Not as beautiful as the uncle

Chapter 33 Monsters?

Stretching out his hand and pointing in the direction of the main house, Chi Yu opened his mouth, stunned and dazed for a moment, unable to utter a sound from his throat.

Madam Zheng patted her on the back tenderly, and said in a low voice, "Don't be afraid, the master is not a bad person."

He's not a bad person, then... Chi Yu swallowed his saliva, and asked with chattering teeth, "Master... is he human?"

She should have felt that something was wrong a long time ago. Back then, in the Pearl Pavilion, there was such a big fire, how did the master save herself without making a sound?In the light of the fire, she clearly saw the three-foot-long white hair and the overwhelming red robe, how could they all disappear in a blink of an eye?The four princes and Shen Qihuai are very suspicious people, but they just met him once, why do they all think that he is the third prince who has been lost for many years?

The situation in North Korea and China is so chaotic, how did Shen Guyuan know the backgrounds and preferences of so many people?How could he make accurate calculations and push Shen Qihuai to this point step by step?

This is simply not something humans can do...

Trembling all over his body, Chi Yu tremblingly grabbed Nanny Zheng's clothes, looking at her with pale lips.

Sighing, Mammy Zheng reached out and stroked her hair: "Mammy also has difficulties, so I can't tell you too much, but one day you will understand the whole truth. Your master is a fool with a hard mouth and a soft heart, and he doesn't know now. things, so you have to tolerate him, don't leave him."

Don't leave him?Chi Yu couldn't laugh or cry: "He asked me to go."

Marry Shen Zhibai, she will naturally leave him, this is Shen Guyuan's wish, he never wanted to keep her by his side at all.

"Listen to Mammy, don't go." Madam Zheng said seriously, "You will regret it if you leave."

Clutching Nanny Zheng's sleeve, it took Chi Yu a long time to come back to his senses, took a deep breath, and let out a long breath: "Mammy, can I ask you a question?"

"You said."

"The reason why Master saved me and helped me like this...what is it?"

Madam Zheng frowned in distress, looked left and right, lowered her body to get closer to her, and whispered: "Everything in the world has a cause and an effect. Your master has planted a cause that owes you, so you must come and taste it." This is the result of helping you. This is what he owes you, so you don't have to feel embarrassed."

Listening in a daze, Chi Yu thought for a while: "Then, Master should be a good monster?"

"Yes... huh?" Madam Zheng blinked, "Why do you become a monster?"

"What he just used, isn't it a sorcery?" Chi Yu pursed his lips: "I've seen the fairy drama, and they all said that the gods wear white clothes, and those who wear gaudy clothes are usually demons."

Madam Zheng stared at her dumbfounded, turned her back, and laughed unkindly.

"What?" Chi Yu hurriedly turned around: "Is there something wrong with what I said?"

"No, no, that's right." Wiping away tears from laughter, Madam Zheng patted her on the shoulder: "Then what kind of monster do you think your master is?"

After thinking about it seriously, Chi Yu said: "He has the fragrance of plum blossoms, maybe it's the essence of plum blossoms, but he looks really good-looking. Everyone in the world says that only a fox spirit can turn into a human body to be beautiful, so...maybe He is a vixen who likes plum blossoms."

"Hahaha——" Madam Zheng laughed wildly as she thumped the ground, she was out of breath, and said intermittently: "I like... a vixen who likes plum blossoms, this status is very good!"

Chi Yu looked at her with a complicated expression: "Nurse, I'm very scared and flustered now, can you stop laughing so happily?"

"Sorry, sorry." Madam Zheng sat up straight, wiped her face with a veil, and looked at her jokingly: "If your master is a monster, shouldn't you run away now?"

"Even if he is a monster, he must be a monster who won't harm me. What am I afraid of?" Chi Yu frowned: "I just can't accept it for a while."

"Yes." Madam Zheng smiled and said, "It's not easy for anyone to change it, so you can sleep with Madam tonight?"

"Okay!" Chi Yu looked at her gratefully: "Thank you, Mommy!"

In the main house, Shen Guyuan who had tied the red rope loosened the barrier around him, looked at the time, and then looked at the quiet courtyard outside, squinted his eyes, and counted with his fingers.

Actually in the side hall?
A little surprised, Shen Guyuan got up and went to the side hall to knock on the door: "Ningchi Yu."

