I brought five birds to eat and drink with my girlfriends in ancient times

This night is destined to be restless.

The Ninth Prince had just been captured, and it caused a sensation among the three thousand beauties in the harem. Some were gloating, some were terrified, and only the virtuous concubine almost fainted when she heard the news.

When he rushed to the imperial study, he saw his son had been beaten unconscious and fainted on the ground with heartache.

Seeing that Concubine Xian was unconscious, the old emperor calmed down a little. He ordered people to help Concubine Xian up and put her on the small couch. He stroked Concubine Xian's face, which was similar to the one in Zi Yanling. His hand paused for a moment, and then he withdrew his hand.

It wasn't her after all.

"Come here, throw the Ninth Prince into the Sky Prison and retry him the next day, and send the Concubine back to the harem."

After the old emperor finished his instructions, he sat back in the chair in front of the table, looking at the feathers and muttering to himself.

"Where are you? Where did you go? How can I find you? Where should I look for you? You have been with me for more than 20 years. Why did you leave? No, you were stolen. I want to save you... Yes, save you..."

When Concubine Xian woke up on the way, she learned that the Emperor didn't even care about her fainting. Not only did he send her back, he also threw Xiaojiu into the Sky Prison and retried him the next day. Xiaojiu had never suffered such hardships before. He would definitely not be able to bear it. He would die. If Xiaojiu died, she would not be able to live either.

No! She had to find a way to rescue Xiaojiu. Who had the ability to save Xiaojiu? Who was the best friend to Xiaojiu?

That’s right! The prince, only the prince is capable, and the prince is also the best to Xiaojiu.

"Send me to the East Palace. I want to see the Crown Prince."

.........

"Prince, please save Xiaojiu. Only you can save Xiaojiu."

As soon as Concubine Xian saw the Crown Prince, she couldn't control her tears and almost knelt down to beg the Crown Prince.

"My Lady Consort Xian, it's not that I don't want to, but I want to know if Xiaojiu has stolen anything from my father."

"Prince, if Xiaojiu took it, would you not save it? Xiaojiu has always respected you the most in his heart, and you are his most beloved brother. Just assume that Xiaojiu really took it, then will you save it or not?"

"If he really took it, I can only save his life. I really can't do anything else. You also know my father's temper. You know best what position I hold in his heart."

"As long as his life can be saved."

"If you want to save his life, I can, but please tell me one thing, Concubine Xian. If what you tell me is true, I will definitely save Xiaojiu's life."

"You! Okay, go ahead and tell me! I will tell you everything I can tell you."

"Okay, tell me the truth about my mother's drowning. Who was responsible?"

"Prince...I cannot tell you this."

"Is there anything you can't say? Are those things more important than Xiaojiu? You don't want to save Xiaojiu anymore."

"Prince, if I tell you, I won't live long."

"What! Whose arms are so long that they can threaten the most favored Consort Xian?"

"Prince, do you think there is anyone in Nanyue who has the ability to threaten me? Although the emperor no longer appoints a queen, the harem has always been in charge of me, and Concubine Liang is just an assistant."

"You mean... I don't believe it, it's impossible!"

"I know that if Xiaojiu can't survive, I can't survive either. As long as Xiaojiu can survive, I don't want anything else.

You think that I am favored, but it is actually fake. No one in the harem can win his heart. The Queen was the prince's principal wife before he ascended the throne, and she was just a means for him to win her over.

But the queen was sincere to him. Do you think she lost her life just because she gave a warning to the wife of the Marquis of Zhen'an? The Marquis of Zhen'an had been loyal ministers for generations, and their achievements were greater than the master's. Concubine Liang could not win them over, nor did she dare to win them over. She just played a role in helping the emperor go along with the situation.

What the queen shouldn’t move is not only her own heart, but also the person inside that feather.”

"A person in a feather? Are these rumors true? The person my father likes is hidden in a feather? This is too weird, it's impossible!"

"Believe it or not, you can check it out. His personality changed drastically after he brought back that feather from hunting more than 20 years ago. The Queen said that before the hunt, the Emperor treated her with respect, but after he came back from hunting, he never came to their palace again."

"What does this have to do with my mother's death?"

"After he came back from hunting, he tried to find many Taoist masters to release the person in the feather, but none of them succeeded. After he ascended the throne, every emperor had to hold a selection. The people he found through the selection were all similar to the person in the feather.

The queen couldn't stand this cold treatment and thought he was possessed. She tried to burn the feather several times, which angered him, so he killed the queen with the help of Concubine Liang and the Seventh Prince. "

"…So that's how it is. I once suspected it, but I didn't dare to think about it. Concubine Xian, thank you! I will do my best to protect Xiaojiu."

"Okay, I'm sure you can do it."

Looking at the lonely figure of Concubine Xian gradually disappearing into the darkness, tears glistened in Xiao Jin's eyes. He couldn't get angry, as anger would only make him impulsive.

He had to stay calm. Only by staying calm could he keep his mind clear, find out the truth about the feather, and think of a way to save Xiaojiu.

"Come here, ask the staff to come to the study to discuss important matters."

.........

A night passed and the old emperor was completely sleepless. After his anger subsided, he seemed to have aged by ten years. A man under fifty looked like he was in his sixties.

The torture of illness, the accident of the princess and the loss of the feather made him like a dying old man, without any life at all.

"Did Xiao Yunteng confess?"

"Your Majesty, no, he is still in a coma."

"Damn it! Can't you just pour water on him to wake him up and ask him questions?"

"Your Majesty, the prince wishes to see you."

"not see!"

"Your Majesty, the prince said something about feathers."

"Oh? ...Xuan."

"Yes, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is here to see you..."

"Prince, you'd better have some news about the feather, otherwise you're committing the crime of deceiving the emperor!"

The old emperor's bloodshot eyes were a little cloudy, making him look so strange.

So this is his true face! Ferocious and ridiculous, he made such a big joke for an unreal person, and because of this joke, his mother died unjustly.

How pathetic and ridiculous! How hateful! Suppressing the hatred in his heart, Xiao Jin bowed respectfully.

"Replying to Your Majesty, I know a master who is a Taoist priest. He also observed the strange phenomenon in the sky last night and said that the Golden Phoenix has completed its cultivation in seclusion and will soon descend upon South Vietnam."

"Are you serious?" the old emperor asked with a little excitement.

"Seriously!" Xiao Jin answered with his head down, hiding the contempt in his eyes.

"Is the Taoist priest here? Did he come with you?" The old emperor's tone was a little hurried.

"Reporting to the Emperor, the Heavenly Master is waiting outside the Imperial Study."

"Good! Good! Good! Quickly summon the Heavenly Master in."

"Announce... an audience with the Heavenly Master..."