Poor Family

Although Chu Yao had already guessed that Shi Liu was the apprentice of the old man Tianchi, he was a little caught off guard by the public appearance of the old man Tianchi on the day of the wedding.

As soon as the Tianchi old man appeared, Shi Liu could not hide his identity as the eldest prince's master.

He has been secretly supporting the First Prince, no, it should be the Palace of Samsara who supports the system of succession by the eldest son has been supporting the First Prince, and he is just a representative sent by the Palace of Samsara to contact the First Prince.

This matter has always been carried out in secret, but now Shi Liu has become his wife, so in the eyes of outsiders, she can be regarded as a sure-fire man of the eldest prince.

In this way, as the commander of the Supervision Department, his every move will be watched by the prince and other princes.

He is not afraid of the crown prince and the princes, what he is worried about is the prince's opinion and attitude.

Over the years, he has secretly worked for the emperor, and he has some understanding of the emperor. The emperor is very suspicious and cannot allow others to interfere with the imperial power.

When the eldest prince is sick and powerless, the emperor can still have a bit of fatherly heart, but if the eldest prince gets too close to him, the emperor probably won't tolerate it.

Coming out of the palace, Chu Yao went straight back to the palace.

At this time, Shi Fuxin had already returned to Rong'an Yuan from the main courtyard, and was looking at several personnel forms that had been handed in in advance. She was just about to call someone to meet her when Chu Yao came back.

As soon as Chu Yao entered the room, Mother Leng led the maids out with a wink.

"Are you okay?"

Although he was very relieved of Shiliu's combat effectiveness, Chu Yao couldn't help but ask.

He has a deep understanding of how difficult it is for people in the palace to get along with. After all, Shi Liu has just married in. Even if he is smarter, he will definitely feel uncomfortable when he is besieged by others.

Shi Fuxin didn't miss the flash of guilt in Chu Yao's eyes, and this guy had a conscience, knowing that she had been wronged.

"I'm fine."

"Although the old concubine didn't give me a meal, although the concubine mother wanted to set rules for me, and although the slaves in the courtyard were a bit bullying, I carried them through."

After being wronged, even if Chu Yao didn't ask, Shi Fuxin still wanted to talk.

Even if she has the ability to solve it, she must let Chu Yao know what his family has done to her, lest he think how easy it is for her to live in the palace.

After hearing this, Chu Yao pursed his lips. He really didn't expect Shi Fuxin to say it so bluntly. In his opinion, Shi Liu is a stronger person. When he is wronged, he will endure it in order not to lose face. these things.

"I've wronged you."

Shi Fuxin looked at Chu Yao with a smile on her cheeks: "Then you have to treat me better in the future."

This response.

The color of love on the face.

Chu Yao's eyes flickered, and suddenly she didn't dare to look directly at Shi Fuxin's eyes, she quickly looked away, and changed the subject: "The reason why the emperor asked me to enter the palace is to ask about the old man Tianchi and the genius doctor Zhan. Both of them are not in the Zhanfu now."

Shi Fuxin let out an 'oh' and said nothing else.

Chu Yao looked over: "Do you know where they are?"

Shi Fuxin was silent for a while: "Master came to Beijing suddenly and showed up to attend my wedding because he is running out of time."

"What?!"

Chu Yao was startled by these words: "Old Man Tianchi... is he going to die?"

Shi Fuxin looked at him: "Everyone is mortal, and of course my master is no exception."

Chu Yao was silent for a while, then asked again: "Then do you know where they are now?"

Shi Fuxin knew that the whereabouts of the old man Tianchi couldn't be concealed, so she said, "My master wants to be buried in the Zodiac Hall, so my brother should take him there."

Chu Yao was startled by Shi Fuxin's words again: "The Palace of the Zodiac?!" Staring at Shi Liu in a daze, "Who is the old man Tianchi?"

Shi Fuxin nodded: "My master is the descendant of the Long family!"

Chu Yao stood up: "I have to enter the palace again."

Shi Fuxin: "I don't know where the Zodiac Hall is. If you know, please accompany me there. I want to accompany Master."

Chu Yao said 'hmm': "I'll report back to the emperor first."

