Eunuch Huang took care of it and went back to take a bath. When he returned to the imperial study, Emperor Yong was reading the memorial.
He ducked in and whispered back: "Your Majesty, everything is ready."
When Eunuch Huang said this, he carefully looked at Emperor Yong's face.
Emperor Yong nodded indifferently, suddenly remembered something, and said lightly:
"Then after the daughter of the Sheng family enters the palace, she will be sent directly to Chonghua Palace. Although the second child is banned, don't wrong him. You can send something to me privately."
Eunuch Huang buried his head deeply, with a myriad of thoughts in his mind.
On the way to the Imperial Study Room just now, he racked his brains and really recalled a lot of past events.
One month before Empress Yu Liu was diagnosed with pregnancy, she did spend some time intensively sleeping with her.
According to the rules, a princess from an enemy country could not give birth to a dragon heir, but the Holy Emperor doted on Empress Yu Liu and never allowed her to drink the Bizi Soup.
During that time, Empress Yu Liu was also docile, without the resistance and cold face she had when she first came.
The Holy Lord Long Yan was so pleased that he even rewarded him with an Eastern Pearl for the first time.
But just now after listening to Di Zaiying's dying words, he seemed to be convinced that the second prince was his son...
After thinking about it for a while, Eunuch Huang couldn't tell who the biological father of the second prince was.
With his thoughts at this point, Eunuch Huang no longer dared to think deeply, so he only respectfully said yes.
Di Zaiying is dead, and there is no further evidence on this matter.
If he rashly reminded her, given His Majesty's infatuation with Empress Yu Liu, he would be executed immediately even if he had served the Holy Majesty for more than thirty years!
At this moment, Eunuch Huang wished so much that he had never heard Di Zaiying's murmurs before his death!
"Huang Pei, please pass on the order and wait for Chunwei's ranking to be verified and the palace examination will be held immediately. This matter has been delayed for long enough."
Emperor Yong spoke in a deep voice.
"That Tan Hanchi is a talented person. I have to think about where to place him..."
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Chonghua Palace.
The second prince was dressed in a white robe, sitting upright behind a long desk, holding a book in his hand.
Although he was grounded, there was no annoyance on his face and he looked extremely calm.
Standing next to him was a maid in palace attire. Although her appearance was ordinary, her back was straight and her eyes were sharp. She was obviously not an ordinary person.
"Back to Your Highness, the palace sent someone to pick up Miss Sheng. According to Sheng Mingcheng, the brother and sister fainted and appeared in the eastern suburbs courtyard when they woke up."
Hearing this, Shen Yuanbai put down the book in his hand and tapped his fingertips on the case, seeming to be thinking about something.
Seeing this, the maid hesitated for a while, then asked: "Your Highness, where will Miss Sheng be placed after she arrives?"
When Shen Yuanbai heard this, a trace of impatience appeared on his brows.
"Let's just arrange it in the side hall. Since I'm using her as a shield, I have to pretend anyway."
"You are responsible for her daily life. Don't let her go out of the palace on weekdays."
At this time, Uncle Zhou walked in from outside the hall, holding a tray with a cup of hot soup on it.
Shen Yuanbai frowned immediately when he saw this, "Uncle Zhou, I already told you that you don't need to do these tasks."
Uncle Zhou was married from the Northern Kingdom. He used to be his mother's personal guard, and he was indeed devoted to him.
Although Uncle Zhou did something bad during the last Lantern Festival and caused him to lose Zhucui Pavilion, Shen Yuanbai was not willing to scold Uncle Zhou harshly.
After all, when he was struggling in the palace at a young age, it was Uncle Zhou who sacrificed his life to take care of him so that he could grow up safely.
"Your Highness, I am worried about leaving your food and daily life to others."
Uncle Zhou walked to the desk with a smile and was about to put down the tray when the maid next to him continued to speak:
"Your Highness, there is one more thing. Di Zaiying, a northerner who assassinated the fourth prince a few days ago, was chopped into pieces and fed to dogs by His Majesty's order today."
crackling——
Uncle Zhou trembled without warning, and even the tray was not stable, causing the cup of hot soup to fall directly to the ground and break into several pieces.
