The Third Prince had been planning for many days and finally decided to attack the capital.

At midnight, Yan Lan brought the local troops he had assembled and surrounded the capital city. Looking at the closed gates of the capital, Yan Lan, who had finally waited for this day, was excited.

But Yang Hui stood in front of Yan Lan’s horse and pleaded, “Third Prince, think twice. You have the upper hand with the holy decree, and these troops can only be used as a means of protection. You must not attack the city!

Yang Hui has said this countless times. Now that the capital is near, it was his last reminder to Yan Lan. At this time, Yang Hui seemed to have aged more than twenty years compared to when he first left the imperial court. His body was hunched over, and his hair was white. In particular, his eyes had lost their shrewdness and confidence and showed a vague sense of decadence.

Seeing Yan Lan, who was a serious candidate for the throne, moving step by step towards the path of attacking the capital as a rebel, Yang Hui could not figure out how the Third Prince, whom he initially admired, had turned into such a state.

If the Grand Prince made mistakes in political affairs or took the lead in using force, the Third Prince could not be blamed for leading the attack on the city. But the Grand Prince’s every action has been frank and praiseworthy, and now he even personally went to Xiangzhou to control the flood. In this case, the Third Prince should just confront it with the holy decree. Why choose this means of attacking the city with troops? It was even the least impressive night attack.

“Teacher does not need to say more. The matter has come to this point, and my mind has already been decided. No matter what kind of appearance Yan Sa makes, he still is a traitor who imprisoned the Emperor and tried to usurp the throne. Once this palace rescues father, we will see who is right and who is wrong!

Yan Lan waved his hand and instructed Yang Hui to go down while he himself steered his horse to the front of the procession.

Yang Hui looked at the cold and hard face of the Third Prince, and the expectation in his eyes finally disappeared. He knelt in place towards the imperial city and bowed down and then resolutely turned around and left the camp of the Third Prince.

Even though the Third Prince held the title of the crown prince, even though he might succeed in taking the capital and ascending to the throne as Emperor tonight, Yang Hui was already disappointed to the core that Yan Lan was no longer the talent he would follow as Emperor.

Not caring about Yang Hui’s departure, Yan Lan stared deep down at the capital’s gates. He knew that leading an attack on the capital would definitely add a stain to his reputation. Still, there was nothing he could do about it, was there?

The news that the Grand Prince has recovered has been spread throughout the capital, and the entire capital regards Yan Sa as the next Emperor. Yan Lan will not get anyone’s support even if he takes the decree and tells the people that he is the crown prince of Great Yan.

Yan Sa is already in the people’s hearts, and Yan Lan can only use violent means to break their hearts.

With a glint in his eyes, Yan Lan raised the sword in his hand and shouted, “Listen carefully, the Grand Prince has imprisoned His Majesty and is planning to seize the throne. Father is in danger, so we must go to the capital tonight to save Great Yan!

“Go to the capital to save the Emperor! Save Great Yan!”

The people behind them were inspired by Yan Lan’s words and chanted along with him.

With the shouting of the group, the dark city wall suddenly had a bright light, and a torch was instantly lit. Yan Lan tilted his head and saw a team of imperial troops in battle armor and majestic aura standing silently on the wall as if they had been waiting for a long time.

The sudden appearance of this fine army startled Yan Lan’s camp, and the cries suddenly weakened.

Fang Rui, the head of the Imperial guard, slowly stepped forward and asked in a stern voice: “Who is there outside the city? Why have you gathered an army on your own? Are you trying to rebel?”

Yan Lan was startled by the new appearance of the Imperial army. He settled his mind and returned in a loud voice: “I am the Third Prince of Great Yan, Yan Lan, who has come here to assist the Emperor and catch the traitor Yan Sa!”

As soon as he heard Yan Lan’s words, Fang Rui immediately threw back his head and laughed: “The Grand Prince is a traitor? This person who claims to be the Third Prince, take a good look. The Grand Prince is diligent and sincere in caring for the people. Now, he has even personally gone to Xiangzhou to treat the flood. In contrast, you have taken the people’s lives in the capital in vain and built your own army to make this night attack. Who is the rebel?”

Yan Lan waved his hand with a sullen face and said to the people around him, “Read the holy decree! Let this group of imperial troops who are being used by the traitor know that this palace is the crown prince appointed by father!”

“The third prince, Yan Lan, is of great quality and far-reaching, and his benevolence is the most significant factor …… I have selected him as the crown prince. I hope that he will be benevolent and loving to the people to ensure the eternal stability of our Great Yan.”

Fang Rui and others listened to the content of this lengthy decree until it finished reading, and only then did he look behind him and quietly spoke out: “It just so happens that you, Eunuch Chen, also have a decree to declare?”