When Chi Yu, who was sitting on the bed in a daze, heard the sound, he was so frightened that he pulled the quilt and wrapped himself up, swallowed, and tremblingly said: "Master...Master, I want to sleep at Mammy's place tonight. "

Nanny Zheng gave her a funny look, stepped forward to open the door, and bowed to Shen Guyuan: "Master, Miss Chi Yu is not feeling well, and she is afraid of infecting you, so she will sleep with the old man tonight."

Looking at her suspiciously, Shen Guyuan looked at the quilt on the bed inside: "Really?"

"Really!" A quilt answered loudly.

Curling his lips, Shen Guyuan walked away with a flick of his sleeves.What does it have to do with him to sleep wherever he likes?
After the door closed, Madam Zheng went to bed and huddled with Chi Yu, and gently stroked her hair: "Hey, don't be afraid."

"I'm not afraid..." Chi Yu stuck out his head and said with a mournful face, "I'm just not used to it, monsters and the like... I've lived for more than ten years, and I've never met one before."

Nonsense, ordinary people have never met it!Sister Zheng squinted her eyes with a smile: "It's nothing to be afraid of, he is not much different from a human being, but some abilities are very human."

"Then...will he suddenly show his original shape?" Chi Yu asked with staring eyes.

Madam Zheng shook her head: "He always looks like this."

"Say it earlier." Heaved a sigh of relief, Chi Yu put down the quilt and stopped shaking for an instant: "It's fine if you don't suddenly turn into a fox, then there's nothing to panic about."

"You girl..." Mother Zheng smiled and shook her head: "Why are you thinking so strangely? Everyone in the world is afraid of monsters cannibalizing people, but you are only afraid of monsters showing their true colors."

"What's so scary about monsters eating people?" Chi Yu shrugged: "There are not a few people who can eat people in this world. It must be much scarier than eating people in their original form."

After hearing it this way, does it make sense?Nanny Zheng choked for a moment, blew out the lamp, and said in a low voice, "Go to sleep first, you are quite frightened."

Chi Yu nodded, comforted himself, and barely fell asleep.

The next morning, when Shen Guyuan got up, he saw Chi Yu moving things outside.

"What are you doing?" His body was stiff, and he could only look at her sideways and ask.

"Master is awake?" Chi Yu ran over with a serious face, and said seriously: "Some things that the young emperor gave you for winter are not suitable. I will move them out and bring in new ones."

What kind of Buddha statue, carved Buddha incense burner, carved Guanyin screen, all were thrown out by her!Just kidding, what if I hurt Master?
Shen Guyuan looked at her inexplicably, and was about to ask if there was something wrong with her mind, when he saw this man walking to his bedside, and stretched out his hand to cover his forehead.

"Master lacks yang energy, right? That's why it's always so cold." Chi Yu said solemnly: "It's okay, I will warm your bed for you in the future!"

Moved his hand, reluctantly waved her hand away, Shen Guyuan said with a dark face: "Why are you so crazy in the morning?"

Chi Yu blinked and lowered his head to reflect.Master didn't know that she knew his secret, so her behavior was indeed abnormal in his eyes.

After calming down, Chi Yu said with a smile: "Get up first, a large group of people are waiting for you outside."

A large group of people?Shen Guyuan frowned, rubbed the temperature in her palm, after a while, turned over and got up.

Today's Renshan Prince's Mansion was very lively early in the morning, and the outside was crowded with officials in court uniforms, chirping and chatting.As soon as Chi Yu opened the door, those people filed in like a court, rushed to Shen Guyuan and saluted: "My lord, the world is in chaos, my lord!"

"What's the matter?" Shen Guyuan frowned: "At this hour, shouldn't everyone be in the court?"

"The young emperor had a high fever last night, so he didn't come to court this morning." The grand master bowed his hands to him: "But something important happened in the court, the sympathetic prince just sits idly by, and the ministers can only come to the palace to disturb."

Chi Yu and Su Ming moved stools for them to sit on, and the entire main courtyard was full of officials, just like in court.

"My lord." Zhao Yinma said solemnly: "General Ji Yadong has returned to the court, but he is stationed ten miles away from the capital, and he is unwilling to hand over his military power!"

Shen Guyuan raised his eyebrows.

