After hearing what Wang Qiren said, Cheng Hui still had some concerns, "But she is engaged to the third brother after all."
Wang Qiren: "The Third Prince is seriously ill and won't live for many days. The engagement will then be cancelled. Besides, women are like that. If you win her heart, she will gradually become yours."
Cheng Hui was surprised. "You mean...it's a done deal?"
Wang Qiren: "Mr. Fu is so stubborn. If you propose marriage directly and as a concubine, he will definitely refuse. I think it is better to make it a done deal.
A girl's reputation is her most important thing. She can only marry you, Your Highness, and if you can seize this opportunity, it will be easier to control Lord Fu."
Cheng Hui nodded and said, "You make sense. Let's arrange it as soon as possible."
"Yes, I'll do it right away."
…
Two days later, at dusk, as the palace gates were about to be locked, Ning Yuxi's face was filled with worry. "It's already this late, why hasn't Shu Yu returned yet?"
It is now late autumn and the weather has turned cold. This morning she ordered someone to deliver some clothes to Cheng Yao who had just entered the military camp. When Shu Yun learned about it, she volunteered, so she let her go.
I didn't expect that he still hasn't come back after a whole day.
She would not restrict Shu Xuan too much and would occasionally allow her to go out of the palace to play, but in the past, Shu Xuan would always come back before the palace gates were locked.
It was almost time for him to come back, and she was worried.
Seeing her worry, Luoying comforted her, "Don't worry, my lady. The princess has always been sensible. She might have already entered the palace and is on her way to Weiyang Palace."
Ruyi followed up, "Yes, don't worry."
Ning Yuxi was still worried, she always felt that something was going to happen.
It was dark and past the time when the palace gates were locked, but Shu Xuan still hadn't returned. Ning Yuxi couldn't wait any longer and sent someone to the Ning family.
Shu Xuan would occasionally go to the Ning family to play with Ning Chen and Princess Yinxuan's youngest daughter, Princess Yi'an. When she was in high spirits, she would stay overnight at the Ning family a few times.
But if she wanted to stay overnight, she would send someone to the palace to inform her, and the Ning family would also come to tell her so that she could rest assured. But no one came today, so it was obvious that Shu Yun was unlikely to be at the Ning family.
But Ning Yuxi could only pray that Shu Yun had forgotten to send someone to tell her, otherwise she didn't dare to imagine what Shu Yun had encountered that made her stay at home alone.
About half an hour later, the person sent to the Ning family came back. Shu Yun was not at the Ning family. His younger brother also sent someone to bring back a message that Cheng Yao asked for half a day off this morning, saying that Shu Yun asked him to accompany her for a walk, and he has not returned to the barracks yet.
Ning Chen didn't tell her because he was afraid that she would worry, and sent people to look for her secretly.
Hearing this news, Ning Yuxi's heart fell to the bottom.
She knew her children well. Although Cheng Yao and Shu Yun were a little playful, they would not forget the time, which made her worry. Something must have happened to them.
Ning Yuxi could no longer sit still. Just as she was about to open the palace gate and ask someone to look for her, she suddenly heard a commotion outside.
Ruyi came in and reported, "Master, the princess's secret guards are back."
Ning Yuxi's eyes lit up, "Let him in quickly."
After a while, a young man in black stumbled in. He had multiple knife wounds on his body and a bloody hole in his abdomen was bleeding.
Ning Yuxi's eyes were red with anger. She knew that the emperor had placed secret guards around each child to protect them. They were all top-notch masters, and Shu Yun also had two of them.
If the royal secret guards were injured like this, wouldn't Shu Xuan be in danger?
Ning Yuxi asked the palace maid to support the secret guard and asked in a trembling voice, "What happened? Where is Shu Yu?"
The secret guard gritted his teeth and replied, "Your Majesty, the princess and the fifth prince went to Mingjue Temple. In the backyard of Mingjue Temple, they accidentally saw His Royal Highness Prince Shen trying to do something indecent to the granddaughter of Lord Fu. The princess and the fifth prince went to stop him.
Who knew that His Royal Highness Prince Shen was going to kill the princess and the Fifth Prince? Prince Shen had a large number of subordinates, and several of them risked their lives to escort the princess, the Fifth Prince, and Elder Fu's granddaughter to escape. However, Prince Shen's men were in hot pursuit, and my subordinates narrowly escaped death before returning to the palace to report the news.
"What about Shu Xuan and Cheng Yao?" Ning Yuxi asked.
"Your Majesty, when I left, the Princess and the Fifth Prince were hiding in a village, but Prince Shen's men could find them at any time."
Ning Yuxi calmed herself down and hurriedly told Ning Chen and Lord Fu about the matter.
Ning Yuxi has figured it out at this moment. The reason why Cheng Hui is hunting down Cheng Yao and Shu Yun is because they discovered his conspiracy.
Cheng Hui probably did something inappropriate to the granddaughter of Fu Ge Lao because he wanted to establish a fait accompli with Fu Ge Lao and get his support. As long as he had Fu Ge Lao's support, his position as the crown prince would be secure.
I just didn't expect him to use such despicable means.
Being caught by Cheng Yao and Shu Xun made him want to kill them. Not to mention that they were just his half-brothers and sisters, he would have dared to kill even her, the imperial concubine.
After all, her Cheng Zhao is now "seriously ill" and the Fourth Prince has also fallen ill, so he is the only one who can inherit the throne.
In addition, the emperor was in a coma, and Chenghui knew that the emperor might not live long, so he became even more unscrupulous.
…
Ning Yuxi sat there anxiously all night, but she didn't receive any news from outside the palace. Instead, she received the news that the Emperor of Shengchen Palace had woken up.
After a sleepless night, Ning Yuxi looked haggard, with bloodshot eyes. The hard work of taking care of the emperor and the empress dowager in recent days had made her much thinner. The tears in her eyes made her look even more broken.
As soon as Gu Qilan woke up and saw Ning Yuxi like this, he felt pity in his heart. He ignored the discomfort of being in a coma for several days and said in a hoarse voice: "Thank you for your hard work, Xier."
Ning Yuxi shed tears and buried her head in the emperor's chest, crying out loud, "Your Majesty, you are finally awake..."
Gu Qilan noticed that Ning Yuxi was in a bad mood and asked hurriedly, "What happened?"
"Your Majesty, someone is trying to kill me and my child..."
Ning Yuxi couldn't help crying, and Song Qu beside her spoke up and told him everything that had happened during the time the emperor was in a coma, the empress dowager's relapse, the third prince being poisoned, and the fifth prince and the fifth princess being hunted down.
Finally, Ning Yuxi said with tears in her eyes: "Your Majesty, Cheng Yao and Shu Xuan have not returned all night, and there is still no news. I really don't know what happened to them... Your Majesty, please save them quickly. If anything happens to them, I don't want to live anymore..."
Upon hearing these things suddenly, Gu Qilan was so angry that he started coughing violently and almost passed out. After he calmed down, there was a murderous look in his eyes. He immediately ordered people to search for Cheng Yao and Shu Xuan with all their strength and to capture Cheng Hui.
He really didn't know that his good son was so bold that he killed his brothers and sisters and even dared to drug the Queen Mother to achieve his goal. Was he watching him being in a coma for several days and about to die?
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