He finally realized that something was wrong and struggled and tried to explain himself under the devil's clutches.
"I, I just heard that you were locked up here, so I tried to sneak in!"
The woman in the flowery dress slowly turned around.
"Who told you that?"
After listening to his good concubine's muttering, he found a girl in the building and spent ten taels of silver to inquire about her.
Su Pingchuan hesitated for a while and decided to skip the second half.
"Mrs. Bo said so."
Mrs. Bo was quite unhappy with her and might have deliberately said some disgusting things.
Xiao Nan thought about it and finally let the other person go.
She turned back to the small table, took a jar of wine, opened the seal, and handed it directly to Su Pingchuan without even using a cup.
"Sit down and have a drink with me, and I'll tell you what's going on."
Su Pingchuan took the jar of wine and took a big gulp with forced composure.
"The news of the Spring Hunt has spread throughout the city. The entire Qinghuai Marquis's residence is missing, and you were the only one brought back in full view of the public. Naturally, everyone who is curious about this matter wants to see you and hope to get some information..."
The more Xiao Nanhui listened, the more confused he felt.
"I was brought back in public?"
"Yes," Su Pingchuan said with certainty, as if he had witnessed it himself. "They said they entered the city with the descendants of the Qu family. After entering the city, they went straight to Wangchen Tower and never came out again."
Hao Bai's powdered face flashed before his eyes, followed by Yao Yi's unscrupulous face. When had these two become involved? Xiao Nanhui felt something was amiss.
"What am I doing in Wangchen Tower?"
"They say you're close friends with the owner of Wangchen Tower, and you're recuperating there. But no one who's come to visit has ever actually seen you. So rumors are circulating in the court and the streets that you've actually been imprisoned, but that His Majesty is using this as a pretext to appease the military officials. Many people, both openly and covertly, are searching for your whereabouts..."
Su Pingchuan spoke word by word, and she drank it sip by sip.
She was all too familiar with someone's tactics, this game within a game, this account within an account. Previously, in Wangchen Tower, her mind was immersed in sorrow and pain, never considering the turmoil and changes in the outside world. Now, after hearing Su Pingchuan's talk, she suddenly understood a lot.
A few days ago, she was the nameless, insignificant adopted daughter of the Xiao family, but now she was the only target bearing the Xiao family name. Although the Xiao family was in decline, it was once famous and powerful. As long as there were old friends in the court, there would also be old enemies.
If something happened to Xiao Zhun, as a member of the Xiao family, she would inevitably be left in the turmoil. If she were imprisoned, she would have to be convicted of a crime. If it was a serious offense, dozens of reports would be filed, and if it was a minor offense, dozens would still be filed. This would ultimately lead to a court battle, with spitting enough to fill the entire Yuanming Palace. But if she were left alone, she would be on the chopping block, at the mercy of others, and many more would likely use this as an excuse to stir up trouble.
Do 70% and keep 30%. The emperor set up a target in Wangchen Tower that was 70% true and 30% false. The more absurd and unreliable the target seemed, the more those who racked their brains and speculated about the facts believed in their own inferences, thinking they were smart.
Picking up another jar of wine, Xiao Nanhui raised his hand and was about to have another round with the person opposite him. After waiting for a moment, he found that no one responded. He turned around and saw that the little prince, who had never drunk so much wine since he was a child, was already drunk and unconscious.
There were some chaotic footsteps outside the door. She stood up and listened closely to the crack of the door. It seemed that someone from Prince Xuanyuan's mansion had come to the door.
It seems that she won't be able to ask about the Marquis' Mansion today.
Since I can't ask, I can only go and see it myself.
Picking up the last jar of wine on the table, Xiao Nanhui tiptoed to the back window. Before leaving, he turned back and helped the drunk second son of the Su family clean up his surroundings and lifted up his half-slipped socks, hoping to make his life easier after he sobered up.
She was grateful to him because he made her realize that she was not alone and had no relatives or friends. In the days when she was away, there were still people who were willing to walk barefoot through the surging crowd to find her.
Looking back at Su Pingchuan's quiet face, Xiao Nan turned around and climbed out the window.
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In the darkness, the slightly wide and heavy dark hem of the garment slid down the narrow stone steps of Jingbo Tower one by one.
The young emperor's thin figure slowly moved forward in the darkness.
He had already mastered the art of sending his attendants away and avoiding his father's eyes and ears. If he wanted to, he could return without alerting anyone.
Gradually, the darkness came to an end.
A dim light came towards me, followed by a warm breeze that only comes in summer.
"Mother."
He called out softly, but the figure standing by the railing did not move. If it were not for the fluttering hem of the clothes behind it, he would have thought that it was just a stone statue that looked like his mother.
He hesitated for a moment, then slowly walked towards the figure.
The light of the setting sun shone directly on his face through the small holes under the brackets. He felt that everything around him, including his mother's figure, was reflected in an orange-red light and shadow.
The figure turned around, and he found that the reunion he had been waiting for for eight years was nothing but a confused and bewildered face.
"Who are you?"
He saluted respectfully.
"Mother, I am Wei'er."
"Wei'er?" Her hazy eyes seemed to gradually regain focus as she murmured, "So that's how it is, so that's how it is... So this is the day I've been waiting for so long."
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