late night song

Chapter 77
Qi Zhan angrily walked out of Linyue Pavilion, looked back at the lights in the pavilion near the lake, and let out a long sigh.

Xiao Yuan followed him, muttering in his heart that only the master of Linyue Pavilion could make the prince's emotions fluctuate as he did. He shook his head unconsciously and lamented that the power of love is as fierce as a tiger.

"What are you doing?" Qi Jian glanced at Xiao Yuan, who looked calm and composed as a bystander, with a dissatisfied look on his face.Xiao Yuan coughed twice, lowered his head and said nothing.

King Qin regained his former cold expression and commanded: "Remove the secret guards around the princess."

"Don't you need to protect her? What if there is another assassin..." Xiao Yuan was puzzled.

"You two can't beat her, so there's no need to waste your efforts."

Xiao Yuan pouted, although he didn't say it clearly, he was very unconvinced.

"And!" He suddenly turned around, paused, and looked at him angrily, still showing his anger: "During military training, you should get more sunshine. Are you all going to sing in an opera?!"

Xiao Yuan looked confused, stopped and touched his cheek unconsciously.

Youtou noodle?This word is really new to describe these secret guards. It is really hard to guess what the prince is thinking now. He was wondering if De Kong should have a good exchange of experiences with Xu Zhang.

Gu Yuchu, on the other hand, knew that Qi Zhen was angry and would not return to Linyue Pavilion tonight.So, she extinguished the candle very early, but did not sleep peacefully.

She sat in the room for a long time, and only after she was sure that Xiao Yuan had given the order to start the frame and dismissed the secret guards ambushing around the inner lake, did she decide to take action.

Then, she quickly changed into night clothes, and before leaving, she went around to Liansheng's wing, knocked her sleeping body unconscious, and then climbed out of the door and went straight to Zhenxi Prince's Mansion.

With his excellent light skills, Gu Yuchu bypassed the strict guards of Zhenxi Palace and successfully sneaked into the master's room.

The old king of Zhenxi has been fighting for many years and is extremely vigilant. Even though he is no longer involved in military affairs, he still maintains the habit of sleeping lightly for many years.

Therefore, he quickly discovered something strange in the room, got out of bed and pulled out his sword, but it was still a step too late. At this time, Gu Yuchu had already restrained the old princess and covered her mouth and nose with his hands.

"Who is here?" The old prince marveled at the martial arts of the masked man, who was able to secretly break into his Zhenxi Prince's Mansion without anyone noticing.

"It doesn't matter who I am, but I advise the old prince not to alert the palace guards, otherwise I can't guarantee the safety of the old princess." Gu Yuchu threatened, and deliberately lowered his voice to avoid being recognized. After all, he was at the banquet. They have met before.

"As long as you let my princess go, you can ask for anything."

Lao Wang of Zhenxi has always protected and loved his wife, which was his biggest weakness. Gu Yuchu was glad that he had grasped the key.His whole life was probably ruined by love, but the old princess was so happy and lived a life that was most envied by women in the world, even Gu Yuchu was no exception.

"I just want to ask about some old things. As long as the old prince knows everything, the old princess will be safe and sound." Gu Yuchu assured as he helped the old princess sit in front of the octagonal table.

The old prince gently motioned to his beloved wife not to be afraid and to keep quiet.To show his sincerity, Gu Yuchu also released his hand covering the old princess to make her feel more comfortable.

When Zhenxi Laowang saw that the masked man meant no harm, he felt a little more relaxed and sat calmly on the bed.

"what do you wish to ask?"

"The old grudge between the Yuchi clan and the Zhenxi Prince's Palace." Gu Yuchu got straight to the point.

"Who are you!" The old prince frowned when he heard the word Yuchi that he least wanted to mention.

"There's no need to ask anymore. The old prince should answer quickly. It's not good for the princess to be exposed late at night and freeze."

"Yuchi is my mother's clan, and there are no old grudges."

