To the southeast of the Three Emperors City, in an unremarkable small courtyard, the lights were flickering, and it was not a sumptuous dinner, but it took nearly half an hour.
Outside the courtyard gate, Ning Chen also waited quietly for half an hour without taking a half step.
In the small courtyard, after the two of them had dinner, the woman got up and started to clear the table.
Xuan Mo looked at his wife in front of him and said softly, "There are guests here."
The woman was surprised when she heard the words. She looked outside the small courtyard and asked in confusion, "Is there anyone here so late?"
"It's His Highness the Thirteenth, maybe there's something wrong." Xuan Mo got up and replied.
"Thirteenth Prince? Then go and open the door, don't keep His Highness waiting." The woman said anxiously.
"Um"
Xuan Mo nodded and walked towards the outside of the house.
Outside the small courtyard, Ning Chen saw Xuan Mo coming from behind the courtyard door, his mind restrained, and he stepped forward and knocked on the courtyard door.
After knocking on the door three times, the courtyard door opened with a creak, and the two people who looked at each other didn't have too many waves on their faces.
"Your Highness, it's been a long wait, please come in." Xuan Mo said.
"Should be."
Ning Chen responded lightly, and immediately stepped into the small courtyard.
In the courtyard, the night was slightly cold, and the woman who was clearing the table saw the royal prince approaching, and immediately saluted respectfully.
"I have seen His Highness the Thirteenth."
"You're welcome."
Ning Chen stepped forward, helped the woman up, and said with a smile, "It's so late to disturb, Mrs.-in-law, don't take offense."
"His Royal Highness, we welcome you at any time, how can you take offense." The woman said softly.
"It's cold outside, Your Highness, please come inside." On the side, Xuan Mo said.
"excuse me."
Ning Chen nodded and walked forward.
Inside the house, the lights flickered, the two sat down at the table, and the woman came over with hot tea and put it on the table.
"Today, can I only drink without tea?" Ning Chen looked at the commander of the Imperial Army and asked.
Xuan Mo raised his hand, the woman understood it, and took out the tea.
"I heard that His Highness is a tea lover, how come you have changed your personality today." Xuan Mo said calmly.
"After drinking tea for two days in a row, I'm really tired." Ning Chen smiled.
"Oh?"
Xuan Luo looked surprised and said, "Why?"
"In an eventful time, I don't want to get into trouble, so I can only stay in the mansion and drink tea to pass the time." Ning Chen said helplessly.
Xuan Mo heard the words, frowned slightly, and said, "Today, my subordinates also reported to me that the Royal Highness has gone to the Third Prince's Mansion."
"It turns out that Big Brother Xuan Mo already knows."
Ning Chen sighed softly and said, "I didn't want to be involved in this turmoil, but I didn't expect that I would be able to escape after all."
"It's not like the third prince has won you over once or twice. Why don't you procrastinate and avoid this storm?"
Xuan Mo said solemnly, "The matter between Marquis Qingyuan and King Beizhen, even the two demon emperors have already suspected the third prince. At this time, you'd better not get too close to him."
While talking, the woman walked into the house again and brought two jars of wine, not some expensive wine, but home-brewed water wine. She knew that her husband had a lot of work to do tomorrow, so she did not bring too strong wine.
The drink was put down, and the woman retreated silently, without saying a word from beginning to end.
"It's not that I don't want to avoid it, it's that I can't avoid it."
Ning Chen looked at the wine jar on the table and sighed with emotion, "Today, the third prince has made it clear, if I refuse again, I will really offend this prince. It will make people hate it.”
Xuan Mo was silent, and after a while, he said, "Even if I offend the third prince, if I can stay out of it, I think it's worth it." Ning Chen shook his head and said, "Brother Xuanmo may not know, but now the conflict between me and the first prince is over. Irreconcilable, when I left the primordial demon realm, I encountered chasers more than once, who sent it, it was already obvious, I
If I offend the three princes again, it would mean to offend the two princes and all the imperial powers behind them at the same time. In the future, it will be difficult for me to have a foothold in the city of the three emperors. "
"With the Nine Nether Demon Sovereign here, who would dare to touch you?" Xuan Mo said solemnly.
Ning Chen smiled and said, "Master is the emperor of the demons, but the fathers of the two princes are also the emperors of the devils. If the first prince and the third prince are in trouble, it will be difficult for the master to intervene."
Xuan Mo heard the words and fell silent again. After a long time, he sighed softly, "Perhaps you shouldn't have entered the royal family in the first place."
"Maybe."
Ning Chen said with emotion, "But this is the end of the matter, and it's useless to say this. I'm here to tell Brother Xuan Mo that I have promised the third prince to help him."
"Huh?" Hearing the former's words, Xuan Mo's expression darkened slightly, and he didn't care about the difference of identity, so he reprimanded in a deep voice, "Your Highness is confused, didn't you see that now the third prince has been under surveillance by the banned army in disguise, at this time. You help him, only for yourself
trouble. "
"Brother Xuanmo, to be honest, I actually don't think the deaths of Marquis Qingyuan and King Beizhen have anything to do with the third prince."
Ning Chen said with a serious look, "If the third prince wants to get rid of Marquis Qingyuan and King Beizhen, he can use other methods. Why go to such extremes and push himself into such a passive situation." The third prince, there is no way to know what he is thinking. Now, everyone suspects that he did these two cases of extermination. Don't be stupid. At least, before the third prince is cleared of suspicion, don't get involved in it.
middle. "Xuan Mo reminded again seriously.
