In the seventh year of Chengshun, the emperor died.

Before he died, the emperor called the prince Luochen and passed on the throne to him.

In the harem, there are only two princes, Luo Shi and Qin Wang Luo Ming.

The emperor was worried about the prince, so he made a request.

He asked the son of General Zhen Guo to assist him.

Therefore, I didn't like the imperial city because of my travels. I went out to fight in the battlefield when I was eight years old, and I haven't returned yet.

Luo Chen had never met this person, so he was inevitably dissatisfied, but the emperor had made up his mind, so he had no choice but to agree.

In the third month of the national mourning, Luo Zhen called him back to the palace.

The imperial city was far away, Luo Chen waited and waited, and finally got the news of his return to the city after three months.

The next day, Luo Shi turned up early, ready to have a look at the assistant minister, but his eyes almost swept the palace clean, and he didn't see the old man.

Neither did the third day.

Day [-]...

Seeing that tomorrow is the succession ceremony, Luo Chen finally became angry.

"Chang'an, go find out where Gu Xingzhi has gone! Why hasn't he come to see me after returning to the city for so many days!"

Luo Chen rushed back to the dormitory angrily, and immediately a eunuch stepped forward to help him take off his outer robe.

The young eunuch whose name was called hurried forward, saluted and said: "Your Majesty, this matter... a while ago, people from the General's Mansion came to report that the General was attacked by assassins when he returned to the city, and he is now at home wounded. Resting, just saying that tomorrow will definitely arrive..."

Speaking of the latter, Chang An couldn't continue talking, his head was lowered.

Anyone can see that this is just an excuse for the other party not wanting to come.

Luo Chen was stuffy and speechless with anger. He simply waved his hand and asked the eunuch to prepare hot water. He would take a bath first.

The late emperor left too much mess, and he couldn't finish it. After a day, he was so tired that his back ached.

Lying in the bathtub, Luo Chen couldn't even recover.

He was originally a character who didn't fight or grab, and he was ready to wait for the former emperor to have another one, so that he could withdraw from the battle for the throne and go out with the title of prince.

Who knew that the first emperor died of a serious illness suddenly, and the throne was suddenly suppressed, and the second younger brother Luo Mingji hated him and waited for an opportunity to cause trouble, even that old man deliberately messed with him.

Luo Chen closed his eyes, only feeling that there was a lingering anger in his heart.

Amidst the clouds and mist, someone opened the door and walked in.

Luo Shi thought it was the eunuch who added water, so he said casually: "Just put the water on the side and go out, there is no need to wait."

The eunuch saluted respectfully, and said, "Your Majesty, the general has sent you a letter, saying that he would like to meet you outside the palace in an hour's time."

Luo Chen opened his eyes, looked sideways, and saw the other party's face covered by mist. He vaguely felt as if he had seen it before, so he didn't doubt it too much, and stretched out his hand to take the letter paper and unfold it.

The font was vigorous and powerful, and he asked Luo Chen out of the palace in a arrogant tone, saying that he only wanted to assist the capable emperor, otherwise he would rather die.

Luo Chen shook his hand, and the paper floated into the water and instantly got wet.

Luo Chen: "..."

He stared blankly at the pool.

Would rather die?

No, did he force him to do it?The past few days I have not come to report for duty, has he said anything?How could you die at every turn?

The eunuch said: "Your Majesty, the former Emperor once asked the old general to assist the emperor, so what the general said is a crime of beheading."

Luo Chen raised his eyes to look at him, feeling cold in his heart.

Of course he knew, it was just that Xingzhi would rather die than assist him. If the news got out, wouldn't it mean that even the Great General Zhen Guo couldn't accept him as emperor?At that time, the hearts of the people will be in turmoil, even if they are put to death, it will not help.

Furthermore, Xingzhi was appointed by the late emperor and the son of a general who ruled the country. Now that he has just become emperor, he must not be put to death.

Luo Jiu's fingers trembled, and finally he took the piece of paper out of the water and squeezed it tightly in his palm: "Go out, and follow me out of the palace later."

