The dungeon of Chang'an City is not cleaned all year round, it is cold and damp, and there is no light of day here all year round, but when someone comes to visit, a torch is lit on the wall for lighting.

The further I went, the more I felt that the bricks under my feet were all damp that could step on water, and the deeper I went, the more I could hear the rats around me squeaking and crawling over because of the sudden arrival of people.

The jailer walked in front and respectfully showed Xiao Ce the way.

"Your Highness, it's the front."

Xiao Ce came to the last cage and saw a figure sitting not far in front of him, with his back to him.

He glanced back at the jailer, who immediately understood, and turned away from the dungeon, leaving the two men alone.

Xiao Ce stood for a while at the back in front of him, and called out: "Brother Huang." ”

Xiao Sheng had already heard the movement of someone coming over, and he didn't have to think about it to know who could come here to see him at this time, only his good brother had this ability.

Xiao Sheng turned to look at Xiao Ce, who suddenly visited.

Xiao Ce didn't see him for a day, but he saw that Xiao Sheng's hair was messy and his clothes were dusty, and he had never seen him so embarrassed, it seemed that he really had a bad time in this prison last night.

Xiao Sheng saw these complicated emotions in his eyes, his younger brother seemed to pity him a little, but he didn't need these dignified pity.

Xiao Sheng looked at the person in front of him and mocked: "You have got your wish now, what are you still looking for me for?" ”

When Xiao Sheng said this, he suddenly thought of something, and snorted coldly:

"You came today to let me tell you Li Hanning's whereabouts? You dream, even if I die, I will let her die with me, don't you want to see her again, I know that Zhao Yi is dead, and now no one knows her whereabouts except me. ”

His reaction seemed to have been expected by Xiao Ce, who calmly glanced down at the wine glass on the ground.

Xiao Ce said in a deep voice: "I didn't come today to ask you this. ”

Because he knew that with Xiao Sheng's character from childhood to adulthood, he wouldn't say it at all.

The more Xiao Ce showed that he cared about the things, the more Xiao Sheng always wanted to destroy them, it has always been like this since he was a child, Xiao Ce couldn't understand why when he was young, but now that he has grown up, he has understood.

Xiao Ce looked at the man in front of him calmly: "I'll see you off for the last time." ”

Whether it is the former Great Liang or the current Great Zhou, the abolished prince will not end well, and now for his brother, the result is the same.

After he said this, the entire prison fell silent.

Xiao Sheng reacted after a while, and his eyes widened: "Are you crazy?" You're going to kill me? ”

Xiao Ce said to him expressionlessly: "Although my father has already ordered it to be passed on to me, but thinking of all the things in the past, I can only feel at ease if you die." ”

A dynasty cannot have two princes alive at the same time, and the next country of the Great Zhou Dynasty can be stable.

Xiao Sheng knew that what was in front of him was poisonous wine, and when he heard Xiao Ce's words, he shook his head in disbelief, took two steps back, and said in a low voice:

"Impossible! How could my father agree to pass on the throne to you? I'm the Prince! I am the one who should inherit the throne! You're lying! My father wouldn't do this to me! ”

He shook his head, his face full of disbelief, and then calmed down and looked at Xiao Ce in front of him:

"It has to be you! You forced your father to do this, didn't you? ”

Xiao Ce looks at Xiao Sheng now, as if he is looking at a dying man:

"It doesn't matter whether you believe it or not, you should also know that as a prisoner of your ranks, you can drink this wine no matter what, if you still want to leave yourself some of the majesty and dignity of the prince of the Great Zhou."

Xiao Ce glanced down at the wine glass, and his eyes met the person in front of him again:

"Do you really think that your father doesn't know what you're doing? Two years ago, outside the city of Huai'an, you first wanted to put me to death, and later when you attacked the two continents, you deliberately withheld grain and grass, and almost caused the three armies to mutiny and lost the war, you betrayed the intelligence of Luoyang City to Wei Xing and Liang Zhou of Yanyun Shizhou, you poisoned Han Ning at the birthday banquet of the crown princess and sent killers to chase her all the way, you sent General Xue to guard outside Chang'an City and shoot innocent people, just to provoke the people of the Great Wall, you want to kill me several times, the imperial brother, I just said this piece of things, but one of them is wronged you? ”

Xiao Sheng was almost speechless by him, he originally hoped that Xiao Ce would die, and these things were indeed done by him, and there was nothing to deny.

Xiao Ce looked at Xiao Sheng and said with a heavy gaze: "Since the imperial brother also knows, why do you think I will let you out now?" Since the imperial brother also knows what he has done in the past, he should understand that the most disgusting thing in his father's life is the traitor, and you have contact with Wei Xing and the Xiongnu in the north has touched his bottom line. ”

Xiao Sheng took a few steps back in despair, it turned out that his father already knew about these things.

