CH 13

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The banquet in the front yard hasn’t ended yet. After the crown prince disappeared for some time. When he came back with the little dumpling, they were all surprised to find that his highness’s attitude seems to have changed significantly compared to before leaving.

Before, he always looked cold, just like sitting above the clouds. His whole body was full of alienation, making people not dare to approach easily.

Yet not long after, clearly it was the same cold face, but the curl of his lips slightly softened, instantly making people feel close to him from the bottom of their hearts.

This wonderful feeling almost made them think it was an illusion.

However, it turns out that this is not an illusion.

——The prince’s attitude was not only really friendly, but even specially pulled out the sixth prince and introduced him to everyone.

This is the first time that his highness the sixth prince, who lives in the deep palace, appeared in front of everyone.

Everyone was stunned.

It turned out that the reason why his highness changed his cold attitude was to take the initiative to introduce the sixth prince. The brotherhood is respectful, the brotherhood is deep, and brotherhood is dead… Wait, there’s something strange mixed in.

Understanding the crown prince’s meaning, everyone here naturally played along. With skilled rainbow fart skills, whoosh whoosh blew this little cutie dumpling into the sky, until he felt like the number one cutie in the world. Even his fleshy chin showed the extraordinary might of heaven, and his round eyes showed wisdom.

Qi Yu held his head high and his glorious pride reignited. The double critical blow he had just suffered from Su Xu’er and his royal brother healed quickly under the active praises of the crowd. The smile on his face became more and more elated.

Yuan Buwei sat on the side silently, just sipping the wine in the cup lightly, and looked at Qi Yu’s direction from time to time.

In the eyes of many people, he is a good brother with a cold face and warm heart and caring for his little brother.

Of course, Qi Yu also felt his occasional gaze. He couldn’t help smiling brightly at the imperial brother, revealing his snow-white teeth. All the previous grievances and depression were forgotten.

… While the Imperial brother is ruthless, fierce and cold. He still shows great consideration for him :). He really wants to pull that wild girl over to have a look. Do you still want to rob the imperial brother with him? Humph, you can’t measure your own capabilities!

With the pride of the winner, Qi Yu’s face with baby fat laughed widely.

Faced with such a (foolish) real (stupid) protagonist, system 999 is a little impatient:

[Host, are you really heartless? See how much the protagonist depends on you, trusts you and likes you. How can you use him as a human camp detector to identify the characters in the protagonist camp? Where’s your conscience?]

“Isn’t it natural for the villain to take advantage of the protagonist?” He asked in a reasonable tone, not moved. “The villain has no conscience.”

If the villains have conscience, morality, gentleness, kindness and understanding, wouldn’t they rob the protagonist’s scenes? Won’t all the protagonists become unemployed?

He can’t be so excessive.

Therefore, let Qi Yu continue to maintain his kindness and innocence. As for the weight of conscience, he should bear it :).

With these idals, Yuan Buwei was moved by himself.

System 999: [? ? ?]

Whenever I type a series of question marks, it’s not a problem with me, but with you.

Whenever I think the host is already a dog, I always find that the host can act even more like a dog.

[This system is a villain whitewashing system, not a villain playing system…] System 999 is weak.

“Yes, how can I wash white without becoming a villain first?”

System 999 is speechless. It chooses to actively shield the host and retract into the small black house by itself.

Qi Yu was still ignorant. He should have been supported by his superior teammates in the original plot. At this time, each of them had been recorded into a small book by his beloved imperial brother.

——The little round dumplings’ emotional changes are too easy to understand. Even without asking him, Yuan Buwei can see who he has more of a natural affinity for.

Moreover, it is not that he completely depends on Qi Yu to distinguish between the enemy and his own camp. This little dumpling’s camp identification is just another screening.

Some time ago, when he was basking in the sun, those dark guards were not idle. They investigated important courtiers one by one according to Yuan Buwei’s order. Now the information obtained from the investigation is  in his study.

Because the time is too short, they have not investigated the confidential information. However listed are their past actions in great detail.

Many people may not see any patterns on the surface, but in combination with their words, deeds and every move in recent years. Yuan Buwei has always been good at guessing people’s hearts. And he can discover people’s true intentions from the gathered information.

Whether they are a pure and upright minister who is dedicated to the public, a greedy minister who forms factions. Or a fool loyal to the emperor, who has long been developed into a complete confidant by the Emperor

This is the first screening.

There are also some lists given by Qin Mo after he defected.

Combined with today’s third screening

Yuan Buwei leaned on the seat carelessly, he tilted up a delicate white jade wine glass and looked up slightly. The clear and bright wine immediately turned into a stream of liquid, accurately falling into his lips.

He didn’t really come to the prime minister’s house today just to attend a wedding banquet.

