"Why is my father seeing me at this time? And Yang Zhong and the second child are here, shouldn't it be to announce the second child's ascension. Damn, obviously I'm the eldest son. Obviously, I learned everything so well. Why? ”

The prince punched the coffee table with a hideous expression.

"Your Royal Highness the Prince, do you want to go?" The palace man knelt on the ground and asked in a trembling voice.

The prince hesitated for a moment. Then I tidied up my clothes.

"Let's go. Summoned by my father, it is impossible for me to disobey. ”

The crown prince followed the palace people and entered the palace. Then, I came to the outside of the imperial study.

"Father, my son asks to see me." The prince saluted outside the door.

"Let the outsiders back out first, and then come in." Sima You's voice came.

The crown prince frowned. Then he turned his head and said to the palace people.

"You go down first."

"Yes, His Royal Highness the Prince."

When the palace people walked away, the prince asked to see him again.

This time it was still Sima You who answered.

"Come in."

Pushing open the door, the prince entered the dimly lit study. After taking a few steps, his eyes widened in disbelief. When he tried to run away, a hand covered his mouth, and at the same time, his throat was cut.

The prince's frenzied resistance did not change the outcome. As the blood soaked his shirt, the sparkle in his eyes faded.

Let's go

The prince's body fell to the ground, and Sima You stood in place, looking at the table numbly.

The emperor leaned back in his chair, staring at Sima You with a pair of lifeless eyes.

"Father, I'm sorry, I'm sorry." Sima You fell to his knees with a sad expression.

The sky was getting dark, and there was no light in the dim study.

Crunch.

The door to the study was opened.

Sima You, who was covered in blood, walked out of it. Looking at the last rays of the sunset, he smiled eerily.

On February 2, there are 10 days left before the Chinese New Year.

The lively scene on the palace seems to have been celebrated in advance.

Since Sima Liang decided to go to China to spend the New Year, he was ready to spend a small year in the palace in advance.

Paste window flowers, write couplets, and hang lanterns. Sima Liang did it himself like an ordinary person.

"Is it right?" Sima Liang asked.

"A little to the left." Little Becky answered.

"And now?"

"Almost."

"Good. Then I'll stick it up. Sima Liang slapped hard and pasted a window grille.

Stepping down from the chair carefully, Sima Liang looked at his masterpiece again.

"That's good. And the last one, right? Sima Liang looked at a window sticker in Xiaobei's hand.

"Yes." Little Becky answered.

"Then let's finish posting. It's about the same time. You can eat later. Sima Liang picked up the stool and walked to the other side of the main house. At the same time, Xiaobei also followed.

Sima Liang stood on the stool and waited for Xiaobei to brush the window stickers.

When everything was done, he picked up the window sticker and asked again.

"Is it right?"

"A little left...... A little to the right. ”

……

The last window sticker, the delay is extraordinarily large.

After pasting it, Sima Liang stepped down from the stool, and when he wanted to look up, a person came to the back house with a shout.

"Your Highness is not good. Something big is wrong. The little third son looked flustered, ignoring the image and rules.

Seeing this, a bad premonition lingered in Sima Liang's heart.

It can't be that something happened in Zhongdu.

Since the nightmare at noon that day, Sima Liang tried to contact Zhongdu and told him the information he wanted to go. But when the news was sent, it was like a stone sinking into the sea and there was no response.

Encountering this strange situation, Sima Liang could only continue to send people to deliver the news. It's just that the weather is limited, and it takes a long time to come and go.

Five days have passed, and he has only received a message once. said that the emperor was ill, and temporarily let the second prince act on his behalf.

Hearing this news, Sima Liang was a little unconvinced. After all, now the second prince's throne is undecided, and the crown prince is in the central capital, if he wants to act as the government, the prince will come. It can't be the turn of the second prince.

"Let's talk about it." Sima Liang took a deep breath and motioned for the third son to speak.

The third son first fell to his knees, and then wept bitterly.

"Your Majesty has died, and so has the crown prince."

"Huh?"

Sima Liang's eyes flickered, and he stood in place, completely unable to digest what Xiao Sanzi said.

Father is dead?

The crown prince is also dead?

What's going on?

Sima Liang didn't have time to grieve, and asked about the third son again.

"What you say is true? I can't spare you with all this nonsense. ”

The little third son knelt on the ground and kowtowed repeatedly.

"This is a message from Lord Zhao. And it's about to be announced to the world. ”

"Well, it can't be. This, how can this be. Sima Liang fell to the ground, his eyes were distracted, and he had an expression of disbelief.

"Impossible, how could my father die. How could it be. It must have been a dream. ”

Syllable.

Sima Liang slapped himself. The pain came, and he recognized the reality.

"No, Father. Not ......"

Sima Liang burst into tears, like a child who had lost everything, crying, screaming, and denying everything. He couldn't accept the sudden bad news.

Seeing this situation, Xiaobei came over to help Sima Liang.

"Don't be like this, prince, get up first."

Sima Liang waved his hand and shook off Xiaobei and climbed in front of the little third son.

"The little third son told me that this is fake. You're lying to me. Tell me ......"

The little third son knelt on the ground and trembled.

"Your Highness, it's true. Dear to you. ”

Once again, Sima Liang collapsed, he lay on the ground, covered his face with his hands, and wept bitterly.

Hearing the movement outside, Bao'er in the house also walked out.

Seeing Sima Liang, Xiao Sanzi and Xiao Bei on the ground, she hurriedly walked to Sima Liang's side and knelt on the ground.

"What's the matter, husband. What happened. Is there something going on in Zhongdu? ”

Hearing Bao'er's voice, Sima Liang got into the other party's arms and cried like a child.

"My father has died. My father is dead. ”

Hearing such a big news, Bao'er was also shocked and speechless. She was a little skeptical, but when she saw Xiao Sanzi and Sima Liang like this, her thoughts dissipated instantly.

Your Majesty collapsed? It's all of a sudden. I heard my husband say that Your Majesty is in good health. How could it be left all of a sudden.

Bao'er didn't know much about the situation of the emperor and Zhongdu. She only learned from some things Sima Liang said. So it's hard for her to say anything else. can only comfort each other.

"Husband, it's a fait accompli, please mourn. If Your Majesty has a spirit in heaven, he must not want you to be like this. Bao'er's hand gently stroked Sima Liang's hair, trying to calm his grief.

Sima Liang didn't answer, still crying. He always thought that the emperor would live for a long time, and he still had many opportunities to communicate with each other. So he didn't think about it at all, this kind of thing happened.

As King Ning said, Sima Liang had a lot of questions to ask the emperor and a lot of things to say to the other party. Now the sudden bad news has made him lose this opportunity forever.

Sadness, regret, regret, all kinds of emotions filled Sima Liang's heart.

After a long time, Sima Liang got up with the support of Bao'er. He looked at Xiao Sanzi and Xiao Bei who were kneeling on the ground with an expressionless face.

"Get up. Inform the palace of this news, and by the way, these red objects were demolished.

Sima Liang walked a few steps towards the main house, then turned around and said.

"By the way, tell the news to the Tang family, the Feng family and the like. Make sure that everyone who should know knows the news first. ”

"It's the prince."