In the imperial city, the death knell rang.

Many ministers and the people were awakened by the sound of the bells.

Everyone hurriedly changed into court clothes and went to the palace.

As soon as he entered, he was controlled by Xiao Duo's puppet.

"Fifth Prince, what are you doing here?"

"The emperor just died, is it too much for you to treat our courtiers like this?"

"Is it excessive?" The corners of Xiao Duo's mouth twitched, and he looked at the minister who spoke with a sneer: "Guess what, why did Father Emperor Long die suddenly?" ”

As soon as Xiao Duo's words came out, everyone's eyes suddenly widened in shock.

The man who spoke just now pointed at him angrily.

"You...... You can't ...... it."

Before the man could finish speaking, he was wiped by Xiao Duo's neck.

His eyes widened and he fell to the ground unwillingly, blood spilling from the corners of his mouth.

Soon, his head tilted and he was not breathing.

Seeing that his colleague was killed, an old man stood up and glared at Xiao Duo angrily.

"Xiao Duo, you rebellious thief, you can't die well!"

"I'm going to die a bad death, I don't know, but you're going to die now!"

When the words fell, Xiao Duo stabbed out with a sword and sent the old man back to the west.

Seeing him kill two people in a row, the others immediately panicked.

Xiao Duo was condescending, and his cold gaze swept over them one by one.

"But anyone else wants to talk?"

Outside the main hall, a man knelt on the ground.

They all hung their heads, and none of them dared to say anything.

The corners of Xiao Duo's mouth twitched, and his gaze fell on the puppet's body.

"Come, bring my brothers with you!"

As his voice fell, the puppet took several princes and stepped forward quickly.

The princes kept struggling, and their eyes were full of anger when they looked at Xiao Duo.

"Xiao Duo, what do you want to do?"

"Xiao Duo, you let us in, we want to see our father!"

"My father is dead, you go underground to see him!"

When the words fell, he made a look at the puppet.

The puppets raised their swords and slashed the princes one by one under their swords.

The last one left, the seven-year-old Seventeenth Prince, was so frightened that he peed his pants.

He knelt forward and grabbed the corner of Xiao Duo's clothes.

"Fifth brother, I don't want to die. I listen to you for everything, please don't kill me! ”

"I won't kill you......"

Xiao Duo smiled slightly, stretched out his hand and gently brushed the delicate cheeks of the seventeenth prince.

Hearing his words, the seventeenth prince was overjoyed.

Before he could say thank you, he saw Xiao Duo suddenly smile, and his face quickly sank.

"Do you want to wait until you're old enough to kill me?"

This sentence was said by Xiao Duo through gritted teeth.

He quickly withdrew his hand and drew his sword to personally end the life of the Seventeenth Prince.

The seventeenth prince fell to the ground, his eyes wide.

He stared at the night sky, which was red by the firelight, and kept muttering, "Don't ...... Don't kill me, don't kill me......"

The blood on the ground stung the eyes of the ministers.

But in front of the demons, they didn't dare to say a word.

They fell to their knees, trembling.

Xiao Duo looked at them, and then at the corpse that had fallen to the ground.

"Where's the sixth?"

"Back to Your Highness, the six princes didn't ...... Didn't come! ”

"My father died, and he didn't dare to come!" Xiao Duo's eyes narrowed slightly: "That's it, throw these corpses all to the mass grave." ”

……

It was a long night.

It was just before dawn that the carriage stopped outside an inn.

"Master, there is an inn here, shall we go in and rest for a while?"

Hearing this, Gu Ze did not answer, but turned his head to look at Jinyun.

"Xiao Duo's pursuers can't catch up for a while, let's rest here for a while, and casually inquire about the current situation in the imperial city."

"Well, listen to you!"

Gu Ze responded and slowly lifted the curtain of the carriage.

After Jinyun got out of the carriage, he followed.

The four of them opened three rooms and went back to their rooms to sleep.

When Jinyun woke up, it was already too late.

After a brief wash, she took the painting and left the room.

As soon as I came to the staircase, I saw two passers-by, one in front of the other, walking in.

"Shopkeeper, open two rooms for us."

"We're both men, just open one."

"That's not going to work!" The tall man took out the silver and put it on the counter: "If you are reluctant to pay for the hotel, I will give it."

I didn't sleep well last night, I'm going to live alone in a room and get a good night's sleep. ”

"Don't say you didn't sleep well, I didn't sleep well. Last night's death knell rang for a whole night, and it really didn't let people sleep! ”

"Isn't it!" The tall man complained: "You said that this second prince is really a ruthless person!"

When the crown prince was deposed, he hated his father and actually did such a thing as killing his father! ”

As the tall man's voice fell, the words in Jinyun's hand suddenly moved a few times.

Jinyun raised his hand, patted the painting gently, and said in a low voice: "Shao'an, don't be impatient." ”

The painting in my hand is not moving.

Jin Yun looked at the two people downstairs.

I saw them follow behind the shopkeeper and slowly walked upstairs.

Jinyun rolled his eyes and stepped forward with a smile.

"Two brothers, I heard you say just now that the second prince killed his father, but is it true?"

"Really, of course it's true! This matter spread throughout the imperial city. ”

The tall man shook his head.

"By the way, early this morning, the second prince was tied up and hung on the city tower.

His Royal Highness the Fifth Prince said that he would hang him on the city tower for three days and three nights to pay tribute to the soul of the old emperor! ”

When the words fell, the painting in Jinyun's hand began to shake again.

The two men noticed the words in her hand, and their brows furrowed slightly.

"Girl, are you okay, why are you leaving so much with trembling hands?"

"It's okay, I'm just scared!"

"Hey, don't say it's you, we're scared too. You say that in this world, how can there be such disloyal and unfilial people. ”

The corners of Jinyun's mouth raised, and he forced out a smile.

The two men walked past her and went back to their rooms.

The painting in his hand shook more and more, and Jinyun's hands were a little numb.

Knowing that Xiao Jingning was anxious, she turned around and returned to the room, spread out the painting, and released her.

As soon as Xiao Jingning left the painting, she turned around and walked out.

Jinyun stepped forward quickly and stopped in front of her.

"Duke Jing Ning wants to go back to the Imperial City?"

"The emperor has been framed and hung on the city wall, I must go back and save him!"

"How can you save it alone?"

"I ......"

Xiao Jingning knew that what Jinyun said was true.

His brows furrowed, and his eyes overflowed with worry.

But soon, she reacted and grabbed Jinyun's hand.

"Miss Jinyun, as long as you are willing to take action, you will definitely be able to rescue the imperial brother!"

Facing Xiao Jingning's pleading gaze, Jinyun couldn't bear to refuse her.

But she can't rely on her own strength to influence the rise and fall of a country at will.

Thinking about it, she slowly raised her hand and brushed Xiao Jingning's hand away.

"I'm sorry, I can't help you!"