In the cold moonlight, Xia Yu slowly opened his eyes.
His eyes were no longer dull and lifeless like when he drank the "nectar" bestowed by the emperor in the daytime, but instead were full of ruthlessness and sharpness.
Xia Yu moved his body gently without making any sound.
He crouched down and quietly approached the pigeon with shiny black feathers. The pigeon seemed to know him and was not frightened at all. It was even very cooperative and did not make a sound.
Xia Yu carefully took a small piece of white cloth from one of the pigeon's feet, and then gently stroked the pigeon's feathers.
The pigeon seemed to understand human nature, nodded slightly, and flew away from the pigpen silently, disappearing into the vast night sky.
Xia Yu looked carefully at the words on the white cloth in the moonlight, and suddenly a chilling look flashed across his eyes.
When he saw the last word, the corners of Xia Yu's mouth even rose slightly.
Without a minute's hesitation, he quickly put the white cloth into his mouth, chewed it hard a few times, and swallowed it.
All this happened extremely quickly and in the dark, and the guards who were guarding him kept their distance because they were disgusted by Xia Yu's foul odor.
So, no one noticed this.
In fact, the entire Ning Wang Mansion has fallen into a dead silence since Xia Yu went crazy and Shen Yuyao fell ill.
In the huge palace, when night fell, only the rooms of Lord Huang and Lord Qi were lit.
Everyone else in the palace, including the usually noisy children, fell into an eerie silence.
During the day, the Jinyiwei guarding Prince Ning's Mansion also noticed that everyone in Prince Ning's Mansion seemed to have a tacit understanding.
Almost no one would walk around freely in the palace. Even the few servants who were seen occasionally were busy preparing meals for the Jinyiwei.
Prince Ning's Mansion, whether it is day or night, makes people feel like a huge haunted house.
There's no one here!
It’s terribly quiet here!
I endured the days and before I knew it, seven days had passed.
The new emperor's oral instructions were once again transmitted back from Kyoto.
What was different from the last time was that this time the new emperor sent an extra envoy and also brought a sharp blade.
When Huang Zicheng and Qi Tai saw this, they naturally did not dare to be negligent. They once again sent someone to wake up Ning Wang Xia Yu, who was sleeping soundly in the pigpen.
Like dragging a pig.
Drag him to the front hall of the palace.
Arriving at the front hall, Xia Yu stared at the two adults and said, "I want to drink! The same kind as last time!"
"It's delicious! It's so delicious!"
He clapped his hands and even drooled from the corners of his mouth.
The Jinyiwei beside him couldn't stand it anymore and poked him with his sword sheath, "What a lunatic!"
As the two Lords Qi and Huang watched this scene, a smug smile appeared on their faces. "Your Highness, that kind of fine wine we had last time is not something you can get easily. If Your Highness likes to drink it, we will bring it to you in the future."
Seeing the bewildered look in Xia Yu's eyes, Lord Qi smiled and said, "Don't worry, Your Highness. This time we have new treasures for Your Highness to appreciate!"
As he spoke, Qi Tai raised the sharp blade brought by the new emperor in front of Xia Yu and shook it in front of his eyes, then continued: "Your Highness, this is a magical weapon used by a Taoist priest in Penglai Mountain to cultivate immortality. All you have to do is take this magic weapon and poke yourself in the stomach, and then you can return to the Lingxiao Palace in the Heavenly Palace."
After saying this, Mrs. Qi winked at Huang Zicheng, and the two smiled at each other.
Not to mention, this move of the new emperor is absolutely fatal, it's really cruel!
As for whether Xia Yu was pretending to be crazy or was really crazy, this one move would tell.
Seeing that Xia Yu didn't seem to understand, Lord Huang said, "Your Highness! Are you coming to your senses now?"
"Someone!" Upon hearing this, Madam Qi immediately summoned the Imperial Guards. "Hurry and bring the princess from the backyard to the front hall. Also bring all the wives, concubines, and children to the front hall. Since the prince looks like he's about to wake up, please have everyone in the palace come as witnesses."
The guard in charge of guarding Shen Yuyao bowed and said to Madam Qi, "Master Qi, the princess is now lying in bed and has never been seen leaving her room."
"He's just lying in bed, he's not dead!" Huang Zicheng beside him deliberately said loudly: "Even if you need to carry him, please carry him to the front hall for me."
Mrs. Qi responded, "Right! Husband and wife should share honor and disgrace," while secretly observing Xia Yu's reaction, "Hurry and bring them here! Besides, if the prince really wakes up, it would be great if he could see his wives, concubines, and children at first sight."
"Yes!" The two guards retreated.
Since one of you is sick and the other is crazy, I'll put you together and try the new emperor's ultimate move to see how long you can continue pretending.
The two adults looked at each other, smiled, and continued, "Your Majesty, aren't you the son-in-law of the Jade Emperor? How come you have no interest in this magical weapon?"
As soon as the two finished speaking, Xia Yu no longer showed any hesitation or fear. He laughed loudly and said, "Hahaha, good! Good! Good! I'm just about to go back to the Lingxiao Palace to see my father-in-law, the Jade Emperor."
After saying that, he snatched the sharp knife from Lord Qi's hand, turned the blade upside down, and with a "Puff!" sound, he stabbed his own stomach fiercely!
Xia Yu used such strong force in this knife strike that half of the blade actually sank into his abdomen.
In an instant, blood splattered everywhere.
But Xia Yu laughed wildly, like a madman.
The entire hall fell into dead silence after a cry of surprise.
He raised his hand and pulled out the bloody blade from his stomach.
The moment it was pulled out, blood splattered all over the faces of the two adults.
"Hahaha! It's fun, so fun!" After Xia Yu laughed wildly, he fell to the ground.
This scene happened to be seen by Shen Yuyao who had just been carried to the front hall.
Without any suspense, a mouthful of blood spurted out of her mouth!
With a tilt of her head, Shen Yuyao fainted again.
The development of the matter was obviously beyond the expectations of Qi Tai and Huang Zicheng, and both of them were stunned.
The two men frantically held handkerchiefs and wiped the blood from their faces with disgust. "Throw Prince Ning back into the pigpen, and carry Princess Ning back to the backyard."
"No one is allowed to treat him and his wife. Let them fend for themselves."
It’s not that they don’t want to kill Prince Ning and Princess Ning so that they can take credit in the palace.
But this time, the two adults really believed that Xia Yu was crazy.
Since the prince has gone mad, if I kill you in public now, I will not only be branded as someone who killed the great war god of Great Xia with my own hands.
It is even more likely that he will be impeached by other court officials.
After all, killing a prince is a serious crime punishable by the death of nine generations of the clan!
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