funbook-pk Chapter 117 Access to the East Palace
Chapter 117 Access to the East Palace
With the exact address, Lu Jingning rushed to the farm immediately, but when he arrived, Liao Han was no longer there.
Only Old Mrs. Liao, the eldest daughter of the Liao family, Liao Chan, and Liao Chan's two daughters, one eight years old and the other five years old, were found. They looked at Lu Jingning with big eyes wide open with vigilance.
"You are the daughter of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, the current Crown Princess, right?" Liao Chan knew a few words and knew that the person the Liao family had rescued was an important figure.
Judging from her facial features, Lu Jingning and the prince were about 70% similar. Also, seeing that she was wearing luxurious clothes and did not look like an ordinary girl, we inferred her identity.
Lu Jingning nodded.
Several people knelt down and said, "Greetings to His Highness."
The greetings were awkward. Liao Chan held a child in one hand and looked at Lu Jingning timidly: "Your Highness is late. My sister was taken away before dawn."
She came here this time to take Liao Han away, but she disappeared?
Lu Jingning frowned, thinking that these people were his father's saviors, so he bent down and helped them up: "No need to be polite."
Liao Chan was the bravest among them. Old Lady Liao hid beside Liao Chan timidly, wearing coarse cloth and holding one of her granddaughters' arms with one hand, muttering, "We never thought that the man was the Crown Prince, and we didn't know how to climb up the social ladder. We just wanted to live a stable life. My family... my old man is dead."
As Old Mrs. Liao spoke, she started crying and choking with sobs.
Lu Jingning's heart choked, and she became even more dissatisfied with Shangguan Si. She said in a gentle tone: "Mr. Liao has been buried. It's...I came a step too late."
"Your Highness, please don't say that. Saving a life is better than building a seven-story pagoda. We would save it even if it was someone else." Liao Chan waved her hands excitedly: "We don't want any reward."
When she said this, Liao Chan's shoulders were shaking, old lady Liao stopped sobbing, and the two children stared at her.
Lu Jingning looked at the two skinny children. However, they wore clean clothes and looked well-behaved and polite.
She smiled slightly and raised her hand to touch the two people's black hair.
Seeing that she had no ill intentions, Liao Chan relaxed a lot.
"Miss Liao." Lu Jingning suddenly said, "The Liao family saved the prince, which is a great achievement. If you want to leave, I will help you settle down and ensure that you will have no worries about food and clothing in the future."
If they were willing to leave, Lu Jingning would of course be happy to help them.
"But I haven't found my sister yet." Liao Chan asked nervously, "It is said that the emperor's feet are the safest. I am worried that if I leave the capital rashly, I will be hunted down. It is better to wait for a few days when the outside world is calm, and then we can leave quietly."
Lu Jingning was not surprised that Liao Chan said that, and nodded: "Second Miss Liao, I will send someone to look for her. You pack up now and leave with me in half an hour."
"Yes."
half an hour later
Old Mrs. Liao was carrying a washed-white bag in her hand, and Liao Chan was holding the child in one hand. They didn't bring anything with them. She was a little embarrassed: "I left in such a hurry that I didn't bring anything with me."
It was clearly a fire that burned down the Liao family, but Liao Chan didn't say a word about it. Lu Jingning didn't ask any more questions and pointed in the direction of the door.
Zhuangzi had already been controlled, and no one could leave before she left.
There were already several carriages parked outside. The Liao family got on one of them, followed by several guards with swords.
Lu Jingning sat alone in the front car.
The carriage sped forward towards the capital, leaving more than a dozen guards to search for Liao Han, and also asked people to inquire at the farm whether there were any suspicious people.
"Your Highness, aren't you going to stay and look for Liao Han?" Xue Yuan asked.
Lu Jingning shook his head: "Don't worry, she's just hiding."
"Your Highness, do you mean that Miss Liao is in the manor?"
"If Miss Liao had disappeared, those people wouldn't have gotten on the car so easily. Liao Han is pregnant now, and she's afraid of being plotted against, so she's hiding carefully."
Lu Jingning didn't expect the Liao family to be so cautious, but when he thought about it carefully, it made sense. The baby in Liao Han's belly was so precious!
"Send someone to guard the manor and don't allow anyone to enter. When we return to the capital, have father's people go to the manor to pick her up. She will definitely show up."
Lu Jingning leaned against the wall of the car, with a string of sandalwood Buddhist beads in his hand. He gently fiddled with the beads one by one.
"Then Shangguan Si, how does His Highness intend to deal with him?"
Shangguan Si refused to change his ways despite repeated admonitions. He violated her bottom line time and time again and even dared to threaten her. Such a person must not be allowed to stay any longer.
"Today is already thirteen. In two days the poison will take effect. How long can he last without an antidote?"
"Your Highness, the pain will last about three days. If you have a strong will, you can survive for five days, but the next time the poison attacks..."
"I can't wait until next time."
Xue Yuan understood and tampered with the antidote after returning.
The carriage stopped
When they arrived at the East Palace, Lu Jingning settled them in a spacious and bright courtyard, and instructed the palace maids to serve them well and entertain them well every day without mistreating them.
"Your Highness, simple meals will be enough. We are used to them." Liao Chan said.
Lu Jingning smiled slightly: "You are now the guests of honor in the East Palace, and it is only right that you should be treated well. Miss Liao, there is no need to be reserved."
Before leaving, Lu Jingning glanced at the two girls again and ordered the maid to make a few sets of suitable clothes for them: "There are still a few pieces of brocade in the storeroom of this palace. The colors are delicate. Take them and use them."
Liao Chan was about to refuse when she heard this, but Lu Jingning said, "This is my gift to the two children."
In this case, Liao Chan couldn't refuse, so she whispered a few words to the two girls, and they thanked Lu Jingning obediently, and their crisp voices were particularly pleasant to hear.
"Can you read?"
Liao Chan blushed and murmured, "My husband was a teacher in the village when he was alive. I also know a few words and taught them a little."
"Xue Yuan, go find some books, pens, ink, paper, and inkstones, and ask a kind female teacher to come over. It's good for a girl to know more words."
"Thank you, Your Highness." When the two little girls heard that they could learn to read, their eyes sparkled.
Lu Jingning smiled slightly and settled them before going to see the prince. It happened that the prince was taking medicine and drank a bowl of medicine in one gulp. Shangguan handed him a candied fruit.
"I'm not a child anymore."
"It's good to get rid of the bitter taste."
The parents get along very warmly. Lu Jingning wondered, if Miss Liao Han was brought into the palace, would his father and mother still be the same as they are now?