"Brother Xuan will go back first, and I will send someone later." Simon Chengdao's face was slightly gloomy, and his tone was firm and could not be refuted.

"But......" Ximen Xuan was about to speak, but saw a group of people hurrying towards them, who were the emperor's close attendants.

Ximen Chengdao also saw it, his eyes swept up and down at the visitor, and he was not in a hurry to ask, and he seemed to have an answer in his heart.

"Two princes," said the first one respectfully after saluting, "The emperor has invited the two princes to the palace to discuss important matters. ”

"Hmm......" Ximen Chengdao tilted his head slightly, his brows condensed, as if he was thinking about something.

When Ximen Xuan heard this, he asked curiously, "What is the matter in such a hurry?" ”

"This ......" the man was a little embarrassed, and said, "King Ji should ask the saint in person!"

"Brother Xuan, my father is urgently summoned, it is a secret matter, you and I will know when we go." Simon Chengdao said, but he was already walking towards the door.

When the man saw this, he secretly exclaimed in his heart, and said that these three princes are different, and when they see them today, if they are so, they will definitely be able to achieve great things in the future!

In a short time, the two princes went to the main hall under the protection of everyone, and after saluting respectfully, they looked up and saw that the emperor Ximen Xia Ji was sitting high on the ground, but there was an empty silence all around, and as soon as he raised his hand, the rest of the people retreated one after another, closing the heavy gate tightly.

Ximen Chengdao and Ximen Xuan glanced at each other, and said first: "I don't know if my father was suddenly summoned, but what happened?" Having said that, I already have some eyebrows in my heart.

Simon Shaji's gaze fell on the two sons, and after a while, he slowly got up and walked down the steps, each step seemed to carry a little heaviness.

When he reached the last step, he suddenly spoke, and his deep voice echoed throughout the hall, becoming more and more empty: "Chengdao'er, Xuan'er...... It's been a long time since we've been alone together......"

"My father is the king of a country, entrusted by all the people, and the affairs are complicated, and the sons and daughters should share the worries of their fathers, and they all blame the sons and daughters for not being sensible, and ask the father to punish them." Ximen Xuan hurriedly said, but Ximen Chengdao was a little unimpressed, and said: "The sons also miss their fathers very much, but the sons are blunt, and they are afraid that not only can they not solve the problems for their fathers, but they will miss major events, so they dare not rush to see them on weekdays." ”

"Hmm......" Ximen Xiaji got closer and closer, his eyes swept over and over again on the faces of the two, and then he said: "Among your brothers, I usually value Chengdaoer the most, but I didn't expect ......" As he spoke, he paused, with a little sadness and anger in his eyes. "But I didn't expect him to betray me and attract my concubine!" He said hatefully, his fists clenched involuntarily, and the anger in his eyes exploded, covering all the sadness.

The two of them were startled at first, and Ximen Xuan hurriedly asked, "How could the imperial brother do such a thing?" But without waiting for Ximen Xia Ji to answer, he muttered again: "This must be a misunderstanding, it must be a misunderstanding, the imperial brother has always respected his father on weekdays, not to mention that he is in the position of the crown prince, he must be loyal wholeheartedly, and there will be no thoughts of wrongdoing, please ask my father to investigate!" After saying that, he knelt on the ground.

"Yes, father, don't hurt the harmony of father and son because of misunderstanding! Although the son does not have much contact with his brother on weekdays, he is convinced that his brother is a human being, and he will not offend his father and do such a dirty thing, and ask his father to investigate! Ximen Chengdao also knelt on the ground after speaking.

Ximen Xiaji looked at the two of them quietly, and said, "Okay, what he did should be expelled from the palace according to the law and demoted to a commoner." However, today, seeing the two of you interceding for him, and also reading the father and son, I will temporarily let him for a few days to see how he behaves. As for the crown prince, tomorrow I will depose him and change him to someone else. ”

When Ximen Chengdao and Ximen Xuan heard this, they hurriedly raised their heads and were about to persuade each other, but they heard Ximen Xiaji say coldly: "I have made up my mind, you don't have to plead for that unfilial son anymore!" The reason why he is where he is today is completely his own fault! After a pause, his tone softened slightly, and he said, "I wonder what you two think of the prince candidate?" ”

The two of them were in their hearts at the same time, where was this to ask their opinions, and it was clearly to test them.

Ximen Chengdao thought for a while, and said: "The son has the courage to ask for his life, and the matter of deposing the prince will be discussed later, and the father and the emperor also ask for the prince's loyalty and filial piety for many years, don't let the country lose a virtuous monarch in the future because he is confused for a while, father, please think twice!" ”

Ximen Xuan also echoed: "Yes, my father thinks twice, my eldest brother has both ability and political integrity, and the previous matter must be a moment of confusion, please forgive my father!" ”

Ximen Xiaji was silent for a long time, but he spoke surprisingly calmly: "You guys stand down, I have an idea!" ”

"Yes." The two of them then withdrew, each with his own thoughts.

At night, a dark shadow walks through the palace, and under the twilight, secrets lurk everywhere.

"You're here......" Qiu Duoer was hung from a wooden pillar, covered in bruises and weak breath.

Xia Ye'er wanted to ask her about her physical condition, but seeing that there was no skin on her body that could still accommodate scars, she couldn't help but swallow the words to her lips, so she could only nod her head indifferently, but there was an indescribable discomfort in her heart.

"I can't live, I'm just worried about the prince's ......," she said, a hint of gloom appeared in her eyes.

"Don't worry, he is the emperor's son, flesh and blood do not kill each other, there should be nothing wrong." She tried her best to comfort her, and that was all she could do now.

"I hope so!" She has infinite regret in her heart, she owes the prince too much, but it is too late to say anything at the moment. Suddenly, she thought of something, so she said, "What you are looking for may be in Bodhi Temple." ”

"Hmm." She nodded, if there was a friendship between the two of them, it was more like a kind of sympathy, and the purpose of whatever they did was very clear, unambiguous, and not muddy, but there was a bit of similarity in this regard.

"Quick, someone's kidnapping!" At this time, the voice of a patrol soldier came from outside the door, and it seemed that the soldiers guarding had been knocked to the ground.

"I'm leaving." Xia Ye'er glanced at the situation outside. This goodbye may not be goodbye.

“…… Be careful...... Simon Chengdao. Qiu Duoer said with a gossamer breath.

Xia Ye'er was stunned for a moment, should she tell her that it was Ximen Chengdao who told her about Qiu Duoer's arrest?

The soldiers outside the door got closer and closer, Xia Ye'er didn't have time to think about it, nodded and went out.

It was already late at night when Ximen Chengdao returned to the room, he stretched out his hand, ready to push the door in, but hesitated the moment he opened the door, but the next moment, with a smile floating slightly at the corner of his shoulder, he still pushed the door open.