"Where is this plausible?" Prince Xiao's face was livid: "Since ancient times, military power has belonged to the royal family, and generals who have made meritorious service in expeditions should disarm and hand over power to enjoy meritorious service. General Ji's move has already suspected of rebellion!"

"What does the Prince of Mercy say?" Shen Guyuan asked.

Prince Zhong frowned and said, "Qihuai said that General Ji had been fighting for two years, and he had to hand over his military power as soon as he returned to the capital. The situation of not handing over the military power for ten miles, if there is a rebellion, what should we do?"

Now that the royal family is withered and power is falling apart, it is already in jeopardy, even if Shen Guyuan tried his best to turn the tide and save some of the situation, it would not be able to withstand a rebellion.

"Ji Yadong is Shen Qihuai's old friend." Chi Yu whispered next to him: "That is also a person who suffered a lot of grievances when he was a child, and he met Shen Qihuai as soon as he met Shen Qihuai. The two have similar personalities, and they act decisively and ruthlessly. Be moral."

Shen Qihuai alone is not enough to make people fear, but with Ji Yadong holding a heavy soldier, it will inevitably make people tremble.

Many important ministers have worried expressions on their faces. They are on the side of the royal family, but the current royal family is on the verge of collapse!

"I will discuss this matter with the emperor brothers alone." Shen Guyuan said: "My lords, go home first and wait, don't panic."

What Shen Qihuai wanted was nothing more than supreme power, and it was completely understandable that Ji Yadong was not allowed to hand over the military power because he had more bargaining chips in his hand.It's just that understanding is understanding, but it cannot be condoned.

Chi Yu sent away a large group of officials, and was about to go back, when someone shouted at the gate of the mansion: "Miss Chi Yu."

Slightly taken aback, Chi Yu turned her head, and the man bowed his knees to salute her, and said respectfully: "My master is at the tea house in the next street, please tell me."

Pity the servants of the palace.

Chi Yu narrowed his eyes, thought for a while, talked to the porter, and walked out the door holding his skirt.

The fragrance of tea was wafting, Shen Qihuai sat on the tall teahouse, looked at the people coming and going in and out of the gate of Prince Renshan's mansion in the distance, and smiled quietly.

"My lord." Chi Yu stood beside him and smiled: "Newlywed Yan Er, why did you come to talk to me if you don't accompany the princess?"

Putting down the teacup, Shen Qihuai smiled at her: "Why do you have to tease me, you should know that my life is not easy."

"Oh?" Chi Yu sat down with a smile on his face: "Isn't it absurd that such a sympathetic prince would say that he is having a hard time after marrying the daughter of the prime minister's family and holding the power of the court?"

"Chi Yu." Shen Qihuai pursed his lips, and said like he had ordered countless times before: "I want the greatest power in the world."

The greatest power in the world?Chi Yu frowned, and said with a sneer, "It's not from the Shen family, so I don't think it's possible to be a dragon?"

Lightly tapping on the table, Shen Qihuai said with a smile: "It's not that you have to be a dragon, but... I want to enter the imperial tomb."

The imperial mausoleum is a place that only the emperors of the past dynasties can enter. If you want to enter the imperial mausoleum, why don't you say Xiao Xianglong?Chi Yu rolled his eyes.

"I don't want to hurt you, so I want to remind you in advance." Shen Qihuai looked at her deeply and said, "Don't go for the year-end sacrifice."

"What do you want to do?" Chi Yu narrowed his eyes: "The year-end sacrifice is held in the ancestral hall, where my father, queen, mother and concubine have their spiritual seats, why don't I go?"

"Under the ancestral temple and ancestral hall, there is a secret passage leading directly to the imperial tomb." Shen Qihuai's eyes flickered slightly: "This king only recently discovered."

secretly?Chi Yu frowned: "Why are you telling me this?"

"You are my beloved, so I will naturally not hide anything from you." Shen Qihuai said: "Just like before, no matter what I do, I always keep you by my side, and I never let you avoid it."

That's why she has the ability to take revenge on him like this today!
Chi Yu was silent.

"I said this for no other reason than to save you from a disaster." Shen Qihuai said: "There will be troubles in the ancestral temple at that time, it is best if you are not here."

"Also...on the wedding night, this king didn't touch Yu Youwei."

Hearing this sentence, Chi Yu laughed out loud: "What's the point of saying that? Your lord, Yu Youwei, didn't he belong to you when he was in the Yizhu Pavilion?"

