But Jixiang didn't want to enter the palace.

After she brought the three babies back, she went straight to live in the palace.

Yu Ma had to persuade her earnestly, "Princess, the prince has moved into the palace now, so you and the children can't live here. You are a family, you should always live together."

"Besides, when the prince ascends the throne and becomes the emperor, these three children will all be princes and princesses. How can a prince and princess live outside the palace?"

Zaohua also came to the palace and said as Yu Ma said, "Yes, sister, the Prince Duan has not been found yet. It is definitely more dangerous for you to live here than in the palace. For the sake of the children, you have to listen to Ma this time."

Jixiang looked at Nanny Yu and said, "If we all move into the palace, when do you think Prince Duan will show up again? If he stays dormant for another ten or twenty years like he did in Fengyu County, then he won't be able to sleep well every night during these ten or twenty years."

Zaohua immediately understood what Jixiang meant, "Sister, do you want to use you and the child as bait to lure Prince Duan out?"

Ji Xiang nodded.

Nanny Yu firmly objected, "No, Princess! This is too dangerous!"

"Madam, who do you think will stay here and make Prince Duan take the bait?" Jixiang asked.

Nanny Yu thought for a long time, but couldn't figure out who could lure the Prince Duan out, so she went out with a worried look on her face, "The Prince will definitely not agree with the Princess doing this."

After Nanny Yu left, Zaohua said, "Sister, Nanny is right. It is indeed dangerous for you and your child to live here. You don't know that Prince Duan is really ruthless when he does things."

Jixiang held Zaohua's hand and said, "Sister Zaohua, I'm sorry for making you and your two children suffer. If it weren't for me, you wouldn't have to..."

Before Jixiang could finish his words, Zaohua interrupted him, "What are you talking about? We were arrested and taken to the Dali Temple, but we didn't suffer much. Master Fu from Fu Shoutang took good care of us. Later he said he received a letter from his wife and children, saying that you helped them on the road and treated us better."

After hearing what Zaohua said, Jixiang felt a little relieved.

"Master Fu is indeed a good man."

"Yes, it's fine!" Zaohua's face suddenly became serious. "Prince Duan wanted to kill us later, and it was Master Fu who replaced me with a death row prisoner. Somehow, your stepmother found out about this, and she made a big fuss in the prison."

"Finally, Master Fu said that Prince Duan would kill her and his son as well, and only then did she behave herself."

Jixiang frowned, "Prince Duan didn't want to kill them?"

Zaohua shook her head, "No, that time when Master Fu said he wanted to kill them, he was just threatening them. It seems that Prince Duan didn't give any special order."

"Then why did he specifically target you and the child?" Jixiang was puzzled.

"Maybe it's because we are Xiong Er's wife and children?"

Jixiang nodded, "This reason is reasonable. The Xiong family army is a loyal and patriotic army. They naturally look down on Prince Duan who usurps power and plots against the country. Brother Xiong will be stationed outside the city for a while, so you and the children should move in with me."

Zaohua nodded, "Xiong Er told me the same thing. I was just about to tell you about this."

"Xie Dongnan!" Jixiang shouted outside.

Xie Dongnan came in.

After Guard Li was injured, Xie Dongnan took Guard Li's place and stayed by Jixiang's side.

"You should take people with Sister Zaohua to move their things here right away. She and the child will live here with me from now on."

"Yes." Xie Dongnan turned and walked out.

Jixiang signaled Zaohua to go with Xie Dongnan.

Zaohua happily followed him.

"Cousin, I want to live here with you too." Jiang Peipei stepped in. "Anyway, I'll live with you wherever you live. If we really want to live in the palace in the future, you should leave me a yard in your palace."

Jixiang smiled, "I know."

Then he asked, "Cousin, have they not found Prince Duan's whereabouts yet?"

Jiang Peipei said anxiously, "I came here to tell you this. After King Annan took over the security of the city, my cousin and his people were searching every house. When they came to Chunxi Street, a peddler told him something strange."

"What's the matter?" Jixiang asked anxiously.

"The peddler said that when we attacked the city that day, he saw two emperors."

"Two emperors?!"

"Yes, one with a broken arm and weak body, and the other one with nothing wrong with him."

"What did these two people do at that time, and where did they go?"

Jixiang frowned. Could it be that Prince Duan had a substitute?

"The injured one changed out of his yellow robe and put on ordinary clothes, and headed north with several guards who also changed clothes. The one who was in good health also changed out of his yellow robe and put on ordinary clothes, but he went south."

"Are there any portraits of the two?"

Jiang Peipei immediately took out a portrait and said, "My brother and his friends just had it painted."

Jixiang looked at the two identical people and was not sure which one was the real Prince Duan.

"I'm going to the palace to see the prince." He stood up and hurried away with the portrait.

After entering the palace and coming to the imperial study, Tian Muyu was trying on the yellow robe. Seeing Jixiang coming, he happily came to greet him, "Jixiang, they have also rushed to make your queen's dress, come and try it on."

Jixiang handed the portrait to Tian Muyu and said, "My cousin and his friends just got the news that there were two Prince Duan in the capital."

Tian Muyu was startled, and took the portrait and looked at it, "Sixth Uncle has a substitute?"

"Which of these two is your Sixth Uncle? Can you recognize him?"

Tian Muyu shook his head. "They are so similar, whether it's height, weight, face shape, or even nose and eyes, they are exactly the same."

He looked at Jixiang and said, "I said that the person I met in Fengyu County for nearly a year might not be my real Sixth Uncle. Over the years, Sixth Uncle's arrangements were flawless."

Jixiang disagreed, "If it was really watertight, he wouldn't have run away. This run revealed his guilty conscience and his trump card."

Tian Muyu was happy. "You mean the Sixth Uncle doesn't have any more cards left and is no longer a threat to us, right?"

Jixiang looked Tian Muyu up and down carefully, "You are about to become the emperor, can you be more mature? Even if the Sixth Uncle can't compete with you, if he really wants to go against you, he will definitely make you sleepless and uneasy."

Tian Muyu reached out and hugged Jixiang, "Anyway, I have you, a princess who is good at planning, here, so I don't have to worry about anything. By the way, how is the well poisoning going?"

"The water in the well has been treated, and several people who poisoned it have been found, but they were all hired by someone, not the Sixth Uncle's close associates."

"Then you must come in person to accompany me at the coronation ceremony tomorrow." Tian Muyu said happily.


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