The Crybaby Prince is Reborn, Where is the Prince Going?

In Jinyou's room in Liuyunzhai, Xiao Yunzhen opened his hazy eyes and saw He Jinyou sitting on a small couch reading a book.

【Jinyou, I'm awake. 】

"Yeah. If you're awake, then you're awake. Why are you calling me?"

Oh, straight man! Angry!

Xiao Yunzhen stared at the carved bed ceiling in a daze for a moment. [Okay, okay, you're bullying me because I can't walk, huh? When I can walk again, I'll definitely give you a smack in the face!]

"Heh, if you can't control your inner thoughts, then stop imagining them. I can hear everything you think. It's really too early for you to think about how to retaliate against me."

[Ah! It's over, I forgot! I can't think about it, I can't think about it, but I can't control myself!]

Xiao Yunzhen was lying on the bed, silently doubting his life, while Jinyou raised the corner of his mouth slightly and turned another page of the book, obviously in a good mood.

Jinyou was reading a book and casually asked Xiao Yunzhen, "Do you know about the death of General Zhou Shengmin and his granddaughter?"

Xiao Yunzhen's mumbling was interrupted, and his thoughts were blank for a moment before he connected to the signal given by He Jinyou.

[General Zhou? Didn't he pass away three years ago? Died of illness, right? I'm not sure about that. As for the general's granddaughter you mentioned... let me think, was her name Zhou Chenying?]

"Zhou Chenying?"

"Yes, aren't you talking about her? But the old general only has this one granddaughter. Even though she was born to a concubine, she was promoted to the position of the principal wife, so Zhou Chenying naturally became the legitimate daughter."

Jinyou seemed lost in thought, unable to continue reading the book in his hand. He put the book aside and walked straight to the bed. "Tell me in detail, tell me everything you know."

Jinyou's serious look made Xiao Yunzhen a little dazed. It was obviously the eight-year-old He Jinyou, but when he became serious, it seemed as if he saw Jinyou in his twenties.

"? What are you daydreaming about?"

Xiao Yunzhen's eyes were dull, and he looked at him as if he was looking through him at someone else, which made him feel a little creepy, as if someone had seen through his soul, and he felt uncomfortable all over.

Xiao Yunzhen came back to his senses. [What were you saying just now? I didn't hear clearly.]

So Jinyou repeated it again.

I remember Zhou Chenying because she later became the Fifth Prince's legal wife, marrying off as the legitimate daughter of a Duke's mansion. About six years later, Zhou Jingshen was granted the title of Duke of Guguo for his contributions in pacifying the border, and Zhou Chenying, by then secretly engaged to the Fifth Prince, was pregnant. Duke of Guguo had no choice but to ask his father for permission to marry them, but the Fifth Prince disagreed, saying her biological mother was a concubine and unworthy of him.

Zhou Chenying then began to cry, rage, and even threatened to hang herself. Duke Guguo had only one daughter, and he couldn't bear to see her die. So he went to the palace every day to beg for a marriage. Ultimately, the emperor had no choice but to grant the marriage, unable to bear the pain of hurting a meritorious official. Zhou Chenying became the Fifth Imperial Concubine, and later gave birth to a legitimate daughter for the Fifth Brother. This displeased him, leaving him depressed and unhappy, and the accumulated resentment led to his illness and premature death.

After finishing his speech, Xiao Yunzhen even tutted his words twice, "You don't know, you were also involved in this."

After hearing this, Jinyou became interested and said, "Tell me more about it."

Xiao Yunzhen waved his chubby arms, thinking, "The same year Xiao Yutiao married off to a foreign prince, you became the governor of the East Depot, wielding immense power. Because your fourth and fifth brothers were twins, your fourth brother had you forced...to become a eunuch...so you framed your fifth brother. It's true they were in love, but it was you who orchestrated the affair. At the banquet that sent Xiao Yutiao off, they were drugged and their passion was uncontrollable...but no one knew about it; you kept it very secret."

"Then how do you know?"

