Time waited for no one to enter the palace in a blink of an eye, Mu Rong exhaled deeply, adjusted his fast-beating heart, and took a carriage to the palace.

"Your Majesty, the second prince has entered the palace to meet you." Li Desheng entered the Longhua Hall to make a statement.

"What's going on at this hour?" Mu Haoyu asked lazily.

"I said that it was for the things of the day before yesterday, and I want to explain it to the emperor clearly." Li Desheng replied truthfully, wondering why he had to explain why he remembered to come at this time.

"It's so late, let's say I'm tired." Mu Haoyu didn't have the intention of seeing Mu Rong.

Li Desheng went out to reply, and as soon as Mu Rong heard that this could be done, he easily set up a plan, so he went back like this, and he didn't give up all his efforts. So he begged Li Desheng to report again, saying that he missed his father and came to visit his father's illness, and gave Li Desheng a heavy purse.

"This ......" Li Desheng glanced at the purse in his hand, and looked embarrassed: "Your Highness, the old slave doesn't dare to guarantee it." "The weight of the purse in my hand is a bit heavy.

"There is a few kind words for the prince in front of his father." Mu Rong politely said to Li Desheng, but secretly scolded an old thing in his heart, if he hadn't been forced to whisper to an old man for any purpose.

"Okay, Your Highness, please wait, the minion will go and say." Li Desheng turned around and entered the Longhua Palace.

"How?" Mu Haoyu saw that Li Desheng was back again, and the corners of his eyes were slightly raised as if asking.

"His Royal Highness the Second Prince is still waiting outside the palace, insisting on seeing the emperor before he is willing to go back." Li Desheng told the truth, there are no superfluous words for the second prince, there is no need at all, what kind of person is the second prince, the emperor has a clear heart, and he really said good things about the second prince, not only will it not meet the requirements of the second prince, but it will also arouse the emperor's suspicions, and the more he describes it, the darker it becomes.

"Oh. Then let him in. Mu Haoyu thought about it, and agreed with Mu Rong.

"Yes." Li Desheng appeared outside the hall again, and said to Mu Rong, who was anxious: "The emperor announced that His Royal Highness will go in, Your Highness, please." ”

"Okay." Mu Rong's face instantly overflowed with joy after hearing this, and he followed Li Desheng inside.

"The son knocked to see his father. Long live the father, long live. Mu Rong made a big salute outside the layers of curtains, and raised his head slightly but did not see the figure of his father.

"Get up." Mu Haoyu's voice showed a little tired hoarseness.

"Father Emperor Dragon Body?" Mu Rong stood up and looked through layers of curtains, looking at the faintly revealing figure inside and outside.

"Okay." Mu Haoyu's tone was a little impatient, "What do you have to do here?" ”

"The son wants to see his father." Mu Rong really wanted to open the curtain to see what the situation was like for his father behind him, "The son was ashamed of his father, he failed to find out that his father was not in good health in time, and he failed to fulfill his filial piety in front of his father's sickbed, so he thought of visiting his father now and asking his father to forgive him for his recklessness." ”

Mu Rong said for a long time that he didn't hear the person behind the curtain speak, and said, "The son has something that he wants to explain to his father face to face. Before, Lord Chen and others disturbed their father's recuperation, this matter was not instructed by the minister, and Lord Chen was also deceived by the female cadre, so he did a rude thing, fortunately, the father and the emperor wisely and decisively punished the female cadre, and Lord Chen regretted that he had reflected on his own mistakes at home. ”

"Alright. I know, you kneel down. Mu Haoyu was bored and hurriedly sent Mu Rong away.

Mu Rong still wanted to say something, but it was even more difficult to speak now, so he silently calculated the time, Chen Yanzhi should enter the palace, and the corner of his eyes swept to Li Desheng on the side, and his eyes dimmed. If you can't make a plan, you will have another plan, and it won't take long for the people behind the veil to see it.

"Yes, the son retired, and the father settled earlier." Mu Rong saluted and withdrew from the Longhua Palace.

Li Desheng sent people outside the hall, and was about to turn back, but was stopped by Mu Rong.

"If Gonggong Li has nothing to do, can he accompany this prince to walk around at will. The prince also wanted to know how his father was doing and whether he could afford to eat. Mu Rong smiled and stuffed another purse into Li Desheng's hand, and his face pretended to be filial to care about his father's dragon body.

"So, the old slave will send it to His Highness." Li Desheng put away his purse and walked along the verandah with Mu Rong.

Passing through the Imperial Garden, a little eunuch came and said to Li Desheng breathlessly: "Master Li Guan Chen has an important matter to meet the emperor. If it is inconvenient for the emperor at this time, please ask Manager Li to accept the fold and present it later. ”

"Your Highness, this ......" As soon as he heard that it was an important matter, Li Desheng looked at the second prince with a sad face.

"Father-in-law Li is at his own convenience, not a few steps away, it is better to let this little father-in-law send this prince out of the palace." Mu Rong generously let him go, and pointed to the little eunuch again.

"It's okay, Your Highness, go slowly." Li Desheng left the little eunuch and hurriedly walked back.