"Uncle Zhou!"
Shen Yuanbai stood up suddenly and hurriedly helped Uncle Zhou aside.
But what shocked Shen Yuanbai was that Uncle Zhou's whole body was trembling violently, and his lips turned white at the sight.
Shen Yuanbai was shocked and hurriedly wanted to call the imperial doctor, but Uncle Zhou suddenly grabbed Shen Yuanbai's hand.
He turned around stiffly and asked the maid in a trembling voice: "Liuyun, what did you just say about the northerner?"
Liuyun was a little frightened and repeated in a low voice: "My name is Di Zaiying."
"He was hired by the Holy One to be the initiation teacher for the Fourth Prince. However, he suddenly had a seizure a few days ago and wanted to assassinate the Fourth Prince and Miss Qiao. The Prince arrived in time and caught him."
Uncle Zhou shook his whole body, feeling unbearably sad for a moment.
It's him......
After not seeing each other for more than ten years, why did he enter the palace again! How could he be so stupid!
Shen Yuanbai saw the tears in the corners of Uncle Zhou's eyes and couldn't help but look solemn.
"Uncle Zhou, is Di Zaiying your old friend?"
Hearing this, Uncle Zhou suddenly looked up at Shen Yuanbai and asked quickly: "Your Highness, have you...have you seen him? Have you seen him!"
Shen Yuanbai shook his head in confusion. He had stopped going to the study a long time ago, so naturally he had never seen Di Zaiying.
When Uncle Zhou heard this, he closed his eyes tightly and felt dizzy.
never seen it......
They haven't even met each other!
How heartbroken and regretful it must be to know that the princess knows something under the spring!
"Uncle Zhou, what's wrong with you?"
Uncle Zhou rarely looked so panicked, which made Shen Yuanbai, who cared about him very much, a little anxious.
Uncle Zhou knew that Shen Yuanbai was smart and was afraid that he would send someone to investigate in private, so he made up a lie.
"Your Highness, that...that is the old slave's old friend in the North Country, a close friend. Now that I heard the bad news, I really can't calm down."
He really couldn't bear to let His Highness know the truth! This is really cruel to His Highness!
"Your Highness, this old slave is really fine. Just go back and rest."
Shen Yuanbai didn't have too much doubt in his heart.
Because Uncle Zhou really had deep feelings for the North Country, when Uncle Liu who came with him died of illness, Uncle Zhou felt uncomfortable for a long time.
He sighed softly, "Uncle Zhou, my condolences."
When Uncle Zhou heard this, his whole body trembled, and he burst into tears.
The scene from that year is still vivid in my mind.
After the princess married Emperor Yong, she had been depressed.
After discussing with Liu Xi and others, he risked beheading, cleared all the checkpoints, and secretly brought Di Zaiying in.
That night, all of them were on tenterhooks, but the lights were brightly lit in the palace.
He knew what was going on inside, and he only wanted the princess to be happy.
Soon after that, the princess became pregnant.
Although the dog emperor had forced the princess several times before, all of them firmly believed that the child was Di Zaiying's!
That was the first time the princess showed her smile in the palace of Yong Kingdom. He looked sad but extremely happy.
At that time, he thought everything was fine and the princess could live happily...
"Uncle Zhou, let me help you go back and rest."
Shen Yuanbai's words interrupted Uncle Zhou's memories.
He squeezed Shen Yuanbai's hand and suppressed all the pain deeply into his heart.
"No need, Your Highness, you are busy, I will be fine tomorrow."
Uncle Zhou let go of Shen Yuanbai's hand and walked out staggeringly.
Shen Yuanbai looked at it quietly for a while, then turned around and told Liu Yun coldly: "From now on, don't mention anything in front of Uncle Zhou."
Liuyun was frightened and hurriedly knelt down, "I obey the order."
