Time turned back slightly, in the main hall of Tiandou Palace.

Surrounded by a group of dandy disciples, a young man with light blond hair was sitting on a soft leather sofa, holding a wine glass in his hand and looking at the chandelier above his head that emitted countless haloes of light in his eyes.

Obviously, Xue Beng is already a little drunk now, so that he can't hear clearly what the so-called "friends" around him are talking about.

Although he doesn't really care about it on weekdays.

Because although his dandyism is fake, most of the "friends" around him are real dandies and losers.

If it weren't for the sake of renewing some friendship with the prince, Xue Beng felt that his friends would have been kicked out of the imperial city long ago.

Unlike his friends, underneath the cloak of Xue Beng's playboy, there is a real prince of the empire with a clear mind and a vicious eye.

When he was very young, under the education of Xue Xing, Xue Beng learned early on to hide his strength and bide his time, hiding all his strengths and avoiding the same fate as his second and third brothers.

When Xue Beng was a child, he didn't know why, but since it was a request from his very good uncle, he did it.

It took twenty years to do this... Unlike his two brothers, Xue Beng really survived and continues to do so until now.

Sometimes Xue Beng himself can't tell whether he is a playboy or a tolerant hero.

Because he has been playing the role of a playboy for too long, it seems that this mask can no longer be taken off. Even if he still has great ambitions inside, the bad habits he has contracted are not so easy to get rid of.

and……

Is that eldest brother who has always been kind to him and deeply trusted by his father the emperor, really the enemy who killed his second brother and third brother and is lurking in the imperial city?

Although Uncle Xue Xing had always told him to be careful of Xue Qinghe, as he was the murderer of his second brother and his third brother, but recalling every moment of getting along with Xue Qinghe, Xue Beng was a little unbelievable...

Especially when Xue Qinghe and Xue Ke get along, that gentle look in their eyes...can they really be faked?

Avalanche doesn't know.

But by pretending that he was a loser, he really got rid of the so-called curse and has lived until now.

Even if Xue Qinghe was not the real murderer, Xue Beng would not dare to tear off his mask and disguise at will.

Because he is afraid that once he reveals his hidden side, he will be wiped out by the big hand in the dark, just like his two brothers.

So Xue Beng has always been conflicted in his heart.

On the one hand, he hopes that Xue Qinghe is the murderer. This means that the uncle he has always trusted did not lie to him, and he can prepare a series of revenge plans without any burden.

But on the other hand, he doesn't want Xue Qinghe to be the murderer, because the brotherly friendship and the warmth that Xue Ke doesn't dislike him for being a playboy are the rare kindness Xue Beng has experienced in these years.

He didn't want these to be false disguises, even if Uncle Xuexing misunderstood them.

So in his heart, even though he understood that if Xue Qinghe was not the murderer, the deaths of the two brothers would be more difficult to find out, and his own life would be more difficult to protect, Xue Beng still had the slightest hope.

After all, under my secret observation over the years, Xue Qinghe is really not abnormal at all...

Just like Xue Beng, a playboy and a good-for-nothing, and a forbearing tycoon are two sides of the same coin, so is his view of Xue Qinghe.

What's more, with Xue Qinghe's efforts over the years, the empire has indeed been developing in a good direction, right?

If Xue Qinghe is really not a murderer, but his good brother, then even if he pretends to be a playboy and trash all his life, it does not seem to be an unacceptable thing...

After all, the gentle Xue Qinghe would not take action against his brother, would he? There is nothing wrong with being a happy prince.

It also saves a lot of worries.

Paralyzed by alcohol, Xue Beng's eyes were in a trance, and many thoughts appeared and then disappeared in his mind.

Today is the day of Xue Qinghe's wedding. Xue Beng can see that the smiles on the faces of his father and Xue Qinghe are extremely sincere.

Xue Beng, who has a sharp mind and a vicious eye, could clearly see that, except for a few ministers in the empire, his other uncle King Kundela and Xing Luo's envoys, most of them sincerely wished Xue Qinghe this section.

Marital.

This also made Xue Beng realize how popular his brother was in the empire.

Do so few people have other thoughts?

Sure enough, Xue Qinghe and himself are the two extremes in the empire...

After taking a sip of strong alcohol, Xue Beng's throat burned and his heart felt bitter.

Under the influence of various thoughts, Xue Bang drank too much tonight.

In a daze of consciousness, the avalanche didn't even know when the "friends" around him dispersed.

"Avalanche...Avalanche...Are you okay? Do you want to go back to your room and take a rest?"

