As soon as the sky was bright, the south of the city was already a pot of porridge.

Not long after the inn in the imperial capital opened, the hall was already full of people, sitting together in twos and threes, knocking melon seeds, soaking a pot of tea, and discussing all kinds of trivial matters.

"A lot of people died in the south of the city last night!" A man in a gray cloth shirt propped up the table with a sinister look. When the man on the left heard this, he also poked his head out and nodded in agreement: "It's not! Originally, the south of the city should not be prone to rain. I didn't expect it! ”

The man in gray took a sip of tea, and then answered: "Yes, who would have thought! The south of the city has always been very stable, and there is no defense against rain and soil, but I didn't expect the yellow sand to rise all of a sudden, and it was late at night. Some people didn't even wake up from their dreams, and were buried directly in the yellow sand! ”

The man on the left sighed when he heard the words and said, "Oh, that's a poor ......."

Several people on the side nodded in agreement, poured a sip of tea and shook their heads to express regret.

"Hey, don't you know, this rain is no accident, I heard about it in another teahouse a few days ago, this rain is definitely going to appear, and his appearance is definitely a bad omen!" A man in a dark green shirt touched the beard at the corner of his mouth, and said something serious.

"A bad omen?" The man in white on the side was startled at first, and then hurriedly looked at the man who was speaking.

The man on the left put down the teacup that had been brought to his lips and asked, "What a bad omen!" Tell me about it! ”

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As soon as these words came out, the people around them all gathered around, and the shopkeeper who was settling accounts on the side also squinted his eyes and slowly fiddled with the abacus in his hand, while pricking up his ears to know what was going on.

The man in dark green clothes twisted his beard, looked serious, and said in a low but extremely powerful voice: "This is because there is a calamity star in our Heavenly Banyan Country!" ”

Everyone gasped and didn't dare to ask anything, and it didn't take long for a few people to hold back and say tentatively: "Actually, my mother-in-law told me before, saying that it had spread all over the south of the city...... Most of the things about this plague are true. ”

There was also a person on the side who heard it in a fog, and when he became bolder, he asked the bottom of the question: "What disaster star, what are you talking about, I don't know what is going on." ”

Tianli, who was holding tea on the side, picked up the teacup when he heard this, frowned, and only felt that this matter was very strange, so he was ready to listen to it for a while.

Those few people lowered their voices and continued: "It's the Seventh Prince who just entered the palace!" Several people on the side were shocked, and they looked like they wanted to speak and stopped, and one couldn't hold back the panic and answered: "You can't talk nonsense, didn't these seven princes just canonize not long ago......"

"It is precisely because of this canonization not long ago, as soon as it was canonized, the south of the city encountered rain and soil, I heard that these seven princes were in the south of the city before! Is this a coincidence, you say? The man in gray and white clothes waved his hand and explained with a very knowing look.

"Where was it in the south of the city? That's really ......" A man muttered and nodded, and asked in disbelief, "Is this true?" ”

"Then I can't lie to you, it's still early, what happened to the south side of the city! By noon, I guess we're going to spread it all over here. Saying this, the man in dark green clothes took a sip of tea and continued: "Some people in the south of the city, those who have met the Seven Princes, are basically almost dead. ”

After saying this, the people began to talk in a whisper.

"Then these Seven Princes are definitely disaster stars."

"I think God can't tolerate these seven princes, and it is estimated that the retribution will fall directly on the south of the city, after all, the south of the city is the place where the seven princes were once taken in." Some people have boldly speculated.

As soon as this person led everyone to start talking, it finally became a crusade against the Seven Princes, thinking that if the Seven Princes stayed in the palace again, the imperial capital would become a second place where rain and soil would fall.

Tianli went back and told Ning Yunxiao everything he heard, Ning Yunxiao thought about the ins and outs of this matter, and said a little strangely: "At this moment, the city must start talking about the Seventh Prince." This sandstorm can make people turn the focus to the Seven Princes. This is by no means a whim speculation of the common people, there must be someone planning something behind the scenes. ”

Tianli nodded in agreement when he heard this: "It's not been long now, and the streets and alleys have already spread that the Seven Princes are a disaster star." Ning Yunxiao had to sigh that this was using natural disasters to make people point to the source of the Seven Princes, how clever this method was.

And the seven princes in the city don't care whether they are smart or not, the news from their subordinates has already made people panic, and they have no master, and they even have some doubts about whether those rumors are true.

Could it be that God really can't tolerate himself and treat himself like this?

Thinking of this, the Seventh Prince clenched his hands tightly, he had just returned to the palace and encountered this kind of thing, he didn't believe that no one would point the finger at him like this! Now I only hope that my father will not listen to those slanderous rumors and affect his position in his heart. After all, this position has not been imprisoned for this kind of thing that affects his reputation, and he must come up with a corresponding method as soon as possible.

