Dressed as the prince's substitute? I took the throne

"My son, please see your father!"

Zhou Chuxuan faced Emperor Wu with a silly smile on his face.

"Let me ask you, where did you buy the warhorse?"

"Your Highness... Your Highness doesn't remember anything, I just remember that my second brother asked me to go..."

"I……"

The second prince, who was curled up in a ball in the distance, was in tears. He shouldn't have said anything more to this stupid sixth brother.

Looking at Zhou Chuxuan's behavior and silly look, Emperor Wu sighed.

What kind of rebellion is this stupid look?

It must be that the second brother was plotted against by someone.

"That's it!"

Emperor Wu glared at the cowering Second Prince and pointed at the warhorses, saying to Zhou Chuxuan, "Sixth Brother, since you handled the Northern Desert envoys today and brought honor to our Wu Dynasty, I will reward you with these warhorses. How do you do that?"

"My dear father, I thank you!"

Zhou Chuxuan shook his body and performed a crooked salute to Emperor Wu.

"Okay, go back!"

Emperor Wu waved his hand.

Zhou Chuxuan then got on his warhorse and slowly left. As he was leaving, he turned around and gave the second prince a foolish smile.

"Thank you, second brother!"

"Cough cough!"

The Second Prince was almost so angry at the words "thank you, second brother" that he vomited blood, but with Emperor Wu in front of him, he couldn't get angry.

Zhou Chuxuan returned to the East Palace and handed the warhorse to the guards.

"Look carefully, this is a gift from my father!"

"Yes, Your Highness!"

The guard was a subordinate of the real prince. He already knew what happened in the second prince's mansion. He looked at Zhou Chuxuan with complicated eyes.

After returning to the room, Zhou Chuxuan found that Xu Hanyan was in a strange state.

She sat at the table, staring at the bronze mirror, her hands clenched into fists, biting her lips, and seemed very conflicted.

"problem occurs?"

Zhou Chuxuan walked gently to Xu Hanyan and sat down, asking in a low voice.

Xu Hanyan remained silent, only her eyelashes moved slightly.

"Did he do it?"

"Or, have his men noticed something?"

Zhou Chuxuan seemed to have anticipated this and took Xu Hanyan's hand and rubbed it gently.

"you……"

Xu Hanyan felt as if she had received an electric shock. She quickly pulled her hand away from Zhou Chuxuan's, her eyes filled with a complicated expression. "How did you know?"

"Haha, if it were something else, the Crown Princess wouldn't be so troubled!" Zhou Chuxuan smiled slightly: "Tell me about it, so we can think of a countermeasure together!"

Xu Hanyan hesitated for a while, and finally said: "Erhu knew about your performance in the Taiji Hall and asked me to poison you!"

As he spoke, Xu Hanyan took out a packet of medicine powder.

"If you don't drink, there's something wrong with you and Erhu will kill you immediately!"

"Won't I die if I drink it?"

Zhou Chuxuan rolled his eyes.

The two tigers were the commanders of the guards of the real prince's Eastern Palace. In their early years, they were impressed by the real prince's wisdom and tactics and were willing to serve him.

The last time the original body escaped, he was caught by Erhu.

"So, there is no solution to this game!"

Xu Hanyan said in a low voice: "I have said long ago that you are no match for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. You can't even deal with one of his men!"

"Haha, how do you know I can't handle it?"

Zhou Chuxuan sneered.

"You don't have to exist!"

A hint of coldness flashed in Xu Hanyan's eyes: "Erhu has a disguise technique. Although it can't be perfect, the general appearance is still fine!"

"Once Erhu finds out there's something wrong with you, he'll ruthlessly get rid of you and find someone else to replace you!"

"If this happens, won't more news leak out?"

Zhou Chuxuan smiled slightly: "Erhu is not a fool. He will never do that unless it is absolutely necessary!"

"Are you so sure?"

Xu Hanyan even admired Zhou Chuxuan a little. He could remain calm and confident even in such a desperate situation. If he were in another place, he might really be able to achieve something great.

But unfortunately, his opponent is His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, the man who is enough to give her nightmares.

This is an almost unsolvable deadlock.

She was thinking about whether to continue going with him.

"So, he's just suspicious now, not sure?"

Zhou Chuxuan raised his head slightly, already having a plan in mind.

"Correct!"

"That's easy!"

Zhou Chuxuan smiled: "Just poison me!"

"But he'll definitely be watching from the side, even watching from the dark to see if you'll drink it!" Xu Hanyan frowned slightly, "If you don't drink it, it will definitely confirm his suspicions!"

"Why don't you drink?"

"what?"

Xu Hanyan thought she had misheard.

Zhou Chuxuan repeated, "I mean, why don't you drink?"

"But the tea..."

"Shh!"

Zhou Chuxuan made a silencing gesture: "Now, don't ask anything, don't say anything! Just do whatever Erhu tells you to do! Don't overthink it, or you'll reveal your flaws!"

"You think you're still His Royal Highness's man, and you're just trying to test me!"

"What on earth are you going to do?"

Xu Hanyan couldn't help but ask.

"The chess game has just begun, how can it be revealed at this time?"

Zhou Chuxuan smiled and said, "Don't worry, you'll understand once the dust settles. The results will be revealed tonight!"

"By the way, go get me a shovel!"

"What do you want that for?"

Xu Hanyan was puzzled.

"Isn't it normal for fools to get into mud?"

Zhou Chuxuan did not explain and turned to walk into the inner room. He knew that there was a secret room of Xu Hanyan here. The real prince knew about it, but the others did not.

"Guard the door for me, don't let anyone find out!"

Before entering, Zhou Chuxuan gave special instructions.

"You...how did you know..."

Xu Han gritted his teeth in anger. This was clearly a secret room prepared for him, so when did he discover it?

Zhou Chuxuan didn't answer again, but just pushed the door open and walked in.

Having played escape rooms many times in his previous life, how could he not see the little tricks here?

Zhou Chuxuan walked into the secret room and looked around.

This secret room is really not small, about five meters in radius, with two rows of weapon racks on the left and right, on which are placed swords, spears, swords, halberds and other weapons.

"This woman actually has some tricks up her sleeve!"

Zhou Chuxuan picked up the sword and weighed it. It was not very heavy, but sharp enough. It must have been tailor-made for him by Xu Hanyan.

There were quite a few packages in the corner. When I opened one of them, I saw thick stacks of silver bills inside.

"Have you even prepared the funds for your escape?"

Zhou Chuxuan smiled and put the banknote back where it belonged.

In a box in another corner, Zhou Chuxuan made an important discovery.

A box full of gunpowder!

I don’t know what Xu Hanyan hid these things for, but it was convenient for Zhou Chuxuan, as he could use them to make muskets.

Zhou Chuxuan narrowed his eyes and had an idea in mind. In the Wu Dynasty, the only use of gunpowder in the army was to load it onto catapults, ignite it, and then throw it into the city.

What is needed is flammability, not explosiveness.

"These people have probably never seen the true power of gunpowder!"