Chapter 21 Chapter 21: The New Emperor
Chang Gong was shocked, and was about to say something to Yu Wenyong, when he heard his slightly hoarse voice, "Don't talk."
There seemed to be a moment of silence above the head, and soon, Yu Wenhu's cold voice was heard again, "Your Majesty, since you already know, don't make things difficult for me."
The emperor was silent for a while, then suddenly laughed, "Ever since the third brother died unexpectedly, I knew that such a day would come. Yu Wenhu, how many emperors are you going to kill!"
Yu Wenhu also seemed to laugh, "Your Majesty, I really don't like people who are too smart, so I will re-elect the next emperor. Then, please go on your way, Your Majesty. Your third brother and father are waiting for you Going to the reunion, "
"Yu Wenhu, if you hurt my younger brother again, I, Yu Wenyu, will never let you go!" The emperor's voice suddenly became sharp, and then he heard the sound of a wine glass falling to the ground...
Yu Wenhu actually killed another emperor, Chang Gong's heart shuddered, and suddenly found that his wrist was tightly twisted in his hand, so tightly grasped, the thin calluses on his fingers were almost burned into her Her wrist gave her a slight tingling sensation.
"Miluo..." She couldn't help calling softly.
"Don't—talk." There was a tremor in his voice, as if he was desperately suppressing something.
"Duke Jin, the country cannot be without a king for a day, I think we still have to introduce a new emperor immediately." Another slightly old voice came from above.
Yu Wenhu seemed to think for a while, "People who are too smart are not suitable for this position. What do you think of the fourth prince Yu Wenyong?"
The man picked it up immediately, "The fourth prince is cowardly and timid, with no ambitions. Such a person is naturally easier to be controlled by you. According to the old man, he is indeed a good candidate for the new emperor."
"I think so too." Yu Wenhu said with a hint of pride in his voice, "Tomorrow morning, immediately announce the news of the emperor's sudden illness and death. Yu Wenyong inherits."
The voice above his head gradually faded away, Chang Gong only felt that his wrist was about to be cut off, just as he was about to turn his head, he heard his low voice again, "Don't—look back at me." His voice was clear and clear And the coldness, revealing suffocating despair, made people feel chills from the bottom of their hearts.
Chang Gong didn't know if he saw it, but just nodded lightly, covered his cold hand with the other hand, and held down his slightly trembling fingers.
She almost forgot, no matter how he belongs to the emperor... It's inevitable to be sad...
Yu Wenyong suddenly felt a little breathless.His face was pressed against the icy passage, but there was something boiling hot in his blood. He felt that the boy's hands were getting hotter and hotter, with a strange tenderness flowing through his whole body, and his eyes were stinging uncontrollably. Get hot.
Why can't I be stronger, why can't I just watch those people I want to protect disappear in front of me one by one...
He wants to be stronger, stronger...
Not long after, Yu Wenyong suddenly stood up, "Let's move on."
Chang Gong turned around in surprise, and saw his calm expression, so he didn't say any more, and continued to explore with him.
After turning a few turns in the dark passage, I finally saw the stairs not far away.Chang Gong followed Yu Wenyong to climb up the stairs, only to feel that the surrounding stone walls were narrow and damp, with a musty smell, and when he reached out to touch it, he seemed to be able to touch a layer of moss, which seemed like an abandoned well.When he was almost at the end of the stairs, Yu Wenyong pushed the lid-like thing up, but it didn't move at all. He looked around for a while, and suddenly found a small stone ring near the exit, so he stretched out his hand and pulled it. Seeing that the stone cover on the top was slowly moved away, what came into view was the night sky full of stars.
"I don't know where this is..." Chang Gong said softly.
"You'll know when you come out and have a look." Yu Wenyong first glanced around cautiously, with a surprised expression on his face, and then slowly came out of the well.
Chang Gong climbed out of the well in a hurry, and he was overjoyed when he saw it. It turned out that this is really an abandoned well. Moreover, it doesn't look like a palace at all, but looks like a ruined temple.
"There is a secret passage outside the palace in my room..." Yu Wenyong murmured to himself with a trace of confusion in his eyes, "Why?"
"The secret path is in your room, why didn't you know it?" Chang Gong asked with his head sideways.
He shook his head, "The secret of this secret path is on that painting, and I will never touch that painting, so it's not surprising if I don't know." It was a portrait of his mother. To show respect, He always watches from a distance, never getting close.
"But I really didn't expect it to be able to reach outside the palace!" Chang Gong breathed a sigh of relief, "It's really God helping me."
