The rescue plan was decided and everyone prepared separately. After Jiang Hui returned to the Humble House Palace, she ordered Ding Xiang to pack her luggage first, and she went to the imperial concubine's palace to borrow the jade seal first.
Jiang Hui heard the sound of coughing when she arrived at the imperial concubine's bedroom. It seemed that the imperial concubine was seriously ill this time.
Because she was busy stabilizing the court and planning the rescue of Nan Guozhen, Jiang Hui had never been able to take time to visit the Crown Princess. Today, Jiang Hui was shocked to see that the Crown Princess was much thinner and older.
"Hurry, bring the basin, the Crown Princess is coughing up blood again!"
Zixia, the escort of the Crown Princess, nervously called to the two maids. The two maids tiptoed to bring the basin. One of them took the blood spit out by the Crown Princess and wiped her mouth with the other. of blood.
The imperial concubine learned that her only grandson (Nang Guozhen) had been captured and couldn't bear it and fainted on the spot. When she woke up, she became depressed and anxious.
Princess Jiang Hui's illness is so serious that she is afraid that her cough will turn into tuberculosis. Jiang Hui threw herself over and asked, "Grandma Huang, what's wrong with you? What are you two doing here? Go and ask for the imperial doctor."
Seeing Jiang Hui's slightly panicked expression, the Crown Princess smiled reluctantly in order to prevent Jiang Hui from worrying, and said, "Grandma Huang is fine, there is no need to trouble the doctor. Grandma Huang is old and knows that this body cannot last long. I just hope I can hold on until..." The Crown Princess became excited and coughed again!
Jiang Hui understood what the Crown Princess had not finished, and comforted her: "Grandma Huang, don't worry, you will live a long life, and Zhen'er will come back safely."
... Such a sensational scene made the Zixia guard and the two maids sob!
After coughing, the Crown Princess looked at Jiang Hui's clear and charming eyes with loving eyes, stretched out her slender and somewhat dull and dry hands from the tightly wrapped quilt, and placed them on Jiang Hui's white and shiny hands. Above, Jiang Hui was a little flattered by such kindness.
The Zixia guards who were watching from the side were also a little confused, knowing that the Crown Princess had always had a grudge against Jiang Hui, and now she was so gentle and approachable, just like a mother and her daughter in love.
"Grandma Huang, we have figured out a way to rescue Brother Zhen'er." Jiang Hui told the Crown Princess about the agreed-upon rescue plan and the fact that she was here to exchange the jade seal for Nan Guozhen.
Before Jiang Hui told her, the Crown Princess coughed and ordered everyone to retreat, even Zixia's guards.
The imperial concubine did not respond to Jiang Hui's request to borrow the jade seal, and asked Jiang Hui in a weak voice to help her up.
Jiang Hui paused first, then asked with a bit of worry: "Grandma Huang, do you really want to get up?"
"I've slept for too long. If I don't get up and loosen my muscles, I'm afraid I won't be able to get up again." The Crown Princess coughed a few more times as she said this.
"Grandma Huang, don't think too much, your health will definitely get better." After speaking, Jiang Hui carefully lifted the Crown Princess up, sat on the edge of the bed, and gently massaged the Crown Princess's hands and feet for a while to help speed up the blood flow. Circulation, because the Crown Princess Xu didn't get out of bed, her hands and feet were a little numb.
The Crown Princess closed her eyes slightly and looked very pleased. After touching her, the Crown Princess still did not respond to Jiang Hui's request to borrow the jade seal. Instead, she asked Jiang Hui to help her sit on the dressing table and dress her up.
Of course Jiang Hui obeyed, helped the Crown Princess sit on the dressing table, and dressed the Crown Princess...
After some dressing up, the princess's gloomy face became shiny. The princess smiled very satisfiedly at the mirror and asked Jiang Hui to help her to the bedside.
Jiang Hui followed and helped the Crown Princess to the bedside.
The Crown Princess ordered Jiang Hui to lift the quilt at the head of the bed, and Jiang Hui obeyed. To Jiang Hui's surprise, there was a hidden cabinet under the quilt under the bedside.
