Princess Nankang came out of the small courtyard of the study here, and a secret guard jumped out of the window and entered the study. The prince looked up and saw the injured and bandaged arm of the secret guard. He frowned, "Where did Ting'er take you to?"
The prince only gave Chen Qing to Xie Boting. This time he left Beijing to find someone and sent five more secret guards. After returning, Xie Boting kept one secret guard and the rest were handed over to the prince.
During a night visit to Prince Zhao's Mansion, Chen Qing summoned all the secret guards. The prince knew that Xie Boting had something to do and needed to send out the secret guards, but he didn't know why and the prince didn't ask. After all, Xie Boting was married and had reached the age where he could stand alone.
Fathers have to learn to let go.
But when the secret guard came back injured, he had to ask about it. The secret guard said truthfully, "The prince took us to Prince Zhao's Mansion. This time it is Prince Zhao who sent the assassin to kill the prince and his concubine."
The prince's eyes shrank, and a murderous intent flashed in his eyes, "Prince Zhao is dead?"
The secret guard shook his head, "It's not clear yet. King Zhao was injured by the Crown Prince and took advantage of the chaos to hide in the dark room of the study. When the Crown Prince left, he knocked over the candlestick and burned down King Zhao's study."
If there was such a big fire in the dark room of the study, King Zhao would definitely die.
But if it was a secret passage, then King Zhao's fortune-telling would have escaped disaster.
After the secret guard finished his report, he withdrew. The prince sat there with his eyes dark and unpredictable, making it impossible to guess what he was thinking. After a while, he continued to process the remaining official documents.
After finishing his work, the prince got up and left the study.
Tianxiangyuan.
The princess was sitting on a small couch, embroidering a bellyband, focused and serious.
Mother Ning came over with scissors to cut the wick. The princess finished embroidering a thread and touched the auspicious clouds on her bellyband. Mother Ning saw her and said, "The prince and princess have just consummated their marriage. It's still early to give birth to a young master. Staying up late to do needlework is too expensive."
Now, Princess, it’s better to go to bed early.”
"I can't sleep, so I'm looking for something to do to pass the time," the princess smiled, taking the thread and preparing to embroider for a while.
At this time, the maid's greeting came, "Your Majesty."
Ning's mother turned around and saw the prince coming, with a flash of surprise in her eyes. It was time for her to step forward to say hello, so she asked the princess in a low voice, "Does the prince still want to have midnight snack?"
The princess shook her head.
She doesn't know either.
The prince didn't come near, he sat down directly and said, "Bring me a midnight snack."
The maid stood there without moving, looking at the princess in confusion.
The princess looked at the prince and said, "I, I didn't let the kitchen prepare midnight snacks..."
Mother Ning quickly left with the maid.
The prince looked at the princess, "Didn't you tell me before I left that I would come for a late-night snack?"
"...I told you," the princess said bravely.
The prince frowned, "Since I said it, why didn't I prepare?"
The princess was not good at lying, so she said truthfully, "The maid saw Princess Nankang going to the front yard to bring you a supper. I thought you didn't need to eat it after you had eaten it, so I didn't let anyone prepare it."
The prince laughed and said, "Can't I have two portions?"
"...Eating too much before going to bed is difficult to digest," the princess said.
The prince picked up the tea cup and said with a hint of ridicule, "You really care about me. Are you so sure that I will eat the late-night snack that Princess Nankang sent me?"
Is there any need to question this?
The prince is used to having late-night snacks, and Princess Nankang is the person who is dear to the prince's heart. She goes to the study in person to deliver food at midnight. Can she not eat it?
But the prince said this as if he hadn't eaten. This chapter has been completed!