Slightly taken aback, Shen Qihuai was surprised by her words: "You..."

"I was outside the yard at the time." Chi Yu smiled: "So Chi Yu remembers what you said."

This king just likes you, nothing you say is useless.As soon as Ningchi Yu dies, this king immediately welcomes you through the door.

His face turned pale, Shen Qihuai frowned: "How could you?"

"Unexpected?" Chi Yu smiled lowly: "I also didn't expect that the indifferent and calm man in front of me, when hugging another woman, said something so beautiful that my heart would be moved when I heard it, let alone Yu Youwei."

Very embarrassed, Shen Qihuai stood up.

Chi Yu followed him to stand up, jokingly said: "You have worked hard these days, you came to me to talk about your difficulties, and you came to talk to me about the past to play the sympathy card, just to confuse Shen Guyuan through me , let him hear what I have heard from you, and confuse his judgment."

Blinking, she smiled brightly: "But I'm sorry, I didn't convey the words and news you said to my master before, and I won't in the future. I've seen enough of your hypocritical face, and I'm not interested anymore. , so stop here!"

Turning around coolly, Chi Yu walked downstairs without looking back.

However, several guards stood at the stairs, instantly blocking her retreat.

Behind Shen Qi Huai Yin said: "I still underestimated you, Ning Chi Yu."

"Excellent award." Chi Yu stood on the spot and looked back at him: "The prince is planning to kill someone now?"

if not?Do you want to leave this scourge in the world and continue to embarrass him?Shen Qihuai sneered, and was about to wave his hand.

"You might as well take a look downstairs first." Chi Yu shrugged, "And then decide whether to kill me or not."

With a pause, Shen Qihuai frowned and glanced down the teahouse.

The people from Prince Renshan's mansion came and surrounded the whole teahouse. As long as Ningchi Yu died on it, he couldn't escape.

Gritting his teeth, Shen Qihuai looked at Chi Yu angrily: "Why didn't this king find out before that he raised your leopard like a cat?"

"It's not too late to find out now." Chi Yu smiled and gave him a standard blessing: "By the way, I haven't had time to congratulate the prince on his wedding. The princess is very suitable for you. old, forever united."

Yu Youwei has done many embarrassing things, and she often does things without thinking, but she says she is suitable for him?Shen Qihuai's face turned blue, watching her turn and walk down, his eyes were as dark as night.

The undercurrent in the capital was turned to the bright side by the issue of Ji Yadong's military power. Shen Qihuai's party ran against the royalist officials from all aspects. Shen Guyuan was not idle. All the high-ranking people were dismounted.The atmosphere between the government and the opposition was tense, and the palace gradually stopped setting up early courts. People from Shen Qihuai went to the Mansion of Mercy every morning to discuss matters, while the rest went to the Mansion of Renshan.

"There is no way around this." Prince Xiao sighed, "Young emperor is too young to be in charge. This king has long expected that the early court will be abolished one day."

"It's fine to abolish it." Prince Zhong said: "There are still many vacillating people in the court, instead of listening to Shen Qihuai's bragging every day in the court, it's better to stay at home and wait and see, it's slower to defect."

Having said that, the brows of the princes never loosened.

"The year-end memorial service will be held soon." Shen Guyuan said in no hurry: "When the time comes, everyone should come early."

When Chi Yu heard this, he couldn't help feeling a little flustered, and when they were all over, he pulled Shen Guyuan and whispered, "Master, what are you going to do?"

Shen Guyuan said: "What I want to do has always been to pull Shen Qihuai off the horse, isn't it?"

He couldn't understand why these old men were worried one by one. To capture the thief first, the king should be captured first. As long as Shen Qihuai loses power, all problems will be solved easily.

"But..." Chi Yu swallowed: "Shen Qihuai is hard to deal with, you... plan to use any other method?"

Like witchcraft or something!

Glancing at her, Shen Guyuan reached out and poked her forehead: "What's going on in your mind? If I want to deal with him, I must be upright."

Chi Yu covered his forehead with worry in his eyes.

"Let me ask you, what is Shen Qihuai's most important thing?" Shen Guyuan folded his arms and looked at her.

Chi Yu answered without thinking, "Power."

"If you want to take revenge on him and take away what he values ​​most, will he feel particularly uncomfortable?"

"Yes!" Chi Yu nodded: "He will live a life worse than death!"

