A life of ups and downs is pure joy

Chapter 240 The Young Prince is Under House Arrest

"Wan Dong, will the prince return home today?"

Zhuang Ge'er had heard a lot of rumors these days about Gong Kou Shi being under house arrest in a separate courtyard, so she looked at the maid who came in and asked.

"Princess, the prince may be busy with official business and will not return home today."

Late winter replied.

"Did you see him when you went there?"

Zhuang Geer asked.

"This servant... This servant saw it."

Wan Dong looked up at Zhuang Ge'er somewhat unnaturally and replied.

"Wan Dong, tell me the truth."

Zhuang Ge'er looked at Wan Dong's expression, and remembered the servants in the mansion talking about it. She knew that she was hiding something from her, so she asked.

"Princess, this servant..."

Wan Dong looked up at Zhuang Ge'er's worried face and didn't know what to say for a moment.

"What happened?"

"Princess, the prince has indeed been detained by the old emperor. Now, I have only seen Master Buci, and she said..."

Wan Dong knelt down and answered truthfully that she had gone to the villa many times in recent days but could not see the young prince.

"What did Buci say?"

Zhuang Ge'er asked anxiously.

"Master said to let the princess go to the palace to find the king, maybe she will know how to save the young prince."

"Save? Why do you have to use the word 'save'? What did the prince do? Doesn't the old emperor love him the most?"

Zhuang Ge'er asked in panic what terrible things had happened in the past few days.

"This servant doesn't know either. This is how Master Buci conveyed the message."

"But how can I, with my status, say that I can see the Lord?"

Zhuang Ge'er stood up worriedly and began to pace back and forth, then looked at Wan Dong and asked.

"It's not difficult to see the Lord. I have a private connection with Master Qiye. If I go find him, I can see the Lord."

Wan Dong said quickly.

"But my identity, if I don't enter the palace with the prince, will only make people know and talk about it."

Zhuang Ge'er said with great concern.

"Princess, it is true, but now that the prince's life or death is unknown, does your Majesty still have to worry about it?"

Wandong said beside him.

Zhuang Ge'er looked at her for a long time, then nodded.

The residence of the Sixth Prince in Jinhan City, Dasheng.

The two brothers of the Xiao family and the Sixth Prince Ning Sijue had a secret discussion about the marriage in the study.

Bai Weian asked the maids to serve tea and then quickly left. She stood in the courtyard and looked at the closed study door, her heart becoming heavy. Ever since the death of the former crown prince, the Xiao family and the queen's assistance plan had shifted to the sixth son. In the past three years, the dispute over the crown prince in the government had been exposed between the sixth son and the third son.

Especially after Dong Jie, the only legitimate daughter of Grand Tutor Dong, married the third prince as his principal wife, it indirectly announced the establishment of the Chang faction headed by Grand Tutor Dong.

The Xiao family, the Shen family, the Bai family, and the Tao family are naturally dominated by the orthodox lineage.

Although the Lin family is not in Jinhan, it is well known that the Xiao family and the Lin family are closely related. Although the eldest son of the Lin family married a princess, the biological mother of the third prince is not the imperial concubine after all.

The position of the legitimate wife of the legitimate prince Ning Sijue is still vacant. Bai Weian had no intention of making her the legitimate wife in the past. Since the woman fell off the cliff and died three years ago, the military power of the Bai family has been gradually tightened with the repeated military exploits of his younger brother Bai Duguang and uncle Bai Yi. Now he is unwilling to be a concubine like that sickly Yan.

Thinking of this, Bai Weian's hands unconsciously tightened her dress.

Iris Pavilion of the Xiao Mansion.

"Now that my daughter is pregnant, I am extremely happy."

Tao Baiwan's wet nurse said as she checked the stove beside the bed.

"If it weren't for the support of the Tao family and the pressure from my uncle, how could I have had this child?"

Tao Baiwan touched her belly and said somewhat unhappily.

"You are now the only legitimate mother and young lady of the Xiao family. Even if this incident happened for a reason, there is still a long way to go."

The nurse paused and continued.

"The one from Luoyi Pavilion is gone, so why should you be sad? The eldest master has feelings for you. It's just a matter of time."

"When he completely forgets about that woman, with the strength of our Tao family and Nannan's abilities, it's only a matter of time before they become a loving couple."

Tao Baiwan looked at the wet nurse thoughtfully for a long time.

"It's been three years, and Brother Yi still can't forget her and still lives in Luoyi Pavilion. Nanny, I... am so dissatisfied."

"Don't think too much, Nannan. When a person dies, they are gone. Even if the eldest master is affectionate for a while, it won't last forever. Now we must take good care of the baby. Everything will be different when the baby is born. We won't have to worry about these things then."

The wet nurse brought the warmed pregnancy-maintaining medicine over again, helped Tao Baiwan up from her lying position, and watched her drink it.

"What does nanny mean?"

Tao Baiwan wiped his mouth and asked curiously.

"Nannan, although the one from Luoyi Pavilion is gone, the eldest grandson of the Xiao family is still here. We still have a long way to go!"

The wet nurse gently touched Tao Baiwan's pregnant belly and spoke in a low voice.

"Although I hate Lin Qinghuan, Jian'er is Brother Yi's child after all. Wet nurse, please don't overthink it."

Tao Baiwan looked up at the wet nurse and said.

"Okay, okay, I'll do as you say, Nannan. The most important thing now is to take good care of the baby."

The wet nurse helped Tao Baiwan lie down, tucked the quilt around her neck and said.