In the southwest corner of the Qi Palace, there was a towering palace.
It was remote and deserted.
At first glance, the palace looked like a huge green rock.
In fact, it was built from a huge green rock that was hollowed out.
This was the Green Rock Palace, where the dethroned Crown Prince, Jiang Wuliang, was imprisoned.
Very few people came here. Even if they had to walk nearby, they would walk past with their heads lowered, afraid that they would be tainted by some misfortune.
When Jiang Wuliang was dethroned, he was still free. Other than losing his hopes of inheriting the throne, he was not much different from the other princes.
However, in the sixth year, an imperial censor reported that the dethroned Crown Prince had private grievances.
The emperor was furious and imprisoned him in the Green Rock Palace, letting him die of old age.
Counting with his fingers, Jiang Wuliang had been imprisoned here for nineteen years!
In these nineteen years, not to mention nobles, even birds and moths did not fly here.
On the evening of the Mid-Autumn Festival, a green-robed scholar came to the Green Rock Palace.
Eighteen years ago, he was famous in Linzi. Now, not many people could recognize him.
His body seemed weak, and one could not see his cultivation level. Even his steps were not stable.
However, his bearing was impossible to ignore.
Every step he took was slow, but every step he took was resolute. This seemed contradictory, but it showed that he had thought thrice before taking each step, and that he had made up his mind for each step.
This was a remote corner of the Da Qi Palace, a place that had long been forgotten by the world. Even the guards holding halberds were nowhere to be seen.
It was not the guards who imprisoned Jiang Wuliang, but the Qi Emperor's order.
The green-robed scholar walked on the cold stone path. The tall palace walls surrounded the majestic Qi Palace, and the towering Green Rock Palace was right in front of him at the end of the stone path.
The path ended. The green-robed scholar stopped and looked at the palace door that had been sealed for nineteen years.
He prostrated himself on the ground and kowtowed in the most humble manner. He knocked on the door with the most humble voice.
A sparrow was resting on the eaves. It tilted its head and looked at this person in confusion. It probably felt that he was strange and unfamiliar.
This was the feeling that Xu Fang brought to the entire Da Qi Palace.
He was a stranger, and a strange one at that. He was abrupt and noisy.
But the moment he spoke, it was earth-shattering!
"Sinner Xu Fang has come to beg for forgiveness from the Sacred Crown Prince!"
It was a hoarse voice, but it was screaming with all its might.
Without the support of his cultivation base, he concentrated all of his life force and shouted himself hoarse.
As for the "Sacred Crown Prince" …
Including the time when Jiang Wuliang was crippled, it had been twenty-five years since he left the center of power.
For twenty-five years, the title of Crown Prince had nothing to do with him.
The current Crown Prince of Da Qi was Jiang Wuhua, and he lived in Changle Palace!
Jiang Wuliang was imprisoned here. Naturally, there were also "prison guards" here, but they were not in the open.
It had been nineteen years, and Jiang Wuliang hadn't taken a single step out. The "wardens" here had been replaced dozens of times.
They were a few eunuchs with decent cultivation.
Nineteen years of being battered by wind and rain, moss grew on the rocks outside the Bluestone Palace and cobwebs grew on the eaves.
Not many people paid attention to this place, including the "prison guards" who were originally here.
Now, the only people who could threaten Jiang Wuhua's position as Crown Prince were Third Princess Jiang Wuyou, Ninth Prince Jiang Wuqi, and Eleventh Prince Jiang Wuyou.
Many people had even forgotten that Jiang Wuhua wasn't the Crown Prince. The real Crown Prince had been banished long ago.
So when that scholar in a green robe slowly walked over, the "prison guards" didn't even bother to pay attention to him.
Until he knelt and prostrated, until he shouted "Sacred Crown Prince".
Only then did the eunuchs' expressions change!
Something big had happened!
They still didn't know what was going to happen, but they already knew it in their hearts.
And they didn't dare to stop it.
When that "Sacred Crown Prince" came out, they didn't have the right to stop all of this.
