Lord Prime Minister

"Okay, the wound is not deep, it's nothing serious." Su Ye tied the bandage, got up and wiped the sweat from his forehead, and said to the prince who had been watching behind him.

Huangfu Yunhua didn't let go of his frown, and looked at Mu Zihuai with a bit of anger.

"You will rest here for the next few days, and you don't need to go to the Hanlin Academy until the wound heals."

Mu Zihuai was given painkillers, and now he is in a trance, but he also noticed the irresistible tone of the prince, nodded obediently, and gradually closed his eyes.

Several maids were busy washing the blood-stained handkerchief, and brought in warm water. Huangfu Yunhua saw that Mu Zihuai was lying on the bed, the clothes on his upper body were torn off, exposing the entire back, and the waist was wrapped in a bandage. It's a little pitiful, exposed to the air.

He stared at the porcelain-white skin, and finally got a little stiff and pulled the thin quilt over it.Seeing Mu Zihuai suddenly opened his eyes, he stopped for a moment, and helped him close them again.

"Do you remember what those assassins looked like?"

"I didn't see it clearly. It was dark at that time." Mu Zihuai half-opened his eyes, and his consciousness gradually drifted away again.

"Do you know who the other strong man is? I asked the housekeeper, they are not the guards of the house."

"I don't know..." Mu Zihuai's voice was very soft, and he closed his eyes before he finished speaking. Just when Huangfu Yunhua thought he had fallen asleep again, he continued: "It seems to be some general They were sent here..." This time he fell asleep completely.

Seeing that he was sleeping soundly, Huangfu Yunhua raised his hand to let the maids back down, pulled a chair and sat by the bed, took a book and began to read.

As for the general, he should be able to guess who it is. The two strong men just now carried a killing and bloody aura, and they are probably also among the group of people who just came back.

Acting without obeying orders, it seems that this person cannot be trusted completely.

Flipping over the book in his hand, Huangfu Yunhua looked at Mu Zihuai who was lying quietly on the bed and moving.

But in order to protect Mu Zihuai, let him be spared this time.

Mu Zihuai slept until the next day before waking up. When he opened his eyes, he found that this was not his own bedroom. After scanning the room, he found that there was no one there, so he couldn't help but feel a little strange.

Just when I wanted to get up, the wound on my lower back throbbed. All the memories of last night came back. This place seemed to be the prince's room.

After sleeping on his stomach all night, except for some pain in his neck and a wound on his lower back, Mu Zihuai felt that he was in good spirits, and twisted his body to change his position.

As soon as it was dawn, Huangfu Yunhua went to order the maid to cook a bowl of porridge and bring it over. As soon as he returned to the room, he saw Mu Zihuai lying on the bed writhing his body, not knowing what he wanted to do.

"what are you going to do?"

Mu Zihuai froze as usual, and looked at the prince at the door. "...I want to lie down in a different position."

Huangfu Yunhua nodded, walked in, supported Mu Zihuai to help him turn his body, so that the wound would not be affected by excessive movements. "You are injured, don't move around."

"En." Mu Zihuai nodded and added again. "Thank you, my lord."

Huangfu Yunhua sat down on the chair beside the bed and looked him over. "Are your hands and feet uncomfortable?"

Mu Zihuai was taken aback, "No."

"Miss Su said that if you sleep like this, your hands and feet will feel uncomfortable the next morning."

"I don't feel anything."

Huangfu Yunhua nodded expressionlessly, and stretched out his hand to pull the quilt back up. It seemed that it would be useful to massage him all night.

"You've been in the mansion these few days, don't go out, the Hanlin Academy has sent someone over there to tell you."

Mu Zihuai was lying down, and the person who rescued him last night rang. "By the way, where are the two strong men who rescued me yesterday?"

"It's already gone." Huangfu Yunhua said in a steady tone, and he didn't want him to get involved with those people.

"Then who saved me?" Mu Zihuai didn't expect that the prince didn't leave anyone behind, and asked again in surprise.

"I'll send someone to investigate."

Picking up the book, Huangfu Yunhua had no intention of answering, looking as if he was immersed in the sea of ​​books.

Seeing the prince's attitude, Mu Zihuai didn't ask any more questions, but he was still somewhat puzzled, the two were indeed very familiar, their names were on their lips, but they couldn't remember them.

