Yanjing, at the gate of Prince Ning’s Mansion.
A warhorse came galloping, and as soon as it reached the door, the rider immediately jumped off.
"Sanbao!" The doorman recognized the man and quickly opened the gate of the palace and welcomed him in.
It turned out that Ma Sanbao, following Xia Yu's orders, rushed back to Yanjing City at full speed just to welcome Shen Yuyao and other family members to the capital.
Shen Yuyao was standing under the eaves, wearing a moon-white long dress, which was her favorite one. However, today the dress seemed much looser than usual.
Ma Sanbao strode to Shen Yuyao's side and said with a bow, "Your Highness, His Highness hopes that you will take the royal family and set off for Kyoto as soon as possible."
"Sanbao, you haven't slept well after traveling for days." Shen Yuyao did not respond, but looked up and asked Ma Sanbao.
Ma Sanbao had dark circles under his eyes. He smiled faintly and said, "Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty. I've been so busy traveling these past few days that I actually forgot to sleep."
Shen Yuyao didn't have a single smile on her face. She suddenly asked, "How are the casualties in Kyoto?"
Ma Sanbao told Shen Yuyao in detail about the surrender of Li Jiujiang and Prince Gu, the surrender of Jinchuan Gate, the fire in the palace, and the fact that the emperor and the empress had burned themselves to death.
Seeing Shen Yuyao's face still heavy, Ma Sanbao hesitated for a moment and then said, "My Jingnan army suffered almost no casualties, and the people of Jingdu City also suffered few casualties. It's just...it's just that Shen...Mr. Shen was sentenced to death by the emperor two days ago."
Shen Yuyao was startled and asked hurriedly, "Which Lord Shen?"
Ma Sanbao took a deep breath. He seemed a little hesitant to speak, probably because he was afraid that Shen Yuyao would not be able to accept the bad news for a while.
Shen Yuyao asked again: "Which Lord Shen is this? Sanbao, tell me quickly."
Before Ma Sanbao arrived, Shen Yuyao had already received a pigeon message from the East Factory, reporting the situation inside and outside the palace in detail.
However, there was no mention in all the information that an official named Shen was sentenced to death by the emperor.
When Shen Yuyao was full of doubts, Xia Xiaoxian happened to come under the eaves of the hall.
Ma Sanbao was about to salute Xia Xiaoxian, but saw Xia Xiaoxian shaking her head slightly at him.
"Mother." Xia Xiaoxian saluted Shen Yuyao.
"Xiaoxian, Sanbao said..." Before Shen Yuyao could finish, Xia Xiaoxian interrupted and turned to Ma Sanbao and said, "Sanbao, you have been traveling for days and have been tired. You should go and rest."
Ma Sanbao looked at Shen Yuyao, answered yes and left.
Xia Xiaoxian took Shen Yuyao's hand and said, "Mother, I heard everything Sanbao said to you just now. The Three Lives Book records that Xia Chongwen will sentence my second uncle to death because he sent a boat to my father."
Shen Yuyao raised her eyes and stared at Xia Xiaoxian with a look of disbelief on her face.
And her heart was filled with every detail of her life with her second brother, Shen Yixiao.
It's becoming clearer and clearer.
Among the four older brothers, the second brother loves Shen Yuyao the most.
Shen Yuyao is already the Duke's favorite, and she also has a second brother who dotes on this little sister even more than the Duke.
Before she was three years old, Shen Yuyao was in very poor health. She had to take medicine every day and often had a faint smell of medicine on her body.
In order to prevent her from feeling inferior, her second brother often sprinkled some of the medicine she drank on himself, and then taught her how to ride and shoot arrows to make her healthy.
......
But why did Xiaoxianbao and Ma Sanbao both say that Xia Chongwen had sentenced their second brother to death?
impossible!
Absolutely impossible!
My second brother is also a descendant of the founding fathers, and the emperor cannot kill him if he is suspicious!
Shen Yuyao's eyes widened instantly, but only for a moment before her gaze dimmed again.
She knew that everything Xia Xiaoxian said must be true.
When her little fairy treasure was still a tiny baby, Shen Yuyao could understand her thoughts.
The things that were said in the heart have never failed to come true.
Shen Yuyao's eyes suddenly became confused and helpless.
Xia Xiaoxian saw it and felt pain in her heart.
When she was a child, her mother loved and cared for her.
Now she loves her mother.
She stretched out her hands, gently pressed Shen Yuyao's shoulders, and then hugged her in her arms.
"Mother, before Second Uncle left to deliver the boat to Father, I had already sent Father a letter about what happened to him afterwards." Xia Xiaoxian whispered in Shen Yuyao's ear, "Father also told Second Uncle the truth."
"Second brother is so stupid." Shen Yuyao also murmured softly, her eyes already filled with tears.
But she didn't understand why Xia Yu would let Shen Yixiao return to Kyoto even though he knew that he would be sentenced to death by Xia Chongwen.
Perhaps seeing Shen Yuyao's doubts, Xia Xiaoxian said again, "Mother, you don't know that my second uncle insisted on returning to Kyoto in order to exchange two people for my father!
"Who to change?"
"My second uncle used himself as bait to trick my eldest uncle into coming to my father's camp. My eldest uncle swore to die rather than surrender, so my father placed him under house arrest, nominally to protect him."
Shen Yuyao raised her head and forced back the tears in her eyes. She asked again, "Then who was the other person?"
"Crown Princess Yiwen, Consort Lu!"
"she?"
"My second uncle originally entered the palace to deliver a letter from my father to the Lu family." Xia Xiaoxian's expression gradually became cold.
"After reading my father's letter, Mrs. Lu agreed to go to the Jingnan Army camp, on the condition that my second uncle remain in the palace and be held hostage by Xia Chongwen's side."
"And it was Queen Dowager Anaj and King Wu who opened the palace gate for my father."
Shen Yuyao knew that King Wu was the youngest son left behind by Sister Chang.
"Where is Mrs. Lu now?" Shen Yuyao straightened up. After all, her second brother's death was caused by herself. She wanted to seek justice from Mrs. Lu for her deceased sister Chang and second brother.
"She heard that Xia Chongwen had committed suicide by burning himself, but she refused to believe it and insisted on returning to the palace to search for him. By this time, she was already under house arrest in the palace."
"Xiaoxian, did Xia Chongwen burn himself to death, or is he missing?"
"He's nowhere to be found." Xia Xiaoxian clasped her hands together and bowed to the sky. "If the Emperor had known this would happen, he would have left Xia Chongwen a string of Buddhist beads, a cassock, and a secret decree."
Shen Yuyao listened to Xia Xiaoxian explaining word by word the ending of every person she knew.
"Later, Lu was moved to the crown prince's mausoleum by his father and served as a lifelong vigil for the crown prince."
"Ministers like Qi Tai, Huang Zicheng, and Fang Ziru were executed by my father, and Fang Ziru's entire clan was even exterminated!"
“…”
[My father is about to ascend the throne, and I, Xiaoxian, will not have much time left. My mother will not live long either.]
After many years, Shen Yuyao suddenly heard Xia Xiaoxian's voice again.
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