But the prime minister’s house entertained almost all the princes and nobles in Beijing, which just suits his intentions.

Yuan Buwei swallowed the wine, the adams apple rolled for a while. Lips moistened by the wine tinged an even deeper red, and the corners of the lips evoked a very moving smile.

“Almost… time to close the net.”

—-

As the dusk deepened, the sound of string melodies ringing through the house gradually stopped, the noise dispersed, and many guests left the table one after another.

After drinking wine all night, the crown prince’s pale face was also stained with a layer of drunken red. Like white jade, and the coldness at the tip of his eyebrows and corners of his eyes faded in an instant, giving birth to a rare romantic atmosphere.

As if unused to drinking, he stood up with his hand on his forehead, picked up the little dumpling and left first.

Other people also walked out drunk, and the guests who drank too much were hooked shoulders or carried on backs. From time to time, a few clandestine secrets that were kept tightly on weekdays came out of their mouths.

However, just after leaving the gate of the prime minister’s residence, a group of sergeants rushed up. They seemed to have been prepared as they accurately found the targets in the crowd and detained some of the guests on the spot.

As soon as they felt the change in wind, the drunken people suddenly woke up, and they all struggled and shouted.

“What are you doing? Who are your soldiers and dare to mess around at the gate of the prime minister’s house?”

“Do you know ben gong’s identity…”

“In such an important place in the capital. Someone is so rampant and lawless. Simply lawless!”

For a while, noble princes, civil servants and generals were all caught on the spot, and the door of the prime minister’s house was very lively.

Those who were ignored by the sergeants were also stunned and confused, looking at this scene with great surprise.

Once they calmed down, they noticed that the crown prince, who they thought had left long ago, appeared in front of them and stood in the middle of the chaos.

He was dressed in black clothes and his black hair was tied with a jade crown. He had a high bearing and stood quietly in the twilight. Many silent soldiers surrounded him like stars to the moon.

“Your highness, what’s going on?”

Even the crown prince can’t arrest people for no reason. Everyone looked puzzled and angry.

Yuan Buwei had a smile.

He skillfully took out a roll of imperial edict from his sleeve again and handed it to his side. Also stunned by this scene was Qi Yu, who had yet to recover his senses. He heard a concise order: “Read.”

“… Oh.” Qi Yu was awakened by him.

The same thing had happened once. This time Qi Yu was calm. He skillfully took over the imperial edict, cleared his throat and read it carefully.

The content of this imperial edict is not difficult to understand. At the beginning, he explained the poisoning of the crown prince. People present who heard this became stricken with horror and keep silent.

“… It is an unforgivable crime to attempt to assassinate the crown prince… It is a matter of great importance, and the prince can make a decision on the spot… Whoever is involved in the case, no matter who is suspected, can be detained on the spot and wait for sentencing.”

The crisp childish voice finished reading the decree, and everyone’s face changed again and again. In the end, they all showed a helpless wry smile.

Although those caught were also shocked by the news of the crown prince’s poisoning. Naturally, they were very unwilling and shouted injustice one after another.

But this edict gave the crown prince great power. As long as he suspected that someone had a problem, he could take them away for investigation. And they couldn’t resist.

If these people are really innocent, they don’t have to worry. In their capacity and status, the soldiers have nothing to force out of them.

But these people have ghosts in their hearts – they are either loyal confidants of the emperor or share common interests with the emperor. They have long known the emperor’s attitude towards the crown prince, and have even contributed to the cause and made many small moves. If the crown prince finds out… The consequences are unimaginable.

“Your Majesty really made a mistake!”

Although the heart is uneasy, no one dares to disobey the imperial edict. They can only obediently let those sergeants take them away. They sigh helplessly in their heart, hoping that the emperor will realize the problem as soon as possible and free them.

And Qi Yu?

Before he could react to the shock and anger of the imperial brother being poisoned, he saw a long string of people being handcuffed away. The little dumpling had fallen into deep doubt of his life.

These people are people he instinctively feels close to, and they all have an excellent attitude towards him during the banquet just now. They blow rainbow farts from their hearts, and they are completely different from the superficial compliments of others… But never thought that these good people in his eyes could be plotting the assassination of the imperial brother behind his back?

Thinking of the accusation that Su Xuer had cast black magic on himself, Qi Yu’s small eyes burst into great doubt. The whole person fell into confusion and grief.

… is it true that he has a problem?

When his head was still a mess, Yuan Buwei looked back at Qi Yu. He saw the little dumpling standing in place, and his little face with baby fat was full of unspeakable grief.

It seems that he has been diagnosed as terminally ill and will die soon.

Seeing that Yuan Buwei was looking over, he raised his head and said, “Brother QAQ, I seem to be poisoned. Am I going to die?”