With that in mind, Ms. Chen no longer hesitated and immediately agreed.
When the Eighth Prince's wife saw that she had agreed, she immediately said, "I knew you would understand. Now, there's no time to lose. You should write a letter to Consort Xi and ask her to rescue you."
Ms. Chen nodded, walked to the table, picked up a pen, and wrote a letter.
Chen wrote a letter to Lanqin, describing her tragic situation. She explained that she wanted to take the young princess and prince with her. She advised Lanqin that the young prince and princess were still children and did not deserve to die. She also mentioned their past relationship in an attempt to persuade Lanqin to consider their past affection and convince the emperor to release her.
She handed the completed letter to the Eighth Prince's wife, who looked at it and expressed her satisfaction. She said to Chen, "Chen, you have done a good job. If this succeeds, you will no longer have to be subservient to others."
Madam Chen said, "I understand, thank you for your guidance, Your Highness."
The Eighth Prince's wife nodded in satisfaction, thinking that Chen had finally come to her senses. She said to Chen, "You wait here, I will send the letter out."
After speaking, the Eighth Prince's wife walked out of the room. Upon arriving at the gate of the Eighth Prince's residence, the guards blocked the way. The Eighth Prince's wife said, "I didn't intend to leave; I only came to have you deliver a letter." She then spoke to the men sent by the Fourth Prince, who were guarding the Eighth Prince's residence, saying, "This is a letter from Lady Chen to Consort Xi. She is Consort Xi's cousin. I advise you to deliver this letter to the palace as soon as possible, lest you delay Consort Xi's affairs. If Consort Xi blames you, you will all be in deep trouble." The guards dared not delay and immediately delivered the letter to the palace.
At Changchun Palace, a guard arrived, took the letter from his pocket, and handed it to a maid at the door, saying, "This is a letter from the Eighth Prince's residence to Consort Xi." The maid took the letter, dismissed him, and then returned to her room. She went to Lanqin's side and said, "Your Highness, a letter has arrived from the Eighth Prince's residence."
Lanqin asked in confusion, "The Eighth Prince's Mansion?" Lanqin couldn't imagine who would write to her. The Eighth Prince's wife disliked her, so there was no way she would write to her.
Lanqin opened the letter and saw that it was from Chen Shi. If her cousin hadn't written, Lanqin would have almost forgotten about her.
After reading the letter from Madam Chen, Lanqin felt some sympathy for Madam Chen. This was, of course, Madam Chen's intention. She deliberately portrayed herself and the young princess as pitiful, hoping that even if Lanqin didn't care about her, she would at least feel sorry for the two children.
Lanqin recalled that Chen Shi had insisted on marrying the Eighth Prince, and no matter how her family tried to persuade her, she wouldn't listen. If she had listened to her family earlier, she wouldn't have ended up like this. Now she can't go back to her parents' home, and her husband's family is in trouble. If Lanqin doesn't take care of her, she might really be in trouble. Besides, the young master and the princess are innocent. The adults' mistakes shouldn't be blamed on the children.
Lanqin couldn't help but sigh, "Life is truly unpredictable. Everyone has their moments of glory and their times of hardship. It all depends on whether you can seize the opportunity."
Of course, Lanqin wasn't just sympathizing with the prince and princess. After all, they were the Eighth Prince's children. Lanqin was worried that if the Eighth Prince's supporters supported his children in the future and continued to oppose the Fourth Prince, what would happen? She knew that if she spoke up, the Fourth Prince would definitely spare them both, but Lanqin didn't want the Fourth Prince to have another enemy because of her.
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