Xiao Sheng, who returned to the East Palace last night, waited until everyone in the East Palace was asleep before quietly getting up and placing a pot of orchids from outside the courtyard on the windowsill.
When the ugly eunuch was cursing him, he said that if he wanted to find him, he should put a pot of orchids on the windowsill.
Xiao Sheng sat quietly on the bed and waited.
I don't know if that person will come.
Before long, a dark figure jumped in through the window and quickly flashed into Xiao Sheng's room.
The Imperial Guards outside failed to notice anyone entering the Crown Prince's room. Was it because the Imperial Guards were not skilled enough, or because the newcomer was highly skilled?
Xiao Sheng looked at the man, who had covered his face, revealing only his bright and spirited eyes.
"Thousand Faces greets young master! You have suffered so much these past years." The black-clad man called Thousand Faces looked up at Xiao Sheng.
"Why do you call me 'Little Master'? Shouldn't you call me 'Crown Prince'?" Xiao Sheng's voice still carried a childish tone.
"I was a follower of Empress Zhao Yunshu when she was in the Jianghu. I am here to protect my young master in accordance with the late empress's last wishes."
Xiao Sheng murmured, "So the Empress Dowager sent people to protect me, but why didn't they appear before?"
“Young master, this palace is not so easy to enter. It took me five years to get to your side.”
"After the late emperor died, Zhao Yunwan dismissed all the palace maids and eunuchs who had been in contact with him, and even killed some of them. I had no choice but to be castrated and climb up the ranks from a lowly eunuch. I dared not contact anyone, for fear that my relationship with you would be discovered."
"You said, you, you really became a eunuch?" Xiao Sheng was so shocked that he fell off the bed.
Then tears rolled down her cheeks like beads, and she sat on the footstool, hugging her knees, and wept silently.
“Young master, I have no regrets. The late lord saved the lives of the entire Thousand Faces clan. Thousand Faces was the only one who was castrated. Besides, Thousand Faces already has a child, so I have not failed my ancestors and parents.”
What Qianmian didn't mention was that he used the Bone Shrinking Technique to shrink his age from eighteen to thirteen, and also mobilized many of the late emperor's undercover agents to successfully enter the palace.
However, this bone-shrinking technique caused him great harm, shortening his lifespan by ten years.
When Qianmian was a low-ranking eunuch in the palace, he heard rumors that the crown prince was tyrannical and domineering, and that he would kill palace servants at will and take pleasure in tormenting people, but he did not believe it.
But when he finally managed to climb the ladder and reach Xiao Sheng, he was utterly disappointed.
He once asked Zhao Yunshu, and himself, in front of Zhao Yunshu's memorial tablet: Was everything he did worth it?
How could the late emperor's son have been raised like this! After observing for a while, Qianmian could no longer bear it. He grabbed Xiao Sheng, avoiding the eyes and ears of Empress Zhao Yunwan, and made Xiao Sheng kneel in front of the late emperor. Then Qianmian scolded Xiao Sheng severely.
Perhaps it was truly the spirit of the late emperor in heaven that made Xiao Sheng suddenly realize the truth, and he caused such a scene in front of the emperor, reminding the emperor of Zhao Yunshu's dying wish.
“Thousand Faces, I… I had a long dream. In the dream, my father bestowed upon me poisoned wine, accusing me of using witchcraft to curse him, to curse my father, to curse my second brother. That dream felt so real. I don’t want to die like that. Can you… can you help me?” Xiao Sheng sobbed as he finished speaking.
Qianmian looked at the six-year-old child in front of her and felt a pang of heartache.
The former lord was murdered by treacherous people, and one day, he will avenge him.
“Young master, the late emperor sent a signal on his deathbed, and I made arrangements outside the palace. Rest assured, you will definitely sit on the throne.”
"Young master, please find an opportunity to bring me to your palace. Also, while you are at Grand Tutor Li's house, you must diligently learn skills from the couple. Grand Tutor Li is second to none in both civil and military affairs in the Southern Chen Kingdom. And Grand Tutor Li's wife also possesses extraordinary skills and mysterious and unpredictable martial arts influence."
"I understand, I will definitely study hard. Can you stay tonight? Zhao Yunwan arranged for several Imperial Guards to protect me today, I'm scared!" Xiao Sheng pleaded in a low voice.
"Young master, please sleep peacefully. I'm nearby. No one in this Eastern Palace has been able to find my trail yet, so you can rest assured!"
This was the best sleep Xiao Sheng had had in recent days; he slept without any dreams.
When he got up in the morning, he instructed Xiao Ma to arrange for the imperial guards to build a small pond for him. He planned to raise some beautiful fish, and when they grew up, he could roast them and eat them.
Upon hearing the prince's order, Little Horse thought to himself, "Ever since you went to the Li family, where have you found the time to play with cats and dogs? You've even started raising fish!"
However, Little Ma wasn't stupid; he quickly realized the prince's intention. They needed some cover!
When the Crown Prince arrived at the Li family, Li Ting arranged for him to squat in a horse stance.
Li Xingran woke up early in the morning and started talking about Lu Dacheng's upcoming visit to the Li family.
In the book, Lu Dacheng did indeed discover the poison in his mother's body during his visit. Taking advantage of the opportunity to visit her, he added another colorless and odorless poison to her body, one that couldn't be detected by ordinary methods.
[I don't know why Zhao Yunwan hates the Li family so much, that she brings her two children to hunt down and harm members of the Li family.]
That's why Mother's health became incurable; Father tried everything but couldn't save her.
But now that Father has imprisoned that gardener Chen Tongyi, I wonder if he'll slip up.
After a pause, Li Xingran seemed to remember something and began to curse loudly in her mind.
[Hmph, you stinking Yama, didn't you say I was blessed with good fortune and could turn misfortune into good luck? Where is it?]
"Ding! The brocade pouch is unlocked. Lu Dacheng was stopped at the palace gate by Consort Lan."
[Oh dear, at least you still have some conscience. Father, Mother has plenty of time to prepare. Lu Dacheng was stopped at the palace gate by Consort Lan.]
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