My Lord, the princess doesn't want you anymore.

Cui Hongqi hesitated for a moment, took a deep breath, and had to dismount, step forward, lift the door curtain, and bow to enter the carriage.

The carriage looked normal from the outside, but it was obviously specially made, with iron walls. It was indeed very safe.

"Father, I don't want to hide here. Although I have difficulty moving, I want to risk my life to protect you! Please grant me your permission." He looked calm.

Cui Qimo was not at all panicked. He half closed his eyes, said nothing, and just pressed his hand to let him sit down in peace.

Cui Hongqi secretly raised his eyes and glanced at the king in front of him with gray hair, and countless thoughts ran through his mind.

There were only two people in the carriage. If they fought at this moment, his elderly father would definitely not be his match.

But looking at the calm expression of my father, he must have been prepared and would never put himself in danger. Then how could he succeed so easily?

Moreover, even if the assassination was successful, it would be difficult for him to escape unscathed, and he would also be branded as a regicide and patricide.

So, he dared not do anything.

After he sat down, Cui Qimo opened his eyes, picked up the tea from the small stove beside the small table in front of him, and poured a cup for Cui Hongqi. "Let them do this kind of fighting and killing. You will only cause more trouble if you go."

Cui Hongqi quickly bowed his head and took the teacup with both hands, "Yes, I will listen to you, father."

There was constant fighting outside, but Cui Qimo didn't seem to be worried at all. However, his eyes never left Cui Hongqi. "What are you worried about?"

Cui Hongqi nodded: "Who are the bandits? How many people are there? What is their fighting strength? These are all unknown. How can I not worry about my father's safety?"

Cui Qimo smiled faintly and said something that Cui Hongqi never expected, "I just realized now that your temper is very similar to your mother's. You are too impatient... Alas, after so many years of indulging in painting and calligraphy, you still haven't learned to calm down."

This made Cui Hongqi's pupils shrink suddenly, "I am a dull and stupid person. In terms of cultivation and concentration, I will never be as good as my father in this life."

"That depends on how long this life is left."

Cui Hongqi's body stiffened, and he flipped his hand in his sleeve, revealing a small dagger.

Cui Qimo smiled happily, "Second brother, I remember that it has been many years since I sat down with you and had a good conversation."

But, in this situation, is it the time to have a casual chat and talk about family matters?

Someone is outside and is rebelling against the emperor and trying to kill him!

Cui Hongqi never expected that his father would let him get on the carriage, but fortunately he had already arranged for someone to take charge of everything outside. Thinking of this, he relaxed a little.

The carriage started moving, but the situation outside was unclear, and Cui Hongqi didn't know where the carriage would go.

"It is my great pleasure to be able to talk with you, Father."

Cui Qimo: "Do you know why I imprisoned Lin Cairen in the cold palace?"

Cui Hongqi didn't know why his father's thoughts were so divergent today. You know, on weekdays, whether it was the topic about Concubine De or Concubine Lin, it was a taboo for the king.

Cui Qimo didn't wait for his answer and said, "That's because Concubine Lin knew a secret. I wanted to hear it from her, but she refused to tell me. I tried every possible way, even tortured her, but she still refused to speak... Why do you think that is?"

Cui Hongqi hesitated for a moment: "I guess, maybe it's because she knows that if she tells it, she will die! If she holds on to it, she may still be able to survive."

Cui Qimo nodded: "What a tough woman! Even a man might not be able to endure those tortures."

"Or maybe it's because of my eighth brother. Once a woman has a child, she can endure everything that ordinary people cannot endure for the sake of her child. She wants to live and watch her son grow up. Even if she ends up living a half-human life, she wants to keep this life and see her son more."

When he said this, Cui Hongqi's face looked somewhat desolate, and his teeth ached from biting them.

The scene where Concubine De fell under the merlin and before she died, she stretched out her hand towards him with all her strength, wanting to grab her son and take one more look at him, appeared before his eyes again.

Cui Qimo nodded again, seemingly unaware of his emotions. He just took a sip of tea and suddenly asked, "Do you know what secrets Lin Cairen is hiding?"

Cui Hongqi finally came back to his senses from his thoughts: "...I don't know!"

Cui Qimo put down the teacup and said, "For the sake of the Eighth Prince, I allowed Concubine Lin to leave the cold palace, and I also promised her not to harm her life, but the premise is that she must tell this secret. She didn't want to tell it before because she was fearless. She only cared about the Eighth Prince, but the Eighth Prince is my flesh and blood, and I will never do anything to him. But the Eighth Prince has been poisoned again, and the situation is not good. If I use seeing my son for the last time in exchange, do you think she will tell it or not?"