Xiao Yunzhen was choked and a little stuck. Of course, he would not say that he saw everything from a third-person perspective. That would be the same as telling He Jinyou, "I know everything, even if I didn't participate." It would be counterproductive to arouse fear for no reason.

[Ahahahaha, it seems like Fourth Brother said that, haha~]

Xiao Yunzhen smiled awkwardly. Anyway, the incident had not happened yet, and it was not convenient for Jinyou to confront his fourth brother face to face. He might as well keep it secret for the time being.

He Jinyou didn't dwell on this for long. He changed the subject and asked Xiao Yunzhen, "Do you know Zhou Chenyue?"

Zhou Chenyue? Such a familiar name, but I don't really have any impression of it. Is she related to the old general?

Jinyou nodded and picked up Xiao Yunzhen. "Yes, Zhou Chenyue is the granddaughter of the old general. She died early in her life, but a young girl who claimed to be Zhou Chenyue was found in Fuying Garden."

Xiao Yunzhen was silent, thinking. His memory, or rather the scene he saw in his dream, was not complete.

Most of them are concentrated in the second year after his birth and continued until the moment when the country was finally destroyed.

As for what happened before he was born, he had no idea.

"I don't know. As long as it doesn't get her into trouble, it's okay to help her, right? I think you've made up your mind, otherwise you wouldn't have come to me to confirm it again."

Jinyou's thoughts are not difficult to guess. He wants to use the person who catches his eye, but he doesn't trust her, so he wants to confirm whether she is usable first. Otherwise, no matter who she is, he will just drag her out and kill her.

"Aque said she is a martial arts genius and wants to keep her, but I'm afraid she will be detrimental to the palace." Jinyou made up an excuse to dispel Xiao Yunzhen's concerns.

Xiao Yunzhen once said that there was a group of warriors with great martial arts skills but they didn't know who to be loyal to. Jinyou guessed that these people might be those trained by Aque.

But at the same time, Jinyou also discovered a problem, that is, Xiao Yunzhen was not fully aware of certain things.

It seems that he only knows some details about certain related matters, such as Concubine Chen, him, and even Emperor Xuan and the princes.

This also means that Xiao Yunzhen doesn't know anything hidden in the dark.

It feels like a person reading a picture book and only seeing the surface, what the author wants him to see, rather than a comprehensive analysis.

He Jinyou breathed a sigh of relief. It was good that he didn't know. He wouldn't need to go through the trouble of testing it again in the future.

[A martial arts prodigy?] Xiao Yunzhen asked him, [Is that recognized by Ah Que?]

Jinyou didn't know why he asked this, but nodded anyway.

Xiao Yunzhen then said, "You remind me of something. When my third brother was first appointed Crown Prince, he was assassinated. However, before the assassin could get close, he was stopped by a woman who wielded a scimitar. Later, I heard my brother call her Ah Yue. I'm not sure if they are the same person. By the way, how old is this girl now?"

Zhou Chenyue was too thin to tell his age from his height, and Jinyou's martial arts skills had not yet reached full maturity, so he couldn't tell a person's age from their bones. He was also unsure, so he could only say, "He looks about my age, so he should be less than ten years old."

Xiao Yunzhen kicked his legs excitedly. [That's right! My third brother was made Crown Prince seven years later, and that woman was only seventeen or eighteen. Perhaps they are the same person.]

"If it's the same person, but she's in the palace now, how can she be related to the Third Prince?"

What if I said that the Prince Regent's Palace had completely fallen by then? What if seven years later, almost all the old members of the Prince Regent's Palace were gone except you?

Xiao Yunzhen didn't dare to say directly that everyone was dead, but instead used a more euphemistic wording, but Jinyou still understood.

So the ending of the Regent's Palace was so tragic?

He had thought it was still early, and his father was still around, so he didn't need to worry too much. However, Xiao Yunzhen told him clearly that he couldn't go on like this. If he continued like this, not only would he lose everything, he would also lose everyone...