Chen Bing, who had been waiting for a long time with the decree, finally stepped forward at this time and opened his voice: “By the Emperor’s decree, the Third Prince, Yan Lan, has committed cruelty to his elder brother, deceived his superiors and subordinates, is disloyal and unfilial and has formed a party with the intention of plotting rebellion. The title of the prince shall be withdrawn, and he shall be sent to the Imperial Prison!”

After receiving the decree, Chen Bing looked at the Third Prince and said with a cold smile, “Third Prince, why don’t you confess your sins?”

After hearing the decree, Yan Lan laughed instead of being angry: “This traitor Yan Sa is really bold. He dares to forge the decree, and his crime is unforgivable! Don’t be fooled by him. Start attacking the city!”

The decree said he had harmed his brother and deceived those who were above him. At first, Yan Lan was really frightened for a moment, but then he rejoiced. If Yan Sa forged the decree, it was really a big crime.

Yan Lan’s people and horses shouted and went towards the city gate to attack, but some people inadvertently tilted their heads and were startled and immediately stopped in their tracks.

They saw a bright yellow figure, supported by someone, slowly appeared on the city wall. At the same time, Eunuch Su’s shrill voice cut through the night sky, instantly shocking the local army assembled by Yan Lan.

“His Majesty has arrived!”

At first hearing Eunuch Su’s old but familiar voice, Yan Lan was startled and almost fell off his horse. He stared at the city wall with wide eyes and saw the old, white-haired Emperor with a gloomy face and angry eyes looking at him.

The soldiers who were going to attack the city all saw the figure of Emperor Hongming and the momentum that had just risen deflated like a punctured balloon.

The Emperor stood in the night breeze with red eyes looking at the son who had deceived him for many years. It was he and his mother who had completely destroyed the most precious thing in the Emperor’s heart, and even more so, his Sa’er was unwilling to meet him until now.

The Emperor’s majestic voice rang out from the city walls, suppressing all the commotion: “I am still alive. What are you doing with the army?”

“Father, Father Emperor……are you alright?” Seeing Emperor Hongming appear in person, Yan Lan was too surprised and staggered down from his horse, “This son, this son is worried about your safety before……”

Emperor Hongming was really alive. Yan Sa did not imprison him?

Yan Lan is now extremely shaken in his heart. Since Emperor Hongming appears to be real, then the decree just now was also true? The imperial decree said he hurt his brother, deceived his superiors……did the things he did back then……

Emperor Hongming’s gloomy voice ultimately made Yan Lan’s heart fall into the abyss: “I have to settle the score with you for what happened to Sa’er back then. The imperial guard will listen to the order, take this traitor down immediately! Together with this group of local officers who neglected their duties, they will be taken to the Imperial Prison!”

“I will follow the order!” Fang Rui received the order.

The local officers below, who Yan Lan had coaxed into thinking they had become a division to serve the Emperor, were terrified at the words of Emperor Hongming and immediately knelt and begged for mercy: “Your Majesty, spare our lives! We have all been deceived by the Third Prince. We have no rebellious intentions!”

Seeing the soldiers below kneeling all together, the imperial army suppressed them without much effort.

When the matter was settled, Emperor Hongming did not rush back to the palace but asked Bing Chen: “Tell me the truth, where did Sa’er go? Why can’t I find him in the whole palace?”

Chen Bing saw that it could not be concealed, could only kneel down and plead guilty: “Please forgive me, Your Majesty. Xiangzhou is seriously flooded. The Grand Prince personally went to Xiangzhou for several days to treat the flood!”

“What? Sa’er actually went to Xiangzhou personally? How can his body hold up? What are you lackeys doing? Bring Wei Lin to me!”

Emperor Hongming was furious. He feared that he might only be able to send off the person as soon as he began to repent.

At this moment, the commander of the imperial army reported: “Your Majesty, I have not seen General Qi Yue and others, but I heard that General Qi went to Xiangzhou to treat the flood instead of the Third Prince.”

Emperor Hongming’s heart immediately became incomparably cold. Previously, he ordered Qi Yue that if necessary, killing the Grand Prince would not be a hindrance, and now he is in Xiangzhou with Yan Sa. If they happen to meet……

That Qi Yue has always been loyal to him. Thinking of the worst possible outcome, Emperor Hongming had an intuition that caught his breath in his throat. His eyes immediately rolled over, and he fainted.

The “loyal” General Qi Yue, who was loyal to Emperor Hongming, had his heart set on the “Grand Prince” and did not know it. He led the team of the Northern Army that followed him to dig the ditch for flooding under the orders of the young man.

