One touch and one silence

After Yuexiang left, the cold palace was extremely quiet. After the woman had vented her anger, she became quiet.

He murmured to himself, "Did I do something wrong?"

Tears rolled down her cheeks. If Nanzhi saw it, she would probably be shocked.

Is this still the same plump and imposing woman from before?

The woman has lost a lot of weight recently and her face has become much paler.

When he heard that his daughter was recorded as the Queen's legitimate child, he went from being angry at first to feeling helpless and regretful now.

What she regretted was that if she had known that her daughter had such good fortune, she would have treated her better.

As for what helplessness is, who knows?

Thinking of this, the woman lay on the bed and cried in pain.

The prince looked at the imperial edict in his hand with satisfaction. It did not indicate whether Xiaoqi was a prince or a princess. He knew that Xiaoqi was looking forward to the outside world, so, her identity as a woman was not revealed, allowing her to walk freely outside the palace, which was much more convenient.

He had the same idea as his father on this matter.

If the woman's identity was really revealed, it would not be long before she reached a certain age and would have to get married and have children. Based on his understanding of his father, he would probably not agree.

Well, anyway, when I can make the decision in the future, I will restore Xiaoqi's body as a daughter. When the time comes, I will be there and see who dares to bully Xiaoqi.

Thinking of this, Nanchen's eyes were filled with joy.

"Come here, keep this imperial decree safe, and give it to the Seventh Princess when she returns!"

The prince then realized that this was all thanks to his sister Shu'er, who spoke well of him in front of the queen mother.

Thinking of this, he gave another order: "Go and send the ruby ​​headpiece from last time to the third princess as well."

After saying this, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince left the study.

Inside the Dali Temple!

When the Shaoqing of Dali Temple heard that the half-dead man sent by the Seventh Prince had woken up, he went to the cell.

He is quite curious about this person, but has not yet found out his identity.

Why did the Seventh Prince send him here and specifically remind him not to let anyone die?

"you're awake?"

Yuan Wuqing looked at the coughing man and frowned.

"Where is this? Who are you?"

"Why am I here?"

"How dare you! This person is the Junior Official of the Dali Temple. You must not be so rude."

When Xue Yan heard the scolding and realized where he was, he calmed down.

He slowly sat down on the straw-covered bed and looked at the man outside the cell door.

"You brought me here?" He raised his eyebrows and spoke in a contemptuous tone.

"no!"

Yuan Wuqing answered so straightforwardly that the man in the cell couldn't help but stare at him with his eyebrows tilted.

"Since you are awake, stay in jail until I find out your identity. If you are not guilty, I will release you."

After saying that, he turned and left without waiting for the people in the prison to say anything else.

The people in the cell sneered and there was no other expression.

Yuan Wuqing walked out of the prison, thinking that since the person in the prison had woken up, he had to go and inform the prince about it.

He ordered the people around him: "Go and find out who the person in the prison is."

After saying that, he turned around and left.

East Palace

The prince, who was handling official business, heard the message from the eunuch below.

"Your Highness! The Shaoqing of the Dali Temple wants to see you for something important!"

Nan Chen, who was writing with a pen, paused and asked, "Who are you talking about?"

It's not that he doubted it, this guy was famous for being difficult to deal with, and he always kept his distance from him.

But it is undeniable that this kid is very capable, and his level of judging cases far exceeds that of his father and grandfather.

Otherwise, he would not have been promoted to the position of Shaoqing of Dali Temple by his father at such a young age. The only shortcoming he has is that his brain is not very good sometimes.

"Please come in!"

Nanchen put the memorial on the table aside, stood up and stretched his body.

When Yuan Wuqing came in, he saw the prince with his hands behind his back, waiting for him.

"The Junior Official of the Dali Temple, Yuan Wuqing greets His Highness!"

Nan Chen stretched out his hand and waved, "Get up! How come Shaoqing Yuan has time to come to my East Palace today?"

You have to know this kid, he never comes here unless there is something wrong, and when he comes here there is basically nothing good.

"Your Highness, the Seventh Prince sent a man to the Dali Temple's cell a few days ago. He looked to be about 20 years old. He was sent there by the Seventh Prince's secret guard. He also said that this man was very important and could not die. I need to report this to you."

"You see?"

"Who are you talking about? Did Xiao Qi send it?"

"She also specifically asked me to tell this?"

This made the prince even more puzzled. Was this person related to him? Or was he?

"Who is this person?" asked the prince.

"I don't know!" Yuan Wuqing answered very quickly and without any exaggeration.

"Don't know? Is there anything in this world that you, Yuan Shaoqing, don't know?"

The prince's eyes were full of mockery.

Yuan Wuqing was a little embarrassed. He thought for a while before answering, "This person doesn't have any symbols that reveal his identity. According to the people below, this person has thick calluses on his palms. I think he has been holding weapons for many years."

"When he was sent here, he had multiple sword wounds on his body and a fatal wound on his abdomen. I think he had been in a fight with others. When His Highness the Seventh Prince sent him here, his wounds had been treated. When he was sent to the Dali Temple, he was still unconscious. He was also poisoned by a drug, but we don't know what it is yet. I guess he might be someone in the martial arts world. As for who he is, we don't know."

The prince suddenly thought of Xiaoqi's abilities and suddenly became serious.

"Take me to have a look!"

"Yes!"

After saying this, the two men left the East Palace.

Along the way, the prince was wondering, what is the significance of this person and why did Xiaoqi mention him?

And it also emphasizes that this person cannot die yet.

At this moment, Yuan Wuqing suddenly remembered another thing.

"Your Highness, the Seventh Prince has sent another person here these days. This person's hand was chopped off, and he was sent here for theft. The Seventh Prince demands that this person be jailed for life."

"The Dali Temple has always been based on the laws and regulations of the imperial court."

"Spend life in prison?" The prince didn't understand what it meant.

"You will stay in the cell for the rest of your life until the day you die." Yuan Wuqing explained. He didn't know it at first, but it was the secret guards around the Seventh Prince who told him.

Nanchen understood that this Dali Temple Shaoqing was dissatisfied with Xiaoqi for disregarding laws and regulations and thinking that she did whatever she wanted.

Nanchen became a little interested. No one knew what Xiaoqi was like better than him.

"What did you steal?"

"It is said that while the Seventh Prince was away, he took a group of people and moved all the things in the Seventh Prince's yard away, and a lot of them were food."

"Food? Are you sure?" Nanchen narrowed his eyes slightly.

It's just for food, Xiao Qi would never order anyone to cut off his hand.

"I heard from my subordinates that there was also a small red wooden box. When the Seventh Prince came back, he saw the group of people beating a young eunuch named Shuqi. The Seventh Prince went to stop them, but was pulled by Chen Liu, who almost pulled the Seventh Prince to the ground. That's when a secret guard named Liu Yue chopped off his hand."

When Nanchen heard this, his face turned grim.