At noon, Xun Qing immediately got up and returned to Qingshui City, preparing to return to the palace and take a look at Yan Jun with a smile.

However, the moment he entered the city gate, he realized that something was wrong. On both sides of the road stood officers and soldiers in silver armor, and behind the officers and soldiers were a group of people who looked reluctant to stand here, Xun Qing dodged into the sea of people.

He also wondered what he was doing, and waited with these people. And Xun Qing's figure naturally couldn't escape Guan Weiwang's eyes, Guan Weiwang glanced at Xun Qing coldly, and then ignored it.

"Welcome... Too... Child... Temple... Under... Return... City!"

A high-pitched voice came from not far outside the city gate, and everyone in the city moved when they heard the sound, and they all knelt on their knees and shouted: "Welcome to His Royal Highness the Prince, the Prince Chitose, Chitose, Chitose." ”

Of course, when everyone knelt down and saluted, there was a stunned young man who was still standing there straight.

The people around Xun Qing hurriedly pulled him hard, and whispered to him: "Don't die, this is the prince." ”

Xun Qing was puzzled by everyone's reaction, and said with an indifferent face: "All beings are equal, why do you have to kneel?"

Everyone didn't persuade when they saw that Xun Qing looked like an elm head, anyway, it wasn't me who died when the time came, it was him.

Despite this, Xun Qing squatted on the ground in order to avoid trouble.

The prince's carriage slowly entered the city gate under the eyes of everyone.

King Guan Wei looked at this scene and thought to himself: "Prince, your time is running out, enjoy it." ”

Immediately, King Guan Wei hurriedly got up and came to the carriage to salute: "Old minister Han Liyang, I have seen His Royal Highness the Prince. ”

"Don't be polite, King Guan Wei, when will you come back? ”

The prince in the carriage asked coldly, and King Guan Wei secretly thought, "What are you pretending to be confused, you don't know about such a big thing as my son's death?" but he didn't care about it and continued: "Prince, old minister, I will come back a few days ago to deal with family affairs." ”

"Oh, in that case, let's all step down, I need to go back to the palace to meet my father" The crown prince seemed to be impatient, and sent King Guan Wei away, King Guan Wei felt very humiliated, and his eyes were burning with anger unconsciously, and then he quickly calmed down, bowed his head and said: "Yes, the old minister will step down." ”

With a wave of his hand, all the officers and soldiers immediately retreated like a tide, and the prince did not say a word, and the carriage slowly got up and left.

Seeing that the prince was so perfunctory, the more he thought about it, the more angry he became, and he couldn't help but glance at Xun Qing, Xun Qing happened to also look at King Guan Wei, and nodded to him friendly.

Guan Weiwang understood what he meant in an instant, this kid probably thought I was from Nanqinghou, and when he thought of this, he turned around and left.

I thought to myself, it's okay, let you live a few more days, and then all of you will be the first stepping stones after I take the throne.

With the departure of the prince, the streets instantly returned to their usual appearance.

Xun Qing didn't linger much and turned to leave.

Not long after leaving, Xun Qing saw a man covered in blood in an alley. So he hurriedly stepped forward and asked, "Brother Tai, what's wrong with you?"

The man looked horrified and said, "I... I... I want to see... The Second Prince"

Xun Qing was speechless, when did he see the prince again, his life was not guaranteed. Shaking his head, he immediately tore the man's clothes, took off the silver hairpin from the top of his head and prick it lightly at the right side of the man's throat.

The man sat up straight, and a large mouthful of blood spurted out of his mouth in an instant, and then fell down again.

Xun Qing said to him: "The blood in your mouth is too deep, if I don't save you, you will die without half a moment of incense." ”

The man struggled to get up and said to Xun Qing, "Xie... Thank you, the grace of saving your life, toothless and unforgettable. ”

Xun Qing patted the man's shoulder and did not speak, smiled, stopped lingering, and continued to walk towards the palace.

At this time, the crown prince had already entered the palace, and the first thing he did was to go to the emperor, and the prince was led to the Changqing Palace by the eunuch.

