[Chen Mian believes the Third Prince was arrested because he went to the palace to find me. He thinks the Third Prince likes me, so he sees me as a rival! He wants me to poison the Emperor, and after I kill him, the officials will be enraged, and then he'll arrange for someone to expose me, leaving me with no place to bury my body!]
Wow! How did they come up with such a ruthless move?!
The news spread with shock and astonishment. Suddenly, Marquis Changxing slammed his hand on the table. Now was not the time to admire the kidnappers!
"General Zheng, please report this matter to the Emperor. Let's keep the kidnappers calm for now."
Changxing Marquis, his earlier dejection vanished, replaced by renewed fighting spirit! "You think you can scheme against their Changxing Marquisate? You think I'm a pushover? This time, I'll make sure you don't leave alive!"
Zheng Yan glanced at Chuan Wen. Since the other party was after Chuan Wen, he couldn't leave Chuan Wen's side. What if the other party did something if he left?
Fortunately, the Marquis of Changxing's residence still had the Thousand Bull Guards, so Zheng Yan called out a subordinate, "Don't alert anyone."
Zheng Yan instructed the man that since the kidnappers forbade any publicity, and to prevent Wang from being killed, they had no choice but to act quietly.
The subordinate disappeared into the night, and Chuanwen sat there worrying.
[Damn it! Why can't I reveal the plot after transmigrating into a book?! Otherwise, I could just tell them where the kidnappers are and let them go catch them!]
That's practically giving away the plot! Just tell us already, where are the kidnappers now? We're listening!
[Sigh—what should I do? Should I go and catch them myself?]
Chuanwen looked at her small frame and figured that if she went there, she would only get caught.
Marquis Changxing and his men were frantic. "Girl, just tell us the kidnappers' location in your mind, and we'll take care of the rest!"
Chuanwen is conflicted: "I'm so tired. Why do I have to know everything, but I can't say a single thing...?"
The group was on the verge of tears, feeling utterly exhausted. Why did they have to suffer like this?
Aunt! Hang in there! Although no one knows you're being held in the third room of the east wing of the third house in the second courtyard of Gou'er Lane on Ping'an Street, we will definitely rescue you!
"Alright!" Chuan Hai's eyes lit up, and the others secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
The old lady of the Marquis of Changxing clasped her hands together and prayed for the Bodhisattva's protection. Chuanyu was also extremely worried; what could they do?
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In the imperial palace, the emperor, upon hearing the report from the Imperial Guards, was startled awake from his deathbed!
Alright! You want to kill him? Well, you'd better see if you have the life to do it!
The emperor gritted his teeth and downed the medicine the empress had given him in one gulp. The empress was surprised that the emperor, who usually needed her to coax him to drink medicine, had drunk it so readily. She couldn't help but feel sorry for that wealthy man from Qingzhou, Shen Mian.
Rumors circulated that the location was revealed without the emperor's knowledge, making the arrest of the person a simple matter, especially given that the emperor had dispatched both the Imperial Guards and the Thousand Bull Guards at the same time.
When Shen Mian was arrested, he was reminiscing about his beloved by the lamp. Suddenly, a group of people rushed into the courtyard, and the firelight illuminated the courtyard in a bright red. He shouted for the guards, but no one answered.
In his panic, someone kicked the door open and entered, followed by several other people who tied him up and dragged him away.
Even as she was being dragged away, Chen Mian stubbornly shouted, "I am an honorary merchant! I have a plaque bestowed by the emperor, you can't arrest me!"
Shi Shen, who was grabbing him, slapped him hard across the face. "Behave yourself! You wanted to poison the Emperor, and now you want to use the plaque bestowed by the Emperor to save your life!"
Shen Mian was either stunned by the beating or by the fact that her secret had been exposed, and in her daze, she was taken all the way to the Ministry of Justice prison.
The Third Prince was resting with his eyes closed when suddenly there was a commotion in the prison. A fat man dressed in fine clothes was thrown into the cell next to his.
The cell was dimly lit, but the more the Third Prince looked at the man, the more familiar he seemed.
The man noticed him too, and suddenly lunged forward, grabbing the cell door and excitedly shouting a name, "Huai'er! Huai'er! It's me!"
The Third Prince's expression immediately turned ashen, and the commotion drew the attention of everyone in the surrounding cells, who all turned to look.
The third prince turned his head and covered his face with a tattered quilt. Why did Heaven still send people to torment him when he was already in such a state?
"Third Prince, who is this person?"
To the left of the Third Prince's cell was Qiu Gao, the Minister of War who had served 108 dishes for lunch but gave the passing emperor only vegetables. He asked curiously.
At this moment, the Third Prince didn't want to talk to anyone!
"They call the Third Prince by his given name, so they must have a very good relationship with him."
In the other cell of Qiu Gao was Zhou Tanhua, the ex-husband of Princess Chaoyang. Seeing that the Third Prince ignored them, he and Qiu Gao whispered to each other. Qiu Gao thought Zhou Yong's words made a lot of sense, but, "Calling the Third Prince Huai'er, why does that sound a little awkward?"
Zhou Yong nodded in agreement; it was rather awkward for two grown men to address each other like that.
The third prince covered his head even more tightly; he not only didn't want to pay attention to them, but he also didn't want to hear their conversation.
The Third Prince's brows were so furrowed they could trap a mosquito, until he heard Chen Mian say she would definitely rescue him!
"Now that you're in, how are you going to get me out?"
The Third Prince, who had been covered by the blanket, finally took the liberty of lifting it and looking at Chen Mian.
The Third Prince finally spoke to him, and Chen Mian smiled happily. Then, as if seeking praise, she whispered, "Although I was captured, I have a backup plan."
He glanced at the prisoners around him whose eyes had lit up when they heard he was going to rescue the Third Prince, beckoned the Third Prince over, and whispered in his ear, "I have something on Prince Rong; he'll help us!"
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