At this point, in order to avoid further trouble, Lu Chuan and the prince immediately set off back to Beijing.
The five thousand soldiers who were ordered to protect him were stuck in time and sent each other non-stop to send the prince all the way to Beijing.
Some forces that were about to move calmed down immediately. The prince was already "wasted" anyway, so let him live for a few more days.
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In the Shen Mansion, the eldest lady knelt alone in front of the Buddhist hall and chanted devoutly. The entire Buddhist hall was cold and depressing.
Grandma Chen ran all the way from the yard, with a thin layer of sweat on her face. She stopped in front of the door, stretched out her hand and pushed the door open with a creak.
The eldest lady suddenly opened her eyes and asked, "How is the matter?"
Grandma Chen lowered her head, "The family doesn't agree to take action, so they have been forced to evacuate."
This family refers to the eldest lady's natal family. Although the eldest lady is not weak, she has been trapped in the backyard for her entire life. Some things must still be done through the help of her natal family.
This opportunity was rare. She finally persuaded her parents to take action, and together with a group of people she raised, she planned to take the opportunity to kill Lu Chuan in Jiangnan.
Grandma Chen sighed, "The family said that if something happened to Lu Chuan now, it would be too eye-catching, not to mention that there are 5,000 soldiers to protect him. It's not the right time."
The eldest lady's eyes went dark in an instant, and her whole spirit collapsed. She held the prayer beads in her hand hard, and after a while she gritted her teeth and said, "Now is not the right time? What about before? I said I would kill him before. Lu Chuan will definitely make the prince angry."
"Madam..." Nanny Chen's eyes were red and she didn't know how to persuade her.
The eldest lady slammed the prayer beads in her hand on the ground, "Is there never a suitable time? They just don't want to help!"
This time, in order to ask her family to help, the eldest wife promised a lot of things and invested most of her life in the business, but she still couldn't get a satisfactory result.
Aunt Chen walked over to Mrs. Jiang and helped her up from the ground, "The days are long and there will be opportunities in the future. You can't just collapse like this."
The eldest lady stood up staggeringly, "This is the best opportunity. We didn't succeed in Jiangnan, but it will be even harder in Shengjing."
If she can't even rely on her closest family members, who else can she rely on?
"Don't give anything you promised." The eldest lady said firmly, "These are my trump cards to avenge Mingzhu."
Since my parents don't want to take risks, don't even think about swallowing the food like this.
After receiving the news that the prince and Lu Chuan had left, in addition to the unwilling eldest lady, there was also a crazy Min Xizhao.
Min Xizhao vented his anger by beating everything in the room to pieces while rushing out.
"Saddle my horse!"
The servants knelt on the ground, and two personal maids blocked their way. They knelt in front of her and begged, "Miss, what are you doing? You can't go now."
A crazy look appeared on Min Xixi's face, "I don't care, I want to see the prince. How could he leave without saying a word?"
The maid grabbed the hem of her skirt and urged her, "It's too late to catch up now, the prince has already left."
Min Xizhao kicked over the maid who was blocking her and rushed outside.
Min Xizhao rushed straight to Taimen with a whip. Looking at the furious Min Xizhao, no one dared to stop her.
Just as she was about to step out of the door, a flying knife was shot straight at her. Min Xizhao was forced back into the yard. The flying knife flew past her face and cut off a strand of hair.
Min Xizhao was so frightened that he froze for a moment and said in a serious tone, "Ye Luo, come out here, how dare you attack me!"
Ye Luo held a flying knife in his hand and approached her step by step without expression, "Miss, you can't leave this courtyard today."
"Why?" Min Xizhao swung the whip in his hand arrogantly, "What qualifications do you have to take care of this young lady's affairs?"
Ye Luo approached her, kicked the whip out of her hand with a few moves, subdued her directly, and pressed her into the room.
"The eldest young master has an order. From today on, the young lady is not allowed to step out of the room. If necessary, she can use force to subdue her."
Min Xizhao then became unwilling to remain silent. Although she was the most favored, the next person in power of the Min clan was her brother from the same mother.
He had spoken, and Min Xizhao had nothing to do even if he didn't want to.
Min Xizhao was locked up like this, and could only walk around the room and the small courtyard, with people following him all the time.
Min Xizhao had just gotten up from his nap that day when he heard two little maids talking outside the window.
"Have you heard that there are rumors that His Royal Highness has become a fool?"
"How is it possible? Isn't His Highness the Prince handsome and talented?"
"Those are all things in the past. Didn't the prince disappear a few days ago? When he was found, he became stupid. It is said that he is no better than a three-year-old child who only knows how to cry and make trouble..."
"It's all going crazy outside..."
The color on Min Xizhao's face disappeared little by little, and he shouted sharply, "What nonsense are you talking about!"
I didn't even have time to put on my shoes, so I stepped barefoot on the ground, rushed to the window, and pushed it open.
There was no one outside the window at all, as if everything she just heard was just her imagination.
"Miss, why are you standing barefoot on the ground?" The maid heard the noise and pushed the door open.
Min Xizhao looked lost, walked back to the bed and sat down, "I have a nightmare, open the window to ventilate."
The maid thoughtfully poured a glass of warm water and handed it to her.
Min Xizhao took the water, looked at the cup and murmured, "I dreamed that something happened to the prince, and I felt a little uneasy."
A trace of uneasiness flashed across the eldest maid's face, and she quickly calmly comforted her, "No, there are five thousand sergeants protecting His Royal Highness as he returns to the capital."
"Really?" Min Xizhao raised his head and looked at the maid in front of him with burning eyes, "Are there any rumors outside recently?"
"Rumors?" the maid said nervously, "Yes, they are all discussing the prince's disappearance."
Min Xizhao hummed and didn't ask any more questions, but his heart sank.
She loved the prince, and even went all the way to Jiangnan to do so much in order to become the prince.
If the prince was stupid, wouldn't everything she did become a joke?
Min Xizhao felt restless and irritable.
When she was taking a bath in the evening, the person who came to serve her was the original maid in this mansion and not someone she brought.
Min Xizhao's eyes flashed, and he said to his two maids, "I want to take a good bath tonight, so just leave her here. You go and prepare something delicious for me. I want to eat after taking a bath."
The two maids were hesitant and looked at each other without moving.
Min Xizhao became angry instantly, "Why, I can't take a quiet bath even if I want to?"
Min Xizhao usually had a lot of authority, but when he got angry, the two of them immediately became intimidated.
He bowed his head and retreated.
Min Xi looked after the little maid who was bowing her head the whole time, and waved to her, "Come here, I'm a little bored, tell me something interesting to relieve my boredom."
