Seeing that Princess Chen was out of danger, Bai Shao could no longer hold on and slid down the door frame and collapsed to the ground.
The Dragon Guard looked at Princess Chen, then at the carved wooden stool she was holding high in her hand, and finally his gaze rested on the several palace maids lying on the ground.
They were afraid that if they stared at the princess again, the huge carved wooden stool would hit them on the head.
Before Bai Shao could even try to get up and point, a round-faced maid turned around and looked at her angrily: "You actually betrayed your own master?!"
Bai Shao leaned against the door frame and panted. She laughed as she panted. Her wet hair stuck to her face, making her look particularly embarrassed. “Although I am a slave, I also have human nature.”
Born in a humble family, she had no choice, but she knew she was still human.
"Unfaithful, unrighteous, and shameless!" The round-faced palace maid had just started to curse when suddenly a round stool blocked her way. The surging anger was like a raging fire encountering heavy snow, and most of it disappeared in an instant.
"Don't be a crow laughing at a pig. As a maid of Qilin Palace, you help outsiders to plot against me and His Highness." Jiuzhu was a little dissatisfied with the double standards of these people in the capital: "Before you scold others, why don't you scold yourself first?"
"What do people like you know?" The round-faced palace maid took out the hairpin hidden in her sleeve, raised her hand and stabbed it towards Jiuzhu's neck!
"Princess Chen!"
"Ming Xiao..."
Prince Chen's voice suddenly stopped. He looked at the palace maid who was knocked to the ground by Ming Xiaozhu's stool, and silently climbed up from the bed.
"Your Highness, don't go over there yet!" The secret guard reached out to help him up: "Wait...wait for your subordinates to find out the identities of these palace maids."
In fact, when he wanted to say something, he should not get too close to the princess. If the stool accidentally fell and hit the prince, they would have trouble explaining to His Majesty.
"I don't like fighting with women." Jiuzhu threw away the round stool, which rolled on the ground and finally lay at the feet of a secret guard. The secret guard silently moved a small step back.
"But if someone intends to harm Your Highness, then in my eyes, that person is no different from a man or a woman." Jiuzhu stretched out his hand: "Bring the rope."
Yang Yiduo popped out from the corner and said, "Princess, let me do this rough work."
Jiuzhu nodded.
She watched Yang Yiduo tie up the round-faced maid neatly and raised her eyebrows: "Manager Yang's knots are tied very well."
Yang Yidu smiled earnestly. As a palace guard assigned by His Majesty to be by the prince's side, he did not realize that this palace maid was the Fourth Prince's woman. This was a serious crime.
The other palace maids had been taken away, and the head nanny was searching them to see if they had any sharp weapons or drugs hidden on them.
Prince Chen bent down and picked up the solid wood carved round stool that had fallen to the ground, lifted it with one hand, and then put it back silently.
The other secret guards pretended not to notice Prince Chen's actions, knelt on one knee with their hands clasped, and said, "I am late in rescuing you, Your Majesty and Princess, please forgive me."
Jiuzhu walked up to Prince Chen and said, "Your Highness, how are you? Are you frightened?"
"I'm fine." He held her hand, his head still a little dizzy, maybe because he moved too quickly when Jiuzhu threw him onto the bed.
Seeing Jiuzhu glancing at the secret guards from the corner of his eyes, he explained, "These are the secret guards that our father arranged for us."
"Oh." Jiuzhu glanced at the window that was broken by these secret guards and nodded subtly.
It turns out that secret guards are like this. They are not the kind of masters in the storybooks who can’t be found by anyone, but will appear in an instant as soon as there is an enemy, defeat all enemies with their superb martial arts, and then hide in the dark again.
The word "Oh" had a long-lasting meaning, and several secret guards lowered their heads a little.
"Your Highness." Yang Yidu spoke up and saved them: "The other palace maids did not have any sharp weapons on them, and we have not found any connection between them and the assassins."
"Okay." Prince Chen looked at the round-faced maid who was tied up tightly on the ground and didn't say anything after being hit by a stool: "What's wrong with her?"
"The backgrounds of those who can be selected into Qilin Palace have been checked many times, and only those who have absolutely no problems can be selected." Yang Yiduo knelt down and apologized: "But I was negligent in management, and I am guilty."
"If you and your wife hadn't murdered the Fourth Prince, how could he have ended up like this?" The round-faced maid finally came to her senses from the bewilderment she felt after being hit: "The Fourth Prince has already had such a hard time, why did the princess humiliate him and forcibly take his princess away?!"
"Are you standing up for the Fourth Prince?" Jiuzhu understood: "You actually assassinated the prince just to help him vent his anger?"
The round-faced maid said nothing, but her face showed the determination to die bravely: "I like the Fourth Prince, and the Fourth Prince also likes me. Even if I have to die for him, I am willing."