"Then our goal has been achieved?"

It seems to be the reason, Chi Yu blinked, and suddenly he was very moved: "Master, you did this because you wanted to avenge me?"

"No." Shen Guyuan said expressionlessly, "I just want to see him suffer."

With a broken face, Chi Yu pouted, and muttered a few words in a low voice: "Monsters are just inhuman."

"What did you say?" Shen Guyuan raised his eyebrows.

"It's nothing, nothing." Quickly waving his hands, Chi Yu said, "Then I'm going to prepare things, and I also have a lot of things to burn for my father, mother and concubine."

After finishing speaking, he lifted his skirt and ran away without a trace.

Shen Guyuan felt a little strange, thought for a while, then turned around and kicked open the door of Madam Zheng's room.

"Master." Madam Zheng sighed, "How many times have I told you that you can knock on the door."

"What did you tell her?" He ignored her words and asked directly.

Nanny Zheng lowered her head and sewed the skirt earnestly, and said in a neutral manner: "What can I say? Isn't Miss Chiyu doing well?"

All right, all right, but why is the look in his eyes so strange recently?And every night he had to come to warm his bed, and he couldn't drive him away, completely gone from the previous grudges.

Someone must be playing tricks behind the scenes!

"Master, you're overthinking." Zheng Mama said with a smile: "You, you'd better worry about those troublesome things. I just sew clothes and don't care about anything else."

"I hope you will do what you say." Shen Guyuan pursed his lips, turned and walked out.

The day of the year-end sacrifice came, and Chi Yu looked at the things he had prepared with a sad face, and said, "There are so many, how can we move them?"

Shen Guyuan stood behind her, looked up inadvertently, and was startled.

Gold and silver ingots stacked on paper piled up into two mountains.Filled up the entire main courtyard.

"What are you doing with so much?" He frowned: "It's not like there is no paper money in the palace."

"That's different." Chi Yu curled her lips: "I said when I was a child that I wanted to earn money to honor my father, queen, mother and concubine when I grow up, but now they can't spend money even if they have money, so naturally they have to stack more ingots."

After finishing speaking, he pulled his sleeve pitifully: "Master, can you find a way for me to take it there?"

Shen Guyuan rolled his eyes: "What can I do? Tell Su Ming to find some bullock carts."

"Is it possible?" Chi Yu's eyes lit up: "Master, don't you have anything to transport?"

"No." Shen Guyuan walked away.

After all, Shen has no real blood relationship with him, and he doesn't care about sacrifices. Chi Yu thinks it's normal, and happily asks Madam Zheng to help, and first transport the ingots that he folded into the palace.

The atmosphere in the entire capital today is a little weird, and there are no people on the street at dawn.Shen Guyuan watched, and saw that the carriages of various families were heading towards the imperial ancestral temple, and there were many guards along the way.

"It's really cautious." Chi Yu sighed softly: "The guards are stricter than in previous years."

Shen Guyuan didn't say a word, his eyes were deep, as if he was thinking about something.

Chi Yu hesitated for a moment, and said: "Master, be careful, Shen Qihuai will definitely make some moves today."

"I know." Shen Guyuan said, "Just protect yourself."

Chi Yu nodded. Even if she couldn't help, she would definitely not hold her back. This can still be done.

The ancestral hall is at the foot of Luozang Mountain behind the palace. The sacrifice begins. The Shen family members will enter the main ancestral hall, and the rest of the royal family will burn sacrifices next to several branch halls, waiting for the auspicious time of the ceremony.

However, before the auspicious time came, a shout of anger came from the main ancestral hall.

"Isn't this ridiculous? He won't come to the year-end ceremony?" Prince Xiao was furious: "Is Ji Yadong going to rebel?"

Standing beside him, Shen Qihuai said calmly: "My lord, calm down. Why do you have to be so angry in front of your ancestors? General Ji is sick in bed today, so it's no wonder he can't come."

"You're sick in bed!" Prince Xiao sneered, "Don't think that this king doesn't know what you're planning!"

Today they wanted to take back the military power from General Ji through the ceremony, and Zhao Yinma had already brought people to guard everywhere, everything was ready, but Ji Yadong didn't come.

