Daming: Spoilers about the future, Zhu Yuanzhang collapsed

Chapter 176: The reason for the death of the emperor’s grandson.Lu Shi is going to be unlucky! (triple)

Inside the Hall of Martial Arts in the Forbidden City, Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the globe in front of him, looking so devoted, as if looking at a rare treasure.

There is some light in the eyes.

Zhu Biao is also here.

But I didn't look at the globe, but wrote here.

He is recording what he heard from Han Cheng today.

When he was at Han Cheng's place today, although he took notes, his memory was not complete.

Some sentiments in my heart were not written down.

At this time, I am sorting out and supplementing here.

"Biao'er, go back and rest, it's not too late to do it tomorrow, don't get tired."

Zhu Yuanzhang withdrew his eyes from the globe, looked at Zhu Biao and said so.

He is really satisfied with this son.

Zhu Biao shook his head and said: "Father, it's still not enough, what Han Cheng said tonight is very important.

Taking advantage of this time, my mind is still clear, so I have to write it down quickly.

These are good things that benefit the country and the people, any omission would be a huge loss to Daming. "

Zhu Yuanzhang said: "It's okay, if you don't remember clearly, Biaoer, you can ask Han Cheng again."

Zhu Yuanzhang's solution is always so simple.

Zhu Biao was stunned for a moment when he heard this, then shook his head and continued recording.

If such an important thing is not recorded, he will not be able to sleep at night.

Also, some inspirations are fleeting.

I still remember it now, maybe I will forget it tomorrow.

So don't delay...

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In the Palace of Harmony, Zhu Yunxi had already fallen asleep.

As for Zhu Yunqi, he was already asleep at this time.

But Zhu Yunwen slept there on his stomach.

His high and swollen buttocks, which had been beaten up before, had already subsided a lot by this time.

But the distance is completely good, and it will take a long time.

So he felt like sleeping on his stomach at this time.

On the side of the bed where Zhu Yunwen slept, there was Jindun, the Crown Princess Lu Shi, who was doing this with a box of ointment in her hand, carefully applying the medicine to Zhu Yunwen.

Even though her movements were as gentle as possible, Zhu Yunqi, who was sleeping, would frown from time to time.

At this time, Mrs. Lu would quickly stop her movements and look at Zhu Yunqi nervously.

I was afraid that Zhu Yunqi would wake up.

After all, her poor child was beaten up so badly!
The pain was so bad that I couldn't sleep.

Now that she finally fell asleep, and she woke it up again, Lu felt distressed just thinking about it.

Fortunately, Zhu Yunzheng slept deeply, and when Lu Shi gave Zhu Yunzheng good medicine, Zhu Yunzheng did not wake up.

This made Lu Shi heave a sigh of relief.

He took a cloth towel and wiped the ointment on his hands. Looking at Zhu Yunwen's swollen butt, Lu's tears soon began to flow again.

These damned guys, how can they do it!

This Yun Wen is the eldest grandson of Lao Zhu's family!

In the future, he will inherit the throne!

As a result, these thieves who killed thousands of knives actually made such a heavy hand!
The more she thought about it, the angrier Lu felt.

The more I feel distressed.

It hit Zhu Yunxuan's body, and it hurt her heart as a mother.

This is not spanking Zhu Yunwen!This is clearly a slap in her face!
In addition to distress and anger, she also had deep fear and worry in her heart.

These fears and worries come from her child, who will not be able to become the grandson of the emperor, and will not be able to inherit the throne in the future!

Originally, after the death of Zhu Xiongying, through various efforts, he finally let Yunwen go and got into the eyes of the old man, old woman and others.

The position of the emperor's grandson has been stabilized.

Who would have thought that all of a sudden, a few people would go crazy and beat their own child to death!
Lu Shi was really panicked.

In order to make her precious son Yun Wen the grandson of the emperor, she has put in too much effort and done too many things.

Who would have thought that when everything was going well, something like this would suddenly happen.

A mother is more expensive than a child, and if Yun Wen can't become the grandson of the emperor, if she doesn't become the emperor in the future, what status does she have?
If Yunwen can't be the grandson of the emperor, does it mean that Zhu Yunxie's trash can become the grandson of the emperor?
Zhu Yunxi became the grandson of the emperor, so what's the difference between being the grandson of the emperor and Zhu Xiongying's motherless thing? !