Under the leadership of their General, the army was like a fierce beast with a collar on, stretching out its sharp claws capable of tearing apart the enemy and digging the mud in the river with great discipline.

Today is a rare sunny day in Xiangzhou. Watching the sun go down in the west, Qi Yue kept digging the mud in his hand, but his mind was obviously not there anymore. He also turned his head frequently to look in the direction of Xiangzhou city.

One look at the General’s distracted appearance, the group of soldiers knew that the General must be thinking about the youth under the Grand Prince again.

Qi Yue was indeed scratching his ears1. In the past, even if he was frequently discouraged, Xiangfeng would still come to visit him day after day to deal with the situation and would send food and water. How come he has not arrived at this time today? The food is also sent by different people.

Could it be that there is some kind of situation? Qi Yue’s heart was worried beyond words.

These days in Xiangzhou can be said to be the most enjoyable time Qi Yue has ever experienced. He and the youth are so close that they can see each other day by day and occasionally talk by candlelight at night. Both of them are making plans for the matter of Xiangzhou during this period, talking to each other, and there is no restriction of the position in the past, although……

Although the young man will always inexplicably talk about the Grand Prince, so he was stuffed.

Seeing that the last river channel has also been almost dredged, Qi Yue led the crowd to call it a day and hurried back to Xiangzhou City.

The city of Xiangzhou is as peaceful as usual, and even Qi Yue’s expression is the same as before, which makes people unable to grasp the situation.

Now that the flood has subsided, the refugees who have accumulated in the city have returned to their homes. The life of the people in the city has gradually become well organized. With less exploitation by Zhang Lin, people have rosy smiles on their faces all the time, which makes it impossible to see that this place has just endured a flood.

Although the atmosphere in the city has not significantly changed, seeing people gathered in twos and threes talking, Qi Yue was still keenly aware of some changes.

“I heard that the Grand……” several workers who were discussing in the corner saw Qi Yue come and swallowed the address that had come to his lips, “I heard that Gongzi would return to the capital tomorrow, is it true? ”

“It should be true, my relatives within the governor’s residence said they saw the guards that Gongzi brought had packed their luggage.”

Hearing these vague words, a realization came to Qi Yue’s mind, Xiangfeng was already planning to go back? Why did he not tell him?

Qi Yue returned to the governor’s mansion in a hurry and did not even have time to wash up. He knocked on Qing Yun’s door covered in sweat. After two eager knocks and not hearing the youth’s distinctive pleasant voice, Qi Yue pushed the door in without thinking.

As soon as Qi Yue entered the door, he smelled an unusual aroma, and he frowned at the incense burner inside. Recently, in order to prevent the spread of diseases, some herbs were lit to fumigate day after day, so Qi Yue did not care too much about it and went to the inner room with familiarity.

Once inside, Qi Yue saw a thin and slightly frail figure behind the screen. The figure had long hair draped over the body and was obviously wearing clothes.

Just finished bathing?

Do not look. Qi Yue thought he should turn his head away, but his eyes refused to listen and were fixed on the screen.

The blurred outline quickly made his blood boil, but Qi Yue’s heart always seemed to be covered by something. The hot emotions could not find an outlet to explode, making him suffocated.

“Who let you in?” The youth’s voice rang out from behind the screen, seemingly with some hoarseness that was not usually present, causing the tips of Qi Yue’s ears to involuntarily twitch.

Qing Yun then came out from behind the screen. His slightly wet hair was draped behind him, and there were even two strands of hair hanging down in front of him, the ends of which caused a water stain on his snow-white clothing.

“You……” why did you not dry your hair and got all wet.

Qi Yue wanted to say this, but mixed with the aroma of the room, he felt like he was flirting if he said this, so he could only cough and avert his eyes: “You are leaving tomorrow?”

Qing Yun sat on the couch and gave him a sidelong glance: “The matter of Xiangzhou has already settled, so why should I stay and not leave?”

In fact, Qing Yun’s soul strength is increasing. Now, he can gradually feel the changes in the rules of the world, and he noticed that the control of the Heavenly Dao on this world seems to have become weaker. He guessed that the Third Prince should be in trouble, so he decided to return to the capital as soon as possible.

Qing Yun frowned as he said that. Why did he still feel a dry heat after bathing today? Qing Yun couldn’t help but tug at his collar to let the slightly cool breeze in.

Looking at the youth’s movements, Qi Yue felt his head explode as soon as his eyes swept by, and his body reacted almost instantly.

This reaction overwhelmed Qi Yue. How could he think such thoughts about the young man? But this thought seems to be hidden in his heart for thousands of years, so Qi Yue can not control himself.

Leave, leave immediately, must not hurt him.

