Xiao Feng always listened to his royal brother's words and did things for him. Seeing that the emperor knew what was going on, he said no more.
After taking a sip of tea, he wanted to get up and leave the palace to return home to make preparations.
The emperor suddenly spoke, "I have arranged a marriage for the Crown Prince of Guangling. When you go to the Huai River region, please convey the imperial decree to summon the Crown Prince of Guangling and his wife to the capital to arrange the Crown Prince's wedding."
Xiao Feng was startled when he heard this, "What if he doesn't come?"
No matter how stupid he is, he wouldn't come. Xiao Feng thought as he moved his slender fingers slightly.
Emperor Jian'an paused, and did not answer Xiao Feng's question first. "It's almost the end of the year. If you leave, you won't be able to celebrate the New Year in Beijing this year. I was inconsiderate. It's better to wait until after the New Year."
Xiao Feng said, "My dear brother, please set off as soon as possible. It is still warmer than the New Year's Eve."
Emperor Jian'an looked up and glanced at him, "You and I are from the same mother. I don't trust any of my other brothers, I only trust you."
Although the person behind the 500,000 taels of official silver has not yet been identified, the group of children who were under the cliff with the official silver will be sent to Yangzhou.
Combined with some clues, Emperor Jian'an simply did not believe that Prince Guangling was innocent.
Emperor Jian'an lowered his head and picked up a pen to write on the imperial edict. "Disobeying this order is a capital crime. I allowed him to come to the capital to arrange the Crown Prince's marriage. It was a favor. Why would he not dare to come? Unless he has something to hide."
Xiao Feng moved his lips, wanting to say something, but didn't know where to start.
Although he was also the late emperor's child and a legitimate son, his older brothers had already grown up when the empress dowager gave birth to him. He was not familiar with those brothers, let alone any affection for them.
Thinking of this, Xiao Feng lowered his black eyelashes.
After Emperor Jian'an finished writing the imperial edict, he said, "You haven't seen the Queen Mother for a long time. She is always thinking about you. I am not saying anything bad, but mother and son never harbor grudges. The Queen Mother is always thinking about you. You should also go and pay your respects to her so that she can feel at ease."
Xiao Feng hummed lightly. Since he was going to Yangzhou, he should go see his mother before leaving.
When Xiao Feng left Taiji Palace and headed for Ci'an Palace, the eunuch chief, Li Fu, reported, "Your Majesty, Madam Huang has brought you some soup."
Emperor Jian'an responded, "Let her in."
Huang Ma Ma entered and was about to bow. Emperor Jian'an said gently, "Alright, Ma Ma Ma is old, there is no need for such a grand ceremony. Please stand up."
Matron Huang: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your consideration. I am deeply grateful."
As she spoke, she poured the soup into a small white jade bowl and said, "Your Majesty has worked day and night. Drink it while it's hot. The medicinal effect will be better."
Emperor Jian'an sat at the table with a relaxed expression, picked up the bowl and blew gently.
"From what I've seen, His Royal Highness the Prince of Qi is heading towards Ci'an Palace. Mother and son are still mother and son. Even if they haven't been close for so many years, their kinship cannot be severed. Your Majesty, there's no need to worry about His Royal Highness the Prince of Qi."
Emperor Jian'an nodded.
Li Fu stood quietly in the corner on the right, holding a whisk in his hand. Hearing this, he raised his eyelids slightly and glanced at Nanny Huang.
In the blink of an eye, more than half a month had passed, and Wan Jinlan was happily enjoying his time in Yangzhou City.
If it weren't for the cold weather and the rain that caused the temperature to drop sharply, she could have gone out and played with her sisters every day.
Wan Qiuyu, who had been waiting in Menghao Pavilion for a long time, also knew that Chen Qing and Wan Jinlan had arrived.
She sighed in her heart, the mother and daughter are finally here! Otherwise, she really couldn't hold on any longer.
These past few months were really hard for her. She couldn't think of a better way to make Mother Hong give up selling her, so she went on a hunger strike, poured cold water on herself, and tried every possible method.
She fell ill again and again, and was ill for several months. Mother Hong didn't know how serious she was at first, but later she found out that she had made herself sick, so she didn't hold back and beat her several times.
Wan Qiuyu worked so hard that he became sick, and was beaten up by Hong Mama again, and was on the verge of death.
Mother Hong had her beaten up just to vent her anger, she didn't really want to kill her, and she was also paying attention to her good looks.
After all, it took a lot of money to train Wan Qiuyu over the years.
How can I kill someone when I haven’t made back the money yet? Mama Hong won’t do business at a loss.
Mother Hong found a doctor to treat Wan Qiuyu and take care of his health. After more than a month, the treatment has shown initial results.
Mother Hong was also relieved. As long as the person was alive, it didn't matter how long she lived. Anyway, she had to earn back the money that she had left on her over the years!
Wan Qiuyu lay on the couch, looking sick and pale. Xiao Xing sighed, "Miss, why bother with this? You've been making a fuss for days, and Mother Hong won't change her mind."
Xiao Xing didn't understand what Miss Yan Liu was up to, but she refused to flee, only to make herself sick again and again. If she wasn't happy with Aunt Hong's imminent humiliation, why wouldn't Miss Yan Liu run away? Could it be, as Aunt Hong suspected, that Miss Yan Liu had a lover and was keeping him company?
Wan Qiuyu rubbed his forehead and said, "I feel a little uncomfortable and want to sleep a little longer. You go down first."
Xiao Xing had no choice but to stop chattering and leave the room.
There were two tall and strong security guards outside the door. They were specially hired by Hong's mother to look after her.
Wan Qiuyu had already figured out how to escape and had contacted Xie Laosan.
Half an hour later, a pale and frail-looking woman appeared at the back door of the Yongchang Marquis's Mansion.
In the inner courtyard, Wan Jinlan was talking to Shen Qing. The atmosphere between mother and daughter was quite harmonious, but Wan Jinlan always felt that her mother seemed to be worried again, otherwise she would not sigh from time to time.
But when she asked her, she didn't say anything, and she had no choice.
"Madam, the guard at the back gate of the Duke's mansion came to report that there's a girl who claims to be the one who got lost when she was little. Would you like to meet her?"
Shen Qing put down the cloth in his hand and remembered that a concubine's daughter had indeed gone missing in his family.
That year, Aunt Zhao came to her specifically to ask for permission to bring her son and daughter back to her parents' home.
The relatives of the aunts and concubines in the family are not considered real relatives, and there is no example of an aunt bringing a concubine's daughter or son back to her so-called parents' home.
But Aunt Zhao cried so pitifully at the time, and said that her father and mother were going to take her brother and nephews away from Kyoto and return to their hometown. If they didn't see them this time, they would never see them again.
Aunt Zhao was an honest person. She felt soft-hearted for a moment and went to report to the old lady. She said a lot of good things for Aunt Zhao, and the old lady agreed to let Aunt Zhao take the two children back to visit.
As a result, when the two children went out, only one came back, and the girl was lost.
Aunt Zhao blamed herself so much that she almost cried her eyes out, and even Chen Qing was treated badly by the old lady.
When the child was lost, the government naturally looked for him, but found nothing.
After so many years, she almost forgot about it, but she didn't expect that the man would come back on his own.
But whether he was lost in the mansion or not, we have to see him first to know.
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