Chapter 119 For His Royal Highness
There was silence in the room for a moment.
Jiang Xun looked at Shen Jiasui quietly, giving her enough time to think.
As for himself, he was also trying to slowly unfold his own situation and the difficulties of this road in front of her step by step.
This was the first time in Shen Jiasui's two lifetimes that he truly understood the secret struggle within the royal family.
She couldn't help but think, even the Crown Princess could be a pawn in their game, let alone...General Dingguo's Mansion?
She took a deep breath, put this thought in her mind for the time being, and asked, "What about Mr. Jiang's Chinese medicine?"
This question made Jiang Xun silent for a moment. When he looked up again, his face showed a bit of solemnity.
"For -- His Royal Highness the Grandson."
This answer caught Shen Jiasui off guard. She frowned, looking puzzled.
Jiang Xun did not let Shen Jiasui guess, but said directly:
"After leaving the banquet, I have been with His Royal Highness the Grandson. During this period, I only drank a cup of tea handed to me by His Royal Highness. Does this plan sound familiar to you, Miss Shen?"
Shen Jiasui's eyes widened slightly. At the flower viewing banquet at Prince Rong's mansion, the Crown Princess did the same thing...
"Is Prince Xiang using his old tricks again, or is Prince Rui trying to cover up his mistake?"
Shen Jiasui's voice was cold and stern. She was really fed up with this kind of conspiracy that destroyed people's innocence.
However, under Shen Jiasui's gaze, Jiang Xun slowly shook his head, "Neither."
Shen Jiasui was stunned when she heard this, but in a flash, recalling what Jiang Xun had just said, she thought of an incredible possibility.
"Could it be...the Crown Princess?"
"yes."
Jiang Xun deserves a slightly heavier punishment.
Under Shen Jiasui's shocked gaze, Jiang Xun finally told him everything.
"It is often said that loving mothers often spoil their children. The Crown Princess has always taken this saying as her guiding principle. Although I have loved Your Highness very much over the years, I have never spoiled him."
"But Your Highness is still young, so the Crown Princess did not tell Your Highness the truth about the flower viewing banquet."
"She couldn't bear to let His Highness know that he had almost harmed his mother unintentionally, and this incident also involved her past affair with Prince Rui."
"But some time ago, the Crown Princess changed her mind."
"Because she found that His Royal Highness, the grandson, was growing up, and he looked and behaved very much like His Royal Highness, the Crown Prince."
"Your Highness the Crown Prince...did not like fighting in the past, and was a very gentle person."
"The Crown Princess is afraid that if His Royal Highness the Grandson remains so pure and kind, he will one day repeat the mistakes of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."
"And His Royal Highness the Grandson of the Emperor is still very close to Prince Xiang and trusts him. The Crown Princess is worried that if she rashly brings up the truth about the flower viewing banquet and the past events without any evidence, Prince Xiang will take advantage of it and it will be bad news."
"So, the Crown Princess thought over and over again, and decided to take advantage of today's welcoming banquet to set up a plan to 'put the blame' on Prince Xiang, and then bring the situation to the flower viewing banquet, so that His Highness can completely recognize Prince Xiang's true face."
When Shen Jiasui heard this, he couldn't help but be secretly shocked.
I don't know whether Prince Xiang has been disguising himself too well in front of His Royal Highness the Emperor's Grandson, or whether the Crown Princess has good intentions and has to be so roundabout in order to tell the truth.
However, she soon remembered what she saw in Prince Rong's mansion that day.
His Royal Highness the Imperial Grandson and Prince Xiang are very close, it's no exaggeration to say they are father and son.
Among all these plots, the most pitiful person is naturally His Royal Highness the Grandson.
At the age of five, it is a time to be carefree.
Looking back to the past, when she was the age of His Royal Highness the Emperor's grandson, she could only climb up roofs to remove tiles and climb trees to steal bird eggs.
However, after knowing the Crown Princess's situation, this decision is not difficult to understand.
She herself is already in danger. If something unexpected really happens to her one day, she would not be able to leave her beloved son who is still so innocent and doesn't even know how to protect himself.
At this time, Shen Jiasui couldn't help but think of his previous life.
At this time in the previous life, the Crown Princess was about to die. I wonder if she would be able to meet His Royal Highness the Emperor's Grandson at that time.
