After the cannon fodder of the Hou Mansion read my voice, he went on a killing spree.

Chapter 256 A trivial trick
The fifth prince knew that only he could hear Qiao Niannian's words, so he naturally did not want the royal secrets to be spread.

At the same time, he also gained some understanding of Qiao Niannian's abilities.

This Master Qiao is really capable, but it's just a small skill.

Qiao Niannian knew that the other party didn't believe it, but she was not in a hurry to prove anything.

Quietly handed over a piece of talisman paper.

"When you are talking to your father, hold this talisman in your hand, so that the people monitoring your father will not be able to hear your conversation."

After Qiao Niannian finished speaking, the fifth prince had a piece of talisman in his hand. Although he didn't believe in the talisman, he still put it away.

Leave the inn.

The fifth prince was completely relieved.

He thought it was some kind of master, but it turned out to be a little girl.

The fifth prince came to the door of his father's palace and smelled a strong smell of Chinese medicine before he even got close.

Back in the palace, what Qiao Niannian said always appeared in the fifth prince's mind unconsciously.

The fifth prince did not want to provoke a fight between the two countries, so it was better not to talk about it.

He did this to resolve the doubts in his heart.

Father's illness seems to be getting worse. The smell of medicine, which was not so strong before, is now a bit choking.

If His Highness the Crown Prince knew that Xia Rong and others were in Xichu, it would be impossible for these people to leave alive.

The fifth prince decided to go see his father. He wanted to see for himself what was going on.

She said that if she went to meet her father, she would know what was going on.

The Great Xia Dynasty fought with the barbarians. In the final analysis, it was the barbarians who took the initiative to provoke them. They also sent troops to help. Isn't this an initiative to provoke the war?

The fifth prince left with his guards, who couldn't help but speak.

"Your Highness, Xia Rong and them might have some purpose in coming to Xichu. Shouldn't we inform His Highness the Crown Prince about this matter?"

When he stepped forward, the eunuch saw the fifth prince approaching and immediately stepped forward to say hello.

"Fifth Prince, why are you here?"

Originally, the prince and the emperor wanted to send troops to increase the number of barbarians, but he did not agree.

Although I don’t know what happened to the country of Yue? But Yunbrucci was too good at bragging.

But His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was very stubborn on that matter and there was no room for negotiation.

He didn't believe that Western Chu, like Yue, was concerned about the fate of the country, but he was afraid, what if this was true?
After weighing the pros and cons, he decided to take this trip. In any case, it was to make Qiao Niannian give up.

"Xia Rong and his group are only about twenty people, what kind of trouble can they make?"

When the guard heard this, he nodded, feeling that what his Highness said made sense.

"If His Royal Highness the Crown Prince knows about this, I'm afraid he will take action against Xia Rongyu. When the time comes, it will only aggravate the grievances between Daxia Dynasty and Xichu."

The fifth prince waved his hand: "Don't tell His Highness the Crown Prince about this matter yet."

The fifth prince said gently: "I haven't seen your father for a long time, so I came here to see how your father is doing lately."

The eunuch immediately replied: "The emperor's health is still the same. He has been ill again in the past two days. The imperial doctor came and prescribed a lot of medicine. The emperor is still drinking it these days."

The fifth prince nodded. His father had been suffering from an old problem since two years ago. He had been weak and sometimes fell asleep.

Speaking of which, in the past year, he rarely saw his father awake.

Every time I come here, my father is either sleeping or in the process of falling asleep.

The fifth prince and the eunuch walked into the room together. The emperor was lying on the bed with his eyes closed, looking like he was fast asleep.

The eunuch glanced at the emperor, then lowered his eyebrows and waited aside.

The fifth prince looked at the eunuch: "I want to stay with my father for a while, please go out and wait!"

Upon hearing this, the eunuch glanced at the emperor again to make sure that the emperor would not wake up, then turned and left. After the eunuch turned around and left, the fifth prince stepped forward and covered his father with the quilt.

He looked at his father's much thinner face and let out a slight breath.

I don't know what's going on with my father's strange disease. The imperial doctor can't find anything wrong, but my father's body is getting weaker day by day.

He washed the handkerchief from the side and helped his father wipe his body.

In fact, the maids and eunuchs do this every day. The fifth prince only does this to express his filial piety.

Just when the handkerchief in the fifth prince's hand fell on the emperor, the emperor actually opened his eyes.

The fifth prince showed a hint of joy in his eyes.

Just as he was about to speak, his father shook his head at him, signaling him not to speak.

The fifth prince hurriedly silenced himself. At this time, he couldn't help but think of Qiao Niannian's words in his mind.

If you want to talk to your father, take out the talisman so that the person monitoring your father won't be able to hear them.

It's really strange. This palace is full of people belonging to the emperor. Who dares to spy on the emperor!
But what the father meant just now was clearly not to let him speak out.

The fifth prince took out the talisman directly, held it in his hand, and then spoke.

"Father, I met an expert today and he said that if you put this thing in the palm of your hand, the people watching you won't be able to hear us."

The emperor looked at the fifth prince, but did not speak. Instead, he pushed the basin aside to the ground.

There was a loud "bang" sound, and the water in the basin spilled all over the floor.

The emperor looked at the door quietly and found that no one came in, so he believed what the fifth prince said.

He spoke slowly.

"Your Majesty, what this expert said is true. The people around my father are all sent by the prince to monitor him."

The fifth prince was startled.

Why would the prince do such a thing?

The emperor knew that the fifth prince did not understand, but he did not have the strength to explain so much, so he could only speak hastily.

"In short, don't believe the prince's words, and be careful of the prince."

The fifth prince was a little shocked.

This was not what their father taught them before. In the past, his father always taught them to be united and friendly. The prince is the future king, so they must respect the prince and listen to his words.

And that's what they've always done.

Even though the prince has been in charge of the country for many years, he is still as good to these brothers as ever.

Never found any problems.

But what does the father’s words mean?

The emperor was awake for a short time. After saying this, he fell into coma again.

The fifth prince put away the talisman and then called the eunuch in.

As soon as the eunuch came in, he saw the basin dropped to the ground and looked surprised.

"Fifth Prince, why did the basin fall to the ground?"

The fifth prince made a random excuse: "I originally wanted to help my father wipe his cheek, but I was so clumsy that I actually knocked over the basin."

The eunuch frowned.

The basin was made of copper and would make a loud noise if it fell to the ground. He kept guarding it outside the door. But no sound was heard.

It's really strange. Normally he could hear the sound of a stool being poured out in the room, but this time he didn't hear the sound of the copper basin falling to the floor.

The fifth prince had never paid attention to a eunuch's face before, but what his father said just now made him think more about it.