Just when Madam Shen and Yan Bao were both struggling internally, Chief Minister Shen came back.
Looking at the mother and daughter who were in a weird atmosphere, he asked Mrs. Shen what was going on.
Mrs. Shen shook her head slightly, indicating that this was not the time to talk.
Shen Shoufu shut his mouth wisely.
Yan Bao: “…”
"My dear parents, is it really okay for you to exchange glances in front of a living person like me? I'm not in the mood for dog food right now. Ah Huai's whereabouts are unknown, and it's hard to predict whether he's alive or dead. I don't know what to do!"
Shen Shoufu: “???”
Hasn't he already returned to the palace?
The emperor seemed to be in a good mood today. Upon asking, he found out that Ah Huai had returned to the capital.
What happened to Ah Huai?
Shen Shoufu listened to half of the inner voice and was confused.
Soon, Yan Bao explained to Shen Shoufu in her mind: [I have to remind the emperor to prevent the fake Ah Huai from discovering Concubine Jiang's secret. They are in the same group and will exchange secret codes if they meet.]
[Jiang Fei is not a fake, she doesn't know their secret code at all. If she can't figure it out, the whole thing will be exposed. It's fine if this clue is missing, but I'm afraid Ah Huai will be in danger.]
Shen Shoufu frowned, why is there another fake one?
Is it the King of Dongshan?
The fake Concubine Jiang is his.
Now a fake Ah Huai has appeared, using exactly the same methods. He must be King Dongshan's man.
No wonder Ah Huai took a month to come back, saying that he was sick. It seemed that someone was plotting against him and was imitating him. He was afraid that he would be exposed once he returned to the capital, so he delayed for a month.
Shen Shoufu is Shen Shoufu, and he guessed their calculations clearly.
Shen Shoufu knew that this matter could not be hidden from the emperor. After all, Ah Huai was the emperor's son, and it was up to him to save him or not.
Shen Shoufu was thinking about how to make Yan Bao trust him and tell him the truth.
Yan Bao, who was worried, ate well at dinner. Yue Lingwan noticed it and asked, "Yan Bao, are you feeling unwell? You didn't eat much today. Is it because your appetite is not good?"
Yan Bao shook his head.
He glanced at Shen Shoufu and his wife, but remained silent for the time being.
After Yue Lingwan left, Yan Bao took out a pre-written message from his sleeve and showed it to Shen Shoufu and the others, telling Shen Shoufu and his wife what had happened to Ah Huai and the fake Ah Huai in the palace.
The couple's acting skills are very good, and Yan Bao couldn't tell that they were acting.
Shen Shoufu asked, “Is this true?”
Yan Bao nodded affirmatively: [Is this true? Don't worry, Daddy. I wouldn't lie to anyone else, but I will to you.]
Madam Shen thought to herself, this is not necessarily true. Just now you said that you pretended to trick us into looking for your eldest brother, but in fact you were going to look for Ah Huai. You wanted to save people, so you went alone to Dongzhou City where King Dongshan was.
"Do you know how Ah Huai is doing now?"
Yan Bao made a dangerous gesture.
Chief Minister Shen narrowed his eyes: “Yan Bao wants daddy to tell the emperor?”
Yan Bao nodded: [I haven't told you yet. We need to come up with some countermeasures. For example, the code must match, so that the fake Ah Huai won't suspect that Concubine Jiang isn't theirs.]
Yan Bao also pointed to the code she wrote.
Whatever the other party said, how should Concubine Jiang respond?
The seemingly ordinary verses of poetry turned out to be a secret code for communication.
Also, no one can figure out this code!
"Dad knows, don't worry. Dad will go to see the emperor tomorrow morning to remind him to be careful of that fake Ah Huai."
Yan Bao nodded: [This is the only way now, there is no rush.]
At night, Yan Bao had a dream. She dreamed that Ah Huai was crying and asking her to save his life, and asked Yan Bao to run away quickly. Just as she was pulling Ah Huai to run away, Ah Huai's face suddenly changed.
Yan Bao was awakened by his own shock.
Only then did she realize that it was a nightmare, and she became more determined to save people.
On the second day, Chief Minister Shen entered the palace early.
The emperor made an appointment to have breakfast with Concubine Jiang and then take a walk in the yard. The imperial physician said that Concubine Jiang's belly was a little big and she lacked exercise, so he asked her to walk more often. Concubine Jiang acted coquettishly and asked the emperor to accompany her.
The emperor is willing to favor Concubine Jiang. He promised Concubine Jiang yesterday and cannot go back on his word.
When the emperor saw Chief Minister Shen coming, he turned around and was about to leave.
Shen Shoufu almost slid to his knees and hugged the emperor's legs: "Your Majesty, I have something important to report to you. Please give me a little time."
The emperor could only ask Eunuch Fu to send someone to tell Concubine Jiang that he would not accompany her for breakfast and would come to accompany her after he was done with his work.
The emperor said angrily, "You'd better be in trouble."
Shen Shoufu rolled his eyes in his heart. If Yan Bao hadn't been worried about Ah Huai, would I, an outsider, have to worry about someone else's son?
Besides, this country is not mine. It doesn’t seem to have much impact on me whether King Dongshan is the emperor or this dog emperor in front of me is the emperor. We are all subjects anyway.
A new emperor means new ministers, he is very stable!
When Chief Minister Shen mentioned the fake Ah Huai, the emperor's expression changed: "Another fake one, and he's the King of Dongshan's man?"
Chief Minister Shen nodded.
The emperor asked, "How do you know so clearly?"
Shen Shoufu had to confess Yan Bao: "Yan Bao went to the outside of the city to meet Ah Huai yesterday. She said that Ah Huai was a little abnormal and asked her for help. It was the two of them who knew the distress signal."
The emperor looked at what Chief Minister Shen had drawn, the earthworm eggs and the earthworm-like thing, and couldn’t tell that it was a distress symbol.
emperor:"......"
I don’t really understand kids nowadays.
"He called Yan Bao Taining as soon as they met. He never called Yan Bao like that before." Shen Shou testified.
The emperor thought about it and realized that no matter whether it was Ah Huai, the Thirteenth Prince, or himself, even if they knew that she was Princess Taining, they were still accustomed to calling her Yan Bao, and would not call her Taining.
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