Xu Fang's tears and snot flowed, his voice mournful. "Xu Fang of the past was unbridled and rebellious. He didn't understand the right time and didn't understand compassion. He was bewitched by scoundrels and spoke rashly. He used twisted and shameless words to smear the righteous with feces! "
"It has been 26 years since I came!"
"The Heavenly Dao has its own rules, and retribution isn't good. Lightning punishes evil and roasts the intestines! "
"Heaven and Earth destroyed me, Xu Fang, and this is retribution. I implicated my family, and I deserve it! "
"Living is worse than death for 18 years, torturing my heart every night!"
"Looking back on the past, only then did I realize that there was no one more wise than the Sacred Crown Prince. And Xu Fang had no morals, causing the country to lose a virtuous heir. "
"Praying to the heavens, cutting open his liver and gallbladder!"
Xu Fang's scolding of Jiang Wuliang shook the court. When he talked about the past, it was usually seen as a sign that Jiang Wuliang had completely fallen.
That year was the 28th year of Yuanfeng, which was the 382nd year of Daoist calendar.
And the following year, the 29th year of Yuanfeng, Jiang Wuliang was deposed and officially left the Qi power center.
This year was the 54th year of Yuanfeng, so Xu Fang said that it had been 26 years since he came.
Xu Fang, who was famous for being arrogant in the past, was begging for forgiveness in the most humble manner.
Every word was sad and filled with tears of blood.
More and more eunuchs and maids ran between the various palaces.
All sorts of communication methods came into effect at the same time.
This scene that occurred outside the Green Stone Palace of the remote Cold Palace swept through Linzi like a storm!
…
The spider web outside the Green Stone Palace was very similar to the Da Qi Palace. Even the slightest movement could be detected by the predators on the "spider web" immediately.
Why was it said that the battle for the throne of Da Qi was between the Crown Prince Jiang Wuhua, the Third Princess Jiang Wuyou, the Ninth Prince Jiang Wuqi, and the Eleventh Prince Jiang Wuqi?
Apart from the fact that they all cultivated the Tianjing and Diwei chapters of the Supreme Ziwei Zhongtian Classic.
Another obvious sign was that among the princes and princesses of Emperor Qi, only a few of them still lived in the palace of Emperor Qi, and each of them had their own palace.
In the Huaying Palace, a heroic looking woman suddenly stopped her training and threw away the halberd in her hand. "No more training! Watch the show! "
The halberd flipped in the air and actually made a rumbling sound.
An old woman reached out and caught it, lifting it as if it was light. She seemed to be used to her willfulness and only took out a gorgeous cloth bag and carefully covered the front end of the halberd.
…
In the Yangxin Palace.
"Hahahahaha, interesting, interesting!"
The feminine looking man laughed weirdly and casually pushed away the disheveled maid in his arms. "Bring wine!"
…
The old eunuch hurried into the Longevity Palace.
A thin figure was sitting with his back against the light and practicing calligraphy.
The old eunuch tiptoed over and whispered something in his ear.
This young man was handsome, but his face was too pale. It made him look a little sickly. Hearing this, he was very calm, and even his hand that was holding the brush didn't stop for a moment.
He finished writing.
Then he said in a clean and pleasant voice, "Let's see what happens in the Changle Palace."
…
Everyone's eyes were focused on the Changle Palace.
The owner of the Changle Palace, the current Crown Prince Jiang Wuhua, had always been low-key. There were many rumors that he had taken advantage of the previous Crown Prince. He was only able to enter the Eastern Palace because he was born early and made many mistakes.
The Changle Palace should be the most alert to the strange movements in the Bluestone Palace.
But at this moment in the Changle Palace …
The simple-looking Crown Prince was still busy in the kitchen.
The kitchen eunuchs stood in a row and looked at him with worried faces.
The Crown Prince's sleeves were rolled up high and his eyes were fixed on the fire. He only said, "Wife, wife! I have to make the pork shoulder more tender. Don't say I didn't warn you! "
A delicate voice came from afar. "Okay!"
…
In the Bluestone Palace.
In the silent Bluestone Palace.
After a long time, only a soft sigh sounded.
No love, no hate, no regrets.
…
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