The crowd of people in the Lizheng Hall dispersed.

But the dead silence here has not changed in the slightest...... These people came without a sound, and when they left, they were even more silent, and the young man sitting in the hall looked at the empty hall, and Pope Chen Yi, who was sitting alone in front of him before, had also left, and there was an empty chair in front of him.

The prince is a very busy man.

It always has been.

Before the "Tiandu Coup", he had to maintain his image of "living in chaos" at all times, but when everyone took their eyes off him...... He needs to go to his own "restaurant" and "teahouse", and quietly convey the talents of the Chunfeng Teahouse to the three divisions through various channels through the power of the Lotus Pavilion.

This is an extremely time-consuming and mental matter, and he needs to see them one by one, check them one by one, and the people who can help him ...... It's just him.

But at that time, he didn't feel it, and he was happy with it.

Until...... He sat on a higher seat, the seat he had always longed for, worked hard for, and wanted to grab, and now he had fulfilled his wish, after the temporary satisfaction had vanished...... He felt a hint of emptiness.

For the first time, he looked at himself like this.

Only after sitting in the highest seat and seeing everyone clearly can you see yourself clearly.

Li Baijiao suddenly found ...... He turned out to be a very lonely person, and there was no companion around him.

It seems like this has been the case for a long time.

It's just that the sense of alienation at that time was far less than now.

In the past, those people, when they met themselves, would at least smile at themselves, whether they were sincere or not.

But now, no one dares to raise their heads in front of them.

Chen Yi raised his head before.

In the eyes of the Pope, and unexpectedly, he saw "fear".

He didn't know if these people, including Chen Yi, were "afraid" of the name of "Prince" or the "Prince" itself.

I'm afraid I won't get an answer to this question for a long time.

The prince pressed his hands on the table and slowly stood up.

Think free.

He thought about a lot of things.

He asked himself a lot of things.

He asked himself whether what he was doing now was what he wanted to do, or was it the power behind him that pushed him to do it...... Gather your strength, hold Tiandu, hold Zhongzhou, and then hold this piece of the world!

In the past three years, there have been many people in his "opponents", including the Three Divisions, the Hundred Officials, the Academy, the Holy Mountain, and the Eastern Realm...... There are more than a dozen pairs of small chessboards in front of him, and countless opponents, he plays them one by one.

It's really a hard thing to do, but he's been doing a great job for three years.

At least there are many people in Dasui who can afford to read.

At least there are many people in the Great Sui who will no longer endure hunger and are unclothed.

These are the things he has always wanted to do...... When his father was "alive", he saw these underworld darkness, and at that time, he had no power.

Now he had, and he did.

But he needs more.

So......

The prince walked out of the Lizheng Palace, Gonggong Hai bowed to accompany him, the two of them went one after the other, along the road, everyone in the palace bent down to salute, and someone hurriedly ran over and whispered a few words beside Gonggong Hai.

Grandpa Hai's expression became very complicated.

After the man left, he spoke softly to the prince.

"The Battle of the North...... The Great Sui lost. ”

The prince snorted.

Li Baijiao walked in the corridor, surrounded by dappled sunlight, and he said calmly: "Gongsun has already gone there...... I have never been a defaulter, so what I promised Luo Changsheng will definitely do. ”

Gonggong Hai lowered his eyebrows and didn't dare to ask more.

Although this eunuch rarely leaves the palace and almost stays at home, he is extremely accurate in seeing people and things...... The consequence of the failure of this one in the north is a series of dense and serious punishments, and the fifteen treasures lost by the Great Sui are a lead, and with this matter, His Royal Highness can just ask Shen Yuanjun, the current general in the north.

Tiandu "endures" the north for a long time.

His Highness is indeed a very forbearant figure, he silently watches everything that happens in the imperial city, in the night, in the dark, and when he needs it, everything that has happened, everything that has been recorded, will undoubtedly become fatal evidence...... And earlier, His Highness was already preparing to attack the northern border.

It's just that Shen Yuanjun's body is clean and spotless.

So His Royal Highness "kindly" gave some suggestions, but Shen Yuanjun seemed to ignore them.

The prince worries the most.

It's the recurrence of the bloody night...... And the existence of such a character as "Shen Yuanjun" has always been something that makes him feel uneasy.

The prince chuckled and said, "If I had seen that letter earlier, maybe I would have thought ...... Those people's proposals are good. ”

Gonggong Hai cheered up and looked at the white-robed man in front of him suspiciously.

The crown prince walked all the way to the outside of the palace.

He said lightly: "Chen Yi is here, and the people in the academy who are good friends with 'Ning Yi' are also here. Many people were looking for him, and those people wanted to know what my attitude was...... But in fact, I met Ning Yi in the tea house. ”

Grandpa Hai was a little surprised.

Met?

And it's in ...... In the tea house?

"Yu Huan has been doing things for me in the tea house. The prince said calmly: "A few years ago, some people were already speculating about who the real owner behind the teahouse was...... Unfortunately, the eastern border sent an envoy named 'Pang Shan' to test and confirm some suspicions, but he hit a wall and died in the teahouse, and no one bothered with this idea again. ”

Father-in-law Hai frowned and said softly, "Because you're afraid of death?"

