At the beginning, I was a rich female prisoner

The woman looked up at Yu Yunxin and said, "My husband was a third place winner in the imperial examination two years ago. I sold my dowry for him and got a job as a councilor in the Ministry of Public Administration in Beijing. After he got a foothold in the capital, he wanted to marry the granddaughter of Wang Taifu. The Wang family thought that if they divorced me, it would affect the reputation of their Wang family girls, so they poisoned me. I was pregnant, and my child was killed by a cup of poisoned tea. They thought I was dead, so I was wrapped in a straw mat and hastily buried in this mass grave. I climbed out of the grave in the rain, and I met the princess's maid and was brought here."

The woman couldn't help but shed tears when she talked about her sad moments.

The eldest princess said, "The former owner of the restaurant that was converted into a theater is her, Tan Tai Mu Xue."

"The daughter of the Chuzhou Tantai family?" Yu Yunxin asked.

"My father is the head of the Tan Tai family. Princess, my father loves me very much. If he knew that Chen Wenjie treated me like this, he would definitely avenge me. Unfortunately, I have no way to go to Chuzhou now." Tan Tai Muxue said as she clenched her hands.

"It is never too late for a gentleman to take revenge. Sister Mu Xue, I can get you a new identity, but you can't be too impatient for revenge." Yu Yunxin said.

"The same goes for you. If you are willing to become my disciples at Yanyu Manor, I can let my people take you there. However, you have to change your names and are not allowed to act without permission before the time is right. Are you willing to follow my arrangements?" Yu Yunxin asked, looking at the more than 30 people.

"Princess, you saved my life. If you, Princess, are willing to take us away from here, we would naturally be willing." When everyone heard this, they knelt down and expressed their gratitude.

"Princess, you are the owner of Yanyu Manor. I have no objection to your decision." The eldest princess looked at Yu Yunxin and said to her.

Soon Hai Wang ran over holding a ewe and said, "Princess, the sheep is here."

When everyone heard this, several old women came over to help Madam Wang squeeze goat milk to feed the child.

Yu Yunxin looked at the little baby who was sleeping in the patched bundle after eating. His nostrils trembled slightly and his breathing was soft and even. Looking at his cute little face, people could see the hope for life rekindled on his face.

"Princess, Qionglou and I know some medical skills. Let us stay and take care of them!" Haiwang said, looking at the group of poor women.

Yu Yunxin nodded and said, "Okay, although this place can shelter us from the wind and rain, it is not a long-term solution to stay near the mass grave for a long time. After their injuries have recovered, you can arrange for them to leave. The manor in the south of the city, the manor in Liucheng, or the manor in Nanling County can all be arranged for them. Let them choose freely."

"Yanluo, please prepare some herbs and food for them to eat better."

"Princess, don't worry, I will go buy it." Yanluo said.

"Tan Tai Muxue, please follow me! I have something important for you to do." Yu Yunxin said to Tan Tai Muxue as she left.

When Tan Tai Mu Xue heard this, a look of surprise appeared on her face, and she immediately followed him out of the hut.

"Let's go!" said the eldest princess to Yu Yunxin and others.

After walking to the woods, he said, "It seems that the owner of the manor did not choose the wrong person. From now on, my Xuanniao Hall will obey your arrangements."

Yu Yunxin asked with some doubt: "Then the Marquis knows that you are from Xuanniao Hall."

The princess laughed when she heard this: "He is also the deputy head of my Xuanniao Hall."

"Don't you blame me for what happened to the prince?" Yu Yunxin asked again.

"He asked for it. We have been too indulgent with him these years. He was corrupted by his bad friends. If he hadn't met you, the princess, I'm afraid I don't know when he would have straightened himself out. Ten years is enough for him to suffer." The princess said, "By the way, the woman who said she wanted to practice martial arts for revenge is not a simple person. She was a secret guard beside the second prince. I don't know how she ended up in the mass grave covered in blood. I spent a lot of herbs to save her. After she woke up, she didn't even tell me her name."

