OBS Chapter 308 Secret Door
Chapter 308 Secret Door
Jiang Xing's expression suddenly became extremely solemn. "You said earlier that you would re-inspect this East Palace to prevent the assassin from still being inside and endangering the safety of the king and the princess."
"But what is this place? This is the Crown Prince's Eastern Palace! You can worry about my safety, but you haven't considered that the Crown Prince is being kept safely in there. Is my safety more important than the Crown Prince's? Or, in your hearts, the Crown Prince's safety is not important at all?!"
The guard was speechless after being rebuked by Jiang Xing.
I didn't expect that just by saying something instructed by my superiors, the prince could find fault with me.
Therefore, he quickly begged for mercy, "Your Highness, my words were inappropriate, but I didn't mean that. Please understand!"
Jiang Xing glanced at the other imperial guards who had been glancing at him intermittently since the dispute began, and asked, "Are you all his subordinates?"
At such a sensitive moment, he was assigned to stand guard at the door.
Moreover, he had the courage to be the first to stop him at Wenhua Gate. Even if such a person is not a leader, he must be Pei Fan's confidant and must have certain power in his hands.
Sure enough, after hearing Jiang Xing's words, the two rows of imperial guards at the door all looked at each other, and then lowered their heads.
"Your superior is disrespectful to this king and disloyal to the crown prince. You are his subordinates, and presumably share his sympathies. Now, I order you to receive twenty military sticks each!"
what? !
All the guards at the door were stunned.
The guard on duty at the door was even more aggrieved.
It was clearly said according to the instructions of the superiors. If he didn't say it, he would offend his superiors. But if he said it, how could he become a disloyal prince?
But he was just a small leader after all. He was put under such a big hat and could be killed at any time. After thinking about it, he decided that a military stick was more acceptable.
There is a long corridor from Wenhua Gate to Wenhua Hall, with imperial guards standing on both sides.
Jiang Xing shouted cynically, "People inside, come and execute these two columns at the door!"
When the imperial guards of Wenhua Palace heard this, their hearts were pounding.
This is different from what the commander instructed!
He hesitated for a long time, but thought that he was a prince after all, and if he disobeyed him directly, he would be the one who suffered. Therefore, after being stunned for a while, the new imperial guards of Wenhua Palace came out reluctantly.
Amidst the repeated cries of "unjust" and the sound of military sticks from the two rows of imperial guards, and the anxious gazes as Jiang Xing and the other two entered like that, Jiang Xing and Lu Xuan swaggered towards the Wenhua Palace.
Lu Xuan couldn't help but laugh, "When it comes to talking, who can beat the prince?"
"I accept this as Ah Xuan's compliment. Don't you think that using this method to completely eliminate all the imperial guards ahead is the most time-saving and labor-saving method?"
Lu Xuan smiled until her face flushed. "You are indeed a clever prince, Prince Jin. But if Commander Pei and the Emperor find out later, I'm afraid they will be furious!"
Seeing her so happy, Jiang Xing couldn't help but curl his eyes. "Didn't they arrange those densely packed imperial guards to stop me together? If I punish them one by one, when will it end? Although innocent people have been implicated this time, I can only apologize to them in my heart."
In the Wenhua Palace, upon hearing the voices of Lu Xuan and Jiang Xing, Qing Yuan and Qing Dai immediately came out to pay their respects.
"Your Majesty, Princess!"
Jiang Xing nodded lightly, "Where's the prince?"
Qing Yuan glanced behind her, and Jiang Xing and the others understood and hurried towards the bed.
"Uncle, Axuan!"
When the prince heard the two voices, he immediately put on his clothes and stood up.
So he walked out of the tent directly at this moment.
Seeing Lu Xuan and Jiang Xing, he recalled what he hadn't had the chance to say yesterday. Worried about another unexpected incident, he immediately said, "Uncle, today I have..."
However, before he could finish his words, he was immediately interrupted by Jiang Xing, "To make a long story short, time is precious today, and Ah Xuan is here to resolve an important matter."
Lu Xuan checked to see if the prince was alright, then he immediately spoke, "Yesterday was an emergency, and there were too many unexpected events, so there are still many things to be resolved, so I had to come back."
She looked at the bolted door behind the bed, her brows slightly furrowed. "Now that Your Highness's consciousness has recovered, I will no longer be shy. Your Highness, have you felt anything unusual while living in this bedroom these days?"
"What's strange?" The prince became curious when asked this and couldn't help but think about it carefully.
"What kind of abnormality is Ah Xuan talking about? I have been living in this East Palace since my father ascended the throne, but I have never felt anything."
Lu Xuan held his chin in his hand and thought for a moment. "For example, in this bedroom, have you heard any strange noises? Or seen any strange things? Furthermore, is there anything that you find bizarre?"
The prince looked at her carefully, his expression showing some hesitation. "Ah Xuan, you're giving me goose bumps when you say that."
As he spoke, he rubbed his arm against the back of his hand.
"Have you discovered something? If you have anything to say, please speak directly. I can accept it."
She glanced at Jiang Xing, and seeing that he didn't object, she said, "Yesterday I was able to cure your spiritual delusion. Your Highness should have known that I am a person who is proficient in the mystical arts."
She glanced at the golden crown the Crown Prince wore today. "Your Highness has always been called idiot. Actually, it's not because you were poisoned or anything else, but because your amulet was soaked in corpse water, and a wisp of the dead creature's soul has been absorbed into it. That soul has been eroding your consciousness day by day, which is why you have become like that."
"Yesterday, in addition to noticing the black energy surrounding His Highness, I also saw a very strong black evil energy emanating from the area near the door of your bedroom. Even outside the East Palace, I could see the gloomy energy above your palace."
"Is this really true?!" The prince was shocked by what Lu Xuan said.
His eyes immediately swept towards the door, carefully searching for memories of that place.
After a while, as if to confirm that the information in his memory was correct, he spoke softly, "Actually, this door also existed in my childhood memories. It's just that after hearing you talk about it, I remembered that back then, the door seemed impossible to open like it is now."
"Now, this door opens to the corridor behind the hall. But when I was little, I was naughty and was chased and beaten by my mother. I remember hiding behind the rockery under the corridor and secretly watching what was going on inside the hall. At that time, I even thought, if only my eyes could see clairvoyance, so that I could see whether my mother had chased me out."
He pointed to the closed door behind the tent and said, "So, in my memory, there isn't really a door in this wall. It's just that there's a door like this in this location."
Hearing this, Jiang Xing's eyes darkened. "You mean, the door I saw when I was a child was just a decoration, not a door that can actually be opened like it is now?"
The prince thought for a moment, "I remember that time, my mother ran from the side hall to the back to find me. If there was a door that could actually be opened at that time, why didn't she come out directly from this door to catch me?"