Author: Loeva

The Crown Prince of Shu emerged from the secret passage and reappeared in a secluded corner of his study yard.

He first looked outside next to the rockery of the lake. Under the cover of a bush next to the rockery, he made sure that the yard was quiet and no one was there. It was as peaceful as when he left. Then he walked out from behind the bush with confidence.

I walked unhurriedly up the back stairs to the corridor surrounding the study, then through the back door of the clean room, returned to the quiet room of the study in front.

Then he stopped and stood there frozen.

The Crown Princess of Shu came to the study at some unknown time and sat quietly at the Eight Immortals table in the main room for tea receptions. Not far in front of her, the confidant maid who was waiting in the study was kneeling on the ground with her head lowered.

The low one probably noticed that the Prince of Shu was back and wanted to look up, but in the end he didn't dare to move.

The prince of Shu took a deep breath, walked forward with a smile, and sat down on the other side of the Eight Immortals table: "Why are you here? Didn't you say that Da Lang was feeling a little unwell? The weather is getting hotter, and the child's spleen and stomach are weak, so it is inevitable that he will feel a little uncomfortable.

Adapt. Our family has not reached the point where we cannot hire a doctor. At worst, we can just say hello to the gatekeeper and ask them to find a doctor. We cannot just watch the child suffer. The Queen Mother and the Emperor are not that cruel."

The Crown Princess of Shu said calmly: "Da Lang is fine. I asked someone to make medicine for him according to the old recipe. After drinking it, he was fine. He just ate half a bowl of porridge and fell asleep. I think

The prince seems to be feeling a little unwell recently. I wonder if he is suffering from heatstroke. I still have some anti-heat medicine left, so I personally came to deliver a bowl to the prince. I only thought that the prince was studying in the study, but I didn’t expect...

..." She glanced at the maid, "This girl actually lied to me. The prince was obviously not here, but she said that you didn't sleep well last night and you need to catch up on your sleep now. You have already fallen asleep and asked me to go back."

The Prince of Shu laughed dryly and glanced at his confidant maid: "That's the girl's fault. I am indeed feeling a little unwell and my stomach is upset, but I feel embarrassed, so I don't allow the girl to talk nonsense. I was in the clean room at the back just now.

Well, this girl is also stupid, and my wife is not an outsider. Even if I tell you the truth, what does it matter?"

The Crown Princess of Shu smiled and said: "The Crown Prince is so doting on this girl that no one knows how great the world is. Our family is indeed in a bad situation now, but our status is still there, and we still have the rules we should have. Master, you can

You are willful, but the girls need to know their responsibilities. Since the prince has a stomachache, he should ask the doctor for medicine earlier. It is serious to cure him as soon as possible. How can he just stay in the front room in a daze and let himself go?

Let the owner go to the grass in the backyard to relieve himself? That’s too rude!”

Prince Shu's face turned red and white, and he forced a smile without saying a word.

Everything has been exposed. He forced to explain that his wife refused to believe it, so he couldn't continue to tell lies. His wife was always on the same side as him, and even if she really knew something, she would not betray him. What's more,

, he is not helpless to defend himself.

The Crown Prince of Shu lowered his head and looked at the girl: "You go down first." The girl didn't dare to raise her head, so she just kowtowed, then stood up and walked backwards out of the house.

When she was closing the door, Prince Shu happened to see a large red and swollen patch on her forehead, which was obviously caused by kowtow. He couldn't help but be stunned.

He felt a little unhappy. Although he had never taken this girl into his house, she was still one of the people he had to use now. In his current situation, he could still have trust and be able to do things in this house.

How difficult it is for a man. Because this girl protected his secret, he was severely punished by his wife who was in the same position as him. This was tantamount to a slap in his face!

The Crown Prince of Shu asked his wife displeasedly: "What are you doing?! Can you be so cruel to my girl?!"

The Crown Princess of Shu sneered: "The Crown Prince only blames me, why don't you think about what will happen if you disappear inexplicably and are discovered and reported to the palace?! Even now our family is being

Trapped in the house, without freedom, at least we can still live without worries, have food and clothing, and in a few years, when the Queen Mother and the Emperor have calmed down, we will still have one day to go out! Da Lang always has to go out to study.

, it won’t take two years! But the prince refuses to stay honest and insists on provoking the nobles in the palace. What do you want?! Do you want me and the children to lose their lives because of you?

, how can you be willing to do so?!"

The prince of Shu felt that her words were harsh and said impatiently: "What do you know?! Is it possible that if we are locked up in this house and do nothing, we will be safe and sound?! The emperor just wanted to

He just wants others to praise him for his kindness! When we are forgotten by the world, he will kill us whenever he wants?! It’s like killing a pig, it’s so easy!" He gritted his teeth and said, "I am willing to do it and wait to be killed.

Slaughtered pig? He can’t even think about it!”

The Crown Princess of Shu was indifferent to his words. This was not the first time she heard similar remarks: "Then what do you plan to do? What can you do? Just rely on the elderly Gu Changshi and his wife next door, or

Those old Shu people he brought back?"

