Shan Xiu knew that this matter could not be rushed, especially now that Nian Gengyao had run into trouble, and everyone's eyes were practically fixed on Chengqian Palace.
She had to wait, wait for the right opportunity. She needed to find out, at least where Hongshi lived, before she could make sure she could find him...
Hearing the sounds of evening glow and people chatting in the outer room, Shan Xiu closed her eyes, rolled out of bed, and pulled out the eunuch's robe from the innermost part of the bed.
The clothes were a little old, but that didn't matter; not all the eunuchs in the palace were dressed in fine clothes.
She walked to the back window that Hongshi often climbed through, crouched down under the window, and held the little eunuch's robe to her chest, stroking it gently: "Hongshi... wait for me to come find you, and then we'll never be apart again..."
What was Hongshi doing at this moment?
He had gone out with some people a while ago and learned some new things. In addition, he was feeling cooped up at home lately, so he had a palace maid who looked somewhat like Shan Xiu lying on the bed wearing only a bellyband, while he stood by the bed, cracking a soft leather whip.
The palace maid had a handkerchief stuffed in her mouth, perhaps to prevent her from making a sound, but now the handkerchief was speckled with blood, and she had already fainted.
Hongshi, however, became increasingly addicted to the fight, the crimson in his eyes finally impossible to conceal: "You look down on me? You think I'm a piece of trash? Hmm? Today I'll show you my might!"
Outside the study, Jinzhong Jinbao stood guard on either side of the door, but he was sighing and looking listless.
"Perhaps...perhaps we should try to persuade the prince?" Jinzhong sighed softly.
Jinbao raised an eyebrow: "You're going?"
"...Then let's forget about it." Jinzhong sighed again. "We just don't want anyone to die..."
Two young eunuchs stood guard at the door with worry and diligence. It was almost dawn when Hongshi finally came out from inside.
He hadn't slept all night, his eyes were dark, but he was incredibly excited. Looking at Jinzhong Jinbao, he casually waved his hand: "Go put some medicine on her, just in case she really dies."
Upon hearing this, Jinzhong's knees buckled. He stammered a reply and hurried inside to find the medicine, while Jinbao followed tremblingly, saying, "Brother..."
“Let’s go to the Fujin’s place for breakfast.” Hongshi said, then frowned. “I’m giving her face, but she can’t even lay an egg. She’s really useless!”
After walking only a few steps, Hongshi encountered a young eunuch who looked unfamiliar. The eunuch bowed and approached him with a grin, asking, "Why hasn't Third Prince gone out to play lately? Prince Hongzheng misses you very much."
"Hmm? He sent you?" Hong Shi smiled slightly at the mention of Hong Zheng, and waved his hand regretfully, "I can't go out recently, so I told him not to wait for me."
"Yes, Your Majesty, I understand." The eunuch said, taking out a small bottle and handing it to Hongshi. "What the Third Prince wanted that day, Prince Hongzheng has found for you."
“This is…” Hongshi looked at the small bottle, his face beaming with joy, “This is…”
"Yes, yes, it is the very thing that you used in Miss Qiaoqiao's room that day, Third Prince." The little eunuch bowed. "This servant must go back now. I will come to pay my respects to the Third Prince when I have time."
"Okay, go ahead." Hongshi put the small bottle away with satisfaction, not bothering to think about how the little eunuch had sneaked into his Third Prince's courtyard. He was just excitedly thinking about who should use the medicine on.
Why not try it on his wooden wife? He's long been fed up with her aloof attitude.
Just a tiny drop, and he could go from dignified to arrogant—he was really looking forward to it.
But he never expected that the little eunuch would be subdued by Hongli's men as soon as he left the Third Prince's courtyard.
“He looks unfamiliar; he doesn’t seem to be a servant in Third Brother’s courtyard.” Hongli looked at the young eunuch with a half-smile, and before anyone could say anything more, he suddenly became serious and said, “He actually managed to sneak into the prince’s quarters! This is too dangerous. Send him to the Censorate and make sure they investigate thoroughly!”
The little eunuch, his mouth covered, turned pale with fright and was about to slide to the ground when Hongli didn't even glance at him. With a wave of his hand, he was pulled away.
Li Yu came over and whispered, "Master, if he really is the Third Prince's man..."
"A little eunuch has gone missing in the palace. What's the matter, Master?" Hongli said with a laugh. "Let's go. I promised to take Folgochun out of the palace to play today."
"twitter."
Foergu Chun happily stayed in the unfinished princess's mansion for most of the day before returning. Fearing that Hongshan would throw a tantrum, she even brought him a string of candied hawthorns.
Because Hongshan was still young, Qian Shengyan hadn't let him eat much candy. The little boy liked the bright red string of hawthorns, but Qian Shengyan was afraid that the skewer would prick him, so she had someone take the hawthorns off and only gave him one.
Hongshan didn't mind at all, holding him and slowly nibbling on his teeth with his few little teeth, while listening to Foerguochun talk about her princess's residence.
Qian Shengyan listened with a smile, and only asked after Foerguchun had finished speaking, "Where is your fourth brother? Why didn't he come with you?"
"By the way, Fourth Brother said he has some business in his courtyard and will come to pay his respects to Mother later." Ferguchun didn't think much of it, but Qian Shengyan raised an eyebrow slightly.
She glanced at Hongshan, then had someone take the child out to eat hawthorn berries. She then called Fuerguochun to her side and whispered, "Did anything happen when you left the palace with your fourth brother?"
"What? What happened?" Folgochun asked curiously.
Qian Shengyan originally wanted to ask Hongli if there was a girl he liked, such as Lady Fucha, but... seeing that Fuerguochun was still like a little kid, she felt that she couldn't ask him.
She changed the subject: "Have you ever met any young masters from wealthy families?"
Folgochun: ...
Foerguochun blushed!
Qian Shengyan looked at her in shock and couldn't help but lean closer to ask, "Who? Who is it?"
"Mother, what are you saying? Who's there..." Folgochun shifted uneasily, then jumped up again. "I'll go check on my little brother..."
"Hey!" Qian Shengyan got up and tried to grab her, but she slipped away like a little fish. "This child!"
"My lady, please don't be anxious. The princess is thirteen years old this year, and she should understand these things by now," Qingxue advised with a smile.
Qian Shengyan sighed and rubbed her forehead in exasperation. In the Qing Dynasty, people used the traditional Chinese age system to calculate age, but Foerguochun was only twelve! How could someone so young understand matters of love between men and women?
No, she'll have to ask Hongli later!
On the other side, just as Hongli returned to the Princes' Residence, a servant came to report that the background of the little eunuch had been investigated. He was originally serving the Consort Tai in Ning Shou Palace, but for some reason he had run to the Princes' Residence, and was even helping Yinzhen's eldest son, Hongzheng, to deliver a message.
"Ninth Uncle?" Hongli raised an eyebrow, not understanding how this could be related to Yinzhen.
Furthermore, back in February, his father, the Emperor, ordered the court officials to announce Yun Tang's crimes. How could Hong Shi still be in contact with those people? Also, what about the Ning Shou Palace?
"Moreover, the little eunuch said that he was helping Hongzheng deliver things to Hongshi."
"What did you give me?" Hongli asked curiously.
Unexpectedly, the young eunuch who answered blushed and stammered for a long time before finally speaking.
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