Chu Yan was ill and Chu Youheng was named the crown prince. When Chu Youchen learned about this, he was heartbroken.

What's even more abominable is that when the emperor was ill and the crown prince was in power, the first thing Chu Youheng did was to demote Chu Youchen's grandfather Zhang Xian to Chizhou and transfer his uncle to Taibu Temple.

Before leaving, Chu Youchen went to see him off, and Zhang Guangjin told him a secret, a secret about a woman named Bei Shijing.

"That woman is extremely beautiful, and any man will be attracted to her upon seeing her. Legend has it that she is the Snow Girl of the North, and whoever gets her will rule the world. Now it seems that if you want to turn the tables, you can go find her." Zhang Guangjin said as he took out a cloth bag from his pocket.

The cloth package was opened layer by layer, and the innermost layer was a portrait. Chu Youchen took a look and asked suspiciously: "Isn't this... isn't this person Ah Bei?"

The woman in the portrait has facial features like Su Bei, but if you look closely, you can see that there is a coldness between her eyebrows and eyes. She also has silver hair and her temperament and charm are not similar.

"No!" Zhang Guangjin shook his head and said mysteriously, "Uncle will not hide it from you now. I once traveled to the north, so I heard the legend of the Snow Girl. Later, I occasionally saw the appearance of Su Duo's wife... I had selfish thoughts, and when the entire Su family was executed, I bought Su Duo's wife and kept her privately. This portrait was painted by me when she was in my house..."

Chu Youchen frowned immediately.

Zhang Guangjin hurriedly said, "No, no, no, it's not what you think. Your mother also knows about this. We were planning to give her to you in the future. But one day, the servant forgot to lock the door when cleaning, and she ran away..."

"Any clues?" Chu Youchen whispered.

Zhang Guangjin took out a layer from the cloth bag. It was a piece of white cloth with some dark brown spots on it.

"This is the time when she wanted to commit suicide. I used a handkerchief to soak up her blood. I heard that there are extraordinary people who can find blood. You can look for it."

Chu Youchen secretly clenched the handkerchief. He had no one in the court and no one in his mother's family. Perhaps this unreliable thing was his only way out.

The news of the appointment of the crown prince and the news of Chu Younan's death reached Qing'an at the same time.

Yun Xi had kept it a secret from Su Bei for more than a month, but Su Bei had been holding it in for too long and even dressed up as a bear to go out for a walk. Without paying attention, he heard the aunties at the alley talking.

"Have you heard? A crown prince has been appointed!"

"Who is the Prince Rui? I've never heard of him before! I only heard that our Prince Su often leads troops to fight!"

"Haven't you heard? It is said that Prince Su died in battle and his funeral will be held soon..."

Su Bei’s head buzzed.

It has been a month since Chu Younan gave birth to little Tangyuan and hasn't sent any letters by carrier pigeon.

Chu Younan's original plan was to meet up with Su Bei, but when he pretended in Prince Su's Mansion that Su Bei's Yun Rou was due to give birth, Su Bei was originally going to take Xiao Tangyuan back first.

Yun Xi hurried forward and fiercely drove the aunts away, and was scolded. When she turned around, she saw Su Bei staring at her, "You knew it a long time ago, didn't you?"

"Madam!" Yun Xi hurriedly explained, "Have you forgotten the letter sent by carrier pigeon? At that time, you said that the characters belonged to me."

Su Bei suddenly handed the small dumpling to Yun Xi, turned around and ran to the yard, "Yes! That handwriting is his! I recognize it!"

She ran back to the room, opened the brocade box on the bedside, took out all twelve letters sent by carrier pigeons, checked them one by one, and her eyes fell on the last one.

Yun Xi just ran in when she heard Su Bei ask, "People outside say how is the war in Fengyuan going?"

"It is said that Gaoliu was defeated, and the prince and the King of Gaoliu died together..."

"A crushing defeat, the result is the same..." Su Bei murmured, "Then he shouldn't have written it in advance... No, no! Could it be that he planned to die together with Prince Gaoliu, and then sent this letter first?"

Yun Xi stepped forward with a worried look on her face, "No! Princess! No! With you and the young master around, how could the prince make such a decision?"

"But... why didn't he send any more letters?" Su Bei was stunned for a moment, then turned around and said, "Yun Xi! Send someone to the capital to get information and see what's going on in the palace?"

"yes!"

After Yun Xi left, Su Bei held little Tangyuan in his arms and looked at her anxiously.

The child was red and wrinkled when she was born. Su Bei wanted her to grow up to be as white and plump as a dumpling, so he gave her the nickname "Little Tangyuan". It's been a full month now, and Little Tangyuan has grown a lot. Her big eyes look very much like Chu Younan.

"Everyone says that you will be a beauty in the future. How could your father bear to abandon you? No! No!" Su Bei murmured. Just like after the explosion that day, she always felt that Chu Younan would not die.

Little Tangyuan blinked her big eyes at her, then screamed and stretched out a hand to shake it. Su Bei pulled her small hand against his face and told himself more firmly that Chu Younan would not die! Yun Xi brought the news at noon the next day. Upon hearing it, Su Bei was shocked, "Say it again!"

"Yun Rou..." Yun Xi choked up, "Yun Rou was discovered and has been hanging outside the city gate for two days. She pretended to be a princess and deserves death..."

"Are you still alive?" Su Bei's lips were trembling.

"I was afraid of being exposed, so I didn't dare to go into the city. From a distance, I saw her move..." After saying that, Yun Xi knelt down with a plop, "Princess! My life is worthless, please don't save her! His Majesty is ill, and Prince Rui is in power. I'm afraid he will take the opportunity to clean up these princes..."

"Is there any news about Prince Jin?!" Su Bei asked while supporting her.

"The pigeon messages from the capital haven't come in a few days. I guess..." Yun Xi gritted her teeth, "I guess the situation over there is not good. They are afraid of exposing the princess's position..."

"It is also possible that Chu Youheng intercepted the carrier pigeon..." Su Bei suddenly opened his eyes wide, "Yun Xi! Take Xiao Tangyuan away quickly!"

"Princess! But you..." Yun Xi covered her mouth, tears streaming down her face.

Su Bei grabbed her wrist and stared at her with his almond-shaped eyes, "Quick! I know Kung Fu and can protect myself. Little Tangyuan is the life of the prince and me! You protect her for me!"

"Princess..." Yun Xi choked.

"Let's go! If the capital is safe, I will have all the snack shops in the north and south hang red flags, and then you can bring her back!"

"If..." Su Bei also choked up, "If there was no Hong Fan, you would help me raise her!"

As she spoke, she took out the banknotes and jewelry and wrapped them in a piece of cloth...

Before she could finish packing, she heard a commotion outside the courtyard, with maids and servants shouting...

Yun Xi no longer hesitated. She grabbed a handful of banknotes and stuffed them into her arms, then picked up Xiao Tangyuan and jumped out of the back window...

Su Bei took a deep look, put down the things in her hands, brushed off her clothes, and then walked out the door calmly. But when she saw the person outside the door, she was a little surprised, "Why is it you?"