Half-dead paulownia

(Huanzhao Capital)

The sleepless nightclub evokes the deepest loneliness in the soul, the pictures that have never disappeared continue to emerge, and the wounds that cannot be touched are faintly painful. Perhaps only at this time can I forget that I am a supreme emperor, but just an ordinary man in the world.

After all, Ling Han got up slowly, put on his clothes, and motioned for the surrounding maids to retreat. He was a little restless and lost sleepiness, and he immediately looked around at the darkness. It was even more desolate at this moment, and there was nothing to look at. It was cool, and even the moonlight shining in seemed to be condensed with frost. In fact, it was just that there was no warm heart that made the whole world no longer sunny.

Finally, the door was pushed open, and a gust of autumnal cold wind blew in, but it also made people sober up a lot. Although it was bone-piercingly cold, their thoughts became clearer and clearer.

Ling Han tidied up the cloak that was draped over his shoulders, and then walked towards the imperial garden. Presumably, the green onions all over the garden had already been a bit decayed, but under the deserted moonlight, the autumn garden looked more interesting.

"Who's there?" Ling Han suddenly felt a figure flashing in front of him, and said with some vigilance, but only when the figure approached gradually did he see the person in front of him clearly.

"Did you surprise the emperor?" Under the dim moonlight, only the long white hair on the temples stood out.

"Third brother?" Ling Han said in surprise, it turned out that he was not the only one who didn't fall asleep in the middle of the night. "Why did you come here, is the child asleep?"

"Well, I went to bed early." Ling Su said in a gentle tone.

"Do you still keep calling his father's name?" Ling Han also looked at Ling Su with some distress, after all, he was only a child, and he must have missed his father after being away from home for so long.

"It's much better than when he first came here, but he is indeed a good boy. I told him that he would see his father soon, and he came to ask me suddenly yesterday. He knew that Uncle Xiao also had the word Su in his name." , are such people very kind?" When Ling Su mentioned this, he hesitated. "Except for him occasionally asking me why Uncle Xiao hasn't come back, he has gradually gotten used to the current state. While looking forward to his father coming to him, he is still praying to God that his Uncle Xiao will be safe. "

Ling Han sighed softly, "What a kind child, it is indeed God's injustice to make him suffer so much!" His tone was full of regret.

"This is fate. Each of us is just enduring what God has bestowed. We have no choice, and we have no way to escape. No matter what path we take, we are all destined." Ling Su suddenly felt emotional, as if Discuss others, and parody about yourself.

"Third brother, in fact, you don't need to live like this. Wouldn't it be good to be yourself?" Ling Han actually held Ling Su's shoulders tightly with both hands, and grasped them with some strength.

What kind of unbearable heart could show such a look, and what kind of past made the third prince of Huanzhao Kingdom so mysterious?

"Your Majesty, it is indeed getting late. If you continue to walk around casually outside, you will catch a cold. Go back and rest early. There must be nothing wrong with your body. The responsibility on this shoulder is not everyone's responsibility." I can afford it." Ling Su's tone was a little worried, but it also carried a bit of warning, telling him not to forget his identity at all times.

"Now Ling Zhuoxi has completely reassured me. It's true that blue is better than blue, so you really don't want to see him?" Ling Han was full of doubts.

Ling Su was a little hesitant about Ling Han's sudden question, as if he was seriously thinking about something important, and then slowly said after a while: "It's not the time yet, my baby and I must keep a secret here, for safety's sake, It's not too late to wait until all the problems are resolved, then I can appreciate what is so impressive about your favorite prince."

"Third brother, you..." Ling Han hesitated to speak, as if he was about to say something.

"I need to go back and be with the child. He will wake up if he is not around for too long." Ling Su directly interrupted Ling Han's words, turning around eagerly to leave.

"It is true that every child needs their parents to be by their side. This is a close relative who is connected by blood, and it will not change because of anything." Ling Han said meaningfully while looking at Ling Su's back as he walked away.

Ling Su, who didn't seem to respond at all, listened to every word Ling Han said, how could he not understand the meaning of his words, but at such a time, he had no choice, it was unavoidable His life of overthinking.

Finally, I went back to the room and looked at the sleepy child silently, and gently covered him with the quilt. A casual smile hung on the face of the vicissitudes of life. This seems to be the most simple and easy smile, but it is a rare truth. .

(Anling Imperial City, Jubin Garden)

Early in the morning, Anling Yuhao hurried to Jubinyuan, as if he had made some important discovery, he called Guiyue and Ziye together.

