The best ring

Zhao Lun knows very well what is happening in Yanfeng Kingdom now.

The old emperor suddenly became seriously ill, and before he became seriously ill, he announced that he would soon determine a candidate for the crown prince.

After this decision was announced, the relationship between all the princes of Yanfeng Kingdom became delicate.

Originally, the relationship between the princes of Yanfeng Kingdom was not very good. Now that the crown prince's position is about to be confirmed, there is naturally a lot of suspicion among the princes.

For a long time, the position of crown prince of Yanfeng Kingdom has been vacant, which made many princes have some kind of expectation in their hearts, hoping that they could sit in that position.

And the old emperor had never been partial to any prince, so all the princes felt that they had a chance to become the prince. Now, it has not been long before the mystery is revealed, and the relationship between these princes is natural. It becomes more subtle.

Zhao Lun himself has thoughts about the position of prince, and he also believes that other princes also have thoughts about the position of prince. In this case, if something happens to him, then the other princes will naturally benefit, just like the eighth prince before. Once the eighth prince dies, the princes are equivalent to losing one competitor. In this way, if he, Zhao Lun, dies, wouldn't it be equivalent to killing one less competitor for the other princes?

"Your Highness is right." Yuan Ding continued: "If something happens to Your Highness, the other princes will be the biggest beneficiaries. Therefore, there is a high possibility that they are the real culprits behind the scenes."

Zhao Lun's face was a little ugly, but he did not refute Yuan Ding's words. In his heart, he actually did not believe his brothers, especially at this critical moment.

"Now, the position of Crown Prince has not yet been established, and other princes have murderous intentions towards you, Your Highness. If they are allowed to sit on the position of Crown Prince, or even the throne, will Your Highness still have a foothold in this huge Yanfeng Kingdom? ?" Yuan Ding asked.

Zhao Lun shook his head subconsciously.

Zhao Lun uses himself to save others. In his opinion, if he ascends to the position of prince, or even the throne, he will not let the other princes go. After all, these princes have been working secretly over the years to compete for the title of prince. position, they all have made some connections and have a certain amount of power. If the prince finally wins the battle, he will naturally not allow threats to exist around him.

It is necessary to eradicate the root cause, not to mention that the relationship between these brothers is not very good at ordinary times. When the time comes, they will be even less polite and will not care about the brotherhood.

"In this case, we are at a dead end at this time." Yuan Ding continued: "If His Highness fails to become the Crown Prince in the end, then what awaits His Highness is death. And if you fail to steal the jade seal, you will also die. Between the two, There is no essential difference.”

"But...but this is too dangerous." Zhao Lun said: "I don't even know where the jade seal is, how can I steal it?"

"The fight for the position of the prince is a battle of life and death. It is very dangerous." Yuan Ding said: "In order to win this battle, we must use various methods. As for the location of the jade seal, we don't know, but it must be Someone knows."

"who?"

"Eunuch Zhao by your Majesty's side!" Yuan Ding said.

"Him?!" Zhao Lun was shocked.

Zhao Lun naturally knew who Eunuch Zhao was. He was the most favored eunuch around his father.

As the emperor of the Yanfeng Kingdom, the old emperor naturally had no shortage of eunuchs and maids to serve him. However, the old emperor was suspicious by nature, and he also did not trust the eunuchs and maids around him, so he changed them frequently.

But this Eunuch Zhao is an exception. He has followed the old emperor for many years and has never left the old emperor's side. His original surname was not Zhao, but the surname given to him by the old emperor. This shows that the old emperor trusts him. It can be said that , this Eunuch Zhao is the most trusted person of the old emperor.

If anyone, other than the old emperor himself, is most likely to know where the jade seal is hidden, it must be Eunuch Zhao.

"Yes, that's him." Yuan Ding said.

"It is indeed possible that Eunuch Zhao knows where the jade seal is hidden." Zhao Lun thought for a while and said, "But the question is, will he help us? I don't have a deep friendship with him."

Perhaps to avoid suspicion, the relationship between Eunuch Zhao and several princes was not close, and the same was naturally true for Zhao Lun.

And stealing a jade seal is by no means a trivial matter. If you fail, you may lose your head. Zhao Lun doesn't think that Eunuch Zhao will take this risk for him.

"This matter is indeed difficult, but it is not impossible." Yuan Ding said: "Your Highness may not know that Eunuch Zhao and his subordinates are from the same place. We are fellow villagers."

"Really?" Zhao Lun said in surprise: "Why haven't I heard you talk about it before?"

You must know that people at this time attached great importance to local feelings. It is nothing new for fellow villagers to help each other and even recommend each other's officials.

"Of course it's true." Yuan Ding said: "My subordinate didn't say it before because when I contacted Eunuch Zhao before, Eunuch Zhao had always been lukewarm and had no intention of walking around more with my subordinate. However, recently, The situation has improved."

"What's the situation? Please tell me clearly." Zhao Lun said.

"Just yesterday, Eunuch Zhao suddenly asked someone to send me a letter. The content of the letter was nothing special. He just asked about some situations in his hometown." Yuan Ding said: "Eunuch Zhao has been living deep in the palace. For I don’t know much about things in my hometown, so I want to ask my subordinates.”

"That's all?" Zhao Lun was a little disappointed.

"That's all." Yuan Ding said, "Your Highness, don't think these things are insignificant. This actually sends a very important signal, that is, Eunuch Zhao doesn't mind being close to us, which is a good thing for us. It is precisely because of this change that I thought of stealing the jade seal."

"Important signal? Maybe he just misses his hometown." Zhao Lun said.

"It's impossible to be that simple." Yuan Ding shook his head and said, "Eunuch Zhao has been able to stay with your majesty for so many years and is deeply trusted by your majesty. He is definitely a man with a sharp mind. He can't do something useless, especially at this critical moment. He must have a deep meaning for doing this."

"Deep meaning? Could it be that he wants to help me?" Zhao Lun said.

"This possibility is not ruled out." Yuan Ding said, "If it was before, this possibility was almost non-existent. Eunuch Zhao didn't get too close to any prince. This is one of the reasons why your majesty has always trusted him, but now that your majesty is seriously ill, it may even be more serious than we think. It is not impossible for Eunuch Zhao to think about his future."