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Chapter 1362: The Recent Situation of the Xiao Family
🕑 Added 2023-08-21 22:46:45 +0000 UTCChapter 1362: The Recent Situation of the Xiao Family
The incident in Dong'an Prefecture was just a small case. The bigger grudge was exposed when the Third Prince revealed the affair between Gong Qiu and the Imperial Concubine.
It was the Third Prince who brought this matter to the late Emperor's attention, leading to the beheading of Gong Qiu, the concubine's death, and the exposure of the Second Prince not being of royal blood.
The current situation of the Second Prince was undoubtedly influenced by the Third Prince.
These two had a deep-seated enmity. However, now the Third Prince was unexpectedly sheltering the Second Prince??
Shu Yu looked at the letter and couldn't help but sigh. It was truly a world where interests prevailed, where even the greatest hatred could be temporarily set aside to achieve a common goal.
It was easy to understand. When the Third Prince was so close to the throne and suddenly preempted by the current Emperor, who also regarded him as a major threat, he couldn't do anything and naturally felt unwilling.
He also knew that the Second Prince wasn't the late Emperor's biological son and could never ascend to the throne. Since they had a common goal, cooperation was not out of the question.
But in Shu Yu's opinion, this was simply courting death.
Why would the Second Prince cooperate with the Third Prince to confront the current Emperor if there weren't substantial benefits involved?
Shu Yu shook her head and continued reading the letter.
The letter mentioned that it was an unexpected discovery about the whereabouts of the Second Prince, and it was related to Xiang Weinan.
Earlier, when Qi Lie came, he mentioned that Xiang Weinan's wife, Xiao Shi, had returned to the capital first. As a result, she was left at her parents' home, supposedly caring for her sick father. Even when Xiang Weinan's mother went to bring her back, she couldn't do so.
Recently, Xiang Weinan finally returned to the capital, and his first task was to go to Xiao's house.
On one hand, he went to visit his "sick" father-in-law, and on the other hand, he wanted to take his wife back and inquire about the situation at Xiao's house.
Xiao's family had no reason to stop him, but what puzzled Xiang Weinan was that when he saw Xiao Shi, he noticed that she had dramatically lost weight.
It had only been two or three months since they last met, and Xiao Shi's change was too significant.
Xiao Shi explained that she was worried about her father's illness and couldn't eat well or sleep, causing her to become like this.
However, Xiang Weinan, a keen observer, felt something was amiss.
The most obvious thing was the maids and servants around Xiao Shi, all of whom were new faces.
The familiar Gu Mama and Shui Xin were gone, and the two maids present stared at Xiao Shi like they were monitoring her.
When Xiang Weinan proposed talking privately with Xiao Shi as husband and wife, the two maids didn't agree.
No, it wasn't that they didn't agree, but rather Xiao Shi didn't agree.
Before, Xiao Shi had been eager to be alone with Xiang Weinan, so this unusual response and attitude puzzled him.
Xiang Weinan had many doubts but couldn't ask anything.
Before he left Xiao's house, Xiao Shi hugged him, and in that brief moment, she discreetly slipped a handkerchief into his hands.
Xiang Weinan realized that something was seriously wrong, but he didn't say anything at the time and quietly kept the handkerchief. After returning home, he opened the handkerchief and found that the message on it wasn't written with ink but with several types of powder, possibly even bloodstains.
Xiang Weinan's eyes widened in shock. Xiao Shi wanted to write a letter to him, but she couldn't use ink and brushes, indicating that she couldn't access those things.
Or, she could access them, but someone was watching her, and she couldn't use them.
After reading the content of the letter, Xiang Weinan's expression changed drastically.
Xiao Shi asked him to save her and her parents because she unintentionally saw the Second Prince's figure at Xiao's house...
