"Ping... cough... King Ping!"

Lin Kui's shout brought Xiao Beiheng back to reality from nothingness.

His eyes returned to focus, and then he noticed that his right hand was pinching Lin Kui's neck at some point. Lin Kui's face turned purple, and his two hands were desperately holding his right hand.

Xiao Beiheng seemed to be waking up from a dream. He released his hand and took a step back and said, "I didn't mean to do it."

Lin Kui covered his throat with both hands, knelt on the ground and coughed for a long time before he could catch his breath. He raised his head and said, "Prince Ping, your face looked so scary just now. You didn't know where your eyes were looking, as if you were following a demon."

Hearing Lin Kui's description, Xiao Beiheng couldn't help but panic.

After only three days of good sleep, has the evil spirit that left him come back to look for me? Otherwise, why would I suddenly strangle Lin Kui's neck without realizing it?

In order to cover up his inner panic, he turned his back to Lin Kui and said coldly:

"Didn't you say that His Majesty will definitely choose me as the crown prince?"

What Lin Kui said to him that day was still fresh in his memory. Lin Kui said the words "peace", Ping in front and An in the back, which meant that he was the candidate for the crown prince.

Lin Kui adjusted his collar, stood up and said: "Prince Ping, although I can't see the content of your Majesty's imperial edict, I believe that the prince chosen by your Majesty is definitely Prince Ping."

"Why did my father do this," Xiao Beiheng replied impatiently, "Why didn't he just declare that I was the prince?"

Lin Kui said: "Prince Ping has always been shrewd and decisive. This matter is not difficult to imagine. The main reason is that your concern will cause chaos and the authorities will be confused. As an outsider, I can see clearly. Your Majesty is strong and healthy, even if you wait ten or eight years before establishing a prince.

It’s not too late. He issued the decree this time purely to silence the ministers. In this way, everyone will no longer be able to discuss the matter."

In Lin Kui's view, Emperor Qi Ming's move was considered smart. The decree to appoint the prince was clearly hanging in the Zhaixing Tower. No minister could say that the emperor did not appoint a prince. Moreover, he did not clearly announce who the prince was to make a son happy.

A son is frustrated.

Xiao Beiheng was so upset that he couldn't listen to Lin Kui's words at all. He waved irritably to Lin Kui to leave, and he sat slumped on the chair in a daze.

If Emperor Qi Ming wanted to make him the prince, he should make it clear directly. Although this move appeased the ministers, it made his mood drop from the peak to the bottom.

Maybe Emperor Qi Ming was afraid that he would know that the prince was Xiao Zhuo? After all, Emperor Qi Ming had always believed that Xiao Zhuo was better than him for many years. What happened with Hua Duoduo was at most a father's concern for his son. It is more likely that Emperor Qi Ming had decided to

Since Xiao Zhuo is the prince, you don't want to hit him on other matters?

It was reasonable and reasonable to think so, and he instantly overturned all his previous judgments.

At some point, he felt cold sweat soaking his back.

He had a father, the emperor, and a beautiful and intelligent wife. He followed his father in conquering the world, conquering the entire Yan Dynasty, and naturally became the prince, and then the emperor. Everything was fine originally.

He is the real son of Emperor Qi Ming. What does Xiao Zhuo mean? Twenty years have passed. He suddenly appeared and recognized Emperor Qi Ming's father and son, and then took away everything that belonged to him? Just because of Xiao Zhuo, Emperor Qi Ming did this

Thinking that he is inferior to Xiao Zhuo, he will lose his position as prince just because of Xiao Zhuo...

And Shen Yuexi. She repeatedly stopped him from chasing Xiao Zhuo. If it weren't for her and Su Mo's trick the last time, he could have defeated Shengjing before Emperor Qi Ming received Bai Ling.

Just kidding, there's no way he would let that happen.

He just sat there until he turned on the lamp, and no one dared to disturb him.

