Chapter 175 He must be dreaming
The wet nurse looked at the two children in front of her, and her gaze finally settled on Yun Zhao.
"Does the young princess know that our young prince was born to the former princess?"
Wei Jingchen had just mentioned this, and what Yun Zhao found strange was that in her previous life, this wet nurse was also Mu Yangxian's wet nurse.
Since she loved the former prince so much, and the new princess was chasing after him, why was she so good to Mu Yangxian, willing to be his wet nurse?
Yun Zhao nodded slowly, occasionally looking up at Cui Zhu with curiosity as he treated her injuries.
The wet nurse looked down at the infant and spoke slowly and deliberately: "The former princess was the niece of Empress Yuan, of noble birth."
Even though she died in childbirth, the power of her maternal family remained, and the old queen still intended for the young prince to inherit the title. But how could the new queen possibly agree to that?
The Emperor's brother-in-law is unwell, and we were ordered to escort the young prince to visit his relatives, but we were pursued by bandits. Cuizhu, in order to protect the young prince...
They suffered a terrible attack, and the young prince fell into a coma. We all know there were no bandits here.
It was clearly the new queen who sent people to hunt them down, intending to rob and kill them disguised as refugees and bandits.
Yun Zhao paused, looking at the wet nurse in astonishment.
Empress Yuan's niece, isn't that her grandmother's niece, her cousin?
Wow, so the previous generation prince was her cousin. No wonder her wet nurse treated her so differently!
Seeing her expression, the wet nurse understood that Yun Zhao knew about this relationship.
Empress Yuan gave birth to twins but died in childbirth. Her brother-in-law was far away in Shu and was unable to come to see his sister.
Both princes were raised under the care of the Empress Dowager, and thus became distant from their maternal relatives.
After Yunqi became emperor, his relationship with his maternal uncle's family in Shu gradually became closer.
With the new emperor's ascension to the throne, these vassal kings were in grave danger.
Knowing the significance of this, the old Princess Consort of Huainan naturally wanted her maternal uncle's grandson to inherit the title.
In her previous life, Yun Zhao was the daughter of the Marquis of Dingyuan until she was five years old. Later, her maternal uncle believed that she did not recognize her biological father and loathed her even more.
So much so that Yun Zhao never knew that the former princess was actually his cousin.
"The old woman said the Imperial Brother-in-law is unwell, but is it because of my father's accident?"
The wet nurse's expression softened, and she explained, "The Emperor's brother-in-law dotes on his younger sister, Empress Yuan. Upon learning that his nephew had been exiled..."
Naturally, he was extremely anxious, but Shu was too far away to help. He wanted to ask the King of Huainan for assistance, but unfortunately…
At this point, the wet nurse's words stuck in her throat.
With the former queen consort's death, the young prince falling out of favor, and the old queen consort growing old, power gradually shifted to the Prince of Huainan.
The King of Huainan, fearing to anger the new emperor, naturally would not help the King of Jin.
"Granny, why don't we let my cousin come to Lingnan with us? He can recover from his injuries first, and then we can go back later."
Given the character of the Prince of Huainan's household, the young prince would probably die even faster if he went back.
Upon hearing Yun Zhao's suggestion, the wet nurse frowned.
She knew, of course, that the young prince could not return directly to the Prince of Huainan's residence, but the young princess and her family had been exiled.
If they insist on going with us, it might cause trouble for the young princess's family.
Seeing the wet nurse's worry, Wei Jingchen, who had been silent all along, finally spoke.
"Granny, Zhao Zhao and I were able to come out on the orders of the officials; the reasons are rather complicated."
We can explain on the way; if we can spot you once, the assassin can spot you too.
It would be better if we took the young prince and Cuizhu with us, and you went to Shu.
Firstly, it would allow me to report to the Emperor's brother-in-law that everything was safe, and secondly, it would allow the Emperor's brother-in-law to send someone to ensure the young prince's safety.
The wet nurse turned her head in surprise, opened her mouth, but didn't know how to respond.