"Please also ask His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to wait here, His Majesty is now enjoying the flowers with the concubine. The prince didn't dare to say anything, so he could only wait honestly, who knows, and a burst of eunuch shouts sounded outside the door: "The second prince has arrived~"

"Yo, isn't this our Royal Highness the Crown Prince?" Yan Zhen looked at the prince coldly and sarcastically as soon as he came, the prince was not angry, and said with a smile: "Yan Zhen, I heard that you are like a fish in water in the depths of this palace." ”

When Yan Zhen heard this, he immediately retorted: "Yan Yu, you see that I am always inferior to you in the palace on the border, you can fight whoever you want, I can't." ”

The crown prince Yanyu smiled: "Second brother, which courtier did you learn this hot and cold kung fu?"

Yan Zhen was extremely unhappy when he heard it, and waved his hand: "Alas, good brother, what courtiers are not courtiers, aren't we all courtiers in front of our father?"

After Yan Zhen finished speaking, the corners of his mouth showed a hint of mockery, and his body surrounded Yan Yu and said, "What, good brother, is it... Do you want to be the emperor?"

"Smack"

A crisp slap sounded in the hall, and I saw Yan Zhen covering his face with his hands and looking at Yan Yu incredulously and said, "You... You... You dare to hit me?"

Yan Yu looked at Yan Zhen's declining appearance, and said sarcastically: "A person from a dignified family actually learns from outsiders, ignores seniority, etiquette, and father, and wants to put his brother in the tongue of others."

Yan Yu took a deep look at Yan Zhen and said, "What are you doing?" ”

"What's the noise, do you think I'm old and can't do it. ”

Zhan Tian appeared in the hall just right, sat on the dragon chair with an expressionless face and looked at the two of them: "Yanyu, it's just right to come back, you will be in charge of the ministry tomorrow." ”

Yan Yu was directly stunned, he didn't expect that he would be able to hold the future of the world's officials when he came back, not only he was stunned, but Yan Zhen was also stunned.

Yan Zhen couldn't believe that he had worked so hard to win the favor of his father for many years, and in the end he was not defeated by his father's words?

Yan Zhen was very unwilling, and roared and asked, "Father, why?"

Zhan Tian didn't even look at him: "Hmph, waste"

Then he said to Yanyu: "Do you have any objections to entrusting this important task to you for your father?"

Yan Yu hurriedly said: "Erchen doesn't dare, Erchen will be in front of the saddle and after the horse, and serve his father." ”

"Okay, you all stand down!" Zhan Tian waved his hand to signal them to leave, Yan Zhen looked at Yan Yu indignantly, Yan Yu didn't even look at him, and said to Zhan Tian again: "Father, the son has something to report." ”

"Say it"

"Father, the son found that the second brother seems to be suspected of collaborating with the Netherworld" As soon as these words came out, cold sweat broke out on Yan Zhen's forehead...

"Bang"

Yan Zhen knelt vigorously in front of Zhan Tian and said tremblingly: "Father, the son has not done this, and he still asks his father to investigate." ”

Zhan Tian glanced at the two of them coldly and said, "I already knew about this matter, and the reason why I didn't deal with it was because I wanted to wait for you to come back and make a decision." ”

When Yan Yu heard Zhan Tian say this, he was overjoyed in his heart, and said proudly: "Erchen thanks my father for his trust, and Erchen thinks it is better to make his second brother a prince." He was guilty of this great sin, but..."

Yan Yu paused for a moment, glanced at Yan Zhen and continued: "But I think he is a member of the royal family, and his status is prominent, even if he is at fault, he should not be held responsible with the common people. ”

Zhan Tian nodded and said appreciatively: "Hmm.. That's all right, just do as you say. Then Zhan Tian glanced at Yan Zhen and said, "Yan Zhen, from tomorrow onwards, you will be canonized as a prince, and you can choose a mansion outside the palace." ”

Yan Zhen looked at Zhan Tian in disbelief, and Zhan Tian didn't even look back, and left the hall directly.

Yan Zhen kept slapping the ground in hatred, his face was red, like a beast about to go berserk. Yan Yu on the side poured a basin of cold water on his head: "Second prince, oh no, prince, I hope to carry him a lot in the future."

"Hahaha, happy. The whole hall left Yan Yu's arrogant laughter, Yan Zhen listened to Yan Yu's arrogant laughter, and shook his head with a wry smile: "Good father, good brother, then..."

Yan Zhen stared at Yan Yu's back and said with hatred in his eyes: "Then let's die together!"