"Ahem! Oh no! It's a smoke bomb!"
Prince An covered his mouth and nose and told everyone loudly.
The fog was getting thicker and thicker, and King Kang immediately gave orders without hesitation.
"Everyone, get out! Guard the doors and windows outside, don't let anyone escape!"
After saying that, everyone went outside.
And he also closed the door of the imperial study tightly.
The windows of the imperial study were not open, and there were guards guarding outside.
As long as no one sees the counterfeit when they run out, the slow-moving counterfeit is definitely still in the imperial study.
After Song Chengzhang coughed a few times to calm down, he looked at the closed door of the imperial study and felt a little uneasy.
"Jinming, send someone in to see if there's anyone else inside."
"Okay, Father, the imposter must still be in there. Even if he created a smoke bomb, he can't just disappear into thin air in the imperial study."
As King Kang was speaking, he asked the guards to go in and take a look.
But then, the guards ran out in a hurry.
"Oh no! Your Majesty, my Lords, there's no one inside!"
Song Chengzhang's eyelids twitched, and the uneasiness in his heart just now was magnified infinitely.
By now the smoke in the imperial study had almost dissipated, and Prince Kang and his companions rushed in, finding that the impostor was indeed no longer there.
Prince An searched the imperial study in disbelief and checked all the cabinets, but there was indeed no one!
"What's going on?! Where's the imposter?!
He was the one who threw the smoke bomb just now. Could it be that he took advantage of the smoke blinding us and sneaked out?!
But he was clearly not able to move around easily and was out of breath after taking a few steps. How did he get out?!"
"Come here, give the order to seal off the entire palace and don't let anyone out!"
After giving orders to his guards, King Kang looked at his father.
"Father, how do you think the imposter left?"
Song Chengzhang squinted his eyes and looked around the imperial study, then walked towards the dragon throne.
There were several black pills scattered on the dragon throne, and a small porcelain bottle containing pills rolled down from under the throne.
Song Chengzhang picked up the small porcelain bottle and smelled it, then picked up the pill on the dragon throne and smelled it.
"It's a life-extending pill."
Prince An was puzzled. "The counterfeit treated this life-extending pill like a treasure and always took two. How could he have left it behind when he escaped?"
"What if the imposter never escaped from the imperial study?"
King Jing suddenly spoke.
Song Chengzhang, Prince Kang and Prince An all looked at him.
“Fifth brother, do you mean that the fake one is still hiding here?
But where can I hide? It can't be under this dragon throne, right? "
Prince An seemed to be speaking casually, but as soon as he finished speaking, the faces of the father and son were all stunned at the same time.
Several people looked at each other, their eyes all fell on the dragon throne.
"Come here, a few people, and try to move the dragon throne away."
Song Chengzhang ordered.
Two guards came forward, one holding one of the handles, grimacing and trying their best to lift the throne but failed.
The dragon throne seemed to be welded firmly in place.
The guard squatted down and reached out to touch the four legs of the dragon throne.
"Your Majesty, three princes, this throne seems to be stuck in the ground and cannot be pulled out."
Upon hearing this, Prince An also squatted down and felt around.
"Tsk, if I'm not mistaken, there should be a secret passage under this dragon throne.
Not only were the four legs of the stool stuck in the ground, but the entire chair was connected to the ground.
It seems the counterfeiters have been on guard for a long time."
Prince An gritted his teeth as he spoke.
Upon hearing this, King Kang and King Jing both looked unhappy.
"That's the only possibility. Otherwise, there's no way to explain how this imposter with limited mobility could escape right under our noses."
King Kang fumbled around on the dragon throne, trying to find some mechanism, but he couldn't find any.
King Jing and King An, who were unwilling to believe in evil, also searched around one after another, but they also found no mechanism.
"Father, Third Brother, Fifth Brother, why don't we just smash the throne? Maybe we can actually create a tunnel!"
Prince An rolled up his sleeves and became a little annoyed.
"Then let's try it."
Everyone stood back, and two guards came over with axes and started smashing the dragon throne.
After hitting it for a while, I found that the bottom of the dragon throne was as hard as a rock and could not be opened at all!
"No need to smash it, just leave it as it is."
Song Chengzhang spoke out to stop him, then sighed.
“His health is failing, and even if he escapes he won’t survive for long.
What's more, Miss Gu can still control his life.
Jinming, when you return home later, tell Miss Gu so she can end his life."
King Kang nodded, "Okay, Father."
"Father, what should we do next? Should we spread the news that you and the imposter are twins?"
Prince An then asked.
Song Chengzhang shook his head and looked at the dozen or so officials still in the imperial study.
"Everyone, I want to tell you that I'm back.
But there is no need to publicize my return.
If the people knew that the emperor sitting on the throne for the past twenty years was a fake, it would cause panic among everyone.
The same goes for the twins.
Now we are the only ones who know about this matter, and I hope you can keep this secret for me.
What we are protecting is the Fufeng Kingdom and the people's peaceful and happy lives. Everything should remain the same."
The officials were all Song Chengzhang's confidants, and they all agreed firmly upon hearing this.
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