Doesn't this make it clear that they will not hand over military power?If you didn't pay it when you first returned to Beijing, you can prevaricate by saying that you just returned to Beijing and it was too late.what about now?Seven or eight days have passed, holding military power and stationed outside the capital, what kind of mind do you have? !
"Uncle Huang's words are wrong." Shen Qihuai said lightly: "This king and General Ji are serving the country, and they can only make good plans for His Majesty, but you, your lord, have always pushed us as outsiders, how can you not let us Chilling?"

There were concessions and threats in these words, Prince Xiao's face was ashen when he heard it, and he squeezed his fists and looked at him.

Shen Qihuai waved someone to close the door of the main ancestral hall, glanced at the four princes in front of him and the young emperor and Shen Guyuan next to him, and said: "To this day, Ming people don't have to speak secretly. This king thinks he is serving the country. Quite a few, although they are not enough to die, but they are still dedicated. Why do you treat me like this?"

The third envoy was imprisoned, Xuan Xiaolei was convicted, and the power in his hands was taken back bit by bit by them.Isn't Shen Guyuan back?As for making things worse like this?

"What did we do to you?" Prince Xiao's face sank like water: "You make it clear in front of the ancestors of the Shen family that you are a person with a foreign surname, and the King of Zhennan gave you the surname Shen and let you inherit his surname." For the fief and the throne, you don't know how to be grateful, so you still want to complain?"

"Let me inherit his fiefdom and throne..." Shen Qihuai sneered: "Do you really think that with Zhennan King's temperament, an outsider will let me inherit the throne?"

Prince Xiao paused.

They only heard a little about what happened that year.All I know is that the prince of Zhennan passed away, the concubine died in love, and the whereabouts of the eldest son of the mansion are also unknown. According to the suicide note of King Zhennan, the throne was given to Shen Qihuai.It shouldn't have been so hasty, but it happened that the young emperor was enthroned at that time, and when he was in a hurry, he didn't have time to take care of so many things, so he decided for the time being.

Who knew that the later Shen Qihuai was really outstanding and helped them a lot, so they gave him the throne by default, and gave him a new title, hoping that he would be merciful and merciful to the common people.

"There is no need to bring up the matter of the past, let's talk about it now." Shen Qihuai sneered: "I have served the court for many years, why do you want to deprive me of power without saying a word? Is it because I am not Shen Qihuai?" His blood?"

It is indeed because of this that the blood of the royal family is more important than anything else, and it is understandable to regain the power in his hands.

Prince Xiao softened his expression: "Qihuai, we don't mean to put you to death, but just let you take a rest, so you don't have to be so tired."

"What's the difference between that and wanting me to die?" Shen Qihuai laughed, pointing to the tablet above and said, "Let your ancestors of the Shen family see how shameless you are when you cross the river and tear down the bridge like this!"

"It's you who are shameless." Shen Guyuan hugged the young emperor, and said slowly: "The power belongs to the Shen family. If you want to take it, you are willing to put in your energy and hard work. It is not the Shen family who begs you. Now You are ambitious and endanger the country, and the Shen family wants to take back their power, what's wrong?"

Shen Qihuai was taken aback, looked back at him, and sneered: "I endanger the country and have wolf ambitions? Ask everyone here, who has no ambition?"

"Stop judging a gentleman's belly with a villain's heart!" Prince Jing frowned: "What ambition do we have?"

With a mocking smile, Shen Qihuai said: "Doesn't any of you want to go into the imperial tomb?"

Everyone present, except Shen Guyuan, were all taken aback.

Shen Guyuan frowned slightly: "What do you mean?"

"Ah, you, the wandering prince, don't know?" Shen Qihuai smiled: "The Shen family's royal family has a big secret."

"Shen Qihuai!" Prince Xiao was angry: "Don't talk nonsense!"

Seeing their flustered expressions, Shen Qihuai's eyes showed some joy: "He really doesn't know? You people who are emperor brothers are not kind. You use others to fight with me while hiding them from them. No wonder our Third Prince It looks like there is no desire and no desire, so I don't know at all."

"Know what?" Shen Guyuan raised his eyebrows.

"The great ancestor of the Shen family once asked for the Nine Turns Resurrection Pill for his beloved concubine, but he couldn't get it. Instead, he got the elixir. It's a pity that he wanted to die, so the elixir was buried with him." Shen Qihuai licked his lips : "That is to say, in the imperial mausoleum now, there is the medicine of immortality, ordinary people can live forever if they eat it."

