It is not easy to enter the palace, especially the palace at night.
But this kind of rule didn't work for Jun Huailang.
Now guarding the gates of the imperial city, in addition to the Imperial Forest Army, there are also factory guards under Xue Yan. Jun Huailang passed the Xuanwu Gate, and the captain of the Jinyi Guards guarding the gate of the city happened to be one of the Jinyi Guards who accompanied them to Jiangnan at that time.
Seeing that it was the carriage of Duke Yongning's mansion, the captain of the Jinyi Guard rushed forward.
Jun Huailang opened the carriage and walked down.
When the captain saw that it was Jun Huailang, his eyes lit up, and he hurriedly bowed and saluted him.
"My subordinates have met His Royal Highness Prince Yongning!" he said.
The Jinyi Guards and the Imperial Forest Army at the back were busy saluting.
Jun Huailang nodded and asked, "When did King Guangling leave the palace today?"
Hearing the words, the captain shook his head: "Your Highness may have some important things in the palace today, and he has not yet left the palace."
This confirmed Jun Huailang's concern.
Jun Huailang nodded and said, "I want to enter the palace, and I also ask the captain to inform me."
A look of embarrassment suddenly appeared on the face of the Yu Linjun beside him.
The security in the palace has always been strict, and the curfew is especially early. At this time, it was already dark, and according to the rules of the palace, let alone people, even urgent reports from outside the palace could only be passed through the fixed gap in the palace gate.
The prince in front of him has no official position at all, and he didn't even say what he was going to do when he entered the palace. How could he be put in the palace
"Your Highness, you are still waiting for tomorrow..." The Imperial Forest Army next to him said.
The captain of the Jinyi Guard glanced at him and stopped his words.
He turned his head and bowed to Jun Huailang with a smile: "His Royal Highness, there is no need to report. The subordinates will send two people to lead you in and see where the prince is at this time."
Jun Huailang nodded and thanked him.
The captain quickly turned sideways and dispatched two Jinyi guards, so that they must find out where King Guangling is at this time, and send His Royal Highness the prince safely.
Jin Yiwei immediately took the order and led Jun Huailang into the palace.
When they were far away, the Imperial Forest Army hurried forward.
"Why did you put people in here!" he said. "I don't know why this person is looking for the prince. If the prince is annoyed, we can't afford it!"
The captain of the Jinyi Guard glanced at him.
"To annoy the prince?" He patted the man on the shoulder and said earnestly. "Of course he won't. Then you, if you don't invite him in in time today, it will be you who will annoy the prince tomorrow."
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The imperial study room was brightly lit and silent.
Jinbao hurriedly circled around outside the imperial study.
After Wang Cai summoned a general of Yanyun's iron cavalry, his mood was not right. After that, he took two jars of wine and went back to the imperial study by himself. After that, the door was locked and no one was allowed to enter.
This can make Jinbao anxious.
When did his prince take the initiative to drink alcohol? As far as his alcohol intake is concerned, whoever gives enough face on weekdays will not drink two glasses.
Something must have happened.
When Jinbao was in a hurry, he just wanted to find Jun Huailang. But the prince of his family passed by him before entering the door, and stopped specifically to warn him.
"If you dare to talk nonsense, I will take your head," he said.
Jinbao naturally didn't dare to move any more, he only dared to swirl around the door in a hurry.
But at this moment, he saw a figure approaching under the leadership of Jin Yiwei.
At night, who will it be
As soon as Jinbao looked up, he saw that it was Jun Huailang.
Jin Bao was moved to tears.
Living Bodhisattva, what is a living Bodhisattva? Even his prayers can be heard, and he came to Purdue him in the middle of the night at midnight. Is it not a living Bodhisattva
Jin Bao was so grateful that he wanted to kneel down for Jun Huailang.
When Jun Huailang walked to the steps of the imperial study room, he saw Jin Bao, who was guarding the door, trotting all the way, down the high stairs, and stopped in front of him.