Just when he was at a loss, a eunuch's voice sounded outside the door, and his shrill voice interrupted his thoughts: "Seventh prince, the emperor announced that you will go to the imperial study to discuss matters." The Seventh Prince chuckled in his heart, although he knew that those rumors would definitely reach the emperor's ears, but when he heard the summons, he was inevitably a little afraid.

The Seventh Prince tidied up his clothes, got up and walked towards the imperial study.

"Participate in the Emperor." He saluted respectfully and spoke gently. And the emperor didn't say anything, and the hearts of the seven princes sank, feeling that the emperor must have been affected by those rumors.

"You've heard about those things out there." The emperor spoke slowly, and no emotion could be heard in his tone. The Seven Princes didn't know what the emperor was thinking.

The Seventh Prince thought about it carefully, and then said, "Erchen thinks that the three of them will become tigers. He didn't dare to look up at the emperor, and when he heard the sound of the emperor making tea, his whole body tensed.

And although the emperor couldn't see anything, in fact, he was still furious when the people at the bottom reported the news to him. And now, I want to hear how the seven princes of the party concerned should face it, so as to see if he is an emperor's talent through this matter.

"Go on." A majestic and deep voice.

The seventh prince lowered his head, slowly nervous, and said slowly: "For example, everyone is blaming Erchen today, Erchen is stupid, although he doesn't know how to resolve it, he knows that the people are the most important thing for our royal family, so Erchen is willing to take out eighty percent of his family property to help the people in the south of the city, and quit meat in the future to mourn the dead people." ”

The Seventh Prince tried his best to make his tone very sincere, and now he hasn't thought of a better way, but he must at least let the emperor know that his attitude is not flustered by this matter, otherwise he can't get on the stage like this, it will only make the emperor abandon him, although he hasn't been in the palace for a long time, but he knows what is going on in the palace.

The emperor sitting above just observed the Seventh Prince carefully, and saw that although he was still a little nervous, he spoke in an orderly manner, and he was a little relieved. After all, he didn't grow up by himself, but it is not easy to calm down in the face of big things: "Get up, give a seat." ”

The stone in the heart of the seventh prince was put down a little, and since the seat was given, he explained that his words or his attitude satisfied the emperor.

"Now that people are panicking, you can't calm this matter even if you go to help." After speaking, the emperor took a sip of tea and looked at the Seventh Prince again. The seventh prince looked up at the emperor, and couldn't see anything above the emperor, so he could only reply respectfully, "The son is stupid." ”

"I won't talk to you about how to settle this matter first, but you can tell me what you think about this matter first." As soon as the conversation changed, the emperor had already shifted his focus to something else. The Seventh Prince didn't understand the meaning of his father's question, and he was afraid that saying his true thoughts would conflict him, so he could only say slowly: "This is probably a test of the heavens." ”

The emperor didn't speak, just looked at the Seventh Prince with tea, and then said softly: "Do you just think so?" ”

The Seventh Prince nodded, shook his head again, and then he suddenly understood the meaning of the emperor's question to himself, adjusted his emotions, and spoke again: "Erchen thinks that he can push public opinion to himself overnight, and naturally there are people who are not satisfied with the canonization of Erchen. And Erchen's view on this matter is that Erchen himself will be despised if he does not do a good job. Erchen should ignore these gossips first, do a good job, improve himself, and use his strength to prove the value of Erchen. ”

The emperor looked at the Seventh Prince in front of him with some surprise, and had to say that these words sounded a little strange, but it could be judged that there was almost nothing wrong with this sentence. If ordinary people would definitely look for the person behind the scenes, and hold that person accountable. And he thinks that he has not done a good job......

And the Seven Princes also understand in their hearts that if they can promote the public opinion of a country, the people behind it are naturally strong, and the Seven Princes were already like a mirror in their hearts when the emperor asked that sentence. In his opinion, he is just a newly canonized illegitimate child, and he has not yet gained a firm foothold. It is impossible to openly confront someone with such a powerful background.

Before the emperor can't see his own strength, it is impossible to give up this powerful background, after all, it is not necessary for him now.

"I know. Let's go down and think about what to do about it. It took a few seconds for the emperor to speak.

The Seventh Prince, who returned to his palace, leaned back in his chair, although he knew that the person's strength background was strong, but he really wanted to know who that person was.

It's Celestia...... Or the third princess...... Or that there are stronger people hiding in the shadows.

He knew that his journey would get harder and harder, but ...... He clenched his fists and opened his eyes violently, he would never admit defeat and be defeated.

This throne, he must get.