Chen Xiang helped Yuan Yue up, and before the two of them could stand still, they saw Wang He and Ruan Er being escorted into Xiyin Hall.

Chen Xiang was stunned for a moment and exclaimed, "What are you doing here?"

When the two "gangsters" saw that Chen Xiang was safe, they both knelt down: "The princess is frightened when the ministers are late for the escort!"

Yuan Yue froze and pointed at the two gangsters: "You?"

"These are my two guards, what's wrong?" Miyaka blinked, looking innocently at Yuanyue.

"Uh...... It's okay, it's okay, I thought they were ......" Yuan Yue blushed and buried her head down.

"What is it?" Chen Xiang looked at Yuan Yue, and then at Yuan Xi: "Why can't I understand?"

"Oh, it's okay, it's okay," Yuan Xi couldn't help but smile, and pulled Chen Xiang to sit down: "How did you know my second sister?"

As soon as Chen Xiang lowered his head, he saw the crystal incense pool on the table that had not been confiscated, and said, "Isn't it because of this?"

"You're the girl who used the incense pool?" Yuan Xi looked at Yuan Yue, who nodded in affirmation. Yuan Xi smiled to himself, how come the people of the Xiao family have a soft spot for pawnshops? First the sixth master Rong Run, then Rong Zhan, and now even Princess Chenxiang has joined the pawn army.

"Why do you want to be a fragrant pool?" Won-hee was puzzled.

"Because, because this is my name!" said Miyaka with a smile and threw a piece of loose incense into the incense pool. Sheng is homophonic with "宬", and incense is incense. Yuan Xi lowered his eyelids, took the incense pool and handed it to Yuan Yue: "Second sister, this is from the princess to the eldest brother." ”

"Big brother?" Yuan Yue looked at Yuan Xi blankly.

"Flawless is better than beautiful jade, and it is cleaner than ice. Our princess Chenxiang's heart, ask Cheng Yong if he understands. ”

......

Xiao Rongshen has not been out of the gate of the palace for several days, since he lost the qualification to be a man, Xiao Rongshen is always uncertain, people are chatting under the corridor on weekdays, he doesn't even look at it, and now people who have chatting will be dragged out and killed.

As soon as Xiao Rongshen fell, the old school lost its foundation like a big tree in an instant, and no one knew what to do. In order to invite Xiao Rongshen out of the house, Gao Bingyan stood in the courtyard in the courtyard for three whole days, and the water and rice did not enter.

Yuan Jia was also afraid that Xiao Rongshen would really fall, so he also asked Gao Bingyan to go to the study to comfort him, but Xiao Rongshen locked the study and no one could enter. Gao Bingyan was standing in the patio, and Yuan Jia handed him tea and water. Finally, at midnight on the third day, Xiao Rongshen opened the lattice door of the study and looked at Gao Bingyan silently: "Gao Xiang, why are you suffering?"

Gao Bingyan invited Xiao Rongshen to a canopy boat and poured him a glass of wine, saying that he wanted to drink with Xiao Rongshen all night. It wasn't until dawn that the boat stopped on a still rippling water.

Xiao Rongshen looked at Gao Bingyan and looked out the window, he also knew that Xiao Rongzhan's return to Donglin was undoubtedly the emperor's ultimatum to the old school. He also knew that the old school needed him, but he was really in no mood to stand up these days.

In fact, rather than making him disqualified from being a man and being ridiculed, he would prefer to cut himself off neatly. At the very least, death gave him more dignity than he did now.

A few nights ago, he hugged Yuan Jia to sleep and touched a bottle of medicine from under Yuan Jia's pillow. He swallowed two pills, and after mixing with Yuan Jia for a while, he remembered that he was no longer the same person he used to be. This medicine has no effect on a person with a disability.

Suddenly, he smashed the powder of the medicine bottle.

A disabled man can still survive, but what is the value of a disabled prince? Several times in the face of sharp knives, Xiao Rongshen retreated. Death is an easy thing, but it is not easy to die well.

It is worth mentioning that as the emperor of Great Chu and the father of the prince, the emperor will never be stingy in the matter of Xiao Rongshen's death. This made Xiao Rongshen feel depressed for a while, and he couldn't be happy at all.

Xiao Rongshen sneered twice, the scenery is a big funeral, sometimes it can't be more ironic, no matter how beautiful the death is, it is better to live vigorously. He rubbed his eyebrows, and rushed to his father's "generosity", he couldn't die.

The water surface was so silent, and the excessive silence made Xiao Rongshen feel uneasy, like countless crises lurking around him all day long. Although he knew very well that the emperor would not kill him for the time being, the panic from his heart did not stop for a moment.

He knew that the emperor was waiting for an opportunity, a legitimate opportunity to kill his own son.

Gao Bingyan poured a glass of wine, and the wine smashed into the bowl with a loud sound. Xiao Rongshen was startled, turned his head to look at him, Gao Bingyan sneered: "Your Highness is now a soldier with some plants and trees. ”

"Gao Xiang, what do you want to say when you bring this king here?" Xiao Rongshen picked up his wine glass and drank it in one gulp. He frowned, where is this a glass of wine, it is clearly a sip of water.

"What does Your Highness think of the taste of this wine?" asked Gao Bingyan.

Xiao Rongshen looked at Gao Bingyan in amazement, he drank with relish, Xiao Rongshen looked down at the wine jug, it was not a heart-turning jug that could only pour out two kinds of wine. He snatched the cup in Gao Bingyan's hand and took a sip, still a glass of water.