Yu Wenyong glanced at her, "Your luck is indeed good."
"Mi Luo," she tugged at his sleeve suddenly, "your emperor is no longer here, if you don't want to stay there, you can go back with me. My family is very good, you Definitely love them too."
There was a wry smile on the corner of his mouth, family... This word has no meaning to him now.
"If anyone bullies you, I will protect you." Chang Gong raised a smile as beautiful as dew. "I won't let others look down on you."
Looking at her sincere smile, his heart suddenly moved slightly. If he was really just a male favorite, maybe he would really go with her.
"I'm not going anywhere." He continued to maintain his composure in front of her, "You still have to go."
Chang Gong didn't force him anymore, nodded, thanked him, turned around and left.After walking a few steps, she turned around again, and the moment she raised her head, the moonlight poured into her eyes, flowing into a light silver shadow, and a gentle smile appeared on the corner of her mouth.
"Thank you, Mi Luo, you will always be my friend. If you have any difficulties in the future, remember to come to Liulizhuang in Yecheng to find me. Just tell the owner your name, and he will tell me." Liulizhuang's The owner of the store was a very personal friend of hers, and no one knew about it.
Even she herself didn't understand why she said this to him.
Yu Wenyong nodded, "Promise me one thing, don't tell anyone about the secret way."
Seeing Chang Gong nodded, he didn't say anything, and went down into the well again, feeling a little empty in his heart.In fact, the reason why he helped her in this way was more because it allowed her to spread the news to Qi State in a timely manner. In this way, it would also make Yu Wenhu flustered and relax his vigilance towards him.
Chang Gong watched the manhole cover close again before leaving there.Passing through the courtyard, she found that it was really a desolate ruined temple.
No one would have thought that the secret passage in the palace would lead to such a place.
Just as she was thinking, she suddenly tripped over something soft under her feet. She lowered her head and couldn't help being surprised. It turned out that the thing she kicked was actually a person.
I saw that the man was dressed in rags, and there was a broken bowl beside him. With just one glance, Chang Gong confirmed the identity of this man - a beggar.After being kicked by her like this, the man opened his eyes, but his eyes were loose, his expression was dull, and there was still a smirk on his lips.Chang Gong was taken aback for a moment, and then confirmed his identity again - idiot + beggar.
Just when she was about to leave, the man suddenly hugged her knees, raised his head, and kept smiling silly at her.Chang Gong wanted to push him away, but when he accidentally saw his face, he couldn't help but was shocked again, this face seemed to have been seen somewhere...
"Let go, or I'll be rude." Chang Gong pretended to be vicious.
The beggar was startled, and suddenly cried again in a low voice, "Don't, don't kill me, I won't say it, I won't say it..." There was a look of horror in his eyes again, and he murmured, " Fire, such a big fire, father...mother...sister, come and save me..."
Hearing what he said, Chang Gong was taken aback, and when he took a closer look, he suddenly thought of something, picked up the beggar, picked up his clothes, and saw a scar the size of a copper coin on his arm.
"Zheng Yuan!" She exclaimed in a low voice, feeling both emotion and joy in her heart, she never thought that there was nowhere to find it after stepping on the iron shoes, and it took no effort to get it.The youngest son of the Zheng family that Aunt Wang mentioned had been hiding here all this time. She was sure that this beggar was Zheng Yuan, and that scar was from when they climbed trees together when they were young.
"Zheng Yuan, who wants to kill you?" Chang Gong tightened his clothes because of excitement. Could it be that someone really set fire on purpose?
Zheng Yuan watched her for a long time, then suddenly covered his head again, moaning vigorously.Chang Gong had no choice but to let go of him first, but his heart was turbulent, could this Zheng Yuan know something?
Or, was the fire no accident?
When she was distracted, Zheng Yuan suddenly ran out of the ruined temple in a panic, and she hurried to the door, but he was nowhere to be seen.
"Damn it..." She cursed in a low voice, then suddenly raised her head to find that the sky had turned pale, and her heart trembled again, she should rush back to the inn first, otherwise if Heng Jia finds out...
When Chang Gong arrived at the inn, the surroundings of the sky gradually became brighter, and a few reluctant stars were still shining faintly in the corner of the sky, some lavender and some orange clouds were floating there, the thin figure Changing various shapes.
She tiptoed into her room like a small fish, closed the door lightly, and breathed a sigh of relief. Before she could finish her breath, she heard a familiar magic voice behind her.
"Morning, Chang Gong."
