[The secret passage leads to the outside of the city? ]
[After dealing with Nanny Gui, the Ninth Prince and the Jingzhao Yin joined forces, imposed martial law throughout the city, and searched every household for Prince Cheng's assassins? ]
[When we searched the Fifth Prince's residence, we found that the Fifth Prince was not there, and the guards who were guarding outside were nowhere to be seen...]
[The Imperial Guards must not be careless and report to the Ninth Prince and Jingzhao Yin immediately? ]
[The Ninth Prince's brother led a team to thoroughly investigate the Fifth Prince's mansion? ]
[The secret passage just discovered? ]
【but......】
Jun Baozhu couldn't describe the feeling, and the system immediately supplemented it.
[Are you curious about why the fifth prince disappeared when searching for the assassins? ]
[The system once revealed that the Fifth Prince’s residence had long been replaced by Prince Changcheng...]
[So, in such a huge capital city, hiding in the Fifth Prince's Mansion is the safest.]
Jun Baozhu's question:
[So, the Fifth Prince is in cahoots with them? ]
[Not necessarily? Although it is nominally the residence of the Fifth Prince, the people here were indeed arranged by Prince Cheng. When other people come and go, at critical moments, it is not necessary to inform the Fifth Prince? ]
[The entire city has been searched thoroughly, and there is no trace of the black-clad assassins...]
[So, they left with the fifth prince, right? ]
[There were no signs of fighting or struggling at the scene. No matter who it was, it was impossible to say for sure whether the Fifth Prince took the initiative to escape from them or was he abducted and taken away?]
Jun Baozhu's eyes flickered, and she was obviously uneasy.
The Fourth Prince led a team, together with Eunuch Li, to thoroughly inspect the palace inside and out. After all the hidden dangers were eliminated, the concubines gathered in the Hall of Mental Cultivation returned to their respective palaces.
The Crown Prince originally ordered his men to send the Second Prince back to his palace, but the Second Prince said he wanted to wait for the Ninth Prince to return...
The Queen and the Crown Prince did not leave, and waited in the Yangxin Palace with the Second Prince.
Knowing that the Queen and the Crown Prince had important arrangements, although Concubine Duan was reluctant to leave the Second Prince, she still took the initiative to leave.
The Queen took Jun Baozhu over, and Concubine De and Concubine Xian left together.
In less than half an hour, the Ninth Prince hurried back. Seeing that he was safe and sound, the Queen and the Crown Prince finally felt relieved.
The Ninth Prince reported the situation, and his thoughts were exactly the same as Jun Baozhu's.
"Should we arrange for someone to chase them?"
The second prince asked.
“No, the guards are capable, but they are still far behind Prince Cheng’s assassins.
Rather than making a meaningless sacrifice, it is better to come back. Perhaps you can get more information from Baozhu..."
The prince nodded, and suddenly remembered Baozhu's previous comment on Xiaojiu, saying that he had "become treacherous"...
The Crown Prince looked at the Ninth Prince, who felt a little embarrassed. The Crown Prince's expression softened and he said calmly:
"Getting smarter!"
Being praised by the Crown Prince, the Ninth Prince seemed to have returned to being dependent on the Crown Prince and touched his head embarrassedly.
The prince turned around, looked at Jun Baozhu and smiled, as if asking the queen:
"Mother, where did the assassins and Old Five go?"
The queen was stunned for a moment, and immediately understood the prince's intention.
After hearing this, the system revealed what it had discovered to Jun Baozhu. Jun Baozhu's eyes flickered, as if the prince could hear her thoughts!
[Brother Crown Prince, the Fifth Prince was not held hostage. He went with the assassins of his own accord! ]
[After leaving the city, they headed straight towards the Pingxi Army.]
[Someone saw them on the road. The fifth prince was completely free to move around and was even protected by the death warriors! ]
The Queen and the Crown Prince's faces darkened.
Jun Baozhu asked the system:
[Does the Fifth Prince know about Concubine Liang's death? ]
[He defected to Prince Cheng because he hated his father and everyone in the palace? ]
However, the system responds:
[The news of Concubine Liang's death has not been disclosed publicly, and it is unknown whether the Fifth Prince knew about it.]
[At least, there was no news of the Fifth Prince breaking down emotionally, or of any noise that could be heard by passersby.]
Jun Baozhu sighed and said nothing.
It was not yet dark, but loud firecrackers were heard outside the palace.
Hearing the noise, the Ninth Prince was about to go out to ask about it when he heard Jun Baozhu's inner voice:
【Wow!】
【What was that just now? 】
【Firecrackers and fireworks? 】
[But why are they setting off fireworks in broad daylight? ]
[Because there was a curfew at night, the people learned that the Ninth Prince's brother, together with the officers and soldiers, burned the "ferocious beast" that was causing chaos and harming people to death, to express gratitude and congratulations? ]
[Wow! And the second prince brother, do they know? ]
[Know? Oh... They all praised the two princes for leading by example and caring about the lives of the people? ]
【And there is the prince brother! 】
[They also praise the prince? ]
【oh......】
Jun Baozhu's proud tone slightly eased the tense atmosphere.
Prince Cheng is in turmoil. Although the assassins have left the capital, no one can predict whether they will launch a surprise attack...
Although the curfew could not be lifted, the Queen and the Crown Prince were always pleased that the people were in the mood to set off fireworks and firecrackers.
This shows that even in a tense atmosphere, people can still think positively and live positively.
However, this peace did not last long.
Three days later.
Jun Baozhu woke up in her mother's arms.
The emperor's condition improved and Concubine Li no longer had to stay by his side day and night. He was usually taken care of by the imperial physician, and Concubine Li checked his pulse every other day.
[Wow! Mother! ]
As soon as Jun Baozhu uttered this exclamation, she seemed to be frozen in an instant, and the system revealed the information to her in her sea of consciousness.
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