The Indifferent Prince's Substitute

In an alley at the corner of the palace, a young monk with a bald head stamped his feet and shouted, "Master, hurry up, and wait for them to catch the evil spirits later, and we won't get any money."

"Come on, ouch, my head still hurts." The old man with white beard walked a few steps quickly, covered his head and sighed.

"I told you to drink less wine, but if you don't listen, you have a headache?" The bald young monk glared at him and complained in a low voice, "We came to the capital this time to make money, so you're fine, just get down to business when you see the wine forget."

The old man with a white beard was confident, "Then Master Yanwu keeps pouring me wine, what can I do?"

"He's being polite. Who knew that you like drinking so much that you don't refuse anyone?" The bald monk was speechless angrily, "Didn't you see that he came to you early in the morning, but you couldn't get up when you were drunk? His face was so dark. Let me tell you, we might not earn a penny this trip."

"If you can't earn it, you won't earn it. We don't lack money." The white-bearded old man waved his hands indifferently, "Besides, our trip to the capital is mainly to find your little brother."

"That's several hundred taels of silver. I don't know which corner of the capital I'm staying in, and I don't know when I'll find it. The capital is so expensive." The bald little monk hugged his arm, "Oh, Master , let’s go, a little bit is a little bit.”

When the two rushed to the gate of the palace, they saw that the gate was already crowded with people, and from time to time they made excited voices, "Mage, quickly catch him and kill that evil spirit!"

"The resentment of the people in the capital towards the evil spirits is really deep. Master, we still need to find the little senior brother quickly. If the little senior brother is exposed, it will be bad if he is treated as a evil spirit." The bald young monk whispered to the old man with white beard, and the two Squeeze into the crowd.

Squeezing to the very inside, I saw a little white snake lying on the steps at the entrance of the palace, immobilized by the yellow talisman on the ground, Master Yan Wu was walking towards it holding the formula.Obviously, the evil spirit has been beaten back to its original form, and it is only the last step to subdue it.

"Master, look, tell you to hurry up, the money is gone!" The bald monk angrily reached out and hammered his master's chest hard, looked at the little white snake on the ground one more time, and said in surprise, "Didn't you say that you are catching a demon? There is no black energy on the little white snake, and it has never harmed anyone."

Only those who have harmed people are evil spirits, and the others are ordinary good monsters.Generally good monsters who abide by the law and the law, mages will turn a blind eye when encountering them, and will not do anything at will.Master Yanwu wrote a letter to his abbot senior brother at Canaan Temple, saying that there was a raging evil spirit in the capital, and he wanted his brother to help, and he would be rewarded with money after getting rid of it. The master happened to know that the little brother was in the capital, so he brought him came together.

"Someone must have wanted to get rid of this little monster and bought the old bald donkey Yanwu with money." The old man with a white beard groaned knowingly, looked at the little snake on the ground sympathetically, and his gaze fell to the side of the little snake. On the small, familiar vine branch, there was a sudden snort.

He hastily closed his eyes and muttered a few words, then quickly opened his eyes and looked straight at the little snake, his complexion suddenly changed.

"Master, what are you talking about? It's fine if we don't earn this money." The bald young monk comforted himself, looked at his master in doubt, and was slapped on the head by his master.

"You crow's mouth! You hit the mark!"

The bald headed monk covered his head, wondering what to do, when his master whispered in his ear, "This little snake is your little senior brother!"

"!!!" The bald little monk was startled immediately, and blurted out, "Isn't little brother a little tree and vine demon?!"

"How do I know why he suddenly turned into a snake!" The white bearded old man stomped his feet angrily, and he said that the vine branch on the ground looked very familiar, and he checked the little snake with his spiritual sense just now, and it was clearly his The heartless and heartless apprentice on the mountain who only knows how to play, and who can't change his form!

Rong Yuan rode his horse back to the palace, and from a distance, he could see the gate of the palace was full of people, and the crowd's frightened and frightened chatter came into his ears.

"There is a monster in the palace!" "It has been caught by the mage!"

How could there be monsters in the palace!Rong Yuan's expression froze, and he suddenly thought of Lin Yan. He was about to order the people to make way, and rushed back to the mansion. The people had already seen him, and they didn't know who was leading the way. Suddenly, someone knelt down and shouted, "My lord, my concubine is a monster! You Don't let yourself be fooled by him!"

This kneeling, the surrounding people knelt down one after another, blocking the way between him and the palace.

Lin Yan is a monster? !The news was like thunder, Rong Yuan looked towards the gate of the palace in shock, and saw the little snake that was pinned to the ground and could not move.

