Chapter 1362 The Recent Situation of the Xiao Family

The incident in Dong'an Prefecture was just an isolated case; the bigger grudge was the Third Prince exposing the affair between Gong Qiu and the Imperial Concubine.

It was he who brought this matter to the late emperor's attention, which led to Gongqiu's beheading, the imperial concubine's execution, and the revelation that the second prince was not of imperial lineage. Several things were implicated.

The Second Prince's current predicament can be attributed to the Third Prince's actions.

These two are sworn enemies, and now the Third Prince is actually harboring the Second Prince?!

As Shu Yu looked at the letter, he couldn't help but sigh: In this day and age, interests truly come first. To achieve a common goal, even the greatest hatred can be temporarily set aside.

It's easy to imagine that the Third Prince was unwilling to accept that the current emperor had suddenly seized the throne before him, and that he was now being treated as a major threat and guarded against, leaving him with nothing to do.

He also knew that the Second Prince was not the late Emperor's son and could not ascend to the throne no matter what. Since the two sides had a common goal, cooperation was not out of the question.

But in Shu Yu's view, this was clearly courting death.

If the Second Prince didn't have a huge benefit to gain, why would he cooperate with the Third Prince to deal with the current emperor?

Shu Yu shook her head and continued reading the letter.

The letter said that discovering the whereabouts of the Second Prince was truly an unexpected event, and that it was related to Xiang Weinan.

Earlier, when Qi Lie came over, he mentioned that Xiang Weinan's wife, Xiao, had returned to the capital first, but was left at her parents' home, supposedly to care for him while he was ill. Even when Xiang Weinan's mother went to fetch her, she was unable to bring her back.

Xiang Weinan finally returned to Beijing some time ago. The first thing he did upon returning was to visit the Xiao family.

He came to visit his 'sick' father-in-law, wanted to bring his wife back, and also wanted to find out about the Xiao family's situation.

The Xiao family had no reason to stop them, but what Xiang Weinan found strange was that when he saw Xiao Shi, he noticed that she had become extremely thin.

It's only been two or three months since I last saw her, but Xiao's changes are too great.

Ms. Xiao simply explained that she was worried about her father's condition, which was why she couldn't eat or sleep properly.

But Xiang Weinan was a perceptive man, and he sensed that something was amiss.

The most obvious thing was that all the maids and servants around Madam Xiao were unfamiliar faces.

The familiar Granny Gu and Shui Xin were gone, and the two maids present stared at Xiao Shi as if they were spying on her.

Xiang Weinan declared that he wanted to have some private conversations with Madam Xiao, but the two maids refused.

No, it's not that they disagree, it's that the Xiao family disagrees.

Previously, Xiao Shi would have loved to be alone with Xiang Weinan, so this reaction and attitude were highly unusual.

Xiang Weinan had many questions in his mind, but he couldn't bring himself to ask them.

He didn't stay at the Xiao family's house for long before being urged to return by Madam Xiao.

But before leaving, Madam Xiao hugged him, and in that instant, a handkerchief was silently slipped into Xiang Weinan's hand.

Xiang Weinan realized the seriousness of the matter and, without saying a word, quietly put the handkerchief away. When he got back and opened the handkerchief, he discovered that the words on it were not written with a brush, but rather pieced together from several kinds of grease powder and even bloodstains.

Xiang Weinan's eyelids twitched immediately. Xiao wanted to write him a letter, but she didn't use pen and ink, which meant that she couldn't touch that thing at all.

Or rather, she might encounter it, but someone is watching, so she can't use it.

Upon reading the contents of the letter, Xiang Weinan's expression changed drastically.

Xiao asked him to save her and her parents because she had inadvertently seen the Second Prince at the Xiao family home.

(End of this chapter)