When Zhao Xingwen heard the door squeaking, he instinctively wanted to run away. Only then did he realize that he was still leaning on Lingye in his arms and couldn't walk, so he moved behind Xiao Mubai.
Gu Shirou opened the door and saw a completely unfamiliar person standing in front of her door, looking stunned for a moment.
Until Xiao Mubai called her out: "Mrs. Zhao, it's really rude to bother you so early in the morning. Please obey your authority and apologize later."
Gu Shirou saw that he was polite and polite, and there was a hint of admiration in her eyes. She was about to ask him what was going on, but out of the corner of her eye she caught sight of Lingye leaning in Zhao Xingwen's arms.
A flash of fierceness flashed in her eyes, and the whip was swung out instantly.
It was impossible for Zhao Xingwen to take action against Lingye, so he could only be knocked unconscious by the man in front of him.
Gu Shirou's whip was very fast, but Xiao Mubai did not catch it forcefully and dodged it.
Zhao Xingwen secretly looked at his mother's expression at first, but when he saw his mother's expression brightened slightly after Xiao Mubai finished speaking, he thought he recognized His Highness Prince Mo.
Who would have thought that she suddenly waved the whip, and Zhao Xingwen quickly shouted: "Oh, my mother-in-law, stop hitting her, that's His Highness King Mo."
Gu Shirou's hand that was about to swing the whip for the second time suddenly stopped, and she tilted her head and looked at Zhao Xingwen inquiringly.
"My king is indeed in an emergency, so I have no choice but to disturb Mrs. Zhao's dream." Xiao Mubai walked over from the side.
"Come in." Gu Shirou rubbed her forehead after saying that, her face was very troubled.
She looked back at Xiao Mubai from time to time and murmured to herself: "I remember His Highness King Mo didn't look like this, did I remember wrong?"
Zhao Xingwen helped Lingye into the house together, and when he heard his mother's muttering, the corner of his mouth twitched: "You remember correctly, he has changed his appearance..."
Gu Shirou had a look of surprise on her face after hearing this. She couldn't blame her for not recognizing Xiao Mubai.
She didn't like to attend banquets. If she didn't have to go to the banquets in the palace, she would just refuse them if she could.
Therefore, the most impressive thing about Xiao Mubai's appearance was when he was thirteen or fourteen years old.
As for his voice, it was even more unrecognizable.
"This... I hugged you when you were a child, but you have grown so big now." Gu Shirou looked a little embarrassed, so she picked a topic and spoke.
Unexpectedly, after saying this, the atmosphere became more and more awkward...
Zhao Xingwen put Lingye on the chair, turned around and saw Xiao Mubai's mouth tightened as he followed Gu Shirou's words and nodded politely.
The veins on Zhao Xingwen's forehead were pulsing. He walked to Gu Shirou in a few steps and went straight to the point: "Mom, do you know that our family has a secret prison?"
"No!" Gu Shirou glanced at Zhao Xingwen fiercely, then smiled awkwardly and said to Xiao Mubai: "It's nothing, where did the secret prison come from."
Zhao Xingwen was glared at by Gu Shirou and purred at Xiao Mubai: "Did you make a mistake?"
Xiao Mubai pondered for a moment: "My father said it himself, otherwise how would I know it?"
Zhao Xingwen looked at him and blinked twice. He originally wanted to ask him, is it true or not
Seeing Xiao Mubai give him a disdainful look, he immediately turned his head away, nodded to Gu Shirou and said, "Mom, it should be true."
Gu Shirou lowered her eyelids and pursed her lips without saying a word.
When Xiao Mubai saw this, he had no choice but to show her the golden order. When Gu Shirou saw the order's expression became solemn, he saluted uprightly. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw Zhao Xingwen still standing there in a strident manner and asked, "What is this?"
The veins on her forehead jumped, and then she struck at his knees. Zhao Xingwen knelt down with a 'plop'.
Zhao Xingwen turned to look at Gu Shirou in disbelief, and heard her voice in his ears: "The emperor's private order is as if the emperor is personally present."
Zhao Xingwen bowed quickly. He left home at the age of seven and lived in Hanyang all year round. How could he know this.
Xiao Mubai helped her up: "Can I ask Mrs. Zhao to lead the way?"
Gu Shirou stood up, no longer trying to shirk, nodded and walked towards the door.
Zhao Xingwen quickly stood up and followed them out the door.
After passing through the pavilions and pavilions, Gu Shirou led them to a storage room. Although the room was full of cargo stalls, they could still see everything at a glance.
No matter how you look at it, it doesn't look like a private prison.
Just when Zhao Xingwen was wondering, Gu Shirou walked to a cabinet. The fourth vase in the third column turned around, and a secret room immediately appeared.
Xiao Mubai looked as usual, but Zhao Xingwen opened his mouth wide. Does his family have such an exquisite secret room
The room was not dark, but the lights were as bright as day. There were candles lighting up the path. After turning two corners, we came to a stone room.
There was a man sitting with his back to the door, flipping through a book. He didn't turn around when he heard the sound behind him, and said softly: "Are you here to deliver food so early today?"
Xiao Mubai frowned when he heard this, but Zhao Xingwen had already screamed: "Why are you here?"
When the man heard Zhao Xingwen's voice, his body froze. He turned around and saw the three of them. He cupped his fists and saluted: "I've met Mrs. Zhao. I haven't seen you for a long time, General Zhao."
Gu Shirou ignored him and said to Xiao Mubai, "I'm going out first. The third candlestick at the door can be rotated out."
Xiao Mubai nodded and Gu Shirou left the stone room first.
Zhao Xingwen exclaimed to that familiar face and asked, "Guo Weidong, when did you return to Beijing?"
Xiao Mubai thought his voice was familiar at first, but he suddenly realized it when Zhao Xingwen called out his name.
When he first saw Guo Weidong in the Zhao family camp, his whole body was covered with white cloth, and there were only one pair of eyes on his face, so naturally he didn't know what he looked like.
"It seems that when General Zhao returned to Beijing, he brought you back with him." Xiao Mubai now knew who he was, and the thoughts in his mind suddenly became clear.
No wonder General Zhao often went to the palace before leaving Beijing, chatting with the emperor on the surface, but probably discussing many things with the emperor secretly.
At first, he felt that the emperor had too much trust in Xia Chu. But now it seemed that the emperor was just suspicious of Concubine Li, and it had long since stopped.
When he received the news of the emperor's awakening in the early morning, he still felt strange. Logically speaking, the top priority should be to control the imperial army, detain relatives, and enter the palace to clear the emperor's side. Other matters could be postponed later.
Why did the emperor let himself come to the private prison of General Zhao's mansion first
Now it seems that the emperor has known about it for so long, but has yet to take action, and he also has the intention of uprooting it.
Even if the emperor is awake now, he can use thunderous means to forcefully restore the situation and hold the mother and son accountable.
But if Concubine Li refused to plead guilty and insisted that the emperor was seriously injured and was in bed, and she had not issued an edict from the prince before, she had no choice but to stabilize the hearts of the officials. In this case, it would be difficult to convict her of death.
He is a father who not only wants to uproot his family, but also cares about his reputation and wants to use his hands to make things happen beautifully. History books can only glorify him through the ages and cannot tolerate a dirty pen.
(End of chapter)