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Shen Mingan felt a little weird, but he couldn't tell where the weirdness was. His thoughts were in a mess, thinking that no matter what, he should go see Lu Chengjing first.

The abolition of the prince is a big event, at least it should not be so hasty.Lu Qingshi was abolished, no one supervised the country, and all matters had to be re-discussed and arranged.

But kneeling for too long, the baby in the stomach probably felt uncomfortable and moved violently.After Lu Chengjing left, the courtiers in the hall stood up one after another, and walked out in twos and threes. Shen Mingan tried to stand several times but failed. He knelt in the middle of the hall, looking out of place.

From time to time, someone walked past him, and Shen Mingan heard their conversation——

"I really didn't expect that the emperor would even abolish the prince in order to continue to worship the Lao Shizi."

"Yes." Xu Hanlin said in a low voice: "The crown prince has been abolished. The power of supervising the country is due to a blunder. I'm afraid it can only fall into the hands of the third prince. It's just that today's joint petition petition failed to let the emperor release it." Man, I don’t know how to solve this matter afterwards.”

"Thinking about the good, today is not nothing. At least the matter of the troubled candidates has been solved. Since the crown prince has been abolished, he has given them an explanation. There should be no more troubles, and we will hold another meeting later. Try, this page will be turned over."

"The emperor's name as a tyrant may be left in the annals of history, but he doesn't even care." Xu Hanlin shook his head, showing annoyance, "I just feel sorry for Lin Hongshen's son. From the last time he worshiped to today, he has not been able to bear it." It's been ten years."

As Xu Hanlin said, he was walking towards Shen Ming'an. Seeing that Shen Ming'an was still kneeling, he took his arm and helped him up, and asked with concern if he was getting better.

Shen Mingan nodded, his heart sank when he heard their conversation, he frowned and asked him, "Whose son did you just mention?"

"Lin Hongshen, magistrate of Yizhou County." Xu Hanlin sighed: "I originally thought that I could order the release today, so that this child could escape. If I remember correctly, according to the order on the list, today will be released." It's his turn, I didn't expect to escape."

He didn't drink water all morning, Shen Ming'an's throat was burning and sore, Wei Boran still stayed in the hall to discuss with the Minister of the Ministry of Officials, Shen Ming'an walked over a few steps and took the list in his hand to read.

There are too many names on the list, and Shen Mingan didn't look carefully before. Today, when Wei Boran read it out in public in the hall, Shen Mingan only cared about the child in his stomach. Now he looked over one by one, only to see the name Lin Cheng.

Lin Cheng is Lin Hongshen's youngest son. Shen Ming'an not only met him but also hugged him when he was in Yizhou. Lin Hongshen was an upright official. His daughter starved to death in the famine, and his youngest son actually lost his life today. .

When he and Lu Ciheng left, Lin Cheng gave them two dragonflies made of bamboo. Shen Mingan thought that there would be no chance to see each other again, but he did not expect that he came to Shangjing, but in such a situation. .

Shen Mingan only felt dizzy for a while, and he felt great pain in his heart, and asked in a hoarse voice: "When did the blood sacrifice start?"

"At noon." Wei Boran saw that his face was not good, and asked, "What's the matter with you, why don't I help you to sit for a while?"

"I'm a little thirsty." Shen Mingan licked his chapped lips, and said softly, "Now it's time, there's still more than one hour left, there's still time."

He rejected Wei Boran's kindness, and unconsciously crumpled the paper in his hand, "Have you seen Lu Ciheng?"

Wei Boran looked around, and said uncertainly: "I seem to have seen him walking outside the palace just now."

The main hall of Qinghe Gate was not far from the gate of the palace, Shen Mingan walked in a hurry, and when he came around the corner, he saw Lu Ciheng's figure, he was walking towards the gate of the palace.

There was a carriage parked outside the palace gate. Judging from its shape, it was obviously the carriage of the General's Mansion. Shen Mingan was a little puzzled. Yang Che had been saying that he was sick at home all this time, and he didn't seem to come to court today.

The curtain of the car was lifted, and a teenage girl came out from inside. Shen Mingan thought for a long time before realizing that this was probably Yang Che's daughter.

Yang Yi was only in her teens, with a lively and lovable personality. She held a crooked red scarf in her hand, and her eyes lit up when she saw Lu Ciheng.

Yang Yi talked about something around Lu Ciheng, Lu Ciheng turned over the scarf in her hand in disgust, as if he annoyed the little girl with just one sentence.

Shen Mingan unknowingly slowed down his pace, he looked at the two from a distance, and felt that they were right.

The ginseng slices under his tongue had already melted, and Shen Mingan's mouth was full of bitterness.

He didn't even know how he got out of the palace gate, the closer they got, the clearer their voices became.

