Yinzhen was silent for a long time, then he put his big hand on Jiang Ranli's slender fingers, and spoke in a voice full of helplessness and expectation, "Li'er, give me some time, I will definitely seek justice for Hongli and Hong Xiang."
Jiang Ranli pulled her hand back from Yinzhen's. She knew that Yinzhen would give such an answer. According to the investigation by Yin'er and the Tenth Prince, it was people around Yinzhen who abducted Hongqi and Hongxiang. However, it was not Yinzhen who did it, but his concubine, now Concubine Nian, who ordered her brother Nian Gengyao to do it.
Concubine Nian knew that Yinzhen was deeply in love with Jiang Ranli and had been dissatisfied for a long time, so she found an opportunity and ordered her brother Nian Gengyao to send people to kidnap Hongqi and Hongxiang, intending to kill them and make Jiang Ranli suffer.
"Fourth Master, do you know what would have happened to Hongqi and Hongxiang if Yinzhen had not found them in time? You asked me to give you time, and asked me and the woman who wanted to kill my two children to serve you together. This is a way to have the best of both worlds, and few people in the world can think of it," Jiang Ranli said in a low and calm voice, but even so, he could not hide the mockery in his words.
Yinzhen clenched his fists, lowered his eyes and said nothing. He didn't know what to say. Jiang Ranli's mockery made him feel powerless.
At this time, people from the imperial kitchen brought in a delicious breakfast. Yinzhen left a message for people to serve Jiang Ranli well, then got up and left.
Not long after he left, the Thirteenth Prince came in from outside. It turned out that he came to report what was happening outside to Yinzhen, and came to her by the way.
The Thirteenth Prince originally thought that Jiang Ranli would lose his appetite or threaten to go on a hunger strike because he was trapped in the palace, but he didn't expect that when he walked into the side hall, he saw Jiang Ranli eating silently.
Looking at the Thirteenth Prince with surprise in his eyes, Jiang Ranli drank a mouthful of porridge and said, "Have you had breakfast, Thirteenth Prince? If not, why not stay and eat some."
Hearing this, the Thirteenth Prince laughed. Although times have changed, in his heart, such a calm person is the Jiang Ranli he is familiar with.
"I didn't eat much this morning, and I'm hungry now. Since Li'er has invited me so kindly, I'd better obey your command." As he said this, the Thirteenth Prince sat down at the dining table.
"Thirteenth Master, your expression of surprise just now was probably because you thought I would go on a hunger strike, but you didn't expect me to eat with such relish?" Jiang Ranli said as he served a bowl of lotus seed porridge to the Thirteenth Prince.
The Thirteenth Prince laughed again and said, "You are the smartest."
Looking at the Thirteenth Prince after ten years' absence, Jiang Ranli was dazed for a moment, thinking that he had returned to ten years ago.
After regaining his composure, Jiang Ranli picked up an exquisite steamed dumpling and brought it to his lips, eating while talking. His voice was a little unclear, but very interesting.
She said, "Yin'er was most afraid that I would be hungry for three meals a day, so he would always give me repeated instructions every day, like a nagging old grandfather. Now he is not with me, and I don't want to make him worry. Besides, I can't be hard on anyone, but I can't be hard on myself. So, this bun is delicious. Would you like one, Thirteenth Master?"
Hearing her talk about Yinzhen, Thirteenth Prince showed an apologetic look between his brows. After he left the palace yesterday, he went to look for Yinzhen. However, Yinzhen was unwilling to say a word to him, nor was he willing to listen to a word he said. Therefore, not only did they fail to communicate successfully, but he couldn't even give him Jiang Ranli's letter.
"Li'er, I'm sorry. I failed to do what you asked me to do," the Thirteenth Prince apologized.
Jiang Ranli looked at him and asked, "Is it because he didn't listen to you and was mean to you?"
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