But before they could even make a move, the little fish 'young man' uttered a heroic and tragic declaration: "Come on, come on! In eighteen years, we'll be heroes again!" Then, his eyes rolled back and he fainted.
"I'll talk!"
Niu Dan glared at the group with hatred. Sure enough, none of the officials were any good!
When Xiaoyu woke up again, she had been thrown back into the cell, surrounded by her family members who were looking at her with concern. Looking around, she saw that the fierce-looking officials from before were gone.
As he was returning to the palace to report his work, Minister of Justice A Qiu sneezed. The three generals looked at him, and the Minister of Justice asked in confusion, "Why do I feel like someone is cursing me?"
The emperor pondered all night but couldn't figure out what to do with Niu Dan, so he just locked him up for now. However, he let that troublesome fourth brother go in with them. Aren't they all brothers of the Star Worship Cult? Let them be locked up together.
In the Cold Palace, Consort Li was sincerely reciting the Rebirth Sutra when suddenly a figure quietly slipped in.
"Mother!"
When Consort Li opened her eyes, a wide-mouthed smiling face appeared before her. Startled, she swung the wooden fish in her hand and slammed it down hard. By the time she realized what was happening, her son was already rolling on the ground in pain, clutching his head.
"Jin'er, are you alright?"
Consort Li hurriedly threw down her wooden fish and rushed to help.
After helping her son up, she frantically searched for medicine, and it took her quite a while to calm down.
"What are you doing here?!"
Consort Li scolded, "You want to hit your son on the head again?" Remembering that she had just hit him on the head and left a big bump, she quickly lowered her raised hand.
The sixth prince shrank back, and only smiled when he saw Consort Li lower her hand. "Mother, don't worry, I will definitely get you out of here!"
It's good to be filial, and Consort Li patted her son's shoulder with a mixture of relief and pity, but it seemed that her son lacked intelligence.
"Jin'er, your mother is fine here, you don't need to save me. Your mother's only wish is that you stop playing with birds, do your homework well every day, and if your father assigns you any tasks, I hope you can complete them well."
Consort Li, with the heart of a loving mother, was entirely concerned about her son's future.
However, the sixth prince was preoccupied with the bird. "Mother, I recently acquired a divine bird. If I present it to Father, he might be so pleased that he will release you from the Cold Palace!"
Speaking of the divine bird, the Sixth Prince was filled with excitement, but Consort Li was full of disappointment, poking his forehead with her finger, "How many times have you been fooled? There's no such thing as a divine bird in this world, it's all a scam to fool a fool like you!"
The sixth prince's forehead throbbed from being poked, and he looked aggrieved. "But... Mother... the world is so big, what wondrous things can't happen? Why can't there be divine birds?"
"Can't you use your brain to think about it! How could there be..." Consort Li wanted to retort, but when she met her son's hopeful gaze, she suddenly remembered Chuanwen.
Yes, if even hearing one's thoughts is possible, why can't there be a divine bird?
"What's so magical about that bird?"
Consort Li asked, almost as if possessed, and the Sixth Prince immediately broke into a smile, “Clad in colorful feathers, speaking human language, and able to breathe fire!”
However, Consort Li still didn't quite trust her son and wanted him to bring the divine bird to her to see first. The Sixth Prince said that the divine bird was no small object and would definitely be discovered if it were brought into the palace, so Consort Li gave up the idea.
Consort Li watched her son's retreating figure as he secretly slipped out of the Cold Palace with trepidation. Was there really a divine bird?
Forget it, I don't want to think about it anymore. What if it really is true? Her son is a prince, after all; she can't be fooled every time. She'd better hurry up and recite the Rebirth Sutra, hoping those three concubines who were blown up won't come looking for her! If she wants revenge, she should go find that Star Worshipping Cult!
Consort Li picked up the wooden fish and began reciting scriptures with a guilty conscience.
At the entrance of the Cold Palace, Hu Nuan'er, hiding behind a tree, watched the Sixth Prince's departing figure and fell into deep thought.
Her father committed treason, and if it weren't for Consort Shu pleading for her, she would be imprisoned and waiting to be exiled. However, although she was spared the punishment of exile, she would have to spend the rest of her life in this cold palace with Consort Shu, practicing Buddhism and keeping a Buddhist lamp for the rest of her life!
Hu Nuan'er became more and more unwilling. She was the legitimate daughter of the Hu family, the chief of the guards, and the niece of Consort Shu, who was second only to the Empress. She should have been living a life of luxury and honor!
The next day, after court, the emperor went to the Ganlu Hall. As the year drew to a close, official duties increased, and he even had a simple breakfast at the Ganlu Hall.
The emperor's lips twitched as he dealt with official business, because the sound of cracking walnuts had come from outside for the tenth time.
Huang Qi, who was attending to the emperor, was also embarrassed. Seeing the emperor's expression, he quickly and quietly withdrew to the outer room and told Chuanwen to keep his voice down.
Chuanwen, who was cracking walnuts and humming a song, obediently agreed. Huang Qi breathed a sigh of relief and went back to the inner room. The emperor's expression also softened, but just as he picked up his pen, the sound of cracking melon seeds came from the outer room again.
......
Huang Qi broke out in a sweat and quickly went to the outer room to bring Chuanwen a plate of peanut brittle, telling the young lady to eat it quietly on a different plate.
Although Chuanwen was puzzled, unaware that he had disturbed the peace, he still put down the melon seeds and picked up some peanut brittle to enjoy, adhering to the principle that it was someone else's territory and they should be in charge.
Huang Qi wiped the sweat from his forehead and happily went to the inner room to stand beside the emperor, ready to grind ink and hand him paper and brush at any time.
Then, a strange, soft rustling sound came from outside the room. The emperor, unable to bear it any longer, put down his pen, got up, and went to the outside room.
Just as she was about to question Chuanwen about what he was doing, she saw the little girl with two wads of cotton stuffed in her nostrils, changing the little princess's diaper. The little princess was sucking her fingers and kicking her white, lotus-root-like legs wildly, making the little girl flustered.
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