The prince smiled and shook his head, "Because they have already got the answer." ”

"The one who killed Pang Shan was Ning Yi. The prince said calmly: "But I came forward to help Ning Yi settle the troubles of the follow-up of the killing, for the two people who were fighting at that time, if I can put myself in the turmoil, the sacrifice of this chess piece will be meaningful." ”

Gonggong Hai was thoughtful.

So...... What is the attitude of the prince?

seems to have seen through Grandpa Hai's mind.

"I hope he comes back alive, and not that some people, with a few bits and pieces, and a corpse come to see me. The prince said slowly: "I want to see living people, so ...... I certainly don't want him to die. ”

The old eunuch who bent over and followed him softened a little, and he always had a good impression of "Ning Yi".

Fortunately, His Highness's attitude was soft.

But Li Baijiao paused, and said blankly: "But after I get the answer...... His life or death is not so important. ”

Father-in-law Hai's face froze, and then he was covered up, and he was now glad that he was following the prince, instead of looking at each other face to face, and there was a trance in his eyes.

He hurriedly changed the topic and said, "Is Your Highness going out for a walk?"

The prince stopped meaningfully and glanced back at Gonggong Hai.

"I haven't been out for a long time. ”

He said calmly: "Honglu is hiding in the Lotus Tower and refuses to see me, she is angry with me...... It's been a busy time since I've seen her. ”

Grandpa Hai didn't understand what he meant.

When she was very young, Honglu grew up with the prince, this honest and upright little girl, she never hid anything, after the prince made the decision in life, he lost a lot, but got the restaurant and teahouse...... After that, Honglu lived in the "Lotus Building" and never went out again.

For "most" of her life, Lotus Tower was like home to her.

And the crown prince is the family.

The only family member.

Until the status of the crown prince changed and the mask he wore also changed, Honglu refused to move back to the palace...... The implication is also clear.

The prince muttered softly, "It's time for the anger to go away?"

The woman in the Lotus Tower, on the one hand, because of her status, if she moved into the palace, she would definitely have a lot of gossip...... Maybe it's because of my own concealment over the years, or deception.

The crown prince wore a mask all the time.

When he ascends to the top, he tears off his mask, and some will be amazed, some will be angry, and some will be impressed......

Someone will be sad.

It's just that none of that matters.

When he is busy with everything, none of the people who should be punished will be missed, and the people he cares about will ...... It will also pay off.

The prince smiled, in a good mood.

That thorny contradiction in the North...... I finally found a breakthrough by myself, and the other things at hand can finally be put down for a short time.

It took some cost, but it was all worth it.

He stood in the sunshine and watched the birds chirping softly under the eaves, the sound cheerful, the warm light on his shoulders.

Are you lonely?

The prince got into the carriage and said, "Go to the Lotus Tower." ”

He closed his eyes and listened softly to the sound outside the curtain, going to the Lotus Tower quickly, very close, and along the way he imagined the picture of himself meeting Honglu...... Honglu's personality is not too good, and she will definitely be angry, but as long as she tells everything that happened at this time and what she once thought.

She's going to be deflated.

Silly women are the easiest to coax.

Thinking of this, the prince couldn't help but smile, and the corners of his lips turned up.

It wasn't until he got out of the carriage and came to the "Lotus Tower" that he saw some strangers coming and going with solemn expressions, and there were many unfamiliar faces around here...... It's been a long time since he's been to the Lotus Tower, are these people recruited from behind the red dew?

The prince was a little confused.

The people outside the restaurant, when they saw the figure coming down from the carriage, they were stunned at first, and then outside the lotus building, there was a sound of kneeling one after another.

The prince saw the "imperial doctor" in the palace, the Xiling Taoist who practiced the "Holy Healing Technique", and the ascetic cultivators in the eastern land.

His heart thumped.

Without saying a word, his expression was extremely ugly, and he quickly stepped into the lotus tower, pushed away the people who stood in the way, and the retreating people turned back angrily, and then swallowed all the dirty work back into his stomach, and knelt down in horror.

The staircase was full of the sound of knocking, and there was a dead silence, the crowd avoided, the speed of the prince became faster and faster, and his expression became more and more agitated, until he finally reached the end of the pavilion and the crowd.

The world is quiet.

Wait for him to open the door.

A ray of sunlight shone on the bed.

The red-haired woman with a withered face, with her eyes closed, lying in the sun, looked beautiful, like a flower.

But it has withered.

Someone was talking, his tone was painful, and he talked about Honglu's illness in detail, and these bad news are now insignificant to the prince.

Li Baijiao's lips were dry, and he leaned back, leaning against the wall, but his back was no longer numerous.

The whole person was numb.

He stared at the sunlight in front of him, moving little by little from his red face and moving west from the window of the Lotus Pavilion.

He didn't dare to move forward, he didn't dare to speak, he didn't dare to say a word.

Close your eyes and sit down.

He sat slowly in the open space of the Lotus Tower.

It doesn't look like a person in power sitting on the "throne" at all.

It's like a loser who has fallen into the abyss and has nothing.

A huge sense of loneliness overwhelmed him.