She woke up with a start, sitting up while clutching the blanket. "Who's down there?"
"It is I!"
Crown Prince?
The Crown Princess got out of bed with suspicion, and the next moment, she watched as a dusty-faced person crawled out from under her bed.
"Ah!!! Who are you?! Help!"
The man rushed over and covered the Crown Princess's mouth, the iron chains on his hands clanging. He wouldn't let her make a sound, warning her in a low voice, "Shut up! I am the Crown Prince!"
He used one hand to light the candle, and only then could the Crown Princess see his face clearly!
She stared in shock, her eyes widening. It really was the Crown Prince!
At this time, the crown prince had been imprisoned for nearly ten months. He was pale, emaciated, with disheveled hair and a foul stench emanating from his body, making him barely recognizable.
"Your Highness...How did you get like this?"
"Don't make a sound!" Yan Huainan warned. "I'm locked up. Anyone swaggering around outside is a fake!"
Yan Huainan gritted his teeth, wishing he could tear Yan Wu to pieces and eat his flesh raw!
Fortunately, he had designed a secret passage in the dungeon that led directly to Jinhua Garden, which Yan Wu was unaware of.
For the past ten months, Yan Wu had personally delivered his meals most of the time. Today, Yan Wu didn't come; instead, a young eunuch brought him his meal. He knocked the young eunuch unconscious and escaped through a secret passage.
"Wh...what?!" The Crown Princess was completely taken aback and even doubted whether she had heard correctly.
"Crown Princess, go to the palace immediately and tell Father Emperor! Yan Wu and Yan Chaoxi have colluded to steal my position! No, go to the Prince of Zhenbei's residence first, and have your mother send someone to escort you to the palace to tell Father Emperor! Do you hear me!"
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