Chapter 391 He Will Not Be Trapped in the East Palace Forever
Yuan Huaihong walked to the table, picked up the disassembled Lu Ban ball on the table, and smiled bitterly.
"Yes, this was bought for me by your eldest brother from the local community. It was so hard to put together. I couldn't put it back together after I took it apart."
He looked a little sad. "I'm still waiting... Let your eldest brother take me to see the vendor who bought this and see if he can put it back together."
After Yuan Huaihong said these words, he came to his senses and looked at Li Suining with some concern, afraid that the little guy would be sad.
However, the little guy kept his face up and said to him confidently, "I believe that soon, my big brother will be able to help the prince find the vendor, but before that..."
She was faintly excited, "Can I try it?"
Although he knew that if even the prince couldn't reproduce it, it meant that Luban Ball was really difficult, but Xiaotuanzi just felt that maybe Sister Fuxing could do it.
"You want to try?" Yuan Huaihong smiled. "Okay, if Xiao Suining can be restored, Prince Brother can help you realize a wish, okay?"
"Wish?" Li Suining's eyes lit up obviously.
"Well, a wish. As long as this prince can do it, any wish is acceptable." Yuan Huaihong nodded affirmatively.
"That's great." Little Dumpling couldn't help but cheer.
Yuan Baoyu on the side didn't like this thing. The wooden ball was meant to be kicked. He didn't understand why the wooden ball had to be taken apart and then put back together with all the effort. Isn't this a waste of time?
The most important thing is that he can't even put the simplest one back.
He didn't want the little girl to play with this, so he pulled Li Suining's hand and urged her, "Li Suining, are you okay? Let's go."
"Okay." Li Suining prepared a cloth bag and put the three Luban balls in it.
"Okay, Baoyu, you and Xiao Suining go back first. I will talk to the prince." Concubine Yi was not in a hurry to leave. She asked Chunxiang to send the two little ones back first.
As soon as Li Suining and Yuan Baoyu left, Yuan Huaihong asked curiously, "Is there anything wrong, Madam?"
"Your Highness the Crown Prince can't hide it." Noble Concubine Yi said directly without beating around the bush, "Today, you and Xiao Suining went to the Yangxin Palace?"
Yuan Huaihong nodded, "Yes."
"Do you know who Chunxiang saw outside the Eastern Palace?" Concubine Yi's voice unconsciously lowered a few degrees.
Yuan Huaihong frowned, "Who?"
"The Second Prince!" Imperial Concubine Yi continued in a low voice, "He seems to be here to look for Xiao Suining, and Chunxiang said that he seems to know Baoyu as well."
"Is that so?" Yuan Huaihong chuckled. "I didn't expect that he would take the initiative to come to Sister Sui Ning."
Imperial Concubine Yi was somewhat surprised. "The Crown Prince knows about their relationship?"
"Don't worry, Your Majesty." Yuan Huaihong curled his lips. "Before, I asked Sister Suining to go to the cold palace to see the Second Prince and Concubine Jing, so they should have met each other a long time ago."
"Prince, you..." Imperial Concubine Yi was obviously a little surprised. "Prince, aren't you afraid of danger? Back then, Concubine Jing and the Second Prince almost poisoned you to death for the position of the East Palace Master."
She looked obviously panicked, and her eyes were filled with worry.
Yuan Huaihong, on the other hand, remained much calmer. He shook his head and said, "In the final analysis, everyone in the harem acts out of self-preservation. Concubine Jing's actions back then were also to protect herself and the Second Prince."
His eyes fell gently on Concubine Yi, "You should understand Concubine Jing's heart better than I do."
Imperial Concubine Yi nodded in understanding. Indeed, everyone believed that there was endless wealth and splendor in the harem, and rights that were beyond the reach of the world, but who knew the dangers behind it?
She was one of the witnesses to the fall of Concubine Jing's clan.
It is precisely because she has witnessed the cruelty of all this that all she wants now is for Yuan Baoyu to grow up safely and happily.
"However, too many people believe that this East Palace is an impenetrable fortress, but they don't know..." Yuan Huaihong laughed bitterly, "This is the center of all slaughter. As long as you live here, what awaits you is only endless fighting."
Imperial Concubine Yi nodded in agreement, "Indeed, Concubine Jing doesn't understand. If the Second Prince were to live in the East Palace today, he would only become the target of public criticism."
At this moment, she felt a little sympathy for the little prince in front of her, because she knew that Yuan Huaihong's heart was not here, but there was no way to get rid of all this. Fortunately, the emperor and the queen both loved the prince deeply.
"Prince, don't overthink it. The Emperor and Empress' feelings for you are obvious to everyone. As long as you stay in the Eastern Palace, you can reduce these casualties."
Yuan Huaihong twitched the corner of his mouth, "I hope so."
But he knew in his heart that he would not be trapped in the East Palace forever.
One day, he will leave.
Concubine Yi thought of her son and couldn't help but sigh, "Actually, I'm just too worried. Whether it's Concubine Jing or the Second Prince, they probably hate us to the core. I'm afraid..."
"Don't worry, Your Majesty. Concubine Jing and the second son are both smart people. They won't do anything to the fifth son." Yuan Huaihong said affirmatively.
Concubine Yi thought about it and realized that it was true. After all, the fifth child was so young and posed no threat to anyone.
"I was too nervous." Concubine Yi slowly breathed a sigh of relief.
"I understand your Majesty's heart." Yuan Huaihong specially escorted Concubine Yi to the gate of the Eastern Palace. "Then tonight, Sister Suining will trouble you to take care of her."
"Don't worry, Your Highness." Concubine Yi left quickly.
Yuan Huaihong stood at the gate of the East Palace and looked towards the cold palace.
He really didn't expect Yuan Xiaonian to come. Was it to look for Li Suining? Or... was there something else?
In fact, ever since he decided to leave, he has been wondering who is the most suitable master of the East Palace. Will it be the second brother? Does the second brother still have desire for this position?
Yuan Huaihong stood there for a while, until Shaoyao called him, then he smiled and turned back.
On the other side, on the way back to Yonghua Palace, Lan Xin, the trusted maidservant of Concubine Yi, slowly spoke.
"My Lady, what about the young master? Should we let him continue to have contact with the one in the cold palace?"
"Let him be." Imperial Concubine Yi spoke slowly, "Yuan Huaihong is right. Concubine Jing and the Second Prince wouldn't be stupid enough to touch Baoyu. If I do something, I might end up in trouble. However..."
She suddenly stopped and looked back.
The East Palace not far away was silent, like a dormant beast, ready to devour everything.
Some of Yuan Huaihong's words just now made her sense some unusual aura.
"Your Majesty?" Lan Xin tried to call her, "Do you think... there is something wrong with the Crown Prince?"
Imperial Concubine Yi quickly withdrew her gaze and remained silent for a moment before she softly said, "It's nothing. Perhaps I was too nervous."
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