The room was silent. As fear and despair overwhelmed him, Zhou Bo slowly regained his sanity.
Now that His Highness is away and Zhufeng is dead, if he can't calm down, the situation in the capital will be a real mess!
We can't be impatient. Sheng Xiuran said that she gave a letter containing a secret to someone else, and once she dies, the letter will be made public.
What he needs to pay attention to now are the rumors in Beijing, and after all, Sheng Xiuran has no evidence!
If she mentioned what he said at the rockery in the letter, then there would be no need to panic. Even if all the tortures in the world were to be inflicted on him, he would not betray Her Highness in the slightest!
Moreover, in the absence of evidence, once rumors spread, Emperor Yong would not sit idly by.
With Emperor Yong's ability, there will be absolutely no problem for him to unravel the mystery and catch the person who spread the rumors. If the rumors don't go away, Emperor Yong might even kill people to stop the chaos!
If you think more deeply, the fact that His Highness has been attacked by "people with ulterior motives" shows that the villains have sinister intentions. If they can take this opportunity to slander the Crown Prince and the Qiao family, wouldn't it be another great opportunity?
If this can be accomplished, Your Highness will truly have no rivals!
Yes, yes, yes!
You can't lose your composure. This is not the end of the world yet, and the outcome is still unknown!
After analyzing the pros and cons, Zhou Bo finally calmed down completely.
He supported himself on the bed and sat up with gritted teeth. He felt that his right leg had completely lost all feeling. He pounded it twice, feeling extremely sad and angry.
Qiao family...Qiao family...
The Qiao family is simply a lingering shadow in his life! Whether he was in the North Country or living in Yong Dynasty now!
“It’s not over yet!”
Zhou Bo supported himself with his left leg and slowly stood up. Holding on to a stool beside him, he moved to the table with difficulty.
There are papers and pens on the table.
He cannot rest, he must write a letter to His Highness as soon as possible and cannot let His Highness fall into a passive situation!
Under the dim candlelight, beads of sweat covered Zhou Bo's forehead, blood was oozing from the wound on his back, and his hands were shaking non-stop.
He struggled with, altered, and discarded this letter countless times.
Regarding Di Zaiying's matter...he really didn't know how to talk to His Highness.
Knock knock knock——
"Master Zhou, I am back."
Zhou Bo raised his head abruptly when he heard this, "Come in!"
The secret guard pushed the door open and saw Zhou Bo stand up and sit on the chair, his face changed drastically.
Zhou Bo had no time to care about anything else, and asked quickly, "What's going on? What's going on?"
The secret guard shook his head hurriedly. "Master Zhou, these are all old rumors. There are no new rumors. I don't know what you... want to know."
When Zhou Bo heard this, he felt relieved for a moment and slowly came to his senses.
Maybe Sheng Xiuran said that on purpose yesterday. After all, this way he wouldn't easily kill her.
However, he still can't take it lightly!
"Investigate! Keep investigating! Any new rumors about His Highness must be reported to me immediately!"
The secret guard immediately responded respectfully: "Yes!"
"Okay, you can go out now. I have something important to do."
Zhou Bo waved his hands with difficulty.
The secret guard wanted to persuade him, but seeing Zhou Bo's stern look, he retreated obediently.
"Master Zhou, I will be guarding the door. Just call me if you need anything."
The room fell silent again, and this time Zhou Bo finally sorted out the myriad of thoughts in his mind.
Since the rumor has not yet started, this matter may have been completely buried with Sheng Xiuran's death.
In this case, there is no need to rush to mention this matter in the letter. It is really difficult to describe the situation in a few words. It is better to wait for His Highness to come back... He will tell the truth when His Highness comes back!
Thinking of this, Zhou Bo reluctantly picked up his pen:
"Your Highness—"
......
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On the other side, the study of the Qiao Mansion.
Qiao Tianjing was writing a letter to Qiao Zhongguo, and Qiao Jiaojiao was lying on the desk, ready to help check for omissions and fill in the gaps at any time.
After finishing the serious work, Qiao Tianjing looked up at Qiao Jiaojiao and asked with a smile: "Little sister, do you have anything to say to Dad?"
Qiao Jiaojiao tilted her head and said with a smile: "Big brother, please help me fill in the blanks and tell me how much I miss my father and second brother. I need five 'oh'!"
Upon hearing this, Qiao Tianjing raised his hand and rubbed Qiao Jiaojiao's head, saying lovingly, "Okay~~"
[Hehe, let Dad and second brother know what it means that a letter from home is worth a thousand pieces of gold! ]
Qiao Jiaojiao propped up her little chin, imagining the expressions of her father and second brother when they received the letter, and her eyes curved into little crescents.
That night, before curfew, two letters were sent from the capital at the same time and were delivered to the same destination...
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On the second day, the Fourth Prince happily came to the Qiao Residence and said in a "show-off" tone as soon as he opened his mouth: "Sister Qiao, the Crown Prince will come to pick me up tonight!"
Qiao Jiaojiao's eyes lit up when she heard that.
Look how smart these two brothers are. The eldest brother hasn't even opened his mouth yet, but they already show up at the door.
Qiao Jiaojiao waited and waited until before dinner, when finally the prince arrived.
"Brother Prince!"
Qiao Jiaojiao now followed Xiao Si's way of calling out, and the prince was very pleased and picked up Qiao Jiaojiao very skillfully.
At this time, Qiao Tianjing came forward with a slightly solemn look.
"Your Highness, I have an important matter to report."
The prince's face changed slightly when he heard this, and he hurriedly carried Qiao Jiaojiao into the house. Seeing this, the Fourth Prince immediately followed.
Seeing that the prince was still standing, Qiao Jiaojiao hurriedly got off him.
[The melon is too big, I’m afraid the prince will be too shocked and throw me to the ground...]
Qiao Tianjing organized his words, mentioned the matter of the orphanage again, and then got to the point.
"Your Highness, I saved an old friend from the orphanage. You know her as Miss Sheng Xiuran from the Sheng family."
"Sheng Xiuran? She's actually in the orphanage?"
The prince was a little stunned.
He did not hide it from Qiao Tianjing and told him his original guess directly.
"During the Dragon Boat Festival banquet last year, my third brother must have felt pity for her and sent her out of the palace."
This time it was Qiao Tianjing's turn to be surprised, "Third Prince?"
Qiao Jiaojiao's heart moved when she heard this.
[Wait, the Third Prince is so weak in the palace, why would he risk helping Sheng Xiuran, who is not even related to him? ]
[According to the original trajectory, after the death of the Crown Prince, the Third Prince had the guts to stand up and support the Crown Prince's son, that is, the Emperor's grandson, to succeed the throne. This shows that he also has loyalty in his heart.]
[Speaking of compassion, the Third Prince should also have some. After all, as a prince, he suffers from a serious illness, so it is inevitable that he has more empathy. ]
[However, these are not enough to motivate the Third Prince to help Sheng Xiuran, right? After all, once the Second Prince finds out, he will most likely be dragged into the fight! ]
[Thinking about it this way, unless... unless Sheng Xiuran and the Third Prince made a conditional exchange, for example...]
When Qiao Tianjing heard this, his expression changed secretly.
He knew what his little sister had left unfinished.
For example, Sheng Xiuran also revealed the secret of the second prince's life experience to the third prince!