The cannon fodder original wife's bad story

Qin Qingdong's eyes were red and his face was hopeless, "Silang came down from above, and I led a team of people to look for her upwards, but the mountains are high and the roads are dangerous, and the water flows fast in some places--" When he said this, he lowered his head, thinking of the woman whom he had never looked down upon, and how she lost her life in this way, his heart was filled with grief.

When Pei Jian heard this, he knew that the situation was not good.

"Don't lose heart, just keep looking. It will be daybreak soon. Look at the boats and see if they are smart. Maybe the fish caught on branches or roots in the water will calm down and wait for rescue."

Qin Qingdong stopped feeling discouraged after hearing this. He nodded and said, "Don't worry, uncle. We will go look for it again."

He turned back to leave, but his foot started to limp. Pei Jian stopped him, "Since your foot is injured, there's no need to go. Let's go down and look for—"

Qin Qingdong lowered his head and said nothing.

Pei Hai left two servants to watch the horses, and reunited with the Qin family's people, heading back against the current.

Qin Qingdong fell to the ground, losing his usual dandy demeanor, and muttered, "Uncle, among the five children who fell into the water today, there is the tenth prince Liu Xian."

Pei Jian suddenly looked over when he heard this, "Why is the little prince attending the banquet today?"

Qin Qingdong lowered his head, "Brother Xian has always wanted to come and begged the Queen for a long time. Fuyun and I thought it would be okay, so we went to ask the Queen—" He felt a little scared, "The Queen couldn't persuade the Tenth Prince and handed him over to me personally. If Guanzhou hadn't risked his life to save him, I'm afraid the Qin family would have been doomed."

The tenth prince, Liu Xian, is the younger brother of the current Crown Prince. The Empress was nearly thirty-five when she had this son, so it is not excessive to say that he is pampered to the utmost.

Unfortunately, the Tenth Prince is very smart and clever. At such a young age, he is not only doted on by his mother, but also loved by everyone in the Eastern Palace. More importantly, he is the last son of the Emperor. Since the birth of the Tenth Prince, no other princes or princesses have been born in the harem.

There is no doubt that His Majesty favors her.

When she returned to the palace later, the queen almost fainted after hearing the young eunuch Qianfu kneeling in front of her and reporting everything in detail. "There is such a dangerous place. Qin's second son and Miss Jin didn't tell us. What a bastard!"

The queen was furious and summoned the imperial physician overnight.

After a thorough examination, he said, "The Tenth Prince is fine. The bruises on his armpits and chest are probably from the ropes. They will heal naturally after some time. For the rest, I have prescribed some medicine to dispel the cold and stabilize the pulse. Take it for two or three days and he will be fine."

The Queen dismissed the imperial physician and said to the maid in the palace, "Why didn't Qin Erlang come? Where is Jin Fuyun? After causing such trouble, he avoided me."

The young eunuch Qianfu said, "Your Majesty, please allow me to report that the eldest son of the Qin family sent the tenth prince to the palace because the whereabouts of the fourth young master's wife were unknown. Several mansions have sent people to search for her overnight."

Although Liu Xian had changed his clothes in the villa, after entering the palace, he was taken by the palace maid to change into new clothes for fear of bringing unclean things from outside.

Now that he heard his mother personally interrogating Qianfu, he simply answered the question himself.

"The fourth aunt of the Pei family was very brave. She jumped down the waterfall to save the five of us." At this point, he became depressed and said to the queen, "I finally realized that she was powerless. She grabbed my hand, but then broke away..."

He looked like he was about to cry, which made the queen feel very distressed.

"My son, if something happens to you, what will your mother do?"

This was a serious matter, and soon both His Majesty and the Crown Prince received the news. His Majesty originally sent a senior eunuch to check on the situation, but then he felt uneasy and went to stay in the Central Palace himself.

The Crown Prince and his wife also came to the palace to visit. Seeing that Liu Xian was fine, the Crown Princess breathed a sigh of relief.

Kneel before the emperor and the queen to plead guilty on behalf of the Qin family.

"Get up. We'll talk about this later. But Song's whereabouts are unknown now. We can discuss the guilt after we find him."

Liu Xian knelt before the Crown Princess and apologized to his father, the Emperor, and his mother. "It was all my fault that I was so willful that I led my brothers and sisters to the waterfall to have a look. During that time, I even dismissed my attendants. I had no idea that I would slip. If my father, the Emperor, and his mother should be punished, it is all my fault. I am willing to bear the punishment."

The emperor asked seriously, "Did someone else teach you this?"

After all, the little prince fell into the water, and the palace held him accountable, which implicated everyone.

Liu Xian shook his head, then lowered his head and shed tears. This made the Crown Prince quickly hug him and asked softly, "What's wrong? Father didn't punish you for no reason, so why are you crying?"

The little prince wiped his tears with his sleeve, feeling uncomfortable. "Father asked if anyone had taught me to tell him. In fact, I was in the water. Before Fourth Aunt passed away, she told me, Ling Ge'er, and Yan Jie'er not to punish people who had nothing to do with it at will."

At this point, she choked up and said, "I told Qin Erlang that when he found Fourth Aunt, he must send a letter to the palace to let me know. Now there is still no letter at this hour, I am afraid... Fourth Aunt is gone."

Thinking of that aunt and those children, eating, drinking, playing, and listening to music, they got along very well, but he never expected that because of his negligence, she would lose her life.

Seeing Liu Xian crying so sadly, the emperor didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

"This fourth aunt is Pei Si's wife, Shouan's daughter?"

The queen replied, "He is quite courageous. He actually jumped down. I heard from Xian'er that it was probably about 30 to 50 meters high."

Liu Xian cried for most of the day and soaked in the water for a long time. He soon became sleepy. The queen felt sorry for him and let him sleep in the palace. Before falling asleep, Liu Xian kept saying, "If you get good news, you must wake me up to let me know."

Only after getting the consent of his father and mother did he close his eyes which had been unable to open for a long time.

Similarly, there were several other children. Except for Pei's Ling'er and Huan'er who were recuperating in the princess's villa, Qin's Yan'er and Qin Tong all returned to the capital.

Everyone searched all night with torches.

When it was almost dawn, Pei An led his team to where Qin Qingdong was resting. The two met up, but found nothing.

Seeing his father was there, Pei An's eyes flushed and he greeted him, "Father and Erlang will go back to the Princess's Villa to rest for a while. If there is any news, I will send someone to deliver it to you."

"Don't worry, kid. Guan Zhou is quite capable."

Pei Jian tried to comfort the four sons, but he saw Pei An's voice was hoarse and he whispered, "Just one step away!"

He was just one step away from catching Song Guanzhou.

Qin Qingdong lowered his head and said in a deep voice, "Silang, don't give up, keep looking." He thought, at least he had to see the person alive or dead.

The guards of the Huang and Li families also came down from the side of the hill. Everyone looked in the direction of the sound and shook their heads.

They each told each other about their situations, and as the day began to dawn, they prepared to go their separate ways to look for him. Jin Fuyun asked the kitchen to prepare some hot food and had the maids and servants bring it over.

The first ones to come were Rendong and Zhuanggu, who were standing beside Song Guanzhou. They both carried a bundle on their backs and walked up to him quietly.

The two looked haggard, with red and swollen eyes, and it was obvious that they had been crying all night.

When they saw the equally haggard Fourth Young Master, they choked up again, "Fourth Young Master, you should eat something. We two servants will go with you to find the Young Madam later."

Others scolded, "Nonsense, aren't you just causing trouble?"