On the way home, Qingtian seemed very nervous and looked like he had a lot on his mind.
Princess Rui kissed her and said, "Are you unhappy because mother asked you to lie just now?"
Qingtian shook his head and said nothing.
Princess Rui praised her and said, "Qingtian behaved very well just now. This time there were special circumstances, so we had to lie. We can't do this normally."
Qingtian nodded silently.
Seeing that the carriage was about to arrive at the gate of Prince Rui's mansion, Qingtian finally couldn't help himself. He reached out and grabbed the sleeve of Princess Rui and asked cautiously, "Mother, can you send a message to my great-grandfather and his family?"
Although Qingtian didn't know what was about to happen, Prince Rui asked them to stay indoors and mobilized all the guards to be on alert, so there must be danger.
She was naturally worried about Mr. Cen and Mrs. Ye.
She didn't even dare to directly say that she was sending a message to her mother, but instead mentioned her great-grandfather in a roundabout way, for fear that Princess Rui would feel uncomfortable.
Princess Rui then understood what Qingtian was worried about and why he was so depressed all the way.
She thought for a moment and said, "How about I ask someone to bring them all to the palace to accompany you?"
"Is it really possible?" Qingtian's eyes suddenly lit up.
She looked up at Princess Rui, her little face full of surprise and anticipation.
"Of course you can!" Princess Rui reached out and poked Qingtian's little cheek. "You are the young master of the palace now. As long as you want, you can invite them to the palace as guests anytime."
After returning to the palace and giving the eunuch some reward money to let him return to the palace, Princess Rui immediately arranged for someone to pick up Mr. Cen, You Bin, Mrs. Ye and others.
Even the reason was ready-made - Qingtian was not feeling well and wanted to see them.
Qingtian added worriedly, "Don't forget my second and third aunts. Second aunt is in the backyard of my mother's restaurant, and third aunt is in the dumpling restaurant."
"Don't worry, we'll pick them up in a while." After settling Qingtian down, Princess Rui ordered someone to call Pei You over and put him in charge of the safety of the palace this time.
"Yes! I will definitely live up to your trust."
After Pei You received the order and went out, he first arranged for people to thoroughly check the entire Prince's Mansion.
All outsiders who do not belong to the palace are asked to leave first.
Immediately afterwards, most of the gates were closed, guarded by personnel, and people were sent to patrol the alleys on all sides.
Soon, the east corner gate was the only one left in the entire Prince Rui's Mansion that was not closed yet.
Not long after, Mr. Cen, You Bin and the Ye family sisters-in-law were all taken to the palace.
Mrs. Ye was a little further away, so she arrived the last.
When she entered the room and saw that both Mr. Cen and You Bin were there, she immediately asked anxiously, "Have you seen Qingtian? He was fine at home yesterday. Didn't he say he was going to the palace today? Why did he suddenly fall ill?"
Mrs. Ye asked again and again, but got no answer.
If it weren't for the calm expressions of the people in the room, she would have suspected that something had happened to Qingtian.
Elder Cen waited for her to finish before raising his hand and pressing it down slightly, saying, "Don't be anxious. Sit down and we'll talk."
Mrs. Ye sat down hesitantly and asked in a low voice, "Grandpa, what's going on?"
“We just arrived a short time ago and haven’t seen sunny days yet.
"But I think the reason Prince Rui's palace asked us to come here isn't because of the sunny day."
Mr. Cen has worked in the palace for many years and has experienced many ups and downs.
Just now when Prince Rui came to his house to pick them up, he felt something was wrong.
Along the way, I felt that the atmosphere in Beijing seemed different from usual.
After arriving at Prince Rui's Mansion, this feeling became even more obvious.
There is a guard post every three steps and a sentry every five steps at the entrance of the palace, and the palace is even more heavily guarded.
Now that he found out that even the three sisters-in-law of the Ye family had been brought here, Old Cen was finally able to confirm that something must have happened in the capital, so the Princess of Rui used the excuse of feeling unwell on a sunny day to bring them to the palace to take shelter temporarily.
He whispered his guess to everyone, and everyone became a little nervous for a moment.
Only Sister Ye breathed a sigh of relief: "I was so scared, I'm glad Qingtian is fine."
Before she could finish her words, the door was pushed open from the outside.
Princess Rui came in from outside and said, "Don't worry, it's a sunny day!
"Just as Elder Cen guessed, there might be some minor disturbances in the capital.
“But don’t worry too much, my prince, General Ye, and Lord Qin have already made preparations in advance.
“This matter may not even affect the capital, and can be resolved outside the city.
“Because Qingtian was worried about you, I asked someone to pick you all up here.
"The palace will be closing soon, so I've asked someone to clear out a yard for you.
"Why don't you all just relax and stay in the palace for two days to spend time with the children."
This was a kind gesture from Princess Rui, so the few people naturally expressed their gratitude.
After all, if there is chaos in the capital, Prince Rui's Mansion is definitely a safer place than the restaurant and the Cen Mansion.
"I'll have someone take you to your residence. I have some things to attend to here, so I'll excuse myself for now."
After Princess Rui left, the servants of the palace led everyone towards the prepared courtyard.
Along the way, everyone saw that the palace was full of guards. The guards in the alleys even carried bows and crossbows, and had prepared defensive equipment such as chevaux de frise and wooden ladders, making the atmosphere even more tense.
Several people came to the courtyard prepared for them by Princess Rui anxiously. As soon as they reached the gate, they saw Qingtian rushing out and throwing himself into Mrs. Ye's arms.
"Mom, you're here!"
Mrs. Ye quickly squatted down to catch Qingtian, looked him up and down for a long time, and finally felt relieved when she saw that the child was fine.
"Don't ever say you're sick so casually from now on. You almost scared Mom to death." Mrs. Ye picked up Qingtian and walked inside. "And don't say this carelessly. If you say it too much, it will really harm your health."
Qingtian has always been in poor health, and Mrs. Ye is most afraid that she will get sick.
Even if Princess Rui had good intentions and was just looking for an excuse to bring them all over, Mrs. Ye still couldn't bear to hear that Qingtian was sick.
She couldn't say anything in front of Princess Rui, so she could only tell Qingtian in private and asked her to remember it.
Qingtian quickly told her that he had feigned illness and left the palace early, then said, "Don't be upset, mother. Mother didn't mean to say that."
"I know. She definitely doesn't want you to get sick more than I do." Mrs. Ye hugged Qingtian and said it lightly, but she couldn't control her nervousness in her heart.
During this important festival, Prince Rui and Princess Rui would rather lie and bring Qingtian home from the palace as soon as possible, which means that this matter must be related to the palace.
If even the palace is not safe, what else could be going on?
Someone is planning a rebellion!
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