His eyes slowly focused, and Xue Beng gradually saw clearly who the person in front of him was.

Isn't that exquisite dress and gentle face the eldest brother Xue Qinghe that I had been thinking about just now?

Shaking his head, Xue Beng blinked, turned his head, and looked around. His so-called "friends" had already shown flattering smiles and stepped aside, leaving the space for himself and Xue Qinghe.

Xue Beng stood up crookedly, and put an arm on Xue Qinghe's shoulder. The smell of alcohol all over his body instantly greeted Xue Qinghe's body.

"Haha... Brother... Brother, what are you kidding me... I have a good drinking capacity! I usually... usually hang out with my friends... and drink and have fun for three days... I don't feel tired for three days and three nights...

…No drunk ones!”

"With just a little bit of wine, how could I get drunk? I can still drink!"

After saying that, Xue Beng grabbed the wine glass next to him and poured it into his mouth.

Although his consciousness was a little hazy, Xue Beng himself was surprised. Even if he didn't deliberately pretend to be a playboy and drunkenly crazy, was he behaving so naturally now?

Xue Qinghe didn't have any displeasure on his face, he just grabbed Xue Beng's wine glass and was about to continue drinking, with a look of helplessness on his face.

After calling the waiters around to bring him a cup of hangover soup, Xue Qinghe let Xue Beng take a few sips.

"How about I take you back to rest first?"

Xue Beng shook his head one after another.

"No, I'm not drunk. Why are you going back? I'm happy that you are getting married today!"

After saying that, Xue Beng staggered back to his seat and refused to leave.

Shaking his head, Xue Qinghe could only ask the waiter next to him to pay attention to the avalanche, and reminded the dudes around him to keep an eye on his younger brother.

Just as Xue Qinghe was about to leave, an envoy from Xingluo came over with a waiter carrying a wine tray.

Holding a wine glass in one hand, the envoy held a glass of wine in front of him and handed one to Xue Qinghe:

"His Highness is having a grand wedding today. I wonder if I, a foreign minister, can share in His Highness's happiness?"

After taking the wine glass, Xue Qinghe's eyes flashed with a light that could not be noticed by others.

The time has come...

After drinking all the wine in the glass, Xue Qinghe smiled and responded to the envoy: "Haha, of course, the whole country is celebrating today, and my blessings are shared with the people."

Then he put the empty wine glass back on the wine tray of the waiter next to him. Xue Qinghe said, "I still need to meet other guests, so I took the liberty of leaving first."

"Your Highness, please help yourself." The envoy smiled and nodded, then watched Xue Qinghe leave, with a strange light shining in his eyes.

Then, he walked towards the avalanche on his seat:

"I have long heard of His Highness Xue Beng's unruly reputation. When I saw him today, he was indeed extraordinary. I wonder if we could share a drink with him?"

After saying that, the envoy took another glass of wine from the wine tray next to him and handed it to Xue Beng.

The drunk Xue Beng didn't pay much attention to it and drank it directly.

This is the prince's wedding, and it's also the Tiandou Imperial City. Who has the courage to attack at this time? And to a useless prince like himself?

Xue Beng didn’t quite believe it.

"Haha, you are discerning enough. I like you. Why don't you come to Tiandou? You will definitely have a more profitable career than you did in Xingluo!" Xue Beng struggled to say a few strange words that fit his image.

After exchanging pleasantries, the envoy smiled and left.

After the dandies around him saw that all the people who had "visited" Xue Beng had left, they gathered around him with smiles again.

He didn't drink any more wine from Xue Beng, because his brother just told them to take good care of Xue Beng.

He squinted his eyes and took a nap for a while, and his wandering mind gradually returned. Just when Xue Beng was about to get up and eat something, the sound of the cup next to him smashing to the ground and the exclamations of people around him stole his attention.

past.

"Your Highness! Your Highness! Your Highness the Crown Prince! Where is the Royal Physician!? Call the Royal Physician quickly!"

Your Highness?

Xue Beng raised his head and took a look, and then he saw the picture that made him wake up instantly.

Xue Qinghe fell to the ground, his face pale and lifeless.

What's going on!?

Before Xue Beng could figure it out, a sharp pain came from his heart.

Covering his chest, amidst the exclamations of all the dudes, Xue Bang also fell to the ground. His consciousness gradually blurred and he could not hear any sounds around him. He could only vaguely see a lot of footsteps walking next to him.

Then, Xue Beng's vision turned dark and he completely lost consciousness...
Chapter completed!