Reason roared madly, but Qi Yue could not control his steps, and instead, he walked slowly to sit down opposite the youth. He covered his body’s reaction through the low table.

“Then, I’ll send you back to the capital.”

“Pfft, I don’t dare let you send me, in case you kidnap me and send me to the Third Prince. I can’t defeat your Northern army.” Qing Yun teased, but his eyes were stealthily glancing towards the incense burner placed in the inner room. This scent is not right. Who sent the herbs today?

“Nonsense, how could I give you to someone else.” Even if you are kidnapped, you will be bound to my own arms. Qi Yue hid the latter half of his words but felt the desire in his heart like a fierce beast released from the gate, completely uncontrollable.

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At this moment, all the hazy emotions that lingered in his heart in the past became clear, and even the vague dream became visible.

He actually thought of taking the youth from the first meeting……

Fearing that the youth would notice that something was wrong with him, Qi Yue explained, “Xiangfeng is joking. When you and I talked by candlelight yesterday, why didn’t I see you guarding against me?”

Talking by the candlelight?

Once he heard this, Qing Yun simply became angry. This person stayed in his room last night until about three in the morning before leaving. It was late at night, and they talked about Xiangzhou and many other matters in the north and south.

However, Qing Yun never expected that this man would really only chat with him purely for one night. It was a change from the silly way he clung to him for s-x in the previous worlds. In this world, he was instead possessed by Liu Xiahui2.

If not for the fact that this man looked at him with eyes full of affection, Qing Yun would have thought he had mistaken him this time. The two are old husbands, and this man was suddenly so pure that Qing Yun felt very dissatisfied.

Qing Yun looked at the incense burner and ignored it. He could not wait to suffocate the man today. In anger, Qing Yun inadvertently swung down the teacup, and the porcelain fragments burst out, immediately causing Qi Yue to stand up: “Careful!”

He could not hide his body’s reaction. He hurriedly came around to Qing Yun’s side, picked up his hand, and carefully examined it. The moment their skin touched, they felt a sharp shock come. Qing Yun narrowed his eyes, and a gleam flashed in his phoenix eyes. He could not help but bite his lips.

“What are you biting? What should be done if you bite through.” Qi Yue looked at the youth’s sweet red lips, only to feel as if he was dying of thirst. He pulled the wrist of the young man and moved forward to lick the red lips boldly. He instantly smelled a fresh scent and could not leave the young man’s lips like a parched fish.

This is the sweetness that made Qi Yue’s soul explode.

“Mmm!” The familiar fierce dominance swept Qing Yun again, and his narrowed eyes flashed with a hint of smugness. Humph, I let you pretend, but now you can’t act anymore, right?

The man was as fierce as ever, devouring his neck with a painful bite. Qing Yun was not prepared to let the man get what he wanted and lifted his foot and kicked him out.

Qi Yue sat down with a thud. Realizing the youth’s refusal, he felt a bucket of cold water pouring down from the top of his head, making his entire body disheveled.

He was rejecting him, he……didn’t want it, would he find him hateful and repulsive?

Panic struck him, Qi Yue covered his bloodshot eyes, and his voice was humble as he begged for an apology: “It’s my fault, it’s my fault, don’t be angry, okay? I, I am not right today. I will take this incense burner away.”

Qing Yun laid on his side on the bed, pulled the strap of his clothing. After admiring enough of the man’s disheveled and heartbroken appearance, he hummed and laughed. He raised his chin and said, “Who told you to leave? Go behind the screen, wash yourself clean, and come up again.”

Hearing the youth’s voice, the disheveled Qi Yue seemed to have suddenly rekindled the flame of life. He rushed behind the screen and jumped into the bathtub where Qing Yun had just bathed, splashing water everywhere, and even the screen was brought down.

Looking at the man’s urgent appearance, Qing Yun laughed out loud in pleasure.

As night fell, a woman’s figure walked through the path in the garden towards the room where the Grand Prince resided. Zhang Luoyan stopped in front of Qing Yun’s door. She looked at the swaying lights inside the house and frowned. The Grand Prince was still awake at this moment?

Listening to the sounds of panting mixed with the Grand Prince’s unusually seductive muffled grunts, Zhang Luoyan’s face changed. There are other people inside? What’s more, all her planning has been done for another woman?

Zhang Luoyan’s face looked strangely bad. After walking closer to the door, she was reluctant but eventually gritted her teeth, opened the door, and walked in.

Within a few moments, she heard a man’s angry voice: “Get out!”

Zhang Luoyan quickly scrambled out of the room with a panicked look on her face. What disagreement is there between General Qi and the Grand Prince? These two people are obviously in that kind of relationship….