"He regretted it now. Seeing the fall of the Xu family and the death of the Queen Mother, he must have missed the Queen Mother's kindness and naturally remembered the deposed Crown Prince who was far away in Ningguta. That's why he did this and made the deposed Crown Prince sneak back to the capital to attend the funeral," Zhong Mingzheng curled his lips sarcastically and snorted, "But father, this is unnecessary. I absolutely despise the deposed Crown Prince's miserable life. So what if he stays in the capital from now on? Could it be that I would be afraid of a penniless cripple?"
"Your Highness is right. Now the Prince of Hui is completely ruined. Everyone in the court knows that it is a foregone conclusion that the Prince will take over the Eastern Palace." Ling Shi'an said with a smile, "In the past, I was always worried that the Zou family would take advantage of the opportunity to seize the Zhao family. I didn't expect that at that critical moment, the Princess of Hui gave birth to a strange baby, which angered His Majesty Long An. He directly punished the Zou family, and even the Cui family was demoted to Ganzhou. The Concubine Shu was even pissed to death. After this series of misfortunes, hasn't the Prince of Hui become a joke? What can he use to fight the Prince? I'm afraid that as soon as the Queen Mother is buried, His Majesty will send him out of the capital."
"Yes, what he should worry about now is not how to fight me, but how to act pitiful so that my father will be soft-hearted and grant him a good fiefdom," Zhong Mingzheng sneered, taking a sip of tea and raising his eyebrows. "You should go to Prince An's mansion in person later and pick out some things that are pleasing to the eye from the warehouse and send them over. Since my father is willing to give him some face, I should also show some appreciation."
"Yes, I obey your command," Ling Shi'an bowed and said, and then he suddenly seemed to remember something and said to Zhong Mingzheng, "I have something else to report to the prince."
"What's the matter?" Zhong Mingzheng asked slowly.
"The housekeeper of the An residence just came over and said that An Zishang asked him to come and ask if he could take the princess back to her parents' home for a short stay," Ling Shian looked at Zhong Mingzheng's face and said hurriedly, "I heard that the princess is not feeling well and is resting in the mansion. It is not convenient to move her for the time being."
Ever since Da'an stabbed Zhong Mingzheng, Zhong Mingzheng ordered that Da'an be imprisoned in the backyard. She was not allowed to go out at all on weekdays, and she was not even allowed to see the young master. Now she was handed over to the concubine and the wet nurse to be raised. Da'an knew that she was the one who caused the disaster this time, and she didn't dare to make a big fuss, for fear that if she angered Zhong Mingzheng, she would die. But living in fear like this was not a good thing, so Da'an privately asked the little maid who delivered meals to send a message to the An Mansion, asking Madam An Zishang'an to find a way to rescue her.
"So what did he say?" Zhong Mingzheng said slowly, "Or did he just turn around and leave without saying anything?"
Ling Shian said sarcastically, "No, the housekeeper of the An Mansion said that since the princess is not in good health, it is up to the prince to take care of her. If the prince needs anything, just let him know. Although the An family is not as prominent as the Zhao family, they are also loyal to the prince and will respond to any request."
"This An Zishang, he is usually well-dressed, but he has always been a shrewd and calculating villain. He used to be afraid of offending my father, so he was always afraid to serve me. Now that Prince Hui has fallen, I, the Crown Prince, have no chance to escape, and he is rushing to please me again. Tsk tsk tsk tsk, what my mother said is really right. He is really caught in two sides," Zhong Mingzheng said with disdain, taking a sip of tea, "but it's better to have it than nothing. Although the Zhao family has escaped a disaster, it is still seriously injured. I'm afraid they won't dare to do anything out of line in the future. Since An Zishang has come to my door, how can I abandon him?"
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