"Fourth sister-in-law, take care of yourself. I'll come see you later." Jiuzhu stood up, picked up her skirt and walked out. When she went out, she bumped into Yun Yanze, who looked haggard and could barely stand, under the steps and sat on the ground with his legs split, showing no gentlemanly manners at all.
"The Fourth Prince!" The palace servants hurriedly helped the pale-faced Yun Yanze up from the ground.
The other princesses looked silently at Sun Caiyao who was lying on the bed, and none of them dared to speak. Why did she say those unhappy words, which made it difficult for the fifth brother's wife to argue with her, so she could only target her husband.
"I'm sorry, Fourth Brother." Jiuzhu bowed and said, "I was worried about Fourth Sister-in-law's health and lost my focus and didn't notice you. Please forgive me."
"It's okay." Yun Yanze's voice was trembling with pain.
"Fourth brother is indeed a gentleman, kind and generous." Jiuzhu bowed again, turned around and left ostentatiously with the servants of Qilin Palace.
Seeing how things had turned out, the other three princesses maintained awkward smiles on their faces, and sat with him for more than half an hour, then stood up and made excuses to leave.
"Bai Shao, you don't need to serve here, please leave." Yun Yanze glanced at Bai Shao who was standing in the corner and said, "The medicine is cold. Make another bowl for the princess."
Bai Shao said, "Then let the others come in and serve."
"No need. I'm here to accompany her." Yun Yanze walked to the bedside and gently held Sun Caiyao's hand: "I'll have a good chat with the princess for a while."
"Yes." Bai Shao hesitated for a moment, bowed and walked out.
The room became quiet.
"There is nothing in this world that will reveal secrets, only stones and dead people." Yun Yanze took out a small bottle from his sleeve, and before Sun Caiyao could react, he strangled her neck with a towel and tried to pour the contents of the bottle into her mouth.
Sun Caiyao, who had a miscarriage, had no strength left and Yun Yanze held her throat, so she couldn't even make a sound to call for help.
She opened her eyes wide and stared at him.
For the Fourth Prince, who had been proficient in both civil and military affairs since childhood, it would be easy for him to kill her.
"Your Highness!" Bai Shao's voice came from outside the door.
"What's the matter?" Yun Yanze's voice sounded very calm.
"Princess Chen is here."
Why is she here again? Thinking of being knocked down by Ming Jiuzhu just now, Yun Yanze let go of Sun Caiyao, folded the handkerchief into a neat square, placed it next to Sun Caiyao's pillow, and whispered: "Think about your good brother, and then speak slowly."
"Please come in, Princess Chen."
As soon as he finished speaking, he saw Ming Jiuzhu come in through the curtain: "Fourth sister-in-law, the Queen Mother feels sorry for you for losing your son and having no elders to take care of you, so she sent me to take you to Mingyue Palace for recuperation."
"As a junior, Caiyao, how can I disturb my mother?" Yun Yanze narrowed his eyes, "Besides, a woman shouldn't be exposed to the wind after a miscarriage, so it's better not to move."
"My queen mother is kind and thoughtful, so she has thought of all this. Don't worry, fourth brother. My queen mother has specially prepared a sedan chair for my fourth sister-in-law to protect her from the wind and rain." Jiuzhu walked to the bedside, looked at Sun Caiyao whose shoulders were shaking uncontrollably, sat beside her, and held her cold hand: "My fourth brother is refusing like this, does it mean that he doesn't trust my queen mother?"
Yun Yanze looked at the two people's clasped hands and said, "It's not that I don't trust my mother, but we have a deep love for each other and I really can't bear to let her go..."
"Fourth brother, this is the imperial decree of our mother, do you want to disobey it?" Jiuzhu took out the Phoenix Order, making it clear that she would not give in.
The palace maids serving in Zhangliu Palace were all stunned. The other princes and princesses who rushed over after hearing the news were also very surprised. When had Ming Jiuju, who was usually smiling and amiable, been so rude to others?
Prince Huai stood in the courtyard, tugged at Princess Huai's sleeve, and asked in a low voice: "Fifth brother's wife doesn't look such a stingy person, why did she bring up the queen when Fourth brother's wife said a few words to her?"
Princess Huai shook her head slowly. There was something weird about this matter.
"Fourth sister-in-law." Jiuzhu took out a thin red scarf from her sleeve and put it on her face. "It's windy outside, cover your mouth and nose to avoid getting a cold. I'll take you to Mingyue Palace."
Sun Caiyao was stunned for a moment, then grabbed Jiuzhu's hand tightly, not wanting to let go.
"Fourth brother, please make way." Jiuzhu bent down and picked up Sun Caiyao.
Yun Yanze stretched out his hand to stop him, but Jiuzhu frowned: "Not only do you want to disobey the order, but you also want to attack a woman?"
While he was distracted, Jiuzhu passed him.