Chang Gong's body froze, and the big words "Done" appeared in front of her eyes. She turned around slowly and saw Heng Jia who was leaning on the recliner and drinking tea leisurely. His expression seemed to be the same as usual. There was still that eternal hypocritical smile on the corner of his lips. "Morning, Heng Jia." She replied with a half-smile. "Where did you go so early?" Heng Jia smiled slightly, his black eyes glowing with unfathomable light. Chang Gong blinked, and was about to speak, when he heard him say slowly, "Is it fun in the palace?" Hey - Chang Gong suddenly felt his scalp go numb, his eyes glanced at his clothes, and he screamed inwardly, why did he forget, he was actually wearing the clothes of the palace guards!Here's the evidence! Anyway, she was exposed, so she just admitted it. Besides, she also found out important news from the palace. "Yes, I went to the palace. Although I was a little reckless, I didn't gain anything." Chang Gong met his half-bright eyes, "You must be interested to know what I inquired about. You Do you know that Ashina who drank with us in the Phoenix Tower turned out to be the prince of the Turks. Also, they really formed an alliance..." After listening to her raving a lot, Heng Jia still maintained his previous expression, as if what she said had nothing to do with him.Chang Gong began to feel uncertain, because it was hard to tell from his expression what the fox was thinking. "Are you finished?" He put down his teacup and glanced at her casually. Chang Gong suddenly felt a little confused, the fox's reaction was really unreasonable! "You—are you not angry?" She asked tentatively. "Angry?" Heng Jia smiled slightly, "You have inquired about such important news, and you are still alive and kicking, nothing at all. Why should I be angry. But," his eyes narrowed, "I'm curious, are you How did you sneak out of the palace, I heard that the palace was very lively last night." Chang Gong's heart trembled, "How do you know?" He raised his eyebrows, "I woke up in the middle of the night last night and saw that you were not in the room. According to your temperament, I wondered if you went to the palace secretly, so I went to inquire about it, and I just heard that they said that there was a break-in in the palace. Spy, I guess it's probably you." "and then?" "And then I came back." Chang Gong was stunned, "That's it?" "That's it." A bright smile flashed in Heng Jia's eyes, "Could it be possible for me to venture into the palace to save you?" "But it's too disrespectful for you to come back like this," Chang Gong was a little depressed, although he didn't expect him to save her, but it sounded so unhappy. "Oh?" Heng Jia took another sip of tea unhurriedly, "Although my father ordered me to watch over you, I will not risk my life to save others. Besides, even if you have something good or bad, That’s you too—your own fault.” When he said the last few words, Chang Gong seemed to feel the faint anger that was well hidden under his smile. Her eyeballs rolled around, and there was a hint of cunning under her long eyelashes, and she suddenly laughed, "Heng Jia, so you are angry... Really, just say it when you are angry, it happens every time, no matter it is Whether you are happy or not, you put on a smiling face pretendingly, are you tired!" As she spoke, she leaned forward and pulled his face rudely, "Ha, this mask is so thick Oh." The smile on Heng Jia's lips froze slightly, and one side of his face avoided her clutches, "Okay, pack up quickly, we'll go back immediately." Chang Gong retracted his hand with a smile, and was about to nod, when Zheng Yuan's face suddenly flashed in his mind, and he couldn't help feeling tense, even God was helping her, did she just leave Chang'an like this?No, she can't leave here yet, she must find Zheng Yuan and ask her clearly! "Heng Jia, you go first." She suppressed her smile. Heng Jia was about to lift his legs to go out, when he heard her words, he couldn't help but paused, turned around, and asked again, "What did you say?" "I said, I have to stay for two more days, you go back first." There seemed to be something surging in his eyes, and he was quickly suppressed, and the corner of his lips hooked slightly, "Gao Changgong, there must be a limit to willful nonsense." "I'm not fooling around. I really have something to do, something I have to do." She raised her eyes and looked directly at his face, but she didn't seem to hear any sound in her ears, as if she had suddenly escaped into a place where everything was quiet. In the middle of the night, only his dark eyes can be seen, which makes people think of the boundless night, and the continuous snowflakes like wind and flowers in such a night. "It's up to you." He said suddenly, turned around and walked out the door. He paused when he went out, and seemed to laugh again, "Anyway, whether you live or die has nothing to do with me." Hanga was angry, and very angry.Chang Gong knew this very clearly, no matter how unhappy he was in the past, he would never show such eyes. Alas, what to do, I have to explain to him later. Not long after, the sound of