*

The incense burner in the room was quietly fragrant, and white smoke slowly drifted into the air through the top of the stove.

Li Hanning opened his eyes, and there was an unfamiliar curtain in his eyes, everything in front of him gradually became clear from blur, and the sound in his ears gradually became clear.

This is not a dungeon where she is imprisoned, Li Hanning sat up, she was lying on a clean bed, her clothes had changed, it was arranged like an inn, there was no screen next to the bed, the room here was not big, she could see her head at a glance, although it was not big, but the things were neatly placed.

Li Hanning recalled that he seemed to have seen Li Zhao before he fainted, but how could he suddenly appear in that prison, he should be in Chang'an now, what kind of place is this? Why is she here?

Li Hanning was thinking about it, but suddenly heard the door creak open in the distance.

The person who came in was Li Zhao, and when he saw her awake, he hurriedly walked over:

"Are you awake? But what do you still feel uncomfortable? ”

Li Hanning hadn't reacted yet, he shook his head a little stunned, and asked after a while:

"Why are you here?"

He was supposed to be in Chang'an.

Li Zhao finally relieved his heart when he saw that she had nothing to do: "It was Li Bo who told me that he had found a secret message left by his own people on the streets of Luoyang City, and I knew that it was you, so I rushed over day and night." ”

At first, Li Zhao heard the news of Li Hanning's disappearance, and was naturally worried that he was going to Luoyang no matter whether he had that letter or not, and for Li Zhao in this world, he only had Li Hanning, a relative, and he would never ignore her as his sister.

Li Zhao looked at her again and explained: "Later, I chased all the way along the traces on the street, all the way to the vicinity of the Prince's Mansion, and it took a whole day to discover this tunnel. ”

Sure enough, it was the secret code at that time, it was Li Hanning's unintentional thing at that time, which saved her life.

Li Hanning opened his mouth and said, "Thank you, if it weren't for you this time, I think I would--"

Li Zhao interrupted her and said, "Listen to your thank you, when did you and I get so separated." ”

Li Hanning lowered his head and was silent, perhaps because he hadn't seen each other for too long, and he unconsciously had some identities, and the two people in the room naturally quieted down when they didn't speak.

Li Zhao then remembered something important: "After I rescued you last night, I was busy looking for medicinal materials according to the doctor's instructions, and I didn't have time to tell Xiao Ce about finding you, and now you are also awake, should I send someone to tell him or wait a few days for you to go to her by yourself?" ”

Originally, Li Zhao knew about Li Hanning's disappearance, and it was also because Xiao Ce posted a search notice all over Luoyang City, and he was afraid that he was already crazy.

Now that the person has been found, Xiao Ce's side can also rest assured.

Li Zhao was about to get up, but Li Hanning reached out and grabbed his sleeve to stop him, and Li Zhao came back to his senses and looked at her.

Li Hanning said in a deep voice: "I don't want him to know that I'm here, please don't tell others that I'm still alive." ”

Li Zhao looked a little hesitant when he heard this, and finally reacted to the meaning of her words after a while:

"Why? Did Xiao Ce make you unhappy? Or did you guys quarrel? ”

Li Hanning loosened his sleeves and lowered his head without answering this sentence.

Li Zhao didn't look right at her, and he didn't force it, he knew about her and Xiao Ce, and he had seen it all the way, for Li Zhao, most of the people who had something to do with him in this world were gone, only the person in front of him was left, he really hoped that Li Hanning could live well.

Since she didn't want to explain, Li Zhao didn't ask what happened during this time, and why she was trapped in the dungeon under the prince's mansion.

Li Zhao saw that she didn't speak, so he sat silently on the side of the bed: "Since you don't want him to know, I naturally won't send someone to tell him, if you don't want to say anything, you can naturally not tell me, as long as you have a good rest these days, the doctor said that you are more than three months pregnant, and I also live in Luoyang these days, you can tell me what you want to eat, where you want to go, or what you need." ”

Li Zhao paused, looked at the room again, and suddenly felt that there was something shabby here:

"This is the inn opened by Li Mansion in the past, it has always been managed by Li Bo, although the place is opened in Luoyang City, but the location is remote, and there are no guests who are very suitable for recuperation on weekdays, I have already told Li Bo, the inn is not open these days, you will have a good rest here during this time."

Li Hanning raised her eyes and looked over, starting from Chang'an City, until now, she has indeed caused Li Zhao a lot of trouble.

But now she has no way to go back to the Ming Palace, at that time she listened to the above words clearly in the dungeon, and she remembered every word Xiao Ce said.

Maybe not letting him know about it would be better for both of them.

Li Hanning said to the person in front of him: "I'm tired." ”