At 9:00 AM, Yongqi and Xiaoyanzi's mischievous time came to an end.
The two men dressed and came before Consort Yu.
"Son/Daughter-in-law greets Mother." Feeling guilty, the couple were extremely timid and dared not act recklessly in front of Consort Yu.
Consort Yu smiled at the two children, Mianhua and Mianyao, but didn't give the couple a single glance.
She said casually, "Ying'er, what time is it? Has the Emperor finished his morning court session?"
Consort Yu's words made everyone present feel awkward, except for Mianhua and Mianyao, who were just grinning foolishly.
"Mother, your son knows he was wrong. He will take good care of the two children from now on."
Feeling guilty, Yongqi silently walked to Mianhua's side, wanting to hug him, but his hand was slapped away by Consort Yu.
“Hua’er, your father isn’t here, you can’t just let anyone take you away…” Consort Yu’s words left Yongqi dumbfounded.
"Mother...Is my status in Yonghe Palace even lower than that of these two children?"
"How could I, Mother, dare to?"
Listen to that sarcastic tone! Yongqi became more and more timid as he listened. "Mother, please don't say that. I promise I won't do anything reckless again. I will take good care of the child and you too."
While he was pleading with his mother for forgiveness, Xiao Yanzi smoothly walked to Mian Yao's side, hugged her in her arms, and said, "Yao'er, it was my fault. I promise I'll stay by your side from now on, okay?"
Yongqi was even more shocked to see Xiaoyanzi hugging Mianyao and apologizing to her.
Well, his status at Yonghe Palace is indeed the lowest.
My mother is not someone to be trifled with, my wife is someone I can't afford to offend, and I certainly wouldn't dare mess with my two kids. Who would believe that if I told them?
The dignified Fifth Prince is controlled by two women and two children?
"Little Swallow." Qing'er's voice came from outside the hall. Little Swallow looked out and saw that Xiao Jian was with Qing'er, the Fu brothers, and Benjamin had all come.
Little Swallow was a little confused. "What's going on here?" They all came running over in a swarm.
After everyone paid their respects to Consort Yu, Qing'er answered Xiao Yanzi's question, "Xiao Yanzi, we all know about what happened yesterday. Were you injured?"
Little Swallow shook her head, "I'm perfectly fine! And you'd never guess who kidnapped me."
Yongqi hadn't had a chance to ask about the details yet, and now he was looking at her curiously.
Voltaire asked, "Then who did it?"
Fu Erkang continued, "Yes, Ziwei is extremely anxious about this. If she weren't unwell right now, she would have rushed over."
Xiao Jian looked at Xiao Yanzi and said, "Alright, Xiao Yanzi, stop keeping me in suspense."
"The person who kidnapped me is the same mysterious man we encountered outside the Summer Palace two years ago..."
Yongqi immediately remembered, "I knew he had ulterior motives towards you!"
Qing'er asked, "Little Swallow, you're not talking about that person who said they saved your life, are you?"
Little Swallow nodded, "Yes, it's him. He said his name is Su Jiarong, but that's all he said. He just ate one meal..."
Everyone looked bewildered and exclaimed in unison, "What?"
“It’s unbelievable. He took you away just for a meal?” Benjamin couldn’t believe it.
Fu Ertai looked at Xiao Yanzi with disbelief. "Really? Could it be that he's been insisting on this since the year before last, just to have a meal with you?"
“I was worried that he would tamper with the food or my bowl, so I stopped eating and drinking anything. I thought I could go find Yongqi after he left, but I still got infected.”
Little Swallow was very depressed. Why did her group keep getting drugged?
Xiao Jian quickly asked, "Then you..."
Xiao Jian was also worried that Xiao Yanzi had encountered the same situation as Qing'er back then. Xiao Yanzi comforted him, saying, "Maybe that person's purpose was just to sow discord between us, so the drug wasn't that strong. That's why I was fine, and I waited until Yongqi came to find me..."
Consort Yu and the others standing to the side were completely dumbfounded. Seeing that they had all stopped, Consort Yu finally had a chance to interject, "What were you all talking about? Did Xiao Yanzi and Yongqi come home late last night...?"
"Mother, the matter is resolved. It was a close call, and everything is alright now." Little Swallow quickly went to Consort Yu's side to comfort her.
Yongqi knew that Consort Yu couldn't withstand this, so he quickly said, "Mother, don't worry. With me here, how could I let anything happen to Xiaoyanzi?"
Seeing that Xiao Yanzi looked quite well, Consort Yu was relieved. "It's good that she's alright."
Fu Erkang then said, "Since you're alright, I'll go report to Ziwei now; she's still waiting."
"Wait a minute, Erkang, it's time for us to go see her together," Xiaoyanzi called out to Fu Erkang, who was about to leave.
Yongqi understood what Xiaoyanzi meant and turned to look at Consort Yu, "Mother, we won't be back for lunch. Please take care of Hua'er and Yao'er."
"Alright, Mother understands. Please give my regards to Ziwei." Consort Yu naturally knew about the feelings of this group of young people, so she didn't make things difficult for them and let them leave.
On their way to Shufangzhai, Xiaoyanzi looked at Qing'er and asked, "Sister-in-law, why didn't you bring my nephew in?"
Qing'er replied with a smile, "Little Sun is with the Empress Dowager."
"That's wonderful. I'm sure the Empress Dowager is very happy to see you get married and find happiness, and to see your child born."
Qing'er nodded, "Yes, Your Majesty, my father, and my mother will be happy for me to see the life I'm living now."
Xiao Yanzi and Qing'er, the two sisters-in-law, walked ahead, while Yongqi, Xiao Jian, and their group of men walked behind, discussing the purpose of yesterday's play.
"Brother, what do you think Su Jiarong really means?" Yongqi asked Xiao Jian while watching Xiao Yanzi's retreating figure.
Watching Qing'er's retreating figure, Xiao Jian replied, "If Su Jiarong truly meant no harm and only wanted to have a meal with Xiao Yanzi, then she might just have fallen for her. Here's a reminder: treat Xiao Yanzi well..."
"However, after Xiao Yanzi finished eating, she was drugged and had an accident. It didn't seem like she just liked him. If you misunderstood Xiao Yanzi, you can imagine what would happen to her. Did he want to take advantage of her vulnerability? Or did he have ulterior motives for getting close to Xiao Yanzi?"
After all, everyone knows that Xiao Yanzi is Yongqi's taboo, his life. To harm Xiao Yanzi is to go against Yongqi. If something really happens to Xiao Yanzi, Yongqi will go crazy...
"No matter what this person's purpose is, we must keep a close eye on him! If he's targeting all of us, then my sister-in-law, Ziwei, and even Liu Hong and Jin Suo outside the palace might be in danger."
Xiao Jian patted Yongqi on the shoulder and comforted him, "Don't worry, we have three forces, plus the Emperor's men, investigating together. I don't believe we won't find a single clue!"
Fortaire sighed, "It seems we'll have to strengthen our defenses from now on, otherwise it'll be too dangerous to go out and play."
Xiao Jian then looked at Benjamin, "You should visit Physician Chang more often, ask for more good things, and help protect everyone."
Benjamin nodded. "No problem!"
As the group chatted idly, Shufangzhai came into view.
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