horseshoes came from downstairs, and Chang Gong rushed to the window to look, only to see that Heng Jia had set off with his men. She changed her clothes, went downstairs and had breakfast, and immediately went to look for Zheng Yuan's whereabouts near the ruined temple. Just after breakfast, the shopkeeper of the inn suddenly stopped her, "Second Young Master Tang, why did Young Master Tang leave in such a hurry, is there something wrong at home?" Chang Gong hesitantly responded, and suddenly heard the shopkeeper say again, "I think it must be a big deal. On the fourth watch, I saw Mr. Tang come back from the outside. At that time, his complexion was very bad." Chang Gong's heart skipped a beat, fourth watch?Heng Jia returned to the inn so late? The shopkeeper continued chattering, "However, Mr. Tang left in such a hurry that he didn't even pay the room fee. However, Mr. Tang is here, so there must be no problem." Seeing the shopkeeper's face smiling into a chrysanthemum, Chang Gong's head was buzzing, only a few words kept spinning, no room fee, no room fee...Damn it, she seemed to have no money at all Ah, the usual expenses are all in charge of Hengjia, it is impossible for him not to know! ah ah!The hateful fox!It must be on purpose! "Of course—no problem." Chang Gong smiled sarcastically. "Then please Mr. Tang Er pay the bill first." The shopkeeper looked at her with a smile. Eh?In such a hurry?While thinking about the countermeasures, Chang Gong stretched his hands into his bosom, when he suddenly heard a few people rushing in from outside, with a panicked expression on his face. "My guest officer, what happened?" The shopkeeper grabbed one of the middle-aged men in surprise, and the man sighed, "Shopkeeper, don't you know? The emperor passed away last night!" "What?" The shopkeeper's face changed drastically, "You can't say such words!" "Of course it's not nonsense! Nonsense will be beheaded! This is news from the palace..." Taking advantage of their mess, Chang Gong saw the opportunity, slipped out of the inn, walked quickly, and stopped to take a breath after turning several corners. It's okay, it's okay, otherwise, it would be even worse if they did something about it. The emperor passed away... She thought of everything that happened last night, and couldn't help feeling a little terrified, wondering how Mi Luo was doing now?I hope that the fourth prince who succeeds to the throne can treat him kindly... Thinking of this, she rubbed her swollen head, recalled the route she passed yesterday, and walked towards the ruined temple.
Chang Gong's body froze, and the big words "Done" appeared in front of her eyes. She turned around slowly and saw Heng Jia who was leaning on the recliner and drinking tea leisurely. His expression seemed to be the same as usual. There was still that eternal hypocritical smile on the corner of his lips. "Morning, Heng Jia." She replied with a half-smile. "Where did you go so early?" Heng Jia smiled slightly, his black eyes glowing with unfathomable light. Chang Gong blinked, and was about to speak, when he heard him say slowly, "Is it fun in the palace?" Hey - Chang Gong suddenly felt his scalp go numb, his eyes glanced at his clothes, and he screamed inwardly, why did he forget, he was actually wearing the clothes of the palace guards!Here's the evidence! Anyway, she was exposed, so she just admitted it. Besides, she also found out important news from the palace. "Yes, I went to the palace. Although I was a little reckless, I didn't gain anything." Chang Gong met his half-bright eyes, "You must be interested to know what I inquired about. You Do you know that Ashina who drank with us in the Phoenix Tower turned out to be the prince of the Turks. Also, they really formed an alliance..." After listening to her raving a lot, Heng Jia still maintained his previous expression, as if what she said had nothing to do with him.Chang Gong began to feel uncertain, because it was hard to tell from his expression what the fox was thinking. "Are you finished?" He put down his teacup and glanced at her casually. Chang Gong suddenly felt a little confused, the fox's reaction was really unreasonable! "You—are you not angry?" She asked tentatively. "Angry?" Heng Jia smiled slightly, "You have inquired about such important news, and you are still alive and kicking, nothing at all. Why should I be angry. But," his eyes narrowed, "I'm curious, are you How did you sneak out of the palace, I heard that the palace was very lively last night." Chang Gong's heart trembled, "How do you know?" He raised his eyebrows, "I woke up in the middle of the night last night and saw that you were not in the room. According to your temperament, I wondered if you went to the palace secretly, so I went to inquire about it, and I just heard that they said that there was a break-in in the palace. Spy, I guess it's probably you." "and then?" "And then I came back." Chang Gong was stunned, "That's it?" "That's it." A bright smile flashed in Heng Jia's eyes, "Could it be possible for me to venture into the palace to save you?" "But it's too disrespectful for you to come back like