are you injured? What's going on?"

"Reporting to Father, it's just a small wound on the battlefield, and it just burst open because my son was in a hurry." Xiao Cheng obviously didn't want to exaggerate the matter.

"If it's an injury from the battlefield, how could it be broken at the first touch? Besides, your robe is brand new, but the soles of your shoes are full of dust. It's obvious that you just changed your robe. This is clearly a fresh injury. What's going on? Don't hide it from your father." Although Xiao Yi was tired for many days, he observed carefully and quickly saw his flaws.

"Father, please forgive me for the crime of bullying the emperor just now." Xiao Cheng knelt down.

"Quickly tell me, how did you hurt, otherwise I will punish you for the crime of unfilial deception of your father." Xiao Yi sat on the side with a familiar expression.

"When I entered the capital just now, I met a few men in black, but my son was rescued by an unknown knight, so it's not a big deal." Xiao Cheng said [-].

"Although I have seven princes, none of them can make mistakes. This is the case with your son, and you too. Get up first and let the imperial doctor bandage you." Xiao Yi frowned, and walked to Xiao Liang's bedside, Looking at the young boy who was too thin to be human in just a few days, I felt a pang of sadness in my heart.

"In the past few days, the Huaiyue Palace has been strictly guarded. Every item should be carefully inspected to ensure that there is no mistake. When the Hushi General and the eminent monk arrived in the evening, just report to me, and the Imperial Forest Army will personally escort them to the Huaiyue Palace to treat the Seventh Prince. "

After Xiao Yi finished giving orders, he said to Xiao Cheng: "Cheng'er, go down and rest for a few hours before coming back, and let them take care of the medicine."

"My son obeys the order."

In a secret passage in the palace, a woman in a blue brocade robe was sitting on the side, and said sharply: "A bunch of trash, such a rare opportunity, but they didn't get it. Let me find out who the passer-by is!" backing."

"Your Majesty, I think it's just a passer-by. It is said that after saving the second prince, we will part ways with him." The maid in red brought tea and persuaded her.

"What a second child, deliberately told the guards not to mention it, but deliberately exposed his wounds in front of His Majesty. Your Majesty is worried about the seventh child. Seeing his injury, Longyan must be furious and must investigate thoroughly. Not to mention that he has always been His Majesty's. My heart is good, this time I went to the southern border to make a military exploit that is enough to convince everyone!"

"Your Majesty, you mean..."

"Your Majesty sent the second child to southern Xinjiang just for show. With that old fox Gu Zhao around, how could he let him take risks? Even the victorious general Ji Ze came back with wounds, but he was unscathed. This is a clear proof. This time Most of his military merits will be attributed to his name. In this case, even if he is established as the prince, he still has military merits, and it is difficult for the courtiers to refute it."

"Your Majesty, has Your Majesty already made a final decision on the position of the Eastern Palace?"

"Okay, you go down, I need to rest for a while, and I have to play later." The lady in blue took a sip of tea, as if she was quite tired, "That bitch Hui Concubine dies when she dies, her The funeral has tired me for days."

"Yes, the servants are leaving. Madam, please rest."