Lin Yan raised his head with difficulty, and looked at Rong Yuan who was sitting on the horse.A tear fell from his eye.

Seeing that Rong Yuan rushed back, Master Yan Wu decided to make a quick decision.He took off the demon-binding bag on his waist, and was about to grab the little snake on the ground and put it into the bag, when a gust of wind suddenly blew past his hand, and the little snake on the ground disappeared. The master was standing not far in front of him, holding the little snake in his hand.

"Heaven has the virtue of good life. I will deal with this little snake for you mages." Before everyone could react, the white-bearded old man flicked his sleeves, and a strong wind suddenly blew up at the gate of the palace. The eyes, the white-bearded old man with the little snake, and his bald-headed apprentice were all gone.

All this happened in an instant, as soon as Rong Yuan learned that Lin Yan was a monster, the next moment, he disappeared.

The people at the gate of the palace were also at a loss. Someone raised their head and glanced at the prince on the horse in front of him, and suddenly fell to the ground with frightened legs.

I saw the man on the horseback with a stern expression on his face, with a gloomy and terrified air lingering all over his body. His slender fingers rested on a dagger on his waist. The next moment, he jumped up from the horseback. A mage fell to the ground and groaned.

Qin Wenbin's legs gave way, and he hid behind the officers and soldiers and wanted to run. With a "bang", a dagger pierced his shoulder and nailed him straight to the wall.

"Everyone, arrest me!" Rong Yuan yelled angrily, turned his head suddenly, and his eyes fell on a figure who wanted to run among the people.

He remembered that the person who took the lead and knelt down to stop him was this person!

He reached out and snatched the guard's sword, held the hilt in his backhand, and threw it towards the man's knee. "Plop" the man knelt down on the ground in pain.

After a while of confusion, all the main personnel involved in the incident were arrested.Rong Yuan just turned the dagger nailed to Qin Wenbin's shoulder expressionlessly in front of Master Yan Wu, and Master Yan Wu was frightened by him and made every move.

Qin Wenbin was tortured so much that he almost passed out, without struggling, he told the truth about his and Du Mingxiu's plans.Only then did Rong Yuan know that the real Lin Yan had already been killed by Zheng Jia, and Lin Yan who was married to him was already a little monster.

And Du Mingxiu, Qin Wenbin, together with the queen mother and the concubine, deliberately found a good opportunity to attack Lin Yan behind his back!

In the Empress Dowager's Renshou Palace, Rong Yuan coldly ordered: "The decree continues, the late emperor passed away, the empress dowager was distraught, she voluntarily went to Bailu nunnery to chant scriptures and pray for the late emperor, and the empress dowager accompanied her."

What chanting scriptures and praying for blessings is clearly to send her to Bailu Nunnery, so that she can never return to the palace!The queen mother patted the table hard and stood up, her voice trembling with anger, "Aijia and the concubine are also for your own good! You have seen the end of the late emperor being bewitched by the snake demon. The princess is also a snake demon, and you also want to end up with the late emperor." A fate?!"

The concubine came in a hurry, and as soon as she entered the door, she learned the bad news that she was going to be sent out of the palace.Holding the door frame, she said angrily, "For that evil spirit like Concubine Zhao..."

Before she could finish speaking, Rong Yuan interrupted her coldly, "Lin Yan is different from Concubine Zhao! He saved all the people in this city from Concubine Zhao!"

Rong Yuan walked to the door, then stopped, stood on the steps, turned his head to look down at the queen mother and concubine and everyone in the room, his eyes were cold and stern, and he said in a deep voice: "So what about the monster, he is my king's man, it's your turn to make it your own." Proposition! Even if everyone in the world says he is a monster, as long as this king does not speak, no one can touch him!"

His figure was full of coercion, and the entire palace people in Renshou Palace were trembling, not daring to show their air.

"Pack up the luggage for the Empress Dowager and the Concubine, and send them to Bailu Nunnery after the little prince's enthronement ceremony!" Rong Yuan ordered with a blank face, strode away, and disappeared behind the door.

The Empress Dowager was pale and swayed.

"Empress Dowager!" The exclamation of the palace people came from behind, Rong Yuan stepped out of the gate of Renshou Palace with a cold expression, and bumped into the empress who rushed over after hearing the news.

"My lord..." the queen said anxiously, Rong Yuan interrupted her, "Sister-in-law Huang doesn't need to intercede for the queen mother and concubine, this king still has important matters to attend to."

Lin Yan was taken away by an old man with a white beard. According to the masters who caught him, the old man with a white beard was Master Yuan Ye who came from the Canaan Temple. I don't know what is the purpose of taking Lin Yan away.He had already had a portrait drawn, and sent Li Feng to lead people to search the city, and people were also closely interrogating the gates of the city.