"After sending them to Yanyu Manor, I will arrange someone to keep an eye on her." Yu Yunxin said.

"Swords and knives are good things, but if you don't know how to use these weapons, you will hurt yourself." After the princess said this, she said goodbye to Yu Yunxin and left.

After returning to the Princess's Mansion, she asked Qiu Shuang to take Tan Tai Mu Xue to arrange washing and the room.

"Princess! This is the human skin mask you wanted. Should we let Miss Tan Tai put it on it later?" Yunshan came to Yu Yunxin with a mask and asked.

"The Wang family is difficult to deal with right now. I want to arrange her to work in the theater and let her be the manager. I believe she has the ability to do so. It's a shame that she has to wear this human skin mask." Yu Yunxin said.

"Okay, I'll tell her about your arrangements, Princess." Yunshan replied immediately upon hearing this.

In the palace, the Crown Prince and the Second Prince were in the imperial study. The two stood opposite each other, glaring at each other.

Marquis Anding and Marquis Changning stood behind the Second Prince, looked at Emperor Cheng and said, "Your Majesty, this must have been done by the Lin family. They didn't want our son to win military merit, so they deliberately had someone lure our son to Yangzhou. Our son has been obedient and sensible since he was a child, how could he do such a ridiculous thing."

General Lin and General Mu wrote to me two months ago. In order not to affect the war situation, they sent more than a thousand guards to look for the two princes along the way. They didn't find them. You two princes deliberately hid from people and went to the Jiangnan area. You still blame General Lin. Did he send your sons to Yangzhou? "

The two marquises were shocked when they heard this. It was impossible that the military reports all came from them. How could they reach Emperor Cheng directly?

"Don't think that I don't know the characters of the two princes. They often hang out with Prince Anyuan. I'm afraid Prince Anyuan has also taken a lot of blame for your precious son! You guys are the ones who complain first. Do you want me to punish the Lin family and then turn a situation that is about to be a big victory into an endgame for me?" Emperor Cheng looked at the three of them angrily and then took the memorial on the desk and threw it at the second prince and the other two.

"Your Majesty is wise. I have also sent people to investigate the matter in Yangzhou. It was the two princes who spent all their money in the brothel in Yangzhou. The owner of the brothel thought that the two princes were afraid to offend and wanted to send them back to Beijing. However, the two princes wanted to escape wearing women's clothes, so the owner had no choice but to lock them up in a group of skinny horses." The prince said, "I have found all the witnesses."

After reading the witness' testimony, Emperor Cheng said, "You are so shameful to do such a shameful thing. Do you two have only one son?"

The two marquises knew what Emperor Cheng meant when they heard it. Marquis Anding said, "I still have a young boy."

"Well, then remove the titles of the two princes and let the youngest son of Marquis Anding inherit the title." Emperor Cheng said, and then looked at Marquis Changyuan and said, "Do you have two sons?"

Upon hearing this, Marquis Changning immediately knelt before Emperor Cheng and said, "Your Majesty, I understand. When I return, I will choose a suitable person in the palace to inherit my title."

"Okay, everyone leave now. Prince, please stay and have dinner with me." Emperor Cheng looked at the Second Prince and the others impatiently.

When the second prince heard this, he looked at the crown prince with jealousy in his eyes and left the imperial study first.

“Second Prince, don’t walk so fast!” Marquis Changning chased after him.

The second prince looked at the two and said, "You are the ones who made me lose face in front of the emperor. Don't you know that General Lin can directly write secret reports to the emperor?"

"Secret report!" The two marquises knelt down immediately upon hearing this and said, "We didn't know that the military camp could write secret reports to the emperor!"

"It seems the plan has changed." said the second prince.

"Your Highness Prince Rui, I am determined to avenge this grudge. I have a brilliant plan." Marquis Anding said as he looked around to see that there was no one around. Then they left the palace together and the three of them entered Prince Rui's Mansion together.

