Dressed as a young King Zhuang of Chu

Xiong Lu bowed his head and said: "It's cold, the king must not stay here for long, go back to the bedroom."

"Your name is Pan Er?" Ji Ban tried hard to recall Xiong Lu's name.

"Yes, it's rare that the king still remembers the humble position."

"Go back..." Ji Ban sighed softly and stepped into the snow.

Xiong Lu followed behind him, looking at the slender figure in the snow, feeling inexplicably guilty.This person is the assassination target of their trip, no matter which one of the three of them is the last person to attack, he may not be able to escape the condemnation in his heart.He knew that Ji Ban must be a good person, but a little weaker.

The day when Shadow and Guan Fuxiu will enter the palace is coming soon, Xiong Lu has prepared two sets of bodyguard costumes in advance, and waits at the agreed corner.With the ability to observe Fuxiu, it is no problem to make the forbidden army lose consciousness temporarily, and the two entered the palace smoothly.At this time, the patrol of the forbidden army had not yet arrived, and Xiong Lu hurriedly led the two into a hiding place.After they changed their clothes, they went forward with Xiong Lu.

There is no snow tonight, and the weather is cold, but Ji Ban's bedroom is still lit.Xiong Lu was startled, it was already late at night, Ji Ban usually went to sleep early, why didn't he rest at this time today?

He glanced at Guan Fuxiu and Yingying, and whispered, "Are you still going?"

"Since we're here, why not go?" Guan Fuxiu said.

After all, he rushed out like a ghost.After temporarily controlling several guards, he quickly entered the unlit room in the bedroom.The shadow followed closely behind and entered the bedroom smoothly.

Guan Fuxiu really did what he said, and Xiong Lu didn't respond when the guards came back to their senses. They seemed to think that they just took a nap and relaxed a little.But... the two of them don't intend to act today, do they?Xionglu mourned for Ji Ban in his heart.He didn't want to kill him if he could.However... at present, it seems that he must die.

"Who?" An exclamation came from the sleeping hall.The guards quickly woke up, picked up their weapons, and were ready to go.

Xiong Lu was startled, and quickly recovered from his thoughts.The yelling just now didn't seem to be Ji Ban's voice. I don't know if there are shadow guards guarding the hall, so the two of them appeared.Just as he was about to leave to help the two of them, Ji Ban walked out slowly and said, "It's all right, you guys step back first."

The guards looked at each other, not knowing whether the words were true or not, so they dared not act rashly.Ji Ban sighed, and said: "Uncle was drunk just now, and when he saw the shadow on the wall, he yelled and alarmed you. It's really nothing, you don't need to be so nervous."

These words finally dispelled the concerns of the guards, only one of the guards walked up to Ji Ban, saluted, and asked: "My lord, if the master is drunk, I will help him back."

Ji Ban hesitated for a moment, nodded, and said, "That's fine, uncle is already too drunk to get up on the table, you can help him back."

Xiong Lu felt strange and couldn't figure out what happened inside. After a while, the servant Ji Ban helped a person out of the bedroom, and it turned out to be Wang Zili.Could it be that he really saw the shadow on the wall as a human?The bear couple didn't quite believe it.

After a while, the lights in Ji Ban's bedroom were still on.Ji Ban came out and said, "Go and find a guard named Pan Er, see if he is around here, and let him come to see the widow."

"Yes!"

Xiong Lu took a few steps back and hid in the woods, pretending to have just come from Chaofeng Palace, and happened to meet the guards who were looking for him.

Entering the dormitory, he saw Guan Fuxiu and Ying Ying sitting on the cushions, he had seen it on almost any occasion, so he was not surprised at this moment, Ji Ban asked him to sit, and he did so.

Ji Ban's eyes were red, he looked at the shadow, and said: "Brother, if you are willing, I will entrust Jiangshan to you..."

Shadow's face was expressionless, but his eyes were a little dodgy, unwilling to look directly at Jiban.After Ji Ban finished talking on his own, he said, "I'm here to kill you."

Ji Ban didn't seem surprised, but instead said: "My life, if brother wants it, just take it. Anyway, I don't have much time..."

Guan Fuxiu looked like he was watching a play, and ate all the desserts on Ji Ban's table expressionlessly.Xiong Lu leaned close to his ear and said softly, "What's going on? Why did the Son of Heaven suddenly send someone to find me?"

Guan Fuxiu raised his chin, and said softly: "Just now that man bullied the emperor, he was so aggressive, it was really annoying, Shadow suddenly couldn't stand it, so he knocked him out. Shadow didn't cover his face today, so the emperor saw it At first I thought the emperor would be afraid, but when he saw the shadow, he said that the shadow was his elder brother. Hey, he was talking. He invited you in because he asked us how to get into the palace. I think the emperor treats us There is no hostility, the weather is cold and I am afraid that you will catch the cold outside, so I recruited you. Don't worry, even if he suddenly regrets and wants to arrest us, we can find a way to get out, the worst is to hijack him out of the city..."

The corner of Xiong Lu's mouth twitched, he snatched the last half of pastry from Guan Fuxiu's hand and stuffed it into his mouth.