"His Royal Highness, you are finally here!" Jin Bao said.
Jun Huailang hurriedly asked, "What happened?"
Jinbao's face was embarrassed.
It's not that he doesn't want to say it, but that his master has already said something, and if he dares to say anything, it will cost him his life.
Jinbao didn't live enough, and he didn't want to give his life to the prince for the time being.
However, even if he doesn't say it, now that Jun Huailang is at the door of the imperial study, what else is there that he can't know
Jin Bao's face showed just the right look of difficulty.
"His Royal Highness, it's hard to say for slaves," he said. "You better go in and have a look."
After all he said, what else did Jun Huailang not know
Jun Huailang frowned, nodded, and quickly walked up the stone steps in front of the imperial study.
But not seeing him behind, Jinbao under the steps looked relieved.
He pushed open the door of the imperial study room, and he smelled an extremely mellow wine smell, which was dispersed in a very light sandalwood incense.
He passed through layers of gauze and screens, and found Xue Yan's usual case for handling the affairs of the state, but saw that the desk was empty and no one was there.
Jun Huailang turned around, just waiting to search again, but heard an extremely subtle collision sound.
It was the sound of the wine jar hitting the ground.
Jun Huailang quickly turned his head away.
I saw Xue Yan sitting in the corner of the imperial study.
The robe on his body was not very neat, and the hair was scattered a little, falling on the forehead and face.
He was sitting on the ground with one long leg on the ground, the other bent, his arm on his knee, and a jar of wine in his hand.
There was an empty wine jar beside him, which fell to the ground sideways, and when he touched it lightly, he rolled to the side in a circle.
Xue Yan raised his eyes.
Those amber eyes, without the slightest emotion, were cold and fierce.
"Don't tell me, don't let anyone in?" He drank his voice a little hoarse, and his amber eyes were full of dangerous blood.
Jun Huailang saw that there was still a misty color in his eyes.
He stepped forward and squatted down in front of Xue Yan.
"It's me." He said softly, reaching for the wine jar in Xue Yan's hand.
But the wine jar was held in Xue Yan's hand, and he held it tightly, not moving at all.
Xue Yan stared at him, his eyes lacking focus.
Jun Huailang just waited patiently in front of him.
After a while, he seemed to finally recognize that the person in front of him was Jun Huailang.
"... Huailang." He opened his mouth hoarsely.
In an instant, the color of the water covered his eyes quickly gathered, and became the tears contained in his eyes, which he couldn't hold back from falling.
He seemed to be walking alone in the dark night for too long, and finally found a ray of light, and the numb pain in the cold night finally gradually woke up.
Jun Huailang put the wine jar next to him and put his hand on Xue Yan's cheek.
"It's me," he said. "What happened?"
Xue Yan gritted his teeth and said nothing.
Jun Huailang put his hand on his broad shoulder and pulled him into his arms.
Following his movements, Xue Yan leaned over obediently, resting his chin on his shoulder.
Jun Huailang felt the warm water droplets falling on his neck.
He raised his arms and hugged Xue Yan tightly.
Jun Huailang didn't ask any more questions, just knelt on one knee on the ground of the imperial study, hugged Xue Yan, raised his hand and slowly followed his back.
Xue Yan's chin rested on his shoulder, and the tears fell silently.
For a time, only the sandalwood rose curling up around, and Xue Yan's repressed trembling breathing was hidden in the sandalwood.
After a long time, Xue Yan spoke.
"Since he has used me for so many years, he might as well lie to me for the rest of his life," he said.
"Why don't you tell me when you are alive, you don't have to wait for the Turk soldiers, I will kill him with my own hands."
He didn't cry at all, and his tone was quite fierce, with a deep hatred.
But Jun Huailang could hear his grievance hidden in hatred, like an abandoned dog who had lost his home.
He slowly followed Xue Yan's shoulders, just like to appease Ling Huan who had a nightmare back then.
