Poor children

Chapter 186
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When the prince asked why it was poisonous, he didn't tell him. He even asked Chengda to snatch it and eat it, but this caught the poor boy's fancy.

"Dad said this, but he blamed his daughter for intentionally giving his brother a poisonous snack?" Paoer said aggrievedly, "Why didn't I say anything? I have been telling the third young master that this snack is poisonous, but he still wants to grab it. I There is nothing I can do. In order to prevent him from snatching it away, I received a beating from him in vain and was misunderstood by my father. My daughter was wronged... If my father doesn't believe me, just ask them." Pao'er pointed at that. Several women said

"Let me ask you," the prince followed the poor man's words and asked, "Is what the girl said true? Did she tell Chengda that the snack was poisonous?"

"Your Majesty, that's not what you said," the nanny quickly replied, "Even if she said it was poisonous, how could the Third Young Master believe her..."

"I'm just asking you, girl, did you say that the snack was poisonous? You just answer my words," the prince said angrily.
"Go back to the prince, I said... I said..." the wet nurse hurriedly replied
"That's the case, it's Chengda's fault..." the prince pondered.
When the third lady heard what the prince said, she started crying again, "What did the prince say? What does it mean to make a mistake? She ran around the yard with a box of poisonous snacks for no reason. I, Dar, snatched it away. She I didn’t even try to snatch it back, I just let him eat it, so why did it end up being my son’s?”

"What are the third ladies saying? If there weren't rats in our yard, why would I take the poisonous snacks? Besides, I took them but didn't run around the whole yard. Besides, the third young master is a Biao Fierce, how can I get back what he snatched? I was almost beaten to death by him before I even tried to snatch it. How dare I try to snatch it? I'm afraid that I would be beaten to death by these strong and healthy men before I even got there. The mother-in-law was beaten to death..." Paoer obviously spoke more than usual.
"Your Majesty..." The third lady didn't care what the poor boy said, she just kept crying.

"Tell me, you are the same. You are also the young master of the prince's palace. Do you still need him for food and clothing? You are not raised well. Why are you so short-sighted and only have a few snacks? What's the big deal? He is so greedy for the things he has seen before, and wants to snatch them to eat? Do you usually treat him badly? I think these women are quite fat. What do you think the young master usually eats? Have you eaten them all?" The prince started talking more.
Several women were so frightened that they kowtowed and cried out for injustice.

"That's it! That's it! I've already gone, what's the point of talking about this anymore? Go find someone to sell it. If you can, sell it. Come back in exchange for some money and add food to the young masters and ladies in the house. Don't mess with everyone. His eyes were shallow, as if he had never eaten anything..." The prince arrived again

When the third lady saw that the matter was about to be settled like this, she naturally refused to comply. "Do you want the prince to just let it go like this?"

"Ah! Otherwise, what else?" the prince asked

"This disaster star intends to harm people, so she will naturally be sent to prison..." the third lady said
"Confused! A woman's opinion!" the prince scolded, "Sending to an official? What official? After sending him to, she also said the same thing, spread the word, my third young master ate himself to death because he was greedy and had never seen good things. Now? I am the Fourth Prince, how can I afford to disgrace that person?"

"Then my son's death was in vain?" the third lady asked
The prince was obviously agitated, "What else? Is there any snack left? If you are not willing, just let him go."

Seeing that the prince really decided not to care, the third lady burst into tears again. The prince was annoyed by her crying and stood up to leave. After a few steps, he thought of the matter again. He stopped and looked at the poor man and said, "I'm afraid the third lady can't handle this." It's a funeral, go back and tell the second lady, ask her to preside over it, and tell the public that you had an emergency and died suddenly..."

The pauper didn't say anything. He leaned over and gave a salute. The two of them left the study one after another, leaving only the third lady crying there.

two

A few days after the funeral of the third young master, a carrier pigeon flew from the northwest. There were only four words on the note: "Recover the lost territory." In the eyes of the poor boy, these four words were enough, and they were also It was something she expected, so she didn't see much happiness on her face.
The first snow in early winter came early. Since the great victory in the northwest, Wu'er will be back soon. Brother Tiedan'er should also come back together. Hongwen should have returned to the palace with his father, but I don't know. They found Hong Yue and they didn't

Pao'er sat alone by the brazier, thinking wildly. Counting the time, another thing she expected was coming soon... Three

There is nothing to do these few days, maybe it is cold, poor children are always lazy, every day they just sit on the bed and study, this night, almost everyone in the courtyard has gone to bed, but there is a sudden knock on the door When I woke up, the loud sound came directly from the main entrance to the innermost courtyard, which made people feel frightened.

Everyone in the Hefu put on their clothes and got up. They didn't know what happened, and they didn't dare to go out easily to see. They just sat in the room and waited.

After a while, someone came to spread the news, saying that the prince and the eldest young master had been kidnapped by soldiers from Shuntian Mansion. After hearing the news, the mansion became chaotic again.
The second lady was so anxious that she fainted

Pao'er was not surprised when she heard the news. It was also within her expectation. However, the second lady suddenly fainted, which shocked her.

It was a busy night in the palace. Several waves of people came and went to invite the doctor. The doctor checked the pulse of the second lady and prescribed some medicine. Xiang Xing went to cook the medicine.
The pauper sat next to the second lady, and suddenly thought of something, so he hurriedly told Qiu Huai, "Go to Shopkeeper Xu's pharmacy right now, and tell Shopkeeper Xu personally that it was me who said it, and ask him to send a message." , just say that the prince has been arrested, and let them do whatever they have to do..."

Qiu Huai was confused after hearing this: "Girl, who do you want Shopkeeper Xu to deliver a letter to? What should you do?"

"Don't worry about it. Just pass it on as I say. They will understand," said the pauper.

After Qiu Huai heard this, he hurried to Zhong'an Hall
The fragrant apricot decocted the medicine here, and the poor boy took it and was about to feed it, when the woman who was serving in the backyard stumbled in, saying that the young lady saw that the young master was arrested, and wanted to hang herself in a moment of impatience

Hearing this, the pauper hurriedly handed the medicine bowl to Xiang Xing's hand, and hurried to the backyard with Qiu Tao. After entering the room, he saw the maids and women holding Sheng Rongwen tightly.

"Don't hold her, let go, let go. If she wants to die, tell her to go," said the poor man. "Go and ask the wet nurse to bring the two young masters over... let them watch their own mothers die."

Sheng Rongwen burst into tears as soon as she heard her mention her two sons.
"Sister-in-law, don't cry, things may not be as you think..." Pao'er consoled her.
"You don't know that your brother's life is very sad due to the recent rumors. He just sighed when he came back recently, saying that he was afraid that something bad would happen to the family in just a few days..." Sheng Rongwen cried. It doesn't matter to us, it's just that the two children are still young and really pitiful..."

When the poor boy saw that the two little nephews in his nanny's arms had no idea what was going to happen and were still sleeping soundly, he began to make plans in his heart...

(End of this chapter)