The queen quickly said: "No, I don't want to intercede for the queen mother and concubine. I know something about the princess and want to tell the prince."

Rong Yuan's eyes paused, "Do you know he is a monster?"

The queen nodded, frowned and said: "The princess has helped me a lot. He is a good little monster, not as evil as Concubine Zhao. Besides, my lord, things are a bit strange. The concubine should not be a snake demon."

Isn't Lin Yan a snake demon?Rong Yuan raised his eyebrows in confusion, and said to the queen: "Sister-in-law, go to the imperial study to talk."

The queen followed Rong Yuan to the imperial study room, and dismissed the palace attendants. The queen sat down and said, "I know that the princess is a monster, and I have to start with the fact that I was pregnant with the little prince..."

The queen did not conceal the origin of the little prince, and she also told about the fact that Ankang went to Longyuan Mountain to steal Lin Yanguo in order to keep her position as queen.

"My lord, in this world there are demons who cannibalize people like Concubine Zhao, and good monsters like Ankang and Concubine Wang. But the world is always afraid of monsters, and Concubine Wang is also worried that you will be afraid of him after knowing that he is a monster, so she has been hiding it from you. Yes." After finishing speaking, the queen said softly.

"I know." Rong Yuan pursed his lips, he finally understood why Lin Yan liked the little prince so much, it turned out that the little prince was his fruit.

He paused, and asked the queen: "You said just now that he is not a snake demon? But at the gate of the palace, he did become a little snake."

"I was very puzzled when I heard it. Although he didn't tell me what kind of monster he is, I guess he should be a vine demon. His vine juice is an elixir for healing wounds and eliminating poison." The Queen said.Lin Yan was coming to the palace every few days, and thanks to him, the scorched blackness on Ankang's body from being struck by the thunderstorm faded away, and he became more angry.At first Lin Yan kept it from her, but later when more came, she also saw vines growing from Lin Yan's fingertips once or twice, squeezed out the vine juice and dripped into the water, so she guessed Lin Yan's real body.

Rong Yuan frowned, pondered for a moment, then got up and said to the queen, "Thank you sister-in-law for telling me this."

The queen also got up, and said worriedly: "I don't know what's going on with the princess now, my lord, you must find him."

"I will." Rong Yuan nodded, and was about to leave, but the queen hurriedly stopped him, "The little prince is about the princess..."

"Don't worry, sister-in-law, I will not tell anyone about this. The little prince has royal blood in his body, and he is the only heir to the throne." Rong Yuan looked at her firmly and assured.

The Queen breathed a sigh of relief.

Rong Yuan came out from the imperial study room, and rode his horse back to the palace.

"Qiu Yun, the concubine used to go out to meet friends, take me to his friend's place!" Back to the palace, Rong Yuan went straight to the backyard, found Qiu Yun, and ordered in a deep voice.

Just as Qiu Yun knew that her young master turned out to be a monster, and was still in a state of collapse, she was dragged into the carriage by Rong Yuan.

Qiuyun tremblingly mentioned the location of Master Huang's noodle restaurant, and the carriage sped away immediately.

The news that Princess Beiling is a snake demon and has been captured has spread. Huang Dazheng is going to discuss with the two brothers Tu Rabbit Demon what to do. Just as he walked out of the gate of the noodle shop, a familiar carriage stopped at the gate. The man got out of the carriage.

... Beiling King!Huang Da lived in the palace for a few days before, saw Rong Yuan, his legs softened, and he turned around to hide, but Rong Yuan grabbed the back collar.

"Stop, I just wanted to ask you something about him."

Huang Zhan tremblingly welcomed him into the noodle shop, Rong Yuan asked: "What kind of monster is Lin Yan?"

Huang Da: "...the vine demon, we all call him Xiaoshuvine."

"Then why did he turn into a snake?"

Huang Da paused, and told Zhao Sesel about feeding Lin Yan half of the inner alchemy.

After hearing this, Rong Yuan clenched his fingers, he remembered Lin Yan's strange reaction before, it turned out that it was the half snake demon inner core in his body that caused the trouble.

Because of Zhao Sesur, the common people hated snakes so much that they were about to beat them to death when they saw them.Lin Yan found out that he might turn into a snake demon. How scared was he during this time?

He remembered that at the gate of the palace, the little white snake looked up at him, passed through the crowd and looked at him from a distance.What was your vision like at that time?Shocked and unfamiliar?Besieged by so many people, Lin Yan, who was alone and helpless at that time, how scared should he be?