"Huh!" King Huai's eyes widened, and he exclaimed in a low voice: "Fifth brother's wife is quite strong."
"Shut up!" Princess Huai wanted to cover his mouth. She glared at him, took two steps at a time, and went forward to help Ming Jiuzhu lift Sun Caiyao.
Princess An came back to her senses from her shock and went over to help Sun Caiyao hold up her veil to prevent the wind from getting in.
The three of them helped Sun Caiyao into the sedan chair. Princess Huai was the first to marry into the royal family and had a good impression of Jiuzhu. They believed that she was not the kind of person who would deliberately make things difficult for Sun Caiyao just because of a few words.
not to mention……
She looked at Sun Caiyao's hands tightly grasping Jiuzhu's sleeves. It didn't seem like she was afraid of Ming Jiuzhu, but more like she was afraid that she would leave.
Princess An usually cares most about eating, drinking and having fun. Seeing her sister-in-law's serious expression, she didn't dare to say much. She whispered to Jiuzhu, "Fourth sister-in-law is not feeling well, so it's inevitable that she is a little impatient. Don't take what she said to heart."
"Don't worry, Second Sister-in-law. How can I do anything to Fourth Sister-in-law?" Seeing Sun Caiyao holding her sleeve tightly, Jiuzhu also bent down and sat in the sedan chair.
The sedan chair left Zhangliu Palace, and Sun Caiyao slowly took off the red scarf covering her head: "Why did you come back again?"
"Because you were asking me for help." Jiuzhu looked at her in confusion: "You cried so sadly, and when Yun Yanze appeared, you pushed me away and reminded me. Aren't you hoping that someone would take you out of this sea of suffering?"
Sun Caiyao looked at her in a daze. Is it that simple? That straightforward?
As a princess, doesn't she know how to weigh the pros and cons?
"You were scared, and I could save you, so I saved you." Jiuzhu adjusted her sitting position: "If you feel uncomfortable, just lean on my shoulder."
Sun Caiyao had thousands of words in her heart, but at this moment they only turned into a "thank you".
The moment she leaned her head on Ming Jiuju's shoulder, her anxious heart suddenly calmed down.
“I don’t know what’s going on between you and Yun Yanze, but if you keep some bad things in your heart, it will only bring more trouble.” Jiuzhu saw Sun Caiyao leaning against her and not saying anything: “If you can’t solve the problem yourself, go to the elders. They will definitely handle it better than us.”
"But I don't want them to worry..."
"The elders are not capable of handling this, so they can choose to remain silent. But your Sun family is a noble family, and your ancestors have produced many loyal ministers and generals. It is better for you to bear this alone."
"Fifth brother's wife." Sun Caiyao grabbed Jiuzhu's sleeve tightly: "I know that fifth brother is the most valued by father. Can you let fifth brother help to send a message and send someone to protect my brother immediately?"
"Okay." Jiuzhu covered Sun Caiyao's face with her sleeves, lifted the curtain of the sedan chair, and called a little eunuch: "Send someone to tell His Highness that someone intends to assassinate the last imperial examination candidate. Ask him to report to the emperor and send someone to protect him."
The young eunuch ran away quickly. Jiuzhu lowered the curtain and also lowered the sleeves that covered Sun Caiyao's face: "Your brother is a Jinshi in the last imperial examination. You should tell your father directly about this matter."
Sun Caiyao was stunned. Is it possible to be so straightforward when it comes to matters involving the prince?
"Father is a wise ruler." Jiuzhu is not worldly-wise, but she understands people's hearts: "Wait until you meet your mother's family tomorrow, and then decide what to do and how to leave."
"Life is short. Looking ahead and behind and being indecisive will only lead to regret and pain in the future." Jiuzhu pulled the cloak that slipped off towards Sun Caiyao: "Compared with everything in the world, human beings are small and short-lived. It is better to do what you want and have no regrets."
In the past, she thought Sun Caiyao was weird and contradictory, as if she was struggling with something. The last two times I saw her, that conflicted feeling was gone, but all other energy was gone, and she was not as good as before.
It's a little weird, but at least it's lively.
"Just hope I have no regrets..." Sun Caiyao looked at Ming Jiuzhu intently. At this moment, she was completely different from the Ming Jiuzhu in her dream. In the dream, Ming Jiuzhu always had an indelible darkness in her eyes, unlike her now, whose eyes were filled with stars and light.
"Yun Yanze, you want to kill me."
"He has gone mad."
She looked into Jiuzhu's eyes and murmured, "Maybe he has gone crazy a long time ago."
Zhangliu Palace was extremely quiet. Yun Yanze sat in the empty room, looking at Bai Shao who was standing outside the door: "After tonight, if the emperor can no longer tolerate me, I will be finished."
He is no longer a prince, maybe he has forgotten.
"This king is finished, and so are you." Yun Yanze grinned, "Since he can't tolerate me, I'll let his most beloved son be buried with me. Isn't that a good deal?"
