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Zhao Qing glared at him, and Gu Yuanwu couldn't help sighing. This kid is too irritable. He is obviously a very talented person, but his temper has dragged him down to eight points.

"Okay, I won't go around in circles with you either." Gu Yuanwu asked the children to sit down again, "I don't expect you to remember my kindness. In this palace, the word "love" is the least valuable. Entering the palace, there is What’s more, it’s just the exchange of interests and human relations. Today’s friends may be tomorrow’s enemies. Similarly, today’s enemies may be used by me in the future. The palace is such a place where there is no absolute right and wrong.”

Gu Yuanwu thought for a while, these children are considered smart, they just need to point to something, and they will naturally understand.

"This year is over fifty, and there are many children under my knees. However, there are no two days in the sky, and there are no two masters in people. If there are no rules, there will be no circle. In the whole world, except for today, the most honorable person is His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

"Now it's an eventful season. You have been in the palace for a long time. If you think about it, you have heard about the poisoning of the prince. The prince is kind, and has always been kind to others. However, he was assassinated by a villain the day before yesterday. He is still seriously ill and comatose..."

The prince's matter, Xiaoer and the others have heard cocoons in their ears these days.The slaves in the palace are most afraid of lying, but no matter how strict the rules are, they can't stop Youyou's mouth. What's more, the prince's poisoning happened too suddenly. In order to catch the real culprit, they arrested people in the palace. Living.

The poisoning of the crown prince happened in January of the 13th year of Hongyou. On the day of the Lantern Festival, the palace held a lantern festival. The emperor invited civil and military officials and envoys from all over the world to feast and watch the lanterns in the imperial garden. Almost all the famous masters arrived, and the emperor was very happy. He drank and laughed with all the officials to celebrate the peace and prosperity.

That night, the prince suddenly became violent during the banquet, and everyone was shocked. From the emperor to the civil and military officials, all were stunned. When Gu Yuanwu reacted, he urgently called for help. The scene was chaotic for a while. , the officials were panic-stricken, and the expressions of the concubines and princes were even more different, each of them was full of thoughts, either happy or worried.

Over the past few months, countless people have been implicated in this matter, not to mention the servants who served tea and wine that day, even the court officials and concubines in the harem suffered the same disaster.Emperor Hongyou was furious and ordered to arrest the murderer.When the prince of the dynasty was poisoned and assassinated, the perpetrator had sinister thoughts and tried to shake the country, so he vowed to find out this person and kill him quickly.

For this reason, there was a bloody storm in the palace. Anyone who appeared at the Lantern Festival was thoroughly investigated by the admiral of the imperial horse supervisor. In today's sky prison, there are still countless eunuchs, palace ladies, and even those who are only in the palace. The samurai in front of the palace who asked the prince about his peace were also imprisoned here and tortured every day.

Extraordinary matters must use extraordinary means. Dongli forbids the use of torture in the trial, but the matter of the crown prince is extraordinary. If the real culprit is not found, the person who is interrogating the case will also be punished by the emperor. What is the prohibition? Not prohibited.

Under the heavy punishment, the real murderer was still not caught, and there were confessions every day, but after careful questioning, they were all tortured into tricks or biting people indiscriminately. I can't list them all, but the details of what happened are all vague and indistinct.

The real culprit could not be found out, rumors spread everywhere in the palace,

Some people say that it was done by Concubine De, who was the most favored by the emperor, and she wanted her son to be the crown prince; some said that it was done by the eldest son Song Xuan, who was born by Concubine Shu. The eldest son who was born was the eldest son of the emperor, second only to the crown prince. If the crown prince Bintian, he is the most qualified to replace him...

There is no need to repeat these kinds of things, there are all kinds of rumors in the palace, and all of them are rumored to be true. It is obviously a tragic event that has killed countless palace people, but in this bustling and lonely imperial city, blowing up There was a frenzy and excitement like a feast.

The private discussion seemed to have grown wings, and within a few days it was spread all over the city, even the people outside the palace knew about these gossips, teahouses, restaurants, streets and alleys, everyone knew that the prince was poisoned, and his life was dying, so The person who ultimately benefits is the murderer who poisoned and murdered the prince.

Gu Yuanwu spoke succinctly, and talked about the situation in the palace in a few words. The matter of the crown prince was just an introduction. It is unknown how many people will die because of the dragon chair in the hall.

Crisis and opportunity co-exist. When Xiaoer and others enter the palace, it is inevitable that they will not be involved. If they are a little careless, they will be doomed. However, Gu Yuanwu provided them with a strong support and promised them high officials and generous salary. glory.

Xiaoer listened silently, Gu Yuanwu spoke in a calm and orderly manner, and clearly explained the gains and losses.

