The third prince stared blankly at the prince's back, suddenly sat up straight and shouted: "Brother!"
The prince paused slightly, but did not look back.
Just now, he almost saw in his third brother the version of himself who drank the poisonous wine in Meng Guxue's prophecy.
She was worried tremblingly, worried that her father would not let her go, but she was so sad that she finally accepted her sad fate.
Isn't it that the third brother is struggling at the moment and suffering in his heart?
"Third brother, please have a good rest. After you have copied the symptoms and prescriptions, just ask others to bring them to the East Palace."
The prince said and continued walking out, not daring to stop for a moment.
He was really shocked today. Just give him one more night and he will calm down completely.
However, just when the prince was about to step out of the threshold of the main hall, there was the sound of cups falling to the ground behind him.
The prince suddenly turned around and saw the third prince leaving his cloak, knocking over the medicine bowl, and stumbling towards him, shouting:
"Brother Imperial! I have something to say!"
The prince was afraid that the third prince would get sick, so he hurriedly turned around to help him and sighed softly:
"Third brother, that's all...that's all..."
When the third prince heard this, he suddenly raised his head.
He was such a transparent person, so he understood the deep meaning of the prince's words almost instantly.
He looked up at the prince, his overly pale face now showing a trace of blood due to excitement.
He asked in a trembling voice: "Brother Emperor, you...you know, right?"
The prince raised his hand to smooth the third prince's back and nodded gently.
"Third brother, don't get excited, the emperor already knows."
When the third prince heard this, the tense string in his heart suddenly relaxed. The moment he lowered his head, he slowly shed tears.
"It's so...so good, so good."
No one knows how much inner suffering he has suffered during this period of time.
He was an extremely cowardly useless person. It wasn't until the emperor's brother said those heart-breaking words that he felt a little brave and decided to confess everything to the emperor's brother.
"Third brother, you don't have to worry about this. The most important thing is that you take good care of yourself."
The prince had already made up his mind to exclude the third prince.
But at this time, the third prince shook his head.
"Fu'an, please step back and guard the gate of this palace!"
Fu'an didn't know why, but when he saw the serious look on the third prince's face, he immediately responded respectfully and quickly retreated.
At this time, the third prince spoke slowly:
"Brother Imperial, this matter... I have known about it for a long time, but I am cowardly and incompetent and have never dared to tell it."
"Just now after listening to the sincere words of the Emperor's brother, I know that the Emperor's brother is definitely the person that the people of the world hope for, and he will definitely become..."
The last words were a bit taboo, so the third prince cautiously stopped and changed the subject.
"Brother Imperial, I know your benevolence and righteousness. Even if I don't mention it today, you will definitely treat your second sister and my mother and concubine kindly in the future."
"So I no longer have any scruples. In this battle, I will give everything I have, even if I leave this sick body behind, I will help you, my dear brother!"
When the prince heard this, not only was he not happy, but he looked at the third prince uneasily.
"Third brother, you...what do you mean? Don't do anything stupid."
The third prince shook his head and said solemnly:
"Brother Imperial, I don't know how to play tricks or be impulsive."
"My brother just said that I have known about this for a long time, so my brother has also thought over and over in his mind countless ways to break the situation."
"But later I discovered that no matter who raised this question, it is very likely that his body would be wiped out under my father's wrath!"
"So after countless thoughts, I came up with a solution. Brother Emperor, please listen to it."
.......
Fu'an stood guard outside the palace, listening to the goings on inside the palace.
He was loyal to the third prince, so naturally he didn't want to eavesdrop on the secret words in the palace, but he was just worried that the third prince's sudden illness would hurt him.
At first, he could still hear rustling voices, but later the voices in the hall gradually became lower and he couldn't hear anything at all.
But this calm made Fu'an feel at ease.
Your Highness has already contracted the cold, and he really can't bear to get sick again...
That night, the prince stayed in Xinghua Palace for nearly half an hour before returning to the East Palace.
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The next day, Qiao Mansion.
Qiao Tianjing received news from Chu Sheng as soon as he returned home.
We made an appointment in the private room of the restaurant yesterday, saying we had something important to discuss.
Qiao Tianjing put on the curtain and secretly rushed to the restaurant, where he saw Chu Sheng.
But today, there was another man standing next to Chu Sheng.
Qiao Tianjing raised his eyebrows slightly, guessing the man's identity.
Chu Sheng immediately introduced: "Master Qiao, this is the Lu Yin my subordinate told you."
"Ayin, this is Mr. Qiao."
Qiao Tianjing's eyes were clear, and he looked carefully. This Lu Yin was about thirty years old, with an upright appearance and clear eyes.
When the two parties met, Chu Sheng immediately said:
"Master Qiao, it is really a bit abrupt to bring A Yin here rashly today, but the situation is urgent and my subordinates have no choice but to take this step."
"Ayin, you speak for yourself."
Lu Yin stood up and spoke in a low but clear voice.
"Master Qiao, thanks to the recommendation of Capt. Chu, I have been serving as the director of the Tzu Chi Bureau. It has been almost half a year now."
“The work of the Tzu Chi Bureau is not complicated, and it is much easier and faster than being a police officer. But my subordinate couldn’t sit still, and on a whim, he checked the Tzu Chi Bureau’s roster over the years.”
"But a few days ago, when I read the roster from four years ago, I found that there were many strange places!"
When Qiao Tianjing heard this, he immediately sat upright with a solemn look on his face.
Lu Yin continued: "There are three registers of the Tzu Chi hospital, one for those who are in the hospital, one for those who were adopted, and one for those who died in infancy."
"My subordinates accidentally discovered that four years ago, the number of children in the hospital on this list dropped significantly!"
"My subordinates thought it was strange, so they went to check the list of those who had been adopted and those who had died in infancy, and found that many children in the hospital had been adopted that year!"
"My subordinates thought carefully and secretly copied an adopted family in our Daxing County. But when I went there and asked all the neighbors, I found that there was no such family at all!"
"Logically speaking, when you go to Tzu Chi Bureau to adopt a child, the adopting family must carefully examine it, go to their home for an on-site inspection, and sign a document before the child can be taken away."
"How can the adopted family be fake? Then the child just disappeared out of thin air?"
When Lu Yin said this, his eyes widened angrily.
"Master Qiao, my subordinate was young and energetic and acted impulsively. Later, he injured his leg and his temper became much more stable, so this matter has been hidden."
"I was worried that officials would protect each other and the water inside was too deep, so I wanted to wait until enough evidence was collected before making any plans. Unexpectedly, Capt. Chu came looking for me yesterday."
“When my subordinates heard that it was Master Qiao, they were immediately overjoyed, knowing that the mystery surrounding Tzu Chi Bureau was about to be revealed!”
"To be honest, Mr. Qiao, now is the perfect time! Because tomorrow morning, someone happens to want to come to the Tzu Chi Bureau to adopt a child!"
"My subordinate just happened to take Mr. Qiao to see what's going on here!"
