"This is dead?"

Looking at Lu Bingde, whose aura on the ground was getting weaker and weaker, Nian Fan naturally knew that Li Huan was not lying.

It's just that he has a little hard time accepting this result.

However, Li Huan's next sentence immediately reinvigorated his spirits.

"But I found some important intelligence information before Lu Bingde's spirit collapsed and dissipated. ”

Li Huan withdrew the finger that was on the center of the other party's eyebrows, and looked at Lu Bingde, who was completely out of breath, with an expressionless face.

As a mortal, Lu Bingde's divine soul is undoubtedly fragile.

At the moment when the Divine Soul Prohibition is triggered.

His soul collapsed in an instant.

Perhaps it was a long-expected relationship, but Li Huan still found some key information from Lu Bingde's collapsed soul fragments.

Like what.

The fourth prince seems to rely very heavily on Lu Bingde, who gives him advice.

But in fact, the things discussed with each other are often related to the court.

Especially after the death of the crown prince.

Lu Bingde has been helping the four princes to secretly win over the court officials who were once loyal to the prince, thus gradually increasing the influence of the four princes in the court.

But on the heir to the throne.

The chief scholar is interested in the Nine Emperors and the Thirteen Princes who are related to him by marriage.

In other words.

If the Four Princes want to control the court, then the Four Princes must face this old and influential chief scholar in the court.

And Lu Bingde's task is to compete with the chief scholar for the power to control the court.

After all, in terms of the examination of the heir to the throne.

Whether the successor can control and stabilize the court is also a very important indicator.

Emperor Emperor.

If even the court can't control it, it's stable.

This emperor is clearly unqualified.

Back then, the four princes would choose to support and help Lu Bingde, not because he had already coveted the throne, you must know that the crown prince was not dead at that time, and his heir position could not be shaken except for the emperor, not to mention that the four princes, who were the prince's siblings, were still the most trusted right-hand men of the other party.

Therefore.

The four princes' support for Lu Bingde may largely be due to the prince's instructions.

The reason is nothing more than to recruit more talents for the crown prince, and gradually spread his own people all over the court in the future, so as to achieve the goal of controlling and stabilizing the court.

Does Lu Bingde know?

He must have known it in his heart, but he chose to firmly hug the thighs of the fourth prince.

Lu Bingde's choice is not difficult to understand.

On the one hand, he is grateful for the kindness of the four princes, and on the other hand, there are too many talents on the part of the prince.

Even if he defects to the crown prince, he may not be able to be reused.

With the idea of being the head of a chicken rather than a phoenix, it is natural to choose the four princes as backers.

It's just—

Over the years, he has been getting along with the four princes day and night.

He was inevitably aware of some of the secrets of the Four Princes.

The four princes with cultivation talents were keen on cultivation, but unlike the three princes, who were known to be keen on cultivation, the four princes had never shown this.

The throne is hopeless, and the heart is longing for immortality.

This is normal.

But what is abnormal is why did the four princes choose to cultivate secretly?

Maybe it's because of cultivation.

The four princes all respect the offerings in the mansion, and Liu Daozhen, who was born in the Taihua Sect.

Often, after Lu Bingde and the four princes discussed the matter and left, the four princes would go to Liu Daozhen to ask about cultivation.

In addition to cultivation.

Lu Bingde also suspected one thing.

A terrifying secret.

The four princes are not good women, this is a well-known thing inside and outside the court.

Here's the problem.

The four princes have never taken concubines since they got married, and the most important thing is that the princesses have never given birth so far, and even the four princes rarely stay at the princesses.

On the issue of the birth of the crown princess.

The royal family has also investigated privately, and the results show that the princess is in poor health, so she is unable to have children.

For this reason, people in the royal family have suggested that if the four princes want offspring, it is best to take concubines.

But the fourth prince refused.

He said that there are many members of the royal family, and there are not many descendants of his own, but there is no less one, not to mention that he has no intention of doing so.

At first, Lu Bingde also thought that the four princes were simply not interested in women.

Later, he found out from some clues.

The Four Princes –

There may be something wrong with his sexual orientation.

Exactly.

He likes men.

It's a pity that Lu Bingde doesn't have conclusive evidence to confirm this, and he doesn't have the courage to speculate.

"Brother Huan, are you sure that you found all these information from Lu Bingde's soul?"

After Li Huan informed Nian Fan of the results of his soul search.

Nian Fan's whole person became dumbfounded.

"Yes. ”

Li Huan said succinctly.

"The fourth prince likes men? ”

Nian Fan couldn't help but smack his lips, and his face was still a little incredible.

"But what basis does Lu Bingde have to judge that the four princes like men? dislike women does not mean that the four princes like men!"

Because Lu Bingde found that the four princes and the crown prince, and even his chief butler Su Chang, had ambiguities in words and deeds that exceeded brotherhood. ”

Li Huan said indifferently.

“...... My mind is a bit of a mess and I may need to brush it up. ”

Nian Fan suddenly gasped when he heard this.

He had heard a phrase once.

There is no dirtier place in the world than the Imperial Palace.

Now it seems.

There is nothing wrong with that.

Especially are these royals so good at playing?

It's not uncommon for men to like men.

For the well-informed Nian Fan, it is not unseen.

But this kind of thing happens to the four princes, and it is not simple if you think of the death of the crown prince, the third prince, and the chief scholar.

"Do you know about this matter?"

Long.

Nian Fan, who calmed down, suddenly thought.

"When it comes to the secrets of the royal family, do you think our Demon Suppression Division will know?"

Li Huan glanced at Nian Fan Dao.

"The key now is, what does this have to do with our investigation? Lu Bingde's death is not trivial, if we can't find useful clues from it as soon as possible, you and I may be in danger......

"You don't have a chance. ”

At this time.

An abrupt voice suddenly sounded in their ears, and in an instant, Li Huan and Nian Fan followed the prestige as if they were facing great enemies.

They saw a man.

A young man in a white robe with a grim face.

He folded his hands behind his back and stared at the two of them calmly.

“...... Liu Daozhen?!"

When Li Huan saw the other party's face clearly, he suddenly blurted out subconsciously.

"How did you end up here?!"

"Do you think you can hide the people who killed us?"