He wanted to talk to Su Mo, but Su Mo had already left Anzhou for Shengjing. As the Minister of the Sixth Ministry, Lin Kui had to assist Emperor Qi Ming in handling government affairs and could not stay with him as before.

Xiao Beiheng ate something randomly and went back to the house and lay down on the bed.

As soon as he closed his eyes, Xiao Zhuo and Shen Yuexi would appear in front of him. Xiao Zhuo was actually still wearing the clothes of a prince. Both of them looked at him with mocking eyes. No matter how hard they waved, they could not wave away. If he forced his eyes to close again, he would die.

Leng Shuang, Xiao Kai, that boy from Beidi used his brother's body to block his arrows... Every dead person kept appearing in his mind.

After tossing and turning, he couldn't fall asleep no matter what. At the fourth watch, he simply got up, put on his clothes, and went for a walk in the back garden of the palace in the dark.

No matter how happy you were in the morning, you will be in a bad mood now.

He was very sure that the evil spirit that had been pestering him for many years was back, and this time it was even worse. The reason why he was like this was because of the evil spirit.

Xiao Beiheng held the hilt of the Yanque sword in his hand and pulled out the sword with a clang.

Yan Que emits a biting cold light, which seems to illuminate the things around him even in the dark and lightless night.

He swung his sword and chopped off a corner of the stone table next to him, like cutting tofu. The broken stone fell to the ground with a dull sound.

The sword is a murder weapon, and the magic weapon can ward off evil spirits.

After cutting off the corner of the table, he felt better and put the sword back into its scabbard.

Maybe I am a little unfounded. As Lin Kui said, maybe Emperor Qi Ming's will is to declare him the prince.

Thinking back to his interactions with Xiao Zhuo and Shen Yuexi on Chinese Valentine's Day, Xiao Zhuo's smile, and Shen Yuexi's happiness were all not fake. They really regarded themselves as younger brothers. And from the beginning to the end, Xiao Zhuo showed no signs of it.

Xiao Zhuo showed no intention of competing with him for the crown prince position. What Xiao Zhuo showed was that letting Shen Yuexi have fun was his top priority.

Xiao Zhuo is his elder brother and Shen Yuexi is his sister-in-law. This is an unchangeable fact.

Xiao Beiheng shook his head, suppressed the boiling hatred in his heart, and said, "Here comes someone."

A maid carrying a lantern appeared immediately, dispelling the darkness in the garden, bowed and said: "Prince Ping, what do you want to say to your servant?"

For many years, Xiao Beiheng often got up for a walk in the middle of the night. This habit was known to everyone in the palace. If Xiao Beiheng got up for a walk, all the servants would get up and wait for his call. At worst, they would have to dress up and sleep. If Xiao Beiheng called,

If no one responds in time, you will have to wait for cruel punishment.

"Send someone quickly to Shengjing to invite Master Huaxian here. Let's set off now."

In Xiao Beiheng's view, he may be too sensitive about the prince's matter. It is more urgent to resolve the evil things first, as he does not want to be troubled by nightmares all the time.

The maid agreed, and just as she was about to turn around, Xiao Beiheng stopped her again and said, "Don't let anyone know about this. No matter who it is, do you hear it clearly?"

Judging from the fact that Shen Yuexi went to save Hua Duoduo, he could feel that Shen Yuexi valued this person very much. Although he didn't know the reason, he didn't want to cause trouble, so it was better to hide this matter from Shen Yuexi. And Emperor Qi Ming hated the warlock, if he let him

He knew that that was even worse. As for Su Mo, she was still on her way to Shengjing, so there was no need to tell her specifically.

The maid kept saying: "Prince Ping, I have remembered it clearly. I will go and order people to set off overnight."

After the maid left, Xiao Beiheng stretched his muscles. Before Hua Duoduo came, he couldn't sleep anyway, so he could practice archery.

He ordered people to fetch bows and arrows, light torches in the back garden, and set up archery targets.
Chapter completed!