As he spoke, Jia Xianyun took out a silk handkerchief from his sleeve and covered his face, walked to the corner, squatted on the ground and opened a secret door, and walked down with several soldiers.

"Gross-"

Gong Wan and I were startled, and we all looked behind us, but Pu Jia was too weak to stand the stench from the secret door that Jia Xianyu opened to the eighteenth floor, and vomited on the ground.

"Guan Ju, I really can't stay here, you can take the pampas up to breathe."

"Girl..."

"Don't worry, with King Rongjun and the jailers here, there will be no danger." I understood Guan Ju's embarrassment in his expression writhing due to nausea, "Hurry up, I'm going to vomit again if I rub it again." ”

Pu Jia couldn't straighten her waist, so she had to look up with all her might, wink her tearful eyes at me to show gratitude, and was helped up the wheel ladder by Guan Ju.

The staircase roared up, and there was a dull sound of rusty chains striking under the secret door. Gong Wan and I looked back, and sure enough, we saw Jia Xianyun climbing up first, followed by a soldier who was holding his breath and his face was pale.

Behind them, the candlelight was dim, and I didn't even recognize them for a moment—the two clumsy figures were locked in giant barbed chains, each of which was almost the size of a human arm. There was barely an inch of good flesh on them, and every piece of flesh scratched by barbs in chains was covered in thick, sticky blood and feces, and with every step it emitted an intolerable stench.

This... Is it a palace and a palace?

"Stop, don't smoke the noble!"

One of the two terrifying figures stood still when he heard the sound, while the other didn't seem to hear Jia Xianyun's scolding, and still walked forward with his back bent. It was the soldier who grabbed the chain behind him and slammed it, and the barb instantly slammed into the already festering flesh, and he fell to the ground with a strange scream.

And his voice was also hoarse, as if his throat had been worn by sandpaper, which made people feel heart-rending when they heard it.

He leaned back, reflecting the dim candlelight, and I was horrified to find that this thin and thin figure was actually a palace man! The body of the palace may not be very straight, but he has been pampered for many years, indulged in fine wine and food, and has already raised a big waist and a fat and strong body - look at the person in front of him, the loose and filthy skin and flesh are hanging on the face bones, and his eyes are scattered and blurred, if it is not for the appearance is still a little similar to before, but how can people identify it?

Jia Xianyun said to the palace banner in an inviting tone: "Your Highness, the eighteenth floor of the ghost prison was originally one zhang high, but later Wei Chen and others filled it with sand and gravel for half a zhang. The ground is full of the decaying corpses and urine of death row prisoners over the years, even if they don't stand, they can't sit, and they can't sit and kneel, but they can't squat and kneel, but they can't lie on their backs all day long, they really can't survive, they can't die! ”

Gong Wan didn't look at him either, but nodded: "Lord Jia is a good means, you take your men down first, and this king has something to say to them." ”

Jia Xianyun showed a look of embarrassment: "Your Highness, the two prisoners are afraid that they have lost their minds and are in danger, you ......"

"Go down."

Miyahata's tone was cold, and there was no room for negotiation. Jia Xianyun couldn't help but shrink for a moment, then nodded and led his soldiers up the wheel ladder.

The whistling sound of the mechanical runner gradually disappeared in the air, and when he couldn't see the shadow of the wheel ladder when he looked up, the palace banner slowly turned around and whispered to the palace curled up on the ground: "Big brother? ”

Hearing this, the palace maid did not agree, but convulsed and twisted his body, making a strange snoring sound.

"He can't stand it here, he's crazy."

I was almost startled—no one expected that another figure, who had been standing in silence by candlelight, would suddenly speak. I saw him slowly raise his head, and although his thin face was already extremely haggard, it was incredibly neat.

Miyahata smiled silently: "Fourth brother." ”

Gong Hao's smile was similar to Gong Hao's blood relationship: "I knew you would come." ”

"Oh? is worthy of being the fourth brother, he is in purgatory, and he does not forget to hang his younger brother. ”

Gong Yu shook his head, but his tired smile became bitter because of the scar on his neck: "Just because I am in purgatory, if I don't have any thoughts in my heart, wouldn't I want to become the same as my eldest brother?" ”

I couldn't help but look at the palace man sitting on the ground again, he had really lost a lot of weight, and his body was only half of what it was at the beginning. His face was full of sticky and solidified filth, and his sloppy eyes struggled to focus on the candle closest to him, and he was not afraid that his eyes would be burned by the light of the flames.

"He came in a long time before me, and God knows what Lihou did to him." Gong Yan's tone was full of rare pity, and there were some tears in his eyes when he looked at Gong Wei. "He hadn't seen the light in a long time."

"That's what the fourth brother said. The eldest brother has been in prison for two months and has endured two months of darkness. Gong Wan seemed to be disgusted, and moved his gaze from Gong Wei to Gong Yu again, "Then the fourth brother thinks, how long have I endured this so-called darkness?" ”

The coldness in Miyahata's eyes made me a little uneasy, and his expression was reminiscent of the ruthless palace curtain at the beginning.

