king and his guard

At this time, Dan hurriedly knelt up and shouted loudly: "Father, calm down! Brother Xue Ai is kind by nature, and will never do such a treasonous thing! I beg my father to be careful!"

An Hou saw that he had offended Xue Ai, she couldn't help feeling angry, she gritted her teeth and said: "Dan, this matter has nothing to do with you! You step down from this Palace!"

As soon as the words were finished, two or three eunuchs came over and dragged Dan away.

Xue Ai knelt down and asked back: "If it is said that the minister has nothing to do with this matter, can the father be trusted?"

Long Jie said angrily: "Who ordered these assassins? You beast, you actually took advantage of the gift to assassinate the lonely king!"

Xue Ai said coldly: "Then what evidence does the father have, saying that these assassins were ordered by my ministers? Is it because they appeared in my congratulatory gift? Isn't it too hasty to make such a decisive decision!"

Long Jie pointed at him and said, "You still dare to question Gu Wang! Gu knows that you are for that man's favorite, and you hold a grudge against Gu. Gu has tolerated you many times. Even if you are Gu's son, now you commit such heinous crimes." Big crime, how can Gu tolerate you again!"

Xue Ai suddenly shouted: "I have been wronged, I will die with peace!" He quickly stood up, pointed at An Hou and said: "It is you bitch who harmed me! You still have to pretend to be a good person in front of your father! I am going to kill you!"

After finishing speaking, he picked up the short knife on the ground and threw it at An Hou. An Hou screamed and threw himself into Long Jie's arms: "Your Majesty, save me!"

Long Jie hugged her to avoid it, and said angrily: "It's the wrong way! Come on! Why don't you drag this bitch down and put him in death row!"

Xue Ai was immediately captured by the guards. He couldn't break free and was dragged into the death row. He gritted his teeth and couldn't complain. He stared at Queen An's smug face with hatred. He knew that from now on , Everything about him was taken away by others, just like when Wu Shuang was expelled from the palace, he was completely powerless.What can Chu Jun do?Still being trampled under the feet and played with by the palms of the hands.

The damp and dark walls, the rusty iron door, the cold and heavy chains, the cramped and dim space, and a crippled lamp like a bean, still trembling with its last breath.

The prison was icy cold, Xue Ai sat alone on the floor, lost in spirit.All hope is gone, the only thing I miss is Wu Shuang.

Late that night, he had sworn to him: "When I ascend the throne, I will take you back to the palace. I will not only give you an official promotion, but also let you accompany me."

At the beginning I made a vow, but now that I think about it, it is so sad and ridiculous, it's gone, everything is gone!

With the sound of a key, someone opened the iron door of the cage. Xue Ai didn't panic, and was still leaning against the wall in a daze.

Dan came in and called out, "Brother!"

Xue Ai raised her head slightly, and looked at him weakly, now that she has fallen into such a situation, he still has the heart to come and visit her, as the son of An's, she really shouldn't!Xue Ai couldn't help sneering in her heart.

Dan rushed to him, whimpering: "I know my brother was wronged, how could my brother assassinate my father? Someone must have framed him, I will definitely report to my father and avenge you!"

Xue Ai shook off his hand, and said with a sneer: "Assassination of the father is my idea! Even if you lose, you will die, so why not be afraid of it! Don't cry like a mouse here! Go back and tell him, so that he can die as soon as possible!" If I kill this king, my soul will watch with my own eyes on this royal city, and see the faces of those villains after they succeed!"

Dan was speechless in surprise, tugging at his sleeve and said, "What did you say? Brother, are you confused..."

There was a sinister smile on the corner of Xue Ai's mouth, her eyes were red and she said nothing, Dan was frightened by him, grabbed his shoulder and cried, "Brother, you don't want to be like this!"

A burst of hurried footsteps came from far and near, and three eunuchs in charge of the death row led four guards with swords to file in.

Dan started up suddenly, stretched out his hand to protect Xue Ai, and said anxiously: "What are you going to do?"

The leading eunuch unfolded the imperial decree and said coldly: "Xue Ai accepts the decree! The sinful minister Xue Ai murdered the king and conspired against him. The heinous crime is unforgivable, and heaven will not tolerate it. Now he is deposed from the post of prince and demoted to a commoner, and Bai Ling is given to hang herself as a thank you for his crime. And remembering the benevolence and virtue, and being the eldest son, he will be buried generously with special kindness. This is my honor!"

After the eunuch finished reading, he said to Xue Ai: "Prince Ai, Your Majesty has already done his best to you, why don't you hurry up and accept the decree to thank you?"

Xue Ai asked: "Is this imperial decree really hidden by my father?"

The eunuch said: "It was written by His Majesty himself, and this old slave saw it with his own eyes. Prince, you can go on the road with peace of mind, this old slave is still waiting to go back to work!"

Then an eunuch walked up to Xue Ai with Bai Ling in his hands, Dan took a step forward and knocked Bai Ling to the ground, stretched his arms to protect Xue Ai, and said sharply: "I see, who dares to touch my brother?" hair!"

The great eunuch said blankly: "Your Majesty has a decree, and no one can obstruct it, otherwise you will be guilty of the same crime as the traitor. Come, please send His Highness Dan back to the palace!"

The four guards behind him went straight to Dan and dragged him forcibly. His hands tightly grasped Xue Ai's sleeve, and he shouted at the top of his lungs: "I won't let you kill my brother! I won't let you!"

With tears in her eyes, Xue Ai said to Dan: "In the future, when you become king, you need to govern the world with benevolence, and make good use of Jiang Wu Taifu's virtuous ministers. Don't be greedy for fun and enjoyment, and miss the important affairs of the country."

Dan nodded heavily, tears streaming down his face.His elder brother's sleeve was pulled away from his palm, and he was forcibly dragged away by those guards. Even letting him cry heartbreakingly and fainted several times was of no avail.

Xue Ai held Bai Ling in his hand and smiled wryly, the eunuch behind him urged softly: "Xue Ai, hurry up and get on the road!" After removing his chains, several people filed out.

The remnant candle flickered and struggled in the wind, just like the snow moxa at this time, when a strong wind hit, the candle flame finally went out, leaving only a wisp of green smoke to disperse with the wind.

Xue Ai looked at the white silk hanging from the beam, the hatred in his heart had swallowed him like a raging fire, the situation was over, he had nothing left, and death was a way out.

He put the knotted white silk around his neck, took a deep breath of air, and slowly closed his eyes, it was time to go, since everything was lost, it was irretrievable.

The stool under his feet was tilted to one side, and his whole body was hung up in the air. There was no struggle, and the surroundings were eerily quiet. He could really hear his breathing on the verge of death, the pain of being unable to breathe, and the god of death was gently pulling With his hand, his consciousness began to blur, and there was a cold and endless void in front of his eyes.