Me and my fantasy world

Chapter 143 The Royal Family’s “Curse”

"Come on, come on, don't be so formal. It's not the morning court now. Let's go and reminisce about the past."

"No, there are also Alice and Leo!"

"Hmm? Oh, take it with you then."

"Ah? Go, go to the harem? Is that appropriate?!"

……

Outside the palace, in the teahouse.

A middle-aged man, wearing a red robe with black dragon patterns embroidered on it, glanced sharply at the window, and just as he was about to raise the teacup to his lips, he put it down angrily.

"Could this boy be Xueyan?" the middle-aged man said to himself.

A guard beside him seemed to have heard the middle-aged man's question. He looked out the window along the man's line of sight, then pretended to be cool and waved the blade in his hand, splashing the blood on the blade to the corner of the wall, put the blade back into the scabbard, and knelt down in the direction of the middle-aged man.

"That's right, sir." The guard answered affirmatively.

"Is that so..." the middle-aged man said, smiling contemptuously, "After all, he is still a child, and his behavior is not even as calm as our eldest prince."

"Hmm? The lord is..." The guard was confused for a moment.

The middle-aged man quickly drank the tea in his hand, then stood up suddenly, looked at the guard beside him and said: "Tell the people in the imperial kitchen to withdraw first, and change the poison of "D" to "B". I have always underestimated him. I have to be ruthless."

"Yes, sir." The guard responded respectfully.

The middle-aged man reluctantly looked back at the two princes and Lingyi in front of the palace below the teahouse, and walked into the palace arm in arm. He shook his head regretfully: "Ah, it's all my fault for being too soft-hearted, Zheng'er, don't blame me as your uncle."

After saying that, the middle-aged man waved his sleeves and walked away briskly. In the teahouse, besides the middle-aged man, there were also unnamed guards and countless fallen corpses.

"Deal with it cleanly and don't leave any clues."

"Yes!"

"Also send someone to keep an eye on the Crown Prince and report to me if there is any movement."

"But... Sir, if they enter the harem, we..."

"That's fine. You can't do anything even if you go in. Before you enter the harem, keep an eye on what they say and do, especially our eldest prince. Do you understand?"

"Yes."

……

"No, I really don't need it."

"Oh, don't be polite, don't be polite. Why do you and I, brothers, still care about these things?"

"No, you are the eldest prince, the crown prince, and you are brothers with the second prince. What does it have to do with me?"

"Hey, Brother Xue, you are wrong. We have been through life and death together, so we are still brothers, right?"

"No, the harem, is it really possible for an outsider like me to enter?"

"Hey, don't be so rigid. It's okay. I'll take care of anything that happens."

"what?"

Lingyi was almost pushed in by the eldest prince and the second prince. Along the way, Lingyi kept persuading and shirking, but he still couldn't resist the "enthusiasm" of the two princes.

"Oh, yes, and Alice and Leo, I still need to look for them." Lingyi quickly changed the subject and wanted to "escape".

But the wise and resourceful eldest prince had already arranged everything: "It's okay, it's okay, I've arranged everything. The palace is so big, the last thing we need is rooms. I've also made arrangements for every volunteer soldier that my second brother brought, and of course, for Brother Xue's friends."

"Ah? It's not this..." Lingyi was about to say something when the eldest prince's eyes suddenly became sharp, catching Lingyi off guard.

There was even a moment when Lingyi felt a hint of murderous intent, but this murderous intent was very strange. It didn't seem to be life-threatening, but it was still like a hook, hooking people's hearts. He always felt the illusion of "a gentleman's revenge is never too late" and "sleeping on straw and tasting gall".

The eldest prince suddenly whispered in my ear, "Come in with us quickly. You should know what happened in Andressa before you came here. There are too many people outside, so hurry up."

After hearing this, Lingyi stopped refusing and allowed the eldest prince and the second prince to drag him all the way to the harem.

Thinking back to what the eldest prince just said, he came to the capital Andressa because His Majesty the Emperor fell ill and needed to go to the holy land to find treasures. Although the emperor was ill, he was not dead, and he must still be recuperating in the palace. Therefore, the harem and the bedroom in the palace were the only places where the emperor could rest and recuperate.

Then he thought about what happened just now outside the palace gate. Those guards did not even wait for the eldest prince's order, but attacked the second prince's men on their own initiative. It was obvious that there had been some palace fighting within the royal family.

But who wants to kill the eldest prince? The second prince is kindhearted, has no desire for power, and is obsessed with martial arts; the third prince, Fia, is ill and may die young. Isn't it said that the emperor only has these three children this time? Who else wants to kill the eldest prince and seize power?

No, the emperor's illness is full of doubts. Even the person who seized power dared to touch the current emperor. Who in the royal family has the courage to do that?

Or was it just a case of collusion and rebellion?

Lingyi lowered his head in thought, then looked up at the eldest prince's vigilant expression. Although there was uneasiness in his eyes, there was an indomitable will. Perhaps the eldest prince could answer Lingyi's doubts.

After walking for a long time, nothing unusual happened along the way. The palace maids and eunuchs came one after another to pay their respects to the two princes. This was normal. After passing through an archway, they arrived at a small bridge. Under the bridge was a crystal clear river covered with three or two lotus flowers. There were also many koi in the river, wagging their tails in a rush.

It seems that this arch serves as a boundary. The palace outside the arch is solemn and serious, while the inside of the arch is quiet and leisurely. It seems that just walking on this small bridge and smelling the fragrance of flowers can put aside the worries of the day.