The new queen is the Prince of Huainan's childhood sweetheart, so he naturally prefers to let his second son inherit the title.
Her willingness to harm the young prince meant she was no longer afraid of the old princess.
No matter how loyal these servants are, they are still just servants.
There's no way to protect the young prince.
The best course of action is to have the emperor's brother-in-law intervene.
Moreover, no one would have expected that the young prince would be hiding in the exiled ranks.
Without the young prince by their side, the wet nurses and guards would not attract the attention of the assassins.
Acting separately will actually make both parties safer.
After figuring it out, the wet nurse suddenly knelt down and kowtowed heavily: "This old servant understands, thank you for your help, young princess and young master Wei!"
The guards immediately knelt down as well.
"Thank you, Princess and Young Master Wei!"
After Yun Zhao bandaged Cui Zhu's wounds, he told them to take Cui Zhu and the young prince with them and leave immediately.
As he was leaving, Wei Jingchen looked at the bedding that seemed out of place in the room and asked, "Wait, did you get these bedding from somewhere else?"
The guard, holding the young prince, nodded: "Yes, this village has been destroyed by the flood."
The bed boards and chairs are all gone; these bedding items were all salvaged from other places.
After adding the clothes we brought, we could barely fit the young prince inside.
“I will hold the young prince. You all take away and destroy everything you brought, and do not leave any trace.”
Wei Jingchen reached out and took the young prince away, and only then did the guards realize what was happening.
"Young Master Wei is so thoughtful!"
The guards hurriedly went up and took the items away to destroy them, and also removed any traces of where they had stayed.
Halfway there, the young prince woke up.
When she opened her eyes, she saw that she was in the arms of a stranger, and she burst into tears in fright.
"Shh! Young master, don't be afraid, your wet nurse is here!"
The wet nurse quickly stepped forward and took the young prince from Wei Jingchen's arms.
"Granny!"
The young prince hurriedly hugged his wet nurse, trembling with fear.
"Cousin, don't be afraid. I'm your cousin Yun Zhao. We're here to protect you!"
Yun Zhao, perched on the tiger's back, waved to him.
Xiaoshizi:......
He must be dreaming, otherwise how could he see a child sitting on the back of a tiger?
The wet nurse quickly explained the various reasons to him, and the young prince, being clever, soon understood.
He struggled to his feet and bowed respectfully to Yun Zhao and Wei Jingchen.
Yun Zhao blinked, sizing up this cousin he had never met before.
Although he was only seven or eight years old, his every move exuded the noble air of a son of a noble family.
"Many thanks to my cousin and Young Master Wei for their help. Yang Xing is extremely grateful. If we can successfully escape this predicament..."
"If you ever need Yang Xing's help in the future, Yang Xing will certainly do his utmost to assist you both!"
Every move he made was measured and proper; it seems the old princess has really taught this little grandson very well.
Yun Zhao couldn't help but sigh as he recalled Mu Yangxian's absurd behavior in his previous life.
If her cousin hadn't died back then, Huainan would never have suffered that calamity in later generations.
Thinking of this, Yun Zhao became even more determined to save his cousin!
Upon arriving near the abandoned temple, Wei Jingchen stopped.
"Alright, let's part ways here. With so many people around, it'll be easy to get spotted if we go any further."
Mu Yangxing got down from the wet nurse's arms and bowed to her again, speaking in a formal and respectful manner.
"Thank you for your trouble, Granny!"
The wet nurse's eyes reddened, and she couldn't help but turn her face away.
"Young Master, you must listen to Young Master Wei. Once the wet nurse returns with the Imperial Uncle's men, she will definitely go to Lingnan to bring you back to the manor!"
The guards placed Cuizhu on the tiger's back, bid them farewell, and then disappeared into the night with the wet nurse.
Back at the deserted temple, Wei Jingchen and Yun Zhao did not disturb anyone else, but instead woke up Xu Yiyan in the donkey cart.
Xu Yiyan was half asleep when suddenly a child was stuffed into her arms.
I stared at the child, completely bewildered.
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