The sickly son died young? After the marriage exchange, I will bring prosperity to his entire clan f

"escape?"

Guo Miaomiao nodded emphatically, a hint of worry on her face. "We... escaped from the Tapo. Su An's men lured away the people who were following us, which allowed us to settle down in the capital."

"Are you being chased?"

"Yes, enemy."

Du Mingxian didn't ask any more questions. Guo Miaomiao said, "We were just thinking that it's the darkest place under the lamp, and also... Su An's health isn't good, he needs to take medicine, but we don't dare to see a doctor, so we can only continue with the tonic prescriptions we had before."

"But I know those medicines are wrong, and there's nothing I can do about it."

"What's wrong with him?"

"I was poisoned. I was partially cured, but not completely, and my body is still not healthy."

"you like him?"

Guo Miaomiao sighed, "You don't know, when I left you for Tapo, it was not easy to get there. When I got there, I couldn't speak the language and didn't know anyone. I was cheated. After I escaped, I met Su An."

“He was kind-hearted and kept me by his side as a maid. Everything was fine at first. Later, I met my father and... my mother. They were both from the temple.”

“My father wanted to kill me after he saw me. He protected me time and time again. In the end, something happened to him. I begged a doctor to detoxify him, but he could only cure half of the poison.”

“We escaped from the Tharpo, but his body couldn’t travel very far, so we settled in the capital, though we had to move every now and then.”

"Moreover, we didn't bring much silver with us, and we haven't spent much of it yet, so we can only live frugally now."

After listening, Du Mingxian asked, "You want me to help you?"

"No, no, I'm just heartbroken. Su'an was such a good person, he shouldn't have had such a fate. Besides, our current identities are in trouble. After all, he's a Tapo, and if the court finds out, they'll arrest him too."

"Since I have not harmed the people of Da Shun, nor have I done anything heinous, the court will not arrest me arbitrarily."

Guo Miaomiao nodded. "By the way, you're all still alive and back in the capital now. Has that meant you got a big promotion?"

"No, our previous identities were fake. After faking our deaths, we returned to our original identities. We came to the capital this time to take the exam."

"Try the exam? Then the adult will definitely pass with flying colors."

"Yes, now we've entered the imperial court."

"That's great, congratulations!" Guo Miaomiao was genuinely happy for Du Mingxian. "I knew the adults would be fine."

"Where are your parents? Are they still here?"

She remembered that when the clothing workshop was still in the west of the city, she saw a man in charge who looked somewhat like Guo Miaomiao. She wondered if he was Guo Miaomiao's father.

“They’re in the capital.” Guo Miaomiao’s eyes held resentment and bitterness. She lowered her voice and said, “They’re spies in the capital now. I know they’re up to no good, but I don’t know the specifics. Right now, all I can do is protect Su’an and keep my life. I can’t do anything else.”

Du Mingxian understood immediately. "Would you mind telling me some things about the granary?"

“Don’t mind. Let me tell you, the Dharva is completely different from the Great Shun. In the Dharva, the king is the most capable, and the king’s children can become the next king, but they must pass the test. If none of the king’s children have passed the test, then they will be chosen from among others. This is the rule of the Dharva.”

"Their current king is over forty years old and can prepare for the next king. The current king has sixteen sons and eight daughters, none of whom are easy to manage. The new king will be rigorously evaluated."

"They also kill each other, all vying for the throne. The previous king didn't die last spring, and a new king hadn't been chosen yet, causing quite a bit of chaos for a while. In May, the new king had already taken the throne, a beast."

Du Mingxian, observing Guo Miaomiao's behavior, noticed something amiss. "Miaomiao, is Su An, who escaped with you, one of those sixteen princes?"

Guo Miaomiao showed no surprise, only admiration. "I knew nothing could escape your eyes. You're really amazing. How did you figure it out?"

“Your parents are both in the Tapo Lama, so they must have some status. And Su An is able to protect you, which proves that he has some status. Moreover, I noticed that he has an extraordinary demeanor, so he must also have some status.”

Guo Miaomiao nodded emphatically, "Yes, that's right. He is the king's tenth son. He was originally the most likely to become the new king. He is capable and has a high reputation."

"How could it... have turned out like this?"

"It's all because of his stupid sister." Guo Miaomiao's tone was filled with hatred. "You don't know, he also has a sister from the same mother. People born of the same mother are naturally closer than others."

"But who knew that woman was stupid? She got involved with Lao Ba. Not only that, she was the one who drugged Su An. Su An's food was all checked."

"It's because of what she gave Su An that no one was on guard. It was extremely poisonous. She was really ruthless. She poisoned Su An without any mercy."

Du Mingxian was also incredibly impressed, "She admitted it?"

"Of course, she not only admitted it, but also hoped that Su An would die."

"Why?" Du Mingxian was a little confused. It was better for her own younger brother to be king than for someone else to be king. This woman must have something wrong with her brain.

Guo Miaomiao gets angry when she mentions this, "She's selfish. She only cares about herself. The new king's cousin is a powerful man. She took a fancy to the new king's cousin, and the two of them had an affair. She even got pregnant with that man's child."

"The new king promised her that if she gave birth to the child, they would raise the child well and make him the next king, so she impulsively drugged Su An."

At this point, Guo Miaomiao's tears fell incessantly, and her voice choked with sobs, "You have no idea, she... she is so hateful. She drugged Su An and detained all the doctors, just to make Su An die."

“I was sick when I was in the Dharva. I hadn’t met Su’an yet. An old man who knew medicine saved me. No one could save Su’an, so I went to save the old man.”

"The old man agreed to save the person. I and Su An's confidant brought the person out. The old man saved the person, but Su An's poison was too potent and needed to be treated slowly. However, we dared not stay in Tapo, so we had to leave as soon as possible."

"We were rescuing people as we fled along the way. I arrived in Beijing last April."

Du Mingxian calculated the time. With the old king dead, Su An became the most likely person to become the new king. The current new king was not satisfied and secretly did something. Su An was poisoned and escaped. The new king was for the new king.

"Are you still being hunted down?"

"Yes." Guo Miaomiao wiped away her tears. "Su An's confidants are running around in Da Shun territory with their pursuers. Su An and I are also hiding in the capital."