"Then why the Yuchi clan was slandered and exterminated. As the son-in-law, the prince did not tell the difference for his mother clan, and he never thought about investigating the truth."

"Yuchi Lin conspired to defeat Qi soldiers and rebel. It is the most serious crime of the ten evils. Even if I have Yuchi's blood flowing in my body, I cannot distinguish between right and wrong and protect my mother's clan." The old prince did not want to let go of the past. , put it very euphemistically.

"You are lying! If you are really helpless, then I say Yuchi is wronged, but you don't ask where the injustice comes from?" Seeing that the old prince did not care about the difficulties of his mother's family, Gu Yuchu became a little anxious and asked.

"Young man, don't be too self-righteous. You said that I have old grudges with the Yuchi clan. Do you have any evidence?"

"Evidence? The reappearance of Concubine Yi's handwriting is the best evidence. It shows that Yuchilin did not bend the law for personal gain, let alone destroy the evidence of treason! Even if the evidence of the crime is clear, you don't believe that Yuchilin is innocent, but Now, do you ever doubt the holy will of those days?!"

Gu Yuchu knew that the handwritten letter was fake, but she still said it deliberately, because there was really no evidence in her hand to prove that Zhenxi Laowang had the slightest involvement in what happened that year. Fortunately, Zhang Defang did not read out the content of the letter during the banquet, so she Got to make good use of it.

"It's just a handwritten letter. How do you know whether it's true or false? Even if it's true, as long as the Holy One thinks it's false, it's false. It's been a few days since my birthday. You can see that the Holy One convened the three divisions to review the old case again? If not, then what happened back then? The matter has been settled, and there is no room for maneuver. It is really unreasonable for you to go to Zhenxi Prince's Mansion to question me."

Jiang is still old and spicy, and the old prince shifted the conflict to Emperor Ming's holy will in a few words, and Gu Yuchu didn't even say a word.

"Don't change the subject. The ones who gained the most after the old case were the Queen and the Prince of Zhenxi. Do you dare to swear that you don't have any guilt for the Yuchi family?" Gu Yuchu was a little excited, and his voice became sharp unconsciously. "Guilty? Why do I feel guilty?" Old King Zhenxi snorted and laughed contemptuously.

"You failed to do your best to preserve the glory of the Yuchi clan. How could Queen Yuchi rest in peace under the circumstances?" Gu Yuchu couldn't find a breakthrough, so he had to use Queen Yuchi to deliberately provoke him.

"How dare you mention my mother-in-law!"

The fact that Yuchi Yuanyi was abandoned by his mother and died in depression has always been a knot that King Zhenxi could not let go of. Now that he was being questioned like this by an unknown, hidden boy, he was so angry that he could not hide it even in the dark night. The cold light in his eyes.

"Isn't it? I wonder why the old prince will face her after a hundred years." Gu Yu continued to be aggressive when he saw that there was a turning point.

"Such a maternal clan is not worthy of her caring and giving everything. Yuchi's destruction of his family is the result of karma, and he is to blame. He cannot blame others."

"You are talking nonsense! The Yuchi clan is the head of the seven great families in Dongqi. Yuchilin is upright and aboveboard, and there is no karma at all."

"Boy, you have only lived for a few years. Things in this world are not black and white! Even if Yuchi Lin is not guilty, it does not mean that the Yuchi family's past is not at all bloody and dark."

Gu Yuchu fell silent. She only knew the glorious side of her family, but no one had ever mentioned anything else to her. She didn't know what to say for a while.

Zhenxi Laowang heard some clues from the previous conversation, and also felt the masked man's indignation, injustice, anxiety and fear about Yuchi's case, so he began to doubt the identity of the masked man, so he made a bold guess:

"Are you a descendant of Yuchi?"

"Everyone in Yuchi's family died because of the Holy Edict, and no one survived." Of course Gu Yuchu refused to admit it.

"That's not entirely true. I have heard that three children from Yuchi's second wife's family are missing. If we calculate carefully, they should be in their twenties now." The old prince meant something.

