Chapter 122 Growth
After Shen Jiasui came out from the other end of the secret passage, he carefully extinguished the torch and waited for a moment.
After making sure there was no human voice outside, she covered the exit, jumped out of the well, and ran straight out of the wintersweet forest.
At the entrance of the wintersweet forest, Shen Jiaheng had been waiting for a long time.
Seeing that everyone here had left and his sister had not returned yet, Shen Jiaheng became a little anxious.
Just as he was walking back and forth, hesitating whether to enter the forest, footsteps were heard, and Shen Jiasui finally came out!
"sister!"
A huge weight fell off Shen Jiaheng's heart and he hurried forward.
"Sister, are you okay?"
Shen Jiasui shook his head and raised his hand to brush away the fallen snow on Shen Jiaheng's head and shoulders, unable to hide his heartache.
"You've been waiting for so long that your nose is red from the cold. Let's go home first and talk slowly."
Shen Jiaheng nodded obediently. The two siblings hurried along the way. Shen Jiasui couldn't help but ask, "Cousin Ji left first?"
Cousin Ji and brother Heng have always been inseparable, so she thought she would see two people when she came out.
Speaking of this, Shen Jiaheng also looked puzzled, "Sister, it's strange, I haven't seen cousin Ji since the dinner."
"When I asked my uncle, he was hesitant and seemed a little strange, but I couldn't put my finger on it."
"Tomorrow, I will go directly to the Bo's Mansion to ask."
Shen Jiasui raised his eyebrows slightly when he heard this, thought about it carefully, and suddenly stopped.
No way?
Shen Jiaheng took a few steps and saw that Shen Jiasui suddenly stopped walking. He immediately turned around and asked, "Sister, what's wrong?"
Shen Jiasui shook his head and said, forget it, let’s not talk nonsense without any basis.
"It's okay, let's go, my parents might be waiting anxiously."
Fortunately, Shen Jiasui walked fast, and when he arrived in front of the Imperial Garden, there were still some families left, so it was not too surprising.
Ji Wan pulled Shen Jiasui onto the carriage and immediately showed her a lot of concern.
As soon as Shen Jiasui saw his mother, he immediately thought of what Jiang Xun had just said about proposing marriage, and his face immediately turned red.
"Sui Sui, why are you blushing suddenly?" Ji Wan looked concerned.
Shen Jiasui pinched the corner of his clothes, not knowing how to start the conversation for a moment. After thinking it over, he decided to let Lord Jiang speak for himself when the time comes.
Thinking of how Lord Jiang was embarrassed and cautious in front of his parents, Shen Jiasui actually found it somewhat funny and couldn't help but curl his eyebrows.
Ji Wan took a closer look, and as someone who had experienced this, she couldn't help but be shocked.
This, this, this... Suisui looks shy? Could it be that Suisui has a lover in her family?
Who is it! ?
Ji Wan was extremely excited, but after what happened last time when Shen Jiasui rejected Jiang Xun's proposal, she didn't dare to speak rashly.
No, after returning home, she would have to discuss it with her husband to find out which family the young man came from and find out about his family background, character and personality first!
Apart from anything else, at least his character cannot be too different from that Jiang Xun, otherwise she, as the mother-in-law, will really look down on him.
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In order to avoid the fatigue of traveling by boat and train, the royal family members are staying directly in the imperial garden tonight.
Of course, Mr. Lin and Jiang Xun are exceptions.
In the Liuhua Pavilion.
At this time, all the servants had left, and only the Crown Princess and the Emperor's grandson and his mother were left in the room.
Zhao Yuanye looked worried, "Mother, please let me go to Wenhua Pavilion. Mr. Jiang seemed to be in discomfort when he left tonight."
To Zhao Yuanye, to use a very inappropriate metaphor, Jiang Xun, like Zhao Huaixiang, is like a half-father to him.
The Crown Princess shook her head upon hearing this and said gently, "Mother has already sent someone to ask."
Zhao Yuanye immediately asked: "What happened to the gentleman? How is he now?"
There was a hint of hesitation on the Crown Princess' face. Even though she had made up her mind, the next words would be too cruel in front of her son's young face.
"Mother?"
The little grandson seemed to have a premonition and felt worried.