Ji Ban talked a lot, but seeing that the shadow didn't seem interested, he sighed and poured himself a glass of warm wine.Xiong Lu asked: "Son of Heaven, according to what you mean, the shadow is your elder brother, so do you know how the shadow wandered outside?"

"When my mother gave birth to the two of us, Bu Yin said that the twins were unlucky and would disturb the succession, so one had to choose between the two. At that time, the father was seriously ill, and the prince strictly controlled the government. Mother originally wanted to choose the strong brother, and the weak I sent him away, but Wang Zili said that it was not good for the elder brother to devour the younger brother, and he wanted to kill the elder brother. Later... I heard from my mother that a swordsman volunteered to rescue the elder brother quietly, and I don’t know where he went. After so many years, I only heard My mother said it several times, and I thought I would never see her again..." At this point, Ji Ban's eyes were red again, staring at the shadow's face, choked up.

Shadow said with a blank face: "I haven't seen it again, and I can't talk about brotherly love. What is there to cry about? I... came to kill you." He emphasized again.

Ji Ban nodded and said: "Seeing that my brother is still alive, Ji Ban's wish is fulfilled. If brother wants to kill me, kill me immediately."

"Tianzi, you just said... time is running out, what's going on?" Xiong Lu asked.

Ji Ban held back his tears: "Ji Ban is seriously ill and will die soon. The witch doctor said... at most, he can only survive for another year. If he catches a cold and suffers from other illnesses, I'm afraid he won't be able to recover..."

Xiong Lu felt a little emotional, lightly touched Guan Fuxiu with his elbow, and said, "Fuxiu, can you show him?"

Guan Fuxiu nodded, said a few words to the emperor, and stroked his pulse.Frowning and feeling his pulse, he let go and said, "What the witch doctor said is right, your internal organs are damaged, and your time is numbered. Apart from congenital deficiencies, in fact... there are signs of poisoning..."

Ji Ban coughed a few times, and said: "Uncle Wang knows that I don't have much time. Recently, he often asks me for an official position, placement of his own manpower, and even military power. I have always been the eldest son of the first generation, but Uncle Wang Not to usurp power, he also understands that he can't sit securely on the throne of the Son of Heaven who is not well-known. I am old and not very obedient, and Uncle Wang is tired of me as a puppet. I have no heirs at present, so I go I will pass the throne to Ji Yu in the future, I'm just worried about Yu'er, Yu'er is still young, I don't know how he will face Uncle Wang in the future..." At this point, he suddenly raised his head, his eyes were burning, and he looked at the shadow , "If brother is willing, he can take my place immediately. I think this is better than passing the throne to Yuer. If the throne is handed over to brother, Uncle Wang may not be so rampant..."

After hearing these words, Shadow remained expressionless, and said, "I don't want to be an emperor."

Ji Ban's expression darkened, and he said with a wry smile: "Then brother, kill me, so that you can complete your mission... But first, wait until I finish writing the imperial edict..." After all, he really wanted to get up and write edict.

"The Son of Heaven doesn't want to ask, why did we kill you?" Xiong Lu wondered.

Ji Ban shook his head and said: "No matter what the reason is, it is no regret to die at the hands of my brother." After saying this, he suddenly covered his lips and coughed uncontrollably.After a long time, a large amount of blood was stained on the front of the shirt, which was shocking to see.

Xiong Lu panicked, wiped him with a towel, Guan Fuxiu helped him to lie down, and said: "Don't say a few words, if you don't want to live, you don't have to die so quickly, right?"

There was a trace of panic in the shadow's eyes, but he immediately calmed down, and sat still, but couldn't help looking at Jiban.

"Two strong men, if elder brother doesn't want to do it, then you can do it." Ji Ban panted.

"Stop talking, lie down and sleep, you're really worrying." Guan Fuxiu said.

Xiong Lu brought him hot water to wipe him off, and helped him into his room to sleep.This situation developed tonight, to be honest, it was really unexpected.Ji Ban was lying on the couch, not forgetting his shadow, and muttered: "Brother, don't go, brother, don't go..."

Xiong Lu patted Shadow on the shoulder and said: "Go and accompany him." Then he turned to Guan Fuxiu and said, "I'm going back to my room, do you want to follow quietly?"

Guan Fuxiu followed behind Xiong Lu and said: "You go out first, I will be there later."

Xiong Lu went out of the door of the sleeping hall, and said to the attendants on the left and right: "The king has already rested, you don't need to go in to serve."

The servants bowed back with a "yes" and continued to stand.Xiong Lu looked up, then walked towards Chaofeng Palace.When there was no one there, Guan Fuxiu really followed him, like a gust of wind, followed him into the room.When he found out that Xiong Lu lived next door to Wang Ziyu, he said in surprise, "You're really doing well. You've only been in the palace for a few days, and you've become a servant?"

Xiong Lu smiled wryly, and said, "Don't laugh at me, Ji Yu is really hard to take care of, you'll know when you see him."

Guan Fuxiu smiled and said, "I'm not interested. I'm most afraid of children. As soon as the sun rises tomorrow, I'll hide on the beam."