His arms were numb, his knees were so painful he lost all feeling, and his consciousness was hazy, but he still struggled to hold on!
Father hasn't arrived yet... I can't just fall into a deep sleep...
When His Majesty's procession passes by here—
The dimly lit lakeside was illuminated by the lanterns of the ceremonial procession. The two eunuchs finally released him and knelt down to pay their respects.
Xiao Ziwu's eyes suddenly lit up, his admiring gaze like a galaxy studded with brilliant stars.
Emperor Liang, seated on his imperial carriage, cast a fleeting glance over the disheveled child, his gaze meeting the child's clear, adoring eyes.
A very soft whisper, "Father..." carried the child's deepest longing.
But this caused the Emperor of Liang's calm expression to suddenly turn cold and disgusted.
His brows furrowed, his tone filled with displeasure and disgust. "Who let him in? Take him away and never let him appear before me again!"
When the emperor is angry, the entire palace trembles!
The two eunuchs answered in a low voice, "Yes," and quickly dragged him away.
The light in the child's eyes faded.
Like the last lamp carefully lit in a dimly lit room, which was eventually blown out by the raging wind, the cold, boundless darkness once again swallowed the child's frail body...
The children were thrown back into the Palace of Dawn.
Large tears finally rolled down his cheeks.
The child leaned helplessly against the palace pillar, his swollen knees bloodied and mangled from being dragged. He hugged his knees tightly, seemingly oblivious to the pain, and sobbed silently.
After a long time, he finally realized that something was wrong.
The hall was completely silent; even the usual noisy barking of dogs was absent.
The child wiped away his tears and, dragging his aching little feet, searched the vast palace.
Every step felt like torture, but the child's worry overshadowed the pain, and his tender voice was tinged with a hoarse sob.
"Fu Lu, where are you?"
Unfortunately, there was no response.
I guess he sneaked off somewhere and fell asleep again.
The child was exhausted, his throat became hoarse and sore, and he could no longer walk.
I could only crawl back to bed and lie down for the time being.
I'll look for it again when I wake up tomorrow.
He curled up and fell asleep. In his dream, Fulu nestled obediently in his arms, as if sensing his sadness, even its barking became gentle and weak.
The child rubbed his tear-stained face against his smooth fur, and his depressed mood finally lifted a little.
"It's good that you're here with me."
"Woof~"
Fulu licked his small palm, seemingly trying to comfort him in his own clumsy way.
Lost in a sweet dream, the child's tear-streaked face finally broke into a faint smile.
Early the next morning—
The child woke up from his sleep and realized that he was being moved and that someone was holding him under his armpit.
He fully woke up, rubbed his eyes, and looked around.
But it turned out to be the same two eunuchs from yesterday. "Where are you taking me?"
The head eunuch glanced at him, his tone filled with deep sympathy, "His Majesty has decreed that the Third Prince will move to Linhua Palace, and Chenxi Palace will be vacated for the Third Princess to use as a music room."
At the northernmost part of the entire palace, in a remote and simple place, was the residence of deposed concubines during the previous dynasty.
The third prince was granted residence in Linhua Palace.
This further confirms the saying that the emperor hated Consort Li to the bone, and by extension, he hated the Third Prince as well.
In this harem, anyone can trample on Xiao Ziwu!
Xiao Ziwu kicked his legs anxiously, "But my fortune is still there, put me down, I want to go find it!"
"What prisoners? This servant has not seen any." The head eunuch picked his teeth with one hand and casually brushed it off.
Xiao Ziwu's bloody knee slammed against the eunuch's strong elbow, causing him to break out in a cold sweat. He said urgently, "Fulu is a little black dog. Put me down and I'll go find it myself. I don't need you!"
"That won't do. This servant is acting under orders and must deliver His Highness to Linhua Palace without fail." The head eunuch tightened his grip to prevent him from accidentally breaking free, his expression quite impatient.
"..."
Knowing that he wouldn't let her go back, Xiao Ziwu was furious and bit his arm tightly.
The incredibly powerful force nearly tore the eunuch's hand off!
"ah!!"
The head eunuch cried out in pain, letting out a shrill scream, and threw Xiao Ziwu, whom he was holding in his arms, away with a thud!
The impact was quite severe; Xiao Ziwu groaned as the rough pebbles on the road embedded themselves deeply into his wound.
He staggered to his feet and ran back as fast as he could, but his legs were weak and he was caught by the furious eunuch after only a few steps!
The head eunuch covered the bleeding teeth marks on his arm, his sharp voice turning vicious, "If Your Highness dares to run again, this servant won't hesitate to make Your Highness fall into the water!"
Only such a threat finally silenced the child.
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The head eunuch was evasive and delayed in delivering the blessings, which made the precocious child realize that something was wrong.
Sure enough, the day after he was thrown into Linhua Palace, Xiao Ziyan brought Fu Lu's mangled corpse to congratulate him.
A large pool of blood stained the ground a glaring red, and the strong smell of blood made the children gag repeatedly.
Such a scene is shocking, and recalling it again is like stabbing a knife into the heart of a young child!
Xiao Ziyan sneered, "Do you even deserve to appear before the Emperor?" Seeing his face turn deathly pale, he felt extremely pleased.
Xiao Ziwu did not eat for two whole days, and could not even touch any red food.
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