Chapter 285 Birthday Banquet
"Get lost."
The Prince of Lu swung his sword at the King of Wu.
The King of Wu dodged lightly and looked at him with a smile, "Your Highness has a very bad temper."
"I just came to ask, why do you want to kill me?"
"I didn't kill you!" roared the Prince of Lu.
"Since you don't admit it, I'll come again tomorrow night." King Wu turned around leisurely and wanted to open the door to go out.
"I'll kill you, you lunatic."
The Prince of Lu could no longer tolerate being teased like this, so he shouted angrily and rushed forward with a sword in hand.
Late at night in Fengzao Pavilion, lights are lit one by one.
The clan members who were awakened opened the door one after another.
Everyone stared in amazement as the Prince of Lu chased the King of Wu with a sword.
"Prince, please stop it." The guards came to stop him.
The Prince of Lu was furious, holding his sword in anger.
"He's the one who harasses me every night. Are the guards at Fengzao Pavilion useless?"
"What if he kills me? What on earth does Princess Jia'an do for a living? If you don't have the ability, don't take on this job!"
The King of Wu showed an innocent expression and said, "I have sleepwalking, and the imperial physician can attest to that."
"Shut up!"
"Sir, I was chased on my way to the capital. I was frightened, and my sleepwalking has become increasingly severe. Please understand."
The words of the King of Wu were like a thunderclap.
"What? You're being chased too?"
"Me too. I thought they were bandits from somewhere."
"Me too, me too. A few men in black showed up, and I didn't have many guards with me. I almost lost my life."
…
Everyone lost all desire to sleep.
Those who are being hunted down are usually powerless.
They were already nervous when they entered Beijing.
Although he had escaped death, he dared not tell anyone else for fear of being targeted by the emperor.
I just want the birthday party to be over so I can quickly return to my own place and live a peaceful life.
A trace of guilt flashed in the eyes of Prince Lu, mixed with regret.
It's really weird.
How come not a single one was killed?
He silently put away his sword and returned to his room.
Unexpectedly, the King of Wu still did not let him go.
The next night, everyone was awakened again.
The sound still came from the Prince of Lu's room.
"Okay, it turns out that the person who has been chasing us all the way is you."
Everyone pushed open the door.
I saw the Prince of Lu being pressed on the bed by the King of Wu.
"You want us to die for you." King Wu punched him.
"I didn't!" Prince Lu refused to admit it when he saw the people rushing in.
He was almost driven crazy these days.
Whether I closed my eyes or opened them, the words of King Wu kept coming to my mind: "Why do you want to kill me?"
How would he know who sent the assassin?
If the emperor knew about this, it would be enough to kill him.
Who told the King of Wu?
At night, he had no desire to sleep.
I turned off the lights and lay in bed as usual.
Sure enough, in the middle of the night, the door bolt was opened.
The Prince of Lu gritted his teeth. What kind of prince was this madman, the King of Wu? With such skillful techniques, he was only suitable for being a thief.
The King of Wu floated to his bedside, and the moment he bent down, the Prince of Lu opened his eyes.
"You haven't slept yet?"
The Prince of Lu wanted to punch the King of Wu when he saw his smiling face.
"Let's talk."
"OK."
It was dark and the two of them sat side by side on the bed.
"Who told you to do this?" asked the Prince of Lu.
"Why do you want to kill me?" the King of Wu asked.
The Prince of Lu was furious.
If we talk like this, there will be nothing to talk about.
He calmed down and said, "How about I answer you and you answer me?"
"Sure." King Wu nodded readily.
"Your Majesty is determined to exterminate all members of the royal family. We are all lambs to be slaughtered. I admit that I have some selfish motives, but you are still alive, aren't you?"
"Do you admit that you sent people to hunt me down?" King Wu grasped the key point.
"right……"
What followed was the scene that everyone saw when they pushed the door open.
The King of Wu roared, "Your father has countless elite soldiers at his command. Why did you bring so few with you to the capital? It turns out you were going to kill us all."
That night, Fengzao Pavilion was in chaos.
At first, it was just the King of Wu and the Prince of Lu fighting, but then somehow other people joined in.
The Prince of Lu was beaten black and blue.
The guards separated the people first and did not report to Qu Ling until dawn.
