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?Ninth day, the last day before the imperial decree Kaifeng.

Before dawn, even before the rooster crowed, there was already commotion inside and outside the palace.

On this day, people from all over the capital stay at home, do not do any business, do not engage in wedding and festive activities, and do not kill. Everyone wears white clothes, fasts and becomes a vegetarian, and accumulates merit for the late emperor.The people in the palace cleaned up the streets in the city and covered them with white silk so that the people could respectfully send the late emperor to the funeral.

The maidservants and eunuchs in the palace were busy arranging the palace. Compared with the previous few days, today's palace is completely in a state of sadness.People went back and forth to make arrangements for tomorrow's funeral, either with expressionless or sad expressions.However, half of the magnolia flowers in the Hall of Zhaohe fell at this time, and everything was hurt.

As for Huai Jun, Nuo Xu and others, they can only make the last effort at this time, and no one wants to lose.

Minxuan arrived at Shanghe City overnight. This place was bestowed on the old King De in the early years. Now after two generations, King Shaode leased the right of way to Minxuan for the sake of profit and the crown prince's token, and ordered The city is closed, and no one is allowed to enter.Mo Huichuan and Ding'an's army came a step late, so they could only look at the gate of the city without seeing each other.

Nuo Xu and Yong Ting in the capital couldn't sit still, they gathered General Peng's confidants and Ding'an army together early in the morning for the final rehearsal.

At that time Yong Ting said: "We should kill them by surprise."

"Your Highness is on par with us, and he has already made plans. Even if we assault the palace, we cannot be sure of victory, and the matter has not reached the last moment..." He remembered the four words on the letter he sent a few days ago. Sigh: We should leave a room for ourselves. "

"Limit?" Yong Ting looked at Nuo Xu incomprehensibly, but in fact, Nuo Xu didn't understand the meaning of this leeway.

But he was right about one thing, that is, in order to prevent them from forcing the palace, Huai Jun had already arranged everything to deal with it, and the guards of Renfu Palace and Zhaohe Palace had also been strengthened obviously, and now half of the Ding'an army was stopped outside Shanghe City. Nuo Xu couldn't choose to fight head-on, he could only hold the map repeatedly, trying to find a way out for the Ding'an army.

As for Huai Jun who had arranged everything early, he arrived at the Anfu Hall in the northernmost part of the palace early in the morning.He pushed open the door of the front hall, and ordered the guards to retreat.

The people inside were covered with gray hair, and their spirits were a little listless. As soon as he saw Huai Jun, he immediately stood up, bowed his hands, and bowed respectfully: "This old servant sees His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

"Eunuch Li, please get up." Huai Jun sat on the main chair, let Eunuch Li sit down again, and asked, "Is Eunuch Li satisfied with the environment here?"

It turned out that Huai Junnian had always devoted himself to serving the late Emperor Li Eunuch, so he was placed in the Anfu Hall so that he could spend his days in the palace.

Eunuch Li said cautiously: "Your Highness has a heart, the place in the palace is naturally good, and the old slave is of course satisfied."

Huai Jun nodded, looked left and right, and then said: "If there is anything you need, Eunuch Li just ask it. You have served the emperor for so many years, and you have paid for nothing. It's time for someone to serve you."

"Your Highness benevolent, those are things that old slaves should do."

"The emperor's funeral will be held tomorrow, so you have to send him off for the last time. After all, you have been with the emperor for so many years, and this journey cannot be without you."

As soon as he heard it, Eunuch Li felt sad and burst into tears.He raised his wrinkled hand, wiped his eyes, but took a peek at Huai Jun, and saw that he was not at all impatient.

Even the next moment, Huai Jun comforted him: "Eunuch Li, don't be too sad."

Eunuch Li was still rubbing his eyes, the sadness was real, but with Huai Jun's look of waiting, he was sure that Huai Jun had other intentions.After coming over for a while, Huai Jun was still sitting with a face of understanding. Eunuch Li knew that he couldn't hide, so he had to pack up his emotions and sit upright.

