Desire for shadows

章节字数：2624更新时间：10-07-0116:38

In Youying Pavilion, after Duanmuxi walked out, the person on the bed opened his eyes, thinking.

next day

Duanmuzhuan issued another imperial decree that shocked the whole country.

"Why did the emperor suddenly let the princes go out to practice?"

"It has never happened in the past, why did the emperor this time——"

"Yes, and all princes who have reached the age of 10 have to go out to practice. And they are not allowed to use their status as princes, they can only borrow their own strength, and they must be three years old before returning to the palace!"

"That's right, and all princes must leave the palace within ten days."

"Yeah, I don't know what the emperor thinks. Today, there are six princes over the age of ten. The eighth prince and the thirteenth prince have passed away. Only the eldest prince Duanmuning, the third prince Duanmu Tuo, the fourth prince Duanmu Ze, and the seventh prince The prince Duanmu Qi, the tenth prince Duanmu Jin, and the fourteenth prince Duanmu Shang are dead."

"Could it be that the emperor wants to choose a candidate for the crown prince through this experience?"

"This is very possible!"

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Duanmu's decree caused a great uproar in the entire imperial capital, and everyone, including ordinary people, was discussing it.

"Wow. Have you heard? The emperor ordered all the princes who have reached the age of ten to go out of the palace to practice."

"Yes, yes, I've also heard that even the eldest prince is leaving the palace."

"Besides, all princes must conceal their identities, and everything depends on their own abilities."

"Besides, all princes are not allowed to return to the palace for three years."

"I also heard that all princes must leave the palace within ten days."

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But the princes who need to leave the palace have different reactions.

"Why does the father want us to go out of the palace to practice? Could it be that it is really for the crown prince?" After receiving the imperial edict, Duanmu Ning paced back and forth in the bedroom.

"Going out of the palace to practice? Hmph, I am afraid that this is what the father did to let Duanmu Ning inherit the crown prince in a legitimate way." The seventh prince and the tenth prince often stay together. It's just paving the way for Duanmuning's crown prince.

Duanmuqi, the seventh prince, and Duanmujin, the tenth prince, are not very high-ranking concubines. figure.But their two sons could see very clearly that Duanmuning had the support of the emperor and the support of the former queen's natal family, so the crown prince must belong to Duanmu Ning, and their mother and concubine did not have strong natal family influence, or even nothing at all. Ambitious without brains.As long as the two of them don't endanger the power of their father and Duanmuning, it is still possible for them to be a good prince below.

"Tuo'er, you must be careful when you go out of the palace this time. Concubine Mother only hopes that you can come back safely in three years." Concubine Jing gently stroked Duanmu Tuo's head, softly entrusting her.

"Mother and concubine don't worry, I understand." Duanmu Tuo gently leaned his head on Concubine Jing's lap, and looked gently into Concubine Jing's eyes.

"Ze'er, your father's intentions are unclear during this experience, it may be to pave the way for Duanmu Ning, you must be careful when you are outside." Concubine Shu also reminded Duanmu Ze in every possible way.

But Duan Muze rolled his eyes in his heart: What, it must be because Shang said yesterday that he wanted to leave the palace, but that's also good, I can be with Shang.

"Shang'er!" Because it was impossible for the eunuch to pass the decree to enter the Youying Pavilion, Duan Muqian came to the Youying Pavilion to tell Shang in person.

Hearing Duanmu's voice, Shang turned his head and looked at Duanmu's fixedly, Duanmu's brain felt numb.

"Uh——Shang'er!" Duanmuxi felt that Shang was looking at him strangely, thinking that there was something wrong with him, carefully looked at his whole body, up, down, left, and right, and made sure there was nothing wrong, so he called out tentatively Shame.

"What's the matter?" Shang seemed to have been restored to his senses by Duanmu, his eyes froze.

"Shang'er, I just issued an order to let all the princes who have reached the age of ten go out of the palace to practice." Duanmuxi smiled at Shang with a little complacency, as if inviting favor.

After hearing this, Shang looked at Duanmu incomprehensibly: What does this have to do with Ben Gong?

"Shang'er, you want to leave the palace, but I don't worry about it. Although Duanmuze is a little childish, it is still useful to be by your side. I will let all the princes leave the palace so that you will not be too conspicuous, and ——" Duanmu explained in detail, but after speaking, he looked at Shang anxiously.

"Besides, Ning'er lacks experience and lacks the capacity and foresight that a high-ranking person should have. It is impossible for him to be a wise monarch like this." Duanmu choked up a bit, and summoned up his courage to finish quickly.

But Shang's eyes dimmed a bit, but quickly returned to clear and indifferent.

"Okay!" Shang said out of nowhere.

'What good? Duanmuxi was still worried that Shang would mind Duanmuning, but when he heard the word 'good', he became puzzled.

"Bengong and Duanmuze are together." Shang's tone was cold.

Duanmuxi noticed that Shang's mood seemed to be worse than before, but he didn't understand why, and remembered his plan, so he said to Shang: "Shang'er, I still have some things to do, so I'll go back first."

"What's wrong with me?" Shang watched Duanmuxi leave, feeling a sense of displeasure coming from the bottom of his heart.Touching his chest, Shang didn't know why.

"Shang! Shang! Shang!" Just as Shang was touching his chest, there was an exchange of excitement from far and near.

Duan Muze galloped towards Shang with a bright face.

"Shang! I can leave the palace with you!" Duan Muze panted heavily, but was still extremely excited.

"Bengong knows!" Shang looked at the sweat dripping from Duanmuze's face, swung his right hand, took out a handkerchief, and handed it to Duanmuze.

"Thank you, Shang!" Duanmu Ze took the handkerchief and smiled at Shang flatteringly, wiping the sweat off his face indiscriminately.

But this time, Duanmuze was so excited that he forgot to use lightness kung fu and ran with his feet. His whole clothes were soaked, and a handkerchief was of no use at all.

Looking at the clothes on Duanmuze's body that were clinging to his body due to sweat, with a thought, a round water mirror appeared above Duanmuze's head.

The mirror of water passed slowly across Duanmuze's head from top to bottom. Wherever it passed, Duanmuze felt the coolness penetrating into the bottom of his heart, and the dry heat caused by running completely disappeared.

When the water mirror moves to the soles of the feet, it disappears without a trace.

And Duanmuze watched the water mirror slowly disappear with bright eyes, and bursts of admiration came out of his mouth.

"Shang'er, you can't do this in front of people when you are out of the palace, or you will cause trouble for yourself." Duan Muze worried that after Shang left the palace, he would use the technique in his own way, which would attract the covetousness of many people and give Shang It will bring trouble or even kill you, so your eyes are full of worry.

"I know." Shang could see that Duanmuze was worried about him, and his heart was warm.