Thirteen's expression changed, and he hurriedly waved his hands: "No, no, absolutely not!"
Suddenly, he lowered his head shyly: "Before that, I had never touched a woman, otherwise I wouldn't have been so easily persuaded by them."
Seeing his shy expression, Heyue couldn't help but chuckle.
To be honest, Thirteen was already twelve or thirteen years old at the time. Back then, most princes would have a few princesses to try out for marriage, but I didn't expect him to have none.
He couldn't help but feel a little smug.
"Well, then let's just forget about it." He Yue maintained her composure, waved her hand magnanimously, and walked away.
Thirteen let out a sigh of relief and grinned.
As they approached the main gate, Heyue suddenly caught a glimpse of a familiar figure flashing past in the crowd on her right. Thinking she had misread it, she rubbed her eyes and looked again, but the figure had vanished.
"What's wrong?" Thirteen looked in the direction of her gaze, puzzled.
Although it was only a fleeting moment, Heyue did not believe it was her imagination.
Not only was the figure familiar, but she had also felt a familiar, malicious gaze fixed on her, sending a chill down her spine.
Could it be that she came here too?
Heyue shook her head and didn't say anything more: "It's nothing." Holding Thirteen's hand, she continued out of Daming Temple and returned to her residence.
On the other side, a woman dressed in blue and wearing a veiled hat entered a side room in the backyard of Daming Temple, quickly closed the door, and turned to look at the person inside: "Senior brother!"
"Pingmei, what's wrong?" The man in blue stood up and walked towards the woman.
The woman removed her veil, revealing a face as cold and aloof as frost. She smiled slightly, which added a touch of warmth to her cold expression: "It's nothing, I just saw an acquaintance."
Even so, a hint of excitement flickered in her usually calm and composed eyes.
"Oh?" Li Shaoqiu was surprised. He rarely saw his junior sister show such emotions. It seemed that she was not an ordinary acquaintance. He became curious.
He sat down at the table, poured her a cup of tea, and handed it to her.
The woman, Pinggu, who had been missing for a long time, sat opposite the man and slowly said, "Just now I saw the Thirteenth Prince from the capital come here."
Li Shaoqiu's eyes widened: "What?" He then categorically denied it: "That's impossible! The capital is so far from here, how could a prince possibly come here? Are you sure you're not mistaken?"
Pinggu smiled faintly and shook her head, full of confidence: "I would never be wrong. You have forgotten that I have lived in the capital for many years and have seen the Thirteenth Prince countless times. I would never mistake him. Moreover, the person accompanying him is the Thirteenth Prince's wife, Lady Zhaojia."
Mentioning this person, Pinggu looked resentful: "It's a pity that I couldn't get rid of her child back then, so that she and her child could be safe, and I was forced to leave the Twelfth Prince's residence."
Suddenly remembering something, a strange look appeared in his eyes: "I heard that the thirteenth prince was confined to his residence and not allowed to go out. Everyone thought he had fallen out of favor with the emperor, but unexpectedly he appeared here perfectly fine. It seems that this emperor really loves this son."
Li Shaoqiu smiled and clenched his fist: "Good! This is really good news. Even if we can't kill the emperor, killing his most beloved son is not bad!"
"No rush!" Pinggu raised her hand to stop him: "Killing only this one is too lenient. Even if one dies, the emperor still has many princes. At most, he will only grieve for a few days."
Li Shaoqiu calmed down and realized that it made sense, but he was still unwilling: "So we're just going to let him go like this?"
Pinggu shook her head: "Of course not! I've lived in the capital for so many years and I know a little bit about it. Don't be fooled by the fact that the emperor has many sons; they all have their own thoughts. Now that the crown prince has been deposed and the Prince Zhi has been imprisoned, I imagine the remaining princes won't be able to stay put either."
Even this man, if he hadn't fallen out of favor with the emperor this time, would likely have been a contender. Would he be content to remain here forever as an ordinary commoner?
Li Shaoqiu nodded, then frowned: "What do you mean?"
“This person is nothing to fear. What we want is for chaos to break out in the capital. Once the capital is in chaos, it will be easier for us to carry out our plans.” Ping Gu chuckled, but her eyes were filled with coldness. “How can I let him continue to live so freely in this place? He is a prince after all. If there is to be chaos, let it all be chaos, let them fight to their hearts’ content! I imagine those people in the capital will not feel at ease if they know that he is not in the mansion.”
Even if they find out, they're too far away to do anything about it, so we'll find a way to get him back to the capital.
Li Shaoqiu was puzzled: "But how can we get him to go back? Since he was willing to give up the wealth and status in the capital and come here, he must be someone without ambition and not very interested in that position. Now he has even been disliked by the emperor. The emperor has so many grown sons, where does he have any chance?"
Pinggu's eyes flashed, and she smiled slightly: "It's not impossible." Seeing his puzzled look, she continued to explain: "It is said that he dotes on his wife, Lady Zhaojia. I witnessed this when we were in the capital. It seems that his willingness to give up everything in the capital and live as an ordinary person is related to Lady Zhaojia. If something happens to Lady Zhaojia, will he still stay?"
Li Shaoqiu raised an eyebrow in surprise, then smiled and said, "Junior Sister is indeed clever."
"Hmph, she also played a part in my being forced to leave the capital. If it weren't for her, I would have gotten rid of that wretched woman, Fucha, long ago, and made the Twelfth Prince childless. How could Fucha have gotten pregnant again?" Pinggu gritted her teeth with hatred as she mentioned this, her eyes filled with resentment.
Li Shaoqiu looked at his junior sister's somewhat ferocious expression and hesitated to speak.
Pinggu realized that she was agitated, so she quickly calmed herself down and took a sip of tea.
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