They are all the sons of that damned mother-in-law of the Chang family! !
As a princess, but the person who sits on the throne is not my son, how should I deal with myself in the future?
You don’t need to think too much to know that the location is very awkward!
So, the throne must belong to Yun Wen!
No one can fight!
Whoever dares to stand in front will die!

I have done so many things before, put in so much effort, even Zhu Xiongying died.

At this time, whoever dares to spoil his own good deeds will be his life and death enemy!

Even if he risked his life, he would kill him!
Get rid of this stumbling block!
Make sure that your son can become the grandson of the emperor!
At this time, the tears in Lu's eyes had disappeared, and his face was distorted.

Under the light, it looks a little scary.

Like a cold poisonous snake spitting out a letter.

Like an evil ghost exuding a gloomy aura all over his body.

"toot toot"

Suddenly, there were three knocks on the door.

The sound is not loud, because there is no warning, so in this quiet night, it is particularly harsh!
A gust of wind followed, and the leaves outside rattled.

The palace lantern hanging in the corridor swayed accordingly.

Even the lights in the house swayed!
With a stern smile on the corner of his mouth, Lu's whole body trembled, and a coolness went straight from the tailbone to Tianling Gai, almost jumping up.

Just now, she was thinking about Zhu Xiongying's death when the door suddenly rang!

Clutching the cloth in his hand hard, Lu forced himself to calm down, don't panic!

Even if that brat Zhu Xiongying really came back, so what?
When he was alive, I didn't take him seriously, and when he died, I was still afraid of his shit!

Besides, he died of smallpox, which had nothing to do with him.

After he got sick, he cried without knowing how sad he was.

When he died, he cried so much that he passed out and didn't touch a drop of water for two days and two nights.

As a mother, I am already worthy of him.

Who didn't praise him after seeing how he treated him?
"Who?"

She tried her best to calm herself down, looked towards the door, and asked aloud.

Although she had calmed down a bit, when she said this, her tone was still slightly abnormal.

"It's a slave."

A woman's voice sounded.

After hearing this voice, her body tensed up, and Lu Shi, who felt the hairs all over his body stand on end, breathed a sigh of relief.

A hand tapped lightly on the chest.

Just say it!How could it be Zhu Xiongying’s dead kid!
At this time, the dead child may only be left with a pile of bones!

"come in."

The trace of unnaturalness in her voice disappeared, and she said it in a tone of voice.

As her voice fell, the door was pushed open with a creak, and the palace lady walked in.

This maid was exactly the one that Mrs. Lu called to give orders after Zhu Yunqi was beaten.

It is Lu's confidant.

The maid came to Lu Shi and gave a deep salute to Lu Shi.

Without needing to ask questions from Mrs. Lu, she just said, "Crown Princess, things are getting a bit closer."

Upon hearing this, two flames instantly rose in Lu's eyes!
Sure enough, someone is playing tricks behind the scenes!

Let's see for yourself, who is so reckless!
Is it the Chang family whose family is all short-lived ghosts?

It seems that only members of the Chang family have the qualifications and motivation to do this!

After all, the Chang family is the natal family of the short-lived ghost Chang.

Zhu Yunxi is the nephew of the Chang family.

After Zhu Xiongying died, the Chang family could only be the most unwilling!
Because of unwillingness in their hearts, the Chang family took action against Yunxuan and wanted to support Zhu Yunxiu, which is also reasonable!
Zhu Yunxi's becoming the grandson of the emperor will bring a lot of benefits to the Chang family in the future!
But what if it is the Chang family?

Chang Yuchun would have died long ago!

Chang Mao is also useless. Although he has a high title, he is actually not good at all.

If you want means but no means, what you want is nothing.

That is to say, luckily, there came out a Sapphire who was related to them.

Otherwise, the Chang family is nothing!
Just as she was about to let the palace lady speak out to report, Mrs. Lu caught a glimpse of Zhu Yunwen sleeping next to her.

Immediately, another glance stopped the maid's words.

Stand up and walk to the next room.

The palace man bowed his head and followed, very polite.

The reason why Mrs. Lu did this was, on the one hand, because she was worried that she would wake up her precious son who had finally fallen asleep.

On the other hand, what I said next was a bit too private.