After walking across a small bridge and passing through two or three flower fields, we arrived at a pavilion. The people coming and going here were all palace maids. Even eunuchs were rarely seen. The only ones you could see were occasionally doing heavy work such as moving firewood or carrying buckets of water.

"There should be no problem coming here." The eldest prince seemed to be relieved. There was no uneasiness in his eyes anymore. Instead, he felt countless fatigue. His eyelids were about to cover his eyeballs, but he was still holding on tightly.

"Is that so..." Lingyi was stunned by the contrast between the eldest prince's before and after, and responded to the eldest prince habitually.

"What were you two whispering about on the road just now?" the second prince asked puzzledly.

"It's nothing. Third sister misses you. You go find her. We'll wait for you here. She should still be in the old place." The eldest prince smiled and sat down in the pavilion tiredly.

"Okay, I'll go and take a look. Brother Xue, you should take a rest too. You have worked really hard during this period of time." The second prince said this and ran away like a rabbit.

"Um, is that so..." Lingyi looked at the somewhat excited Second Prince, and then looked at himself as an outsider. He felt a little guilty for staying in the same place with the ruler of a country so leisurely.

"Hmm? What's wrong, Brother Xue? Please sit down." Seeing Lingyi standing there in a daze, the eldest prince hurriedly asked Lingyi to sit down.

"Uh, no, no, that's all. If the eldest prince has something to say, just tell me." Lingyi responded respectfully.

"Hey, don't be so rigid. I've already said that I'm not in the court now. You and I are brothers. Just call me by my name, "A Zheng." The eldest prince smiled, but his smile still couldn't hide his strong sense of fatigue.

"A Zheng?" Ling Yi asked doubtfully, "Come to think of it, I don't seem to know the name of the second prince's eldest prince."

"Ah? This kid is so impatient, why doesn't he even introduce himself?" The eldest prince patted his knees in disappointment.

A non-existent bead of sweat ran across Lingyi's forehead. He thought about how the eldest prince, who had just finished a battle outside the palace gate and hurriedly dragged him in, seemed to have never introduced him: "Aren't we one family? Shouldn't we enter the same door..." Lingyi complained softly.

"My name is Fei Zheng, Fei Zheng Andesa, and my second brother is Fei Wu Andesa. If there is a chance, you can call us princes in the court. In private, we prefer you to call us "A Zheng" or "A Wu." The eldest prince said with a smile.

"Well, there must be no such opportunity." Lingyi's mouth twitched slightly. In the court? There is still a chance? Could it be that the eldest prince has extended an olive branch so soon?

"Then just call us "A Zheng" and "A Wu." The eldest prince lay on the armchair with a look of relief.

"This, this is so inappropriate." Lingyi wanted to refuse, but the eldest prince immediately stretched out his index finger and shook it.

"Hey, Brother Xue, in personal terms, I treat you as a brother but you treat me as a benefactor. You give me the illusion that you are trying to get close to me; but in public terms, I am the prince. So? Do you dare to disobey the prince's words?" The eldest prince said with a cunning smile.

"You guy..." Lingyi couldn't help but complain.

"Aha, that's the attitude. You don't have to be so restrained in private. Come, come, sit down." When the eldest prince heard Lingyi call him that, he was not angry but happy. He pulled Lingyi's hand and sat next to him.

Lingyi didn't bother to be polite with him. He let the eldest prince drag him to sit beside him, but he still sighed uneasily.

"Stop sighing. Do you have a lot of doubts?" The eldest prince's words suddenly touched Lingyi's nerves, making Lingyi immediately perked up.

"Grand Prince..." Lingyi was about to say, but seeing the Grand Prince's eyes that looked like a knife, he immediately changed his words and said, "A-A Zheng, A Zheng, what do you think?"

The eldest prince's expression immediately calmed down. He stood up and looked at the flower tree not far away. He greedily inhaled the fragrance of the flower and said with emotion: "Brother Xue, what do you think of this osmanthus tree?"

"Is this osmanthus..." Lingyi looked at the tree in confusion and complained. The flowers blooming from that tree had nothing to do with osmanthus. The whole flower was bright red, with five or six petals, and looked to be the size of an adult's palm.

The eldest prince shuddered suddenly, turned around and hurriedly said, "This, this... this is a metaphor, don't you understand this? If I say it is osmanthus, it is osmanthus."

"Ah? This... okay." Lingyi smiled helplessly.

"Chonglaiang, ahem." The eldest prince cleared his throat and said, "Brother Xue, what do you think of this peach tree?"

“This isn’t peach blossom either…”

"You're so annoying!"

……

The second prince followed the stone road and came to a unique building. This building was completely different from all the other buildings. The other buildings were in ancient Chinese style, but this house was more like an ancient Western castle.

The second prince looked up at the sky and said to himself, "At this time, she should be in the garden. This little girl has loved taking care of flowers since she was a child. She wants to take care of all the flowers in the harem."

The second prince smiled and walked into the castle in small steps, fearing that the noise of his footsteps would disturb someone.

A garden came into view as they walked through the gate, but the second prince stood at the door with his eyes wide open.

The Second Prince had no intention of caring about the flower garden around him. His eyes were fixed on a young girl in the center of the flower garden. The girl was wearing a simple snow-white dress, but she was lying in the middle of the flower garden.

Her body was trembling slightly, her hands were still frantically reaching out, and not far away was a fallen shower head. Her originally black long hair had turned the same snow-white color as Lingyi's after just a few days of not seeing her.

"Fia!"

……

"Just say whatever the eldest prince wants to say. There's no need to beat around the bush." ​​Lingyi said seriously, looking at the eldest prince sharply.