Fuan retreated respectfully and closed the palace door.

It was still a little chilly at night, and the Third Prince couldn't help but cough lightly a few times.

During the day, he took advantage of the chaos in Funing Palace when all the court officials and their families hurriedly left the palace and sent Sheng Xiuran out in disguise.

She is a young lady who has been spoiled since childhood. If she is left to fend for herself, I'm afraid she will not survive.

So he decided to be a good person, gave her some money, and pointed out a place for her to go.

His body was useless. When his mother still had hope, she asked his father for mercy and took him out of the palace to worship the Buddha in the Huguo Temple.

On the way to Huguo Temple, there is an orphanage that houses many homeless children.

At that time, he felt pity for them and asked his mother to donate some money to them.

He still remembered the young woman in the orphanage, who had a round face and looked very friendly. He wondered if she was still working for the children in the orphanage.

Miss Sheng has never done any heavy work, but she has been well-read since childhood and is proficient in music, chess, calligraphy and painting.

He thought that it would be good to ask Miss Sheng to send some money to the orphanage, and then stay there to teach the children there to read.

Of course, this was just his suggestion. After all, it was in the suburbs of Beijing and there was still a danger of being discovered.

Whether Miss Sheng adopts it or not is entirely up to her.

Before she left the palace, she thanked him solemnly, asked for paper and pen, and left the letter.

She said, "Third Prince, since the Sheng family suffered a drastic change, you are the only one who is willing to show kindness to Xiu Ran."

"Xiuran sincerely thanks you. I am willing to pray to the heavens day and night and to the Bodhisattva to protect you and keep you healthy."

"This letter... contains the shocking secret that Xiu Ran told you. If you want to read it, then read it. If you don't want to read it, then burn it."

"Xiuran would like to thank His Highness the Third Prince. We will not see each other again!"

She kowtowed three times, and with the help of Fu'an, successfully mixed into the group of court officials' families leaving the palace and left this ruthless prison.

Thinking of this, the third prince slowly opened the envelope in his hand.

…

After a while, the sound of breaking dishes was suddenly heard in the hall, which scared Fu'an who was guarding outside the hall.

His heart tightened, and he shouted, "Your Highness?"

There was no response from the hall.

Fu'an trembled violently, and without caring about the Third Prince's instructions, he hurriedly pushed open the palace door.

He leaned over to take a look, and saw the Third Prince lying on the ground, his whole body twitching uncontrollably and white foam coming out of his mouth.

Not far in front of him, a ball of paper had burned to the end, the flames gradually died out, leaving behind a piece of black ash.

"Your Highness!"

Fuan shouted in panic and rushed into the hall.

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That night, news of the sudden death of the favorite concubine Yu Zhaoyi and the punishment of the second prince being confined to the clan house for one year spread in the Beijing circle at the same time.

Upon hearing this, the ladies from various families sighed in grief.

At today's banquet, they also witnessed Yu Zhaoyi's graceful dance, but who would have thought that in just a few hours, she completely disappeared from this world.

As for the Second Prince's house arrest, the court officials couldn't help but wonder in their hearts, what mistake had the Second Prince made?

When the news reached the Qiao family, Mrs. Qiao was washing Qiao Jiaojiao's face and preparing to coax her to sleep, while Qiao Zhongguo was concentrating on carving a small statue for Qiao Jiaojiao.

Qiao Tianjing and Qiao Diyi walked in from outside, both of them looking very happy.

"father!"

"Ouch, I was so scared, I almost broke the carving!"

Qiao Zhongguo was engrossed in carving when he was startled by Qiao Diyi's powerful shout!

Qiao Jiaojiao poked her little head out from behind the washcloth, her eyes sparkling.

[Is there any news from the palace? Oh, I'm so curious, big brother, please tell me! ]

Qiao Tianjing knew that Qiao Jiaojiao was getting impatient, so he didn't keep her in suspense and said,

"Dad, the news has spread. Concubine Yu died suddenly, and the Second Prince has been confined to the clan residence for a year."

[What? What? The male protagonist is confined to the clan house for a year? ]

Qiao Jiaojiao sat up straight with a look of shock and excitement.

You know, in the original book, the male protagonist is the chosen one!

No matter what he wants to do, even if he encounters some setbacks in the short term, he can always turn danger into safety and be invincible!

Although the one-year confinement in the clan house could not play a decisive role, it was a rare victory!

[Emperor Yong's conscience has finally not been eaten away by a dog! Since he agreed to the confinement in the clan house, it means that he is also dissatisfied with the second prince! ]

[It's the male protagonist who is asking for trouble. He dares to touch his own father's concubine. Which man can tolerate this? ]

The entire Qiao family: "......"

Here we go again, the words are rough but the truth is true!

"The Second Prince entered the Imperial Clan House tonight, accompanied by an old servant. The eldest princess and the Second Prince have a deep sisterly bond, so she personally escorted him to the palace gate before returning."

Qiao Tianjing continued to talk about the information he had obtained.

Qiao Jiaojiao's heart moved slightly.

[Old slave? I see. Is it that...that Uncle Li? No, his last name seems to be Liu. No, that's not right. What's his last name?]

Qiao Jiaojiao was confused for a moment, then relaxed her brows.

[No matter what his last name is, this is also an important role! ]

[That old slave is an old man brought over from the Northern Kingdom by Princess Yu Liu. He is the middleman that connects the Second Prince and the Northerners! ]

[Tsk, I remember this was an old loyal servant, the kind who was totally devoted to the Second Prince!]

[During the Lantern Festival, the Northerners assassinated the prince, but all of them died. The hero should not have colluded with the Northerners at that time, and now it is unknown to what extent they have cooperated. ]

When Qiao Zhongguo heard this, his eyebrows suddenly frowned.

As expected, even after the Second Prince arrived at the clan residence, they still couldn’t let their guard down!

Now the Northern Kingdom’s court is fighting endlessly over the issue of the crown prince, and the only thing to worry about is that Prince Jin Yu will set his sights on the Second Prince!

After all, he has no children, and the Second Prince, as his nephew, can be considered his only close blood relative.

Since ancient times, good things have always been kept within the family. King Jin Yu must be unwilling to see the throne fall into the hands of someone else.

Qiao Tianjing knew very well that the existence of Beiguo was a source of worry for his father.

Now that half of the Qiao family's secret guards are at his disposal, he has to talk it over with his father and keep a close eye on the Second Prince!

Qiao Jiaojiao got the result and felt relieved.

In this way, the major hurdle of the silly and innocent girl dying young in the original novel can be said to have been completely overcome!

She yawned deeply and couldn't help thinking:

[Being able to force the Second Prince to go to the Imperial Clan House, I believe the Queen and the Crown Prince also played a big role in it. It's a pity that I didn't see such a wonderful confrontation scene! ]

[The prince is a smart man. He will try to unravel the mystery. He will surely wonder how his second brother could have happened to save such a naive person.]

「Eh——」

Thinking of this, Qiao Jiaojiao also realized something was wrong.

[Today, Silly Baitian went to the side hall to get a gift. Second brother didn't know Silly Baitian was in danger, so why did he just jump over the wall and run to the back door to block people? ]

When Qiao Diyi heard this, he was completely dumbfounded.

Oh my god, how can he explain this?