"Although yesterday's assassins didn't find anything, when I sent someone to check Xiao Jinmo's home carefully today, I found this." An Ling Yuhao stretched out his palm mysteriously.

I saw a piece of bright jade pendant shining strangely in Anling Yuhao's hand, looking at its fineness, I knew it was not an ordinary jade pendant, but some rare ornament, it showed the owner's either wealth or nobility, In the middle of the round jade pendant is a finely carved unicorn that is vivid and crystal clear, as if it is about to run away in the next moment.

"I know this. This is an ornament that only the royal family can have. Just like our Anling Kingdom is a dragon, this unicorn is indeed a symbol of a country, but because several countries believe in unicorns, it is difficult to distinguish it. Where is it?" Meng'er was a little surprised and said, "But why is it at brother Jinmo's home?"

"And there is no sign of damage to the things in the room, and even the most basic fight should not have occurred, so it should at least show that Uncle Xiao and the baby did not have a direct confrontation with the person who hijacked them, and this If my inference is correct, the piece of jade pendant should belong to the capital of Huanzhao Kingdom, right?" Anling Yuhao suddenly pointed the finger at Huanzhao Kingdom, playing with the jade pendant in his hand, but his tone was full of affirmation.

Ziye half-believingly took the jade pendant from Anling Yuhao's hand, looked at it carefully for a long time but found nothing more, just asked with some doubts: "Is it really from Huanzhao Kingdom?"

Anling Yuhao nodded affirmatively again, "As a prince, I still have this basic common sense."

"What do you mean?" Guiyue couldn't help but think of the conversation with Anling Yuhao last night, it seems that he decided to start paying attention to Huanzhao Kingdom.

"Actually, it doesn't mean too much. I'm just curious. What kind of people did Uncle Xiao provoke? Why did he get involved with Huanzhao Kingdom?" An Ling Yuhao looked at Guiyue with some deep meaning. , is like seeing through everything.

"The relationship between Ling Zhuoxi, the prince of Huanzhao Kingdom, and Brother Jinmo is so good, maybe it's possible that he gifted it to their family." Meng'er said suddenly, this statement is not unbelievable.

It's true that the relationship between Xiao Jinmo and Ling Zhuoxi is obvious to all, but they don't want to mention it around Anling Yuhao. Sure enough, the moment Meng'er just said it, Anling Yuhao's face turned gloomy.

But the stubborn Meng'er will not stop her words because of these. Everyone knows her straightforwardness, but she is still loved like a younger sister.

"Report to the prince, I have already found out the whereabouts of Zhao Shuncheng." Liu Meng rushed in from the outside quickly.

"Zhao Shuncheng? That traitor from the Qingping Gang?" Guiyue was taken aback when suddenly hearing this familiar name, and then showed an imperceptible smile.

"That's true. That day he and his accomplice escaped because the mutiny plan failed. Because of the heavy rain that day, the mountains were dangerous and the roads were slippery, so the two of them escaped. However, after several twists and turns, we still found some news about them. "Liu Meng said calmly. "They did appear in Yonghuadu before, but they suddenly and mysteriously disappeared ten days ago, and no one has seen the two of them again."

"Mysteriously disappeared?" Guiyue had an incredulous expression.

"That's right, they did disappear, but before that they had an appointment with a mysterious man wearing a veil in the woods, and they didn't find out what they said, because they were very vigilant, and they might Throwing grass and scaring snakes, so..." Liu Meng said with some hesitation.

"Since we found out about their whereabouts later, why didn't we arrest them directly?" Meng'er suddenly asked with some doubts, why did she let them go when she was right in front of her eyes.

"I'm afraid it's for long-term fishing." Guiyue bluntly stated Anling Yuhao's purpose.

It seems that Anling Yuhao has indeed seen one thing clearly, that is, there must be some ulterior secret behind this Zhao Shuncheng's behavior, that he can turn against his brother, so although it is just a guess, it is not Eager to catch them, just arranged for someone to monitor them at any time.

"Then since they were under surveillance, why did these two people disappear again?" Meng'er asked along her own train of thought.

"This is our carelessness. We originally thought that we hadn't contacted us in the past ten days because nothing special happened, so we didn't report it. It was only yesterday that we found out that the people we sent had also disappeared without a trace. Only then did I realize that something must have happened." Liu Meng's tone was a little nervous, but he only just realized that such a big mistake had occurred.

Liu Meng was even more at a loss for Anling Yuhao who had listened to these things calmly, because such mistakes were exactly the slackness and irresponsibility that the prince could not tolerate.