Fu'an respectfully withdrew and closed the palace door.
The night was still a bit chilly, and the third prince couldn't help coughing lightly.
During the day, he took advantage of the chaos in Funing Palace and all the courtiers and family members hurriedly left the palace, and sent Sheng Xiuran out in disguise.
She is a boudoir girl who has been pampered since childhood. If she is left to fend for herself, I'm afraid she won't be able to survive.
So he simply stayed the course, gave her some money, and pointed her to a place to go.
His body was useless. When his mother-in-law still had extravagant hopes, she asked her father for grace and took him out of the palace to worship the Bodhisattva at Huguo Temple.
On the way to Huguo Temple, there is a relief home where many homeless children are adopted.
At that time, he felt pity and asked his mother and concubine to donate some money to them.
He still remembered the young woman in the workhouse, who had a round face and looked very friendly. He didn't know if she was still working for the children in the workhouse.
Miss Sheng has no fingers in the water and cannot do heavy work, but she has read poetry and books since she was a child, and is proficient in all kinds of music, chess, calligraphy and painting.
He thought that it would be good to ask Miss Sheng to send some money to the almshouse, and then stay there to teach the children there how to read.
Of course, this was just his suggestion. After all, it was the outskirts of Beijing and there was still a risk of being discovered.
Whether Miss Sheng adopts it or not depends entirely on herself.
Before she left the palace, she solemnly thanked him, asked for pen and paper, and left this letter.
She said: "Your Highness, you are the only person willing to show kindness to Xiu Ran since the Sheng family has suffered drastic changes."
"Xiu Ran sincerely thanks you and is willing to pray to heaven and Bodhisattva day and night to protect you, a good person, in good health."
"This letter... it contains the shocking secret that Xiu Ran told you. You can read it if you want. If you don't want to, just burn it."
"Xiuran would like to thank His Highness the Third Highness. We will never see you again!"
She kowtowed three times, and with Fu'an's help, she successfully blended into the procession of courtiers and family members leaving the palace, and escaped from this cannibalistic prison.
With his thoughts at this point, the third prince slowly opened the envelope in his hand.
…
After a while, the sound of broken dishes suddenly came from the hall, frightening Fu'an who was guarding outside the hall.
His heart tightened and he shouted: "Your Highness?"
There was no reply from the hall.
Fu'an trembled all over, ignoring the third prince's instructions and hurriedly opened the palace door.
He looked over and saw the third prince lying on the ground, his whole body twitching uncontrollably and foaming at his mouth.
Not far in front of him, a ball of paper had burned to the end, and the fire gradually extinguished, leaving behind a piece of black ashes.
"Your Highness!"
Fu'an shouted in panic and rushed into the palace.
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That night, the news that the beloved concubine Yu Zhaoyi died suddenly and that the second prince was fined and banned from the clan's residence for one year spread around the capital at the same time.
After hearing this, the ladies from each family sighed.
At today's banquet, they also saw Yu Zhaoyi's graceful dancing. Who knew that in just a few hours, she would completely disappear from this world.
As for the second prince's ban, the courtiers couldn't help but wonder, what mistake did the second prince make?
When the news reached the Qiao family, Mrs. Qiao was washing Qiao Jiaojiao's face and getting ready to sleep, while Qiao Zhongguo was concentrating on carving a small statue of Qiao Jiaojiao.
Qiao Tianjing and Qiao Diyi walked in from outside, their faces full of joy.
"father!"
"Ouch, I was so scared that I almost got burned!"
Qiao Zhongguo was engrossed in the carving, and was shocked by Qiao Diyi's angry shout!
Qiao Jiaojiao poked her little head out from behind the washcloth, her eyes sparkling.
[Is there any news from the palace? Ouch, I'm so curious like a kitten, please tell me! 】
Qiao Tianjing knew that Qiao Jiaojiao was impatient, so he didn't show any concern and said:
"Dad, the news has spread, Yu Zhaoyi died suddenly, and the second prince was banned from the clan's residence for one year."
【What? what? What? The male protagonist is banned from the clan’s residence for a year? 】
Qiao Jiaojiao sat up straight with a look of shock and excitement on her face.
You must know that in the original work, the male protagonist is the chosen one!
No matter what he wants to do, even if there are slight setbacks in a short period of time, he can always turn danger into safety and be invincible!
The Zongren Mansion was banned for one year. Although it could not play a decisive role, it was a rare victory!
[At last Emperor Yong’s conscience was not eaten away by dogs! Since he could nod his head when he was banned from this sect, it meant that he was also dissatisfied with the second prince! 】
[It seems that the male protagonist is seeking death. He dares to touch his own father’s concubine. Which man can bear this? 】
The entire Qiao family: "..."
Here we go again, rough words but not rough words!
"The second prince entered the clan mansion tonight, and he brought an old slave with him. The eldest princess and the second prince have a deep love for each other, so she personally walked him to the palace gate before returning."
Qiao Tianjing continued to talk about the information he had obtained.
Qiao Jiaojiao's mind moved slightly.
【Old slave? I know, is it that... that Uncle Li! No, it seems that the surname is Liu, which is also wrong. What is the surname? 】
Qiao Jiaojiao was confused for a moment, and then relaxed her eyebrows.
[No matter what his last name is, this is still an important role! 】
[That old slave is an old man brought by Princess Yuliu from the Northern Kingdom. He is the middleman who can bring the Second Prince and the Northern Kingdom people together! 】
[Tsk, I remember this is an old loyal servant, the kind who is devoted to the second prince! 】
[During the Lantern Festival, the people from the North assassinated the prince, and all of them died. The male protagonist probably had not colluded with the people from the North at that time, and I don’t know how far they have cooperated now. 】
When Qiao Zhongguo heard this, his eyebrows suddenly froze.
Sure enough, even after the second prince arrived at the clan mansion, they still couldn't relax!
Nowadays, the northern court is fighting endlessly over the crown prince, and they are afraid that King Jinyu will take advantage of the second prince!
After all, he had no heirs, and as his nephew, the second prince could be regarded as the only bloodline close to him.
Since ancient times, wealth has not flowed to outsiders. King Jinyu must not be willing to let the throne fall into the hands of others.
Qiao Tianjing knew very well that the existence of Beiguo was a worry for his father.
Now that half of the Qiao family's secret guards were at his disposal, he had to discuss it with his father to keep an eye on the second prince!
Qiao Jiaojiao felt relieved after getting the result.
In this way, it can be said that the major obstacle of the original work, Sha Baitian’s early death, has been completely overcome!
She yawned long and couldn't help but think:
[To be able to force the second prince to go to the clan mansion, the queen and the prince must have contributed a lot. It’s a pity that I didn’t see such a wonderful duel! 】
[The prince is a smart man. If he peels off the cocoon, he will definitely wonder how his second brother happened to save Silly Baitian. 】
【Huh--】
Thinking of this, Qiao Jiaojiao also realized that something was wrong.
[Today, Sha Baitian went to the side hall to get gifts. The second brother didn’t know that Sha Baitian was in danger, so why did he just jump over the wall and run to the back door to block people? 】
When Qiao Diyi heard this, he was completely dumbfounded.
Oh my god, how can he explain this?