After a long time, Gong Hu snorted and laughed: "You are honest." ”

"The fourth brother's sensitivity and wisdom are not even the third brother's. What shall I have to hide before you? ”

"If you speak, you speak, why should you fall into the trap of a deceased person." The smile on Gong Hao's face became a little sad, "Except for the second brother back then, the third brother has always been the smartest among the sons of the father and emperor. It's just ......"

"It's just that he fell into my hands."

"He's never lost to anyone, he's... It's just that he lost to the word 'love'. ”

Looking at Gong Hao's sad eyes, I was a little confused for a while. But Gong Wan laughed softly: "Fourth brother, you are also very honest today." ”

"If you hadn't gained insight into the third brother's fatal weakness early on, even with the help of Lihou, how could you have brought him down so easily?" Gong Hao smiled bitterly, "Old Five, you have already seen through everyone in the dark. I really don't have to hide it from you. ”

"After so many years, my fourth brother and I finally reached an agreement on one thing."

"After all these years, we have neglected you. Old Five..."Gong Yu's melancholy expression suddenly added a trace of fear, "Have you been dormant for seventeen years?" When did you find out what the third brother was thinking about me? When did you start planning such a big plot? ”

I looked at Gong Wan in distraction, but I saw that he still had an indifferent smile on his face, calmly looking at Gong Hao's anxiety and panic, as if admiring, like banter.

Such an indifferent smile is really heart-wrenching.

At the same time, I was shocked by Gong Hao's words - Gong Wei... What do you have on mind for him?

And what conspiracy is Gong Hata planning?

"I had something to say to the fourth brother today, why did you ask me a question......

"—you answer me! Although we have not been wary of you all these years, we have never made a mistake in half of our branches! What the hell are you... When exactly was it discovered? ”

"Fourth brother, listening to you ask me like this, I can be sure that you have never had the same thoughts about the third brother as he did for you. Sentiment is not like a plot, and it cannot be determined by any clues. Gong Wan shook his head slowly, "Actually, since your mother Lan Zhaoyi died, although I was young at the time, I also noticed that the third brother treated you very differently from the rest of the brothers. ”

"My biological mother passed away, and I had nothing to rely on in the palace before I took the initiative to take refuge in Concubine Li! It's me... I was the first to show affection, what proof do you have, saying that the third brother has a mind for me! ”

"Fourth brother, for so many years, everyone has been suave, romantic and tender. Who would have thought that in fact, the most heartless and ruthless person is you? Miyahata's smile intensified, "Well, since you have to tell me the word 'credential'...... The third brother has repeatedly performed miraculous feats in the court over the years, and countless ministers have surrendered to him and want to stuff their daughters into Prince Huan's mansion. But the third brother never considered whether it would be helpful or not, and refused to do so. Isn't this the most powerful credential? ”

"Even so... I've been around fireworks and drinking all year round, and you're—"

"Let's say that during the time when the third brother was suspicious of his father and was trapped in the Xuangong Palace in the name of serving the sick, you worked hard, and even planned a good show of abnormal changes in the sky. Although it looks like you care about him..."Gong Wan teasingly looked at his helpless brother in front of him, "Fourth brother, do you remember how the third brother reacted when you were left in the palace by your father?" ”

"He..."

"He didn't do anything."

I reluctantly let my mind keep up with the communication between the two, and my wandering eyes bumped into Gong Hao, but I couldn't help but be attracted by the troubled look on his face.

"The fourth brother, with the ability of the third brother, can be put to death in a desperate situation and be reborn. And why is he so anxious when it's your turn to be in danger? There was no trace of warmth in Gong Wan's smile, "There was a marquis who told him not to act rashly, where is the third brother who easily listens to people's instigation?" ”

"So Lihou, you've been your person from beginning to end, isn't it?"

The moment I looked at Miyahata, I saw him glance in my direction quietly, and then retracted his gaze in time before touching me.

"Lihou is naturally looking at Gui Ying's face."

Gong Yu took away his sadness and replaced it with a playful look as before: "Fifth brother, aren't you honest with each other?" At that time, the people of the Wangqi Palace pointed out your adultery, and the Marquis of Lihou returned to Kazhou in time like rain. Although I don't have the insight that you have cultivated since childhood, Lian Gui Ying's reaction is so obvious, I know that it was you who hooked up with Lihou early in the morning, and it was not her Lian Gui Ying's plan at all. ”

Miyahata narrowed his eyes and said no more, and I squinted at his illusion-red face in the candlelight, and I could clearly see that his masseter muscles were tightened, as if he was suppressing some kind of emotion that was about to erupt.

Gong Hao slowly moved his gaze to my confused face, and the fanatical ridicule in his eyes was about to come out.

"You don't even know all this, do you?"