Although Zhu Yunqi had fallen asleep, she still subconsciously refused to discuss these things with Zhu Yunqi...

……

"But the Chang family?"

After sitting down on the chair, Mrs. Lu looked at the palace man in front of her and asked.

"Reporting to the princess, no."

The people in this palace knew the Lu family too well, so when the original Crown Princess Chang was not dead, they privately called the Lu family as the Crown Princess.

Although Mrs. Lu said no, she was extremely happy in her heart, extremely happy.

It was like this when Mrs. Chang was still there. Now that Mrs. Chang is not here, Mrs. Lu has become a real princess, so she naturally likes to be called that by others.

"It's not the Chang family?"

After the Crown Princess Lu heard what the palace man said, she couldn't help being stunned.

This result was really beyond her expectation!

"Did you make a mistake?"

She looked at the man in front of her with some scrutiny.

"Reporting to the Crown Princess, there is no mistake.

Through some careful investigation, the servant girl can basically confirm that neither the emperor nor the crown prince has seen anyone from the Chang family since August [-]th. "

"If it's not the Chang family, then who is it?"

Lu seemed even more curious.

"Through the investigation, the servant girl found that in recent days, both the emperor and the crown prince have been going to Shouning Palace more frequently, almost every day.

Sometimes, even as many as two or three times a day.

Often stay in it for a long time. "

Shouning Palace? !

It turned out to be Zhu Yourong who was paralyzed? !

When Mrs. Lu heard the name of Shouning Palace from this palace man, she was very surprised.

"Did you make a mistake?" She looked at the palace man and asked.

Zhu Yourong's paralysis has always been a kind person, especially after he became paralyzed, he never left Shouning Palace.

No matter what Lu Shi thought about before, he didn't think about Zhu Yourong's paralysis.

"Old man... the emperor and the crown prince themselves really like that paralyzed... Yourong, who is already fine, likes to run to the Shouning Palace every three days.

Running a bit more diligently in the past few days doesn't mean anything. "

"But... the servants got the news that the day the young master was beaten, the emperor and the crown prince went to Shouning Palace first.

When they went to Shouning Palace, the two seemed to be in a good mood.

After staying in Shouning Palace for a while, the two came out from Shouning Palace and headed all the way to Chunhe Palace.

Then, the little master was beaten.

The emperor and the crown prince sent the empress back home, and after waiting for a while to come out of Kunning Palace, they went to Shouning Palace again..."

Is it really related to Shouning Palace?Is it related to Zhu Yourong's paralysis? !

Originally, Mrs. Lu didn't believe it, but now, after hearing what this palace man said, she somewhat believed it.

But he still couldn't figure out why Zhu Yourong, who was paralyzed, would intervene in this matter.

Even if I ask myself, I haven't offended her!

On the contrary, he kept asking her how she was, and every year, he sewed some clothes for the paralyzed woman with his own hands.

Not bad for her.

Besides, no matter who became the grandson of the emperor, it has nothing to do with this paralysis. Why should she go into this muddy water and spoil her own good deeds?
Lu really couldn't figure it out.

But if you don't understand it, if you don't understand it, it doesn't mean that Mrs. Lu thinks that Princess Ningguo did something to her precious son.

In the palace, as a person with a dark mind, she is not a good man or woman. She knows that many times, many things happen without any reason.

Offending a person is also very simple.

It's so simple that even a casual look can offend people to death!
Thinking of this, Mrs. Lu quickly thought of the fireworks on the night of August [-]th.

And in the recent period of time, I have some special feelings about the Shouning Palace.

Originally, she faintly felt that the nearest Shouning Palace was not quite right.

At this time, thinking about it in combination with the words of this palace man deepened her feeling.

Perhaps, it was really Zhu Yourong's paralysis that was causing the trouble!

Judging from the status of Zhu Yourong's paralysis in the hearts of the old man, the old woman, and Zhu Biao, the one who kills thousands of knives, this paralysis has really done something against Yun Wen, and there is really a great possibility that it will make several People have such reactions!

The rest have no such ability!
"In addition to these, the servant also inquired that this Princess Ningguo is not quite the same as before.

A few days ago, I went out to Shouning Palace to meet His Majesty.

I went out of the palace yesterday, saying that I went to visit King Qin who was beaten so hard by His Majesty that he couldn't get out of bed.

