Sweet pet: The queen is delicate and soft

Because he asked Gu Nian to get up early, Xiao Mobai hurriedly carried Gu Nian back to the palace to rest.

"Nian'er must be tired after working for so long today, right?"

"Ah."

As if in response to Xiao Mobai's words, Gu Nian leaned into Xiao Mobai's arms and yawned lazily.

Indeed, she was woken up by Xiao Mobai in the morning and had been nervously struggling for most of the day. She did feel a little tired now.

So as soon as the ceremony was over, Xiao Mobai hugged her and Gu Nian didn't struggle. She really felt a little tired.

"Nian'er, go to sleep if you feel sleepy. I'll carry you back."

"Ah."

Xiao Mobai didn't say it, but it was okay. After saying this, Gu Nian felt even sleepier, and even felt that he couldn't open his eyes now. He simply leaned in Xiao Mobai's arms and closed his eyes.

By the time Xiao Mobai returned to the palace with someone in his arms, Gu Nian had already fallen asleep.

The heavy phoenix crown on Gu Niang's head had been taken off by Xiao Mobai long after the ceremony. So in order not to disturb Gu Nian's sleep, Xiao Mobai stopped helping Gu Nian undress.

Because he hadn't slept a wink yesterday, Xiao Mobai also felt a little tired at the moment. It happened that he had already returned to the bedroom, so he simply lay down next to Gu Nian and fell asleep together.

During this sleep, he didn't wake up until the sun set. When Xiao Mobai opened his eyes, Gu Nian was still asleep beside him, showing no sign of waking up.

Xiao Mobai stood up, took a look at the sky outside, and decided that if Gu Nian didn't wake up, he would stop disturbing her and simply let her sleep until tomorrow.

To save her from getting up now, she would be unable to sleep at night because she would be bothered by him reading to her.

With this decision made, Xiao Mobai stood up quietly and walked out of the palace door with his boots as usual.

"Your Majesty, why did you come out?"

Eunuch Gao had been waiting outside the door. He thought that Xiao Mobai would not come out of the palace today.

"You will come out when you wake up. You can go and rest. You have been with me for a tiring day."

After all, he was the person who had been with him since childhood, so Xiao Mobai still missed Eunuch Gao.

"Then your Majesty..." Although Xiao Mobai told him to go down and rest, Eunuch Gao was also thinking about Xiao Mobai.

"It doesn't matter, I'll ask Ye Zhao to come over. I'll have nothing to do. I'll interrogate the emperor's uncle and deal with him. Then I can concentrate on being with Nian'er."

Xiao Mobai planned to tell Gu Nian about Gu Qing's matter after completely settling the Eighth Prince's matter as soon as possible.

But before that, Xiao Mobai had to go to Qionghua in private to learn more about what happened back then. After all, apart from Gu Qing, the only person closely related to this matter was Qiong Hua.

Xiao Mobai still didn't quite believe what Gu Qing said.

When he learned that His Majesty was going to interrogate the Eighth Prince, Eunuch Gao no longer shied away and retreated to rest.

After Eunuch Gao left, Xiao Mobai walked to the prison where the Eighth Prince was imprisoned, while Ye Zhao followed Xiao Mobai all the way.

When the gatekeeper saw Xiao Mobai, he still clasped his fists and saluted.

"master"

He also bowed to Ye Zhao behind him: "Lord Ye Zhao."

Ye Zhao followed Xiao Mobai and, under the guidance of the jailer, arrived at the place where the Eighth Prince was imprisoned.

The place where he was imprisoned was a water prison. The water submerged the Eighth Prince's shoulders and neck, leaving only his mouth and nose to breathe.

As soon as Xiao Mobai got closer, he smelled the stench coming from the water.

Because the water in this water prison is not clean water, but dirty water that has been there for who knows how long and still contains the excrement of the previous prisoner.

Anyone who has traveled around the world knows that among all punishments, water prison is the most testing one.

The body that had just been punished was stained with sewage on the damaged skin, slowly seeping into his body, feeling the skin gradually become ulcerated.

Feeling someone approaching, the Eighth Prince opened his eyes. The moment he saw Xiao Mobai, his expression instantly became fierce.

"You little beast! How dare you lock up your own imperial uncle!"

At this moment, the Eighth Prince had as many double standards as he wanted. He did not mention his rebellion at all, but instead condemned Xiao Mobai for imprisoning him.

Xiao Mobai squatted down, looked at the Eighth Prince and said, "Did the Emperor forget that he tried to rebel? Do you want me to call all your men over and ask them to help you recall your memories?"

After Xiao Mobai finished speaking, the Eighth Prince stopped saying anything. After all, he did it himself and made such a big fuss. He couldn't deny it even if he wanted to.

"Dear uncle, how do you think I should punish you?"

Seeing that the Eighth Prince no longer refuted, Xiao Mobai began to discuss punishment with him in a decent manner.

But the scornful tone seemed to be teasing him out of boredom.

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, you can punish me however you want. There is no need to disgust me here. Oh, no, yesterday's enthronement ceremony has been completed. Now it's time to call you His Majesty."

Perhaps because he knew that he could not escape death, the Eighth Prince's mood at this moment was rare and calm.

"I don't care what your uncle calls me. If you weren't mediocre and incompetent, and violent and greedy for money, I wouldn't be able to give up the throne to you.

After all, I really have no idea about the throne. If it weren't for the fact that no one can take on this important task, I would not be willing to sit in this tiring position. "

Xiao Mobai said this, on the one hand, to annoy the Eighth Prince, telling him that it was him who failed to live up to expectations, so he had to sit on the throne.

But what he said was not a lie. He really didn't have much interest in the throne.

"you……"

Hearing what Xiao Mobai said, the Eighth Prince was so angry that he could not speak.

"Since the emperor's uncle doesn't have any good ideas, then according to the law, let's divide the body into five pieces."

The Eighth Prince came to the conclusion and closed his eyes in silence. This outcome was something he could foresee.

The matter of seizing the throne is a narrow escape from death. If it were him who won today, he wouldn't let Xiao Mobai go easily.

It's just a matter of success and failure. At this point, he can accept all the consequences.

Seeing that the Eighth Prince looked calm and seemed to have accepted his fate, Xiao Mobai stood up and walked out of the prison door.

"Execution tomorrow."

Xiao Mobai just left such a sentence indifferently and left.

However, Xiao Mobai, who left the prison, did not directly look back at Nian's bedroom. Instead, he ordered Ye Zhao to prepare hot water for himself. He wanted to take a bath first and go back clean.

Just now in the prison, the stench in the water prison was too strong. He didn't want to be contaminated by the stench and go back to Gu Nian.