Immortality has always been something that mortals pursue, especially high-ranking and powerful people. If they want to extend the time they enjoy, they will ask for the elixir.

This is more attractive than the throne.

Shen Guyuan frowned slightly, and glanced at the four princes next to him. The desire in their eyes was not as strong as that of Shen Qihuai, but it was impossible to say that they didn't want it.

"And then?" Looking back at Shen Qihuai, he asked, "So what if there is such a medicine?"

"You don't want it?" Shen Qihuai raised his eyebrows.

"No need." Shen Guyuan shrugged: "Besides, since it was buried with Taizu, are you going to pry open Taizu's coffin?"

"Absolutely not!" Prince Xiao frowned: "As long as this king is still alive, he will never allow such a thing to happen!"

With a soft snort, Shen Qihuai said: "I'm afraid I just don't want the medicine to fall into the hands of others? It's not that the prince didn't send people to investigate the imperial tomb."

Prince Xiao raised his eyebrows upside down: "What nonsense are you talking about!"

Spreading his hands fearlessly, Shen Qihuai said: "The king has seen through it anyway. With you here, outsiders will not end well in this court. Instead of waiting for your power to be cut a little bit, the prince should make a choice."

This was a blatant threat, and the four princes were all angry. Prince Xiao weighed it for a moment and asked him: "What choice?"

"The first way, Ji Yadong will not hand over the military power. If you want to make things difficult, his army can enter Beijing." Shen Qihuai rolled his eyelids and looked at the ancestor spirit tablet in the center of the platform: "The second way, let me enter the imperial mausoleum. There is enough time."

"You're dreaming!" Prince Xiao was trembling with anger, "You are rebelling! Rebelling!"

"Come here!" Prince Jing shouted, "Catch the traitor!"

Zhao Yinma led people to guard outside, rushed in as soon as he heard the sound, and surrounded Shen Qihuai.

Shen Qihuai didn't have a single soldier around him, but he wasn't nervous at all, and said with a smile: "Commander Zhao is also a good skill, so quickly let the imperial army listen to you. It's a pity, although the imperial army is many elite, but after all, the number is small."

What does this mean?Everyone paused, and before they had time to ask, they felt that the surroundings were shaking for a while.

"Drink!" Soldiers in full armor came from a distance and surrounded the guards who were still patrolling.Although there was no sword facing each other, they were so persecuted that they did not dare to move rashly.

Prince Xiao's expression changed, and he looked at Shen Qihuai.

Shen Qihuai patted his sleeves, and said calmly: "We are all a family, so let's talk about it if you have something to say."

In the gloomy sky, it suddenly began to snow lightly, and it fell on people's clothes in crystal hexagons the size of tiny dots.

Shen Guyuan frowned, and hugged the young emperor very displeased.

The young emperor whispered worriedly: "Uncle Emperor, are you nervous too?"

"No." Shen Guyuan shook his head: "I'm just cold."

The young emperor opened his mouth wide, then turned his head to look at Prince Xiao.

The sword is on the verge of breaking out, and the atmosphere is tense, as if there is a spark at any time, it can explode here immediately.

"You're plotting treason!" Prince Xiao shook his body and gritted his teeth: "You will be scolded by the world!"

"I didn't say I wanted to seek rebellion." Shen Qihuai smiled: "I was just asking Uncle Huang for the location of the imperial mausoleum. If Uncle Huang doesn't give it to me, we can stay here all the time."

"Don't even think about it!" Prince Xiao said, "I won't tell you even if I die!"

"Then please stay here for a few days." Shen Qihuai smiled: "The civil and military officials outside are frightened, and this king has to go to appease him. Commander Zhao, let's make way."

Zhao Yinma's sword was in front of him, and he didn't take half a step back.

"Do you have to ask me to kill chickens and monkeys?" Shen Qihuai raised his eyebrows: "Prince Jing's most beloved son is still outside, or should we start with him?"

Prince Jing turned pale, squeezed his hands and said nothing, but couldn't help but look out.

Both Zhibai and Chi Yu should be in the nearby ancestral hall, if they are caught...

"Prince Jing, don't worry." Shen Guyuan said: "They have prepared early in the morning, they will not fall into the hands of others."

Slightly taken aback, Prince Jing hurriedly walked up to him and asked, "Is it true?"

