After being rejected, he emptied the mansion and went into exile

Chapter 434 The Crown Prince's Letter

Xiao Jiu and Xiao Shi, who had just woken up and hadn't eaten yet, were dressed by the maids with blank expressions. They weren't even allowed to walk on their own; they were carried directly onto the carriage.

The two seemed to realize that something was about to happen, and they became surprisingly well-behaved.

To outsiders, it would seem as if the two younger sisters had overheard the General's wife scolding the third young lady of the Shen family.

Only then did they stop fooling around.

Otherwise, at this time of year, Xiao Jiu would have already started digging around with Xiao Shi.

Shen Jinyao kept Xiang Yang and Lan Xing behind, since the rest of the household consisted of guests.

As long as we lead the princess of the Southern Barbarian Kingdom out for a stroll with women from the Western Regions and other people, nothing will happen in the manor.

As for what the two of them were going to do, Shen Jinyao no longer cared about that.

Time was of the essence; she had to make arrangements for the Shen family today and also visit her farm again.

Inside the carriage, Shen Leyao dared not say much. From her elder sister's expression, she could tell that something was about to happen.

But now is definitely not the time to ask these questions; we will only be safe once we reach the Shen family.

Xiao Jiu and Xiao Shi sat upright, not daring to ask a single question.

Shen Jinyao was naturally pleased, but she didn't dwell on these things too much.

She had been making plans ever since the arrangements were finalized last night to bring everyone to her estate.

For some reason, lying in bed and listening to the breathing of the person next to her, she actually fell asleep.

Upon arriving at the Shen residence, Shen Jinyao found the eldest master, the third master, and Madam Shen.

Shen Jinyao explained the pros and cons to the three of them in a way that avoided the main issues. Although the three of them tried to persuade her to go with them, Shen Jinyao refused.

Fortunately, the Shen family also knew Shen Jinyao's abilities. Despite their many concerns, they knew not to let anyone become a burden to Shen Jinyao.

Madam Shen hesitated before speaking, "Jin'er, but what about Ting'er...?"

The eldest and third masters of the Shen family looked at Shen Jinyao with concern.

She had asked Xiang Hongxuan about this matter last night.

I wonder what the Crown Prince's attitude is now.

Xiang Hongxuan said that before this, the eldest prince had approached the crown prince, and the two seemed to have reached some kind of agreement.

In short, the Crown Prince had no intention of harming the First Prince.

Shen Jinyao guessed that the eldest prince had probably given up that position completely.

Otherwise, now is the best time.

Xiang Hongxuan also confirmed her guess.

As for Shen Tingyao, she asked Xiang Hongxuan to ask the First Prince how he wanted to arrange things.

Judging from Xiang Hongxuan's words, the eldest prince might not participate in the operation.

Indeed, for a prince of such stature, not interfering and simply hiding is already the best assistance one can provide.

After all, once the Emperor is overthrown, the Empress and the Xue family will both need to be appeased and dealt with by the eldest prince.

However, Shen Jinyao still doesn't know the specifics of Xiang Hongxuan and his group's actions.

She thought that if she could take advantage of the chaos to poison him and expose the emperor's treasonous act of ceding territory, it would make the crown prince's ascension to the throne seem justified.

However, she didn't have a chance to ask Xiang Hongxuan any of these questions.

Her purpose and mission was to ensure the safety of the Xiang and Shen families.

As for how the 'war' in the palace will unfold, she doesn't need to know.

However, their opponent is the emperor.

The Emperor must have considered the Crown Prince's scheme.

Just in case, she needed to make arrangements for the Shen and Xiang families.

Otherwise, all of these people would become hostages.

Before Shen Jinyao could figure out how to phrase it, she heard a servant outside come to report.

"Master and Madam, the Crown Prince's Consort has arrived."

Shen Tingyao is here?!

Madam Shen hurriedly sent someone to fetch the person.

Shen Tingyao was stunned when she entered the room and saw so many people.

"Ting'er, what brings you here today?"

Shen Tingyao has not returned since her last visit to her parents' home.

After all, there are many things to do in the prince's residence.

Although she had no concubines to manage, Shen Tingyao had heard that the Crown Prince's household had very high daily expenses, and she needed to hear reports from the accountant and the steward every day.

At first, Shen Jinyao thought it was the eldest prince's request.

It was only later that I learned that this was the result of a discussion between His Highness the Crown Prince and Shen Tingyao.

Yes, loving money is much safer than loving power.

However, Shen Tingyao's main task was to accompany the Empress in the Empress's palace.

Shen Tingyao skipped the formalities and walked up to Shen Jinyao with a strange expression on her face.

"this is for you."

Shen Jinyao looked at the letter in Shen Tingyao's hand with great surprise.

"what is this?"

Shen Tingyao couldn't help but show her dissatisfaction. "I don't know either. His Highness told me to give it to you. He only said that giving you the letter was enough."

Give her the letter?

She glanced at Shen Tingyao's somewhat unhappy face. It seemed that Shen Tingyao didn't know the contents of the letter and was even a little unhappy about it.

Without thinking twice, she opened the letter in front of everyone.

There was only one sentence in the letter.

"Take Ting'er with you, thank you."

Shen Jinyao was somewhat moved.

She thought the eldest prince would hide.

No wonder Xiang Hongxuan said last night that he wasn't sure what the eldest prince was thinking. It seems he also knew some details, but like her, he just didn't believe it.

Unexpectedly, in this power struggle, the eldest prince not only stood firmly behind the crown prince, but also had to directly confront the Xue family and the empress.

He, too, was worried about Shen Tingyao.

Shen Jinyao couldn't help but recall the eldest prince's usual spoiled and dissolute manner, and couldn't help but sigh and shake her head.

Perhaps, it's just his way of dealing with the world.

Since the eldest prince sent her a message by letter, he definitely didn't want Shen Tingyao to know.

As for the reason, she didn't need to know; she guessed it was a matter between the couple.

Since the eldest prince could send a message through Shen Tingyao, he must have already reached an agreement with the crown prince and Xiang Hongxuan, among others.

Shen Tingyao carefully observed Shen Jinyao's expression and felt even more uncomfortable seeing that she had quickly finished reading the letter.

What exactly did they write?

I won't let her see it, and I won't let her ask about it.

The two of them fooled around until very late last night, and she didn't have a chance to ask them anything.

Before dawn, the Crown Prince had already entered the palace, only telling her to go find Shen Jinyao.

She went to the Xiang residence first, and the gatekeeper said that Shen Jinyao had arrived at the Shen residence, so she had someone drive a carriage to the Shen residence.

Looking at Shen Tingyao, who was full of questions, Shen Jinyao smiled and said, "It's nothing, just some business. I need to go to the Imperial Estate, do you want to come with me?"

Surprisingly, Shen Tingyao didn't ask any further questions, but simply nodded and said she would go with her.

Upon hearing that they were going to the Imperial Estate, Shen Leyao, Xiao Jiu, and Xiao Shi insisted on going along.

Shen Jinyao then discussed with Madam Shen the possibility of arranging for Xiao Jiu and Xiao Shi to stay at the estate this time.

The group didn't linger at the Shen residence for long before boarding the carriage to the imperial estate.

It takes about an hour to get from the Shen residence to the imperial estate.

Shen Jinyao led her people to Doctor Gao's medicine stove first.

She needs to make one thing clear.

"Dr. Gao, could you please check if Ting'er has any health problems?"