Seeing the Second Prince like this, Yu Zizhen no longer had the nerve to continue scare him.
She looked at Xiao Yuanjin, "Just now the Queen Mother's people were eavesdropping outside, and now he has run to the Queen Mother's palace to report the news."
The Second Prince was so frightened when she said the first half of the sentence that his legs went weak and he fell to the ground, which made Yu Zizhen so frightened that she didn't dare to say the second half of the sentence in a normal voice.
She couldn't understand what the child was so afraid of. "Why are you afraid that he'll tip off the Queen Mother? Shouldn't you be happy about having a new ally?"
The second prince was having trouble thinking. He wasn't very smart to begin with, and now in panic his brain simply froze.
Xiao Yuanjin couldn't bear to see him look so silly, so he patiently explained to him, "The Queen Mother's interests are now aligned with Father's. In other words, for the time being, she and we are on the same side."
The Queen Mother is already greedy for power, and now she has found out that Xiao Lu and Lu Tong have murdered her. Given her character, she will not sacrifice herself for the Lu family.
Seeing the Second Prince turn the corner, Xiao Yuanjin looked at Yu Zizhen, "I have to go and inform my father, lest he fall into the trap of the little Lu family without knowing it."
Yu Zizhen understood, "I will stay here to protect the Second Prince and will not let anyone touch even a hair on his head."
The second prince realized belatedly that his behavior was a clear betrayal of Xiao Lu. Once Xiao Lu knew about it, she would definitely not let him off easily.
He hugged his knees and sat on the ground, shivering uncontrollably. The fear of little Lu was rooted in his bones. Although he couldn't bear to see the emperor and the eldest prince killed, he was really afraid of little Lu!
The second prince became more and more frightened the more he thought about it and couldn't help but sob. This shocked Yu Zizhen so much that he didn't know what to say.
After a while, she racked her brains and said to the Second Prince, "Don't be afraid, I will protect you."
The Second Prince cried even harder when he heard this. "You, you are alone. You'd better not get involved."
He was crying and hiccuping at the same time, which made Yu Zizhen both amused and speechless.
She asked the Second Prince, "You should know that if you come here to report the news, the throne will be completely lost to you, right? Little Lu will never tolerate someone who betrayed her ascending the throne."
The Second Prince burped and replied to Yu Zizhen very frankly, "There's nothing good about being an emperor. My father was an emperor a long time ago, and he lived in fear just like me. He didn't even dare to show his love to us, his children, openly."
The older he got, the more the second prince felt that the emperor actually loved other children besides Xiao Yuanjin, but he just didn't dare to show this love.
After seeing so much, the second prince had no interest in the throne that Xiao Lu was determined to obtain.
Rather than being a puppet emperor, he would rather follow his heart and muster up the courage to protect the emperor and Xiao Yuanjin who are truly good to him.
Yu Zizhen's eyes twitched wildly. She thought to herself that the Second Prince's straightforward remarks must not be heard by his old father, otherwise the Emperor would probably die of depression without the need for Concubine Lu and Concubine Ning to poison him.
However, since the Second Prince was able to report the news regardless of his own safety, Yu Zizhen still had to look up to him.
She said to the Second Prince, "You are a person with a conscience. Your brother has not protected you for so many years in vain."
Considering that the second prince is grateful and brave at the same time, Yu Zizhen decides to give him a way out.
After Xiao Yuanjin returned, Yu Zizhen asked him to find a few uniforms for the young eunuchs. "The Second Prince can no longer stay in the palace. I will send someone to escort him out."
The Second Prince suddenly looked up at Yu Zizhen, "You, you are willing to save me?"
Yu Zizhen nodded at him speechlessly, "I can save you, but I have a condition to state first."
The Second Prince nodded vigorously, "You say, you say."
Yu Zizhen looked at him pointedly and said, "You must change your name and give up your status as a prince. I can't let my subordinates face bloodshed every day because of you. Of course, I don't think you would want to be hunted down every day by the people sent by Xiao Lu, right?"
The Second Prince nodded first, then shook his head like a rattle, "I promise you. I don't want to be hunted every day."
As long as he can find a place to live peacefully with enough food and drink, he is willing to never show up again.
But soon, the second prince thought of another serious problem, "But, but if I leave, my father and brother..."
"Don't worry about them. I'm still in the capital." Yu Zizhen would certainly not reveal his subsequent plans to the second prince. It would be better for this guy to just be a naive and innocent boy.
The second prince realized belatedly that Yu Zizhen and his royal brother had the closest relationship. Yu Zizhen even saved him, so he would never ignore his royal brother.
And his royal brother was the most filial to their father. If there was a chance to escape the fate of being killed, the second prince believed that his royal brother would not forget to take his father with him.
The naive little prince could not imagine how difficult it would be to steal the emperor away, and he blindly believed in Yu Zizhen who seemed confident.
Yu Zizhen threw the second prince a suit of eunuch clothes that Xiao Yuanjin had his trusted eunuch bring him. It was more suitable for him, and he said, "Wipe your tears and put on this eunuch clothes."
Xiao Yuanjin took out a silver note, ten gold leaves, and a handful of silver from his own private money, "Take these with you for emergencies."
Yu Zizhen looked at Xiao Yuanjin helplessly, "Since I saved her, can I really just ignore her food and clothing in the future?"
Xiao Yuanjin forced a smile, "Even if you control everything, if he has some money, he can feel more at ease."
Upon hearing this, Yu Zizhen took all the gold and jade items that could serve as clues and were originally worn by the Second Prince and moved them to his side. "These things of yours are too conspicuous. If anyone sees them, your whereabouts will be exposed."
The second prince was stunned.
Fortunately, Yu Zizhen quickly took out a banknote worth almost the same as his belongings and gave it to him. "You have to wrap the banknote well with oil paper, otherwise if you are unlucky and encounter rainy days while you are on your way..."
The little prince, who had never been out of the house, felt that what Yu Zizhen said made a lot of sense, so he clumsily used the oil paper sent by Xiao Yuanjin's trusted eunuch to wrap his precious silver banknotes inside and out with three or four layers before he felt at ease.
After pocketing the banknotes and changing his clothes, the second prince said goodbye to the eldest prince with tears in his eyes.
The eldest prince patted his head and said, "Remember to be careful with your words and actions when you go out. Stay as far away from the capital as possible."
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