Sure enough, Huai Jun spoke up, "Eunuch Li seems to have been serving Emperor Father since he was young, right?" Seeing that Eunuch Li nodded, he asked, "Then Eunuch Li must know best about Emperor Father."

As soon as these words came out, Eunuch Li immediately understood Huai Jun's purpose, but he could only say "yes" tremblingly.

"Then," Huai Jun rested his chin in one hand, and looked at Eunuch Li sharply, "Eunuch Li must know about the life experience of the eldest brother."

Eunuch Li was a little dazed at first, but the next moment, he knelt on the ground in horror, and said timidly, "This old slave doesn't know anything."

"Thank you, Eunuch Li, for keeping this secret for so many years." He raised his eyebrows, not taking Eunuch Li's panic seriously. This question can scare Eunuch Li.

He went on to say, his tone still soft: "We all understand what the big emperor is thinking, but we also know his identity. If his name is not correct, it is natural that his words will not go well. If the big emperor is allowed to seize the throne, how can we be worthy of the old man?" Ancestors? How will Eunuch Li face them when he is under the Underworld?"

"Your Highness..." Eunuch Li said tremblingly, "This old slave is terrified, but I dare not."

"I know the reason why Eunuch Li defends the eldest brother. Since he is an important person to the father, I will not move him with this matter. This is my limit." Huai Jun first said understandingly, but the next sentence changed. He said fiercely: "Let's put it this way, I don't care about the real identity of the big emperor brother, as long as he can't sit on the throne of God, and you, Eunuch Li, are the best proof."

Eunuch Li thought of several methods in an instant, but now it seems that Huai Jun has already identified Nuo Xu's identity, so it is useless for him to hide it.However, he knew how important Nuoxu was to the late emperor, and the late emperor's wish was that Nuoxu could live a good life, so...

He calmed down, looked into Shang Huaijun's eagle-like eyes, and said bluntly: "The last wish of the late emperor was that His Royal Highness and princes would be safe. This old slave has no other wish, but with a humble life, I hope His Highness can let Wang Wang go." .”

"Eunuch Li is indeed loyal." Huai Jun thought for a while, nodded his head and answered "Yes", and then asked: "Then does anyone still know about this matter?"

Eunuch Li looked at Huai Jun hesitantly, guessed what he meant, and finally said the most stable person: "Prime Minister Mo."

"Anyone else?"

"No."

Huai Jun stared at Eunuch Li closely, and asked, "Do you have any tokens or proofs?"

Eunuch Li was startled, and thought to himself - yes, but His Highness must not know.So he pretended to think for a while, and finally said, "No."

Those two sharp sword-like gazes pierced through Eunuch Li fiercely, but Huai Jun still couldn't see anything unusual from Eunuch Li. In this case, he could only trust Eunuch Li.

He set off to leave. Before he left, he threw down a warning: "Eunuch Li, it is your blessing to be able to spend the rest of your life in the palace. If you do anything that is unworthy of Wu Zhi, don't blame me for being ruthless. You, brother big emperor."

The door of the front hall was closed, Huai Jun left, and Eunuch Li lifted his slightly weak legs and sat back on the chair.He is not afraid of death, but only afraid that Nuo Xu, who was guarded by the late emperor all his life, will die because of his wrong words and wrong decisions.

For Eunuch Li, no matter in the past or in the future, he must complete the tasks entrusted to him by the late emperor.

Although Huai Jun is gone now, he has also heard about what happened to Ming Luo that day, so he can't fully believe in Huai Jun's promise.He closed his eyes, and the past happened in his mind.In order to ensure Nuo Xu's safety, he can only keep this secret, which is Nuo Xu's only life-saving talisman, and he must keep it.

The sun was setting, and all the commotion stopped for the time being. The wind calmed down and the waves calmed down. Huai Jun and Nuo Xu all stopped what they were doing. Now they were all looking forward to the ray of morning light after the dark night. There are melancholy, each thinking.

The night wind in early summer was still permeated with a trace of coolness, but even without this trace of coolness, he still felt cold when it was blowing on Yong Ting's body - without warmth in his heart, his limbs and bones were all cold.

