Great Xia Dynasty, Eastern Palace.
A ray of sunlight in the early morning cast the shadow of the palace wall in the courtyard.
Shen Yuyao said goodbye to the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess, and just as she was walking out of the East Palace gate with Xia Xiaoxian, she saw the eunuch Li who was beside the Emperor from afar!
Eunuch Li was waiting outside the gate of the East Palace.
He held a whisk in his hand, his body bent, and was followed by two palace maids and a team of Black Dragon Guards. Shen Yuyao could tell at a glance that these Black Dragon Guards were all top-notch experts, and their official positions were probably higher than Tang Wei's.
On the rosewood tray held by the palace maid was an imperial edict.
Seeing Shen Yuyao step out of the East Palace gate, Eunuch Li walked forward.
Completely different from the day when he announced the decree in Yuxiu Palace, Eunuch Li's face was frosty at this moment, as if he had never met Shen Yuyao before.
"Princess Ning Shen receives the decree!"
"Eunuch Li, please announce the decree."
Shen Yuyao also roughly guessed that Eunuch Li was waiting for her, so she kept waiting and did not go directly into the Eastern Palace, thinking that the emperor was considering the feelings of the prince and the princess.
Shen Yuyao held Xia Xiaoxian with one hand and straightened the hem of her skirt with the other hand, then stood up and down to receive the order.
"By the providence of Heaven, the Emperor decrees: Consort Shen of Prince Ning is ordered to investigate the assassination attempt on the former princess, Anaj. Her greed for merit and recklessness disturbed the Emperor's presence, and she then assaulted the Eastern Palace, causing Consort Lu to give birth prematurely."
"Now, take off the python robes bestowed upon the Black Dragon Guard by Consort Shen, the imperial gift, and take back the imperial token of the commander of the Black Dragon Guard. Take him into the Imperial Prison."
"The Little Fairy Princess of Prince Ning's Mansion is temporarily transferred to Kunning Palace for upbringing. This is my order."
"Your Majesty, I obey your command." Shen Yuyao bowed and slowly stood up. "Little Fairy Treasure, follow Eunuch Li to Kunning Palace to play with the Empress..."
Although I had guessed that there was a big commotion in the palace yesterday, and Anaj scolded the emperor as a beggar in front of so many guards and eunuchs, the emperor would always find someone to vent his anger, and Shen Yuyao was the best candidate.
But at this moment, when she really had to separate from Xia Xiaoxian, Shen Yuyao still felt reluctant in her heart, and her voice couldn't help but choke.
"Little fairy, be good..."
"No!" Xia Xiaoxian's eyes turned red and she burst into tears, "Mom, I don't want to go."
After Eunuch Li finished announcing the decree, he raised his whisk and turned to the Black Dragon Guards behind him, saying, "Come here, take away the python robe from Princess Shen, the Princess of Ning, and take her to the Imperial Prison."
"You two, hurry up and take the little princess to Kunning Palace." She ordered the two palace maids in a shrill voice.
"Dear little fairy, mother will come to pick you up soon." Shen Yuyao forced a smile, picked up Xia Xiaoxian, and handed her to the palace maid behind Eunuch Li.
"No, I won't go!" Xia Xiaoxian struggled desperately, holding Shen Yuyao's arms tightly with both hands, crying as if she was about to die, with snot and saliva all over her body.
The two palace maids looked at each other, and in desperation, they could only try hard to pry Xia Xiaoxian's small fleshy hand open. Unexpectedly, no matter how hard they tried, they couldn't budge it at all.
"Eunuch Li, let me talk to the little princess. You scared her." Shen Yuyao said with a wry smile.
Seeing this, Eunuch Li turned sideways and looked up at the sky.
He could only acquiesce!
He is a slave.
These royal relatives and nobles are all his masters!
Who knows when they will be imprisoned or when they will ascend to heaven?
However, it was all a matter of the emperor's whim. He was just a small eunuch and could not afford to offend any royal relatives easily.
"Little fairy treasure, you have to believe in mother, mother will be fine!" Shen Yuyao stared at Xia Xiaoxian and said softly, "My little fairy treasure is a little fairy, right?"
Xia Xiaoxian seemed to suddenly remember that she was a fairy and should not behave in such a way.
She had already read her mother's record in the "Three Lives Book", and this was not her mother's real disaster!
"Yes!" Xia Xiaoxian wiped her eyes with her chubby little hands and took the initiative to hold the shorter palace maid's hand. "Mother, I'll wait for you!"
The two palace maids also bowed to Shen Yuyao, then turned around and took Xia Xiaoxian to Kunning Palace.
Shen Yuyao watched Xia Xiaoxian and the others walk away, wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes, turned around and said to the Black Dragon Guards, "Let's go!"
......
Capital, Lu Garden.
In a shabby carriage sat a handsome man. He lifted the curtain and looked out.
The gate of Luyuan was closed, and Angelica was walking towards the carriage.
"Your Highness, I've inquired with the neighbors. The people from Luyuan rented two carriages yesterday, loaded up a lot of stuff, and moved away!"
Liu Gui stood outside the carriage and said with a bow.
"The neighbors said that two Black Dragon Guards were living in Luyuan, along with a baby and two maids."
"I think it must be the princess and the others..."
"Where did you go? Have you asked?" Xia Yu lifted the curtain, jumped out of the carriage, and asked in a deep voice.
"Have they all left?"
"Your Highness, the neighbors said they saw an adult leaving with two maids."
Danggui raised her eyes to glance at Xia Yu, paused and said: "I didn't see the other adult and baby!"
That must be Xu Yunxuan taking Zi Su and Bai Zhi away from Lu Garden. Where will they go?
Where's Shen Yuyao? Where's Xia Xiaoxian?
What Xia Yu wanted to know at this moment was news about two people!
He had been staying in the capital for quite some time, hiding in dark corners, afraid of attracting the attention of any Black Dragon Guards. He even slept in this carriage every day.
He had already mobilized all the secret lines in the capital, and only then learned that Shen Yuyao had left the palace and moved into the Lu Garden.
When Xia Yu heard the news, he was secretly delighted. This way, he could sneak into Lu Garden at night, see her, and then tell her that he wanted to take her away!
He will take her away no matter what!
When he and Danggui arrived at Luyuan, the place was already deserted.
Where did she go?
What happened?
Thinking of this, Xia Yu became crazy.
Xia Yu thought of one person and could only take a risk and give it a try!
......
During the Great Xia Dynasty, the imperial prison.
The imperial prison that made all Daxia officials shudder was built underground in the capital.
It was cold and gloomy here, and the food that was delivered was cold steamed buns and rice soup.
Shen Yuyao sat on a pile of straw in the prison. The straw felt a little damp, and the entire prison was filled with the strong smell of blood and the stench of prisoners' excrement.
There are no rats here; rats can't survive here.
It's really cold.
Shen Yuyao had already taken off the Black Dragon Guard's python robe and was only wearing a prison uniform made of coarse linen. Her long hair fell to her waist like a waterfall, and she was not wearing any accessories.
Shen Yuyao tore a piece of cloth from the leg of her prison uniform and covered her mouth and nose with it, firstly because the smell here was really bad, and secondly to prevent disease.
Shen Yuyao knew that the real horror of the imperial prison was that it was a place where water and fire could not coexist, and the cells were filled with pestilence and epidemics. She did not want to die in the imperial prison for no apparent reason.
In the imperial prison, there was only one candlelight separating two or three cells. The dim light made Shen Yuyao feel extremely sleepy.
She had not closed her eyes for a whole day and night.
All she wants now is sleep!
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