If it is a farewell, I don't know how a mother's love and reluctance can be condensed in a short meeting. I am afraid that even if I give her earnest instructions until dawn, it will not be enough.
Thinking of this, Shen Jiasui's mind flashed with the scene of the Crown Princess and His Royal Highness the Emperor's grandson, mother and son, holding hands and looking at each other with tears in their eyes, crying heartbreakingly, and he actually felt his eyes were very sore.
At this time, Jiang Xun continued to say:
"Fortunately, the Crown Princess was cautious and did not act alone. Instead, she went to ask the teacher."
"The teacher also felt reluctant, but after careful consideration, he still agreed to this plan. However, the Crown Princess must not take any risks."
"I have been with His Royal Highness the Grandson for a long time, and His Royal Highness relies on and values me very much, so it is most appropriate for me to do it for him."
At this point, Shen Jiasui understood it after careful consideration.
However, seeing the blush on Jiang Xun's face that had not completely faded, she couldn't help but frown and asked:
"Since this plan was jointly planned by Lord Jiang, Elder Lin, and the Crown Princess, why did Lord Jiang make himself so embarrassed?"
Jiang Xun's face flashed with helplessness when he heard this, and he explained:
"Because His Royal Highness is precocious, my teacher and I decided to do it more seriously. We chose the mildest medicine, and we can boil the antidote at any time in Liuhua Pavilion."
"But not long after I took the medicine, for some reason, Prince Rui and Princess Rui suddenly came to visit with the young prince, and His Royal Highness the Grandson asked me to accompany him, so we were delayed for a long time."
Upon hearing this, Shen Jiasui suddenly raised his head sharply and remembered something.
"Lord Jiang, if you can be sure that your plan is thorough enough and has never been discovered by others, then I may have some clues about the sudden visit of Prince Rui and Princess Rui."
When Jiang Xun heard this, he was actually a little surprised.
He nodded immediately and said firmly: "Before I told Miss Shen clearly, no fourth person knew about this plan, so please help me, Miss Shen."
Shen Jiasui understood more clearly after hearing this, and said in a deep voice: "Master Jiang, today the Concubine Shu summoned me to the Zhuhua Pavilion for questioning."
"When His Majesty came, I don't know whether he was intentional or not, he mentioned the flower viewing banquet in front of Concubine Shu. I saw that Concubine Shu seemed very shocked."
"It seems that Prince Rui actually concealed this matter from Concubine Shu."
"I found it very strange at the time. Shouldn't the mother and son work together? Why weren't they honest enough?"
"But just now I heard Lord Jiang mention the past between the Crown Princess and Prince Rui, and I finally figured it out."
"No matter how much conspiracy is involved, it is obvious that Prince Rui does have feelings for the Crown Princess."
"I think Prince Rui didn't want Concubine Shu to take advantage of the Crown Princess during the flower viewing banquet, so he kept it secret."
"After hearing what His Majesty said, once Concubine Shu realized what was going on, she must be feeling... very uneasy, right?"
Jiang Xun frowned and instantly understood the hidden meaning of Shen Jiasui's words.
According to what Miss Chen said, it seems that the one who intends to visit Liuhua Pavilion tonight is not Prince Rui, but Princess Rui.
The purpose is... to test the Crown Princess on behalf of Concubine Shu!
As for Prince Yu Rui, why not meet the Crown Princess openly?
It seems that the Crown Princess's situation is more dangerous than he and his teacher expected. Now I'm afraid that even the Concubine Shu has made some plans...
Shen Jiasui obviously thought of this as well, and couldn't help but worry for the Crown Princess.
Fortunately, I had this conversation with Lord Jiang tonight, and I accidentally figured out my opponent's thoughts.
Jiang Xun pondered for a moment, knowing that it was getting late, and not daring to delay any longer, he continued:
"The effects of the medicine have been accumulated in my body for too long. I wanted to hold it back, but then I changed my mind and decided to show my abnormality in front of Prince Rui and His Royal Highness the Grandson."
"It was just that at this time, the Crown Princess happened to send Princess Rui out, so I hurriedly left Liuhua Palace to avoid them."
"Tonight, the Imperial Garden is full of bright lights. My teacher and I have already prepared a second escape route to prevent any unexpected events. We will enter this place through the secret passage in the winter plum forest."
“Miss Shen may not know yet, this place is Tinghua Pavilion, which was specially given to the teacher by the emperor in his early years.”
"As for the secret passage...it was left by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."
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