After the food was delivered, Sheng Xiuran was really hungry. After eating all she could, she began to frequently ask to see the second prince.
There were two tall guards at the door. No matter what Sheng Xiuran said, they would block her back.
Sheng Xiuran saw that it was getting dark outside, feeling panic and despair in her heart.
Brother...brother is about to be executed. He is the brother who loves her to the core. He has taken care of her since childhood and cannot bear the slightest harm to her.
In fact, Sheng Xiuran had already seen through in her heart that His Highness had no affection for her at all, otherwise he would not have allowed a maid to look down on her, let alone put her under house arrest in this side palace.
The dream in her heart was shattered, and now she didn't ask for the second prince's favor, she just wanted to save her brother!
Seeing that the guard at the door was unmoved, Sheng Xiuran turned his attention to the window of the back hall.
As the concubine of a wealthy family, she had never done anything outrageous like climbing out of a window, but in order to see His Highness, she didn't care!
Thinking of this, Sheng Xiuran moved the soft stool, opened the window, and turned it out with difficulty.
Behind the side hall was a gloomy grove. Sheng Xiuran was extremely frightened, but she still groped towards the light.
Suddenly, she heard a whimpering sound. She was so frightened that the hair on her body stood up, and she stood there without daring to move.
The cries were high and low, accompanied by hoarse voices, and a special smell of burning paper money wafted in the wind.
Sheng Xiuran was shocked. She knew that there were rules in the palace not to pay tribute in private. Who dared to do this in Chonghua Palace?
No matter what, she was worried that no one would show her the way!
Thinking of this, Sheng Xiuran quietly groped over and finally saw a cluster of fire.
It was a hidden, semi-surrounded rockery, and she vaguely caught sight of an old figure.
Sheng Xiuran got closer, and then she heard clearly the words murmured in the old man's mouth.
"Why are you so stupid! Didn't I tell you to fly away back then?"
"I heard that there are no bones left. You are like this. I can't even collect your body."
"You value love and justice so much, yet I, an old man like me, have managed to survive to this day. How ashamed I am."
At this point, the sobs suddenly became louder and were immediately suppressed.
"After you go down, reunite with the princess as soon as possible."
"Don't worry, I will take good care of His Highness. It's a pity that you didn't get to meet him in the end."
Sheng Xiuran heard this in confusion and had no idea who the old man was paying homage to.
However, she vaguely knew that the princess in the old man's words should be the late Yuliu Empress, the princess of the Northern Kingdom back then.
Sheng Xiuran was extremely happy to hear that the old man really knew His Highness.
He broke the palace rules and paid homage to others privately at night. She just used this opportunity to tease the old man and ask him where his royal palace was!
Thinking of this, Sheng Xiuran carefully walked to the rockery.
As a result, at this time, the old man suddenly opened his mouth and said in a very low tone:
"I'm sorry, I really can't tell His Highness the truth. Zaiying, please forgive me."
"If His Highness knew that his biological father died so tragically and that he never even saw his last face, he would really collapse."
"I'm sorry, Jae-ying, I'm really sorry."
Sheng Xiuran's steps suddenly paused, her eyes widened, and the blood all over her body froze instantly.
She... what did she hear?
Such a secret fell into her ears, and Sheng Xiuran's whole body was trembling with fear. This moment was like falling into an ice cave!
Second...the biological father of the second prince is actually someone else!
If the Holy Emperor discovers this matter, not to mention the second prince, even she, the insider, will die!
Sheng Xiuran was not stupid, she was just too obsessed with the second prince. She had already understood the twists and turns in the inner palace.
At this moment, Sheng Xiuran had only one thought in her mind:
No, she cannot be discovered by this old man. If she dies, no one will really save her brother!
Thinking of this, Sheng Xiuran was more cautious than when she came, and slowly retreated step by step, using the flickering light of the fire to avoid the branches on the ground, and quietly retreated into the woods.
As she retreated, she secretly prayed in her heart not to be discovered. Only when she was completely away from the light and the surroundings were dark, did she suddenly collapse to the ground, tears streaming down her face.
Why...why things turned out like this.
Obviously, just yesterday, she still had a noble status, endless glory, and a family who loved her...
Why should she encounter this...
Sheng Xiuran did not dare to cry out, so she could only cover her mouth desperately, trembling like a helpless cub in the dark.
After a while, she stumbled to her feet again, changed direction and continued walking.
She wants to see the second prince, and she wants to save her brother!
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When the second prince heard Liu Yun come to report that Sheng Xiuran was missing, Fang walked out of the bathtub.
He frowned, "Sou, don't let her leave Chonghua Palace."
Liu Yun had some hesitation on his face.
Shen Yuanbai said while dressing: "If there is anything else, please tell me."
He has not been able to get close to women since he was a child, so he has never needed maids to serve him in his bathing and daily life. Liu Yun has martial arts and can do things conveniently in the palace, which is the only exception around him.
"Your Highness, Miss Sheng seems unwilling to give up without seeing you. You see..."
Shen Yuanbai's face darkened slightly, "Then bring her here. I just want to save Sheng Mingcheng and make her give up."
Liuyun got the right words, his brows relaxed slightly, and he immediately retreated.
With the help of the entire palace, Sheng Xiuran was quickly found.
She was so blind that she almost touched the gate of Chonghua Palace!
When she was caught, Sheng Xiuran was still struggling fiercely, but Liuyun came over and said that the second prince was willing to see her, and Sheng Xiuran immediately calmed down.
When she saw the second prince in the brightly lit hall, Sheng Xiuran's eyes were stabbed hard.
He was still so noble and handsome, and he had appeared in her beautiful dreams countless times.
Sheng Xiuran knelt down with a bang and said loudly: "Your Highness, please save my brother. I no longer dare to expect to be with Your Highness."
"As long as you let my brother go, we, brother and sister, will definitely flee to the ends of the earth and never appear in front of you!"
"Your Highness, I only have my brother, please have mercy on me!"
Sheng Xiuran had never begged someone like this, but just when she stumbled forward in the dark night, she figured it out.
She only has her brother as a relative, and nothing else matters. She just wants her brother to be alive!
Shen Yuanbai lowered his eyes slightly, looked at Sheng Xiuran who was kowtowing desperately, and said lightly:
"The Duke of Qing was already sentenced to be executed. Moreover, Sheng Mingcheng was beating the drum indiscriminately, slandering the prince, and inciting public opinion. He has been imprisoned by his father and ordered to be executed tomorrow. No one can change this. of."
When Sheng Xiuran heard the words "executed tomorrow", her whole body softened suddenly, and tears rolled down her eyes instantly.
"Your Highness, Your Highness, please help me beg for mercy again! You want me to be a cow or a horse. You are the prince, and the Holy Emperor will be willing to listen to you!"
Boom, boom, boom!
Sheng Xiuran knocked her head loudly, and soon there was blood on her forehead.
