A short while later.
Chenyu climbed back, followed by Songhua.
Song Hua looked anxious and pulled Xiao Jingzi to sit in a corner hidden by the flower bushes, urgently asking, "How can we save Hongyu? Tell me quickly!"
Ignoring Chen Yu's gaze, Xiao Jingzi sat down next to Song Hua on the ground, took out a long, narrow object wrapped in white cloth, handed it to Song Hua, and whispered:
"Just take this dagger to the Sixth Prince and say that your attendant found it near the Dali Temple. You saw the character 'Lu' engraved on the dagger, so you guessed it belonged to the Prince of Lu. After returning the dagger, ask the Sixth Prince to rescue Hongyu."
"What if he refuses?"
"If you truly love Miss Hongyu, you will surely find a way to save her life."
Song Hua stood there, stunned. Yes, the Sixth Prince had invited him to gatherings many times, clearly trying to win him over. However, the Prince of Xiang and Prime Minister Kong forbade him to associate with the princes, so he obeyed.
From childhood to adulthood, he was always obedient and never dared to talk back to his elders. In fact, the King of Xiang forbade him to visit Hongyu in prison, so he could only worry anxiously at home.
Seeing that he was lost and unmoved, Chen Yu became anxious. She squatted down, stepped over, snatched the dagger, rolled her eyes, and scolded in a low voice, "Hong Yu has been blind again, falling for a hypocrite. If you won't go, I will."
"You? Absolutely not. Your Mu family doesn't have that kind of influence." Xiao Jingzi said, snatching the dagger back and handing it to Song Hua again.
Song Hua took the dagger, troubled. "Father forbids me from leaving. How can I escape from the Prince of Xiang's residence?"
"That."
Song Hua looked in the direction Xiao Jingzi pointed, and saw a dog hole in the other wall leading outside. Crawling through a dog hole? If outsiders saw him, Song Hua would lose all face.
Seeing Song Hua blushing, Xiao Jingzi couldn't help but laugh, "Ha! Saving a life is better than building a seven-story pagoda, and crawling through a dog hole to save someone is even better than building a ten-story pagoda!"
After saying this, King Jing stood up and pulled Chen Yu to her feet. Unexpectedly, Yang Hua and Bao Qianqiu were standing in the courtyard and looked over. He quickly lowered his head.
Yang Hua grinned, looking surprised. "Yu'er? What are you doing hiding in the flower bushes? And with the servant boy?"
"Sister Chenyu, is this the man you are to marry again? At the polo match that day, I heard Consort Kong say that Sister Chenyu was determined to marry someone of lower status. Could it be this man?"
As they spoke, the two gradually approached Shen Yu, wanting to see what the servant looked like.
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