Zhao Shu curtsied and asked, "Father, what are you thinking about?"
When Prince Yong heard the sound, he thought it was a hallucination. When he saw Zhao Shu, he rubbed his eyes and could hardly believe it.
In my imagination, Zhao Shu was angry, so how could she be laughing so happily?
"Father, did you get sand in your eyes?" Zhao Shu asked with amusement. Seeing Yong Wang's incredulous and cautious expression, Zhao Shu felt a warmth in her heart.
Perhaps any single father who has lost his wife feels some guilt towards his children when he is about to start a new family, fearing that he will not receive their blessings or that they will object.
She didn't know what other people's fathers were like, but her father was worried that she would get angry.
Prince Yong hurriedly shook his head, "No, you...where did you go last night?" He didn't know what to say, after all, the person in front of him was his daughter, and in principle, adults shouldn't talk to children about their affairs.
However, he couldn't remain silent.
Zhao Shu pouted, then recalled last night. Actually, nothing happened. She had fallen asleep on Wei Tingsi at first, but woke up in bed the next day. However, she felt fine. Wei Tingsi had gone to see Prince Augustus early in the morning.
"Marshal Wei is injured, so I went to get medicine for him. As you know, Physician Peng has to take care of the Emperor, so there's no one to treat his injuries." He made up a reason.
But then she thought, what if Wei Tingsi really got injured just because I casually said so? What if he actually did get injured?
When Prince Yong heard this, he was somewhat skeptical, but he still felt that Zhao Shu was angry, which was why she did not return home that night.
"Don't worry, Ah Jun, you are the one I love the most. No one else is as important to me as you are," he said solemnly and earnestly.
Zhao Shu nodded and smiled, "I know, and besides, she's exceptionally good. I don't feel comfortable letting others come to our palace, let alone anyone in the capital who is more beautiful than her. Father, you've struck gold, I'm so happy for you."
Prince Yong carefully observed Zhao Shu, not missing a single micro-expression. He was somewhat relieved to find that she did not show the slightest displeasure or insincerity.
However, still not quite believing it, she asked again, "Are you really not angry?"
“I’m not angry at all. Anyway, you’re going to marry a concubine, so it doesn’t matter who you marry. Besides, if you marry someone else, they might bully me. At least she won’t. Which noble lady from a first-class family would want to be someone’s concubine? I’m grateful on behalf of Father.”
When Prince Yong saw that she spoke seriously and it didn't seem like she was lying, he smiled. In fact, he didn't want to marry his second wife. If it weren't for the Taihe Hall, he would have refused. But the Taihe Hall was a different story.
At first, he didn't understand why Sun Yun would rush out and say those words. He was also very angry at the time, but after thinking about it, he understood that Sun Yun rushed out to protect him.
However, he was not afraid of being slandered. If it were any other young lady, even Huo Danlan, he would have refused outright.
But Sun Yun was someone he had watched grow up and shared hardships with, and he couldn't bear to see her spend the rest of her life being gossiped about behind her back.
The most fortunate thing now is that my daughter doesn't object.
As the father and daughter talked, and everything was cleared up, Xiao Zhuzi squatted down and came over to report. He was in a hurry, as if something big had happened.
"What's wrong?" Zhao Shu asked.
After considering his words carefully, Xiao Zhuzi glanced cautiously at Prince Yong, then hesitated to speak.
Zhao Shu frowned, looking rather displeased, and said, "Speak your mind."
"Princess, Your Highness, that person from Weiyang Palace, that person has left the capital." He stammered, probably because he had failed in his duties and Yi De had escaped.
Zhao Shu frowned. "What's going on?" If Yi De escaped, it would be a lot of work to catch him.
Xiao Zhu knelt down with a thud. "This servant has failed in his duties. Please punish me, Your Highness. The one in Weiyang Palace fled overnight. Today, Miss Sun's irrefutable evidence was sent to the palace. The Empress Dowager sent someone to tell her to come and find out the truth. But the Imperial Noble Consort had already left the palace. The one left in Weiyang Palace was just a substitute."
"Do you know which direction to escape in?" Zhao Shu asked.
"The Imperial Noble Consort has spread misinformation in all directions. The Empress Dowager has ordered people to search for her, but we still don't know where she has fled to," Xiao Zhuzi said sadly. "Qi Xu has also fled. It seems that the two of them are together."
"Didn't you send anyone to keep an eye on Qi Xu?" Qi Xu was just an insignificant commander, and Zhao Shu didn't care much about him, but it was still frustrating that he had escaped.
"We sent people to keep an eye on him, but he still managed to escape."
At this moment, Xiao Zhu Zi wanted to kill himself. He should have thought of it long ago and should have crippled Qi Xu long ago. But in just two days, Qi Xu escaped. It was an utter disgrace!
Moreover… he dared not say anything more, but if the princess found out, she would definitely blame him. After struggling for a while, Xiao Zhuzi gritted his teeth and said, “Princess, Qi Xu took away some of the Imperial Guards, and they all have matchlock guns.”
"It's alright, don't worry, they won't be able to escape for long. We don't have many people, so don't let our men run into trouble. We also have people from the military. After Miss Sun delivered the irrefutable evidence, what was the reaction from the court?"
The imperial court is now the most important place.
Xiao Zhu breathed a sigh of relief, his heart finally calming down. He was genuinely afraid that Zhao Shu would order him to investigate Yi De's whereabouts. It wasn't that he was unwilling to go, but rather that there were suspicious circumstances on all sides, and he didn't have that many people available.
"The Empress Dowager has imprisoned the Fourth Prince in the East Palace and assigned General Peng to guard him. She has also released Consort Ning. Oh, right, the Empress Dowager has issued an edict to reinstate Lord Xie, Lord Yan, and Lord Qiu to their original positions. She has also demoted Prince Hui's title. Prince Hui's title is now that of a county prince and is no longer hereditary."
That old scoundrel, Prince Hui, has finally been dealt with. He thought that just because he was in charge of the Imperial Clan Court, he could ride roughshod over others. He was utterly ignorant of his own limitations.
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