Father can be an enemy to the country

On the carriage heading to Prince Tan's Mansion.

The prince turned the wooden rosary and asked incomprehensibly: "What do you think Lao Ba did?"

"I don't know what he stabbed..." Lao Liu shook his head slightly as the carriage shook, and said with a gloomy face: "I asked him about it on the day he went to Jinyiwei Yamen. He only said that Lao Qi took hold of his There is a handle, but no matter how much I scare him, he still refuses to tell me what the handle is."

"You can't even ask," Zhu Biao frowned and said, "It seems like the handle is bigger than the sky."

"Who knows." Although Lao Liu thought the same way, he still comforted his elder brother and said, "This person sometimes likes to get into trouble. Maybe what seems like a big deal to others will be a hurdle that he can't get over."

"I hope so." The prince nodded and said no more. He already had a guess in his mind that things would never be as easy as Lao Liu said...

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The royal palaces in Beijing are all concentrated near the imperial palace. Lao Ba’s Prince Tan’s Mansion and Lao Liu’s Prince’s Mansion are at the end of the street.

The carriage will arrive in a moment.

The red-lacquered and gold-nailed door of Prince Tan's Mansion is tightly closed, with guards in golden uniforms standing guard at the door, and no one is allowed to approach.

But in order not to attract attention, the carriage was ordered by the prince to go around the back door of the palace.

The back door of Prince Tan's Mansion is also guarded by Jinyi guards.

But Eunuch Wu’s face is the best pass, and he is just a follower outside the carriage...

Jin Yiwei quickly opened the back door, put the carriage in and went straight inside.

When the carriage stopped, Eunuch Wu opened the door curtain and Ma Sanbao put down the carriage stool. Zhu Zhen jumped off the carriage and helped his eldest brother out of the carriage.

The old couple got the report and hurried over. When they saw that it was indeed the eldest brother and the sixth brother who had arrived incognito together, the couple were so frightened that their legs went weak. They knelt down in front of the prince and said in a trembling voice:

"Brother..."

"Prince."

"Get up." The prince glanced at the couple and sighed, "Go inside and talk."

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Prince Tan's Mansion, Baohan Hall.

It is also the main hall of the back house of the prince's palace. Lao Ba's Baohan Hall is much more luxurious than Lao Liu's Jin'an Hall.

The prince knows his stuff, and any of the antique jades on the ancient shelves are priceless.

Princess Tan shivered and served tea to her eldest uncle and sixth uncle. The tea sets were all made from Northern Song Dynasty official kiln Tianqing teacups with purple iron and gold wire.

Lao Liu frowned when he saw it, how could such an expensive thing be used for drinking tea? Not to mention accidentally knocking it over, even if it was broken, he would be so distressed that he could not let go until his eightieth birthday.

But the 'little things' like a luxurious life can only be put aside now. The prince looked at Lao Ba, who was sitting next to him. It had only been a few days since I last saw him, and the original King Tan, who was in his prime and full of energy, seemed to have changed. He was unshaven, his eyes were dull, and he was sitting there with his neck curled up, like a frightened quail.

"Brother, Brother Six, are you here to see me?" Lao Baba asked, looking at the two of them.

"There are other things." The prince waited for Princess Tan to retreat, and then said softly: "The examination fraud case was closed today."

"This is so fast..." Lao Ba trembled: "Then what are you going to do with me?"

"Your problem has not been clarified yet, and there is no way to deal with it." The prince sighed, paused for a while, and then slowly said: "My father means to change your place and go to the main courtyard of the Dazong to stay for a few days. Then I’ll ask you in person.”

"Ah..." Lao Ba was so frightened that he collapsed on his chair.

"Are you afraid now?" The prince showed a rare stern expression.

"Brother, can I not go?" Lao Ba looked at the prince with tears in his eyes and said, "Please beg your father for mercy. I won't do any errands. Just let me go and you will be a vassal, and I will never return to the capital." "

"I see that you are usually very energetic, but why are you so stupid at the critical moment?!" The prince said sternly: "You don't know my father's temper? You still want to leave the feudal clan without explaining the problem clearly? You will never leave Zongzheng Temple for the rest of your life! "

"If that's the case, I won't be able to live anymore. Anyway, my father has many sons, so missing me won't have any impact." Lao Ba didn't know whether he was angry or really thought so, he lowered his head and muttered.

"What nonsense is this?! It's already here and you still can't figure it out!" The prince was so angry that he slapped the coffee table hard. With quick eyes and quick hands, Zhu Zhen quickly picked up the two tea cups.

With a bang, the prince's bracelet broke and the beads scattered on the floor. The old man was so frightened that he couldn't sit still in the chair and slid to the ground.

"Brother, I don't want to stay in Zongzheng Temple for the rest of my life." Lao Ba burst into tears and ran down his nose. He knelt in front of the prince, hugged his thigh and begged bitterly: "Brother, please help me, I don't want to die... "

"I don't even know what good things you have done, how can I save you?!" The prince looked at the old man with runny nose and tears. He felt distressed and angry at the same time. He shook his bruised hands and shouted in hatred. road:

"Please clarify the situation to me, why am I here?! Now is your last chance, explain the problem clearly to me quickly, and I'll see if I can help you survive!"

"Brother, you can't handle it..." Lao Ba still shook his head.

"There are not many things in this world that I can't control!" The prince's gentle eyes were full of sternness at this time, staring at the old man and saying: "Could it be that you are treason?"

"I, I..." Lao Ba muttered, but the words couldn't come out of his mouth.

"Even if it's rebellion, I can still protect you..." The prince's aura enveloped Lao Ba, making him breathless, and big beads of sweat rolled down on the expensive Persian carpet.

But even so, Lao Ba remained tight-lipped in the end.

"Alas..." The prince let out a long sigh and raised his head and stopped looking at him.

At this time, Lao Liu, who had been silent, put down the two tea cups, stood up and stepped forward, lifting Lao Ba from the ground. While helping him tidy up his scattered clothes, he said softly:

"My eldest brother and I came here incognito. We just don't want to attract attention, so you should change into casual clothes."

"Brother Six..." Lao Ba looked at Lao Liu with tears in his eyes.

"Don't worry, I will be more attentive to the main courtyard and won't let the people below lose their rules." Zhu Zhen promised. Although he didn't even know what it was like inside the main courtyard of the Dazong, it was indeed under his control...

"Oh." Lao Ba knew there was no chance, nodded dejectedly, and walked back with heavy steps.

Zhu Zhen and the prince watched his back disappear behind the screen, their hearts were also very heavy, and they looked at each other speechlessly.

The sound of needles dropping could be heard in Baohan Hall. I don’t know how long it had passed before a thumping sound suddenly came from the bedroom. The two of them suddenly got excited.

"What fell?" The prince was stunned.

"Not good!" Zhu Zhen jumped up in excitement and ran behind the screen.

The prince was not frightened by the sound, but was frightened by Lao Liu's reaction.

He also quickly got up and walked quickly to his bed.