Xiao Er looked back, Zhao Qing pursed his lips tightly, this was a small movement when he was thinking, maybe he didn't even notice it.Lian Zui was already moved by Gu Yuanwu's words, as if a bright future was in front of him, Yunxiu was the calmest, he always followed the crowd, as long as they agreed, Yunxiu would never object.As for Ma Cheng, Xiao Er took a look at Ma Cheng and couldn't help showing a wry smile. Gu Yuanwu was really clever. He had already mentioned Ma Cheng's illness at the very beginning. agree to this.

Gu Yuanwu asked them to attach themselves to the prince and be the prince's eyeliner, and asked them if they would like to.In fact, the one thing Xiaoer and the others have understood most thoroughly since entering the palace is that their fate is no longer in their hands.Once in the palace, the person in power is their master, and the orders and preferences of the master can affect their actions and even life and death at any time.Are they eligible to refuse?If you refuse, can you walk out of this door alive?

If you don't want to, you have to be willing. This is the right.

Several children looked at each other, Zhao Qing nodded first, "I agree."

He only entered the palace to avenge his family, relying on his own meager strength, if he wants to take revenge, he doesn't know when he will have to wait.Attaching to the prince and using the power of his prince to avenge his family can get twice the result with half the effort, which is much better than him messing around alone.The current situation is not optimistic for the prince, which is also the reason why Zhao Qing hesitated. If he was on the wrong team, and he wanted to regret it later, he might not be able to escape.

He thought about it for a while before he made up his mind. In the current situation, they couldn't help but not agree. Ma Cheng's illness could not be delayed, and since Gu Yuanwu opened his mouth, he would not let them go easily. Honestly, let's forget it.Anyway, he has no other way out right now, and it's no loss for him to get on the prince's boat.

Seeing Zhao Qing nodding, Yunxiu and Lian Zui hurriedly nodded in response.They only had a half-knowledge of the palace struggles that Gu Yuanwu mentioned, and Yunxiu couldn't think of such a long-term view. As long as Zhao Qing and the others agreed, he would agree. Now that they are sworn brothers, he can trust his brother.

Lian Zui's purpose is even more pure. In his eyes, attaching to the prince is tantamount to attaching to Gu Yuanwu, and Gu Yuanwu is the person in charge of ceremonies, and has the right to decide where these little eunuchs will go to the palace in the future. Lian Zui is born with a bit of pride He is not interested in court infighting, he only thinks about getting on horseback to fight, guarding the border, and being a majestic general.It's a pity that now that he's cleansed, the general can't do it, but the army supervisor can still do it, and the imperial horse supervisor in charge of the guards in the palace is the closest place to the barracks.He agreed to Gu Yuanwu at this time, but he only wanted to ask Gu Yuanwu to assign him to the Yuma Prison.

In the end only Xiao Er was left, and Gu Yuanwu cared most about his reaction, staring at Xiao Er to see how he would answer.

Xiao Er sat quietly on the footrest, hugging her knees.His thin body was arched, and the two small hands on his knees were full of cracks.It was an old wound left by years of work, and when it healed, a new one was added, and if the new one didn't heal, it was covered with another layer.

The injury he suffered when he slapped his mouth has healed, revealing Xiaoer's fair and delicate face, his appearance has not yet opened, and he looks a little immature, only those eyes, with a stubborn and firm emotion, are always shining of.

Xiaoer also nodded, which is considered to be a response.Gu Yuanwu was overjoyed, just as he was about to speak, Xiaoer opened his mouth first, and he asked Gu Yuanwu, "Why did your father-in-law help the prince?"

Gu Yuanwu was taken aback by the question. From the day he became the prince's companion, he naturally regarded himself as the prince's person. There was no reason, but he just felt that it should be taken for granted, that's all.

Gu Yuanwu didn't answer, and Xiaoer didn't seem to expect him to answer. After a pause, he asked himself again: "Can the prince trust the father-in-law?"

Gu Yuanwu was stunned again. The prince is just 15 years old this year, but he has extraordinary intelligence and ruthlessness. Although this child grew up under his own watch, he feels more and more that he can't understand him.The older the prince is, the more scheming he is, and he often makes people confused when he does things. In recent years, Gu Yuanwu has only followed orders and dared not give any advice to the prince as before.If the prince believed him or not, Gu Yuanwu could only say: Believe it, at least for now.

Those in power are always suspicious, especially after the poisoning incident, I am afraid that the prince's suspicion will become more serious. Gu Yuanwu himself is not sure how long this trust can be maintained.

Xiao Er looked at Gu Yuanwu, feeling even more bewildered.He looked in the direction of the outer room, and the muddy couplets were hanging on the wall facing him.

What kind of person is the prince, what kind of person is he who is about to become his master?Whether he will trust himself or not, and what his future destiny will be, Xiao Er doesn't know anything, he just knows that the feeling of being influenced by others is too uncomfortable.When will his destiny be in his own hands?Is it possible to have a different life if you get the right and climb to a high place?

Xiao Er stared at the couplet fixedly, his thoughts had already drifted to nowhere.