Those who hurt Lin Yan, he will not let go!

The more Rong Yuan thought about it, the more pain he felt in his heart, he took a deep breath, and said in a hoarse voice, "Thank you."

Huang Da was stunned, "...No...No need..."

Rong Yuan turned around and left to go back to the palace, leading people to search the city.I searched all the time in the middle of the night, inside and outside the capital, but couldn't find the old man with the white beard and Lin Yan.

"My lord, tomorrow is the enthronement ceremony of the little prince. You will enter the palace before dawn. There are still one or two hours left. You can go back and rest. I will take someone to continue searching." On the dark street, Li Feng

Riding on a horse with a lantern, he said to Rong Yuan.

Rong Yuan lowered his eyes and remained silent, stretched out his hand and rubbed the center of his brows, forcing himself to think calmly.

At that time, he watched the white-bearded old man disappear in an instant. The old man was not an ordinary person, and he must have left the capital with Lin Yan.

The old man and those mages are not in the same group. If you want to harm Lin Yan, there is no need to take him away.

As long as he doesn't want to harm Lin Yan, he still has time to find them.When the little prince's enthronement ceremony is over tomorrow, he will immediately leave the capital to look for him.

Thinking of this, Rong Yuan finally calmed down, and said to Li Feng: "There's no need to look for it, we all go back to rest. Tomorrow morning, I will send someone to rush to the Canaan Temple. I want to know everything about that Master Yuanye."

"Yes." Li Feng cupped his hands and told his subordinates to go back and rest.

Rong Yuan rode back to the palace in the dark, he did not disturb the servants, walked through the garden and entered Lin Yan's room.

The room was pitch black, and there was no trace of life.Last night, the two of them were still lying on the bed, Lin Yan half lying on his chest, whispering to him, complaining about his late return.She also complained to him, saying that the little oriole he raised fell in love with the beautiful white-eared thrush of Gu Zhiming's house, and ran to Gu Zhiming's house all day without knowing it came back.

Rong Yuan stood motionless in the room, after an unknown amount of time, there was a knock on the door, and Zhang Bo's cautious voice sounded outside the door, "My lord, it's time to enter the palace."

"Come in." After a while, Rong Yuan spoke.

The door was pushed open, but it was still pitch black outside, Zhang Bo came in with a lantern and lit the candle lamps in the room.

"My lord..." Uncle Zhang looked at the empty room and sighed very sadly. He was about to say a few words of comfort when hurried footsteps sounded outside. He said in a panic, "My lord, something is wrong! The little prince is gone!"

"The empress asked the servant to hand it over to you." The little eunuch hurriedly handed a letter to Rong Yuan.

Rong Yuan opened the letter, quickly read the contents of the letter, his face sank.

In the letter, the queen told the whole story of the disappearance of the little prince, saying that it was possible that the palace people in the palace were discussing the matter of Lin Yan being turned into a snake and being taken away last night, and the little prince overheard it accidentally, and the little prince left a letter , and ran away while the palace servants fell asleep at night.

The empress also got someone to bring the letter left by the little prince, Rong Yuan opened it, and there were a few large characters crookedly written on it: I'm going to find the concubine.

The words are ugly, it's hard for him to write these words.

Rong Yuan put down the letter and asked the little eunuch, "Have you searched all over the palace? Everyone around the little prince is here, is there anyone missing?"

Where can a three-year-old child go alone at night?There must be someone around to help.

The little eunuch was sweating profusely and said: "Half an hour ago, I found out that the little prince was missing. The empress is having people search inside and outside the palace, so I specially asked the servant to tell the prince."

Rong Yuan nodded and said: "The little prince is young, he can't leave the palace alone, he must be staying somewhere in the palace, I will go into the palace with you to look for it."

He was about to go out when he suddenly paused and his eyes fell on the half-opened window sill.There was a flowerpot on the windowsill. The flowerpot was bare yesterday, but today there was a small plant with small yellow flowers.The little yellow flowers are drooping, as if they are sleeping.

Lin Yan complained last night about the little squirrel who couldn't get home. She was lying next to the flowerpot, her head buried stiffly, motionless, and she looked like she was sleeping.

Rong Yuan's throat moved, and he told Uncle Zhang, "You guys go out first."

Zhang Bozheng wanted to speak in doubt, met Shang Rongyuan's gaze, swallowed his questioning words, led the little eunuch out first, and closed the door.

As soon as the door was closed, Rong Yuan immediately strode to the window, stretched out his hand and pinched the wings of the little squirrel, which sensed the danger and wanted to flutter.