The old man nodded slightly.

"I can also see that the two of you are kind children, if you really let you find those treasures, it can be regarded as the best use of things."

The three men then buried the wooden box and prepared to leave the village.

Before they could leave the village, they noticed that something was wrong with their surroundings, and it seemed that the men in black had found them.

"These people are really fast!"

Song Zhiqiu felt much better after a night's rest, and he didn't want to implicate the innocent old man.

"Grandpa, you've helped us a lot along the way, and we don't have to trouble you for the rest of the way! They've guessed you're doing me a favor in secret, so you'll find a place to hide for the time being, and then find another way when this is over. ”

Although the old man is in good spirits, he is old after all. "Well, you still have a long way to go in the future, you have to go on your own, be careful along the way, I wish you can escape this catastrophe."

The two of them turned around and said goodbye to the old man.

Ling Xiaoning couldn't help but sigh in his heart, he had brushed shoulders with death these times, but he hadn't completely gotten rid of the danger.

I don't know if the two of them can safely escape this catastrophe.

After saying that, I feel strange that the people who have come to help them for so long have not arrived for a long time, is it true, there is no news?

Song Zhiqiu originally came to look for people with His Royal Highness the Second Prince, but I don't know what's going on, His Royal Highness the Second Prince has no clues at all, he may not be able to find anyone, and he has already gone back halfway.

It will take a few days for his eldest brother to come out to find someone, and without a clue, he should notice something abnormal, so he should find someone to help.

It is also very likely that he has a grudge against his eldest brother, and even if he really encounters any danger, it is already a good result that he does not cause trouble.

The two men hurried along the path to the road, and when they came to the main road, they came across a carriage.

Song Zhiqiu gave Matt's people some money, and the two of them hid in the carriage.

The men of the carriage stopped at a nearby village, and the two men had to leave the carriage and continue to walk forward.

In order to reduce the danger, the two men took the coarse cloth clothes of ordinary villagers and changed them.

Ling Xiaoning wore a face scarf covering his face on his head.

Song Zhiqiu made a walking stick out of wood, and deliberately bent over when walking, and from a distance, the two of them looked like an elderly couple.

They're just pretending to be able to reduce some of the dangers, but they can't really fool those people.

There was nothing nearby, and if there were others, they hurried on, and if there were any, they would identify them before making a decision.

Along the way, the two of them were in danger, and finally arrived in the capital.

For some reason, there seems to be some change in the capital, and there are more people guarding the city gates, and the streets that are usually lively and lively have become fewer people, and there is a special atmosphere.

The two of them walked into a hotel, and when they were eating, they learned that something had happened to Wang's company.

The king's body suddenly failed, he was already seriously ill, and the prince was not in charge of the overall situation in the palace at this critical moment, and he didn't know where he went.

I heard that the reason why the king was not in good health was because he had fallen out with the eldest prince before, and wanted His Royal Highness the eldest prince to marry the princess of the neighboring country, but he refused without hesitation.

His Royal Highness the eldest prince walked out of the palace in a fit of anger and went to find his good friend outside, preferring to be with an ordinary woman outside than to obey his father's order to marry a princess.

The king was angry with his unfilial son, and his body was already a little sick, so his condition worsened all of a sudden, and it was even dangerous.

If the king can't hold on for a while and suddenly dies, in the normal order, His Royal Highness the eldest prince will inherit the throne. It's just that the eldest prince is so unfilial, if he inherits the throne, I'm afraid that the king under Jiuquan will not be able to feel at ease.

The second prince will definitely not be able to obediently give way and say no, maybe there will be another bloody battle for the throne.

Ling Xiaoning listened carefully to the gossip of those people, and there were clouds of doubt in his heart.

"Is this true? Your father is seriously ill and dying? ”

Song Zhiqiu shook his head gently, completely unaware of the situation in the palace now.

When he left the palace, he did find that his father's health was not very well, but it did not affect his normal life, I don't know if it was true, he was seriously ill.

"What's going on with the princess and the princess? How come I've never heard you say that? ”

"I ...... I haven't mentioned it to you, but it's also to keep you from worrying. But my father, Wang Di, asked me to keep the friendship between the two countries in harmony with the eldest princess, so that other countries would not want to attack us...... I didn't agree at the time, but my father said that there were still two months left, and that I would have to agree if I didn't agree then. ”

Ling Xiaoning lowered his head slightly, falling into a deep contemplation.

If the king really died because of this accident, then he didn't have to make peace with that princess.

Ling Xiaoning really didn't have a good impression of that king, and if he could fulfill the two of them because of his unexpected death, it didn't seem to be a bad thing.

But when I think about it, no matter what kind of person the king is, they are father and son after all, and I really let the king die because of this incident, he must feel very uncomfortable.

As a person he likes, it's really inauthentic to think like this.

"In any case, we will only know what is going on with the king when we return to the palace quickly."

"That's right, so we have to hurry back to the palace immediately, and we must not let the villain take advantage of this time to make a name for himself."

Now the so-called villain in the palace is obviously referring to His Royal Highness the Second Prince.

Ling Xiaoning remembered some things that had happened before, and couldn't help frowning.

They were half-brothers, so why did they have to be like this?

Could it be that the emperor's family just has no family affection at all, and they will not hesitate to kill their brothers when necessary.

She was caught between these two men, and she really didn't think they had the need to do that, and they could live in peace. Song Zhiqiu doesn't seem to be a person who particularly cares about reputation and status, if His Royal Highness the Second Prince is really interested in this throne, he can also give it up.

In this way, two lovers can go out to play carefree and become a fairy couple.

After eating a little, the two men rented a carriage and immediately prepared to return to the palace.

A middle-aged man in an official uniform stopped their carriage.

The man claimed to be the imperial court surnamed Liu, the newly appointed imperial court official, and was ordered by the king to welcome His Royal Highness the eldest prince back to the palace to discuss important matters.

It has long been rumored that His Royal Highness the eldest prince left the palace this time to have a private meeting with a woman outside, which made the king very unhappy, so he couldn't let the woman enter the palace together.

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