Over Xue Yan's shoulder, he saw a crumpled letter in the corner of the imperial study.
Jun Huailang did not know that the letter was left to Xue Yan by King Yan.
He told Xue Yan that from the beginning, the Taoist priest who concluded that Xue Yan's evil star was in accordance with his order was his instigation.
Back then, when he and Emperor Qingping were both princes, he was still Emperor Qingping's brother, and he was quite powerful in the court, and his fans were much stronger than Emperor Qingping.
He never put the Qing Ping Emperor in his eyes at that time.
But at that time, he had a subordinate who would deduce celestial phenomena. The staff told him that Zi Wei drifted and would fall on the heads of others.
King Yan did not believe in fate, so he disapproved. Until the sudden death of the late emperor, the government was in chaos. In the chaos, he was half a step short of chess and was taken away from the throne by Emperor Qingping.
Only then did King Yan learn that the astrology was so precise.
After that, the aide gave him another star.
The man said that although Ziwei fell by the side and fell on the head of Emperor Qingping, his virtue was not matched, and he was destined to be doomed. But this calamity is man-made. As for whether it is a blessing or a curse, it depends on how it is done.
A few years later, the Seven Kills came into the world, and if they were always by Ziwei's side, they would complement each other. If Ziwei is pushed away, then after a few years, the world will be in chaos, Ziwei will fall, and the evil star will take its place.
That evil star is naturally Xue Yan.
Therefore, King Yan sent two subordinates to erase their traces of life, sent them to Chang'an, and tried every means to enter the Xu mansion, which was in the limelight at that time.
According to King Yan's request, they will enter the Qin Tianjian through the introduction of the Xu family. After gaining the trust of Emperor Qingping, they will wait for the seven killings to come to the world, and then inform Emperor Qingping of the false celestial phenomenon, so that the evil star and Ziwei will look like each other. Leave.
At that time, Ziwei's doom will come. King Yan didn't want to wait any longer, so he prepared a poison for the two subordinates and let them take the opportunity to give it to Emperor Qingping.
Everything went according to King Yan's plan, except that King Yan was about to give the poison to Emperor Qing Ping, but one of his subordinates secretly gave it to Yi Jieyu, who was the eldest lady of the Xu family at the time.
The poison did not succeed, and King Yan completely believed that only Xue Yan could bring the doom of Emperor Qing Ping.
Therefore, he designed that Emperor Qing Ping would drive Xue Yan to his side, and he himself cultivated Xue Yan and grew up, and developed a sword that seals the throat when it sees blood. Only two years ago, he found the opportunity to Xue Yan was sent back to Chang'an.
Back then, the battle of Yanyun was extremely dangerous, and even King Yan himself would not be able to protect himself in that battle.
However, he was determined to save Xue Yan at the last moment, let his subordinates desperately send Xue Yan back to Chang'an, and told Xue Yan that no matter what, he must save his life, and one day, he would retake Yan County from the Turks for him.
But in fact, King Yan didn't care about Yan County at all, and even to him, Yan County's bitter cold was his cage and the shame of his life.
What he really wants is for Xue Yan to save his life, until one day, Zi Wei falls and the evil star takes his place.
All he wanted from beginning to end was that dragon chair. Even if the destiny is in his body, he will never be able to sit in his entire life, and he must let the person he taught and arranged to take that chair away.
King Yan was never afraid that Xue Yan would know this. Therefore, he left this letter calmly, and only after Xue Yan completed what he wanted Xue Yan to do and realized that it was wrong, he would tell Xue Yan all these things as they were.
King Yan has always been rational and thoughtful and cruel.
However, Jun Huailang did not know all of this. All he saw was the letter lying quietly in the corner, clenched into a ball and wrinkled almost to shreds.
He also didn't know who the "he" Xue Yan was referring to was.
However, he hugged the tall Xue Yan in his arms, followed his back, his cheeks pressed against his ears, and he spoke slowly with a clear voice.
"It's his fault," he said.