One month later, the enthronement ceremony of the new emperor will be imminent.

Although everything was kept simple due to the fact that the national mourning had not yet passed, the enthronement of the new emperor was a national event, so no matter how frugal one was, it was still extravagant.

At dawn, all civil and military officials wore court uniforms. Under the guidance of the officials of Honglu Temple, they entered the Forbidden City through the Jinshui Bridge. Kneeling on both sides of the royal road in the way of "West", waiting for the new emperor to appear.

Mu Zihuai healed his wounds, stood at the end of the line, and looked around among the military attaches opposite. It stands to reason that Long Xiu should stand in the front now that he is a Hussar General, but now he is nowhere to be seen, which is a bit strange.

And the prince, for the sake of the new emperor's successful enthronement, according to the law, the blood relatives of the new emperor are not allowed to attend.But the prince disappeared early this morning, and today is the enthronement ceremony, and he has not seen any actions of the prince in the past month, and he does not know what his plan is.

At that time, the gown that the Ministry of Internal Affairs rushed to make in a month was sent to the East Palace. The new emperor who was about to register had a lot of joy on his face. Despite the cumbersome and complicated wearing of the gown, he still happily stood in front of the bronze mirror. Open your arms for the maids to serve.

Layer after layer of clothes are superimposed on the body, and each piece is stabbed with a flying five-clawed golden dragon, which is even more heavy.

Putting on another thin layer of bright yellow gauze, the dressing of the gown robe was nearing completion, and an old eunuch walked in with his head bowed.

"Your Majesty, Prince Minqing is asking to see you."

"Fifth brother?" Huangfu Renhao raised his eyebrows slightly, what is he doing here?Shouldn't he avoid it today?Although I thought so in my heart, I still said: "Let him in."

The old eunuch saluted and accepted the order, and retreated out of the door. After a while, Huangfu Yunhua came in from the outside, with a joy on his face no less than that of Huangfu Renhao, before he could stand still, he hurriedly congratulated : "Brother Huang! The law stipulates that I cannot go to the Meridian Gate to see you enthroned in person, so I will come to congratulate you first."

The heavy clothes on his body made it inconvenient for Huangfu Renhao to turn around easily, so he could only look at Huangfu Yunhua in the bronze mirror. "Why come here in person, just send someone a message."

Huangfu Yunhua shook his head while retorting: "If others send it, there is no sincerity in coming here in person, besides, I have other things to do when I enter the palace."

Huangfu Renhao raised his head slightly and asked the maid to straighten his neckline, the expression on his face gradually relaxed. "Every civil and military official is busy today. What can you do here? Besides, what can you do?"

"Yeah. I'll go later." He stared at the robe on Huangfu Renhao's body, watched the maid help him fasten his belt, stepped aside, and couldn't help but his eyes lit up. "Brother, turn around and let me see."

In the bronze mirror, Huangfu Yunhua's eyes seemed to be shining brightly, as if he was very interested in the robe on his body.Huangfu Renhao couldn't help but smile triumphantly. Just as he was about to turn around, he found that the gown robe was much heavier than he imagined, and it was very inconvenient to move.

"Brother, what's the matter with you?" Seeing Huangfu Renhao turning around slowly, Huangfu Yunhua asked worriedly, smiled and took a step forward. "Then I'll come over and take a look."

"No need..." Halfway through Huangfu Renhao's words, the smile on his face suddenly froze. Huangfu Yunhua's face behind him was reflected in the bronze mirror. The light in those eyes was definitely not a blessing.

"Brother, what did you say?"

Huangfu Yunhua took a few more steps forward, and Huangfu Renhao was supported by him just as he was about to retreat in a hurry. "Brother, what are you afraid of?"

"No...no." Huangfu Renhao stood up, glanced at the bronze mirror, and his brother's gaze became harmless again.

Maybe it's my own illusion, my younger brother has always had no intention of being the throne, and he is only interested in having fun, and even tried his best to help him become the throne.He grew up watching him, Yunhua was pure-minded, without a city, and showed his thoughts on his face, if he really had a sneaking heart about the throne, how could he hide it from himself and the empress?

Must be wrong.

