Chapter 765: Very suspicious
Xiao Lanyuan turned and looked at General Wei.
"Let's put it another way. Do you think that after following the king for so many years, if you want to return to the emperor's hands, will he trust you? Can you still be the Dragon Shadow Guard?"
"Even if I die by then, given the emperor's paranoia, won't he suspect that I have let you guys investigate his private secrets over the years? It's too long, and the emperor can't possibly wait for you all these years. He already has his own shadow guards that he has trained and relies on."
The general looked at him and was silent for a moment, "What do you mean by this, Your Majesty?"
"Except you, half of these Dragon Shadow Guards were trained by me." Xiao Lanyuan said in a cold voice.
"Your Highness, please be frank. I only know how to use my hands and feet, and I will only follow the secret orders of Long. I don't have so many twists and turns in my mind." The guard sighed.
They are all considered military generals.
They really don't understand these things that require them to think through.
Therefore, the Dragon Shadow Guards have always followed orders and acted according to one command.
Their main function is to protect and guard.
"It is clear that the Emperor can no longer tolerate me. This incident is enough to prove it. So, I might as well tell you the truth. The Emperor and I will eventually break up."
General Wei was shocked.
"Of course the Emperor's will is for you to protect me, but now you are in my hands. If the Emperor and I really break up, I can't guarantee that I won't have the opportunity to send you out to attack him."
hiss.
The general took a breath.
But they are the Dragon Shadow Guards and will eventually return to the emperor's hands.
Xiao Lanyuan seemed to have seen through his thoughts at the moment and sneered, "But that was after the second secret order took effect, and the key to making that secret order effective was my death. Right?"
General Wei was suddenly startled.
They had never thought of such a contradiction before.
No, "Didn't the prince promise that he would not use the Dragon Shadow Guard as a spear and point it at the emperor? He would only use it for self-defense?"
So, this is what the emperor meant.
They are in Prince Jun's hands and can only be used to protect Prince Jun, but not to attack the emperor.
"Think carefully about what I said at that time." Xiao Lanyuan walked back to the table, picked up the teacup and took a sip of tea calmly.
If he hadn't slept too much today, he should be sleeping soundly with his princess in his arms at this moment. Why would he come to drink tea with General Wei on such a snowy night?
Sure enough, these things make people unhappy.
It is still the happiest thing to stay in the room with the princess.
While Xiao Lanyuan's mind was still wandering, General Wei had already recalled what the little Prince Jun had said in his childish voice at that time.
That was his promise to the emperor.
"The Dragon Shadow Guards should protect me well, acting as shields, not spears. Anyway, the emperor won't kill me at that time, right? When he wants to kill me, I will hit him with my shield!"
So, Dragon Shadow Guard is still a shield.
At that time, the retired emperor also thought that what Prince Jun said was just a childish joke.
A shield is for defense, not offense, and cannot attack.
So they all thought that Prince Jun had agreed to this at the time and would not order the Dragon Shadow Guard to deal with the emperor.
But what King Jun meant now was—
It's a bit shameless.
If you use a shield to hit someone, the shield can also be used as an offensive weapon.
Moreover, his premise was whether the emperor would kill him.
Now the emperor has obviously taken action.
So Prince Jun didn't want to endure it anymore.
General Wei's face changed, "Your Highness wants to..." seize the throne?
He didn't dare to say such outrageous words. But, is this what he meant?
"The emperor has already made me angry, so how about I pick one of the princes and see which one can be promoted? Anyway, there will always be a place where you can be used, so you should think carefully about what to do when the time comes."
Xiao Lanyuan was not giving them the chance for his second secret order to take effect.
Before he died, he might have sent the Dragon Shadow Guards to attack the emperor, which would go against the purpose of the Dragon Shadow Guards.
If they all listened to him, it meant they were completely on his side, not because they were obeying the orders of the retired emperor, nor did they think they would return to serve the emperor, but because they truly worked for Xiao Lanyuan.
From then on, he broke free from the constraints of Zhao Guolong's shadow guard and became his own shadow guard.
If they don't obey, then Xiao Lanyuan probably won't trust them anymore.
What will Prince Jun do to them?
"I will go back first."
It was late at night and he was already feeling a little sleepy. The most important thing was to go back and sleep with the princess.
Xiao Lanyuan left from here.
In Prince Xiao's mansion, Prince Xiao also handled affairs until very late and returned to his room.
The candlelight flickered and the charcoal stove in the room was lit.
When I came in, the windows were closed and the curtains were drawn.
"What kind of charcoal is burning today? The smell is a bit wrong." Prince Xiao was a little suspicious. As soon as he entered the room, he stepped out and asked someone to check the charcoal stove.
He was afraid that someone had put something in the charcoal stove.
The servant hurried in and carefully checked the charcoal stove, replaced all the silver-thread charcoal inside, and opened the window to let in some air.
"Your Highness, the charcoal we just used was mixed with the charcoal with sweet-scented osmanthus scent that the Crown Prince's Consort used before. The smell is mixed, but there is no problem."
Prince Xiao frowned.
This was one of the things that Li Zhiyao had done to her miracle doctor father.
What's the point of adding incense to charcoal? After burning, the smell changes and becomes so strong that it makes people feel a little uncomfortable.
"Throw away all her charcoal, and do not keep it together with my own."
"yes."
"Go check other places more carefully." Prince Xiao always felt a little unreal in his heart today. He didn't know how to describe it, but something was wrong.
So he still felt that he should be more careful.
"Yes." The servant hurried back in and checked the entire house, even opening the cabinets to check.
After working on this for half an hour and finding no problem, he helped Prince Xiao change his clothes and go to bed.
Prince Xiao lay down and let out a long sigh.
He was exhausted every day.
It's snowing outside and it's very cold. I just opened the window to let some air in, which let the temperature inside escape. Now it's a bit cold.
He pulled the quilt higher, until it was under his nose, and closed his eyes.
The quilt seemed to have a slightly damp smell, but he would often drool accidentally while sleeping, and would wipe it with the quilt whenever he drooled, so the quilt was a little damp and smelly, but he was used to it and didn't think there was anything wrong with it.
When Prince Xiao woke up the next day, he felt dizzy and had a runny nose.
He thought he had caught a cold.
He met someone and took care of some things outside last night before coming back. He was busy around the house for most of the hour and caught a cold.
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