Half-dead paulownia

(Qianyang Palace)

The cage was parked above the front hall of the palace. Even though it was in such a spacious room, it seemed to be filled with this cage.

Anling Yuhao looked affectionately at Xiao Jinmo who was somewhat unconscious in the cage, but he could only watch from the outside, holding the crystal pillar tightly with both hands, and softly called: "Xiao Jinmo???"

Ling Zining at the side sat blankly on the carved wooden chair, her eyes were a little empty, like a night of cold wind blowing away the delicate and beautiful flowers, leaving only withered leaves. It seems to have become a new mystery.

His eyelids trembled slightly, and his body was too soft to hold on. If his limbs were not imprisoned, he would have been lying in this cage. Finally, a voice came out from the faint breathing: "Are you finally willing to remember me?" Eyes Raising his eyes, a pair of pure eyes looked at Anling Yuhao in front of him.

Do you have to be so strong despite being covered in bruises?It seems that only being recognized by the people in front of him is his greatest hope, his eyes are full of anticipation only for his existence, but he only heard a faint answer: "How can I forget the person who let Luo Shengchuan go?"

"Then why save me?" Xiao Jinmo looked at Anling Yuhao who was a little dodgy, and still persisted in asking.

"Shouldn't the escaped prisoner be brought back?" An Ling Yuhao turned around and walked back to his dragon chair, and sat down side by side with Ling Zining. "I, Anling Yuhao, haven't finished solving the matter, how could I allow others to intervene?

Listening to the conversation between the two, Ling Zining looked at Anling Yuhao in disbelief, brought the maidservant's full cup of tea, and put it in his hand.

"Ning'er, go back and have a good rest first, don't get pregnant, I'll be worried." Suddenly the topic changed, and she looked at Ling Zining tenderly.

This kind of tenderness was so unreal, Ling Zining was a little flattered, and she lowered her head shyly, "Thank you for your kindness, Your Majesty, you should also pay more attention to your body."

"Qizou Emperor, Huanzhao Kingdom???" Liu Meng hurried into the hall, but was also frightened by the scene in front of him. "Young Master Xiao, how could you?"

"Liu Meng, what's the matter in such a hurry?" An Ling Yuhao looked at Liu Meng who was a little stunned, and asked curiously.

"It's??? It's the prince of Huanzhao Kingdom, Ling Zhuoxi is asking to see you." Liu Meng still looked at Xiao Jinmo in the cage in a daze, his eyes full of doubts.

"Brother? Is he here?" When Ling Zining heard that it was Ling Zhuoxi who came, she was excited, and her eyes finally shone.

Anling Yuhao put down the teacup in his hand, and was about to stand up and said, "Let him wait in the main hall of the main palace, Ning'er and I???"

"There's no need to do so much, forgive me for coming here with Liu Meng..." Before Anling Yuhao finished speaking, a man's clear voice came out from the open door, but the voice was half spoken. It came to an abrupt end.

The still handsome and extraordinary face added a bit of composure and calmness, and Ling Zhuoxi, who was full of heroism between his brows, walked into the room uninvited, but after seeing the huge cage inside, his expression froze on his face, his eyes He stared closely at the person in the cage, although it was only a vague side view.

The moment Xiao Jinmo also heard that it was Ling Zhuoxi, he quickly lowered his head, as if he was afraid of being recognized by him, but he was a little panicked in his heart, and he didn't want him to see himself like this, especially in Anlingyu In front of Hao.

"Brother!" Ling Zining looked at Ling Zhuoxi in surprise, and suddenly stood up from the chair, not caring about etiquette, and had already thrown himself into his arms.

"I haven't seen you for a long time. I didn't expect that the prince of Huanzhao Kingdom still hasn't made much progress." Anling Yuhao was obviously mocking his rudeness.

"Anling Yuhao, my father respects that you are the emperor of the capital of Anling and the husband of my imperial sister, but in my eyes, Ling Zhuoxi, you are still just the prince who has not changed." Although Ling Zhuoxi is in the capital of Anling, Knowing who he was facing in front of him, he didn't have any fear, especially after he saw the cage in front of him, a nameless anger arose in his heart. "Oh, it's not that it hasn't changed, but it's more ruthless." He glanced at the wounded man in the cage.

"Okay, can't you two have a good conversation together?" Ling Zining pouted at Ling Zhuoxi, pretending to be somewhat dissatisfied, "Brother, do you miss Ning'er?" He quickly changed the topic.

"Your Majesty, I'll go down and order the imperial dining room to hold a banquet, so as to entertain the prince who came from afar." Liu Meng also understood the situation before him, and tried to ease the atmosphere.

"No need, this time I came here on the order of my father, and I have important matters to attend to. I wonder if the emperor can show me some favors and take a chance to speak?" Ling Zhuoxi intentionally said the word 'emperor' very deeply. "Ning'er, my brother will accompany you after we finish talking about important matters." In the blink of an eye, he was full of tenderness towards Ling Zining, and sure enough, the only person who could stir up his emotions was Anling Yuhao.