I went out again today, to visit King Qin..."

The palace man's voice was still ringing out, talking about the news she had received.

Zhu Yourong was so paralyzed that he actually left the Shouning Palace?

And went outside the palace for two consecutive days? !

Upon hearing this, Mrs. Lu felt extremely surprised.

Abnormal!

This is really abnormal!
Isn't this paralysis always very closed after something happened?
Why are you leaving Shouning Palace now?
More importantly, they left the Forbidden City for two consecutive days? !
This... what happened that I didn't know?

As the saying goes, if something goes wrong, there must be a demon!

Zhu Yourong is so paralyzed, I'm afraid he really did something in the back!
The beating of my own child has nothing to do with her!

hateful!

It's really abominable!
Lu's willow eyebrows are upside down, and her almond eyes are round.

In his heart, Princess Ningguo was already annoyed.

This paralysis!Damn it!
He dared to play against his own Yun Wen's idea!
Her expression gradually became ferocious, with a piercing sneer at the corner of her mouth.

This paralysis, is he not good enough for her?She actually murdered herself like this!
And try to bring down your own child!

Really hateful!

In this case, don't blame yourself for being rude!
She said that anyone who dared to stop Yun Wen from becoming the emperor's grandson would have only one result, and that would be death!

Whoever it is!
Even if the person who dares to do this is Zhu Yourong who is paralyzed, he can't do it!
No matter how high the status of the paralyzed person is, and what his intentions are, he did this thing.

But as long as she did it and threatened her son's position as emperor grandson, she would have to pay the price and die!

From her natal background, a side concubine who was far inferior to that dead woman of the Chang family, she became the current crown princess, and her son became the person who should be the emperor's grandson. It was not just luck.

All the energy and efforts she put in played a vital role in it!

Chang's woman died of dystocia.

When Zhu Yunxi was born, he didn't survive, and after leaving Zhu Yunxi, he passed away.

It is common for women to die in childbirth.

For women, giving birth to a child is actually not much different from going through the gate of hell.

It is not surprising that Chang's will die on this.

But when we really look into it, is this really the case?

You know, Zhu Yunxi is the second son of the Chang family, and the first son is Zhu Xiongying.

Generally speaking, it is the most dangerous for a woman to have her first child.

There are often accidents.

most at risk.

But Chang died of dystocia when giving birth to Zhu Yunxi.

At that time, the Lu family had already entered the palace for several years, and also gave birth to the son Zhu Yunqi.

Since Mrs. Lu entered the Spring Harmony Palace, she, who is good at cooking, quickly took charge of the meals for several people.

Lu Shi is a very smart woman, she will not use such low-end means as drug abortion.

That's really stupid.

Moreover, Zhu Xiongying was already several years old when Chang became pregnant again.

With Zhu Xiongying, the eldest son, even if the Chang family was miscarried, Zhu Yunqi would still be a bastard.

The position of emperor grandson is still Zhu Xiongying's, and no one can take it away!
So Mrs. Lu will definitely not have any crooked thoughts on this.

It is really too stupid to do so.

If she wanted her son to be the first son, she needed to change her identity and replace Chang's as the crown princess.

The Chang family and the crown prince are very affectionate, and as Chang Yuchun's daughter, the Chang family's position as the crown prince's concubine is really as stable as Mount Tai.

No one can shake it.

As long as Chang is here, the position of crown princess will definitely belong to her.

If there is a vacancy in the position of Crown Princess, there is only one way for her to succeed.

That means the Crown Princess Chang is gone!
Generally speaking, worrying about the issue of inheritance, even if the main wife of a big family has passed away, they will not be able to restore concubines and the like in the future.

But when it came to Prince Zhu Biao, things were different.

Chang's death, if someone else is righted, Zhu Xiongying is still the eldest grandson of the emperor, and his position will not be shaken.

And this has become the biggest reason for Lu's rise to power...

It is really not easy to get rid of Chang's.

Ordinary methods are all seeking their own death.

It is very likely that the secret has been exposed before it has even started to be implemented.

Even if Chang's could be removed, he would definitely not be able to remove himself.

With Chang's status, once found out, Lu's will definitely die.

Although Mrs. Lu wanted to be in power, she would never make fun of her own life.

She wanted to get rid of Chang's just to let herself go further, enjoy more power, and gain a higher status.

