Chapter 258 The shopkeeper suspected that something was wrong with his eyes

In the inn, the shopkeeper looked down, and when he looked up again, he couldn't see Qiao Niannian, so he rubbed his eyes.

That's not right! The little girl was still in the inn just now, how could she suddenly disappear.

He glanced in the direction of the stairs, but didn't see Qiao Niannian.

It was really strange, could it be that he saw it wrong?

The shopkeeper rubbed his eyes a few more times, and when he opened his eyes again, he saw Qiao Niannian sitting there.

Shopkeeper, what's wrong with him?

He is only in his forties, can't there be something wrong with his eyes!

No!

He is still so young!

The shopkeeper's bill was not settled, he wanted to go to the clinic to check his eyes.

Qiao Niannian watched the shopkeeper leave and curled the corners of his lips.

The Fifth Prince was a little absent-minded after returning to the palace.

Two guards went to report to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince looked at the two people and asked again uncertainly.

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was a little surprised to see the Fifth Prince coming so early in the morning.

"You said that the Fifth Prince left in a hurry, not to meet anyone, but to eat at the restaurant?"

However, he was still worried about the Fifth Prince, and still asked someone to keep an eye on the Fifth Prince, and to notify him immediately if there was any movement.

For the first time, he felt speechless.

The Fifth Prince took a look and found that all the food on the table was his favorite.

It was rare that the Fifth Prince ate two more bites, and the whole person was a little full.

The two of them kept staring until the Fifth Prince finished eating and left, and then they came back to report.

He didn't believe that his brother, the crown prince, would betray Xi Chu. He decided to follow his brother in person for the next few days. He wanted to see if what Qiao Niannian said was true.

On the first morning, the fifth prince got up early and went to find his brother.

The fifth prince looked calm: "I just thought that I haven't had breakfast with my brother for a long time, so I came here early in the morning to have breakfast with him."

"What's wrong? Did something happen so early in the morning?"

He suspected that the two of them had lied.

Even if one person lied, they wouldn't lie together.

But the two guards remembered clearly that after the fifth prince arrived at the restaurant, he ordered a table of delicious food and started eating.

The fifth prince was not a greedy person at all. How could he go out in such a hurry just for a bite of food?

It seems that the Crown Prince has not forgotten his preference, even though the two have not eaten together for more than a year.

The Crown Prince did not refuse and asked the servants to set out the dishes.

It was many times in the restaurant that the fifth brother would leave in a hurry and go out for a meal before coming back.

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince knew that the Fifth Prince did not go out to meet anyone, so he let the two people leave.

However, he did not doubt the guards. These two people were his confidants and it was impossible for them to deceive him.

Chu Yuanheng was silent.

After the Fifth Prince went back, he tossed and turned and couldn't fall asleep.

After breakfast, Chu Yuanheng went to the study to review memorials. Chu

Yuanheng's life was very regular. He started attending the morning court before dawn, had breakfast after the morning court, and started reviewing memorials after breakfast.

Come to think of it, it was very hard.

But Chu Yuanheng had already gotten used to it. He had been very strict with himself since he was a child, and these hardships were what every emperor had to go through.

Chu Yuanheng was reviewing memorials, but Chu Yuanyi did not go with him.

Reviewing memorials was very boring, and he might fall asleep if he followed.

Chu Yuanyi left Chu Yuanheng's bedroom.

Even though Chu Yuanheng has now completely taken control of the government, because the emperor has been in a coma, some ministers in the court even suggested that Chu Yuanheng directly succeed to the throne.

But Chu Yuanheng refused.

He said that as long as his father was still alive, he would not succeed to the throne.

Because of this incident, the emperor left a good reputation both in the court and in the hearts of the people.

Even the brothers admired him greatly. How many people could resist the temptation of the throne?

Everyone fought hard for that position, and now this position was in front of Chu Yuanheng, but he refused it.

This is why Chu Yuanyi didn't believe that his brother would betray Western Chu.

Chu Yuanyi originally wanted to stroll around the palace, and then wait for his brother to review the memorials.

Unexpectedly, he met Qu Yihang, the guard who followed his brother last time, on the way.

Chu Yuanyi stepped forward, and Qu Yihang saw Chu Yuanyi and naturally stepped forward to salute.

"Fifth Prince."

Chu Yuanyi nodded: "I remember you, you are someone close to my brother, what is your name?"

Qu Yihang was silent for a moment, then slowly spoke: "My name is Qu Mu."

Chu Yuanyi understood: "It turns out to be Qu Mu, lift your face up for me to see."

Qu Yihang then raised his face. It was the face of a man in his thirties, his skin was not very white, there was a scar on his cheek from many years ago, and there was some beard on his chin, which was completely different from the portrait he had seen before.

These were clearly two different faces.

Chu Yuanyi didn't know if the other party was afraid that he would recognize him and deliberately disguised himself, or if he looked like this the last time they met.

But he could still be sure that the person in front of him was Qu Yihang. Without looking at this face, looking from the side, it was exactly the same as the one in the painting.

Chu Yuanyi's eyes fell on the mole on his ear. Qu Yihang probably forgot to cover it when he was putting on makeup.

But Chu Yuanyi didn't expose him. He just greeted him and spoke naturally.

"You must have something important to talk to my brother about? My brother is in the Jade Tree Room now, go find him."

Qu Yihang was a little surprised.

He thought Chu Yuanyi had some doubts about his identity, and he thought Chu Yuanyi would take this opportunity to embarrass him. He didn't expect that he would be let go so easily.

Qu Yihang was surprised, but soon came to his senses, bowed to Chu Yuanyi, and left.

Qu Yihang came to Yu's study, and Chu Yuanheng quickly let him in.

After Qu Yihang went in, Chu Yuanheng dismissed his attendants, leaving only Qu Yihang alone.

Qu Yihang then spoke.

"According to our leader's calculations, there will be a scene of dark clouds covering the moon in six days. It is a good time to absorb the luck of Western Chu. You get ready, and I will come to you on that day."

Chu Yuanheng paused for a moment while holding the memorial, and quickly returned to normal.

His face was calm, and no emotion could be seen.

"Tomorrow is New Year's Eve, so don't go to the palace for the next two days to avoid unnecessary suspicion."

"When you go to the palace on that day, do you need me to prepare anything?"

Qu Yihang was very satisfied with Chu Yuanheng's cooperation, and his voice became a little softer: "You don't need to prepare anything, but you need to stand at the highest point in the palace that day."