At this time, the ceremony of sacrificing the heavens has not yet begun, and Prince Ping and his wife have not even come, but the emperor and queen have come, which is enough to see the importance they attach to this prosperous era.

Although Zhu Xinghe stood far away, he could feel that the emperor looked around and looked down, and then asked His Royal Highness the Crown Prince Ping why he hadn't come yet.

I don't know what the prince replied, but the emperor's face is not so good-looking.

Fortunately, the queen calmed down on the side, and the emperor waved his hand to signal everyone: "Let's all be flat!" The ceremony is about to begin, so you will be in your place as soon as possible, so don't delay the ceremony. ”

When the emperor spoke, he was much gentler than Zhu Xinghe imagined.

"Prince Ping has arrived—"

However, it was not until the queen and the emperor stood up that Prince Ping and his wife were late.

But what makes Zhu Xinghe feel that the most excessive thing is that the national teacher and his disciple Jin Ning, who were supposed to be the abbot of this sacrificial ceremony, actually followed Prince Ping to this altar!

Shouldn't they be following the emperor and queen? What kind of system is this approach?

However, everyone around him, as if he had long been used to it, did not say a word about it.

Zhu Xinghe looked through the crowd again, and found that Concubine Ning was also dressed up to attend, and she was following behind Concubine Ling at this moment. But His Royal Highness Xun Wang did not come, after all, at this moment, he is just a "mad king" in the eyes of others.

Prince Ping and his wife also enjoyed this feeling of being in the limelight, and stood proudly behind the queen and the emperor, even higher and more dignified than the position where the crown prince and the crown princess stood.

Seeing that the time had come, the national teacher also stepped forward.

Zhu Xinghe's gaze always fell on Jin Ning's body.

It's not that she has any thoughts about Jin Ning, it's really that Jin Ning is too dazzling.

The morning sun shone on Jin Ning's body, and he was dressed in white as if his whole body was coated with a layer of light golden light, making people unable to take their eyes off it.

The word "Immortal" is about Jin Ning's appearance. He held the dust in his hand, followed behind the national teacher, and his footsteps stepped lightly on the steps, but it made people feel in a trance. I don't know if the next moment, he will step on the steps sprinkled with golden light and turn into an immortal.

"On the day of spring, the day of worship to the sky-"

It wasn't until the shouts of the national teacher sounded that Zhu Xinghe's thoughts were interrupted.

She hurriedly lowered her head, only feeling that she shouldn't have been staring at Jin Ning like this.

The national teacher began to chant a long and incomprehensible incantation above, and Zhu Xinghe also lowered his head boredly, gently tossing his already long cuffs, but suddenly felt a tingling pain in his wrist-

She frowned, and heard Chang Xia's chuckle beside her, and naturally knew that she was a troublemaker in her clothes. This morning was in too much of a hurry, and Zhu Xinghe didn't have time to check this dress.

At this moment, the needle in the clothes was pierced on Zhu Xinghe's wrist, and because the cuffs were too long, Zhu Xinghe couldn't move too much to take out the needle, so he could only endure it like this.

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince stepped forward, and his filial piety was incense-"

The national teacher finally said something that Zhu Xinghe could understand, and in order to divert his attention, Zhu Xinghe raised his head and looked at the altar.

I watched the prince come out of the place, step by step up the steps, and walked to the altar.

There are a total of four steps leading to the altar, and the "Xuanwu Steps" where the prince is located must be seen by everyone looking up.

Zhu Xinghe felt that it was such a narrow and high step, if a person with fear of heights walked up, he was afraid that he would not be able to stand steadily.

However, she greatly admired the emperor, the queen and His Royal Highness the Prince, who could walk steadily on such steps.

"Brother Prince, what's wrong?"

But when Zhu Xinghe was thinking like this, he heard Yongle's doubtful voice.

looked closely, and sure enough, the prince's steps were a little unsteady.

"Ahh

Before Zhu Xinghe could take a closer look, he only heard the crown princess exclaim, and His Royal Highness the prince's body in the center of the steps suddenly shook, and then fell straight down, like a falling bird, chasing down the towering steps!

"Prince—"

The emperor and queen standing on the altar also panicked, they instinctively stepped forward, walked to the edge of the altar, and stretched out their hands, wanting to hold the fallen prince.

But the prince didn't fall in front of their eyes, he fell in the middle of the steps, no matter how fast they were, how could they hold it?!

All of a sudden, everyone panicked!

I couldn't care about any rules anymore, so I ran in the direction of the altar: "Brother Prince, Brother Prince!" ”

She was frightened, and her voice was full of tears.

Zhu Xinghe followed her footsteps, but suddenly felt a figure flashing beside her-

Look at it again, it's Ling Tianhan!

He was very fast, and he rushed towards the altar, and even stretched out his hand, as if to catch the falling prince.

But it's too late!

With a "bang-" sound, the prince finally fell heavily to the ground, smashing out blood all over the ground.

"Ahh

Before the queen mother got off the altar, she had already fainted, and the crown princess also collapsed to the ground, covering her eyes with her hands in pain.

When Zhu Xinghe arrived with Yongle, Yongle was pulled over by Concubine Ling on the side and hugged her in her arms, covering her eyes: "Yongle, don't look at it!" ”

Yongle understood something, and he didn't struggle, just hid in Concubine Ling's arms and couldn't stop crying.

Zhu Xinghe couldn't help it, and looked down at the altar, but he also stood on the spot: under the altar, there was a blur of flesh and blood. If it weren't for the bright yellow robe of the prince that still appeared from time to time in the pile of red flesh and blood, who would have known that the crown prince would die in such a tragic way in front of everyone's eyes?

"My son, my son!"

The emperor was supported by others, trembling down from the altar, and when he saw such a scene, he couldn't help but shout: "My son, what's the matter?!" ”

At this moment, this supreme person, the one who controls the world, is crying like a child in front of a pool of flesh and blood.

And in Zhu Xinghe's eyes, he doesn't seem to be the emperor who is high, he is just a father who has lost his beloved son.

There was chaos everywhere behind him, and this sacrificial ceremony was already in chaos.

Fortunately, Ling Tianhan stepped forward and blocked everyone who wanted to get close to the prince, and then took off his outer robe and gently covered the flesh and blood, with sorrow in his eyes, as well as this unnoticed pain and hatred.