It's not for the sake of dying with the Chang family.

If that's the case, it's really too bad.

Not only can he get rid of the identity of the Chang family, but he can also successfully pick himself out, so that no one will suspect him, and he will not be affected at all in the future.

Can replace Chang's upper position.

This thing is really difficult!
Just thinking about it makes people dizzy.

Where is there such a good way?

But Lu Shi pondered day and night, thinking about it day and night, and actually let her figure out a way.

This method is dystocia!

Giving birth to a child is a hell for a woman. If Chang died in this matter, no one would suspect her.

But there are too many variables in this. How can a good person make her difficult to give birth?
Lu really has a way.

This method is to prepare delicious food for Chang's in various ways during her pregnancy!

And the pregnancy reaction during pregnancy is different from person to person.

Even the same person, pregnant with different children, the reaction is not the same.

Some people can't smell meat, oily smoke, or other strange smells during pregnancy.

Some people have a big appetite.

When Chang was pregnant with Zhu Yunxi, he had a particularly good appetite.

This fell right into Lu's arms.

Lu's cooking skills are good in themselves, but now that he is doing it in different ways, Chang's naturally eats more.

In the name of caring for Chang and the fetus in Chang's womb, Mrs. Lu specializes in making those with high nutrition.

These performances of the Lu family fell into the eyes of the Chang family, Prince Zhu Biao, Zhu Yuanzhang, and Empress Ma, and they all felt that the Lu family was really kind.

It's really rare that she can take care of Mrs. Chang so meticulously.

But they don't know that there are evil intentions hidden in Lu's actions.

To assassinate others in the name of being kind to others, and after assassinating others, to make the person assassinated and other bystanders think of their own kindness, this ability has never been lacking in the Lu family.

The purpose of Mrs. Lu's actions this time is to let Mrs. Chang eat and drink well, and let the baby in Mrs. Chang's stomach continue to absorb good things and grow up vigorously.

The bigger the baby, the harder it is to give birth.

The greater the chance of dystocia.

Mrs. Lu knew this, and it was not such a hard idea.

But at this time, people are very fond of big babies.

I always feel that the bigger the newborn baby is, the healthier it is and the more gratifying it is.

Hence the cries of 'a big fat boy was born', full of joy.

This matter is a matter of probability, and Mrs. Lu doesn't know if it will succeed.

If Zhu Yunxi fails here, then if Chang becomes pregnant again in the future, she will try again.

Anyway, this method is beneficial to her and harmless.

It would be the best if you can make it, and you will get a lot of money, but it doesn't matter if you can't.

This matter can be used to gain a good impression.

It won't do her any harm in the future.

In the end, Mrs. Lu was very lucky and succeeded in one attempt.

When the concubine Chang gave birth to Zhu Yunxie, Zhu Yunxie had a difficult delivery because of her too large size.

In the end, Zhu Yunxue survived, but Chang's died because of it...

And because of those outstanding performances of the Lu family, as well as being well-behaved and sensible on weekdays, there is also Zhu Xiongying, the eldest grandson of the emperor.

So Lu was able to achieve a gorgeous turn.

From a side concubine, she has successfully become a real crown princess.

With her being righted, her son Zhu Yunqi naturally became the eldest son.

She has taken a big step forward.

But this situation is not too good for her.

Because the grandson of the emperor is not her own.

At the beginning, a great advantage for her to be crowned princess became a disadvantage at this time. Zhu Xiongying blocked her and her son Zhu Yunqi's way...

Back then, no one like Chang could stand in the way of her and her son.

Isn't Zhu Xiongying's status and identity as the grandson of the emperor much stronger than Zhu Yourong's paralysis?
But how can that be?

Now they are all dead!

The living crown princess is her Lu family, not Chang's.

The living eldest son of Zhu Biao is her son Zhu Yunqi, not Zhu Xiongying or Zhu Yunxie!
Now that Zhu Yourong's paralysis has jumped out, it can only be said that she is living a good life, but she insists on courting death.

If that's the case, then it's not up to her!

Mrs. Lu has a way to kick away the stone blocking the way and kill the tiger blocking the way!

It doesn't involve myself.

In this matter, she is not only thoughtful, but also very patient.

You can wait a year, two years, three to five years!
Even Zhu Yourong, who was paralyzed, wanted to fight her!
How ridiculous!

