Chapter 38 Crown Prince’s Forcible Seizure of You

Chapter 38: The Crown Prince's Ruthless Seizure

Prince Zhongxian was waiting outside the main palace hall of the imperial palace for a long time.

Speaking of this hall, ever since the emperor passed away, only the crown prince remained here. According to the emperor's will before his death, the crown prince was naturally the undisputed new sovereign.

Lou Han waited for a while in the hall until the surroundings fell silent.

He removed the black veil that covered his eyes.

Staring inexplicably at the object in his hand.

Xiao Jing didn't tie his hands; did he not consider that he would take it off after leaving?

Could it be... that there's something strange about this black veil?

Is this some kind of erotic play?

Lou Han spun the veil around, then, seeing no markings, he threw the gauze aside in confusion.

The system laughed heartily: "Hahaha, I can't help it, why do I find you all so amusing?"

Lou Han silently criticized: This system has truly gone mad.

Lou Han, however, had no doubt that Xi Jingqi harbored no ill intentions towards him. It seemed that even after losing his memory, Xiao Jing was still kind to him.

Lou Han was deeply moved.

The system exclaimed: "... Look at you two, estranged as husband and wife."

Lou Han picked up the only oil lamp and walked around the palace, frowning again. Could it be? Because it was a side hall of the emperor's bedroom, the conditions inside were self-evident. It was cleaned daily, spacious and luxurious, but after all, it was an indoor space with sparse furniture, which was still very inconvenient.

Xi Jingqi wouldn't want them to stay here for a while, would he?

Lou Han held the oil lamp and walked outside, stopping by the window. He looked out the window.

He poked through the gauze paper of the ancient window and looked outside.

Then Lou Han discovered that there was actually... no one outside.

The system said: "Wow, they want to trap us here and leave us be, right? They really won't want to starve us to death, will they?"

Lou Han twitched the corner of his mouth, I advise you not to be a pessimist. Before this, I was still trying to convince myself internally.

The system said: "Look! You criticized me before, but I'm saying how can you be so at ease? This is a new world, your wife has her own memories here, what if she has changed?! Patricide and fratricide, maybe the next second she'll have us killed."

Lou Han poured himself a cup of water, his expression calm, but the system, having been with him in a world, knew just by looking at his expression that he was up to no good, thinking of some mischief.

Lou Han twirled the water glass.

The system said: "The crown prince must be dealing with the mess after the death of the emperor and the eldest prince. How do you think he will explain how both the eldest prince and the emperor died in the palace at the same time?"

Lou Han should be thinking about these things.

The system thought that after the emperor's death, the crown prince should ascend to the throne.

Could it be... the system made a dark guess.

Perhaps it's because the crown prince wants to shift all the blame onto the eldest prince.

Claiming the eldest prince was rebelling, and Lou Han might be silenced under some charge.

The system said: "Wow, guess what I'm thinking."

Lou Han lay on the bed, motionless, his heart slowly rising with a sense of indifference: "I don't care."

The system said: "... I'm betting that the target of the guide will harm you, afraid, there should be a lot of physical suffering, because this world should be a bit more difficult to pass."

Will there be some tragic love at that time?

Lou Han raised his eyes, a barely noticeable smile on his lips, "Let's make a bet."

"He wouldn't dare to do that."

——

Xi Jingqi stared indifferently at the person on the ground.

Prince Zhongxian stood in front of the new emperor, sweating profusely.

He was a robust figure, and at this moment, because of the sweat, his whole body was soaked, sticking to his skin, which was not comfortable, but his mind was not on this at all.

Xi Jingqi's tone was as plain as water, "Prince Zhongxian, you were enfeoffed for your military merits, and you have a bond with the late emperor from the founding of the nation on horseback. Before the emperor's death, you occasionally came to visit him. I ask you, do you have any opinions on the emperor's death?"

Prince Zhongxian calmly spoke, "Your servant is terrified, I do not

The new emperor summoned Prince Zhongxian at this time, surprisingly not for a settlement in the autumn.

