After Mo Yan's ship was burned, he walked towards Zheng State. He encountered two attacks on the way and he easily dealt with them.

Seeing the poverty of the common people along the way, he felt mixed emotions. As a prince who had not been down the mountain for more than ten years, he had no idea that the people were living such a difficult life.

No wonder the master ordered me to go down the mountain, to let myself see, hear, think and feel, and act according to my heart.

He secretly made up his mind to return and work hard to benefit the people of Zheng and lead them to live a good life.

On the way, I heard from Gu Qi that in the past two or three years, my father had been bewitched by the elixir of the imperial teacher and had become insane. He didn't care about the important affairs of the court and had no idea of ​​the suffering of the people.

The crown prince was regent, cruel and ruthless. He killed loyal ministers, abandoned talented people, and supported treacherous ministers.

There is a great sorrow in the court, with treacherous officials in power, and many officials dare not speak out.

Today we arrived at Puyang County, which is still seven or eight days' journey from Xinzheng, the capital of Zheng State.

"Gu Qi, you lead everyone to take the official road to attract the prince's attention. You must buy time for me. I can go back quietly to avoid the prince's eyes and do things more conveniently."

"I will obey my orders."

Shaoze took Mo Yan and traveled day and night along the Puyang trail, arriving at the gate of Xinzheng city at 3 p.m. on the fifth day.

He stared at the city gate for a long time, unable to recover from his shock. The days when he was bullied in the palace were still vivid in his mind, and anyone could step on him.

Being bullied by many princes and princesses was a common occurrence, and the food and supplies she had were the worst in the palace.

My grandfather, Hong Zhiyuan, was a sixth-rank tutor in the Cabinet. He was not even qualified to attend court, let alone protect his grandson.

If my grandfather had not done a favor to the master and asked the master to accept him as a disciple, the master would definitely not have accepted me as a disciple.

The master said in front of the emperor that he had suffered many misfortunes since the age of ten and before the age of twenty, and that if he continued to live in the palace, he would die sooner or later.

The master also promised the emperor that he would educate him and return to the palace when he was needed.

If I had not been accepted as an apprentice by my master and brought out of the palace, I might not have lived to this day.

My master took me, who was six years old, away from the palace and traveled around, and later we settled down in Penglai Poison Doctor Valley.

So many years have passed, and now I am back in Xinzheng with many feelings.

"Come in, Second Young Master! I will take you to see the Princess and her husband Shao Yiming. The Emperor and the Princess have been looking forward to your return."

"it is good."

The inspection at the city gate is very strict. This must be the prince's order to prevent Mo Yan from returning to the palace.

He was only one step away from the throne and would never allow anyone to ruin his bright future.

"Shao Ze, where is the weakest part of the city wall?"

"Does the Second Prince want to climb over the city wall?"

"Um…"

He looked at Mo Yan worriedly and said cautiously, "Second Prince, the wall is too high. I can't climb over it."

"I can climb over there. I'll take you there after dark."

"Yes."

They waited until dark and quietly came to the city wall.

"Second Prince, this place is remote, let's pass through here."

Mo Yan took Shaoze's hand, jumped down with Qing Kung Fu and landed steadily.

Shao Ze looked at Mo Yan excitedly, "The Second Prince's Qinggong is really amazing. He climbed over such a high wall without any effort."

"This wall is easy for us brothers and sisters."

The street was pitch black at this time. They came to the princess's back door. Shaoze made sure that no one was following them before he dared to knock on the door.

Soon someone opened the door and brought them to the princess' main courtyard. The eldest princess had received news of their return to the city a long time ago, but she was very worried because they had not entered the palace yet.

"Royal brother, I greet the eldest princess and the prince consort."

The eldest princess looked at her younger brother, who was elegant, handsome and dignified.

Having lost his mother since childhood, he was like an invisible man in the palace. No one cared about his life or death, and he was often bullied by the princes.

He was taken away by a Taoist master when he was a few years old and has never returned to the palace in more than ten years. If my father had not ordered me to go find him secretly when he was conscious, I would have forgotten that I had a younger brother who was wandering outside.

"My sister finally lived up to my father's trust and brought you back to Xinzheng safely."

"Thank you for your concern, Princess."

"I haven't seen my brother for more than ten years. You have changed a lot."

"I have been out of the palace for sixteen years and have not returned yet. There must have been changes in such a long time. The eldest princess has already married and is now a wife and a mother."

"Yes! In a flash, you and I are both adults. When my father was awake, he always talked about you coming back, and ordered my sister to quietly take you back to the court to take charge of the situation."

"How is your father's health?"

"Ever since the Crown Prince knew that I sent someone to bring you back, he has not allowed me to see the Emperor. Only the Empress and Concubine Li can take care of the Emperor."

"Even my mother and other concubines had to get permission from the Queen to serve her. Otherwise, they couldn't even see my father."

"The Crown Prince just wants to isolate Father so that he can take action against him."

"Now half of the ministers in the court follow his lead, and my uncle has 100,000 soldiers and horses guarding Qiongzhou in the South China Sea."

"The Crown Princess's father is the Left Prime Minister Geng Zhong. The Left Princess's father is the Minister of Revenue Fan Lin. The Right Princess's father is the Minister of Justice Liang Zhen."

"Many of the concubines in the palace are from families of ministers in the court. They are certain that the prince will become the future king of Zheng State, and they are trying their best to send their daughters to the prince's palace."

"Fifth Prince Mo Qing is headed by the Crown Prince, so he is very arrogant and doesn't take anyone seriously. If it weren't for the Imperial Guards and my father's secret guards guarding the bedroom, he might have killed the king and his father long ago."

"No wonder he has such a heavy burden. He has so many ministers in the court supporting him, so he feels that he has a sure win."

"Who can be trusted in the palace?"

"The chief eunuch Chen Ling, the commander of the imperial guards Shen Xiao, and the commander of the secret guards Han Li."

"What do you want?"

"I plan to go to the palace at midnight to check on my father's health. I have been learning poison from my uncle since I was a child, and medicine and poison are inseparable."

"While the Crown Prince still doesn't know that I've returned to Xinzheng, I'll quickly find out the situation in the palace, and then find a way to save my father and deal with the Crown Prince."

"Then you should be more careful. The hope of our Zheng country rests on you."

The eldest princess took out her token and placed it in Mo Yan's hand.

"You can enter the palace with my token, and you will be fine even if they find you."

"I see."

"You will be staying in the Imperial Sister's house for the time being. Don't go out during the day. There are the Crown Prince's men at the door of my house watching my every move."

"If you go out and are discovered by them, the prince will definitely guess that you are back, and that will be inconvenient for you to act."

"it is good."

"Shao Ze, you will be the Second Prince's personal bodyguard from now on. You must protect him well."

"I obey my orders."

"Take the Second Prince back to his room to rest."

"Yes."

"Princess, Prince Consort, my brother will go back to his room first."

"go to bed early."

Prince Consort Shao Yiming watched Mo Yan leave and said, "Second Prince, you must be very skilled in martial arts, otherwise you wouldn't dare to sneak into the palace."

"He has been accepted as a disciple by a great master since he was young, so he must have some skills."

"I hope he can defeat the crown prince and become the next king of Zheng. I, the eldest princess, will not disappoint my father's expectations."

"Most definitely."

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