The day when Shen Yuyao and everyone from Prince Ning's Mansion entered the palace was the day when Xia Yu left Beijing.
In Kyoto, it has been drizzling intermittently for the past two days.
The cold moonlight was reflected on the uneven cobblestone roads in the streets, some of which were dazzlingly white.
It was as if the moon in the sky was trapped in the puddle on the bluestone slab.
Xia Yu was walking in the alley next to Prince Ning's Mansion, with Monk Daoyan beside him.
Both of them wore the same conical hat and the same black clothes.
If you don't look carefully, you really can't tell who is who if you have two people of similar height.
Seeing that they had already reached the gate of Prince Ning's Mansion, they still didn't stop.
Instead, at the end of the alley in the palace, the two of them suddenly and quickly turned to the left and right and entered different alleys.
Xia Yu dodged and hid in the darkness of the streets.
Sure enough, in just a moment, he heard a faint sound.
Those were clearly the footsteps of a martial artist.
From what Xia Yu heard, the man's martial arts skills were not weak, and seemed to be no less than his own.
He held his breath and continued to listen carefully.
When choosing the intersection of the alley, there were extremely light footsteps, as if they hesitated for a moment, and then they came straight towards the dark alley that Xia Yu turned into.
The man seemed to distinguish Xia Yu and Dao Yan.
Xia Yu snorted coldly in his heart, and then suddenly attacked the person who came.
Just as he was about to stab the man, his expression suddenly changed and the tip of the sword just missed him.
That was close!
The tip of the sword passed by the opponent's temples, and a few strands of black hair fell to the ground under Xia Yu's frost sword.
"you!"
"Why don't you get out of the way?" Xia Yu was shocked and angry.
When the hair fell to the ground, two lines of tears rolled down Shen Yuyao's eyes.
"Your Highness..."
We are both in Kyoto, but we haven’t seen each other for a long time!
Shen Yuyao wanted to reach out and touch Xia Yu's extremely thin cheek, but she was afraid that it would be like her previous dreams, and she would wake up as soon as she touched it!
Xia Yu's eyes flushed red, and his throat choked with sobs, "It's inconvenient to go back home."
Shen Yuyao nodded silently, "Follow me."
Xia Yu lowered his hat and said softly, "Let me leave a sign for the monk."
After saying this, he turned around and went back to the alley where he had just parted with the monk, drew a symbol on the bluestone slab with the tip of his sword, and then walked forward with Shen Yuyao.
After passing through two alleys, the two came to the door of a very small courtyard. Before entering, Shen Yuyao looked around vigilantly and made sure it was safe before opening the door and going in.
"Is it Yuyao?"
"It's me, Yunxuan." Shen Yuyao responded, "Guess who I brought here."
"Your Highness, right?" Xu Yunxuan smiled as she walked out from the inner room. "This humble girl, Xu Yunxuan, greets Prince Ning!"
Xia Yu was a little stunned. Although he knew that Xu Yunxuan was still alive, he never expected that Xu Yunxuan was also in Kyoto.
"Don't just stand there in a daze, let's go inside and talk." Shen Yuyao gently pulled Xia Yu's sleeve, "Inside, Yunxuan has already brewed the Mingqian tea that the prince likes to drink."
Xia Yu was slightly moved. He had thought that he would never see Xu Yunxuan again in this life, but he didn't expect that she would be the one to see him off before leaving Kyoto.
The moon is very round tonight.
The moonlight gently shines on this unique courtyard.
Looking at Shen Yuyao, who shared his joys and sorrows, and then looking at Xu Yunxuan, who never left him, Xia Yu suddenly felt relieved.
No matter how big the ambition and desire are, they are now as fragile as silk.
"It is I who am sorry for you two." Xia Yu choked.
He tried to hold back, but he couldn't. One or two tears still slid down his cheeks and fell to the ground, reflecting the moonlight.
Shen Yuyao shook her head slightly, "It's good enough that everyone is still alive."
Xu Yunxuan smiled and nodded, "How could the true war god of the Great Xia Dynasty shed tears on the spot?"
Xia Yu suddenly felt a little embarrassed. He hurriedly wiped away the tears from the corners of his eyes as if to hide it, and explained in a panic: "When you get older, there will always be some changes."
Yes, the older children are now adults.
Aren’t he, Shen Yuyao, and Xu Yunxuan just older?
"What's so old about that? She's just over 30. In our world, there are a lot of people who are still unmarried at this age, and there are even quite a few who have never been in a relationship."
Xu Yunxuan started talking again, something Xia Yu couldn't understand.
Fortunately, Xu Yunxuan didn't seem to want him to understand.
"Your Highness, you are now an orphan king, and you cannot return to the capital without an imperial edict." Shen Yuyao looked at the moonlight outside the window, then turned to Xia Yu and said, "Your Highness, is there anything particularly important that you need to instruct me on?"
Xu Yunxuan came into the room and poured tea. "Don't stand by the window anymore, sit down and have a cup of tea I made and chat slowly."
"My father has buried His Royal Highness the Crown Prince on the east side of the Xiaoling Mausoleum and bestowed upon him the posthumous title of 'Crown Prince Yiwen.'" Xia Yu gathered his thoughts and said slowly, "It is obviously not normal for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to die suddenly of illness at the age of thirty-seven."
"The Emperor has reinstated the Black Dragon Guard and ordered them to conduct a secret investigation."
Xia Yu tried to keep his tone calm. He knew that Shen Yuyao and Xu Yunxuan were not ordinary women, but this matter concerned the life and property of the entire Ning Wang Mansion.
He must tell Shen Yuyao about all the risks.
Although he and Shen Yuyao share the same honor and disgrace, Shen Yuyao is also the legitimate daughter of the Duke. If she weighs the pros and cons and divorces Xia Yu, she may be able to live in seclusion with her children and lead a simple and prosperous life.
I guess my father is just making things too difficult for her.
"Has the prince resumed his position as commander of the Black Dragon Guard?" Shen Yuyao asked.
"Exactly!"
"Your Highness, do you know that your situation will become even more difficult now?"
"Know."
Of course Xia Yu knew.
The sudden passing of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and the question of the successor to the throne are major issues that all members of the royal family and civil and military officials cannot avoid.
Moreover, the emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty was also getting older.
A country cannot be without a king for a day.
Establishing the position of crown prince is imminent.
The emperor has three legitimate sons left, namely Prince of Qin, Prince of Jin and Prince of Ning.
Logically speaking, the heir to the throne must be one of these three princes.
But anyone could see that the emperor reinstated Prince Ning to his original post and ordered him to become a fiefdom immediately.
That is, the emperor still made Prince Ning a "lone king", which meant that the remaining Prince Qin and Prince Jin were the ones more likely to sit on that chair.
As a son, Xia Yu knew the emperor very well.
The emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty was cruel and violent. He would execute anyone without hesitation in order to consolidate the rule of his Xia family!
Anyone!
Since Prince Ning has lost his qualification to ascend the throne, his ultimate fate can only be a stumbling block on the road to the true crown prince's ascension to the throne.
Sooner or later, he will be like all the other stumbling blocks.
Moved away by his own father!
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