Cui Hongqi's heart was beating wildly. He didn't know what secrets Lin Cairen held in her hand. He only knew that the Prince of Yan's Mansion had stood together with the Prince of Jing's Mansion, and that Shufei was the only person the Eighth Prince trusted. Oh, and maybe there was also a Prince of Xiaoqin's Mansion. But he was alone!

The hidden weapon in his hand never left his fingertips: "Father's words today are very abnormal, and he repeatedly told me the secret of Lin Cairen. Could this secret be related to me? Could it be my life experience? In that case, I will have no chance of survival. Even if everyone in the world knows that I killed the king and my father, I have to fight to the death!"

"Since it is a secret, it is better for you not to tell me, Your Majesty."

"But this secret..."

Before Cui Qimo could finish his words, the carriage suddenly jolted, as if the wheels had run over a dead body. After a moment it stabilized again, but it never stopped.

Cui Qimo sneered: "Don't worry, this place is very safe. If an assassin breaks in, he will never come back."

"Father has thought it through very carefully." Cui Hongqi's back was already soaked with cold sweat. He thought to himself that it was a good thing that he had not acted rashly before. Even if he had hit the target just now, he would not be sure of escaping from this narrow space unscathed.

He was extremely anxious and didn't know what the situation was like outside.

Why hasn’t Meng Nan attacked yet?

Will there be any changes with Cui Hongjing?

Did Helian Lanfeng abide by the previous agreement? Did he suddenly change his mind and act on his own?

……

While he was thinking, there was another sound of iron hooves outside, like thousands of troops, shaking the tea on the small table.

"Your Majesty!" The incredulous voice of Qian Weimin, the commander of the imperial guards, rang out from outside the carriage, "Your Majesty, it's, it's Helian Lanfeng..."

“Got it.” Cui Qimo’s face remained calm, without any ripples.

Only one word came out of his mouth: "Kill!"

His eyes were deep as he looked at Cui Hongqi in front of him without saying a word.

Cui Hongqi was so nervous that cold sweat broke out on his forehead. He once again grasped the hidden weapon in his hand, but he would not use it unless it was absolutely necessary.

I would definitely not bear the reputation of patricide and regicide if I could avoid it.

He just hoped that his father would get out of the car. As long as his identity was exposed, it would be hard to say at who would kill him.

After his father passed away, it became his home ground.

In his judgment, as long as Prime Minister Mei was in his hands, Prince Jing would not dare to act rashly.

The only person he feared was Prince Xiao. But Prince Xiao's maternal bloodline was there, and the court officials would definitely not support him. Moreover, Prince Xiao was not Xiang Zhong, and he could not mobilize the army without the tiger talisman, and he had the reinforcements of Helian Lanfeng.

Just as he was thinking about it, the carriage suddenly stopped.

Almost at the same time, accompanied by the screams of Zixuan and Qian Weimin outside the car, a figure rushed into the carriage like a whirlwind, and in the afterimage, the cold light of a sharp blade could be vaguely seen.

Nervous, excited, ruthless, alert... Cui Hongqi's mood was extremely complicated, and he felt more excited.

After waiting for so many years, I finally waited for this moment.

He just sat there blankly, as if frightened silly.

However, just as Meng Nan's sword was about to pierce Cui Qimo's throat, a knife suddenly crossed over from the side, and with a slight flick, the sword in Meng Nan's hand flew out of the window.

Cui Hongqi's pupils constricted. With his martial arts skills, he couldn't tell where the knife came from.

In the blink of an eye, Cui Hongqi reacted and stabbed out the dagger from his sleeve, aiming at Meng Nan.

"You bold traitor, prepare to die—"

Meng Nan looked at the bright and handsome face in front of him in disbelief, covered the dagger on his chest with his hand, fell off the carriage, and fell heavily to the ground.

"Is the emperor okay?" The calm voice of Eunuch Li was heard outside the window.

Cui Hongqi was hit hard again. Meng Nan was a well-trained killer with unfathomable martial arts skills. But he never expected that the eunuch who was usually timid and lifeless had martial arts skills so good that he could easily knock down Meng Nan's sword while standing outside the window.

Even if Meng Nan had not been injured before, she might not be his opponent.

No wonder my father is so fearless.

Fortunately, I acted decisively and killed Meng Nan, thus drawing a clear line between myself and the killer.

Thinking of this, he broke out in a cold sweat again. He swallowed hard before daring to look at Cui Qimo.

Cui Qimo looked at him meaningfully and said slowly, "I told you, it's safe here."

……