The eunuch raised his head, and stepped in without knowing it: "Your Majesty, it's better to help the younger ones..."

Before he finished speaking, Luo Chen glanced coldly, and the eunuch immediately shivered, only then did he remember that there were rules in the palace, the former prince and the current emperor never let anyone take a bath.

After the eunuch went out, Luo Chen hurriedly washed and walked out in casual clothes.

He was still holding the piece of paper in his hand, and it was completely dry now, but the paper became very wrinkled because of being wet.

Luo Shi stuffed the ball of paper into his sleeve and asked Changan to prepare the car.

Chang An hurried down to make arrangements, and then came back to his senses, curious: "Your Majesty, it's so late, what are you going out of the palace for?"

"I...go to see a doctor." Luo Chen stepped onto the sedan chair, and Chang An wanted to go up too, but Luo Chen called him down after a while, and another eunuch went up.

Seeing Luo Chen and the other eunuchs run away, Chang An murmured with a blank face, "That eunuch...why does it look familiar to me?"

After the familiar eunuch took Luo Shi out of the palace, he got out of the sedan chair with Luo Shi, bought a half-covered mask on the side of the road and put it on, and walked all the way to a certain alley, just in time for the banquet in the flower building opposite, singing and dancing, How lively.

It was Luo Chen's first time out of the palace, and he was dazzled by the bright colors, so he quickly calmed down and prepared to find someone, but in the end there were too many people, and he was directly separated from the eunuch.

"That..." Luo Chen turned his head and wanted to call someone, but found that he didn't even know the name of the other party.

Forget it, although he couldn't find the eunuch, he had already read the contents of the letter, so he just needed to ask someone for directions...

Luo Chen stopped one person casually and asked, "Do you know where Tianxi Tower is?"

The man was taken aback when he heard the words, thinking how could someone in Tianxi Tower not know where he was, then he choked when he saw a pair of innocent and harmless eyes: "You... haven't been out before?"

Luo Chen was at a loss for a moment, then surprised: "How do you know?"

So Xingzhi couldn't help laughing: "How can people in the capital not know about Tianxi Tower?"

Seeing that he knew the way, Luo Chen immediately felt relieved: "I'm going to meet someone, you take me there, and I'll pay you, how about it?"

Therefore, Xingzhi saw that the fabric of his clothes was very good, and thought that he was probably a child of a family who didn't go out often, and he was fooled out by someone, so he reminded him: "The one who went to Tianxi Tower, who didn't go to find someone? If you go to Most decent people are not in Tianxi Tower."

Luo Chen thought about Gu Xingzhi's face, and curled his lips: "He may not be a serious person."

"..."

Therefore: "Are you sure? Do you know where Tianxi Tower is?"

Luo Chen pondered: "Is there something special about restaurants?"

"..." Gu Xingzhi lamented that it was indeed someone's good boy who was tricked out, "That's a brothel, the largest brothel in the whole capital, and all the people who go looking for it are top-notch sex workers, and you may not be able to see them for tens of millions of taels of silver. On the previous side, I advise you to..."

Before he finished speaking, Luo Chen was dumbfounded for a moment, and the part of his face exposed outside the mask was completely red.

After admiring the change of face, Xingzhi felt happy in his heart, and felt that he had done another great deed today, so he patted Luo Chen's head: "I don't know who you are going to find, but I would like to advise you, don't be easily deceived gone."

Luo Chen choked up, and wanted to die.The words are so high-sounding, but the result is that he is asked to come to the brothel. If it is spread, what face does he have as an emperor!

He was in a trance, secretly cursing that shameless Gu Xingzhi, saying that he was recuperating at home, but he actually came to the brothel!

He just said that he was uneasy and kind-hearted!

Luo Chen gritted his teeth, and didn't notice that someone's claws were on his head all the time. He gritted his teeth and said, "No, I have to go!"

He raised his eyes, his gaze was firm and fierce: "You take me there, and I'll give you money!"

