Chang An was shocked. "So, on the surface, this Yin Chujiu is the Crown Prince's man, but in reality, he's actually the Fourth Prince Bei Mingye's man?"
"Yes." Bei Mingxuan confirmed, "Bei Mingye allowed Yin Chujiu to follow the prince openly because he knew that the emperor did not like the prince to be involved in these things. The higher the emperor's expectations of the prince, the more miserable he would be when he fell in the future."
"The Emperor favors the Crown Prince, but this favoritism puts the Crown Prince on the edge of a knife." Gu Qingfeng sighed, "As the ancients said, if one is not virtuous but is respected, if one is not smart but has great plans, if one is weak but has heavy responsibilities, they will rarely succeed.
The current crown prince is truly unworthy of the position of crown prince, and in the end, it will only cost him his life."
"Sir, you are kind and compassionate," Bei Mingxuan said. "If there is a chance in the future, you should still save the prince's life. Giving him a leisurely life would also be a good thing."
"Bei Mingxuan, if you intend to be the last to participate in this power struggle," Chang'an asserted, "then the first contest will be between Bei Mingye and the Crown Prince. Bei Mingye doesn't have as many concerns as you do. In his eyes, the Crown Prince must die. Even if it is a dead end, he will not allow it to revive."
"I didn't expect that you know my fourth brother so well?" Bei Mingxuan's words had hidden meaning.
Chang'an frowned and glanced at the Ninth Prince, "Bei Mingxuan, if you have something to say, just say it. There is no need to ask so many questions and test them.
I remember saying before that I don't like being used. If there is anyone in Chang'an who needs help, you can just tell me. In today's world, fighting for power and profit is normal and there is nothing shameful about it.
But if you secretly use me, don't blame me for being ruthless. Ninth Prince, please remember this!"
"Of course, you and I think the same thing." Bei Mingxuan smiled, "Don't look at me like that, I'm your good friend, not your enemy.
Seriously, I came here because my mother wanted to see you. She knew your mother had passed away a long time ago."
Chang An was stunned. He didn't expect that Concubine Tong would know so quickly. "How is Concubine Tong feeling?"
"Not good." A trace of sadness flashed in Bei Mingxuan's eyes. He was heartbroken.
"Chang'an, hurry up and pack your things and follow the Ninth Prince into the palace," Gu Qingfeng urged. "In a moment, go to the small street west of the city. There's a small shop called 'Su' at the corner of the street. There's a red date cake there, which was your mother and Concubine Tong's favorite snack many years ago. Bring it to the palace and give it to Concubine Tong."
"Yes." Chang'an followed Bei Mingxuan and left the general's residence. "Thank you for the matter with Dongxue and Songzi."
"Although I'm a powerless prince, I still have a say in trivial matters like this. After all, I'm a prince." Bei Mingxuan glanced at Chang'an and asked, "Do you plan to let Songzi stay in the general's mansion?"
Chang'an was sensitive enough to notice that there seemed to be a hint of hesitation in Bei Mingxuan's words. "Is there something wrong?"
Bei Mingxuan said, "I asked Fu Lin to handle this matter.
He secretly asked the people in the prison. In the past year, the steward of the Fourth Prince's mansion had been there twice, but what was unexpected was that the Fourth Prince himself had met him once. Why do you think Bei Ming Ye wanted to see such an ordinary person?
Chang'an was silent at this moment, and she couldn't figure out why.
After a while, Bei Mingxuan continued, "Fu Lin found the girl's body. Guess what happened?"
Changan shook his head, "How?"
"The girl didn't die of poisoning, but of an incurable disease."
Bei Mingxuan closed his eyes and leaned against the car wall. "There are two possibilities. One is that the housekeeper knows that his daughter's illness is incurable. If this is really the case, then do they have some purpose in finding this person called Songzi?"
Chang An thought for a moment, "After being dead for a year, the body would have decayed. You're sure it wasn't poisoning, but rather an incurable disease. Is this conclusion trustworthy?"
"Indeed, the body has decayed, but the bones are still there." Bei Mingxuan explained, "The coroner will naturally have their own way of performing an autopsy to make the deceased tell the truth. I believe in that person's ability."
Chang'an curled his lips, "I didn't expect there was such a person around you? I've taken note of your reminder, but I have my own idea about whether to keep this pine nut or not."
Chang'an believes in Dongxue. Dongxue came to her side when she was very young. It can be said that she and Dongxue grew up together.
As for the pine nuts, she will keep an eye on them.
Bei Mingxuan and Chang'an walked to the street, but they didn't see the small shop that Gu Qingfeng mentioned. "It's been so many years, that shop might have disappeared long ago. Bei Mingxuan, did you know that this shop existed?"
Bei Mingxuan stood on the west street of the city, looking back and forth, "But it should still be there, otherwise the master wouldn't have let us come."
"How about asking that old man?" Chang'an said, walking directly towards an elderly man who was dozing off. "Excuse me, old man, do you know if there's another shop called 'Su' nearby?"
The old man opened his eyes drowsily and looked at Changan, "Su?"
"Yes."
The old man casually turned over a wooden sign beside him. On it was written the word "Su". "I am the owner of Su, but I don't have a shop anymore. Business is not good and the rent keeps rising, so I won't rent it out."
Chang'an showed surprise on his face, "Old man, are you still making date cakes now?"
"Date cake?" The old man sighed, "I don't make date cake anymore, but I do have some other snacks."
Chang An took a look at the snacks displayed in the small wooden cabinet. They all looked very appetizing. "Old man, please pack me two pieces of each. Why don't you make the date cakes?"
"Making something like date cake is time-consuming and expensive."
The old man said as he was wrapping the snacks, "Our Shuzhou Kingdom doesn't produce jujubes. To make something like this, we need high-quality jujubes, which are shipped from the South.
Over the years, with wars and chaos on the borders of various countries, it is rare to find things from these four countries. Even if there are, they are too expensive to buy.
I remember when I was young, there were two women, one of whom was a southern woman. The southern woman said that after traveling all over the Shu capital, only my family had red date cakes that tasted like home.
However, after a period of time, one of the women did not come for a long time, but the southern woman came frequently.
Later, when the southern woman came to me, her belly was already big and it looked like she was about to give birth. She never came again after that, and no one looked for red date cake specifically.
Now you two are the first people to look for red date cakes in over a decade."
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