"Don't change the subject!" Gu Yuchu tightened his grip on the hostage's neck, and the old princess snorted unconsciously, which made King Zhenxi nervous.

"Your Majesty, I know it was Yuchi Hong who caused you to lose your world and your mother. You feel sad." After listening to their conversation for so long, the old princess said this out of the blue. She who is usually demented and forgetful looks like this at the moment. Very sober.

Yu Chihong?Second Master!

This reminder made Gu Yuchu, who had been struggling in the water for a long time, suddenly grab a life-saving straw. She felt both surprised and frightened, and couldn't help but murmured:
"Yu Chihong? Are the slanderous words in the public true?"

"slander?"

At the mention of this name, the blood in Zhenxi Laowang's heart suddenly surged, rushing towards the consciousness that he had restrained for a long time, so he slowly talked about old things.

"For his own selfish desires, Yu Chihong ignored the safety of the people and allowed the epidemic to spread. Later, he imprisoned and massacred tens of thousands of people infected with the epidemic. Then he brought the epidemic into the palace and murdered his ancestors. These numerous crimes are unthinkable. What is the glory of a century-old family?! The lintel of Yuchi’s family is rotten, and its overthrow is inevitable.”

"What does that have to do with innocent old, young, women and children? Does it mean that if one person makes a mistake, the whole family will be implicated?" Gu Yuchu asked angrily.

"You have to ask Qi Yanzhao yourself about this question."

"What do you mean?"

The old king of Zhenxi called Emperor Ming by his first name, which made her extremely uneasy.

"The more powerful the relatives are, the more unfavorable they are to the imperial power. The Yuchi family has two queens one after another, and the connections and influence in the court are so intricate that Qi Yanzhao has some scruples. The more upright Yuchilin is, the more arrogant he thinks. Arrogant. Do you think it was a coincidence that Qi Sheng's rebellion implicated Yuchi Lin? Regardless of whether Yuchi Lin participated in the rebellion, Qi Yanzhao had long regarded him as a serious problem and wanted to get rid of him quickly. Therefore, even if Qi Sheng's rebellion had not occurred, the Yuchi clan It’s also the end of a strong crossbow.”

The old king of Zhenxi told the truth behind Yuchi's decline, but he still refused to mention his old grudge with Yuchihong.

Half of the military power in Zhenxi was now in the hands of Emperor Ming, and the queen was imprisoned in the harem. The current situation was extremely unfavorable to him. Now, a descendant of Yuchi suddenly appeared. He thought that he might as well make good use of it, maybe he could break this situation. The end is also unknown.

Gu Yuchu was in a state of confusion. If it was true as Old King Zhenxi said, then Emperor Ming would be the real enemy of the Yuchi family. Did he know all these things? !

Judging from the current situation, Emperor Ming and Qi Ji cooperate tacitly, and may have already reached a dark alliance.

So is it true that Qi Jian’s claims over the years that he wants to help the Yuchi clan get rid of their problems are all lies?
Why did he lie to himself?
Why marry their sisters?
Thinking of this, her hands trembled and she loosened her hold on the old princess.At this time, the old king of Zhenxi took the opportunity to pull the princess behind him, and then attacked Gu Yuchu, trying to uncover her mask.Fortunately, she reacted quickly and escaped the sneak attack.

"Old prince, you don't need to know who I am. You just need to remember that even if the Yuchi clan is wiped out, the blood of the Yuchi family will always flow in your body. No matter what the truth is, the tragic death of eight innocent lives of 170 people in the whole clan is not just because of God's will. Your ruthlessness, your indifference and your indifference."

Having said that, Gu Yuchu flew out of the window, and Zhenxi Laowang whistled. The patrolling guards were alert, but they could not keep up with Gu Yuchu's pace and had to watch her escape from Zhenxi Wang's Mansion.

The old king of Zhenxi held the frightened princess in his arms and squinted his eyes as he thought about the masked man. He wondered who this young man with excellent martial arts skills was and whether he was the missing young son of the Yuchi family as he thought.

(End of this chapter)