"The princess and the prince have a deep love, and they should understand my heart." The round-faced maid closed her eyes and said, "I have disobeyed my master, and I have nothing to say."
"I'm different from you, because even if I'm willing to die for His Highness, he wouldn't let me do this for him." Jiuzhu looked at the maid with pity: "If he really likes you, how could he let you take risks?"
Yang Yidu turned his head silently and said, "Princess, your words are like a knife stabbing my heart."
"You are talking nonsense. The Fourth Prince must be fond of me as well." The round-faced maid opened her eyes wide. The prince praised her beautiful eyes and told her the pain in his heart under the moonlight. He was a high and mighty prince. How could he say these words to a humble palace maid like her if he didn't like her?
She knew everything about his loneliness, his sadness, his pain, and his longing for fatherly love.
The Fourth Prince would read poems to her in the most gentle voice. Although she did not understand poetry, the way the Fourth Prince read poems was so elegant.
If such a wonderful Fourth Prince was not the Prince of Chen, he would not have been ignored by the Emperor, would not have lost his mother, and would not have been bullied by other people in the palace.
"Okay, even if he likes you, before you do these things, have you ever thought about your family? Have you ever thought about other palace maids who are not on duty with you and will be implicated?" Jiuzhu squatted on the ground and looked at her face carefully.
She knew the name of this palace maid, Mumian, and she looked clean and cute when she smiled.
"Assassinating the prince will implicate many people. Your family, the entire Qilin Palace, and even Zhangliu Palace will all be punished." Jiuzhu sighed, "Even if Your Highness and I are kind-hearted and have specifically ordered not to implicate innocent people, your family will not be able to make a decent living for several generations."
According to the Dacheng Code, anyone who committed a serious crime would not be allowed to take the imperial examinations within five generations, and would not be allowed to engage in government-related work within three generations.
This is because the founding emperor of Dacheng was kind-hearted and changed the law. If it were in the previous dynasty, Mu Mian’s father, brothers, nephews, and grandchildren would all be thrown into prison and have tattoos on their bodies.
The round-faced palace maid lay on the ground in a daze. She didn't say anything. It was unclear whether she regretted it or just didn't want to talk to Jiuzhu.
"Yang Yiduo, bring Bai Shao a cup of warm water with some salt and sugar in it." Jiuzhu walked over to Bai Shao who was slumped on the ground and said, "Thank you, sister Bai Shao, for saving my life."
"I am of low status and do not deserve the title of princess." Bai Shao struggled to get up from the ground, but her legs were soft from running too much, like cooked noodles, and she could not exert any strength at all.
"There is a saying in ancient times that a teacher should have a word. You are my savior, so I should call you sister." Jiuzhu stretched out her hand and put Bai Shao's wet hair behind her ears: "Sister, please rest in Qilin Palace today. His Highness and I have some things to deal with."
Bai Shao nodded, and with the help of two palace maids, she left the main house.
Prince Chen ordered two secret guards: "Take this palace maid with you to Taiyang Palace."
Jiuzhu looked at the window with a big hole in it and wind blowing in: "Remember to patch the window."
"I obey your command." The secret guard responded quickly.
"Ahem." Jiuzhu straightened her clothes and said, "Just now, in a hurry, I was able to lift the stool. Now my hands are sore."
"Come, let me massage it for you." Prince Chen pulled her wrist and massaged it gently.
Yang Yidu and the secret guards did not dare to tell the prince and princess that the princess had lifted the stool with her other hand.
Inside the Taiyang Palace, Emperor Longfeng looked at Yun Yanze who was kneeling on the ground. His cold eyes reminded him of what happened when he was imprisoned in the Qiandi for more than ten years.
That day, he accidentally passed by the overgrown palace garden and saw the fourth brother biting a big peach. He wanted to remind him that there were many snakes in the grass, but just as he opened his mouth, he saw the fourth brother hiding the peach behind him and then lied that he was catching insects in the garden.
A child of seven or eight years old is not very good at lying, but he was not exposed.
After so many years, this child has become more skilled at lying and more ambitious.
There was not much left to talk about between them, father and son.
"Father, why do you have to maintain the mask of a loving father?" Yun Yanze said, "You can kill me or chop me up, I will do whatever you want. Anyway, I have been a thorn in your side for so many years. Now that I am no longer a stumbling block to your precious son, you can rest assured."
"You can't be a stumbling block for Du Qing." Emperor Longfeng said calmly, "I have never thought of this."
"Yes, in your eyes, who else can you see besides Yun Duqing?" Yun Yanze laughed sarcastically, "You locked us up in the palace, held a wedding ceremony for Yun Duqing in the palace, and cleaned up the Qilin Palace where only the crown prince could live for him to live in. Isn't it just to enthrone him as the crown prince?"
