After giving up being the wife of a powerful official, Ling Yunlu became a concubine

"Mrs. Shen, did you leave my little brother to protect him?"

After a long time, Xiao Yunhao asked again.

"Yes, just like your mother did to protect you."

"As a mother, sometimes I will sacrifice myself for the safety of my children."

Shen Yunjin patted Xiao Yunhao.

Xiao Yunhao didn't say anything. Only his nasal voice could be heard in the darkness.

"Madam Shen, did my mother die because of me?"

Shen Yunjin reached out and touched his head.

"no."

"Hao'er, you must remember that you are the best gift God has given to your mother in this world."

"And your mother is the one who loves you the most!"

Xiao Yunhao began to sob, and Shen Yunjin picked up her son and put him inside.

She held Xiao Yunhao in her arms.

"Cry, and after you've cried, live well, including your mother's share!"

Xiao Yunhao hugged Shen Yunjin tightly and cried silently.

Shen Yunjin gently stroked Xiao Yunhao's vest.

After crying for a long time, Xiao Yunhao fell asleep in Shen Yunjin's arms.

Xiao Minshen walked into the room and frowned when he saw Xiao Yunhao occupying his seat.

Shen Yunjin smiled and said softly, "Your Highness, please go somewhere else to rest tonight."

When Xiao Minshen thought of Xiao Yunhao's miserable life experience, his brows relaxed slightly.

"Two children sleeping together with you won't crowd you, right? Otherwise, I'll take him away?"

"You can't squeeze in. Your Highness, go and get some rest. You have to get up early tomorrow."

Shen Yunjin looked at Xiao Minshen with heartache. Xiao Minshen had deep dark circles under his eyes due to working day and night for the past two days.

"Okay, you should also go to bed early."

Xiao Minshen pulled the quilt over Shen Yunjin and walked out.

Early the next morning, Shen Yunjin fed his son and handed him over to Linglong.

She stepped onto the carriage reluctantly. Linglong and Xiao Yunhao stood at the door, holding the child, to see them off.

Xiao Yunhao returned to his usual self, with a stern face, as if the person who hugged Shen Yunjin and cried yesterday was not him.

"Let's go."

Xiao Minshen told Mo Yi that they would have another tough battle to fight after they returned.

The news that the carriage from Prince Qi's palace had returned to the capital was quickly delivered to the palace.

"Your Majesty, the guards have found out that the Prince Qi's concubine has no child."

"It is said that after being held hostage by the Crown Prince, Concubine Shen was so frightened that the child was born prematurely and was dead at birth."

"Prince Qi and Concubine Shen were extremely sad. Then they went to the temple and lit a perpetual lamp for the child before returning to the capital."

"How did the King of Qi's men rescue the concubine?"

"I heard that the Crown Prince originally wanted the prince in Concubine Shen's belly, but the child died when it was born."

"The prince thought it was bad luck, so he left Concubine Shen behind and left. It happened that the King of Qi arrived and rescued her."

"Is there anyone else in the car of Prince Qi's mansion?"

"It was only the Prince of Qi and the concubine who were searched by the people guarding the city gate."

"Have you sent anyone to the temple? Did you hide anything inside?"

"Our people went to check and found that only the King of Qi and his companions went in. The abbot of the temple said that no one else went in."

"Okay, keep sending people to watch, and go down."

The Second Prince’s entire attention is now focused on tomorrow’s coronation ceremony.

In order to ascend the throne smoothly tomorrow, he sent heavy troops to guard the Qi Wang Palace, Rui Wang Palace and Xian Wang's residence.

"Somebody come!"

A guard came in in response.

"What is Xiao Minyong doing recently?"

"Apart from going to the palace to see Concubine Shu, he has never gone out." The guard thought for a moment.

"It seems that he is ill. He has already consulted the imperial physician several times."

"Can you send someone to guard it?" The second prince was worried.

"Xiao Minyong came back and lived in his wife's dowry house. We only sent a few secret guards to watch over it."

"To be on the safe side, we should send soldiers to guard it."

"If he makes any unusual move tomorrow, kill him without mercy!"

Speaking of this, the second prince's tone was filled with murderous intent.

If the Second Prince had not been concerned about the nagging of those old ministers in the court, he would have ordered them all to be killed long ago.

Those old ministers, relying on their seniority, have bad tempers and are stubborn.

If things go wrong, they will hit their heads against the pillars and die.

Some of the old ministers are founding ministers.

The second prince wanted to sit on the throne, but he also didn't want to be in a situation where there was no court official under him after he sat on the throne.

Sometimes, the country has to rely on these old ministers.

Wait, wait until he sits in that position, and then slowly deal with those people he wants to deal with.

Xiao Minshen helped Shen Yunjin get off the carriage and entered the Prince Qi's Mansion.

A figure fell at their feet.

"My Lord, please, save my brother."

It turned out that the person who rushed out was Concubine Liu.

Shen Yunjin's face changed.

"Someone, help Concubine Liu in!"

Two servants came out immediately and dragged Concubine Liu in.

Several people came to the flower hall, and Shen Yunjin and Xiao Minshen sat down.

"Butler, who released Concubine Liu? Take her out and give her twenty canes!"

Shen Yunjin glared sternly at Concubine Liu who was kneeling on the ground.

When Concubine Liu heard this, she knelt down to Xiao Minshen's feet.

"Your Majesty, it was because I was too anxious that I asked them to let me out. Please forgive them."

Seeing Shen Yunjin looking exhausted, Xiao Minshen said to Jinzhi, "Help your queen in."

"And have someone call a doctor to take a good look at your queen."

Shen Yunjin had just gotten angry and was feeling dizzy.

She knew that this time she had suffered a great loss in her health.

She didn't act pretentiously. She held Jinzhi's hand and went back to the house.

After seeing Shen Yunjin leave, Xiao Minshen picked up the teacup on the table and took a few sips slowly.

"Tell me, what happened to your brother?"

Concubine Liu wiped her tears and then told everyone the news she had received.

It turned out that ever since the Duke allowed Liu Zongyuan to enter the Hanlin Academy, he wanted to make rapid progress.

He knew that the throne would belong to the prince in the future, so he joined the prince's team.

At that time, the Duke advised him to think twice.

However, he felt that only by sharing the hardships with the prince would they have the opportunity to be promoted after he ascended the throne.

The Duke agreed. After all, he had worked hard with the Emperor in the past, which was why the Liu family was so glorious today.

However, they did not expect that the prince was not the emperor's own.

When Liu Zongyuan learned the news, he panicked on the spot.

He returned home early to discuss countermeasures with the Duke.

"The only solution now is for you to quickly withdraw from the prince's camp."

"But my son has already done a few things for the prince, there is no way back!"

Liu Zongyuan regretted it deeply.

"What did you do to help the prince?" the Duke asked quickly.

"Yes, I helped draft some documents..."

Liu Zongyuan spoke with a guilty conscience.

It's just a few documents, not a big deal, right?