this," Chang Gong was a little depressed, although he didn't expect him to save her, but it sounded so unhappy. "Oh?" Heng Jia took another sip of tea unhurriedly, "Although my father ordered me to watch over you, I will not risk my life to save others. Besides, even if you have something good or bad, That’s you too—your own fault.” When he said the last few words, Chang Gong seemed to feel the faint anger that was well hidden under his smile. Her eyeballs rolled around, and there was a hint of cunning under her long eyelashes, and she suddenly laughed, "Heng Jia, so you are angry... Really, just say it when you are angry, it happens every time, no matter it is Whether you are happy or not, you put on a smiling face pretendingly, are you tired!" As she spoke, she leaned forward and pulled his face rudely, "Ha, this mask is so thick Oh." The smile on Heng Jia's lips froze slightly, and one side of his face avoided her clutches, "Okay, pack up quickly, we'll go back immediately." Chang Gong retracted his hand with a smile, and was about to nod, when Zheng Yuan's face suddenly flashed in his mind, and he couldn't help feeling tense, even God was helping her, did she just leave Chang'an like this?No, she can't leave here yet, she must find Zheng Yuan and ask her clearly! "Heng Jia, you go first." She suppressed her smile. Heng Jia was about to lift his legs to go out, when he heard her words, he couldn't help but paused, turned around, and asked again, "What did you say?" "I said, I have to stay for two more days, you go back first." There seemed to be something surging in his eyes, and he was quickly suppressed, and the corner of his lips hooked slightly, "Gao Changgong, there must be a limit to willful nonsense." "I'm not fooling around. I really have something to do, something I have to do." She raised her eyes and looked directly at his face, but she didn't seem to hear any sound in her ears, as if she had suddenly escaped into a place where everything was quiet. In the middle of the night, only his dark eyes can be seen, which makes people think of the boundless night, and the continuous snowflakes like wind and flowers in such a night. "It's up to you." He said suddenly, turned around and walked out the door. He paused when he went out, and seemed to laugh again, "Anyway, whether you live or die has nothing to do with me." Hanga was angry, and very angry.Chang Gong knew this very clearly, no matter how unhappy he was in the past, he would never show such eyes. Alas, what to do, I have to explain to him later. Not long after, the sound of horseshoes came from downstairs, and Chang Gong rushed to the window to look, only to see that Heng Jia had set off with his men. She changed her clothes, went downstairs and had breakfast, and immediately went to look for Zheng Yuan's whereabouts near the ruined temple. Just after breakfast, the shopkeeper of the inn suddenly stopped her, "Second Young Master Tang, why did Young Master Tang leave in such a hurry, is there something wrong at home?" Chang Gong hesitantly responded, and suddenly heard the shopkeeper say again, "I think it must be a big deal. On the fourth watch, I saw Mr. Tang come back from the outside. At that time, his complexion was very bad." Chang Gong's heart skipped a beat, fourth watch?Heng Jia returned to the inn so late? The shopkeeper continued chattering, "However, Mr. Tang left in such a hurry that he didn't even pay the room fee. However, Mr. Tang is here, so there must be no problem." Seeing the shopkeeper's face smiling into a chrysanthemum, Chang Gong's head was buzzing, only a few words kept spinning, no room fee, no room fee...Damn it, she seemed to have no money at all Ah, the usual expenses are all in charge of Hengjia, it is impossible for him not to know! ah ah!The hateful fox!It must be on purpose! "Of course—no problem." Chang Gong smiled sarcastically. "Then please Mr. Tang Er pay the bill first." The shopkeeper looked at her with a smile. Eh?In such a hurry?While thinking about the countermeasures, Chang Gong stretched his hands into his bosom, when he suddenly heard a few people rushing in from outside, with a panicked expression on his face. "My guest officer, what happened?" The shopkeeper grabbed one of the middle-aged men in surprise, and the man sighed, "Shopkeeper, don't you know? The emperor passed away last night!" "What?" The shopkeeper's face changed drastically, "You can't say such words!" "Of course it's not nonsense! Nonsense will be beheaded! This is news from the palace..." Taking advantage of their mess, Chang Gong saw the opportunity, slipped out of the inn, walked quickly, and stopped to take a breath after turning several corners. It's okay, it's okay, otherwise, it would be even worse if they did something about it. The emperor passed away... She thought of everything that happened last night, and couldn't help feeling a little terrified, wondering how Mi Luo was doing now?I hope that the fourth prince who succeeds to the throne can treat him kindly... Thinking of this, she rubbed her swollen head, recalled the route she passed yesterday, and walked towards the ruined temple.