The person in black, that is, Concubine Li, was hiding behind a pillar and was in a dilemma. Those crazy people in the cold palace only said that it was here, but which direction should they go?
Just when I was hesitating, I vaguely heard a baby crying, and my eyes lit up instantly.
In the harem, she is the only one who has given birth to a child. The baby crying that can be heard must be her prince.
It must be!
In the secret room, the wet nurse was feeding the baby. She was very impatient when she heard the crying: "Enough, stop crying. You will die if you cry any more. Just eat when I tell you to..."
The nanny, with a look of annoyance on her face, didn't notice that there was someone behind her. The next moment, her neck hurt and she fell down limply.
Concubine Li quickly reached out to catch the swaddling clothes. Looking at the skinny baby inside, her heart ached. She put her fingers in the child's mouth and turned around to run outside without caring about anything else.
The patrolling guards didn't expect that someone would be so bold.
He was so sleepy that he yawned and found a place to take a nap, which also gave Concubine Li a chance.
Concubine Li ran all the way to her palace holding the swaddling baby, locked the door from the inside, took off her clothes and began to feed the child.
Perhaps it was because he smelled a familiar flavor, so he started eating with peace of mind.
Fell asleep after one stick of incense.
Concubine Li was indeed in a dilemma. The child was stolen, but how could she raise him without telling His Majesty? If she was discovered, it would be a serious crime.
I don’t know what he was thinking about, but his eyes suddenly lit up.
A moment later, Aunt Peilan came in, closed the door, and bowed, "Madam, I wonder why you want me here..."
Out of the corner of his eye, he saw the shadow holding the baby. The words on his lips stopped abruptly. He looked up at her in disbelief, and his legs went weak as he fell to the ground.
Her eyes were filled with fear: "Your Majesty, you stole the prince away. This is a capital crime, a capital crime that will confiscate the family property and exterminate the clan."
Concubine Li looked at the sleeping child with gentle eyes: "Since he is my own child, how can it be considered stolen? I want him to live, even if it means he lives among the common people."
"Auntie, don't you want to leave the palace all the time? You take the child out of the palace, and I will take care of the rest. You must leave before dawn."
He leaned over and kissed the baby on the forehead, his eyes full of reluctance.
Aunt Peilan reached out to take the swaddling clothes, staring at her with a pale face, her mind blank. When they entered the secret room, she looked at her in disbelief.
Concubine Li gave a bitter laugh and said, "I dug this secret passage secretly, thinking that I could sneak out to play one day and come back quietly so that no one would find out."
"I didn't expect it to be my son's life. Take the silver in the bag and take good care of my child."
"Never tell him the truth. Just live as a commoner and live in peace. That's good enough."
Peilan walked forward and saw the death in her eyes: "My queen, are you going to commit suicide?"
Concubine Li pulled the corner of her mouth and said resolutely: "Don't worry about it, let's go quickly, it will be too late if you are late."
After sending the person to the secret passage, Concubine Li supported herself to do another thing. Only if she succeeded, His Majesty would be helpless even if he had doubts. What could he do to a madman?
Not long after, fires broke out in two palaces in the harem. The fire spread rapidly, and eunuchs and palace maids shuttled back and forth.
The screams continued, and Emperor Gan was also awakened. He only said: "Put out the fire, don't bother me again."
Jinzhong knelt on the ground and said tremblingly, "Your Majesty, something terrible has happened. The little prince has disappeared. The thief stole the little prince and set fire to the Liuli Palace."
He sat up straight with a startled look in his eyes, "What did you say? The little prince was stolen and the harem caught fire?"
"Yes, the Liuli Palace caught fire first, and then it affected Concubine Li's palace. Now both places are burning fiercely. I'm afraid it's..."
Emperor Gan threw back the quilt and got out of bed, his face extremely gloomy. He whispered, "What a coincidence! The patrol guards are all dead! They are all useless rubbish and deserve to die!"
Jinzhong knelt on the ground and dared not move, for fear that he would say something wrong and get his head chopped off.
"Let's go check on Concubine Li. If you find the little prince's whereabouts, I will kill Concubine Li's entire family!"
"Yes, Your Majesty."
The flames in the sky illuminated the entire palace.
Emperor Gan looked at the fire and gritted his teeth: "Princess Mei, where is Concubine Li? Is she still alive?"
The young eunuch knelt on the ground and said tremblingly, "Your Majesty, the two ladies have been rescued, but Concubine Li's face was burned and disfigured."
"Crazy, crazy!"
"...How did your face get hurt?"
"When they were rescuing people, a beam fell down and accidentally hit the queen. That's why she was disfigured. She fainted once, and when she woke up she was crazy."
Emperor Gan walked over to take a look. The bloody face was nauseating to look at, but he had no doubt that she was crazy.
"Also, have you found... the remains of a baby?"
The eunuch was stunned and said blankly: "Your Majesty, the fire is too big to search carefully. If there is any trace, we can only look for it tomorrow."
Emperor Gan felt so depressed when he thought about the medicine for the birth that he had been waiting for for nine months, but it disappeared before he could use it.
If it wasn't Concubine Li, who else could have stolen it?
Nu was so anxious that he felt a sweetness in his throat and a mouthful of blood spurted out. Jinzhong was so scared that his face changed drastically and he quickly reached out to hold it.
Shouting: "Quick, call the imperial physician!"
The entire palace was alarmed and no one could sleep peacefully.
The crazy Concubine Li was sent to another palace to rest temporarily. When she opened her eyes again, it was already dawn outside. Concubine Li looked at herself in the bronze mirror.
The corners of her mouth lifted up, revealing a carefree smile. So what if she was disfigured? She didn't want to serve the emperor in bed anymore. She had to find a good excuse for being crazy.
When Concubine Wu walked in, she saw her sitting in front of the bronze mirror, motionless like a puppet. She called out softly, "Your Highness, I greet you. What are you doing..."
Concubine Li stood up and laughed, jumping around like a madman, which made everyone's eyebrows twitch.
"Oh, he really is crazy. He was so favored by the harem before, how could he go crazy in the blink of an eye?"
"A woman's face is her life, let alone a concubine in the harem. If her face is ruined, she might even go crazy. My lady, go and have a rest. I will just watch over her from here."
Concubine Wu sighed, "Well, let's have the imperial physician examine her tomorrow. Once she's healed, we'll see what His Majesty thinks. I'm afraid she'll end up in the cold palace."
The two walked away one after the other. Concubine Li curled up on the bed, looking out the window and praying that day would come soon so that her aunt could take the children out of the city safely.
The sky soon brightened.
Aunt Peilan came out of the secret passage, carried the child out of the city, found a small village to rest, bought a carriage, and headed south with the child.
After the city lockdown notice was posted, the city gates were closed and a house-to-house search was conducted. Any baby who was only a few days old was brought into the palace.
The sons of ministers were also taken away. Such a big move made the whole capital city boil over. No one understood what the emperor meant by this move.
Inside the Emperor's Bedroom
The sound of porcelain breaking continued to be heard, and no one dared to go in. Jinzhong covered his head, which was bleeding, and staggered out.
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