Zhao Xiang was stunned when he heard that Di Xin wanted to go together.
"Fifth brother, didn't my father give you a grounding order?"
He asked worriedly: "If you leave the palace, wouldn't you be violating your father's will?"
This is also the difference between royal descendants and ordinary people.
For ordinary people, after being banned by their parents, even if they violate the rules, they will at most be beaten or kneel down in the ancestral hall.
But the royal descendants are different.
The royal family has no private business.
The emperor's order, even if it is just a ban on one's own children, is an imperial edict.
The consequences of disobeying the imperial edict are not just punishments such as being beaten or kneeling in the ancestral hall.
As the prince of Di Xin, he could bear the price of disobeying the decree, but in such a sensitive period, it was not a good thing.
Zhao Xiangqi hesitated and said: "Fifth brother, what if the eldest brother grabs your pigtails and won't let go?"
"No problem!"
Di Xin said with a smile: "The boss is at the height of his power now, and he doesn't want to leave any reason for brothers to fight against each other at this time."
This is not false.
Seeing that the only strong competitor has gradually lost its advantage due to the wastage of the past six months, as the most popular King Cheng now, he must maintain his own character before things are accomplished.
It would be fine if it was a tool that could directly knock Di Xin down.
Because the price to be paid for disobeying a small order of confinement, even if King Cheng contributed to it, it would not be a big deal for Di Xin.
Rather than doing such innocuous things to increase others' reputation, it is better to show respect as brothers and sisters.
Di Xin believed that if someone really caught him violating the ban and made a fuss about it, King Cheng, who was also the supervisor of the country, would be the first to stand up and stop these things for him.
However, a smile flashed in Di Xin's eyes.
King Cheng is destined to have no chance to do this.
Zhao Xiangqi was still worried. Seeing that Di Xin was about to go back to the back hall to change clothes, he gritted his teeth and was about to continue persuading, when he saw Wang Wu bumping in.
Zhao Xiangqi frowned, with a hint of impatience in his tone.
He scolded softly.
"What does it look like to be so unseemly?"
Wang Wu took a deep breath, panted slightly and said: "Two...two highnesses, holy...imperial edict..."
"Imperial decree?"
Zhao Xiangqi was stunned and subconsciously looked at Di Xin, only to find that there was no surprise on his face.
The next moment, a high-pitched voice came from outside.
"The imperial edict has arrived, and King Yu will accept it!"
Di Xin then said with a smile: "It seems it will take a while to change clothes. Eighth brother, go out with your brother to receive the order first. It is not good to keep the angel waiting for a long time."
…
A quarter of an hour later, after sending Eunuch Li away who was delivering the order, Zhao Xiangqi followed Di Xin back to the front hall.
"Eighth brother, please wait here for a moment, go change clothes for me and then come out."
After leaving these words, Di Xin left again.
Zhao Xiangqi watched Di Xin's back disappear, still a little unbelievable.
When did his father become so considerate?
In my impression, my father was a tall and majestic figure. Although he was not harsh on their brothers, he was not as doting as ordinary people.
In other words, when these brothers grew up, their father treated them more like subjects than sons.
But today...
He once again sounded the decree that Eunuch Li had just read.
Because King Yu was frightened by the assassination, and since he returned to the capital and had never left the house except to enter the palace, the emperor was so generous today that he specifically released the ban on King Yu.
Although there was only one day, as long as he did not leave the capital, King Yu could go out openly without worrying about being punished.
Isn't this a bit too coincidental?
Zhao Xiangqi was shocked, but he quickly blamed the old emperor's change on his injuries.
Being bedridden for many years may have softened my father's heart!
He remembered the last time he was summoned to the palace by his father, and indeed he saw a trace of softness that he had never seen in his increasingly cloudy eyes.
After finding a reason to convince himself, Zhao Xiangqi stopped thinking about it.
Regardless, this is a good thing.
…
As the geographical and power center of the entire capital, the imperial palace is undoubtedly the most suitable place to serve as an office.
In fact, the cabinet was located within the palace.
King Cheng also used a side hall in the palace as his office after concurrently taking on the role of supervising the country.
At this moment, inside the side hall.
After retreating, King Cheng looked at the news reported and frowned slightly: "Lao Wu just received the imperial edict and couldn't wait to go out?"
The Supervisor handles all government affairs in the country on behalf of the emperor, so even imperial edicts coming from the palace theoretically need to be approved by him first.
In fact, the jade seal that sealed the imperial edict was placed in the side hall where he worked, and he also sealed the seal with his own hands.
At the bottom of the steps, the staff nodded and said, "Your Majesty, this is what the spies monitoring Prince Yu's Mansion said."
"Not only Prince Yu, but also the eighth prince, Prince Qi, is following him."
"Xiaoba?"
A flash of thought flashed in King Cheng's eyes, and he said to himself: "It's not surprising that Xiao Ba has been spending time in Prince Yu's Mansion every day since Lao Wu returned to the capital."
He looked up at his staff and asked again: "In the direction where Lao Wu and Xiao Ba are going, can their goals be seen?"
The staff nodded and said with some uncertainty: "The two princes are going in the direction of the inn. Based on yesterday's assassination, the spies judge that their target should be the Ryukyu mission."
"Ryukyu Mission?"
King Cheng repeated a few words of his staff's words again, and his brows suddenly widened.
"Although it's a little early, but if this is the case, then it'll be fine."
He looked at his staff and said, "You can go down now."
"yes!"
The staff gave King Cheng a strange look, but did not ask any more questions. After bending and saluting, they walked backwards and left.
After Cheng Wang was the only one left in the side hall, he suddenly laughed.
"Lao Wu, you really can't sit still!"
In fact, in addition to distracting the Ryukyu mission and King Yu from each other, he also had another purpose in planning this assassination.
When King Yu realized the purpose behind this assassination, in order to cover up something, he would definitely jump in even if he knew it was a trap.
And the faster he jumps, the more evil he is.
King Cheng raised his head and looked in the direction of the post house. His eyes seemed to pass through the walls of the side hall and the obstacles along the way, and fell on someone in the distance.
"So, what exactly have you been planning during the six months you've been dormant?"