"What's the situation at Prince Kang's Mansion now? Is the baby still running a fever?"
"Your Majesty, the fever of Prince Kang's daughter has subsided. The palace is peaceful now. Prince Kang has been staying with his wife and daughter."
An Yi's words made the old emperor look disappointed.
"The fever went away so quickly. Didn't you say she had recurring fevers last time? How come it went away after just one episode this time? It's so boring.
I never thought that what I said casually to the Imperial Concubine would come true."
An Yi lowered his head and said nothing more.
By the time Prince Kang remembered to send someone to tell his mother, Concubine Jiuer, about the situation, it was already afternoon.
He quickly sent someone to the palace.
The imperial concubine who received the news immediately knew that the old emperor was lying.
The old emperor actually lied to her that he had sent people to inquire about Saner and Jiuer's situation?
The old emperor lies so easily!
How many lies had she believed in the old emperor?
.......
In an inn in a small town thousands of miles away from the capital.
Song Wenyu and Song Yanche left the inn early in the morning with their guards and continued on their journey towards the capital.
Considering Song Wenyu's health, they took a horse carriage and traveled at a moderate pace for the entire day.
After it got dark, they arrived at Qianshui Town.
Qianshui Town is quite lively. Even though there is still more than half a month before the Chinese New Year, the place is already decorated with lights and the streets are bustling with people.
"There are so many people here. I wonder if the inn is full."
Song Yanche muttered to himself and asked his guards to go to an inn on the street to ask.
They were lucky as there were just two rooms left, one for the Song brothers and one for the guards.
Song Yanche wanted to help his twin brother go upstairs to rest, but Song Wenyu looked at the bustling streets and wanted to go for a walk.
He turned to look at his twin brother, "Che'er, I want to go shopping, is that okay?"
Song Yanche curled his lips and said, "If you want to go shopping, go ahead. Why are you asking me? Let's go. I'll begrudgingly accompany you for a stroll."
Song Wenyu's eyebrows were curved, and his beautiful eyes were sparkling in the moonlight.
The two brothers went shopping together. Song Yanche, who originally didn't want to go shopping, gradually became interested. When he saw some rattles and other small toys for children, he couldn't help but buy them.
"Did Che'er buy it for my younger sister? We've been away from home for more than half a year, and my mother should have given birth to my younger sister.
I don’t know if my sister looks more like my father or my mother.”
Song Wenyu spoke softly, his eyes dimming a little when he thought of his own body.
He finally has a younger sister, but he doesn't know if he can live to see his sister grow up with his frail body.
As twins, Song Yanche and Song Wenyu can usually feel each other's emotions.
Song Yanche felt his brother's sudden loss of mood and felt depressed.
“Who knows if it’s a sister or a brother? We don’t know either.
What if he's a bad little brother? I don't buy toys for bad little brothers! "
Song Wenyu pursed his lips and smiled, "It should be my sister. I have a feeling that my sister must be very cute and beautiful. I can't wait to go back and see my sister."
"In that case, why don't we go back and rest, and set off early tomorrow morning."
After Song Yanche finished speaking, he met his twin brother's clear and smiling eyes, looked away, and added something with a tone that was not in his mind.
"I'm not rushing back to see my stinky sister! I'm just sleepy!
If you are not sleepy, continue shopping."
Song Wenyu laughed helplessly, "Okay, okay, I want to go back to see my sister earlier. Let's go back then. We've almost finished shopping."
Song Yanche muttered to himself as he helped his brother back to the inn.
The two brothers returned to the house to wash up and planned to go to bed, but not long after they lay down, they heard a knock on the door.
The street outside the window was still quite lively, and amidst the hustle and bustle, the sudden knock on the door didn't seem very scary.
Song Yanche didn't think much about it and got up to open the door.
When the door opened, he saw four or five men in black outside!
.......
The vendors on the street packed up and went home one after another. There were fewer and fewer pedestrians, and the sound of the night watchman's gong could be heard on the road.
Night enveloped Shallow Water Town.
Several men in black appeared in the backyard of the inn. They quickly went upstairs and came to the doors of the two rooms as if they were familiar with the place. They inserted bamboo tubes into the window paper and blew smoke in.
Then the other two men in black in the backyard sneaked into the kitchen, brought out some wine and oil, and sprinkled them around the entire inn!
Everything was ready, and the men in black upstairs came downstairs and gathered together, throwing the candle into the back kitchen.
The flames jumped up instantly!
Looking at the raging fire, several men in black left with satisfaction.
After several men in black left, five more men in black appeared.
They quickly put out the fire!
The few men in black who left did not know that someone had already swapped the wine and oil in the kitchen.
Even if they saw a fire had started, it would be easy to put it out.
Song Wenyu and Song Yanche walked out from the darkness, their expressions complicated and filled with fear.
“There’s something here!”
Song Yanche had sharp eyes and saw something in the corner of the kitchen door.
The man in black went forward to pick it up and found it was a small token.
With the help of moonlight, Song Wenyu and Song Yanche could clearly see the words on the token. Their pupils constricted and their eyes were filled with shock.
Song Wenyu reached out, took the small token, put it in his arms, and spoke in a low voice.
“The fire has been put out now, but who knows if those men in black will come back to check on the situation.
We have to prepare in advance.”
"Second Young Master, Third Young Master, don't worry. Your subordinates and I are already prepared. Those men in black will think you two have already perished in the flames.
Please leave first, my subordinates and I will take care of the situation here."
One of the black guards whispered.
"Okay, second brother, let's get going first."
Song Wenyu did not hesitate and immediately helped his brother leave and got on the carriage that was already coming.
Their baggage had been placed in the carriage in advance, and everything was ready before the men in black blew smoke and set fire.
The men in black who left had no idea that their mission had failed.
They traveled all night and returned to the capital at dawn. After reporting the matter to An Yi, they went to rest.
By now the old emperor had woken up and stood up.
An Yi appeared in front of him.
"Your Majesty, there is news."
The old emperor stretched out his arms lazily and asked Eunuch Fuquan to change his clothes. "Hmm? But is this good news?"
"Yes, several of my subordinates have returned. They successfully completed their mission. The second and third young masters of Prince Kang's Mansion have perished in the flames."
An Yi's words made Eunuch Fuquan, who was changing the old emperor's clothes, suddenly widen his eyes and his hands couldn't help but tremble.
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