"Princess, where are we going now?" Outside the palace gate, the coachman asked Princess Wenxuan.
"Go to Duke Zhao's Mansion." After leaving these words, she was helped by the maid into the carriage, leaving the coachman alone with a headache.
He was a native of Chuzhou and this was the first time he came to the capital. Although he went out every day to get acquainted with the route after arriving in the capital, the capital was so big that he still didn't know where the Duke of Zhao's Mansion was!
But seeing that the princess was urging him, he had no choice but to do it and watch while walking.
As a result, they drove the carriage for a long time and only found out that they were going in the wrong direction when they asked.
While Princess Wenxuan had not yet made any move, he quickly turned his horse around. Fearing delay, he drove the carriage faster, and as a result, Princess Wenxuan inside actually bumped into the carriage.
There was a loud "bang" and his heart trembled with fear. Fortunately, he quickly made an excuse that the road was uneven, otherwise he would be in big trouble today.
Because they were unfamiliar with the road and had to stop and go along the way, and it took a long time to get to the palace, the sun was about to set when they arrived at Duke Zhao's mansion.
Xiao Cui, the personal maid, looked at the vermilion gate of Duke Zhao's mansion and hesitated for a moment, but couldn't help but remind her, "Princess, we are here to apologize. Wouldn't it be bad if we didn't bring any gifts?"
Princess Wenxuan didn't even look at her, and said with disdain, "She's just a yellow-haired girl from the countryside. I'm only willing to come here because of the Queen's face. She even wants me to take the gift. How can she bear it?"
After that, he raised his chin and asked Xiao Cui to go up and knock on the door.
Xiao Cui opened her mouth, and although she somewhat disagreed with her opinion, she didn't say anything else. She trotted forward and knocked on the door.
After a while, the doorman opened a corner of the door and Xiao Cui hurriedly explained her purpose.
When the servant heard that it was from Prince Wenxuan's palace, his face immediately fell. "I'm sorry, my wife is in confinement and will not be seeing guests in the near future. If you have anything to ask, please hand in the invitation first and wait for the reply!"
Then, before Xiao Cui could react, he slammed the door shut.
Xiao Cui was embarrassed and helpless, and could only bite the bullet and come back to tell Princess Wenxuan the truth.
When Princess Wenxuan heard this, although she was already furious, she did not forget to emphasize Xiao Cui, "Didn't you say that I came here in person?"
Xiao Cui lowered her head and didn't dare to look at her: "The servant said it."
"How dare you, a little peasant girl, refuse me entry." She was so angry that she tore the handkerchief in her hand into two pieces.
Want to just leave! But worried about his two children in the prison, he could only let Xiao Cui knock on the door again.
Unfortunately, the result was the same. No matter how many times they knocked, the doorman would not even open the door. He just let them knock. It would not affect the masters in the mansion anyway, and they would be the only ones who would be embarrassed in the end.
Xiao Cui knocked on the door for a while, but Princess Wenxuan could not resist the stares and pointing fingers of passers-by, so she could only leave in anger.
As soon as she returned to the post station, she was completely at a loss and could only pick up her pen to write a letter to King Wenxuan.
Seeing the servant taking the letter out, her panicked and irritable heart calmed down a lot.
Little did she know that the man she was thinking about was currently in a thatched cottage outside the capital, accompanying another woman, looking at their common son with a worried look on his face.
"Hachiro, Qingyan is so badly injured, what if he develops a chronic illness in the future?"
The woman with fair skin and gentle features was leaning in the arms of Prince Wenxuan with a soft and boneless posture. Her beautiful eyes were slightly red as she looked worriedly at the young man on the couch, whose forehead was covered with cold sweat and whose expression of pain could not be concealed even when he was asleep.
Prince Wenxuan patted the beautiful woman's back gently and promised in a gentle voice, "Don't worry! I won't let anything happen to Qingyan. If I succeed, he will be my successor."
If Zhao Yiming were there, he would definitely be able to see that the person lying on the bed was the leader of the Dark Pavilion who had escaped from his hands. However, no one expected that he was actually the son of Prince Wenxuan who was raised outside.
Everyone says that Prince Wenxuan values righteousness, even though the current Princess Wenxuan, Xue, was forced upon him by the late emperor and was not the one he really liked.
But over the years, he has been able to treat them with respect. There are no concubines or maids in his house. He is very caring and doting on the two sons and one daughter they have together.
Little did they know that he had already been secretly having an affair with his beloved woman, and that Xiao Qingyan might even be older than Xiao Qingheng.
And now it seems that he obviously values Xiao Qingyan more. After all, he has not taken any action since Xiao Qingheng was captured, but now he appears in person beside Xiao Qingyan.
But despite his patience in comforting her, the worry on the beautiful woman's face did not diminish in the slightest.
"Didn't they say that Zhao Yiming and our Qingyan were injured in similar ways? Then why is Zhao Yiming able to attend court now, while our Qingyan's injuries haven't improved, and are even getting worse?"
Prince Wenxuan frowned, and after a long while he said helplessly: "Everyone says that Tian An's medical skills are good, even better than those of the imperial doctors in the Imperial Hospital.
Originally, I thought it was an exaggeration. Although she is An Wan's daughter, she grew up in the countryside. It is good enough for her to know some barefoot doctors' ability to identify medicines. How could she be better than the imperial doctors who have been practicing medicine for generations?
But now it seems that the rumors are true.”
Hearing this, the worry on the beautiful woman's face intensified. "Then our Qing Yan is doomed. Tian An has no chance of saving him."
King Wenxuan patted her hands, signaling her to calm down. "Don't worry, if open means don't work, we'll try covert means. If covert means don't work, then we'll use force..."
As the two were talking, there was a knock on the wooden door. After receiving permission, a secret guard entered the room and presented a letter, "Your Highness, this is a letter from the capital."
King Wenxuan finally agreed to take back the beautiful woman's hand. He thought it was something important, but after reading the letter, he almost died of anger.
"Fool, what an idiot, absolutely stupid, nothing more than a nuisance.
Not only are they stupid themselves, but they also teach their children to be stupid."
"Your Majesty, don't be angry. Just tell me what's going on slowly."
The beautiful woman comforted him as she took the letter from his hand. After reading it, she immediately expressed her concern, saying, "Minru and Qingwei are in the prison. How can this be? They have always lived a life of luxury. The conditions in the prison are so terrible, how can they endure it? Your Highness must find a way to rescue them quickly!"
It was meant to be a plea, but it made King Wenxuan even angrier the more he listened. "I think they're just like their mother, they've had it too good for themselves.
I told them to keep a low profile before they left, but as soon as they entered the capital, they caused so much trouble for me.
I think they should be kept in there for a few more days so they can learn a lesson."
"Your Highness, what are you saying in anger? After all, they are your children, how can you really let them suffer?
We should first find a way to rescue the person, and then educate him properly later."
Prince Wenxuan was very touched by the gentleness and thoughtfulness of the beautiful woman. Although he was still complaining about the two children and Princess Wenxuan, he had already sat down at the desk and started to reply to the letter.
"If Xue was half as calm as you are, I wouldn't be so exhausted..."
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