"If anything happens to Xiao Si today, my mother will not be able to survive."

The Queen's face was filled with fear and she couldn't stop crying.

Upon seeing this, the prince hurriedly stood up and wiped the queen's tears, his face full of guilt and self-blame.

"Mother, it's all my fault. I wasn't alert enough."

"I had originally arranged two personal eunuchs for Xiao Si, both of whom were skilled in martial arts. I didn't expect that when Xiao Si entered the side hall, I didn't let them go with him."

"From today on, no matter what, Xiao Si can't leave anyone by his side."

The queen nodded heavily, suddenly remembered something, and grabbed the prince's hand.

"Zhan'er, let Xiao Si learn martial arts secretly like you did."

"Mother knows that learning Kung Fu is very hard, but if Xiao Si can't protect himself as soon as possible, Mother will be unable to sleep or eat!"

The prince sat back down opposite the queen and nodded in agreement.

However, he had other considerations.

"Mother, I learned secretly back then because I was forced to do so by the situation. Now I hope that Xiao Si can find a famous teacher and learn openly and honestly."

The Queen's heart moved slightly, "Zhan'er, you are talking about..."

"Master Qiao."

The prince spoke bluntly, obviously having thought about it for a long time.

"Lord Qiao is loyal and devoted. He is the elder whom I admire most. Moreover, the eldest son of the Qiao family is a man of great talent, and the second son of the Qiao family is righteous and is Xiao Si's savior."

"It would be great if Xiao Si could become Master Qiao's student."

The queen couldn't help but show joy when she heard this, "This is really a great idea!"

The prince took the hot tea at hand and offered it to the queen.

The queen finally felt relieved and took a sip of the hot tea.

The prince felt relieved after seeing this, and continued, "This time, I have completely broken off relations with the Second Brother."

When the second prince was mentioned, the queen's expression darkened again.

This is the Yikun Palace. There is no one else in the palace, and there are confidants guarding outside the palace. The queen dared to lower her voice and said:

"At least he's not so confused that his heart is rotten!"

It is obvious who this "he" is.

"He is really angry this time. He wants the second son to go to the clan house."

After all, the Queen and Emperor Yong had been husband and wife for many years. Even though they later became estranged, she still understood the man she once loved deeply.

"He is obsessed with that woman, but at least he has not forgotten his imperial mindset."

"He wanted to punish the second brother just now, but he was worried that I would take advantage of his misfortune and kill him, so he turned around and asked for my opinion."

"You want to use me to punish the second brother and teach him a lesson. You also want to warn me not to have any inappropriate thoughts."

"Oh, if the second child can see clearly and obey from now on, he may continue to be stupid and favor the second child."

"But will the second brother do that? His ambition is obvious, and he is surrounded by the old people who served the Jade Concubine in the past. I'm sure they have also instilled a lot of ambition and hatred in the second brother."

"Zhan'er, just watch. He has always liked those who are well-behaved and obedient. Now that the second child has shown his fangs, he should see the difference between the dead and the living!"

After the queen finished speaking, she put the hot tea back on the table. When she looked up, she saw the prince smiling at her.

"Zhan'er, what are you laughing at?" the queen asked in confusion.

The prince's eyes lit up, and he said with a curved lip, "It's just that I haven't seen my mother like this for a long time. In my memory when I was young, my mother was always so open-minded and talkative."

The queen was slightly startled when she heard this, but in a flash, she also started laughing, with a look of relief on her face.

"Zhan'er, it was the Queen Mother who was wrong before."

"Mother was exhausted by what happened back then, and she is really tired of the days of intrigue and deception. Mother thought that your position was stable, and that Xiao Si would not fight with others, so you would all be safe and sound."

"Now it seems that my mother was too naive. There is always a lot of fighting in this palace. If you don't fight or compete, you will just become a fish on the chopping board!"

"Zhan'er, from today on, don't have any more expectations of him. Mother will stand up and protect you and Xiao Si from the wind and rain!"

The prince couldn't help but smile when he heard this. He opened his mouth, but when he saw the queen's high-spirited look, he swallowed the rest of his words.

What he wanted to say was: Mother, I have grown up.

In the past, you protected me and Xiao Si. From now on, I will protect Xiao Si and you!

"Mother, you were also frightened today. Please accompany Xiao Si to have a good sleep. Today's events are a little strange, and I want to find out everything."

The queen was very confident in the prince and nodded slightly.

"Okay, Zhan'er, be careful."

When the prince walked out of Yiku Palace, it was already dark outside.

He looked up at the palace lanterns swaying in the wind under the eaves, with a myriad of thoughts in his mind.

Just now, Xiao Si returned to Funing Palace all wet. When he opened his mouth to identify Yu Zhaoyi, he had already secretly sent people to arrest Liu Lu, the palace maid beside Yu Zhaoyi.

This insider should be kept well, as he may be able to add icing on the cake in the future.

However, there are still two things he can't figure out.

The first one is Miss Sheng.

Yu Zhaoyi tied Miss Sheng to the rockery and forced her second brother to meet her. How come Miss Sheng disappeared inexplicably later?

Secondly, he was really grateful to Erlang of the Qiao family for saving Xiaosi's life, but ordinary people would never set foot on Yuhua Lake. How did Erlang of the Qiao family arrive in time to save Xiaosi?

The prince was at a loss for a moment. After pondering for a while, he walked out and saw that the direction was Chunhua Garden.

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Chonghua Palace.

The second prince sat behind the desk with a gloomy expression, and asked in a cold voice: "You didn't find either of them?"

Liuyun knelt down with a look of fear on his face, and cried out: "I am incompetent!"

The second prince stood up slowly. The candlelight cast a layer of warmth on his extremely handsome face, but it still could not hide the coldness between his brows.

On the way back to Chonghua Palace, he was trying to guess what Emperor Yong was thinking. When he came to his senses, he remembered that he had not seen the palace maid beside Concubine Yu just now.

When he was having a secret meeting with Yu Zhaoyi, that palace maid was by his side the whole time, and seeing how intimate Yu Zhaoyi was with that palace maid, I'm afraid he wasn't hiding anything from her!

Such a hidden danger must not be allowed!

When he returned to Chonghua Palace, he found that Sheng Xiuran had not returned yet!

Now everyone thinks that he and Sheng Xiuran are deeply in love, so this person must be found.

Otherwise, Sheng Mingcheng's lawsuit some time ago might be dug up again by someone with ulterior motives.

He sent all the palace people out, one openly and one secretly, to search for Sheng Xiuran and Liu Lu, but in the end, they found neither of them!

Now, mistakes had occurred in all the places, and for the first time, the Second Prince felt a little bit at a loss.

"I will leave for the clan house tonight to show my determination to repent. Liuyun, you stay and continue looking."

"If Sheng Xiuran is found, put her under house arrest in Chonghua Palace. She is not allowed to step out, and no one is allowed to see her."

"As for Liu Lu, kill him without mercy!"

Liuyun bowed his head and kowtowed, responding respectfully.

How she wanted to go to the clan house with His Highness.

But she knew in her heart that during the year when His Highness was away from the palace, she was still needed to deliver messages and continue operations, and she could not do whatever she wanted.

When the Second Prince saw that Liuyun was so obedient, his brows relaxed slightly.

Still a useful one.

At this time, Zhou Bo ran in from outside the hall in a panic, his face extremely pale.

"Your Highness, I will go with you!"