The prince's heart was warmed by Shangyu Yiluo's delicate and pretty face. When he was a child, he would study until very late, and when he came back, he would only be blamed by Queen Fang, who blamed him for not studying hard enough.
[It's over. Did I bring up bad memories for my brother, the Crown Prince?]
Yu Yiluo observed the prince's expression and felt annoyed.
[I've overdosed. I was trying to show my warmth.]
The bad memories were dispelled by the voices in Yu Yiluo's ears. The prince reached out his hand to hold Yu Yiluo's, but realized that his hands were stained with dust and had not been washed yet, so he withdrew his hand.
"I forgot that there was dust on my brother's hands. Why is Luo'er running so fast?"
Yu Yiluo opened her arms and said, "I'm afraid the food will get cold. Prince, please hold me and let's go back to the East Palace quickly."
Seeing the prince hesitate, Yu Yiluo shook her little hand and said, "It's okay. I don't mind that your royal brother has dust on his hands. I haven't eaten yet either. I'm starving."
The prince handed the book to Lin Qi, bent down, picked up Yu Yiluo and walked towards the East Palace.
…
Nanny Chang, who was waiting at the door, was surprised for a moment when she saw the prince coming back with Yu Yiluo in his arms, and then she quickly stepped forward to pay her respects.
"Mammy, there's no need to be so polite. Please get up."
"Your Highness, wait a minute. I'll have someone reheat the food."
"No need, Luo'er brought food."
The prince carried Yu Yiluo into the main hall, put her down and went to wash his hands.
Huarui opened the food box swiftly and stepped aside.
The prince came back from washing his hands and sat next to Yu Yiluo, picking up some food for her.
When Nanny Chang saw this scene, her eyes became moist.
Even though the Queen is gone, there are still people who care about His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.
"Mammy, please go down and rest first. I don't need to serve you here."
Nanny Chang nodded, "Okay, I'll take my leave."
After Yu Yiluo finished his meal with the prince, the prince waved away the others and handed the book to Yu Yiluo.
"Luo'er, take a look at these, they may be useful. These are the places marked by my brother the emperor."
"Crown Prince, there's no need to study so late," Yu Yiluo said, looking at the book in front of her. "If mother hadn't told me, I wouldn't have known that Crown Prince was spending so much time in the library, forgetting to eat or sleep."
[Humph, this is all for my Third Brother. Once he gets better, I will definitely enslave him.]
"There are so few relevant records. I spent a long time looking through them before I found this one, somewhat bizarre record."
The prince looked at Yu Yiluo with a smile, "My Royal Brother can't do much. Luo'er is still growing. Don't stay up late to read. Leave the reading to me. I read fast."
"Okay, got it."
Yu Yiluo turned to the place marked by the prince, and tapped her chin with her index finger after reading.
[It turns out there are people who can actually change their fate, but this method is too cruel.]
After flipping through the pages again, Yu Yiluo's face wrinkled slightly.
[I really shouldn't hold out too much hope. It's a waste of the Crown Prince's time.]
"Brother Crown Prince, you should get some rest. I'll be going back first."
Yu Yiluo gestured to Huarui to pick up the book and stand up.
"Okay, Luo'er should rest early too."
Yu Yiluo walked to the door and asked Huarui to bring the other books that the prince brought out.
"This way, my brother the Crown Prince can have a good rest. Let's go."
The prince shook his head and laughed. How could Luo'er know that he would continue watching.
"Lin Qi, send Luo'er back."
…
After returning to Zuihua Palace, Yu Yiluo smiled and threw herself into the arms of Concubine Xian who was reading a book.
"Mom, I'm back."
Empress Xian pressed the pages of the book with her hand and said with a smile, "You are so happy. Go to bed early today, okay? I will leave the rest to you."
"That won't do," Yu Yiluo shook her head, "Mom also needs to get some rest. Staying up late will make you ugly."
Empress Xian tapped her nose lightly and said, "Mother won't watch it too late."
[There are really few books about strange stories like these in Tianqi.]
After hearing this, Empress Xian said subconsciously.
"Luo'er, do other countries also have these books?"
Yu Yiluo's eyes lit up.
[Yes, I never thought of that. The Queen of Li Kingdom is obsessed with resurrecting her lover and is said to have collected many books on strange stories.]
[Looks like we need to make plans and head to Li Country ahead of time. Third Brother can't wait.]
…
The next day, the ministers still came to the morning court with uneasy feelings.
Lord Qin yawned as he walked side by side with Qi An towards the Golden Palace.
"Lord Qin."
Hearing someone calling him, Lord Qin stopped and looked at the people walking towards him.
"What's the matter, sir?"
A few people looked around and made sure they were the last ones walking before asking in a low voice.
"What does the emperor want to do this time?"
Half a month has passed. With the prince's ability, it is impossible that he still hasn't found the person who stole the training puppet. So they are uneasy and more suspicious that the emperor is planning a big move.
The calmer the emperor is, the more unlucky someone is.
"What do you do?"
Master Qin looked at them suspiciously, "You all have confused me."
"They're asking about the training puppets, right?"
Qi An slowed down his pace and walked side by side with a few people, speaking.
"So that's what happened," Lord Qin glanced at them. "Are you feeling guilty? What are you feeling guilty about? Did you steal the puppet?"
Several people quickly shook their heads, "No, of course not."
"Since you didn't steal it, what are you afraid of?"
When the ministers walking in front heard Qi An's words, they all turned around and looked at the few people. They wished they could cover Qi An's loud mouth.
"Master Qi, don't speak carelessly."
"Since you are acting uprightly, what are you afraid of?"
Lord Qin nodded in agreement, "That's right. Our emperor wouldn't wrongly accuse anyone."
As they were about to reach the white jade steps, the few of them stopped talking and followed the crowd into the Golden Palace in an orderly manner.
After performing the grand ceremony, the emperor asked everyone to stand up and look at the prince.
"Prince, it's been over half a month since the puppet was stolen. What's the outcome?"
The Crown Prince stepped forward, bowed, and said, "Your Majesty, I have already investigated this matter."
"Oh," the emperor raised his eyebrows, "tell me about it."
"That puppet was made by my fourth brother for fun; it's not a real puppet. The person who stole it was Yuan Can, but he has already fled with it to the Kingdom of Li and surrendered. I, your son, have taken the initiative and set Yuan Can free."
The anxious ministers heaved a sigh of relief upon hearing this and secretly rejoiced.
It turned out that this time the emperor was not going to deal with them, but someone else. Since that was the case, they felt relieved.
"I wonder what kind of puppet that is?"
Prime Minister Li asked curiously.
[Nothing special, just a hornet's nest that releases venom when it stings. I don't know how long the princess will have to face it with the pig's head on her face.]
"I believe it won't be long before the Li Kingdom will give you all an answer."
The prince did not answer directly and kept the question in suspense.
The Emperor and the Crown Prince echoed each other, "It seems that the Fourth Prince has achieved a meritorious service by accident."
"Indeed, my subordinates have found out that Yuan Can delivered the item to the Princess of Li."
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