In the imperial palace, when the emperor knew that the old man Tianchi was about to pass away, he was silent for a long time.

"The Zodiac Hall has not been mentioned for a long time. It seems to be built on the top of Hengshan Mountain in the eastern suburbs of the capital."

The emperor ordered Chu Yao to take people to Hengshan to find someone.

After Chu Yao found the severely damaged stone carvings of the twelve zodiac signs on the top of Hengshan Mountain, news spread that the old man Tianchi was the descendant of the Long family and that the old man Tianchi was about to pass away.

There have been mixed reactions to this.

Great Prince's Mansion.

Zhuge Xun hurried to the main courtyard and found the eldest prince: "Your Highness, the old man Tianchi is your ancestor. If he is really bad, you should also be filial."

The First Prince nodded in agreement: "This is what it should be."

Zhuge Xun said solemnly again: "Your Highness, from now on, you have to make preparations to formally seize the throne."

The eldest prince looked over in confusion: "Sir, what do you mean?"

Zhuge Xun: "The reason why Taizu was able to stand out from the crowd and finally win the throne was because of the assistance of Queen Wende and the heirs of the Long family."

"The heirs of the Long family hold a lot of weight in the hearts of the people of Dachu!"

"The old man Tianchi is the descendant of the Long family, and your Highness, you are his disciple and grandson, which means that you are the person chosen by the Long family's successor to assist. With this relationship, Your Highness can easily win the hearts of the people."

After this reminder, the First Prince understood why Zhuge Xun was so serious.

People's hearts are indeed a good thing, but this will arouse the fear of the father, the prince and others.

"It's really about getting ready."

The previous battles may still be hidden in the dark, but now I'm afraid it will be put on the bright side.

Well, this is also an opportunity for him to get rid of his previous image!

On the other side, none of the crown prince and the other princes were happy, they were all gloomy.

"Why is the boss' luck always so good? Could it be that he is really destined by fate?"

First he was the eldest son, and now he has the support of the heirs of the Long family. He easily won the hearts of the people without doing anything.

As the emperor, there is no one who does not want to live forever. Knowing that the old man in Tianchi is really on Mount Heng, the emperor is going to go there himself.

Before leaving, the eldest prince came to find him.

The emperor knew about the eldest prince's intentions.

The emperor pondered for a while, then called the prince and other princes over, and then took the eldest prince with him to Mount Heng.

At this time, the old man Tianchi was already lying in the coffin in the underground palace of the Zodiac Hall. Although he was still alive, his face was already very old, and he completely lost the fairy demeanor of his childhood.

Knowing what the emperor wanted to ask, the old man Tianchi met him alone.

When Shi Fuxin and others left the underground palace, without the emperor, everyone was much more casual.

But at this moment, no one has the intention to speak.

Shi Fuxin noticed the sizing up of the prince and others, nodded to the cheap apprentice, then walked to the side of the silent Zhan Peng, and accompanied him silently with Zhan Fei.

The crown prince looked at Shi Fuxin, the regret in his eyes could not be concealed, and at the same time, the annoyance towards Chu Yao became more and more intense.

If Chu Yao hadn't come out to snatch him, he would have been supported by the descendants of the Long family.

Chu Yao felt the gloomy gaze of the prince looking over, without any fear, he looked back directly.

The eldest prince was as quiet as ever, and the other princes also looked like they were watching from the sidelines.

Just like that, about half an hour later, the emperor came out from the underground palace. I don't know what the old man Tianchi said to him. The emperor's face was full of disappointment and regret.

The emperor didn't stay for long, and left with the prince and other princes, but the eldest prince stayed behind, guarding the old man Tianchi together with Shi Fuxin, Zhan Fei, Zhan Peng, and Chu Yao in the underground palace.

Three days later, under the watchful eyes of the three apprentices, the old man Tianchi left peacefully.

Zhanfei and Zhanpeng put the coffin lid on the old man Tianchi with his own hands.

"Junior Sister, you and Chu Yao go back to the palace. Xiaopeng and I stay in Hengshan to guard our filial piety for Master."

Shi Fuxin is already married, so it's not good to stay in Hengshan forever, she nodded: "Okay, I will often visit you, senior brother."