When Li Desheng walked away until he couldn't see anyone, Mu Rong opened his mouth and asked, "Are you sure the jade seal is in the imperial study?" The one who asked was the little eunuch who was left behind, and he inserted himself into the palace's eyeliner early in the morning.

"Yes, the slave asked the inner supervisor who cleaned the imperial study, and the box containing the jade seal was placed on the imperial case in the imperial study, and Gonggong Li would go to supervise it personally every day, and the imperial case would not be touched at all, and it was all taken care of by Gonggong Li."

"That's good." God really helped me, Mu Rong felt like he had taken a reassuring pill.

"Let's go." Mu Rong didn't want to leave the palace, but under the leadership of the little eunuch, he followed the path that no one passed by to the imperial study.

After Chen Yanzhi entered the palace, he went directly to the door of the imperial study and waited, Li Desheng was originally going back to Longhua Palace, but after hearing the little eunuch report that Lord Chen was in the imperial study, he immediately changed his direction.

I wondered in my heart that Chen Yan didn't go to Longhua Hall but waited in front of the door of the imperial study, and his intuition felt strange, Li Desheng hurried back with a stomach full of questions.

The imperial study is not far from the Longhua Palace, and it will be there in a blink of an eye.

"Lord Chen still entered the palace so late?" After Li Desheng saluted Chen Yanzhi, he asked, "But there is an urgent matter, the emperor has already rested, and it is inconvenient for Lord Xuan to meet him tonight." ”

"It doesn't have to be." Chen Yanzhi smiled at Li Desheng and said, "There is something important to show to the emperor, and I can't wait to enter the palace." ”

"Then, the fold will be handed over to the old slave, and it will be handed over to the emperor tomorrow for personal reading." Li Desheng opened his mouth, and always felt that Chen Yanzhi was smiling with bad intentions, could it be that he was dazzled?

Chen Yanzhi took out the fold from his sleeve and handed it to Li Desheng, and then said: "There is another thing, it is inconvenient to write it in the fold, it is the news that I heard inadvertently, I am not sure of the authenticity of the news, and I hope that Gonggong Li will listen to it." After considering the situation, I will relay it to the emperor. ”

"Your Excellency is serious, your adult just needs to say it, and the old slave will consider it carefully." Li Desheng should go down.

"Father-in-law Li, come forward and come over with your ear." Chen Yanzhi's intention is obvious, what he wants to say is very important, and it is inconvenient for a third person to know.

Li Desheng came without any little eunuchs. And Chen Yanzhi brought two attendants into the palace, which was allowed, and Li Desheng did not care too much.

Just as Li Desheng stepped forward with his ears, a sudden change occurred at this moment. He was caught by the attendants brought by Chen Yanzhi, and blocked Li Desheng's mouth so that he couldn't call for help, so he could only ask Chen Yanzhi what he wanted to do with his eyes?

Only then did Li Desheng notice that the four guards who were originally guarding outside the imperial study actually turned a blind eye to their hostage, and there was no sound except for them, which was obviously a trap that had been premeditated for a long time. As for the purpose, it is still unclear, and it is estimated that it will not be long before we know Yiqiē.

"It's better for Grandpa Li to know each other, so as not to suffer from flesh and skin." Chen Yanzhi's voice fell. One of the two attendants who grabbed Li Desheng removed Li Desheng's entire right wrist to show the truth of Chen's words.

Li Desheng felt a tingling pain in his right wrist, and cold sweat broke out from the pain, and his face was distorted and painful.

"Let's go, let's do it quickly." Chen Yanzhi motioned to the guards guarding outside the imperial study to push the door open a crack. It's enough to get people in and out. Chen Yanzhi took Li Desheng inside, and the four guards were still guarding outside the hall to prevent being discovered.

Chen Yanzhi stepped forward carefully with the palm-sized palace lamp that had been prepared earlier, and there was only this faint light left in the imperial study, so if you wanted not to bump into something, you had to be careful with your feet and move forward little by little.

Fortunately, Chen Yanzhi knew the location of the jade seal one step earlier. Otherwise, it would be quite difficult to find, and I went directly to the extremely obvious box on the top of the imperial case.

Carefully opened the box, carefully illuminated it with the palace lamp, confirmed that it was a jade seal, secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and took out a cloth bag from his sleeve. Carefully wrap the jade seal into the cloth bag, tighten the mouth of the bag and put it in your arms, and then close the box untouched.

got the most important thing, Chen Yanzhi didn't dare to stay longer, and hurriedly left the imperial study. came to the back of a rockery next to a small road and saw Mu Rong waiting there.

"Got it?" Mu Rong asked impatiently about the situation.

"It's here." Chen Yanzhi took out the cloth bag containing the jade seal and handed it to Mu Rong.

Mu Rong hurriedly opened the bag and took a look, his face was full of joy, and his eyes were full of light. All of them have been implemented according to their own plans, and they are all smooth until now, and it seems that God is helping them.

"Then follow the plan and you're done." Mu Rong suppressed the excitement that welled up from the bottom of his heart, and turned to look at Li Desheng, who was captured.

