0p0 Chapter 309 Human Life
Chapter 309 Human Life
The prince didn't know whether his memory was a little biased.
After all, my mother was still alive, and that was fifteen years ago.
He was only four or five years old at that time, how could he remember it so clearly?
Lu Xuan and Jiang Xing both stared at the prince, and heard a hint of sadness in his voice.
"After my mother passed away and my father ascended the throne, I have stayed in the East Palace ever since. I also moved into this bedroom where my father and mother once lived, and I have lived there until now."
Lu Xuan's brows were filled with thought: "So, since Your Highness moved in, nothing has changed inside?"
The prince nodded, "It has always been like this. And the bizarre things that Ah Xuan described, I have never seen before."
Lu Xuan's eyes dimmed slightly, "That's a bit strange."
After thinking for a moment, she added, "Do you remember if you have ever seen Sister Siyu or the Emperor open that door before?
The prince shook his head. "No. Even on ordinary days, I rarely open that door. After all, it's connected to the bedroom, and as you know, I'm afraid someone with bad intentions might break in."
Jiang Xing's fingers tapped his chin rhythmically. "But isn't this even more bizarre? Yan'er, you're the Crown Prince. You know that door is next to the bedroom and is somewhat dangerous. Why didn't anyone seal it? Why is it still open as a door?"
He was a little dissatisfied. "If it were me, this place should be sealed off and rebuilt into a wall."
Lu Xuan laughed dumbly, "Now I'm not agonizing over whether or not to seal the door. Instead, I'm wondering how I can find the source of all the evil energy at that door!"
She walked around the sleeping tent, passed through a row of flower stands and antique shelves, and came to the locked door.
She knocked on the door first, and then on the wall.
Jiang Xing immediately understood her intention. "A Xuan means that there might be some hidden space here?"
Lu Xuan nodded. "Otherwise, I can't imagine why there would be so much evil energy here for no reason. Moreover, it looks like it has been accumulating for many years. It would be bad for your health if Your Highness stayed here for a long time."
The prince hurried over, "Wait, a sinister aura that's been accumulating for years? Ah Xuan, what does this mean?"
"The evil aura here is thick and dark. It's obvious that someone has died here before."
"Human life?!" the prince blurted out suddenly, his eyes fixed on Lu Xuan.
Neither Lu Xuan nor Jiang Xing responded to the prince's words. At this moment, they both knew that the other party must have remembered the news that the late queen Lu Siyu died at the hands of the emperor.
The prince took two steps back in a daze, and in an instant, his face turned pale.
Tears welled up in his eyes, but he stubbornly refused to let them fall. Those eyes had lost the sparkle they had when he first woke up yesterday, becoming hollow and lonely, like the lonely stars in the night sky, silently telling of years of unknown sorrow.
"Mother, it must be Mother..."
The prince suppressed the sadness and pain in his chest and cried out with sobs.
The trembling voice was filled with longing and sadness.
"It is said that the Queen Mother committed suicide here... It must have been the Queen Mother. She was unwilling to accept this..."
Seeing that the prince seemed to be unable to control his emotions, Lu Xuan gave Jiang Xing a worried look.
Now the imperial guards outside are still beating the prince with sticks. If they find out that the prince has recovered, or if his crying attracts more people, he will probably be exposed soon.
Jiang Xing walked over and roughly covered the prince's mouth, his voice cold, "Man, even if the death of the imperial sister-in-law makes you sad and miss her, what is the critical moment now? If you are discovered by outsiders, do you still want to survive?!"
Jiang Xing lowered his voice, sounding somewhat overbearing.
Sensing Jiang Xing's anger, the prince nodded, then he suppressed his sorrow, released Jiang Xing's hand, and whispered, "I lost my composure."
For more than ten years, he has always been the emperor and deeply loved his mother.
He never dared to think about how painful it must have been when his mother, who loved him so deeply, passed away.
Over the years, apart from the letters regularly sent by the Duke's Mansion, the people who came to visit him, and the ministers of the shogunate, no one else had come to the East Palace.
He endured countless lonely days and nights alone, and thought of his mother's arms in his childhood countless times, but in the end, they were all lost in the lonely and silent time.
Therefore, he no longer thought about those things and no longer expected the care and protection of his relatives.
But at this moment, he couldn't help but be defeated and broke the seemingly indestructible defense of consciousness.
It turns out that I hadn't forgotten at all.
But, too many years have passed.
Sensing the prince's dejection, Jiang Xing patted him on the shoulder and said, "Go out for a walk every day. When things are settled, you can come to the palace to see me."
The prince nodded, "Thank you, uncle."
"Haven't you visited your grandmother in these years?"
The prince gave a bitter laugh, "Grandmother...is she okay?"
Lu Xuan was a little stunned. "Haven't you guys met before?"
The Crown Prince shook his head. "In the first few years after Mother passed away, Father was busy with state affairs, so the Duke's Mansion came to visit me more often. Later, when things started to go wrong one after another, Father told me to stay in the palace and not go anywhere. The Grand Tutor also said that schoolwork was more important, so I hardly ever left the palace."
"I don't know when it started, but since the Eastern Palace changed its imperial guards, no one has ever come to visit me. Later, I felt as if my every word and action were being monitored."
"But by then, I realized my health wasn't good. To avoid worrying my grandmother, I told her I was completely focused on my studies and determined to become a successful ruler. So, apart from grand banquets or when I was required to attend, we didn't see each other again. Plus, she later delegated many things to my third uncle and Yue He, so I ended up seeing them more often."
Lu Xuan recalled the time when his aunt held a family reunion party for him.
No wonder she cried and said that the prince pushed her too hard, and that she still didn't get the emperor's approval.
It turned out to be the case.
"Eastern Palace, has His Highness been alone all these years?" Jiang Xing knew that this question was a bit cruel, but he still wanted to know the truth.
The prince smiled casually, covering up his previous loneliness.
"Not really. Didn't you see it when you came here? There were still so many palace servants."
"Yan'er, this is not what I'm asking!" Jiang Xing growled, a sharp light surging in his deep eyes.
The Crown Prince noticed his sharpness, took a deep breath, and said sternly, "There were many staff and ministers before, but seeing how stupid I was in the past two years, apart from those who just kept their posts and reported to the police every day, relying on their salaries to make a living, there are not many left."
These words are almost taboo.
Therefore, Lu Xuan immediately coughed and said, "Can you help me find something first? Time is running out."
The two of them came back to their senses and noticed that she had been searching the wall for the source of the evil spirit.
Lu Xuan carefully checked the shelves against the wall and the door they were discussing one by one. He then knocked on the prince's wardrobe, but there was still no response.
Jiang Xing could also see the black air rising from the ground. Seeing that Lu Xuan had not found anything, he looked calmly at the Crown Prince and Nanny Lan who had been waiting in the shop. "Is there anything like a shovel in the palace?"