Seeing how perceptive he was, the Crown Princess's hesitation instantly disappeared, and she said sternly, "Ye'er, you are still young. In the past, your mother always wanted to protect you for a few more years and keep you pure and safe for a few more years."
"But being born in an imperial family, this idea is too extravagant and too naive."
"Yer, your Mr. Jiang was drugged tonight. It was a foul drug that caused fever and insanity. Mr. Jiang has always been cautious. Do you remember what he took tonight?"
Zhao Yuanye was at a loss at first, then startled. His expression changed drastically in an instant. He grabbed the Crown Princess' sleeve and said in panic:
"Mother, could it be... could it be the cup of tea that Ye Er gave to Sir?"
When the Crown Princess saw Zhao Yuanye’s frightened look, her heart ached, but she still nodded.
Zhao Yuanye was obviously a little frightened. He opened his mouth and for a moment he couldn't even remember how the glass of water got into his hands.
"Mother, has Ye'er been used by someone?"
After all, he was much smarter than ordinary children and quickly figured this out.
The Crown Princess suppressed the pain in her eyes and whispered, "Yer, do you remember the flower viewing banquet at Prince Rong's mansion in October? That day you suddenly had a high fever."
Zhao Yuanye nodded, and for a moment he didn't understand why his mother suddenly changed the subject.
until--
"That's because Ye'er was also poisoned by the same foul drug as Lord Jiang, and that drug... was put in the pastry."
Zhao Yuanye widened his eyes slightly.
He did not forget that he had eaten that cake, his uncle Prince Xiang had eaten it, Miss Shen had eaten it, and... his mother!
It was probably just coincidence that other people ate it, because Uncle Wang and Miss Shen happened to be around.
Only his mother likes sweet things, so he will share them with her no matter what.
Thinking of this, Zhao Yuanye couldn't help but shudder. At this moment, he felt cold all over, and his hands and feet were cold.
It's not that he doesn't understand his situation. The master has good intentions and has already explained it to him in detail.
But he didn't expect——
"That...that day, mother..."
Zhao Yuanye was about to ask, but then he thought, his mother was safe and sound, which showed that she had escaped that day, so he asked quickly:
"Sir, have you found out who did it? Was it... that evil-hearted eunuch? Or the minister who was against father in the past? Or... or Uncle Rui?"
When it came to the last guess, Zhao Yuanye's face had turned pale.
When the Crown Princess heard this, a trace of sadness flashed in her eyes, but she was secretly glad that she had set up this game with Elder Lin and Lord Jiang tonight.
Look, Ye'er never doubted his uncle Prince Xiang.
He only knows that "if someone gives me a peach, I will give him a plum in return", and he will give back his sincere heart to anyone who treats him well.
But in this world, we can know a person’s face but not his heart. There are many people who know how to pretend, and among the royal family, sincerity is especially precious...
The Crown Princess shook her head and denied all of Zhao Yuanye's speculations.
Zhao Yuanye frowned upon seeing this, his thoughts turned sharply, and the more he thought, the paler his face became.
"Mother..."
He pursed his lips and suddenly said with a trembling voice:
"It can't be Uncle Xiang's, right?"
Zhao Yuanye was absolutely reluctant to mention this suspicion, but tonight in Liuhua Pavilion, when Mr. Jiang behaved strangely, Uncle Rui was also present.
At that moment, he clearly saw the shock on Uncle Wang's face.
If it wasn’t for Uncle Prince Rui, if it was for the position of crown prince, the only person who could make my mother so hesitant to speak, for fear of hurting him, would be Uncle Prince Xiang.
My mother specifically mentioned the flower-viewing banquet.
That day, Prince Xiang's uncle also ate cakes, so according to common sense, it couldn't have been him.
But what if - this is the so-called self-torture strategy of concealing one's identity from the world among the thirty-six strategies taught by the teacher?
Zhao Yuanye trembled all over and looked up at his mother, hoping that people's hearts were not so vicious and that the love that Uncle Xiang Wang had shown him over the years was genuine.
But the next moment, under his gaze, the Crown Princess nodded slowly with sorrow in her eyes.
Zhao Yuanye took a step back, tears rolling down his face.
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