Li Desheng saw the second prince who should leave the palace, and he already understood everything, the second prince was going to seek a dynasty to usurp the throne, his eyes glared at the boss in surprise, and a look of horror appeared in his eyes when he looked at the second prince.

"What to do with this old gelding?" Chen Yanyi has always been unaccustomed to the attitude of the eunuch fox and the fake tiger, but it is because these officials are condescending to these eunuchs, and they have to pay the money upside down, what is the reason.

"Throw it here first, leave someone to watch, and when the imperial study is in chaos, ......" Mu Rong made a gesture of wiping his neck with his hand, and the intention did not need to be said.

"At that time, others will think that Gonggong Li was killed by thieves." Mu Rong thought about how to deal with Li Desheng.

"Without further ado, I'm going to make a noise to attract the patrolling Forbidden Army." When Chen's performance is over, his heart can be steady.

"Okay." Mu Rong handed over the jade seal to the little eunuch beside him, asked him to keep it, and when the palace was completely chaotic, he was trying to find a way to meet in Longhua Palace.

The two went their separate ways and left, leaving only an attendant and Li Desheng, who couldn't speak.

After a while, there was a panicked shouting of the guards, which attracted the forbidden army to check the situation, and for a time there was chaos in the palace, and it was rumored that a thief broke into the imperial study and stole the jade seal of the country.

This is a good thing to the point that it is unimaginable, and the commander of the forbidden army immediately rushed to the Emperor Ming of Longhua Palace, and ordered to send people to capture the thief and recover the jade seal.

The guards who went to Longhua Hall to pay tribute met the second prince on the way, and after not thinking much about saluting, he said that there were important things that needed to be decided by the emperor.

"What's wrong, there's a mess in the palace?" Mu Rong looked puzzled.

"A thief entered the imperial study at night and stole the jade seal, and the lower official was about to go to the emperor." The guard didn't even think about it, but he gave a rough idea of what had happened.

"How can this be justified, and such audacity to be a thief!" Mu Rong was suddenly angry, "This matter should not be delayed, this prince will go with you." ”

"Thank you, Second Prince." The guards didn't notice why the second prince was still walking around the palace so late.

The two hurriedly came to the outside of the Longhua Palace, and the guards listened to the guard's words and did not dare to delay, and immediately entered the palace to pay tribute.

Mu Haoyu was already unhappy when he was taken aback, and when he heard that the jade seal was stolen for no reason, his blood surged up for a while, and he almost spurted out a mouthful of blood, and he coughed again and again when he was out of breath, unable to speak.

"Go, go to check, definitely, definitely, chase, recover the jade seal!" Mu Haoyu easily gave orders intermittently.

"What about Li Desheng, why didn't he come back?" Mu Haoyu was surprised that he hadn't seen Li Desheng for so long.

"The minister didn't know, and the minister immediately sent someone to find it." With his experience, the thief was able to break into the imperial study and steal the jade seal, which was only discovered afterwards, which must have been held hostage by Gonggong Li, who knew the main roads in the palace, otherwise how could he come and go without a trace, and the guards guarding outside the imperial study only said that they were held aside for a while, and the time was not long.

It seems that Gonggong Li may be more auspicious and less auspicious, so he ordered the emperor to go on an errand, and took away more than half of the guards for further study, and there were only five people left outside the Longhua Palace.

Mu Rong followed in in a panic with an anxious face, and when he saw his father's bloodless face, he knew that he was sick for a long time.

"Father, what can I do?" Mu Rong was so anxious that his brows furrowed, and he asked his father who was sitting on the dragon couch for help.

"You, what's wrong with you?" Mu Haoyu coughed several times in a row, as if he was going to cough out his entire lung, which sounded very scary.

"Father, the most important thing now is to recover the jade seal." Mu Rong stepped forward step by step and picked up the people on the dragon couch.

Mu Haoyu looked at Mu Rong who was approaching, a touch of surprise suddenly crossed his eyes, as if he had thought of something, his face was swollen red in an instant, his fingers trembled and pointed at Mu Rong who was slowly approaching, and said angrily: "You, you, it's you, cough, cough." ”

When Mu Rong saw this situation, his brows tightened, it seemed that his father was not sick and confused, and said with a smile: "What is my father saying, why can't my sons understand." ”

"Rebel!" Mu Haoyu's eyes were cracked, and he glared at the person in front of him viciously.

"Father, how did the sons become rebels, the sons are for the good of the father, the father is sick and the son is empty, and he is unable to go to the court to deal with political affairs, it is better to hand over the throne to the sons, and the sons will not return to the expectations of their fathers, and the governance of the country will be more prosperous." Mu Rong's smile became more and more wanton, and he was ashamed to say the words to let the emperor abdicate, and he could already see that victory was beckoning to him.

"You, you, presumptuous." Mu Haoyu gasped, shouted loudly in anger: "Come, come." ”

"Father, you still save your energy, just your voice, you want to call the guards outside the palace, tsk is not a son to belittle you, it's not much better than a cat barking." Mu Rong grew bolder, and looked at the distorted ugliness of his father in front of him with great relief.