The Crown Princess took out a key from her pocket and asked Jiang Hui to use the key to open the secret cabinet. Jiang Hui stared at the secret cabinet in surprise for a while, then took the key that the Crown Princess handed to her and opened the secret cabinet. Jiang Hui was also shocked the moment the secret cabinet was opened. What was inside was the jade seal that she had given to the Crown Princess ten years ago.
Ten years later, the jade seal is still crystal clear and dazzling, and even the color of the treasure box containing the jade seal has not faded at all.
Jiang Hui looked carefully at the jade seal and the treasure box, and found that on the bottom of the treasure box, she carved the word "Fake" with her fingernail. Although the scratches on the "Fake" word were not deep, they could be clearly seen.
Jiang Hui looked at the word 'fake' in confusion, as if she had been hit in the head with a stick.
When was the word 'fake' left behind? Why didn't I notice it ten years ago? Was it because I was too young to notice it at that time, or was it deliberately carved by the Crown Princess later, so I could remind myself of it all the time.
"Take it! Take it and save Zhen'er." The Crown Princess said without any reluctance.
"Grandma Huang, do you really want to give the jade seal to Hui'er?" Jiang Hui asked.
The imperial concubine glanced at the jade seal and sighed: "The Ai family carefully preserved the jade seal, hoping to use it on the day of recovering the Southern Kingdom, but..." At this point, the imperial concubine froze, and her eyes turned red. , she turned her face to the other side to prevent Jiang Hui from seeing it.
The Crown Princess quickly calmed down the sadness in her heart, wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes with silk, and warned: "The most important thing now is to rescue Zhen'er. Hui'er, hide the jade seal in your arms quickly so that no one can see it. This time Don't take the land route to Xinjiang City. The land route is difficult to navigate due to the steep mountains and the Xinjiang Emperor's spies at each station are too dangerous. Take the waterway, which is quiet and quiet and avoids all the unscrupulous people."
After the imperial concubine finished her instructions, she still worriedly tied a dark-colored turban on Jiang Hui. The turban covered Jiang Hui's entire face, leaving only her clear eyes exposed.
"Crown Princess, do you really trust Hui'er that much?" Jiang Hui asked, looking at the nervous but cautious Crown Princess.
Jiang Hui changed the name of 'Royal Grandma' to 'Royal Dowager', which suddenly made the Crown Princess pause.
Jiang Hui then said: "Didn't the Crown Princess already know that Hui'er was not Prime Minister Jiang's daughter, and that she was not really Jiang Hui? Why did she still trust Hui'er and hand over the jade seal to Hui'er?" Jiang Hui had a stern look in her eyes. , waiting for the Crown Princess’s answer.
The Crown Princess did not hide anything and said frankly: "Yes, the Ai family has long suspected that you are not Prime Minister Jiang's daughter."
"Then, why don't you kill me?" Jiang Hui asked again in confusion.
"I once had the idea of killing you, but in the end I gave up the idea."
"Why is that?" Jiang Hui asked confusedly.
"Since Prime Minister Jiang has recognized you as his daughter, how can the Ai family kill the orphan of a loyal minister?"
Jiang Hui took a step back in shock, "The Crown Princess is saying that Prime Minister Jiang already knew that I am not his daughter?"
"Well, actually, there is a word 'fake' on the bottom of this safe. At first, the Ai family didn't know what it meant. After checking your life experience, I realized that it must be a hint from Prime Minister Jiang to the Ai family!"
"But why didn't Prime Minister Jiang expose me and order you to kill me? And why did he trust me and entrust the jade seal to me, knowing that I was the person sent by the Emperor of Jiang to defraud him of the jade seal? This was done with the help of the Prime Minister's Palace The jade seal that was exchanged for a hundred lives, the symbol of the highest power representative of the Southern Kingdom?"
"Because you are a kind boy!"
Jiang Hui dumbly repeated what the Crown Princess had just said, 'Because you are a kind child.' Suddenly she seemed to understand something, and she knelt down towards the Crown Princess.
"Don't worry, Grandma Huang, Hui'er will definitely save brother Zhen'er, even if it means sacrificing Hui'er's life..." After finishing the oath, Jiang Hui hurriedly got up and left without waiting for the Queen Dowager's reply.
The Crown Princess looked at Jiang Hui's hurried away figure with belief...