"Really." Shen Guyuan said with white lips: "Chi Yu is clever, but she is not an ordinary woman. She wants to run away with the young master, and no one can catch her."

The moment he heard the movement, Chi Yu knew something was wrong, pulled up the young master and hid in the panicked crowd, all the way to the back of the ancestral hall.She had promised Shen Guyuan to protect herself, so she would take the little duke away along the way to prevent him from getting lost.

"What's the matter?" Shen Zhibai looked at a loss: "Why are there so many soldiers?"

"You follow me first." Chi Yu dragged him over the eaves and over the wall, took a breath when he ran to the woods with no one there, and whispered: "Shen Qihuai really didn't lie to me."

Shen Qihuai?Shen Zhibai's expression darkened: "It's too bad, my father is still in the main ancestral hall!"

"Don't go back!" Chi Yu quickly grabbed him: "With my master here, your father promises that nothing will happen!"

"But he sent so many people here, he must be rebellious!" Shen Zhibai frowned: "The people in the ancestral hall are very dangerous!"

"Let's protect ourselves first, the important thing is not to be caught and used as an excuse." Chi Yu said: "Go back to the palace to bring in reinforcements."

Thinking about it, Shen Zhibai gritted his teeth, grabbed her hand and left: "Go to the commander of the city guard army, they are the closest to here!"

Chi Yu nodded and ran after him, but couldn't help but look back.

It should be... nothing will happen, right?
In the main ancestral hall, the two sides confront each other, Shen Qihuai is not in a hurry, Prince Xiao and others are naturally more willing to delay.However, an hour later, a loud noise came from somewhere in Luozang Mountain.

Prince Xiao stood up "swipe" and was about to go out, but he was stopped by Zhao Yinma as soon as he left the main ancestral hall.

"My lord." Zhao Yinma frowned and said, "The people outside are all from General Ji, so it's better not to leave here."

"This is clearly diverting the tiger away from the mountain! We've fallen for it!" Prince Xiao was very anxious: "Luozang Mountain...they held us back, looking for the imperial tomb at Luozang Mountain! Get someone to pass on the news, and the city guards will catch up immediately! Go to Luozang Mountain to stop them!"

Zhao Yinma was startled, and immediately sent an order to go down.

Shen Guyuan frowned and said: "Brother Huang, don't get excited, Luozang Mountain is so big, they just bombed it randomly, where can we find the imperial tomb in a while?"

Not afraid of ten thousand, just in case!Prince Xiao walked up to him and whispered: "It doesn't matter if we lose our lives here today, we can't let them find the imperial tomb!"

Just for an elixir?Shen Guyuan said displeasedly: "Immortal life may not be a good thing, are you so persistent?"

"No!" Prince Xiao stomped his feet: "The medicine of immortality was buried with Taizu, and I can't let them offend Taizu's spirit in heaven even if I die!"

With a twitch of his heart, Shen Qihuai was a little surprised.

I thought that Prince Xiao also wanted the elixir, but... he actually respected Taizu so much?

"Uncle Huang wants to send someone to stop him, but hurry up." Shen Qihuai smiled: "If it's late, it will be too late."

Prince Xiao gave him a hard look, and said angrily: "If this king dies today, that's all. If I don't die, I will definitely expose the true face of your wolfish ambition, so that those who are loyal to you can see clearly, what kind of person are you?" shameless greed!"

"Then the uncle will work harder." Shen Qihuai said confidently: "My lord, if you can speak your mind, then I will be considered a loser."

More than half of Shen Qihuai's contacts were left by the King of Zhennan. Those people were trained by the King of Zhennan to only recognize the master and not the emperor, so they are also loyal to Shen Qihuai now.

Prince Xiao stared angrily.

"Is it almost time?" Shen Guyuan didn't care about Shen Qihuai's words at all, and asked Si Ming next to him.

Si Ming nodded: "The auspicious time is approaching, and the sacrificial ceremony should begin."

"That's just right." Shen Guyuan said: "Get out of the way for the people outside, there is another person who wants to come in. When he comes, we can start worshiping the ancestors."

The voice was so calm, as if it wasn't an atmosphere of tense swords, but the joy of our family.

Zhao Yinma waved his hand in a daze to make people move away. General Ji's people around were looking around in a daze, when suddenly he saw a man in soldier's clothes walking towards the ancestral hall in the crowd.

(End of this chapter)