"Your Majesty is ill, please rest in your bedroom."
The leading guard had a sword on his waist and stood in front of Tang Yu with a serious expression.
The general had warned them that the Prince Regent would soon ascend the throne, so they had to keep a close eye on him to avoid causing misunderstandings and suspicions from others.
They were just following orders. Even though the person in front of them was the emperor, they still had to stop him.
After all, the palace is about to change hands, and when he sees this person again, he may not even need to call him "Your Majesty".
Before Tang Yu could say anything, the young attendant beside him couldn't help but speak.
He rushed out with a sneer, not taking these people seriously at all:
"Humph! Who do you think you are? How dare you stop His Majesty?"
"Your Majesty is just going out to relax! Get out of the way!"
Even if the young attendant shouted at the top of his lungs, this group of people did not move at all, as if they were firmly rooted in the ground.
The leading guard bowed slightly, his tone calm:
"Your Majesty, please don't embarrass us."
"You!" The young attendant pointed at the group of guards with a trembling hand and was about to scold them, but when he heard Tang Yu say "Forget it", he had to retract his hand.
"Go back." Tang Yu's gentle voice seemed a little out of place in such a tense situation. He just shook his head at the young attendant, his every move showing his dignity:
"I'm a little tired."
"But!" The young attendant said unwillingly, but when he looked up and saw Tang Yu's slightly tired eyes, all the resentment in his heart disappeared, leaving only helplessness.
"Then... I'll help you go back." The young attendant looked at Tang Yu cautiously, then gently helped Tang Yu back.
The guards also breathed a sigh of relief. They were stopping the emperor, who was the supreme ruler. Even though they tried to remain calm on the surface, they were still a little nervous in their hearts.
If His Majesty insisted on making a scene, they would not dare to draw their swords against him.
Therefore, the fact that His Majesty was so tactful and turned back was the best outcome for them. It saved them the trouble of talking and avoided the sight of swords and sabers.
However, the emperor had only taken two steps when he suddenly turned around and looked at the surrounding scenery.
Their hearts, which had just been put at ease, were immediately weighed down again, and their hands involuntarily tightened around the scabbards, fearing that Tang Yu would not go back.
But after a moment, the figure wrapped in the white cloak turned back quietly, and then walked into the palace step by step with the help of the attendants.
Seeing this situation, the guards who were ordered to guard Tang Yu also felt a little complicated.
It is nominally supervision, but in reality it is house arrest.
But the little emperor neither made things difficult for them nor made a fuss and left. Instead, he seemed to accept this reality calmly.
Especially the look he just turned around and looked at the sky, there was a hint of relief in his calmness.
Although I was longing for the scenery outside, I had to return to that "cage".
Being an emperor to this extent seems to be more difficult than for ordinary people like them.
But only Tang Yu himself knew that he turned around suddenly and looked back only because he realized that someone was watching him in the dark.
As for the melancholy and calmness in his eyes, they were just his disguise.
Although Tang Yu did not notice anything unusual outside, he did not stay any longer. Instead, he walked into the bedroom under the worried and concerned gaze of the young attendant.
Well, just keep lying down.
*
“Rustle—”
The cool breeze penetrated the trees, causing a rustling sound.
Huo Cenji slowly walked out from behind the crabapple tree, wearing a crimson robe with rolling cloud patterns that seemed to carry the faint fragrance of crabapple flowers.
His expression was unclear, and although most of his face was hidden by the mask, he was still handsome and striking.
At this moment, complex and intense emotions were rolling in Huo Cenji's eyes. The scene of Tang Yu turning around and looking up slightly just now seemed to be engraved in his mind.
He rarely saw Tang Yu with such an expression, as if he had no expectations in his heart and nothing worth his concern. There was a faint layer of alienation on his body, as if he would disappear from his sight in the next second.
Thinking of this, Huo Cenji's eyes darkened, and he waved to the captain of the guards who was looking terrified not far away.
'come over.'
After understanding Huo Cenji's meaning, the captain of the guards ran over with nervous steps.
Why is His Royal Highness the Regent here?
Could it be that they came to see whether they were guarding this place with all their heart and soul?
This thought flashed through the captain of the guards' mind, and he couldn't help but feel fortunate that he had not let the person go.
otherwise……
The captain of the guards saluted Huo Cenji, and then asked respectfully:
"Your Highness, why are you here..."
"Who ordered you not to let His Majesty go out?"
Before the captain of the guards could finish his words, Huo Cenji interrupted him calmly, then looked at him with sharp eyes.
The feeling of oppression made the captain of the guards break out in a cold sweat. He could no longer care about anything else and quickly explained everything:
"It was ordered by General Zhao Wu Zhao."
Zhao Wu? Very good.
He hasn't settled the score with them for the drugging incident yet, and now he actually dares to give his subordinates such orders.
Huo Cenji curled his lips and sneered, then said to the person in front of him:
"Your Majesty is still Your Majesty!"
"...Yes, yes!" The captain of the guards responded repeatedly with his head down, but he couldn't help but guess what Huo Cenji meant.
Could it be that His Highness wants to... let them take action?
But...but this is a bit...
Finally, the captain of the guards closed his eyes and gritted his teeth, saying, "I'll do it right away!"
"What?"
Huo Cenji frowned and asked in confusion.
He just told them that they don't have to stop Tang Yu in the future. Now that Tang Yu has returned to the bedroom, could it be that this person still wants to invite Tang Yu out?
The chief guard replied in a deep voice, "Of course, I will do what Your Highness ordered."
"Don't worry! Your Majesty, I will ensure you leave quietly and without any fuss!"
The veins on the Regent's forehead were throbbing, and he finally shouted, unable to bear it any longer:
"When did the King let you do this?"
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