"Liu Meng, take a good look at this place." An Ling Yuhao watched Ling Zhuoxi, but he didn't expect that Ling Han would send his son here in person, maybe there is something serious, "Ling Zhuoxi, come with me. "

After all, he led Ling Zhuoxi into the study room at the front and back of the hall gradually, and the moment he passed the cage, Ling Zhuoxi stared intently at the cage beside him, but only saw a scarred person, because he didn't look up from the beginning to the end, so he didn't look up. Never saw the true face.

The two walked into the study one after the other, elegant and tidy.

"Anling Yuhao, why is this happening?" Ling Zhuoxi, who had just gained a firm footing, suddenly rushed forward, grabbed Anling Yuhao's front collar, his face was flushed red, and the veins on his forehead even burst out.

Although Anling Yuhao was suddenly attacked, he still had a calm expression on his face, "Is this how your father teaches you to talk about things?"

"Anling Yuhao, don't pretend to be confused with me here, I don't care what you think in your heart, but now that Xiao Jinmo has been hurt so much, I can't just sit idly by." Ling Zhuoxi was full of anger roared, as if it would explode at any moment.

"Could it be that the important things your father told you are all these nonsense? Then forgive me for not being here with you to waste time." Anling Yuhao's calm expression remained unmoved like a stone, There were no waves of emotion either.

"I will never let you appear in front of Xiao Jinmo again. The current you will only bring him harm, Anling Yuhao, I misjudged you." Ling Zhuoxi's extremely angry look is indeed rare Yes, but the moment he saw Xiao Jinmo, all his strength collapsed in an instant. How could he not recognize him when he passed by?He just wanted to complete Xiao Jinmo's silence, not to mention the face he didn't dare to look at, even if it was just a distant back, he could clearly recognize it.

"You said it so logically. Since you like to care about him so much, you go and protect him. Everything is up to you." Anling Yuhao pressed down Ling Zhuoxi's hands tightly holding his skirt with both hands, and smoothed them nonchalantly. Wrinkled slightly, he responded casually. "Anyway, you wanted him a long time ago, and now it's what you want."

Ling Zhuoxi looked at Anling Yuhao in surprise, although she was angry at him for not protecting Xiao Jinmo well, but after seeing his nonchalant expression, her heart ached slightly, why did he treat Xiao Jinmo like this ink?Doesn't he understand Xiao Jinmo's feelings for him?Even if there is an unspeakable secret, why is it so unfeeling?

"Okay, Xiao Jinmo will be guarded by me from now on." Ling Zhuoxi finally said affirmatively, she never gave up for a moment from the beginning to the end, how could she give up now?

"Now can you tell me why your father asked you to come here?" An Ling Yuhao hardly cared about Xiao Jinmo's affairs, and turned to ask.

Ling Zhuoxi was taken aback, is this Anling Yuhao really the former little prince? "Father asked me to bring this to you. Do you think he doesn't know that you were investigating the matter of Anling Xuantian back then? It's just that he also wants to know the truth. It seems that we can still stand on this matter for the time being." on the same boat."

As he spoke, Ling Zhuoxi took out two pieces of mysterious silk cloth from his arms and put them in Anling Yuhao's hands, "I don't know if this piece of silk cloth is the silk from your Anling capital?"

Anling Yuhao carefully examined the workmanship and color of the silk cloth, "Who does this silk cloth have something to do with?" Looking at Ling Zhuoxi's slightly hesitant expression, "If you don't intend to cooperate sincerely at all, then I will It seems that there is no need to tell you what you know."

Ling Zhuoxi took a deep breath, as if he had made a major decision, but he still hesitated, it seemed that the matter was indeed serious, "Anling Yuhao, to tell you the truth, this piece of silk was obtained in my mother's palace. And the other piece is at the place where Anling Xuantian was killed, I'm afraid you also know what happened back then, my mother was also involved, so she was involved in this incident." Ling Zhuoxi's expression became a little painful as he said that "I absolutely don't believe that the queen mother harmed others. I guess she must have been tricked by others, so I must find out the truth of the matter."

"So this matter is your own investigation, right?" An Ling Yuhao said frivolously, telling what he meant.

"Anling Xuantian is your uncle, don't you want to know the reason?" Ling Zhuoxi deliberately emphasized, but did not deny his statement.

Anling Yuhao looked at the silk cloth in his hand again, and held it tightly, "Okay, I want to see who is planning this conspiracy, maybe this person hasn't stopped yet." A contemptuous smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

(in the cave)

On the temporary bed built from trees, Guiyue lay unconscious on it with wounds all over her body. The wounds that could be seen everywhere had already scabbed, and the area around the wounds seemed to have been carefully treated. The ground was filled with bottles of various sizes Bottles and cans.

Footsteps gradually sounded outside the entrance of the cave, and finally I saw Zi Yexiao walking into the cave cautiously, holding food that could satisfy his hunger and putting it on the stone, his face was full of exhaustion.

Slowly walked to Guiyue's side, checked the pulse, took out a porcelain bottle from his bosom with a still heavy face, poured out a brown pill, and put it into Guiyue's mouth.

"Take him back to the valley, I guess the ghost king has no time to pursue this matter now." Another familiar voice sounded from outside the cave.