He was holding two jugs of wine, sitting in the pavilion of Jingchen Hall, drinking while recalling the good times with Min Luo in the past.At that time, everything was beautiful, even in the cold winter, it was warm.Now that three years have passed, he feels that ten years have passed, and twenty years have passed. He longs for revenge, and he longs for an early reunion with Min Luo!

"It will be fine soon, I will come to see you soon, Min Luo..." He stretched out his hand, stroking Min Luo who was in his drunken eyes.

Song Leyu in the Hall of Qihe had a fever all day long, while Zhao Tianbao stayed by his side to take care of him.The fever finally subsided, Song Leyu woke up, drank a glass of water, and asked, "Did I sleep all day?"

Seeing Zhao Tianbao nod his head, he sat up regardless of his weakness, and said in a hoarse voice, "Let's pack our things. The imperial decree will be opened tomorrow, so we'll leave."

"In such a hurry?" Zhao Tianbao looked at Song Leyu's pale face, and said worriedly, "You have just recovered from your fever, so you have to rest for one more day before leaving."

Song Leyu forced a smile, he knew in his heart that if he left one day later, he would be more dangerous, but he didn't want Zhao Tianbao to know this, he held Zhao Tianbao in his arms, and said softly: "Tianbao, I can't wait to leave here with you , live a new life, let's pack up right away, shall we?"

His blunt words made Zhao Tianbao's cheeks blush, but he still said hesitantly: "Le Yu, if you want to stay, I can accompany you, you don't have to do it for me..."

"Silly Tianbao." Song Leyu pinched Zhao Tianbao's face and said firmly, "Where you want to go is where I want to go. Don't think too much about it. You can tell Ziyu to pack up."

Zhao Tianbao raised his head, met Song Leyu's affectionate gaze, his heart moved, he held Song Leyu's face with both hands, kissed his lips, and kissed him lightly.

The next moment, Song Leyu put his arms around his waist and took his lips into his mouth.Following Song Leyu's movements, Zhao Tianbao stuck out his tongue and entangled with him.

The two people who hadn't kissed for a long time fell into a state of forgetfulness, their breath gradually became urgent and thick, and they didn't even care about the door opening.Until the person who came in inadvertently kicked the chair, and there was a "bang", scaring them apart.

They looked at the person who came in, Zhao Tianbao's face turned even redder, even Song Leyu's face turned red rarely, it was unknown whether it was embarrassment, or the kiss just now was too devoted.

"I'm bothering you." Yao Ziyu stepped back in embarrassment. He was originally here to see if Song Leyu was better. Now it seems that he is recovering well.

So he turned around and was about to leave, but he heard Song Leyu cough and stop him.

"Ziyu, go and pack your things, we'll leave tomorrow."

"What!" Yao Ziyu immediately turned around and asked in surprise, "What about A Pu?"

Song Leyu said helplessly: "He decided to stay, we are the only ones to go."

Yao Ziyu pursed his lips, his eyes dimmed.

He used to think that Chen Pu was interested in Song Leyu, so he didn't like Song Leyu, but he didn't expect Chen Pu to have someone in his heart.Looking at it now, he would rather Chen Pu like Song Leyu than Huai Jun who had a wife and children and broke his heart.

"He's here," Yao Ziyu didn't know what to say, and finally he could only ask, "Is he going to be okay?"

"His Royal Highness is an infatuated person, he will treat A Pu well." Song Leyu said insincerely, this is just his hope, not necessarily the truth, but now he can neither compete with Huai Jun nor persuade Chen Pu to leave, he can only , can only...

Everyone lives in peace, but please see you someday.

Since Song Leyu said so, Yao Ziyu had no choice but to respond, "I'll go and pack my things right away."

Yao Ziyu didn't bring many things, so he packed them up quickly.He looked at the long wooden box that Chen Pu had placed here with him, kissed the wooden box quietly, and said softly: "A Pu, I only hope that you can live happily." After finishing speaking, he picked it up , set off to the Hall of Showa and return it to its original owner.