"You--" The prince of Shu's face changed drastically, and he stood up suddenly and glared at his wife. He vaguely noticed that his wife was far less docile than before, and she was even dissatisfied with him because of her current situation. He was unhappy in his heart, and some things just made him angry.

He didn't let his wife know, but unexpectedly he still couldn't hide it from her. I wonder how much she knew? Could it be that... she even knew about the existence of Chu Yuniang? What about his new plan? I hope this woman won't be here

After knowing it, I dragged him back...

Different from the reaction of the Crown Prince of Shu, the Crown Princess of Shu behaved very calmly, looking at her husband with a hint of disdain: "Master, do you really think that those things can be hidden from the person next to you? Or do you think so?

As the mistress of this palace, I don’t even know what is going on in the palace? It has been several years since Gu Changshi moved into the house next door, but we never interacted with him before, and neither did he

I've been there before. But he has been an official in the Prince of Shu's palace for many years. After losing his official position, he returned to the capital and settled down next to our palace. Do you think that no one will mention such a loyal old subordinate in front of me?

! I have long wanted to make friends with his family again, but you didn’t want to, so I didn’t dare to act rashly. But since we were trapped in the house and were not allowed to go out, the prince didn’t copy the scriptures for a few days, so he ordered someone to take this

The secluded courtyard was cleared out to make a quiet room for you to study. When you moved here, you felt that the original courtyard was too simple and unworthy of your status, so you started to make noises about repairing the courtyard, and people were knocking here all day long.

After hammering and hammering, the prince still refuses to go back to study and insists on supervising the work himself... If I can't guess that there is something wrong with this yard, then I would be derelict in my duty!"

The Prince of Shu's face became more and more ugly. He didn't know that he wasn't very good at covering up, but what could he do? Who told these old people to contact him only after he was banned in the mansion? And they

The Gu family just next door actually chose to dig a tunnel in order to break through the soldiers guarding the door... After learning the news, he was afraid that the officers and soldiers would discover what these people were doing, so he used the excuse to repair the yard to cover them...

The Crown Princess of Shu paid no attention to the change in her husband's expression, and said directly: "I have lived in this mansion for several years, and I know the courtyards inside and out very well! From the perspective of outsiders, we and the Gu Changshi family seem to be the same.

There is also an alley across. In fact, the northeast corner is adjacent to the northwest corner of the Gu family's house for several feet. Our side is the most secluded courtyard in the whole house, and that side should be a Buddhist temple.

, I used to stand under the wall over there, and I could always smell the scent of sandalwood coming from the other side of the wall. But starting from a month ago, the scent of sandalwood can be smelled from the cave under the rockery..."

The Prince of Shu's face was so dark that he couldn't look at it. He interrupted his wife: "That's enough! You don't have to say any more! I know that I have many flaws, but this is a last resort! I will not be willing to die trapped here.

In the palace. And those old people from the palace came to the door, but they were at a dead end. They wanted to rescue me, and I also needed them to do things outside. It was just for convenience to use Gu Changshi's house to meet them secretly.

That's all. I also know that there are risks in doing this, but I have kept it a secret for so long, and there is no movement in the palace. As long as you pretend not to know anything and continue to live as usual, this secret will not be leaked! I

If you can get freedom, you can also benefit. Don't forget, we still have two children! Even for the sake of our children, we can't trap ourselves in this house for the rest of our lives. We are so young, and we all feel unwilling to do so.

Not to mention two children?!"

The Crown Princess of Shu looked at him with a gloomy face: "Then...what does the Crown Prince want to do?! Can we leave here after meeting those people? If those people are really loyal, when our family suffered a great disaster,

, why don’t we see them appearing? We have to wait until we are in a difficult situation and have almost no manpower before we show up. Isn’t it because they have no way out? If they don’t want to fall into trouble, they have no choice but to turn back.

Are you defecting to us? Such people only come to us for profit, how can we believe it?!"

The prince of Shu had no intention of telling his wife. He was only using these people, and he was not really relying on them.

In the past, he only thought that Chu Yuniang was the pretty granddaughter of his father's official family. He would often meet her at his mother's concubine's place. He thought that if she were a few years older, she might become one of his concubines.

However, the Prince of Shu's palace fell. He and Chu Yuniang had been separated for several years. He never expected to meet again at Gu Changshi's place, but her infatuation for him remained unchanged. At that time, when he looked at her beautiful face, he was stunned.

I feel like I have a new bargaining chip.

The prince of Shu swallowed the truth and said to his wife: "Don't worry, I won't blindly rely on a few people with unclear ideas, and I won't let them do dangerous things and cause trouble. At the moment, I just want to

Soothe them all, and don't let the palace discover their origins and stop them from doing stupid things. As for the way to escape, I am still thinking about it. When I make up my mind, I will discuss it with you.

Just pretend you don't know anything and don't reveal the truth to anyone. You can also help cover up the secret passage. You know, this is all for the sake of our two children!"

The Crown Princess of Shu looked at him expressionlessly. After a while, she said calmly: "I will cooperate with the Crown Prince, but... I hope you are not lying to me."
Chapter completed!