The Yuhe Garden in the Prince of Yan's Mansion was still brightly lit.
Erniu got a snack and lay lazily in the nest at the foot of the wall with his round belly. From time to time, he straightened his neck to look at the swaying figure on the window screen and wagged his tail in boredom.
Inside the house, Jiang Si, wearing a snow-white middle-length dress, was playing chess with Yu Jin.
Yu Jin casually put down a chess piece and said, "The pair of Wu Miao ancestors were taken away by Jinlinwei."
Jiang Si held the chess piece and said, "That old woman is a Wu Miao elder. With her skills, I'm afraid the Jinlinwei prison can't hold her."
The Wu Miao people are not numerous, so how can they dominate among all ethnic groups and stand firm between the two great nations of Da Zhou and Nan Lan? They rely on the special skills of a few Wu Miao women.
In Wu Miao, it can be said that the capable are the kings.
When a family has a candidate for saint, they immediately become a respected family. If the candidate for saint eventually becomes an elder, then this family will become the new noble no matter what their original status is.
Compared with personal ability, class itself is not very important. Even the descendants of elders will not be taken seriously if they are mediocre and incompetent.
As one of the few elders of the first generation, Elder Hua's ability needs no further explanation.
Yu Jin lowered his eyes and stared at the chessboard, sighing softly: "Yeah, it can't be locked up."
Jiang Si looked at him and said, "Ah-Jian, you seem to know a lot about the Wu-Miao people."
"It's just a coincidence." Yu Jin seemed to have thought of something, and his eyes darkened.
Before Jiang Si could ask more, Ah Qiao reported, "My Lord, Princess, someone has come from the palace."
The two looked at each other.
Someone coming at this time?
That is a matter of utmost urgency.
Yu Jin stood up and said, "Asi, take a rest. I'll go to the front to see what's going on."
Ah Qiao hurriedly said, "My Lord, the eunuch from the palace wants to see the princess."
Yu Jin was stunned for a moment, then quickly ordered, "Then invite them to the flower hall of Yuhe Garden."
It was cold and dark at night, so he naturally didn't want to run forward like Jiang Si.
The two of them didn't have to wait long before they saw the eunuch Pan Hai, who had hurried into the flower hall.
Yu Jin's heart sank slightly.
It turned out that it was Pan Hai who came in person. It seemed that the matter was more serious than he thought.
Knowing that time was urgent, Pan Hai got straight to the point and said, "Prince, Princess, something happened in the palace, and you need to come in."
Yu Jin frowned and said, "Eunuch Pan, please tell me what happened first."
Pan Hai quickly explained the whole story: "I didn't expect that Aunt Duo would use the Queen Mother's intention to capture the Emperor. The Emperor had no choice but to ask the Princess to come to the palace and give it a try."
"It's dark and the roads are slippery, and the princess is still pregnant. I know my father is worried, but I am also very worried about letting the princess enter the palace alone... Eunuch Pan, can I go to the palace with the princess?"
Pan Hai didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He said, "Your Highness, this won't do. You can't enter the palace at this time. Even if the emperor nods, the gatekeeper won't let you in."
Only Prince Yan would dare to make such a request as allowing an adult prince to enter the palace in the middle of the night.
"Your Highness, I will follow Eunuch Pan into the palace. You don't have to worry about me." Jiang Si smiled at Yu Jin and glanced over.
Yu Jin was extremely reluctant, but she had to nod her head and said, "Please, Eunuch Pan, take good care of the princess for me."
"Don't worry, my lord. I will definitely send the princess back to you in good condition."
Jiang Si got into the small carriage parked at the second gate quietly. The driver ran in the night and it was unknown how long it took before he slowed down.
Jiang Si lifted a corner of the curtain and looked out.
The imperial city at night is like a sleeping beast, with sparks dotted on the thick city walls.
That was used to provide lighting for the patrolling guards.
The sedan chair did not stop at the palace gate. Pan Hai stepped forward and whispered something to the goalkeeper, then went straight in.
Jiang Si lowered a corner of the curtain, his face hidden in the darkness, hazy, thinking about everything he was about to face.
"Princess, we're here."
Jiang Si was helped down from the sedan chair by the eunuchs and looked around, but he couldn't recognize which palace he was in.
Pan Hai walked in front of them, neither hurried nor slow, and led Jiang Si into a hall.
Jiang Si immediately saw the emperor and empress sitting side by side.
There was a small tea table between the two of them, on which two cups of tea were steaming.
"The daughter-in-law has met the father and mother."
The queen actually stood up and helped Jiang Si up: "Princess, there is no need to be so polite. It is my fault to call you here at this time."
Jiang Si has always adhered to the principle of respecting others one foot and I respect them one yard. Seeing the Queen's politeness, Jiang Si said softly, "Mother, please stop talking like that. It is a blessing for me to share the worries of Father and Mother."
Emperor Jingming was very pleased to hear Jiang Si's words. He didn't bother to be polite and asked directly, "Seventh Old Wife, do you know how to get rid of the bond between mother and son?"
Jiang Si pursed his lips.
It has to be said that the emperor and empress had a strong ability to accept things. Just because she cured Princess Fuqing's eyes, the empress dowager thought of her when she was infected with the mother-child heart-attached snake.
"It is impossible to remove the bond between mother and child." Jiang Si's words made the emperor and empress look disappointed.
Emperor Jingming was unwilling to accept this and asked, "Can't it be lifted?"
Jiang Si explained, "Mother and child are connected by heart. If an external force intends to kill the child, the mother will sense it very quickly, and the owner of the poison will naturally know it. In that moment, it was enough for Nanny Duo to do too many things to make the Queen Mother miserable, and even endanger her life."
The more Emperor Jingming listened, the uglier his expression became: "Is there nothing we can do about her?"
No wonder the late emperor warned him in his secret decree to avoid conflict with the Wu Miao tribe as much as possible. The Wu Miao people who possessed supernatural powers were indeed too troublesome to deal with.
Jiang Si was silent for a long time, then said, "There is a way."
"Hurry up and tell me!"
"Use a special method to transfer the offspring to another person before the mother insect notices." Jiang Si said slowly.
Emperor Jingming and the Empress were shocked and had complicated expressions.
After a long while, Emperor Jingming spoke with difficulty: "Do you have any request for that person?"
As an emperor, no matter how generous he was, the fate of the empress dowager was different from that of ordinary people in his heart.
Jiang Si bit her lip, hesitated for a moment, and seemed to have made up her mind, and said: "My daughter-in-law can be this person."
"No!" Emperor Jingming blurted out his objection.
The Queen then said, "Princess, you are the wife of the King of Yan, and you are pregnant with the grandson of the Emperor. How can you take such a risk? Now is not the time to be soft-hearted. Tell us your request, and the Emperor and I will find someone. Even if you have to bear the guilt, I will bear it."
Jiang Si smiled helplessly: "My daughter-in-law doesn't want to take risks either, but others don't know how to transfer. If we can't complete the transfer in the first time, we can't hide it from the mother worm..."
This kind of danger was nothing to her, but if she didn't act more difficult, how could she increase the emperor's gratitude?
This is a great opportunity to achieve a small goal.
Emperor Jingming understood and shook his head repeatedly: "This won't work. I saved the Queen Mother, but I'll hurt you and the child. The Queen Mother will be upset if she knows..."