That being said, everyone knows that once you enter the palace, it's like entering a deep sea. Their statuses will be worlds apart, and it will be difficult to meet again in the future. Not to mention, people like them don't even need to think about entering the palace.
"Who wants him? It would be better if he didn't come back. It just means I have no one to bully anymore." Jiang Shichen sneered through his nose, putting on an arrogant look.
But Xu Yuehuai had already seen through his little schemes—he clearly cared about Aqi too, but he deliberately said the opposite.
She reached out and ruffled Jiang Shichen's hair, and said with a smile, "Whether he comes back or not, it's already very late. If you don't go back to your room to rest, you might miss tomorrow's lessons. If you get punished by the teacher and have your hands slapped, no one can save you."
Jiang Shichen pursed his lips and turned away reluctantly.
When Xu Yuehuai saw him turn and leave, she subconsciously breathed a sigh of relief. But before she could finish her breath, she saw his small head turn back, which startled her so much that she almost suffocated.
"Grandma..." Jiang Shichen frowned when he saw her like this. He was sure that his grandma was hiding someone.
"Since Zhongnan Academy is a place where royalty and nobles study, why can't Aqi go? Just ask the prince to say something, and that will be fine." This little guy still had this on his mind.
Seeing that comforting her was useless, Xu Yuehuai simply put on a stern face.
She gently reprimanded, "Jiang Shichen, he is now the Crown Prince, and it is not our place to interfere in his affairs."
Jiang Shichen understood these principles, but hearing Xu Yuehuai say them with his own ears still made him feel disappointed.
He didn't linger; instead, he turned and left.
Xu Yuehuai watched his small figure enter the house before turning to check on Qi Guze. Now that she had learned what she wanted to know, it was time for him to leave.
Moreover, she was at most a businesswoman, while Qi Guze was the high and mighty regent. Even if they had a good personal relationship, they couldn't let gossip spread about them.
However, after searching the house, she couldn't find Qi Guze anywhere.
Just when she thought Qi Guze had already left, she suddenly heard a gust of wind behind her.
The voice behind her drew closer, and just as it was about to touch her, Xu Yuehuai turned around, the hairpin in her hand flashing past the person's eyes.
But the next moment, the two of them fell to the ground, their lips pressed tightly together.
Even the hairpin in Xu Yuehuai's hand fell to the ground, making a crisp sound.
Only then did she realize that the person in front of her was clearly Qi Guze.
Xu Yuehuai's mind went blank for a moment, and a burning sensation spread from her face to the back of her ears. She instinctively pushed the person in front of her away, becoming flustered: "Why are you hiding and scaring people like this?"
Her cheeks were burning.
"I've been on the roof the whole time. You only realized it yourself, so I thought I'd scare you a little." Qi Guze awkwardly touched his nose.
The warm touch still lingered in his heart, rippling outwards.
He quickly coughed lightly to calm his thoughts, then changed the subject to distract himself: "Ah Qi's situation is really sudden. Although the evidence is conclusive and the blood test results have confirmed that he is His Majesty's biological child, I still feel uneasy. I want to go to the place where his adoptive parents lived to investigate, and perhaps I can find some clues."
Xu Yuehuai pursed her lips, knowing that the blood test method was unreliable, as blood of the same type could mix.
However, even when explaining this scientific principle to Qi Guze, he couldn't find a satisfactory explanation.
"Qin Wuyu has already been sent to the guillotine. Even if you go and inquire again, I'm afraid you won't find any clues. You might as well look for clues from A Qi." That was all she could suggest.
Since the evidence proving his identity as the crown prince is on Ah Qi, then the evidence proving he is not the crown prince will naturally also be on him.
Qi Guze nodded.
Xu Yuehuai still harbored a question in her mind: "When exactly did the Crown Prince go missing?"
The crown prince is the foundation of a country. If he had already been lost, the world would naturally be in chaos. Yet they had not received a single word of it.
"The matter of the Crown Prince's disappearance is not to be underestimated. The Emperor has found a child who resembles the Crown Prince and has been raising him in the Eastern Palace. Apart from a few people who know the truth, no one else knows about it." Qi Guze believed that she would not make a big fuss, so he told her about it.
Xu Yuehua nodded. If that's the case, then everything makes sense.
As night deepened, Qi Guze's figure disappeared into the endless darkness.
Xu Yuehuai lay on the bed, her hand involuntarily touching her lips, her thoughts swirling.
She didn't sleep that night.
Finally, the next morning arrived. Xu Yuehuai, with dark circles under her eyes, yawned and went downstairs.
When San Niang and Zhou Wan saw her like this, they couldn't help but burst into laughter.
"Ah Yue, where did you go to steal last night? Why do you have such big dark circles under your eyes? Be careful you don't get arrested by the constables." Third Sister teased her quickly.
Xu Yuehuai was unwilling to do this, but the original owner's skin was already fair, and she had taken good care of it these days, so even a little bruising would be very noticeable. Even if she used the powder here to cover it up, it wouldn't work. Instead, it would make her look neither human nor ghost. This made her miss modern concealers.
Jiang Shichen had already packed his things and was about to go to school when he suddenly heard what Third Aunt said. He remembered the scene from last night and quickly said, "Grandma, you didn't steal anything last night. You just hid someone in the house."
"Tibetans?" Third Sister was clearly excited.
Xu Yuehuai's secret was exposed, and she immediately panicked, raising her voice several decibels: "You brat, don't talk nonsense, who's hiding someone!"
Jiang Shichen's words reminded her of the scene with Qi Guze last night, and she blushed instantly.
“Mother, you still say you didn’t? Your face is as red as a monkey’s bottom.”
Zhou Wan's words made Xu Yuehuai quickly cover her face, trying to hide the truth.
She was a little impatient: "You guys aren't busy getting ready to welcome our guests, but instead you're listening to a kid talking nonsense. Jiang Shichen, you'd better leave now, or I'll spank your hand first."
The group laughed nonstop after seeing it.
Jiang Shichen was about to make a joke, but he didn't expect to be dragged to Zhongnan Academy by Jiang Qianqian.
San Niang suddenly became serious, straightened Xu Yuehuai's body, and forced her to look at her: "A Yue, the prince is actually a very good person, but sometimes he is a bit stubborn and doesn't know how to express his feelings. You can't look for someone else outside because of this."
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