The sound of fighting outside the study door was still noisy, and the door was like a separation door, and the room was eerily quiet. How could the three of them resist the masters in this palace compound, and it didn't take long for the door to be attacked by several soldiers and kicked open.

Several people restrained their moves, but still refused to let go, the blade stopped in place and looked inside, Hu Chong and Yu Gu were sitting on the ground playing chess against the door, and the soldiers outside the door saw this scene, and they put away their weapons and knelt down to bow down. Hu Chong held the white chess pieces between his fingers, his eyes scanned back and forth at the landing point on the chessboard, he was uncertain in his hand, and after hesitating for a while, he threw the chess pieces in the chess box with a flick of his hand.

The soldiers outside the door also knew Hu Chong's temperament, he was not easy to get angry, and the action of throwing chess pieces really scared them.

Ma Laifu's eyesight is notoriously sharp, and seeing Hu Chong's reaction, he hurriedly stepped forward and asked, "Ma Laifu see His Royal Highness the Prince, the minister didn't know that you were inside, thinking that someone had trespassed into the palace without permission, and he came to maintain order and disturb you to play chess inside, and the minister immediately led his troops to withdraw." ”

"By the way, General Ma, how many years have you been the commander of the Imperial Army?" Hu Chong still didn't get up, sat firmly on the ground and dragged his cheeks to look at the chessboard on the ground.

General Ma did not hesitate, he knew that his official position was not easy to come by, and he bowed his head and said, "Back to His Royal Highness the Prince, it has been three years since Her Royal Highness the Queen brought it up. ”

"Three years? The time is not short, and General Duma, who is in the palace, is a patriotic, sincere and loyal person, what do you think? Hu Chong continued to ask.

Although Ma Laifu is a military general, but to survive in this palace, he must also have the very wise mind of a civil official, he said very implicitly, "Back to His Royal Highness the Prince, how can others not spare things, the minister will be satisfied if he has a clear conscience." ”

"A clear conscience? If my crown prince ascends the throne in the future, will you be my general or my mother's general? ”

This sentence is like a sword hanging over his head, which may be fatal at any time, he swallowed the panic stuck in his throat, and this reaction also made Hu Chong see it in his eyes, General Ma lowered his head even harder, and said in his heart, "Back to His Royal Highness the Prince, the minister is the general of Windy City, and also the general of you and the queen." That's a wise answer.

Hu Chong looked at General Ma with a dilemma, knowing that his words were a bit of a test, and turned to look at Yu Gudao, "Are you still satisfied?" ”

Yu Gu sat cross-legged and watched the battle without gunpowder in front of him, knowing how wise he must be to be the emperor in order not to be fooled by this and not to be overthrown from power, and also understood the necessity of Hu Chong's stable character, he covered his face with one hand, and said to Hu Chong, "You ask him, if he is asked to escort you out of the palace, is he willing?" ”

Hu Chong's brows tightened, feeling that Yu Gu's idea was a bit rancid, but after thinking about it, since he decided to let it go, he simply asked the question more thoroughly, and said ruthlessly, "If I ascend the throne, will you be loyal to me or my mother, and answer my question head-on." ”

Ma Laifu has changed from kneeling on one knee to kneeling on both knees just now, and he kept wiping the beads of sweat that continued to ooze from his forehead with his sleeves, this time it was already a dead end, he was not the kind of person who did one thing and another, he didn't reply immediately, he simply forced him to die, picked up the sword on the ground, and forced it to his neck, his eyes were already red due to excitement, and he said with a crying voice, "Your Royal Highness the Prince, as long as you give an order, my life is yours." ”

Yu Gu looked at this Ma Laifu, the dignified commander of the imperial army, the mighty general was just an ant in front of power, the corners of his mouth slanted, and he couldn't help but feel a little ridiculous.

"What a general, I know you are loyal, I will leave your life for the time being, but don't forget, you owe me a life."

Ma Laifu knew that it would be too late to regret it, on the surface, he thanked Hu Chong for his grace of not killing, but he already had a deep fear of this prince in his heart, not only the prince, but also the three princes of Yucheng who were hanging on the other side of him.

Hu Chong looked at Yu Gu, Yu Gu's face was full of relief, his hands were behind his back, he stretched his waist back, and squeezed his eyebrows at Hu Chong.

Hu Chong didn't know whether to hate or thank this young man from a foreign country in his heart, the situation is now deadlocked, what he said and did today will definitely reach the queen mother, he can't manage so much, and the decision made at the critical moment cannot be easily reversed!

"You all go down, Yu Gu and I still have something to do." Hu Chong stood up and waved his hand, motioning for them to leave.

Ma Laifu came this time to take care of Yu Gu on the order of the queen, and looking at the current situation, if he raised this now, he would definitely encounter more trouble, so he beckoned his men to leave.

"Let's go next, my queen mother will know right away what I did to General Ma just now, and she can guess that I have been in trouble with you, let's take advantage of the fact that the queen mother has not woken up yet, let's set off immediately."

"Listen to you, keep a low profile, it's best to go out of the city for a reasonable reason, and hide it from your mother for as long as you can."

Hu Chong pulled out his legs and went out, before leaving, he was going to do something, for his dragon and phoenix sister, he wanted to give her an explanation.

Seeing Hu Chong walk away, Gu Bai and a few people waited for an opportunity to enter the study, looking at Yu Gu with a smug face, a few people knew that things were already going on as imagined, but how to get out of the palace next was still the biggest problem, Gu Bai kicked Yu Gu who was sitting on the ground, "Hey, how are things going, when will you leave the palace, this prince of Windy City will not go back on his word." ”

Yu Gu was not angry, pointed to the endgame on the ground and said, "His chess trick tells me that this time he is out of the way, let's wait here, it is estimated that he will go to find Hu Guo, and we will be able to leave the palace immediately after dealing with things." ”

Not long after, there was a knock at the door, and someone outside the door said, "Third prince, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince invites you to move to the back garden, and the old slave is specially sent to invite you over." ”

Yu Gu snapped his fingers, suppressed the joy in his heart, cleared his throat and said, "Okay, wait a while, there is Father-in-law Lao." He is still too young, and he can't always be happy when he encounters things, and he can't help but feel sad, and his expression reflects the sunshine and brightness of a young man.

This time he finally proved himself, Yu Gu walked a lot briskly, Yu Gu's heart is not fragile, but Rao's nature is like this, when something unpleasant, even if his heart is strong enough, but the whole Rao state is still difficult not to be affected.

The father-in-law led a few people all the way from the Huguo Palace to the back garden, if the cauliflower bush near Shenghua's house is already a paradise, then the back garden of Windy City is comparable to a fairyland, all kinds of flowers and trees, beautiful. This back garden is like a labyrinth, if it weren't for the guidance of the father-in-law, several people would have been lost.

Finally came to the end, and saw Hu Chongshou pacing back and forth beside a carriage, he knew that he was a little unconfident, and Yu Gu shouted, "Your Royal Highness the Prince, please rest assured, out of the palace, I will protect your life." After Hu Chong jumped into the carriage, the moment he lifted the curtain, Yu Gu subconsciously shrank his hand, not knowing whether to enter or retreat.

"Come in, what are you doing there?"

"How are you?"