"Xiao Ma, don't go out and wander around aimlessly. It would be terrible if you fell."
Shang Lu placed a basket of melon seeds and peanuts in front of Ma Chengye.
"Grind your teeth, the kitchen just fried it, it smells so good."
"Thank you, Sister Shang Lu!" Ma Chengye grabbed a handful of melon seeds and thanked her with a smile.
Shang Lu pursed his lips and smiled, grabbed a handful of melon seeds and squatted beside Ma Chengye, looking at the long icicles hanging from the eaves, and sighed.
"How long will it take to prepare all this ice?"
She felt that she might not be able to set off for three days because the road was too slippery.
Ma Chengye looked outside the courtyard and said, "Don't worry, things will work out in the end."
The people of Chiyan City were very happy to see these ice cubes.
The biggest problem that troubled them - drought - was solved.
In addition, the King of Zhenbei opened the granaries to provide disaster relief, so the people had food and drink, and their lives had a purpose, so they didn't care about the freezing weather at all.
"Ah!" Shang Lu sighed and glanced at Ma Chengye, "You're so young, yet you're talking nonsense."
"I just want to see the ancestors as soon as possible."
Ma Chengye curled his lips and said, "Master's work is not yet finished. Even if we reach the Imperial City now, Master won't be able to catch up. There's no point in being anxious."
As soon as the words fell, Ma Chengye frowned slightly and put down the melon seeds in his hand, "The King of Zhenbei is here."
"...Ah!?" Shang Lu stared at the empty yard with wide eyes, "Where is the person?"
Shang Lu had only said half of his words when he saw Prince Zhenbei walk into the yard.
".....sharp!"
Shang Lu's pupils trembled, and he looked at Ma Chengye in shock. He put down the melon seeds in his hand and stood up quickly.
Ma Chengye raised the corners of his lips slightly, then stood up and walked towards the door.
Xiao Yunhao saw the two people in the room walking towards the door and quickly waved his hand.
"Don't come out."
As he spoke, Xiao Yunhao quickened his pace and rushed into the living room in two steps.
"Go inside and talk."
Xiao Yunhao closed the door, blocked the cold wind and walked towards the stove.
It was freezing cold, and I felt cold all over after walking outside.
At least he still had deep internal energy to protect his body. Shang Lu and Ma Chengye had little internal energy and could not withstand such cold.
His fourth brother's wife entrusted these two people to him, so of course he had to take good care of them.
Ma Chengye and Shang Lu looked at each other, followed Xiao Yunhao in confusion, and walked towards the stove.
"Your Majesty, Happy New Year!"
The two men walked up to Xiao Yunhao and greeted him politely.
Xiao Yunhao nodded, "Happy New Year, everyone please sit down."
Ma Chengye obediently sat opposite Xiao Yunhao.
Shang Lu walked to the table, poured a cup of hot tea, handed it to Xiao Yunhao, and then sat down next to Ma Chengye.
Xiao Yunhao stroked the teacup in his hand and glanced at Shang Lu.
The fewer people who know about this, the better. However, Shang Lu is different from ordinary maids. Fourth Brother's wife has always treated her like a younger sister.
He had seen the resurrection elixir given to him by his fourth brother's wife on the necks of Shang Lu and Lin Changshou.
Later, when Ma Chengye arrived, there was a jade bottle containing a resurrection elixir around his neck.
It can be seen that these people are very important to my fourth brother and his wife.
Shang Lu looked at Xiao Yunhao holding the teacup with a frown on his face, and glanced at Ma Chengye who was sitting next to him with a calm expression.
It seems that the prince has something to say to Ma Chengye, and it would be inconvenient for him to speak while she is here.
Shanglu pulled the corner of his lips,
"Your Highness, the kitchen fried meatballs this morning. I'll bring you a plate to try."
Shang Lu stood up as he spoke.
"No need." Xiao Yunhao raised his eyelids and looked at Shang Lu, "Sit down."
"......" Shang Lu looked at Xiao Yunhao in confusion and sat down hesitantly.
Xiao Yunhao sighed and turned to look at Ma Chengye.
"Xiao Ma, last night... my fourth brother was struck by lightning. Do you know why?"
Shang Lu's eyes widened, "!!!??"
She opened her round eyes and looked at Ma Chengye in shock.
Oh my god!!
Emperor Yongchang was struck by lightning. This...is this something she can hear?
Last night was New Year’s Eve.
Emperor Yongchang will not be struck to death... Bah, bah, bah, how is that possible!
It is not so easy for a man like our ancestors to die.
Shang Lu held his breath and stared at Ma Chengye, unable to suppress the curiosity in his eyes.
Ma Chengye was stunned.
He asked why he couldn't see anything wrong with Xiao Yunhao.
It turned out that something happened with Emperor Yongchang.
Ma Chengye took a deep breath, his eyelashes trembling slightly, and recalled Xiao Yunzhan's birth date in his mind.
Xiao Yunhao stared at Ma Chengye nervously, not daring to urge him at all.
He thought about it all the time but couldn't figure out why his fourth brother was struck by lightning.
My fourth brother’s wife obviously didn’t know either, so my fourth brother was probably completely confused.
The only one who can answer their questions is Ma Chengye.
After a moment, Ma Chengye's mouth twitched twice, and he raised his eyelids to look at Xiao Yunhao.
"According to the hexagram, something unethical happened to the emperor, disrupting the order of heaven and earth, so he was struck by lightning."
Xiao Yunhao was completely bewildered and asked, "What did Fourth Brother do that violated moral principles?"
Killing one's father and mother is against moral principles, but my fourth brother didn't kill my mother.
Could it be that something happened to Dad in South City?
Thinking of this, Xiao Yunhao hurriedly asked, "Did something happen to my father?"
Ma Chengye frowned slightly and counted on his fingers.
After this calculation, he was also confused, "Nothing happened to the emperor."
"However, the emperor was struck by lightning because of the emperor emeritus."
"My dad caused it!?" Xiao Yunhao was even more confused.
What did his father do that angered God and man, and it is retribution for this that has come to his fourth brother?
Shang Lu held his breath, his curious eyes moving back and forth between Xiao Yunhao and Ma Chengye.
No matter who was talking, her pupils would twitch in shock.
Seeing Ma Chengye's fingers pinching faster and faster, her heart beat faster and faster.
She was so curious about what the emperor had done to cause him to be struck by lightning.
Digging up the ancestral graves! !?
Or is it the indiscriminate killing of innocent people?
That shouldn’t be the case. The emperor is not that kind of person.
Ma Chengye's brows furrowed tighter and tighter, and the expression on his face became weirder and weirder.
This was the first time he had gone to such great lengths and still failed to figure out the specific reason.
Could it be that he got the direction wrong?
Ma Chengye took a deep breath and carefully calculated everything.
After a moment, his fingers, which were pinching so tightly that sparks were about to burst, paused slightly.
"The Emperor..."
"What happened to my dad?!" Xiao Yunhao was so nervous when he saw Ma Chengye pinching his fingers so quickly.
Ma Chengye opened his mouth and paused, he became even more restless.
He has always been indifferent to life and death and is decisive in killing, but he can't help but feel a little panicked when it comes to his relatives.
Isn’t Dad attacking the Japanese in Nancheng now? What could he do to anger God?
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