Huangfu Renhao calmed down, stood in front of the bronze mirror and opened his arms, showing off in his tone. "Yunhua, look, this is the gown worn by the new emperor when he ascended the throne."

Huangfu Yunhua lowered his head slightly, admiring the bright yellow yellow robe that symbolized the throne, his eyes sparkled.

"Brother, let me wear it and look at it, okay?"

"What did you say?" Huangfu Renhao asked again, thinking he had heard it wrong.

"This gown robe, let me try it too." This time it was not in a discussion tone, Huangfu Yunhua raised his head, and for the first time his serious desires and ambitions were exposed to the eyes of this brother who had lived with him for 30 years inside.

"Yunhua!" Huangfu Renhao took a step back, his face full of shock. "You...you you want to be the emperor?"

Unexpectedly, Huangfu Yunhua nodded bluntly, and the emotions that had been hidden in the darkness gradually revealed, the desire for power, endless desire/desire, madness, and cruelty.

"I can be an elder brother, why can't I? Why do you all think I can't? I can do better, why do you and the queen mother think I can't? I'm no worse than you."

"But, don't you prefer freedom over political participation?" Huangfu Renhao took another step back and leaned his back against the bronze mirror.

"It's what you think! It's what you think! You excluded me from the beginning, and never thought about me." Huangfu Yunhua took a step closer, and pulled out a dagger from his wide sleeve.

"Yunhua, I'm your real brother!" Huangfu Renhao roared, turned around and wanted to run away, but found that the heavy gown robe on his body restricted his movement and became the biggest obstacle.

"so what?"

Huangfu Yunhua had a smirk on his face, grabbed the gown robe and pulled it back. Huangfu Renhao took a few steps back and almost fell. He looked left and right to see if there were no weapons around him, grabbed a stool and threw it back, shout.

"Escort! Escort! Someone is assassinating!"

Raising his hand to block the stool that came crashing down on him, Huangfu Yunhua lifted up the struggling Huangfu Renhao, widened his eyes and said softly: "I will also be the emperor once."

Huangfu Renhao pushed and shoved wildly, shouting loudly: "Guard! Guard! If you do this, the queen mother will not let you go! The queen mother will not let you go!"

The dagger that had been placed by the neck stopped for a moment, Huangfu Yunhua smiled slightly, and with a strong arm, the sharp blade pierced into the fragile neck.

"She'll find out soon enough."

Blood gushed out from the double buttons and splashed on Huangfu Yunhua's face. He stood up and wiped it with his sleeve before throwing down the dagger.

"come in."

There was the sound of armor rubbing outside the door, and a person walked in, it turned out to be Long Xiu in military uniform, he didn't even look at the corpse on the ground, he clasped his fists at Huangfu Yunhua expressionlessly and said, "What orders does the emperor have?"

Huangfu Yunhua smiled when he heard that the other party was satisfied with his address, the blood that hadn't been wiped off his face made the smile grim.

"Recall a few maids to come in and prepare for the enthronement ceremony."

Three or five court ladies who were preparing for the enthronement ceremony were pushed in by the soldiers. They were shocked when they first saw the corpse on the ground, and when they looked at the man's face carefully, they turned out to be the new emperor who was about to enthroned. on the ground.

"Forgive me! Forgive me! Surround me with a servant!"

The noisy voice made Huangfu Yunhua slightly frowned, Long Xiu hurriedly stepped forward to the maid's ear and reminded: "Help the new emperor change quickly."

Several court ladies woke up from a dream and stood up trembling. "Your Majesty, this servant will help you change your clothes." While talking, he searched for the gown robe for enthronement, but couldn't find it, so he knelt down and kowtowed on the ground, crying and begging for sin.

"The emperor spares my life, my majesty spares my life."

Huangfu Yunhua stood in front of the bronze mirror, looked back at them, and pointed to the clothes on Huangfu Renhao's body on the ground.

The maid glanced at the dead body on the ground, her face pale as paper. "That one...that one was stained with blood...."

"It's okay." Huangfu Yunhua replied in a good mood.

"Yes, Your Majesty." Kowtowing again, the two maids stepped forward tremblingly, and after seeing the second prince's death, they were dizzy, closed their eyes quickly, and took off the blood-stained gown indiscriminately.