Dong Ewanning's men took one look and realized that the cliff was quite high. If Prince Xiang fell down, his chances of survival were slim. Therefore, they didn't need to do anything; their mission was complete.
Thinking this way, they stopped trying to stop them and, after fighting and retreating, simply ran away.
Without these people interfering, Shunzhi could free up his manpower to help Boguor's side.
Soon, the two groups joined forces to defeat the robbers. Not wanting to linger, after helping the people, Shunzhi's men quickly left the place.
After everyone left, Li Shu quickly assigned tasks: some people went back to fetch reinforcements, while others stayed behind to wait for help.
Li Shu himself led his men around to the bottom of the cliff via a side path to see if they could rescue their master.
Li Shu only brought two people with him. Firstly, they had brought relatively few people with them this time, including the injured. After splitting into three groups, the number of people became even smaller.
Secondly, there was something strange about the area below the cliff. Boguor did not fall down accidentally; he jumped down on his own initiative.
There is a platform at the foot of the cliff, which was discovered by the men that Boguor had sent earlier.
With this discovery, Boguer and Li Shu worked together to develop this plan.
Rather than capturing Shunzhi or Dong Ewanning's people and putting them in danger, it would be better to take the initiative and turn the tables on them.
If you're not going to let yourself be captured by "robbers" and disappear, then I'll pretend to fall off a cliff and be left to fend for myself, giving you a legitimate chance to be together.
After successfully finding Boguor, Li Shu spoke with him in detail before leaving with his men.
After Li Shu left, Boguer also quickly left the place to avoid being found by them.
Now he needs to disguise himself and go to the accommodation that has been prepared for him in the city.
More than a month later, he pretended to have amnesia and forgot everything that had happened before.
After he disappeared for a period of time, Dong E Wan Ning could enter the palace by faking her death, as she had previously agreed with Shunzhi.
Once Bogor returns, having lost his previous memories, he will no longer pose a threat to the two of them.
On the cliff, the reinforcements called by the men returning to camp had arrived. Upon learning that Prince Xiang had fallen off the cliff, they dared not delay and rushed over to search for Prince Xiang's whereabouts.
For three days and three nights, the searchers dared not stop, and Li Shu was extremely anxious. He had not slept for three days, and his eyes were covered with dark circles and bloodshot veins.
Li Shu's demeanor was that of a servant after his master's misfortune, a testament to his superb acting skills, which fooled many who were secretly watching.
When this news reached the capital, Emperor Shunzhi was more pleased than worried. Although he was worried that Boguor had really gotten into trouble, he was more concerned about the fact that his beloved Wan Ning could enter the palace.
He beckoned Wang Dehai in, whispered some instructions, and the latter nodded and immediately withdrew.
Inside the Prince Xiang's residence, Dong E Wan Ning heard the news that Boguor had fallen down the mountain, and her men also secretly reported that the situation was true.
This finally put her mind at ease, making Dong E Wanning extremely happy.
Upon receiving the message from Emperor Shunzhi, she immediately feigned illness, appearing extremely worried.
Everyone in the capital knew that Prince Xiang had an accident while suppressing bandits in Jin'an County. His wife, who was always in poor health, also fainted from worry and fell seriously ill.
As time went on, there was still no news from Prince Xiang, while in the Prince's residence, Lady Dong'e's condition worsened.
Half a month later, the Prince Xiang's Mansion was shrouded in mourning as the mistress of the mansion passed away due to the severity of her illness.
The funeral of Consort Dong'e, wife of Prince Xiang, was not very grand, which made Emperor Shunzhi feel somewhat uncomfortable. So he ordered that it be held according to the usual standards for wives of imperial princes, without bestowing any extra favors.
On the other hand, it was also because the fate of Prince Xiang was unknown, and there was no one in charge of the household, making it difficult to handle many things.
Everyone's attention was drawn to the death of Prince Xiang's wife, and no one realized that the Emperor had taken Prince Xiang's wife's half-sister as a concubine.
Emperor Shunzhi felt somewhat guilty about this. Dong E Wan Ning was the legitimate daughter of her family, but she was their only legitimate daughter. If she wanted to enter the palace using the Dong E family's identity, she could only be given the identity of a concubine's daughter.
However, Dong'e Wanning didn't care. Her status as a concubine's daughter was fake. As the daughter of her father and mother, she had all the resources of the Dong'e family, so she didn't need to worry.
Although Boguor, the main leader, was no longer in Jin'an County, Shunzhi sent another person to complete the task.
Therefore, not long after Dong E Wan Ning entered the palace, the task of suppressing bandits in Jin'an County was completed.
The main force did not leave completely; a portion of them remained in Jin'an County to search for Prince Xiang's whereabouts.
Everyone thought that Prince Xiang was probably dead, but the capital had issued an order to find him alive or dead, so they had no choice but to continue searching.
Another month passed before news came that Li Shu, the chief eunuch of Prince Xiang's residence, had found Prince Xiang in a village under the jurisdiction of Jin'an County.
When the news reached the capital, Emperor Shunzhi was quite pleased. He now had a beautiful woman by his side and was about to have a child with his beloved.
As for Boguor, Shunzhi naturally hoped that he could be safe and sound, after all, Boguor was his younger brother.
But Dong E Wan Ning's expression turned sour. Those people had clearly reported that Prince Xiang was in grave danger, and they had been searching for him for a month or two without any news. How could they have suddenly found him?
Fortunately, upon hearing the subsequent news, Dong Ewan Ning learned that Boguor had lost his previous memories due to his injury and didn't even know who he was.
This was somewhat comforting; it was good that Boguor had lost his memory, as that meant he posed no threat to me for the time being.
As for the future, she will always find an opportunity to get rid of him completely.
Upon returning to Prince Xiang's residence, Boguer looked at his empty mansion and felt that everything had changed.
Before he left, he still had his wife, but after he returned, he was all alone.
Lady Dong'e was his mother's personally chosen daughter-in-law, and she had been with him for so long. As a young man, he admired her greatly; how could he not have feelings for her?
With a soft sigh, Boguor concealed his true identity; he was now suffering from amnesia.
As he stepped into the mansion, a look of curiosity crossed his face, like someone entering a mansion for the first time, feeling a sense of unfamiliarity with this vast and magnificent place.
Li Shu stood beside him, explaining in detail some things about the mansion, hoping that he could recall these lost memories as soon as possible.
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