Yuan Hong said nothing, sat next to Consort Yun, and watched as his sister fed their mother.
Occasionally, porridge would spill from Consort Yun's lips, and Yuan Hong would quickly take out a handkerchief to wipe it clean for her.
Seeing Yuan Hong like this, Aya's eyes also warmed.
She scooped up another spoonful of porridge and fed it to Consort Yun, whispering, "Mother, do you see? My brother and I are still alive. We're finally reunited. Don't worry, I'll take good care of you and my brother from now on."
Hearing Aya say this, Yuan Hong glanced at her, gently pursed his lips, and continued to carefully wipe Yun Pin's mouth.
In another room, Su Ruojin, Xiao Yanchu, Lu Hong, and Lu Junyuan sat at the table.
"Your Highness, Your Highness, news has come from the palace that Zhang Huaiming is dead. What should we do next?" Lu Hong asked.
"I didn't expect to be discovered so quickly," Su Ruojin said.
Su Ruojin and Xiao Yanchu had noticed the glance he gave Yuan Hong when they met Eunuch Zhang that day.
Rather than being controlled by others, it is better to strike first.
This matter also involves Yuan Hong's mother.
Upon returning, Xiao Yanchu discussed the matter with Lu Hong. Some veteran officials had secretly joined the camp supporting the Second Prince. With these connections, rescuing a concubine of the late emperor who had long been living in the cold palace and forgotten by everyone would not be difficult.
Su Ruojin told them to bring Eunuch Liu along as well. Since Zhang Huaiming knew that it was Eunuch Liu who led them there, if the truth came out, the people in the palace would not let Eunuch Liu off the hook.
Su Ruojin gave Eunuch Liu a large sum of money and had his secret guards send him to live on the border of Da Chu, so that Gao Hongyuan and his men would never be able to find Da Chu.
With this money, Eunuch Liu could live a comfortable life for the rest of his days, which could also be considered as repaying the kindness he had shown to Consort Yun in secret all these years.
I thought that a concubine who had been forgotten for many years and a eunuch with a low-ranking official position who was not in the palace would not attract attention and could be kept in the dark for a while.
Unexpectedly, Zhang Huaiming reported everything so quickly, which brought him a fatal disaster.
“If I were Gao Hongyuan, I would definitely conduct a city-wide manhunt to prevent future troubles,” Xiao Yanchu analyzed.
Su Ruojin nodded. "In such a short time, Gao Hongyuan could naturally calculate that even if we could rescue the person, it would be difficult to bring them out of the city. A city-wide lockdown is his next move."
Since Yuan Hong has no intention of staying in Xiaoyue, nor of that position, and Consort Yun has been rescued, let's leave Xiaoyue and return to Da Chu as soon as possible."
Once they leave Xiaoyue, no matter how capable Empress Wu and her group are, they will not be able to, or dare not, go to Da Chu to demand people back.
Yuan Hong, Aya, and Yun Pin are now safe for the rest of their lives.
"I'll tell Master about this when he gets back, and we'll set off back to Great Chu tomorrow," Su Ruojin made up her mind.
She had already decided that if her master still couldn't let go of Senior Fu, they could go first, and her master could return to Great Chu later.
Cangming Mountain is outside Longxiao City, so Master can leave whenever he wants.
Lu Hong panicked upon hearing this. Many of the former ministers had only decided to unite and overthrow Empress Dowager Wu and her son because they had found the Second Prince.
If the Second Prince leaves, the people's hearts will be scattered, and Xiaoyue will truly be finished.
"No, Your Highness, you mustn't! If you take the Second Prince away, Xiaoyue will fall into the hands of Empress Dowager Wu and the Imperial Advisor, and the people of Xiaoyue will suffer terribly. Your Highness, Your Highness, please have compassion for the people of Xiaoyue!"
"Please, Your Highness and Princess, have compassion on the people of Xiaoyue," Lu Junyuan pleaded.
“Prime Minister Lu, Young Master Lu, as I said before, everything is based on Yuan Hong’s wishes. He now knows the truth but still does not want to stay in Xiaoyue. I will definitely take him back to Da Chu. Please do not make things difficult for us.”
Su Ruojin has already lived a second life. In her eyes, she has never valued the throne too much. Life is only a few decades long, and wealth and power are ultimately just passing clouds.
Whether you're an emperor, a general, or an ordinary citizen, the most important thing in life is to live according to your own wishes.
She believed that Xiao Yanchu's thoughts were definitely the same as hers.
Su Ruojin could have such thoughts because she had lived two lives, while Xiao Yanchu had experienced a lot and had long since become indifferent to fame and fortune, but that doesn't mean others can be so open-minded.
Lu Hong was about to ask for help when Steward Qiu rushed in. "Master, something terrible has happened! The Imperial Advisor says that enemy spies have infiltrated the city. He has ordered the sealing off of Longxiao City and dispatched the Black Armor Army to search the entire city for the spies."
Everyone present understood that this was aimed at them.
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