Therefore, Xingzhi couldn't help being curious when he met the pretentiously fierce but not intimidating eyes: "Tell me, which woman in the brothel cheated your heart?"

Luo Chen glanced at Gu Xingzhi, saw that he was wearing ordinary clothes and looked like a knight, so he relaxed his vigilance: "It's not a woman."

"Not a woman?" Gu Xingzhi was surprised. When he was outside the fortress, he knew that the people in the frontier fortress were more open-minded, and men and women were not taboo. He didn't expect that even in the capital, there were good men.

Or a man who looks so weak?

But the other party was from a brothel after all, so it was normal to be able to seduce such an aristocratic son who was ignorant of the world and had little knowledge.

So Xingzhi was only surprised for a second before he came back to his senses. He had gone to Tianxi Tower before, but he didn't notice the man inside. Seeing that he couldn't help, he only agreed to send him there.

Luo Chen breathed a sigh of relief, and hurriedly followed Gu Xingzhi through the depths of the crowd alley.

Along the way, Luo Chen had been trying his best to find the eunuch just now, but there were so many people that he couldn't find it at all, and he almost fell down a few times, only to be rescued by one of his old friends.

"Look at the road, don't get distracted." Gu Xingzhi put his collar by his side, and quickly walked to the gate of Tianxi Tower.

The gate of Tianxi Tower is closed, unlike other shops that welcome visitors from all over the world. You can only hear singing and dancing inside.

Luo Chen came back to his senses, looked at the closed door, and wondered: "Why is this door closed? Are they closed today?"

"No." It can be regarded as a good person to the end, so Xingzhi explained, "There is a rule in Tianxi Tower. To enter Tianxi Tower, you need to book a seat in advance. Those who have not booked in advance have to wait for the guests inside to release the poem , After the second half of the sentence, the other party agrees to go in, which is equivalent to an invitation system."

Therefore, Xingzhi has his own way inside, and it is very easy to get in, but seeing Luo Chen's dazed look, he doesn't know why he is not at ease.

While talking, Luo Chen noticed a piece of paper pasted on the door. He stepped forward and tore it off to take a look, and saw that there was a sentence on it that said, "You are not afraid of being broken into pieces."

Luo Chen: "..."

The handwriting was the same as the letter he received, and it was obviously written by "Gu Xingzhi".

But the meaning of "you are not afraid of being smashed to pieces, leaving only your innocence in the world" has very strong connotations, and he was immediately aroused, huddled into a ball angrily, turned around and wanted to leave.

However, after walking two steps, Gu Xingzhi asked him: "What? Have you figured it out?"

Luo Chen remembered his purpose, took a deep breath, gritted his teeth, walked back, and wrote the second half of the sentence with a pen.

He knocked on the door, and someone opened a hole in the door, and a hand stretched out. Luo didn't know what to do, so he told him that this meant for him to hand in a poem.

He handed in the poem, and the door opened after a while, and Gui Nu told him with a smile on his face: "The second room on the left on the second floor, guests please~"

Luo Chen pursed his lips and smiled, his eyes were full of intentions to settle accounts. He was going to go upstairs directly, but he remembered something after taking two steps, turned back and walked towards the old place, and took out a few taels from his arms at the same time. The silver stuffed into his hand.

"Thank you for bringing me... I came here, this is your reward."

So Xingzhi was slightly taken aback, and smelled a faint fragrance in his nose. This fragrance was different from ordinary incense, and the material used was very special. He remembered that this was one of the spoils he confiscated to the emperor after winning a battle. but……

He stared at someone in the crowd who was somewhat out of breath and pretending to be elegant, thinking that he was probably confused.

How could that person leave the palace and come to this dusty place?

So Xingzhi touched the money that was still warm, and was going to drink some flower wine along the way.

Not far away, the eunuch who was separated earlier stared at Gu Xingzhi's back, took out a pack of medicine powder from his pocket, and handed it to others: "Tell the prince, Gu Xingzhi is here, arrange for Princess Wen to come over. "

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