As a member of the Southern Kingdom's royal family, Liu Mu has never been fond of the aristocratic families that can share the royal power. He once swore that if he came to power, he would definitely reduce the power of the aristocratic families. But today, he was sentenced to death by the emperor himself, and Chen Wang Liu Chu executed this order. No one in the royal family pleaded for him. At this time, the only ones who dared to rescue him from prison were the aristocratic families.

Only a young man from an aristocratic family could be so generous - saving him without fear of being implicated; even if he was implicated, the Lu family, known as the head of the aristocratic families in Jianye, could resist a little.

"Quick, here!" Lu Erlang Lu Xian threw a black mink coat to the young man who had just come out of prison. It was pitch black all around, and for fear of alarming the patrol soldiers in the Sima Temple, the group of attendants did not even dare to light a fire. It was all thanks to Lu Erlang's memory of the terrain of the Sima Temple that he escaped. Lu Erlang secretly calmed himself down. Thanks to his wife Liu Tang's brother who was now the Sima, Lu Erlang was able to get the terrain map of the Sima Temple in a roundabout way. He felt sorry for Chen Wang Liu Chu for this night's action, but Chen Wang Liu Chu's loss could be compensated later, and if Hengyang Wang Liu Mu stayed any longer, he would die.

Lu Erlang obviously didn't know that he was able to get the map of Sima Temple from his wife at the secret instruction of Prince Chen.

Liu Mu, who was a little confused, followed Lu Erlang and his followers out. After listening to Lu Xian's explanation, he paused and felt strange. When Liu Mu was young, he studied with Chen Wang Liu Chu. In his eyes, although Liu Chu didn't speak, he had a lot of opinions in his heart. He was the same as Lu Sanlang, and could be called "sinister". How could such a person leak the topographic map of Sima Temple at will?

Liu Mu: "Something's wrong..."

He was secretly on guard, could it be that Lu Xian was deliberately trying to trick him? Since King Chen couldn't find any evidence to kill him, Lu Erlang tricked him out and gave him a charge of "escaping from prison" so that he could kill him directly?

Now the King of Hengyang is suspicious of everyone around him. He can't trust these people more and more... Sensing Liu Mu's protest, Lu Xian turned around and met Liu Mu's cold and sharp eyes. Lu Xian was stunned, thinking that Liu Mu was still hesitating, so he tried to comfort him: "What are you still thinking about? I heard from my third brother that His Majesty wants to kill you. You also know that my third brother is on good terms with King Chen, so his words are naturally very credible. Now you are at the mercy of others, why should you be cautious? It is better to burn your boats and escape from Jianye. You can escape all the way back to Hengyang, where you have been building up your power for many years. Back in Hengyang, as long as His Majesty orders you not to obey, you will be safe. If you don't want to go back to Hengyang, you can go somewhere else... Don't go back to the border, I think there are some unresolved issues left over from the North-South War there, you shouldn't go back there."

Lu Xian was afraid that Liu Mu would go back to the border directly because he had dreamed that the young prince died there. Therefore, he gave Liu Mu earnest instructions, fearing that Liu Mu would be upset.

A ray of moonlight shone through the skylight. When turning, the moonlight brushed against Lu Erlang's raised robe and fell into Liu Mu's eyes.

When Lu Xian turned around to talk about him again, he saw Liu Mu looking at him. The boy who always disdained to be with him stared at Lu Xian and suddenly smiled. Lu Xian looked at him suspiciously and saw Liu Mu curled his lips: "I think too much, how could you lie to me."

At this point, I don’t think the mother-in-law and mother have the intelligence to trick him into death.

After Lu Xian understood, he smiled helplessly: "...Sir, there is no reason for me to hurt you without any connection."

Liu Mu lowered his eyelids and murmured, "Yes. There is no reason for you to hurt me."

Without any reason, his brother wanted to kill him; without any reason, Lu Xian saved him. There was no reason, but Liu Mu suddenly felt a shackle fall off his heart, and the dust in his soul was wiped away by the cold moonlight and the young man in front of him. He thought that even if it was as big as family affection, he would be ruthless when it was necessary. Even if it was a noble family that conflicted with the imperial power, what was important was who was in power, not the terrible power itself.

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Sima Temple was extremely quiet that night. Prince Chen sat in a secluded room playing chess by himself. The patrolling troops in the temple were separated from the two groups of troops that came to break into the temple. Lu Erlang arrived first, and Prince Zhao arrived later. Prince Zhao Liu Huai was determined to kill those troublesome Northern spies. His selfishness made those Northerners a powerful bait to lure him into the trap set by Prince Chen.

Lu Erlang, Liu Mu and others quietly avoided the patrol soldiers and escaped from Sima Temple. They turned left and right in the temple. The moonlight above their heads shuttled through the clouds, and there were many shadows in the trees and forests in front of them. Suddenly, the clouds dispersed, and the two groups of people met. King Zhao and his followers had just avoided the people in Sima Temple when they saw a figure flashing in front of them. The other party reacted very quickly, and turned around and left when he saw him.

The same nightgown outfit, slightly familiar.

Liu Huai: “……!”

He also broke into Sima Temple at night and immediately chased after him, which seemed a little strange.

However, Liu Huai suddenly realized that something was wrong. He did not immediately chase Liu Mu and his group, but led his private soldiers to the prison where the fugitives were held. The prison gate was closed and looked normal. Liu Huai first ran to the place where the northern spies were held. They were held separately. When they saw the prince appear, they immediately rushed to the fence. But Liu Huai did not dare to stay. He counted the people one by one.

Except for the leader of the northerners who committed suicide by taking poison at the very beginning, the rest of the group was able to match each other in number. So why did the group that just escaped act in such a hurry?

Liu Huai's heart was pounding, and he vaguely realized that there was a big pit waiting for him ahead, but his mind went blank for a long time and he couldn't figure out what went wrong. The Northern Kingdom spies on both sides were still shouting: "Master, are you here to save us?"

"Sir, if you don't save us, don't blame us for exposing you. Even if you are a prince and don't have to worry about your life, if you secretly communicate with the enemy country, your future is over!"

Liu Huai roared: "Shut up!"

He stood outside the prison door, sweat dripping from his forehead, racking his brains: What is the purpose of that group of people? Should I end the murder tonight early...

One of the followers behind him suddenly remembered something and stepped forward to remind him in a low voice: "Sir, the people imprisoned here are not only the Northern Kingdom spies, but also His Royal Highness the Prince of Hengyang!"

Hengyang King Liu Mu!

Liu Huai: “Oh no!”

He didn't care about killing these Northern Kingdom spies, he went straight to the place where the King of Hengyang was imprisoned. It was because he had no friendship with the King of Hengyang, and he didn't care whether Liu Mu lived or died, anyway, he didn't get involved in Liu Mu's affairs. But tonight... Liu Huai also got the topographic map of Sima Temple, and after he went to the wrong places, he finally found the place where the King of Hengyang was imprisoned. The prison door was wide open, and the people were gone...