Chapter 425 He was not sure whether Concubine Yi would agree
On the way back to the East Palace, Li Suining kept fiddling with his new gloves.
"Brother Prince, do my gloves look good?" The little girl had a smug expression on her face. It was obvious that she cherished her new gloves very much and didn't go out to play in the snow.
"It looks good, it looks good." Yuan Huaihong said with a laugh. He couldn't remember how many times Li Suining had asked him this question.
"Hehe..." Even though he got the answer he wanted for the hundredth time, the little dumpling was still grinning from ear to ear with joy.
However, she soon noticed that the prince seemed to be worried.
"Brother Prince?" she called out tentatively.
As a result, Yuan Huaihong answered without thinking, "It looks good, it looks good, it looks especially good."
Shaoyao was holding a lantern and laughing in front.
"Brother Crown Prince!" Little Dumpling said aggrievedly, earnestly defending himself. "I didn't mean to ask you about the gloves. I meant to ask, what are you thinking?"
Yuan Huaihong smiled helplessly. He seemed to be making a final struggle. After a while, he finally spoke, "I want to... help Concubine Jing and the Second Prince leave the cold palace."
"So that's what it is." Li Suining was not surprised at all.
However, Shaoyao in front was so frightened that she almost dropped her lantern. She quickly looked around to make sure no one else could hear them talking.
"Your Highness, you..." She turned pale with fear. "You must be joking about what happened just now, right? You must be joking, right? Don't scare this servant."
"No, I'm serious." Yuan Huaihong became more and more certain, and he noticed that Xiaotuanzi was not surprised at all. Could it be... that she had known it for a long time?
"Your Highness, you can't do this!" Shaoyao felt that this was absolutely unacceptable. "If the Empress knew that you went to the cold palace, it would be a big disaster. And you still want to help them leave the cold palace..."
She couldn't imagine it, "The Queen will definitely be furious."
Yuan Huaihong could naturally guess Shangguan Jinglan's reaction. When he thought of that damp and cold room and everything that Concubine Jing had experienced, he felt that it was enough. No matter what Concubine Jing had done, the price she paid was enough.
There was no way he could just sit back and do nothing.
"Your Highness the Crown Prince!" Shaoyao was almost crying. When she saw Yuan Huaihong didn't say anything, she knew that Yuan Huaihong must have made up his mind.
"Alright, no need to say more." Yuan Huaihong sighed softly, "What can Queen Mother do even if she's angry? I should be even more grateful to her for driving this prince out of the Eastern Palace."
Little Dumpling couldn't help but laugh when he heard that.
"Princess Suining, please persuade His Royal Highness the Crown Prince." Shaoyao felt that this was really not a good idea.
But Xiaotuanzi said seriously, "I think the prince's decision is right. I support him."
“…” Shaoyao had no choice but to sigh.
After returning to the Eastern Palace, Yuan Huaihong went to the study and wanted to find some historical records to see if there was any precedent for this and how a concubine could get out of the cold palace.
Little Dumpling also followed and played quietly by himself.
Yuan Huaihong searched until midnight before he finally made a discovery. It turned out that there had been such a precedent among the Emperor Taizu. He planned to take a closer look.
When he returned to the desk, he found that Little Dumpling had fallen asleep next to him.
"This little guy..." Yuan Huaihong shook his head helplessly. He first carefully carried Li Suining back, and then went back to the study to continue reading.
It turned out that Emperor Taizu once had a beautiful but stupid favorite concubine, who was dragged into the struggle for favor in the harem and became a victim. She killed the daughter of Empress Taizu and was banished to the cold palace.
However, Emperor Taizu always knew that this concubine was not very smart and had no bad intentions, and was completely harmed by someone. So later, about a year or two later, he designed a plan to let his favorite concubine rescue a little prince and make a great contribution. After that, he rewarded her by letting her leave the cold palace, but demoted her status and made her a small noble lady.
But no matter what, being able to leave the cold palace means that these concubines finally have a way to survive.
Yuan Huaihong put down the historical records in his hand. He knew that if he wanted Concubine Jing to leave the cold palace, he had to ask Concubine Jing or the second prince to perform great deeds. However, it was unlikely that Concubine Jing would perform great deeds in her current condition, so he had to ask Yuan Xiaonian to come.
He quickly came up with an idea, but he didn't know if it would succeed.
At this time, he suddenly thought of Li Suining. If Li Suining could really predict the future, then wouldn't he be able to know in advance whether his method would work?
Yuan Huaihong decided to ask Xiaotuanzi tomorrow before making any plans.
The next day, after breakfast, he took Xiaotuanzi to the study alone.
"Sister Suining, I want to ask you something." Seeing the little girl nodded, Yuan Huaihong continued, "Yesterday, when the Crown Prince said he wanted to help Concubine Jing and the Second Prince, why weren't you surprised at all?"
The little dumpling narrowed his eyes and said, "Because I knew it a long time ago."
"Really?" Yuan Huaihong was skeptical. "Then let me ask you, I've come up with a plan. Let Xiaonian rescue Baoyu and make a great contribution. Then I can ask the emperor to allow them to leave the cold palace. Will this plan work?"
"Yes!" Li Suining answered loudly and confidently.
Although she had not asked Xingxing, she had long known that the Crown Prince would help Concubine Jing and the Second Prince leave the cold palace, so this matter would definitely succeed.
Yuan Huaihong nodded in understanding. Although he couldn't fully believe that Xiaotuanzi could predict the future, hearing Xiaotuanzi say this still gave him more confidence.
If Yuan Xiaonian wanted to save Yuan Baoyu, Yuan Baoyu would have to take risks, so he was actually still a little hesitant. After all, this matter required the consent of Concubine Yi, and he was not sure whether Concubine Yi would agree.
But at this point, he decided to give it a try.
"Sister Suining, I'm going to Yonghua Palace to discuss this matter with Concubine Yi. Do you want to come with me?"
"Okay, I'm just looking for Brother Baoyu to play with, and I also want to call Sister Fuxing." Although the interrogation of the Bai family was scheduled after the New Year, Li Suining couldn't slack off. She had to quickly find a way to make Sister Fuxing her own.
Moreover, Sister Fuxing helped her save her father and fourth brother that day, and she hasn't thanked Sister Fuxing properly yet.
"Okay! I'll send someone to invite Fuxing, and we'll go to Yonghua Palace together." Yuan Huaihong asked Jinxi to invite Fuxing.
Soon, everyone gathered in Yonghua Palace.
"Brother Prince, Li Suining!" Yuan Baoyu was so happy to see them. His body had recovered well, and mainly because of his good mood, his whole body was in good condition.
Concubine Yi was obviously the same. Her old smile reappeared on her face and she warmly invited them in.
"Let's go to the game room and play. Mother made a few wooden horses and put them in there." Yuan Baoyu pulled Li Suining impatiently, and Li Suining pulled Fuxing, and the three little guys left together.
"Noble Concubine Yi," Yuan Huaihong said seriously, "There is something I would like to ask for your help."
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