Chapter 382 It’s no longer Yuan Huaihong’s turn
East Palace.
After Yuan Huaihong finished today's classes, he received news that Li Suining was having lunch in Yonghua Palace today.
"Okay, I understand." He nodded and let the eunuch go down.
At this time, someone came in and said that it was Eunuch Cao from the Yangxin Palace who wanted to see him.
Yuan Huaihong knew that the other party must have come for Li Suining again, and he was a little reluctant to see him.
"Eunuch Cao said," the eunuch who delivered the message said helplessly, "If His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is not here, he will wait in the front hall. Today, he must see His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."
"Okay, got it. I'll be there right away." Yuan Huaihong knew he couldn't escape.
He lingered in the study for a while before going to the front hall.
"Greetings, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince." When Eunuch Cao saw that the person had finally arrived, he immediately greeted him respectfully.
Yuan Huaihong nodded, "What's the matter, eunuch?"
"Your Highness, I'm here regarding the matter of Princess Suining." Eunuch Cao was a shrewd man and naturally knew that Yuan Huaihong didn't want to let her go, but now, Yuan Huaihong obviously had no choice.
He sighed helplessly, "I know that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is reluctant to part with the young princess, but... Lord Zuo is really pressing for help, and the Emperor has no other choice."
Yuan Huaihong pinched his brows irritably, "What did the emperor say?"
"The emperor wants to arrange for the young county lady to meet with the two distinguished guests in the Hall of Mental Cultivation early tomorrow morning." Eunuch Cao answered respectfully.
Yuan Huaihong asked tentatively, "Can't we delay it any longer?"
"Your Highness, this matter cannot be delayed any longer." Eunuch Cao said cautiously, "The Emperor has already said that if the young lady still cannot go tomorrow, then... she will be escorted out of the palace."
Yuan Huaihong sighed deeply. Now that things had come to this, there was nothing he could do.
"Okay, tomorrow, I will take Li Suining there myself." He asked someone to reward Eunuch Cao with silver and sent Eunuch Cao away.
Li Suining and Shaoyao didn't come back until almost dinner time.
"Princess Suining," a maid stepped forward, "When His Royal Highness the Crown Prince tells you to come back, go find him in the study."
"Okay, thank you, sister." Little Dumpling ran to the study with his short legs.
"Brother Prince!" Before the person even entered the door, a baby voice came in.
Yuan Huaihong's face lit up with joy. He immediately put down the Lu Ban ball in his hand and stood up to greet him.
"Brother Prince!" Li Suining hadn't seen Yuan Huaihong for a whole day. When she saw him coming towards her, she subconsciously stretched out her little arms.
Yuan Huaihong stepped forward and picked him up, unable to help but smile, "Oh, how much did you eat at Concubine Yi's place? Why are you so heavy?"
"Prince brother, you are so naughty." The little girl immediately lay on the prince's shoulder shyly. However, she was really fed too much today, and her belly was still bulging.
She said in a milky voice that she wanted to go out for a run, otherwise she would not be able to eat dinner.
Yuan Huaihong shook his head with a smile.
"What does Prince want me to do?" Little Dumpling asked curiously as he ran around the study.
"Well..." Yuan Huaihong hesitated for a moment before speaking slowly, "Sister Suining, tomorrow... can the Crown Prince take you to the Yangxin Palace?"
Little Dumpling paused, vaguely guessing something, "Are you going to meet those two distinguished guests from the palace?"
Yuan Huaihong nodded and tentatively asked for her opinion, "Sister Suining, do you want to go? If not..."
"I want to go." Li Suining raised her little face happily, "It's okay, Prince. I want to go."
However, in this case, she might only be able to visit Concubine Jing in the afternoon.
At this time, she noticed a new wooden ball on the table. It looked super complicated. "Brother Prince, is this also a Luban ball?"
Yuan Huaihong smiled and nodded, "Yes, sister Suining, do you want to play?"
Li Suining quickly shook her head. The Luban ball on the table had been disassembled into many pieces. She definitely couldn't put it together. It was too difficult.
However, she asked Yuan Huaihong in a baby voice, "Brother Crown Prince, when I go to meet them tomorrow, can I bring the Luban ball you gave me? I want to play with that little sister."
"Of course." Yuan Huaihong did not refuse.
After dinner, Li Suining went to the yard. She wanted to know what would happen tomorrow and why the emperor wanted her to meet those two people.
Xingxing told her a lot, and she vaguely understood what the emperor uncle meant.
She knew that tomorrow's meeting was very important. Perhaps... this was an important opportunity to save her father and brothers.
That night, Xiaotuanzi went to bed early. She wanted to prepare for tomorrow.
But she lay there for a long time, tossing and turning and unable to fall asleep.
She couldn't help but wonder if those two distinguished guests could really see the future like her?
Li Suining tossed and turned for a long time before finally falling asleep.
The next morning, she had breakfast with the prince in the East Palace, then took the Lu Ban ball and went to the Yangxin Palace together.
On the way, Yuan Huaihong asked with concern, "Is Sister Suining afraid?"
The little dumpling shook his head.
"So brave!" Yuan Huaihong praised with a smile, but he couldn't help feeling a little worried in his heart.
After today's meeting, I guess my father will send little Tuanzi away. What excuse will he use to make Tuanzi stay?
When they were almost at the Yangxin Palace, Li Suining shook Yuan Huaihong's hand and said, "Brother Crown Prince, look!"
Yuan Huaihong came to his senses and looked ahead, only to see two people in black clothes and black hoods entering the Yangxin Palace.
I could only see the backs of two people, one tall and one short, both of whom looked rather thin. They should be a man and a girl.
Yuan Huaihong became increasingly uneasy and confirmed with Li Suining again, "Sister Suining, are you really not afraid? If you are, then let's go back to the East Palace."
"Brother Prince, I'm not afraid." Little Dumpling looked at Yuan Huaihong with bright eyes and nodded his little head vigorously to reassure Yuan Huaihong.
"So good!" Yuan Huaihong touched the top of the little guy's head.
Soon, they arrived at the gate of the Hall of Mental Cultivation, where Eunuch Cao was already waiting.
"Your Highness, Princess Suining, please come in. The two distinguished guests are already waiting inside. The Emperor will be here soon."
Eunuch Cao opened the door of the Yangxin Palace and waited respectfully on the side.
Yuan Huaihong nodded and took Li Suining into the Yangxin Palace.
Two people wearing black hoods were sitting on chairs. Their hoods were so large that they almost covered their entire faces. At a glance, one could only see two black holes.
Both of them were holding a cane with strange patterns on it, and it looked quite old.
Yuan Huaihong noticed that the cane shook, and then the two men stood up and bowed their heads.
The man's voice sounded slowly, low and hoarse, as if coming from far away.
"I, Wenren Li and Fuxing, greet His Royal Highness the Crown Prince! The Princess of Suining County!"
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