Qu Ling reported to the emperor during the morning court session, "...Prince Lu is suspected of murder. Four princes disappeared on their way to the capital. They must have been murdered."
The emperor frowned. "We can't believe the one-sided words of the King of Wu. The King of Lu is still fighting in Bingzhou. We can't let him down. I'll leave the matter of the four princes to you to investigate."
She then said to the court officials, "Before there is solid evidence, I don't want you to just follow the crowd and think that Prince Lu was the one who killed someone."
In the afternoon, the imperial edict arrived at Fengzao Pavilion.
The emperor said that the King of Lu fought for the country. You must not fabricate and distort the facts.
The Prince of Lu was also brought into the palace.
The King of Wu was also scolded, and his face was full of dissatisfaction.
Prince Lu walked past him arrogantly and said harshly, "Don't give me the chance to chop you into pieces."
He did not notice that the King of Wu behind him had a look of someone preparing for a funeral.
The King of Wu was in a good mood.
Princess Jia'an found him that day and asked him to find a way to allow the emperor to bring the Prince of Lu to the palace with legitimate reasons.
On the one hand, he wanted to complete Princess Jia'an's mission, and on the other hand, he wanted to test whether this bastard was the one who killed him.
Unexpectedly, no one was wrongly accused.
After the Prince of Lu left, the King of Wu's sleepwalking was cured.
All he did every day was eat and sleep, waiting for the birthday banquet in the palace to begin.
On the day of Prince Shen's birthday banquet, the imperial guards set out at dawn, waiting for all the clan members to enter the palace.
The people of the capital have lived under the emperor's feet all year round and are particularly sensitive.
On this day, the streets were deserted, businesses were closed, and the market was not open.
At the mansion of the sick Prince Jian, the imperial guards carried the sedan chair and waited.
"Father is seriously ill and it is really not suitable for him to travel." The prince was anxious.
"Your Majesty has decreed that no member of the imperial family in the capital should be left behind."
The commander replied, "If the prince cannot walk, we will carry him."
"Let them in." Prince Jian's decadent voice sounded.
The commander went inside, and Prince Jian said, "I will have a few words with my son and then leave. You wait outside."
"Yes." The commander's attitude was very respectful.
"Father!" The prince knelt on the ground and cried.
Prince Jian sighed, "Don't cry, my son. Remember this: from now on, you must behave yourself, study behind closed doors, and not have any other thoughts. Your Majesty is not going to kill us all, but if you don't stop before it's too late, Prince Jian's mansion will be doomed."
"My son, I'll remember that."
Prince Jane struggled to get up.
It wasn't until this moment that he fully understood.
The one sitting on the dragon throne now is not the indecisive Zhao Ji, nor the politician Queen Dowager Song, but the ruthless Zhao Ju.
Zhao Ju who looks very much like the late emperor.
When good times last for too long, people tend to forget when they were timid and cautious.
He forgot that the previous emperor killed aristocratic families, attacked Northern Yan, executed ministers, and exterminated clan members. Many people also forgot.
"My life is over." He burst into tears.
As the sky gradually darkened, the Wanhua Palace was lit up with thousands of lights.
The musicians played a magnificent piece, but no one appreciated it.
Everyone in the hall looked solemn.
The delicacies on the table remained untouched, and no one dared to drink the imperial wine in the cup.
The King of Wu sat at the last seat, his back covered in cold sweat.
"Isn't Prince Lu in the palace? Why hasn't he come for so long?" the neighboring prince asked quietly.
The King of Wu swallowed his saliva, shook his head, his heart beating like a drum.
"Your Majesty has arrived."
Everyone stood up and knelt on the ground.
"Stand up."
The King of Wu stood up with everyone else and saw the emperor clearly for the first time.
He just felt the imposing aura.
However, the older ones thought they saw the late emperor and all of them looked solemn.
The hall was eerily quiet and the musicians stopped playing.
Finally, Prince Ping broke the silence with a light cough.
After Prince Yi's death, he became the closest blood relative to the emperor.
He was framed and imprisoned before, but was later cleared of all charges. However, he suffered from health problems.
The emperor felt guilty towards him and was extremely lenient towards him.
Not only did he give him constant rewards, but he also promised his daughter a good marriage.
He said, "Your Majesty, since you are here to celebrate Prince Shen's birthday, why don't you see His Royal Highness?"
The emperor only said three words, "He is dead."
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