"You are right. I do want to make him the crown prince." Emperor Longfeng nodded slowly.
Such a calm and matter-of-fact attitude made Yun Yanze's complaints and dissatisfaction stuck in his throat, making it awkward whether he said it or not.
Finally, he sneered and stopped talking.
"Your Majesty, something happened!"
Hearing this panicked cry, Yun Yanze showed an ecstatic smile on his face and looked at Emperor Longfeng with burning eyes. He wondered how this high and mighty father would collapse when he heard the news that his most beloved son had died.
"What's the matter?" Emperor Longfeng looked at the eunuch who came crawling in.
"His Royal Highness Prince Chen, he, he..."
Yun Yanze couldn't control himself anymore and laughed out loud.
"Your Highness, he picked the Qinglong Womochi Peony that you carefully cultivated for the Queen and used it as a hairpin for the Princess!"
"Which pot of peonies are you talking about?" Emperor Longfeng, who had not shown his emotions just now, suddenly changed his expression.
The young eunuch shook his shoulders: "Qing, Qinglong lies in the ink pool."
That was raised by His Majesty himself and intended to be given to the Queen, but I didn't expect it to be ruined by Your Highness.
Not only did he cause trouble, but he also complained that the color was not bright enough and did not match the princess's silky black hair. However, he did not dare to tell the emperor this.
"Father, I am here with my princess to pay my respects to you." Prince Chen walked into the palace with Jiuzhu, smiling, and bowed to Emperor Longfeng, "Father, your Majesty, your Majesty."
"Hello, Father." Jiuzhu bowed deeply. The petals of the Azure Dragon Lying in the Ink Pool flower on her temples trembled slightly, making her face look even more delicate.
Emperor Longfeng glanced at the peony flowers on his daughter-in-law's temples, and finally his gaze fell on his son. He took two deep breaths and said, "What kind of greetings are you giving at this late hour?"
Why are you asking for peace? You are here to make him so mad that he can't sleep.
The smile on Yun Yanze's face had frozen, and he stared at the lively Yun Duqing with wide eyes.
Why is he still alive?
Why are you still alive? !
"I heard that Fourth Brother was here, so I came to see him." Prince Chen reached out and touched the peony on Jiuzhu's temples: "Just now I saw that the peonies in the garden of Taiyang Palace were in full bloom, so I picked one. But this color is a bit old-fashioned, and the flowers that Tongzimian and Erqiao put on our little piglet are more beautiful."
The young eunuch glanced at His Majesty secretly and groaned in his heart.
Fifth Prince, please say less.
Emperor Longfeng was so angry that he laughed: "You think it's old-fashioned, but you still picked it?"
There were so many peonies to pick, but he chose to pick the one he was growing. It was obvious that this brat did it on purpose.
Prince Chen laughed out loud: "This is something that my father raised himself, so it is naturally different from other flowers."
Emperor Longfeng picked up the memorial on the table and wanted to smash it, but was afraid that the corners of the memorial would hurt him, so he finally pulled out two pieces of paper on the table, crumpled them into a ball, and threw it at him.
The paper ball hit Prince Chen's chest, but it didn't hurt. He pretended to cover his chest and said, "Father, I was already very sad tonight, and you threw something at me. I was really hurt even more."
Emperor Longfeng threw another ball of paper at him, put his hands behind his back, and looked serious: "What happened?"
"Qilin Palace has just subdued an assassin." Prince Chen looked at Yun Yanze.
Yun Yanze did not avoid his gaze, but smiled: "Fifth brother is really lucky."
"Thanks to my father and my little pig, I am alive and well." Prince Chen looked down at him and said, "I am sorry to disappoint my fourth brother."
"You actually sent someone to assassinate your brother!" Emperor Longfeng raised his foot to kick him.
"Father, let your daughter-in-law come over." Jiuzhu lifted her skirt and kicked Yun Yanze on the back.
With a thud.
Several people in the hall saw the Fourth Prince fly up on the spot, and then his forehead hit the ground with a dull thud.
The moment the fourth prince landed on the ground, the hair crown on his head bounced a long way with a clanging sound, and finally stopped when it hit the corner of the wall.
"It is my duty as a daughter-in-law to share my father's worries." Jiuzhu put down her skirt, smiled innocently, bowed to Emperor Longfeng, and asked caringly, "Is one kick not enough?"
"Ah?" The wise and brave Emperor Longfeng, who never showed his emotions, and was benevolent and steady, now had a confused and dull expression on his face.
"My daughter-in-law understands." Jiuzhu nodded and lifted her skirt again.
"Little pig, little pig." Prince Chen grabbed her wrist and said, "Forget it, forget it."
If you kick me again, someone will die!
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