"I have promised him that I will do justice for him."
Ning Chen picked up the wine jar on the table, opened the wine seal, and said with a smile, "Everything has its pros and cons. Maybe if I help him this time, there will be unexpected gains in the future." Xuan Mo sighed after hearing this. But he didn't persuade him any further. He took the wine jar and said calmly, "His Royal Highness is a smart person, and he understands the pros and cons better than a rude person like me. Since Your Highness has chosen, I will not say more.
can get what he wants. "
The wine jars touched each other, crispy and pleasant to the ears. The two raised their heads and took a sip of water. The wine entered their throats.
"Brother Xuanmo."
Ning Chen put down the drink, looked at the woman who was busy outside the house, and said softly, "In the entire imperial city, only with Big Brother Xuanmo, can I experience the warmth that a home should have."
Xuan Mo shifted his gaze, looked at his wife, and said, "If you think too much about fame and fortune, you will lose more important things. Your Highness, there is one sentence that I don't know what to say."
"Brother Xuanmo, it's okay to say anything." Ning Chen replied. Xuan Mo retracted his gaze, looked at the person in front of him, and said sternly, "His Royal Highness is the most special person I have ever met. He is so intelligent. It stands to reason that His Highness should have the most happiness in the world, but what I see from His Highness is too many regrets
and ask for. "
Ning Chen was silent, and after a while, he said, "In all likelihood, life is unsatisfactory. Maybe, I am one or two more than ordinary people."
Outside, the sky was getting darker and darker, and when he was slightly drunk, Ning Chen got up to say goodbye and walked away.
In the wind, the whole body of Ning Chen was surrounded by black mist, the white hair in plain clothes changed to black, the mad bones started, and Huang Quan lifted the ban.
Outside the Mansion of the Third Prince, the forbidden army changed its defenses.
At this moment, between the heavens and the earth, the wind and sand protruded, a figure in black swept past, and the ruthless blade approached.
With the sudden change, the guards in charge of patrol didn't even have time to react.
"There are assassins!"
A general came back to his senses and immediately reminded.
However, the divine forbidden space closed the world, and dozens of forbidden soldiers seemed to disappear out of thin air, and could no longer be seen.
In the dark night, to cover up the ugliness of the killing, in a short while, the black clothes walked out and walked away.
The forbidden space spreads out, and on the street, blood stains every inch of the land, scarlet dazzling.
In the distance, in the mansion of the third prince, Xuan Qing, who was contemplating in the palace, suddenly looked shocked, got up and looked outside the mansion.
There is bloody smell!
An ominous premonition lingered in Xuan Qing's heart, and he took a step forward and disappeared from the mansion.
Outside the mansion, Xuan Qing appeared, and after seeing the amazing scene in front of him, his eyes narrowed fiercely.
Trouble!
In the residence of the Twelfth Prince, the cold wind blew, and a figure with black clothes and black hair came over, raised his hand and brushed it across his face, his face suddenly changed.
The next moment, Hei Yi jumped up and swept into the residence of the Twelve Princes.
"Boom!"
Suddenly, the breath of the infinitely close to the king broke out, and the sword light slashed the monstrous demonic energy, and the red blood splashed all over the eyes, and the entire Twelve Princes Mansion shook violently.
"Xuanqing, it turns out that you really did everything!"
In the prince's mansion, an angry shout came, and the guardian beside the twelfth prince took action and tried his best to block the coming.
"His Royal Highness, hurry up!"
The guardian of the twelfth prince shouted anxiously.
A moment later, an earth-shattering earthquake sounded, and the entire Prince's Mansion was reduced to ashes in the battle. A young man dressed in Chinese clothes rushed out and fled quickly.
"You can't escape!"
The indifferent voice sounded from the rear, the sword light fell, and the stone was shocked.
"Your Highness, let's go!"
At this moment, the protector of the twelfth prince swept over, blocking the front with his body, the black knife pierced through the old man, bringing out the red eyes.
After a brief block, the figure of the Twelfth Prince left and disappeared into the night.
"I hope you won't disappoint me."
At the rear, the figure in black did not chase after him, and turned to leave.
In front of the Thirteenth Prince's Mansion, the black mist dissipated, and the figure with white hair in plain clothes walked out and walked back to the mansion.
"Your Highness."
Shi Yu stepped forward and saluted.
"Prepare a cup of hot tea and drink some wine, it's a little cold." Ning Chen said with a tired expression.
"Yes."
Shi Yu respectfully led the order, doubts flashed in her eyes, but she didn't ask any more questions, and walked quickly towards the rear of the palace.
How can it be cold after drinking alcohol
Doubt in her heart, Shi Yu looked back at the figure walking towards the main hall. For some reason, at this moment, she felt that His Highness's body seemed to be less straight.
After a while, Shi Yu walked back to the hall with hot tea, poured the tea, and handed it over.
"His Royal Highness, if you are tired, take a rest after drinking tea." Shi Yu said softly.
"I can't rest yet."
Ning Chen took a sip of hot tea, looked outside, and said, "Shi Yu, things will change soon."
When Shi Yu heard the words, she also looked outside the hall, and said softly, "Winter is indeed coming." Ning Chen silently drank the hot tea, but the chill in his body could not be dispelled...