"I wove this scarf by myself. I wove it for two full months. How could you call it ugly!" Yang Yi became annoyed, "Besides, it has nothing to do with me whether you like it or not. I didn't intend to give it to you. !"

"Look at the weather, it's already May now." Lu Ciheng teased her, "Who is a normal person who still wears a scarf in May? Doesn't it cause prickly heat?"

"It's none of your business! The scarf I wove by myself, no matter how hot it is, I have to wear it."

Yang Yi said angrily: "If I had known that you were the only one coming to court today, I would not have come here. I would have gone directly to the imperial prison to find Li Xingyuan, and you made me make this trip in vain..."

Lu Ciheng didn't care what Yang Yi was saying at all, he saw Shen Mingan walking towards him, and said happily, "Mingan?"

Shen Mingan was distracted by his voice, so he didn't hear Yang Yi's words.

He hadn't seen Lu Ciheng for a long time, and he was a little dazed looking at Lu Ciheng's smiling face.

Lu Ciheng just wanted to hold him in his arms at this time, but because there were too many people coming and going at the gate of the palace, he was afraid that Shen Mingan would be unhappy, so he restrained his movements, "You also come to court today Is it, I didn't even see you."

As soon as he said those words, he thought that if Shen Mingan also came to court today, then he came here specifically to look for him at this time, could it be for Lu Qingshi again?

Shen Ming'an has been partial to Lu Qingshi for a day or two. Lu Ciheng suppressed the irritability in his heart and looked at him without saying a word.

Shen Mingan came back to his senses, "Just now in the hall, they said that you are solely responsible for taking blood for sacrifice."

"it's me."

"Among those who were arrested, there was a child named Lin Cheng, the son of Lin Hongshen, do you remember? It's been ten years since the last time, and today it's his turn." See Lu Ciheng With doubts on his face, Shen Mingan said eagerly: "We met him in Yizhou, and you played with him. He is only two years old. Can you, can you think of a way? Just delay it for a few more days , maybe there is a turning point."

"I have a little impression." Lu Ciheng got on the horse, seized this opportunity to embrace Shen Mingan in a legitimate way, hooked the corner of his mouth, and stretched out a hand to Shen Mingan, "It just so happens that I am going to prison now, do you want to come with me? go together?"

With some pain in his lower abdomen, Shen Mingan said hesitantly in a panic, "I, I'll go in a carriage."

"If Mr. Shen is in a carriage, you might as well take me with you."

If the carriage hadn't been led aside by the boy to feed the feed, Yang Yi wouldn't have stood here listening to the two of them talking for so long. She wanted to find Li Xingyuan wholeheartedly, so she raised her face and stretched out her hand to Lu Ciheng, "I still want to hurry up." Go to prison."

Lu Ciheng turned his head to look at her, and said displeasedly, "You're a girl, what's the matter if I take you for a ride?"

"What's the matter?" Yang Yi frankly said, "The clean is clean, I am not afraid, what are you afraid of?"

Lu Ciheng ignored her directly, lowered his body, and leaned forward with his hands towards Shen Mingan, "Going? It will be too late if you delay."

Shen Ming'an didn't know what he was thinking, he looked into those beautiful eyes, felt sour in his heart, raised his hand like a ghost, the next moment Lu Ciheng grabbed his forearm tightly, and was dragged onto the horse.

Lu Ciheng wrapped his arms around his waist, rode his horse and swung his whip, and whispered in his ear, "Ming An seems to be getting fatter."

The sound of the wind was whistling in the ear, the scenery on both sides was constantly sweeping backwards, the lower body was bumping, the pain in the lower abdomen became more and more clear, Shen Mingan was confused and confused, and he leaned back into Lu Ciheng's arms limply , grabbed his arm with all his strength, and said in a hoarse voice: "My child... Lu Ciheng, put me down..."

The weak moans dissipated in the wind, and Shen Mingan was so painful that he couldn't breathe, "Lu Ciheng, child..."

Lu Ciheng only thought that he was talking about Lin Cheng, and the speed didn't slow down, so he comforted him, "It's almost there."

He rode his horse all the way to the imperial prison before stopping. The horse that Lu Ciheng got off first did not notice anything strange about him.

However, Shen Mingan was almost collapsed. After Lu Ciheng got off the horse, he couldn't even sit still. He was dripping with cold sweat and fell straight off the horse.

The bluestone slab road was cold and hard, Shen Mingan's whole body ached, his body was convulsed, as if there was a pain that was peeling from his body, and there was even more warmth flowing from between his legs.

Pressing on his lower abdomen, Shen Ming'an was so painful that he couldn't breathe, lying on the ground curled up into a ball, he instinctively felt that the child might not be able to keep him.