Bai Shao's pupils trembled slightly, and she raised her head slowly: "Your Highness, do you have any good ideas?"
"Idea?" Yun Yanze laughed sarcastically, "Is it difficult to get a maid from Qilin Palace to work for me willingly?"
"I can't sleep tonight. The whole palace is in chaos. How nice it would be to have a lively atmosphere?"
Bai Shao heard her chest thumping, and she knelt down: "I swear to follow Your Highness until death."
"Bai Shao, I admire your loyalty the most." Yun Yanze smiled, "That's why I don't want you to become another Hong Mei."
Red plum...
Was he killed by His Highness?
"Step down and change into some clean and beautiful clothes." Yun Yanze looked at Bai Shao as if he was looking at an obedient object: "You are the one serving me, so when you die, be dignified."
"Yes." Bai Shao left the main house. She remembered that there was a maid in Qilin Palace. Sometimes she followed Princess Chen to Zhangliu Palace, and she would always secretly stare at the Fourth Prince and make him blush.
After making sure that the Fourth Prince could no longer see her, she turned around and ran, desperately, towards the direction of Qilin Palace.
He didn't care about any palace rules or etiquette.
She had never felt as much as she did today that the distance between Qilin Palace and Zhangliu Palace was terribly far.
The palace road was so long and the sky was so dark that no matter how hard you ran, you would never reach the end.
Behind her, a team of dragon guards armed with swords rushed into Zhangliu Palace and tightly surrounded the courtyard where Yun Yanze lived.
"Your Highness, the Fourth Prince, I am following His Majesty's orders to arrest you and bring you to justice."
Yun Yanze walked out of the house with his hands behind his back. He looked at the dragon guards with their swords unsheathed and said with a mocking smile, "You guys are here faster than I thought."
If I had known earlier, I shouldn’t have worried too much last night and would have directly taken Sun Caiyao’s life, and I wouldn’t have caused so much trouble.
It's a pity that Ming Jiuzhu, that nosy woman, has put him into an irretrievable situation.
He suddenly recalled that a long time ago, on the day he was assassinated, it was because he heard someone calling out "Jiuzhu" that distracted him and gave the assassin an opportunity.
From then on, he was unhappy in everything and stepped step by step into the abyss.
If the Ming family had not found their daughter, he would not have ended up like this.
Bai Shao leaned against the palace wall, looking at the nearby Qilin Palace. Sweat soaked the back of her clothes, and her hairpin had fallen somewhere long ago.
She had no strength left in her body and could only hold on to the wall and walk forward step by step.
There were too many cold corners in this palace, but that day, when she sat in despair under the roots of a tree, thinking she would die in pain, it was Princess Chen who took off her cloak and covered her with it, and called an imperial physician for her.
We have too little warmth, and if we have even a little bit, we will never forget it.
The imperial physician said that because of the kick, the empress was seriously injured and would never be able to get pregnant and have children again. If she had not received timely treatment, she would not have been able to save her life.
She had been loyal to her master for many years, but her master had deprived her of the chance to be a mother, and she had only done one thing to disobey him.
It was she who took advantage of her identity as Concubine Ning's personal maid to mislead the Zheng family, causing them to spread rumors about the Ming family and Princess Chen at the wrong time and in the wrong place, thus ruining all her master's plans in advance.
"Aunt Bai Shao." Yang Yiduo saw Bai Shao at this time. Her hair was disheveled and she was leaning against the wall to move. He thought something had happened to her and reached out to support her. "What happened?"
"Hurry, hurry and help me go see the princess." Bai Shao saw Yang Yiduo and didn't have time to explain: "I have something very important to tell the princess."
Seeing her expression, Yang Yidu hesitated for a moment and helped her into the gate.
Inside the house, Jiuzhu took off her hairpins tiredly: "I don't have any strength left in me, I just want to have a good sleep."
Prince Chen helped her massage her shoulders: "Will this be better?"
The palace maids came in carrying toiletries.
"Princess!" Bai Shao rushed to the door and looked at the maid who was only two steps away from Jiuzhu: "Princess, be careful! That maid wants to harm you and the prince."
As soon as he finished speaking, he saw the Princess of Chen, who was dying just now, stretched out her hand to push the Prince of Chen onto the bed, bent down and used her legs to knock down all the palace maids who were close to her, and the water bottles and jade artifacts fell to the ground.
The secret guards hiding in the dark broke in through the window in an instant and protected King Chen and Jiuzhu.
Prince Chen was pushed down on the bed, dizzy and hadn't reacted yet. When he sat up, he saw Ming Xiaozhu picked up a carved wooden stool and blocked the bed. She looked like she would smash anyone to death with the stool if they dared to approach. Even the secret guards who suddenly appeared were within her defense range.
Jiuzhu did not hurt the maids, but looked at them warily and asked Bai Shao: "Which one are you talking about?"
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