"What does this wine taste like?" Xiao Rong was puzzled.

"Bitter. Gao Bingyan replied.

"Bitter?" Xiao Rongshen took another sip, still light and tasteless: "Obviously there is no taste at all." ”

"Your Highness's life now has no taste at all, isn't that bitter enough?"

Xiao Rongshen's face changed.

Looking back, in his life, except for a comfortable and peaceful childhood, he has never had a comfortable day. But at that time, he really didn't feel bitter, but these days, it was tasteless and miserable.

The authority of the emperor, the ferventness with which he once loved. I dreamed many times that I was wearing a yellow robe, sitting on the emperor's red gold nine dragon chair, His Royal Highness Baiguan Mountain shouted long live, and the harem beauty had a thin waist and was amorous.

In fact, for him, the most bitter thing is not his determination, but the emperor's attitude: ignore it. As if he were not the son of the emperor. Although he was raised by Gaozu, he was the son of the emperor after all. Although the emperor had different political views from his father's, he was not so ruthless to himself.

If the emperor was like this to everyone, Xiao Rongshen would never be jealous. But the emperor has always been very fond of Xiao Rongzhan, Xiao Rongzhan was stabbed by a woman, the emperor personally ordered the imperial doctor to treat him, and also took the opportunity to give him a woman with a solid family.

In front of Xiao Rongzhan, he was defeated, defeated.

"Gao Xiang, you say, what is the difference between this king and the crown prince?"

Gao Bingyan was silent for a while: "The prince will not be as determined as the prince. ”

"You say that this king is determined?" Xiao Rong looked at Gao Bingyan deeply: "This king is already a crippled person, even if he really wins the ninety-five throne, what value is there?

Gao Bingyan smiled slightly: "The crown princess's move is really ruthless, not only keeping our prince away from beauties from now on, but also making our prince give up the throne." ”

Xiao Rongshen couldn't help but smile bitterly. He didn't say anything, and he couldn't say anything.

Gao Bingyan sighed and pointed to the wide water in front of him: "Your Highness, please take a look." ”

"What are you looking at?" Xiao Rongshen hesitated for a while.

"Look at the sea. ”

Xiao Rong looked at Gao Bingyan in surprise. It is only a slightly larger body of water, and it is not even decorated with soft reeds and fragrant wildflowers. The yellow soil, the withered weeds, the lifeless are so lifeless that even the stupidest fisherman wouldn't come here to cast his nets.

"Is this the sea?" Xiao Rongshen asked.

"If the prince loses his will, in the near future, any small official with a sesame seed can refer to the deer as a horse in front of you, they say this is the sea, this is the sea, the prince, without the throne, do you still have any right to speak?" Gao Bingyan poured another glass of "wine" and held it in his hand: "Lord, even if you don't have a son, so what? Even if it's just to fight for the right to speak, you shouldn't give up." What's more, Wei Yuanxi hurt you like this, don't you want to retaliate?"

Gao Bingyan raised his hand, and the water in the cup splashed on Xiao Rongshen's face, and he said sharply: "Where is the wise and decisive emperor's eldest son in the past? Even Liu Guifei Niangniang can't bear this breath, you are a dignified eight-foot man, can you bear it? If I were you, I would definitely take the prince's country and the prince's woman." For the crown princess, the best way to be ambitious is to imprison her by her side and slowly ravage her! Your Highness, if you are really determined, you will kill me with one sword. If you can still get up, raise your sword and knock down all the enemies who stand in your way!"

Gao Bingyan saw his eyes shining, and he must have listened to his words. didn't say anything, just picked up a pair of bamboo chopsticks on the table and knocked on the cups, plates and bowls, and sang loudly: Young and ambitious, looking north to the country. The afterglow of the passing water, the mountains and seas are exhausted. Not losing pride, full of melancholy, long songs, and sighs. God forbid......

Xiao Rongshen poured two more glasses of "wine" and swallowed it one by one, although the wine was tasteless, he also drank it clearly.

He let out a long roar, and finally stood up on the table: "Gao Xiang, you immediately ask someone to go to Guiyun to make arrangements, just say that the Lu State has invaded the border, slaughtered the people, and fished the people, please send troops to reinforce quickly." ”

"Okay! good!" Gao Bingyan slapped his hands a few times: "Your Highness, you have finally made up your mind." ”

"Tell them that although the war is a play, but it is also necessary to do a full set, the emperor is not a fool, if he doesn't really come to a bloody drift, he may not believe it. Xiao Rongshen revealed a few rays of fierce light: "The lives of the people are like ants, and it is not worth it to die more, since we are going to become a big thing now, these small sections do not need to be restrained, let them watch and do it." ”

Gao Bingyan grinned: "Okay, this is our He Prince." The prince can rest assured, and the minister will order to go down. ”

Gao Bingyan said, the corners of his lips hooked up an imperceptible sneer, Xiao Rongzhan's new army has just been established, and now I am afraid that it will be all involved.

"By the way, tomorrow when you go to the morning court, remember to report to the emperor that the prince and the prince are sick, so sick that they can't even get out of bed. I pray for my father's permission to stay in the capital to serve my mother, how many days can my son have to accompany my mother?"

Gao Bingyan laughed loudly: "Your Highness, rest assured, the minister understands." ”