After leaving the prison, Su Xuening and Xuan Yuanzhan boarded a carriage together.
“It seems that Su Huiyan did not collude with the Su family army.” Inside the carriage, Su Xuening frowned, somewhat annoyed: “I oversimplified things. The Su family army doesn’t even acknowledge the Emperor, so they probably wouldn’t easily listen to Su Huiyan.”
Even if they were using her, they probably wouldn't expose themselves to Su Huiyan.
Xuanyuan Zhan thought for a moment and said, "Have you ever considered that perhaps more than one member of the Su family army was involved in your father's affair?"
Su Xuening narrowed her eyes slightly: "You mean those three generals of the Su family army are all related to my father's affairs?"
Xuan Yuanzhan guessed as well: "To be honest, their goal wasn't to kill your father. On the contrary, they ruined Su Huiyan and Su Renyi's plan and saved your father. Or perhaps 'saved' isn't quite the right word. They used Su Huiyan and Su Renyi's plan to fake your father's death and send him back to Northern Wei!"
Su Xuening understood what Xuan Yuanzhan meant; in fact, she had been thinking about this issue before.
Perhaps their initial thinking was wrong. Xuan Yuanzhan was right; they did not harm their father, but merely faked his death and transferred him to Northern Wei.
In that case, they wouldn't really be considered to have betrayed their father.
If it was a plan to send their father back to Northern Wei, then it's quite possible that it was done by the three generals of the Su family army together, perhaps for the same reason they followed their father in the first place.
Su Yun'an understood what Xuan Yuanzhan meant and frowned, saying, "Since these three haven't betrayed Father, can we just ask them about Father's whereabouts?"
Su Xuening and Xuan Yuanzhan exchanged a glance.
After a long pause, Su Xuening pondered for a moment before saying, "If we are certain that they have no ill intentions towards Father, we can simply ask them directly."
Su Yun'an raised his eyebrows: "That's easy. I can go and probe around to find out the situation."
Su Xuening thought it was a good idea and said after thinking for a moment, "Alright, I'll leave this to you. It's good that the Su family army hasn't returned to the camp yet these few days, and the three generals are still in the capital. Take this opportunity to spend more time with them, and then find one of them who is quick to talk and ask him alone."
"Understood." Su Yun'an immediately accepted the task.
Fortunately, he had the military tally of the Su family army, so he believed that getting close to those three people shouldn't be a problem.
The group returned to the palace together.
Upon returning to Chengqian Palace, the group saw two prison guards from the imperial prison waiting outside the main hall.
The group looked at each other in bewilderment. How could these jailers be lying here when they had just returned from the prison?
Could it be that someone came to report to the Emperor that they had met with Su Huiyan?
It shouldn't be that bad. Everyone knows the Emperor is seriously ill. Why would they bother him for no reason? Besides, they only went to see Su Huiyan and didn't do anything else. I don't believe the jailers would report such a small matter to the Emperor.
Xuanyuan Zhan stepped forward and asked the eunuch guarding the gate, "Why are they here?"
The eunuch hurriedly bowed and reported, "It is the third... it is Xuanyuan Yu who made a huge fuss in the prison, saying that he had a way to save the emperor. The prison guards thought it was a matter of great importance, so they brought him to see the emperor."
Su Xuening frowned, and something suddenly came to mind. She rushed into the main hall in a panic.
"Ning'er!" Seeing Su Xuening so nervous, Xuan Yuanzhan quickly followed her inside.
Su Yun'an and Pei Luo didn't know what had happened, but judging from Su Xuening's expression just now, they felt that things seemed very serious, so they followed her inside.
The panicked state of the group left the eunuchs and jailers outside completely bewildered.
Su Xuening rushed into the main hall and saw Zong Jiu holding a baby and a dagger in his hand.
The scene that had haunted her nightmares suddenly appeared before Su Xuening's eyes, startling her so much that she instinctively screamed, "No!"
Su Xuening immediately rushed forward and snatched the baby from Zong Jiu's arms: "Little Bao..."
Su Xuening looked eagerly at the baby's face, but instead saw a completely unfamiliar one.
It's not Xiaobao...
Su Xuening's hands, which were holding the baby, were trembling, and her whole body was soaked in cold sweat.
Only after seeing the baby's face clearly did Su Xuening finally come to her senses.
How could it be Xiao Bao? Xiao Bao is in the Western Liang Palace, his mother will definitely protect him!
"Ning'er." Xuan Yuanzhan followed into the hall and saw Su Xuening trembling while holding the child. He quickly stepped forward and hugged Su Xuening in his arms: "Ning'er, is he Xiaobao?"
How could he hear Ning'er call Xiao Bao? Didn't Ning'er say Xiao Bao was in Xiliang? How could he be here?
Bai, who was sitting by the bed, finally came to her senses. Seeing Su Xuening trembling, she quickly got up and went to Su Xuening's side to comfort her, "Ning'er, he's not Xiaobao. Don't be afraid. Xiaobao is in Xiliang. Have you forgotten?"
Held in Xuan Yuanzhan's arms, Su Xuening's heart, which had been in her throat, finally calmed down a little. Seeing the infant in her arms who didn't understand anything, Su Xuening thought of her little treasure from her previous life.
Although this child is not Xiao Bao, it was Xiao Bao whose heart was ripped out in her past life. It was Xiao Bao, whom she had given birth to with great difficulty, who was killed by them and died such a tragic death!
Su Xuening's eyes immediately reddened, and she glared angrily at Zong Jiu and Xuan Yuanpeng: "Even if he isn't Xiao Bao, you shouldn't have laid a knife on a child!"
In their past life, it was they who dug out Xiao Bao's heart and used it as a medicinal ingredient!
Seeing how much Su Xuening cared about the child, Xuanyuan Peng frowned but remained silent.
Zong Jiu quickly explained, "It was the Third Prince... Xuan Yuan Yu who said that the child's heart could be used as a medicinal ingredient for the Emperor, so this old servant brought the child here. This is the child that the Third Prince's concubine brought from outside the palace, not the young prince."
Upon hearing this, Su Xuening glared angrily at Xuan Yuan Yu, who was kneeling on the ground: "You're about to die and you still can't behave yourself. You still want to deceive the Emperor. No matter how young the child is, he is still a human life. How can you be so heartless!"
Xuanyuan Yu stared at Su Xuening, who was red-faced with anger, and was instantly mesmerized. He was so engrossed in her stunningly beautiful face that he couldn't even hear what she was saying.
Before Xuan Yuan Yu could speak, Xuan Yuan Peng frowned and said, "You mean his method is not feasible?"
Su Xuening's eyes flickered slightly as she looked up at Xuan Yuanpeng: "Of course it's impossible. Using people's hearts as a medicinal ingredient? What kind of method is that? This is clearly Xuan Yuanyu talking nonsense out of desperation. Your Majesty, you absolutely must not believe his words!"
Xuanyuan Yu finally came to his senses and hurriedly said, "I'm telling the truth. This is what Long Jiaojiao told me before. She said that using the heart of a newborn baby as a medicinal ingredient can counteract the evil effects of the puppet gu and help Father Emperor prolong his life!"
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