Chen Yu felt dizzy and her vision went black. She staggered a couple of steps before Cui Wei helped her up.
"Don't worry, young lady, Prince Jing will surely be able to get the child back."
Shen Yu came to her senses and finally understood why Yan Wang had come here.
First they searched her body, then they sealed off the other courtyard. Presumably, the Prince of Yan was searching for the letter that Hongyu had mentioned.
Ha! Hongyu didn't write any letters; she just made things up to save her life. She never imagined it would provoke Prince Yan to target her and her two children.
She angrily questioned Yan Wang, "Is Yan Wang guilty? You've been so easily fooled by Hong Yu's words that you're so suspicious that you won't even spare Yu Lang's child?"
Yan Wang had already gotten up and rushed out the door. He had ordered his men to seal off Chen Yu's villa in order to search for the letters; he had no intention of harming anyone.
Moreover, those two children are Yu Lang's flesh and blood, how could he bear to hurt them in the slightest?
He leaped onto his horse and galloped toward the west gate.
Chen Yu ran out of Dali Temple, but Yan Wang had already disappeared. A carriage slowly stopped at the gate.
Shen Yu was anxious to find her child, so she grabbed Cui Wei and left.
Cuiwei grabbed Chenyu's arm and shook it, whispering, "Miss, she looks extremely similar to you."
Shen Yu turned her head and saw a woman in white get off the carriage. Her tall and slender figure, with flat eyebrows and almond eyes, was exactly like her. Wasn't this the Princess Consort of Yan, Qiu Shuang'er?
Qiu Shuang'er has a slender oval face, while she has an oval face. If she were to cover her face with a veil, someone would definitely mistake her for someone else.
Thinking of this, Shen Yu was startled. Could it be that Qiu Shuang'er stole the gold hairpin and dagger and framed her for killing Zhang Manguan's family?
"Princess Consort Yan is here, why don't you bow!"
Hearing the maid's call, she bowed and greeted Qiu Shuang'er, "Greetings, Princess Consort Yan."
"No need for formalities. I've come to see Prince Yan. I have something to discuss with you." Qiu Shuang'er didn't even glance at Chen Yu as she spoke, and walked straight into the Dali Temple.
With her heart set on the child, Shen Yu disregarded etiquette and called out to Qiu Shuang'er's retreating figure, "Prince Yan is not at Dali Temple. I must go find the child. I will personally pay my respects to Princess Yan when I return."
After saying that, Chen Yu turned and ran, but then heard Qiu Shuang'er shout, "I've saved the child."
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Inside the back hall.
Chen Yu sat on the side seat, her hands tightly clutching her clothes, looking uneasy.
She glanced at Qiu Shuang out of the corner of her eye and saw her pick up her teacup, take a sip, savor the moment, and then gently put the teacup down. Her peony-red fingernails were long and shiny, which were even more dazzling against the white teacup. However, why were the nails on her little fingers so unusually short?
Shen Yu couldn't help but look up in confusion.
Qiu Shuang'er then slowly said, "It's quite a coincidence. This morning, I went to Putuo Temple to offer incense and encountered a group of people riding horses and shouting. I also heard a child crying. I realized that something was wrong, so I led my men to chase after them and rescued the child. Seeing that the little fish pendant on the child was engraved with An'er and Ping'er, I was certain that the child was yours. So, I rushed to Dali Temple to inform you and Prince Yan."
Shen Yu quickly bowed her head to express her gratitude, "Thank you, Princess Yan, for saving me. I will go to the Prince Yan's residence to bring the child back."
After saying that, she stood up, but then heard Qiu Shuang'er say, "No."
Why?
"You have already gone bankrupt trying to save Hongyu. Not to mention you have to support your mother-in-law and your unmarried sister-in-law, the two children will only suffer if they stay with you. It would be better to raise them in the Yan Prince's mansion."
Upon hearing this, Shen Yu finally understood that it was not Yan Wang who wanted to use the two children to blackmail her, but Qiu Shuang'er. No wonder Hong Yu said that the master of Yan Wang's mansion was already a member of the Qiu family.
Qiu Shuang'er has practiced martial arts since childhood, so she must be a highly skilled martial artist. She could easily take on a hundred people at once. Shen Yu already suspects that the person who destroyed the Zhang family was Qiu Shuang'er.
How could she feel at ease raising her child in the Prince Yan's mansion?
But Qiu Shuang'er is a prince's consort; how could she, a mere commoner, possibly stand against her? Unless, she can confirm that Qiu Shuang'er killed Zhang Manguan's entire family.
She quickly bowed and took her leave, saying, "Princess Yan, I am worried that my mother-in-law will have nowhere to stay, so I will take my leave now."
After saying that, she ran out of the Dali Temple.
Cuiwei whispered, “Miss, Jiu’er just came to report that Madam Jia and Yanran went to Prince Yan’s residence to ask for their child. Prince Yan and Princess Yan were not there, so they knelt outside the door and cried loudly.”
Chen Yu peered westward at the intersection, where the entrance to the Yanwang Mansion was already packed with people. She quickly headed east.
Cuiwei asked in confusion, "Miss, where are you going?"
"Find Prince Jing."
Just then, Prince Jing arrived at full speed. Shen Yu hurriedly went to meet him, choking back tears, "The child has been taken away by Princess Yan. She will not return the child to me. I need you to take me to the Zhang family to check the scene. I must find the real culprit who framed me."
Prince Jing quickly shook his head. The perpetrator in Wang Baozhu's case was left-handed, and he suspected it was the Sixth Prince. The perpetrator in Zhang Manguan's case was also left-handed, but the Sixth Prince and Mu Nanfeng were drunk last night, so how could they have committed the crime? It seemed that someone was deliberately linking the two cases together to frame the Sixth Prince.
On the surface, the emperor ordered Prince Yan to oversee the case, but in reality, he ordered him to secretly investigate and monitor Prince Yan.
He did not want to get involved in the power struggle among the princes, but he could not refuse the emperor's orders.
He naturally wouldn't agree to Shen Yu's involvement in the case, so he could only gently persuade her, "Just now when I went to the palace, I told the Emperor that I wanted to be An'er and Ping'er's adoptive father, and the Emperor has already agreed. I can bring the children to Prince Jing's residence in the name of adoptive father. Since the children are safe and sound, you should take good care of them and not interfere in Wang Baozhu and Zhang Manguan's case, so as not to cause trouble."
Shen Yu was already in tears, nodding repeatedly.
At this moment, two scholars passed by, stopped and bowed to King Jing, saying, "Congratulations, King Jing! We have heard that you will be marrying the Bao family's daughter in three days. We will definitely come to offer our congratulations then."
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