Zhao Shu said, "You don't need to worry. Just say it. Even if I'm the only one who knows, I can't protect His Highness the Crown Prince. They are all my people."
Hongye thought of the Crown Prince's leg and the wounds all over his body. There couldn't be a worse outcome. She wondered if the Crown Prince could keep his position after returning to the palace.
The Crown Prince always said that only Sister A-Jun cared about him and that only Sister A-Jun was truly sincere towards him. After hearing this so many times, they began to believe Zhao Shu. Hongye gritted her teeth and thought, "His Highness the Crown Prince has already given the order. I suppose the Princess must have some extraordinary ability." She whispered, "In Qingzhou."
As expected yet unexpected, she had thought before that the most dangerous place was the safest place, and believed that the Crown Prince must be in Qingzhou. Later, her subordinates said that they had searched the entire Qingzhou but could not find him, so they began to search the Canglan River basin. The Canglan River basin is so vast that searching for it is undoubtedly like looking for a needle in a haystack.
"Princess, His Highness the Crown Prince is in grave danger. Please, for the sake of the fact that His Highness always thinks of bringing you gifts wherever he goes, please save him. Please, Princess, save His Highness!" Hongye kowtowed repeatedly.
The Crown Prince was her cousin, her closest cousin; how could she not save him? Zhao Shu nodded, "Get up. How could I not save my own brother?"
Hongye wept with joy, but her happiness was forced. Seeking the princess was nothing more than a desperate measure. She had initially thought that if Qingye died and couldn't send a message to the emperor's brother-in-law, at least the princess could help. She had been too anxious and listless at the time. Now that the princess had been found, she was not optimistic. The princess was too young; how could she help the crown prince?
Zhao Shu was also thinking about this problem: how could she help the Crown Prince, given the short time available?
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