Back and forth: I brought supplies to help the impoverished prince

When people came closer, Qiao Shinian realized that hiding was a wise choice, as she was not good at dealing with the emperor.

The two of them huddled together in the middle of the rockery, fearing that they would be discovered by the emperor.

"Your Majesty, the Thirteenth Prince has adapted well to the palace. Don't worry, no one will make things difficult for him." The chief eunuch beside the emperor said softly.

Emperor Gao Wen snorted coldly: "I might even be happy if he suffers."

Qiao Shinian widened her eyes, seeming to realize that she and Wen Jiu had triggered a cruel secret plot, and immediately reached out to cover Wen Jiu's ears.

His mother has always hated him because of his father. If he were to hear his father's hatred again, the child would probably be traumatized.

Wen Jiu silently pried Qiao Shinian's hands apart, pulled her collar and forced her to lower her head. He said softly, "It doesn't matter what he says. Now we should listen more to his thoughts."

Qiao Shinian didn't say anything. She just held Wen Jiu's hand in silence, just like she had always held him during the difficult journey and he had never abandoned her.

"When the Zhou envoy left, his only value as my son was to serve as a hostage in Zhou. If he died, I would have a legitimate reason to send troops to Zhou in the future."

Until the end, Emperor Gao Wen's expression never changed. That indifferent look that treated human life as worthless made Qiao Shinian, who was hiding in the rockery, shiver.

"His mother was wrong, and he is not innocent either. Now no one is expecting him to live well, so why not let him realize his final value."

In the dark rockery, the two looked at each other silently.

When the moon broke free from the shackles of dark clouds and jumped out, the moonlight sprinkled on the faces of the two people, and they could see the expressions on each other's faces clearly.

Wen Jiu had a blank expression on his face, as if he had no feelings about it. His calmness made Qiao Shinian feel scared and distressed, and made Qiao Shinian want to rush out and ask Emperor Gao Wen why he treated a nine-year-old child like this!

It was clearly his fault first, and Wen Jiu was the victim in all this, but why did everyone take out their anger on him?

In the palace late at night, Qiao Shinian hugged Wen Jiu tightly, tears of grievance streaming down his face, as if he wanted to cry out all the grievances and dissatisfactions on behalf of the person involved.

What a rubbish emperor! What a rubbish father! It's simply abominable!

When she woke up the next day, her eyes were swollen.

She sat on the bed blankly, looking at the empty bedroom, not seeing Wen Jiu or anyone else.

Although the environment was the same as usual, she felt lonely and scared at this moment.

It seemed like she would go back tomorrow.

So, will she come back? If she doesn't come back, will Wen Jiu be even more pitiful, being alone in a strange country?

She admitted that her current thoughts were selfish. She didn't want to come back and didn't want to have any contact with this era anymore.

She hated this era. If it were in modern times, such a thing would never happen. Even if Wen Jiu got lost, it would be easy for him to go home. It would be impossible for him to be a hostage in someone else's home.

If someone posts it online, Wen Jiu, the cold-blooded father, will be drowned in the saliva of netizens.

"Sister, what are you daydreaming about? I brought you some fruit."

Qiao Shinian looked at the person involved who acted as if nothing had happened. She opened her mouth and wanted to say something, but she couldn't say anything.

Words of comfort or indignant rebukes seem too insignificant in the face of this cruel fact.

"I think I should go back tomorrow." Qiao Shinian stood up and walked to Wen Jiu, "When is your birthday? I can prepare a gift for you."

Wen Jiu shrugged and said indifferently: "Sister, don't worry about me anymore. You said before that you might not come again, so don't worry about me anymore. Excessive worry will make you unhappy when you return home. Since sister is going back tomorrow, I will give her a farewell party today."

Wen Jiu looked at the fruit plate in front of him and said, "Sister, I think you haven't really visited the palace, right? So let's go visit the palace this morning. In the afternoon, I'll take you out of the palace and look around the capital."

Qiao Shinian wanted to say something, but finally kept silent.

In this era, we have no control over our fate and our life.

A deep sadness enveloped her. She wished to go back and never come back, but she also felt sorry for the nine-year-old child.

She is not smart enough and it takes her a while to figure out many things. Unlike Mo Feibai and Wen Jiu, she has lived in love and kindness since she was a child.

The love of her parents, the affection of her teachers, and the company of her friends all keep her in a dreamy fairy tale house.

If she had not traveled through time, she would never have imagined that people could kill for a bite of food, kill for money, and choose to betray in order to stay alive.

She thought that Wen Jiu would be loved by the emperor when he returned to the palace. After all, he had suffered so much before returning to his father.

However, what awaited him was being exploited. Before he could enjoy his father's love, he was pushed to the enemy country by his own father and became a hostage living under someone else's roof.

"No, I want to stay with you and not go anywhere." Qiao Shinian shook her head tiredly, and then as if she had thought of something, she suddenly turned around and looked at Wen Jiu who was standing beside her, and lowered her voice: "Let's run away, escape from the palace, and never come back. You live an ordinary life as an ordinary person."

Wen Jiu looked at Qiao Shinian in surprise, then smiled and said, "Okay! Then sister, accompany me to escape for a day. We should be able to escape from the city."

"Okay!" Qiao Shinian immediately stood up and took out the silver note that she had hidden. This was the banknote that Wen Jiu had given to her when she came to the palace, and he said that all his money would be kept by Qiao Shinian from now on.

Looking at Qiao Shinian's behavior, Wen Jiu lowered his eyes slightly. He really wanted to keep Qiao Shinian, no matter what means he used.

However, he had witnessed Qiao Shinian's appearance and departure, and his desire to do whatever it took was gone.

He couldn't keep her. That miraculous scene was not something a despicable mortal like him could stop.

So, on her last day, he would go crazy with her.

At least, this time the madness was a decision she made because she cared about him.

After she leaves with peace of mind, he will return to this dark abyss.

Maybe, just maybe it wasn't true that she wouldn't come back.

Maybe, maybe after a long time, she will come to him again.

Therefore, he had to wait with hope for the return of this sister who loved him so much.

"We can't leave with anything conspicuous, otherwise our intention to escape will be too obvious." Sitting in the carriage leaving the palace, Qiao Shinian whispered in Wen Jiu's ear.

Wen Jiu nodded and smiled: "Sister, I will listen to you. I believe you."

Qiao Shinian's original nervousness was dispelled by Wen Jiu's sudden trust. She coughed and whispered in Wen Jiu's ear: "Well, Xiaobai asked me to listen to you more. But, you are a child after all, and many times your decisions will be limited by your age and experience. So at this time, you need me, an adult, to help you break through the fog."

After saying that, he felt that he should add something, so he said, "Let me tell you, don't be soft-hearted towards your ruthless family members. Your father is not everything in your life. You can still live well without him. In the future, you will have a family that loves you. What you have lost will eventually return to you in another form. Really, don't worry."

Wen Jiu held Qiao Shinian's hand tightly, with a look of trust on his face.

"By the way, after we get rid of these guards and eunuchs, I will give you all the modern money-making knowledge I know, and you can choose which ones you can use. When I read novels, the protagonists almost all made their fortunes with this modern knowledge. Although plagiarism is shameful, emergency situations should be dealt with urgently."

As Qiao Shinian spoke, he stuffed all the silver bills and gold beans into Wen Jiu's arms and tidied his clothes.

Wen Jiu smiled and nodded, hiding all the reluctance and unwillingness in his eyes when he looked at Qiao Shinian.

Go play with your sister. If she's happy, you can come back.