......

Outside the East Palace, there was silence, only two guards stood straight at the door, like two piles of wood.

Chu Duan raised his eyes and looked at the plaque of the East Palace, he couldn't help but be stunned in his heart, he frowned unconsciously, as if he couldn't figure out why the emperor wanted to see him here.

Chu Duan stopped hesitantly, raising his head to look at the plaque above his head.

Gonggong Xu, who was walking in front, found that Chu Duan had stopped, so he turned around leisurely and glanced at Chu Duan: "Please also ask Daoist Chu to come with the old slave." ”

After Father-in-law Xu said that, Chu Duan answered, took another step, and he followed Father-in-law Xu into the East Palace together.

After Chu Dui's gaze turned around, for some reason, Chu Dui's heart had a faint sense of familiarity, obviously this was the second time......

The surroundings were quiet, and Chu Duan followed Gonggong Xu all the way to the room where the purple spirit beads were placed.

As soon as the door opened, the emperor's figure broke into Chu Duan's eyes.

The Emperor stood there calmly, with only that shallow smile on his face, and it was impossible to figure out what he was thinking.

Chu Duan looked at the emperor and saluted respectfully.

"Your Majesty, the old slave has brought His Highness. Xu Gong said openly.

After speaking, the emperor just nodded slightly: "You go down." ”

Not long after the emperor's words fell, the sound of closing the door gently came into Chu Dui's ears, making Chu Dui's heart tighten.

Just now, Gonggong Xu's address to him lingered in Chu Duan's heart for a long time and couldn't be dispersed—Your Highness......

Thinking about it, Chu Duan moved his gaze to the emperor. It seems that the emperor should have known his identity a long time ago, but he never said it.

Chu Duan was quiet for a moment before he finally opened his mouth and asked tentatively: "I wonder if there is something wrong with Your Majesty calling Weichen here this time......

Chu Duan looked at His Majesty, and there seemed to still be a trace of doubt in his heart-what is there that must be said in this East Palace? Why don't you go to the Emperor's Qinzheng Palace?

Chu Duan saw that the emperor was silent, so he didn't continue to say anything.

The air was quiet, and after a while, the emperor couldn't bear to laugh softly: "Are you okay in Nangu Mountain all these years?"

When the emperor asked this, Chu Duan paused in his heart, and the emperor asked this question, which was really unexpected by Chu Duan, but Chu Duan still responded: "It's good." ”

"Do you know why I want to openly look for the crown prince of the former dynasty?" After a while, the emperor's voice came into Chu Duan's ears, making Chu Duan's eyes tense.

"Wechen doesn't know. ”

"The purple spirit bead has been placed in this East Palace for so long, and the last time it shone was in the last year of Taiheng, the first day of December. ”

When the emperor said this, Chu Duan's heart couldn't help but follow - why did the emperor suddenly mention this matter?

If he remembered correctly, the last time he heard this time was on Nangu Mountain-the last year of Taiheng, on the first day of December, the sword spirit was injected into the dust, and the next month, he was hugged by Chu Qize to Nangu Mountain......

"I don't know if you've heard of this—" The emperor said calmly, as if the storyteller was telling some story, and he paused for a moment before reopening his mouth: "That day was when the prince of the previous dynasty came to the world, and Si Tianjian also said that His Royal Highness the prince was the reincarnation of a god, which was an auspicious omen, and the country would be prosperous. ”

"The queen mother is indifferent to fame and fortune all her life, she doesn't like the deceit of the harem, and hopes that her children will pursue what they yearn for all their lives, be free and happy, and be at peace with what happens, so she named His Royal Highness the Prince Qi Yu. ”

After finishing speaking, Chu Duan just looked at the emperor quietly and didn't say anything.

But not long after the queen mother gave birth to the crown prince, she was sick in Bintian, the queen mother was the love of the emperor's life, and after the queen mother was in the world, the first emperor did not think about the meal, and soon died. ”

The emperor said plainly, Chu Duan looked at the emperor directly, there was no superfluous expression on his face, which made people unable to understand his mood at the moment.

"Before the emperor died, he asked me to take good care of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and assist His Royal Highness to ascend the throne, but it backfired, and soon after the emperor died, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was stolen. ”

After the emperor's words fell, he couldn't help but pause, he looked ahead of him with all his thoughts, and sighed helplessly.

"And then?" Finally, Chu Duan spoke.

He looked at the emperor with concern, as if the story had just been told, and there was no follow-up.

"Later, I ordered to find His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, but there was no news. The emperor said leisurely: "At the beginning, I noticed that Yao Jin was acting like a ghost, but I had no evidence to accuse him. ”

"According to legend, the purple spirit bead is a thing of the heavenly realm, and later the god gave it to the royal family, dripping into the blood of the royal family, and later, the purple spirit bead is a thing passed down from generation to generation by the royal family, and ordinary people cannot pick up this purple spirit bead if they do not have the royal blood. As he spoke, the emperor turned his head and looked at the purple spirit bead: "After the prince was stolen, the purple spirit bead was overshadowed. ”

"I always thought that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was no longer alive, until a few months ago, the light suddenly reappeared in this East Palace-"

The emperor didn't continue to speak, but Chu Duan also knew what he hadn't finished.

The purple spirit bead recognizes the owner, and when the owner approaches again, the purple spirit bead will glow.

This is also why, as soon as Chu Duan entered the capital, he saw the emperor's decree to find the prince of the previous dynasty.

The air was quiet, and Chu Duan didn't say much.

After a while, the emperor smiled softly: "This dragon chair, I can't get used to it, now that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is back, then this dragon chair should also be returned to its original owner." ”

"I've been an emperor for so long, and I'm tired. ”

After finishing speaking, Chu Duan's heart couldn't help but tremble slightly.

He raised his eyes and glanced at the emperor, as if he was not ready to agree.

"It's time to come back and inherit the throne, Qi Yu. The emperor looked at Chu Duan and said solemnly, his eyes full of sincerity.

Qi Yu ......

The moment the two words fell into Chu Duan's ears, Chu Duan subconsciously trembled his fingertips, he looked at the emperor thoughtfully, and his eyes were also stained with a layer of complex emotions, making it impossible to figure out what he was thinking.

The air was quiet for a long time, and Chu Duan's unsmiling face finally showed a relieved smile, he lowered his eyes, and after his eyelashes trembled slightly, he finally raised his eyes: "Your Majesty, you also said that the queen mother hopes that her sons will pursue what they like all their lives, be at peace with what they meet, and be free and happy......"

Chu Duan said, and a smile that was visible to the naked eye could not help but appear in the corners of his eyes: "Compared to this palace, Weichen prefers life outside the palace - there is the life that Weichen yearns for outside this palace, and ...... A person who pleases the hearts of micro-ministers. ”