Although Eunuch Yuan had served the Emperor for over twenty years and enjoyed his deep trust, he also knew the saying that serving the Emperor was like walking on thin ice. He couldn't just tell the Emperor anything. It was one thing to tell others, but Prince Cheng was the Emperor's own brother. He entered Changchun Palace and killed his own bedmate. If the Emperor hadn't seen it with his own eyes, he certainly wouldn't have believed it.
Whether King Cheng had such great ambitions, Eunuch Yuan dared not say, but he had already witnessed King Cheng's ruthlessness.
Eunuch Yuan didn't want to cause trouble for himself; anyway, telling Prince Ling was the same as telling the Emperor.
Eunuch Yuan told Xie Jingyan and Shen Wan everything he knew, and then they left Changchun Palace together.
Xie Jingyan took Shen Wan out of the palace. Eunuch Yuan did not persuade them to pay their respects to the Emperor. It was the anniversary of Consort Chen's death, and the person Ling Wang least wanted to see was probably the Emperor. He wouldn't be so oblivious.
The news that Xie Jingyan took Shen Wan to Changchun Palace to pay respects to Consort Chen quickly spread throughout the harem, but it did not cause much of a stir. After all, the Emperor had even bestowed the Yan family mansion upon Prince Ling, so burning paper money at Changchun Palace was nothing unusual.
The Imperial Study.
As the Emperor was reviewing memorials, Eunuch Yuan stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, Prince Ling and Princess Ling have already left the palace."
The emperor did not speak.
Eunuch Yuan added, "Prince Ling only burned paper money outside his bedchamber and played a tune by the lotus pond; he didn't stay long at Changchun Palace..."
As Eunuch Yuan spoke, he stared intently at the Emperor, clearly seeing a hint of deep sorrow flash across the Emperor's eyes.
The emperor closed his eyes tightly and said nothing.
Yuan Gonggong was sensible and didn't say anything more.
Meanwhile, Xie Jingyan led Shen Wan to the horse parking area. Just like when they arrived, Xie Jingyan rode a horse, while Shen Wan and Yinshuang rode in a carriage.
As Shen Wan leaned against the carriage, she was still thinking about Princess Cheng. She felt a tickling sensation in her heart, wondering why Prince Cheng wanted to kill Princess Cheng. She was also worried that Prince Cheng might not only take Princess Cheng's life in the palace, but also leave her no way out after returning to the mansion.
Princess Cheng was truly cursed for several lifetimes to marry Prince Cheng. Prince Cheng's heir was born prematurely with congenital defects and was poisoned by others for many years. Princess Cheng worried about the heir's life every day. Just when the heir's condition finally improved and life had hope again, Prince Cheng wanted to kill her. Just thinking about it made Shen Wan feel depressed and painful for Princess Cheng.
She wondered if she could get anything out of Princess Cheng. Shen Wan wanted to visit Princess Cheng at the Prince Cheng's residence, but she knew Xie Jingyan would definitely not allow her to go.
As Shen Wan was pondering this matter, the carriage suddenly tightened its reins and stopped. Shen Wan leaned forward and almost fell.
The sounds of fighting could be heard outside the carriage.
Yinshuang lifted the carriage curtain, and Shenwan saw the heir of the Duke of Maoguo fighting with someone, who was wearing a mask.
It was the man who helped the guards deliver the message to them that day!
I don't know how I ended up fighting with the heir of the Duke of Maoguo, and the two of them fought all the way from Deyue Tower to the street.
The man was highly skilled in martial arts, surpassing even the heir of the Duke of Mao. When fighting the heir, he avoided direct confrontation, seemingly unwilling to engage in a prolonged battle. However, the heir of the Duke of Mao was naturally competitive, and the more the man yielded to him, the angrier he became, unleashing fierce and deadly attacks aimed directly at vital points.
The heir of the Duke of Maoguo was no match for the man, so his follower, the eldest son of General Wu's mansion, helped him by sneaking up on the man from behind, but he failed.
Two fists can't fight four hands. The man could easily handle the young master of the Duke of Maoguo alone, but when the young master Wu joined in, it became a bit difficult.
He took a punch from the heir of the Duke of Mao, and of course, he also kicked the heir of the Duke of Mao.
Xie Jingyan rode on horseback, wanting to see the man's skills. The last time he saw the man, he had a vague sense of familiarity with him, and this time was no different.
Xie Jingyan couldn't tell anything from his skills, so he didn't look at him any further. He leaped off his horse, landed, grabbed Young Master Wu's hand, and with a flick of his wrist, sent him spinning through the air before crashing heavily to the ground, where he was in so much pain he couldn't even get up.
After overturning Young Master Wu, the heir of the Duke of Maoguo stopped, his fists clenched. "Prince Ling really is a busybody!"
Previously, the heir of the Duke of Mao was truly impolite to Xie Jingyan, after all, the Duke of Mao's mansion had the Empress Dowager's support. But now it's different. Xie Jingyan has considerable influence in the court, and more importantly, Xie Jingyan has rendered meritorious service in finding Princess Huyang's biological child. If he really confronts Xie Jingyan, and he is in the wrong, the Empress Dowager will no longer side with him.
Xie Jingyan looked coldly at the heir of the Duke of Maoguo, "Does the heir of the Duke of Maoguo want to be arrested and imprisoned by the city patrol bureau?"
This is not a threat.
If the city patrol officers arrive and find them fighting in the street, they will definitely arrest them and bring them to the city patrol office.
The city patrol has already arrested Princess Shouchun and the Eighth Prince, so what is there to be afraid of in arresting them?
The heir of the Duke of Maoguo glanced coldly at the man's face, flicked his sleeve, and turned to enter the Deyue Tower.
After the heir of the Duke of Mao left, the man looked at Xie Jingyan and said, "Thank you."
Xie Jingyan said, "I haven't thanked you yet for helping me deliver the letter."
"It was nothing," the man said.
"I still don't know your esteemed name, brother," Xie Jingyan asked.
The man looked at him, a slight smile playing on his lips. "Why would Your Highness, the Prince of Ling, need the name of an unknown person like me?"
Xie Jingyan didn't hide anything and said directly, "You give me the feeling of an old friend."
The man's body trembled, and his eyes flickered slightly.
He twitched the corners of his mouth and suddenly laughed, "It seems that I and Prince Ling hit it off immediately."
"Xu Chuan".
"My name is Xu Chuan."
At that moment, the servant led the horse over, and the man mounted it, saying, "Farewell."
After uttering those two words, the man rode away.
Xie Jingyan watched the man leave, and Chen Feng came over and asked, "Master? What's wrong?"
Xie Jingyan asked, "Is it possible for a twelve-year-old boy to escape from the Ministry of Justice's death row?"
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