In the evening, the city gates.

Xiao Jun, the king of Zhao, had been waiting for several hours in the teahouse near the city gate.

After Zhang Yan returned home, he passed on the words that Xiao Rin said to his ears without missing a word.

After hearing this, Xiao Jun's heart was like grass growing.

In fact, these grasses have taken root for a long time.

In order to please his father, he often entered the palace to face the saint, and performed all kinds of hard work.

In addition, in order to grasp the trends in the palace, he installed a lot of insiders in the palace, eunuchs and palace maids, and he spent a lot of money to buy them.

These people reported to him a steady stream of what was happening in the palace.

Of course, what he wanted to know most was the movements of the East Palace and Emperor Xiao.

What the palace people focused on helping him find out was also the trend of these two aspects.

But sometimes, some other news gets in the mix.

For example, about the concubine.

Concubine Shu is not favored, Emperor Xiao only goes to her twice a month, and the rewards on weekdays are very few.

Among the many palace concubines competing for beauty, Concubine Shu is also the most inconspicuous one.

Her appearance is not the most beautiful, and she does not show her behavior on weekdays, especially her peaceful appearance.

Her son and daughter are the same as her, they can't see how smart they are, they can't see how stupid they are, and they look plain and mediocre.

Xiao Jun has never taken such a person seriously.

It's just that she is one of the four concubines in the end, and she gave birth to the prince Xiao Jue, so the news about Concubine Shu and Xiao Jue will still be summarized to him with Xiao Rin's.

At first, he really didn't pay attention, but later he accidentally discovered that the whereabouts of Emperor Xiao, Concubine Shu and their children often overlapped.

For example, Concubine Shu believes in Buddhism, and every other month, she will go to Daxiangguo Temple to burn incense and worship Buddha.

And during the same time period, Emperor Xiao will also appear there.

He always thought it was a coincidence.

But later, he went to Daxiangguo Temple to play, and inadvertently broke into the forbidden place of the temple, and ran into Emperor Xiao and Concubine Shu, followed by their pair of children, Xiao Jue and Xiao Xiyan.

The four of them are playing in the garden in the forbidden land, laughing and laughing, and they don't know how harmonious they are!

Concubine Shu is no longer the dull and boring Concubine in his impression, she is dressed up delicately and charmingly.

Xiao Jue is not as silent as he usually sees, in front of Emperor Xiao, he quotes scriptures and talks endlessly.

Father and son didn't know what they were talking about, and they were talking very speculatively.

What surprised Xiao Jun the most was that Emperor Xiao looked at Xiao Jue's gaze, full of praise and love!

The father and son hooked their shoulders like friends, smiling and smiling.

That's what he never got from this father!

In front of him, Emperor Xiao has always been extremely majestic, and he has very few words, and he is very strict with the princes and princesses, and all kinds of rules must be kept upright, and if he is not careful, he will be reprimanded.

From childhood to adulthood, Xiao Jun was a little afraid of him.

He often came to the palace of his mother, and in the eyes of outsiders, he doted on his mother, but in fact, he did not like his mother, although he rewarded a lot, but he smiled very little at his mother.

But in front of Concubine Shu, Emperor Xiao smiled very comfortably, and laughed loudly from time to time.

And Xiao Xiyan, who has always been obedient and even a little wooden in front of outsiders, also changed his normal behavior at this time, pulling Emperor Xiao's cuffs to be coquettish, and when it comes to happiness, he will even hit Emperor Xiao with his head.

The delicate posture of such a child is something that Xiao Jun can't imagine!

He thought of his sister Xiao Zhi, every time he saw his father, he was like a cat seeing a mouse, and he didn't dare to breathe.

Not to mention being like Xiao Xiyan, tired of being coquettish in his arms!

From then on, Xiao Jun felt that something was wrong.

However, he never forgot what Emperor Xiao had said to him.

That was four years ago.

Emperor Xiao got drunk, came to his palace, and had a long talk with him for the first time.

He talked a lot, he said that he was the best of the princes, he said that Xiao Rin's killing heart was too heavy, and he was afraid that he would not be able to become the Holy Lord Mingjun, and he also said that he was the most like his child, and he was so strict with him in order to better train him.

He said it for a long time, and Xiao Jun's mind was confused.

Later, he told his mother about it, and she was overjoyed and told her grandfather and uncle about it.

And after that?

Xiao Jun pinched his eyebrows, the corners of his forehead suddenly jumped, and his head hurt when he jumped!

After that, he, his mother and maternal grandfather's family had ambitions that they had never had before.

After that, it was a struggle with the Xie family of the East Palace for several years, and it has been fighting until now.

Now, how?

Xiao Jun thought of the heart-wrenching words that Zhang Yan said, and he only felt that his headache was about to crack!

However, he knew that Zhang Yan was right, no, Xiao Rin was right, until now, they have lost both.

Half a year ago, the Zhang family was defeated, and his grandfather and 20,000 Changfeng troops buried their corpses and returned to the mountain.

The defeat of the army will naturally be punished, and the Zhang family's original power in the court has been reduced by half, and there is no one surnamed Zhang within the three provinces and six departments.

Now, it is the 30,000 Changlin army of the Xie family, it is the crown prince Xiao Rin's face with a broken leg, and there is no one with the surname Xie in the middle of the court!

They fought for several years, and in the end, they did not lose one or the other, but consumed each other.

Looking back now, all the power is concentrated in the hands of Emperor Xiao.

If you think about it carefully, his good father, who once trusted him, has not looked at him for a long time!

But his habit of going to Xiangguo Temple with Concubine Shu has not changed.

That time, Xiao Jun was so surprised that he made a noise and was almost caught by the internal guards, and then he went to the forbidden place again, which was already deserted.

At that time, he did not want to face such facts, so he deceived himself and did not continue the investigation.

But now, he knows that he can only face reality!

Xiao Jun took a deep breath, took a sip of wine, and looked up at the city gate.

At this time, a carriage was slowly approaching from outside the city, accompanied by several guards on horseback.

Xiao Jun saw the appearance of one of the guards clearly, and his heart "groaned"!

That was the internal guard beside Xiao Jue.

Therefore, Xiao Rin didn't lie, Xiao Jue did go far away.

That is, I didn't see Emperor Xiao.

Supposedly, they should come back together!

"Your Highness, that person, it's Chixiao!" Duan Yu, the secret guard beside him, suddenly whispered.

"Which one?" Xiao Jun asked hurriedly.

Duan Yu cautiously pointed to the person accompanying him behind the carriage: "It's him!" ”

"But, the face doesn't look like it!" Xiao Jun frowned.

"It must be a disguise!" Duan Yu said firmly, "You don't have to look at his face, you look at his figure, movements, and the long sword at his waist!" That's the Qinghong Sword! ”

When the Qinghong Sword encounters sunlight, it will show a rainbow shadow.

At this time, the setting sun hit the scabbard right on.

A cloud of colorful light and shadow flickered, flashing Xiao Jun's eyes with pain in his eyes, and he almost burst into tears.

Chixiao is Emperor Xiao's shadow guard.

The shadow guard, as the name suggests, is a shadow-like dark guard.