The two spent a full quarter of an hour in the palace hall.

Their conversation was not for outsiders' ears.

After Prince Xian De came out, his face was pale, constantly wiping the sweat from his body, but his expression was still composed.

——

Everyone in the palace was well-arranged, with white lanterns hung, and all were to begin mourning for three months starting tomorrow.

The old king was to die, and the new king would stand.

Lou Han was hungry.

But before he could call for someone, a group of palace maids entered slowly.

A palace maid with a high bun spoke softly, "Crown Prince, it's time for dinner."

Lou Han was relieved; it seemed Xi Jingqi did not intend to starve him.

They arranged the dishes in their hands on the table, and the system only saw Lou Han immediately look at those dishes at this time, picking up his chopsticks.

System: "Lou Han, are you still eating?"

Lou Han: ... Of course, why not? It's not poisoned. This might be prepared by Xiao Jing.

Lou Han took a bite, and his eyes lit up.

System, alert: "What? Poisoned?"

Lou Han twitched the corner of his mouth: "It's just too delicious!"

Lou Han picked up a mouthful of food and put it in his mouth, his expression changed.

Delicious, delicious, delicious.

In the royal mansion, perhaps this body was not particular about eating, anyway, the food Lou Han ate those days was just so-so.

But here was extraordinary, eating here.

That feeling was truly as if it were a feast of delicacies from the mountains and the sea.

The imperial palace is indeed a place where top chefs gather, and the food is just too delicious.

The system, looking at Lou Han's appearance, as if saliva flowed out of its non-existent mouth, wanted to taste the food in front of Lou Han as well.

The palace maid saw his composed table manners, imprisoned by the crown prince here, in a difficult situation, he could still look at life and death lightly, and be unshaken by honor and disgrace.

She admired him to the extreme, and couldn't help but feel sad for the crown prince.

Royal affection is so cruel, in front of power, it can only be forgotten.

The crown prince came in and just saw Lou Han finish dinner, and the palace maids were cleaning up in front of him.

Lou Han was obedient.

Then he waited for him obediently.

Xi Jingqi covered his eyes with his hand.

A soft voice sounded behind his ear.

"How is it here?"

How is it?

Pretty good.

Lou Han thought carefully.

Xi Jingqi chuckled lightly, "Are you not happy to be here?"

Lou Han was a bit confused.

Is this asking me to be unhappy or happy?

"Does Your Highness not want me to be happy?"

Xi Jingqi couldn't understand why Lou Han said this, he just wanted to scare the person in his arms, to make him shiver, how interesting.

The crown prince brother who grew up since childhood has changed, becoming a jackal and tiger against himself, he must be afraid, it would be best to become a lamb and flee deeper into his arms.

"I know, the palace at night is always very cold, as if there is a chill coming from the ground."

Xi Jingqi's tone sounded somewhat gloomy.

Lou Han wanted to turn his head to look at him.

"..." Lou Han wanted to say, although this is the case, the wind from the ground is quite cool.

Xi Jingqi: "During the day, there will be many ministers in the palace outside to discuss matters with me. You are in the adjacent bedroom, do you blame me for treating you like this, disregarding the companionship of reading?"

Lou Han wanted to nod with satisfaction and say, actually, it's quite good to stay here, after all, it's chaotic outside, and you can sleep lying down every day and eat a lot of delicious food.

Xi Jingqi laughed lightly and quickly, he felt he couldn't control his bad heart, that kind of bad heart that has been hidden, itching since he was young, he would only say these words in front of Lou Han.

"If I never let you go out for a lifetime, what would you do."

Zou Fengyu arrived outside the palace hall and stood quietly. He was like an ancient tree in meditation, with wrinkles at the corners of his eyes, and his master went in.

Time, like the white lanterns outside, swayed in the wind.

At a glance, the entire imperial palace was filled with white lanterns, carrying mourning.

There was only one lamp in the small side hall.

The people outside the hall could only