She is tired and crooked!

While his face was distorted, many thoughts flashed through Lu's mind quickly.

After doing this for a while, she stopped her thoughts, then looked at the palace man who lowered her head and dared not look at her, and said, "Are there any other clues?"

When she asked this question, Mrs. Lu had already returned to normal, and there was no trace of the ferocious look on her face.

This means that the palace man in front of her is her confidant, so she doesn't hide her true thoughts very much.

Otherwise, according to Lu's kung fu, he would never show any inappropriate expressions.

Hearing Lu's question, this person dared to speak: "Reporting to the Crown Princess, there is no more.

But there is one thing that seems interesting, the maid doesn't know if it should be said or not..."

The palace man said with some hesitation.

"Just say it."

After receiving Lu's words, the palace man said: "After His Majesty left Shouning Palace again, His Highness King Yan was called back to the palace to be beaten that day.

The servant girl also heard that in the last few days in Shouning Palace, tables, chairs and benches have been changed more frequently. "

"Isn't the fourth child beaten? I heard that the job at the Longjiang Treasure Shipyard was not done well, and Wu Liang sued him, so he was punished by the emperor?"

Mrs. Lu was carelessly pinching her nails while looking at the palace servant and asking.

Speaking of Zhu Laosi being beaten, Lu's mood suddenly improved a lot.

She could feel that although the third and fourth children were very respectful to her on weekdays, it was all for the prince's sake.

In fact, these people didn't treat themselves as real sisters-in-law at all.

In their hearts, they will never be as good as the dead Chang's!

Coupled with the fact that the fourth child just came back a few days ago, he directly stayed in the East Palace and occupied the crown prince for a whole night, she was really annoyed by the fourth child.

Hearing that the fourth child was beaten so hard that he couldn't even walk on the ground, Lu's mood is really good!

I'm so happy!

"I heard that it is so, but I don't know if it is so."

The palace man said so.

After hearing the palace man's words, Mrs. Lu nodded and did not speak.

Sitting here, with a thoughtful look on his face.

Mainly wondering if Zhu Laosi's beating had any connection with Yun Wen's beating.

After thinking about it for a while, Mrs. Lu shook her head, feeling that she was worrying too much.

Zhu Lao Si and the others treated Zhu Yourong very well, and those brothers who were paralyzed were also very good at currying favor with her. The relationship between siblings was good, so how could they let the old man attack Zhu Lao Si?

As for whether Yun Wen's beating had any connection with Zhu's fourth son's beating... She also didn't think there was any relationship.

Zhu's fourth child has always disliked Yunxuan since he was a child, and he likes Zhu Xiongying the most, followed by Zhu Yunxie.

In addition, Zhu Laosi has been in the feudal clan for several years, and he just came back, so there is no intersection with Yun Yun.

It can only be said that it was a coincidence that the two of them were beaten one after another.

There will be no connection at all!

Mrs. Lu still has this confidence!

I asked this palace man here again, and after confirming that there is no useful news.

Mrs. Lu spoke hard words to the palace man, and gave some benefits, and waved the palace man to leave.

The palace man bowed to her and left quietly...

A gust of wind blows outside from time to time, blowing the leaves in the night, rattling.

With the lights on and off, Mrs. Lu sat here lost in thought...

……

In one room, Mrs. Lu made the bath water herself.

If we count the time, the prince will be back soon.

She will also personally serve the prince to take a bath tonight.

Firstly, to show his virtuousness, and secondly, to use his actual actions to tie Zhu Biao's heart.

Thirdly, I want to see if I can get more things through Zhu Biao.

The little abacus in my heart was clicking.

Looking down at the scented and slippery soap in his hand, Mrs. Lu became more confident about the next thing.

With soap as an assist, Zhu Biao absolutely obeys his advice!
She was full of anticipation, waiting for Zhu Biao to come back...

……

It was already late at night, and Zhu Biao finally finished writing down what he should remember.

Stand up and stretch, making some bone-cracking sounds.

Seeing that his son had finally finished recording, Zhu Yuanzhang also put down his pen and stopped correcting the memorial.

Walking out with Zhu Biao, and stretched out his hand to squeeze Zhu Biao's shoulders when walking.

At this moment, a eunuch trotted over and sent urgent information...

(End of this chapter)