In the imperial study, Emperor Cheng and the crown prince were eating hot pot together and asked, "My son, you are not young anymore. Do you have someone you like?"

Upon hearing this, the prince immediately smiled and said, "I like Princess Xingguo and would like to ask your Majesty to grant us marriage."

When Emperor Cheng heard about Princess Xingguo, he immediately said, "Did you know that Princess Xingguo and Prince Yu have been engaged since childhood?"

The prince looked at the emperor in disbelief and said, "Father, that was just a child's joke. How can you take it seriously? Do you want Xin'er to marry a fool?"

"Although Prince Yu is a fool, he is still your brother. Don't say that about your brother. I will summon Princess Xingguo and then give you a reply on your marriage." Emperor Cheng put down his chopsticks and looked at the prince lovingly.

After dinner, the prince left the palace and went directly to Prince Yu's mansion. The two guards who opened the door were his men. When they saw the prince, they greeted him and said, "Your Highness, Prince Yu is in the backyard now. He has a cold now. Don't get close to him. To prevent the disease from spreading to you, the prince."

"Oh! It seems that you have tortured me, your royal brother, a lot over the years!" The prince said as he walked inside. The Prince Yu's Mansion was in a dilapidated state, with dead leaves and branches everywhere.

After arriving at the backyard, the prince went straight to Prince Yu's bedroom.

Just as he was about to push the door open, he was stopped by a young eunuch, "Your Highness, my prince is resting, please don't disturb him."

Ruan Ming was furious when he heard this: "Who are you to stop the prince? Why don't you open the door?"

After Ruan Ming finished speaking, he kicked the door open, making a way for the prince.

The prince walked in and saw a thin figure lying on the bed.

The young eunuch immediately rushed in and stopped the two of them: "I told you that our master has been infected with a cold these days and has been unconscious for a long time. Look, Prince Yu is still sleeping."

When the prince saw Prince Yu lying on the bed with a very pale face, like a dying person, he said, "Fifth brother is in this state now, Ruan Ming, go to the palace and invite the imperial physician."

Upon hearing this, the young eunuch immediately knelt down at the foot of the prince and said, "Thank you, prince, for your kindness in asking the imperial physician to treat Prince Yu. I, Xiao Anzi, kowtow to His Royal Highness the prince."

"Okay, go take care of your master!" The prince asked, "When did Prince Yu catch the cold?"

"More than a month ago, Prince Yu fell into the water while playing and became like this." Xiao Anzi replied: "Prince Yu's salary has been cut off and he has not hired a doctor."

"You guys are really something. From now on, if my fifth brother has anything, you must report it to me." The prince said to the people outside the door.

"Yes, we servants will report this to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince next time." said the two servants outside the door.

The imperial physician was quickly brought in by Ruan Ming. As soon as he saw the prince, he bowed to him.

"Doctor Lin, there's no need to be so polite. Please feel my fifth brother's pulse right away!" said the prince.

Doctor Lin stepped forward and began to feel Prince Yu's pulse. After a while, he said, "Your Highness, Prince Yu is breathing weakly and I'm afraid he won't live long!"

"What? Doctor Lin, please go and report to our father and ask him to find a solution!" The prince stood up immediately upon hearing this.

When the prince saw the imperial physician prescribe medicine, he immediately took out a silver note and handed it to Xiao Anzi, saying, "Hurry up and get the medicine for your master."

Ruan Ming called all the servants in the mansion to come over.

Outside the door, the prince asked angrily, "I asked you to report to me all matters concerning Prince Yu's Mansion. Why did you keep such an important matter from me?"

"Prince, please calm down. I didn't know that Prince Yu would be so serious this time. I know I was wrong." The housekeeper of Prince Yu's mansion knelt down and said.

"Ruan Ming, teach them how to be servants." After the prince said this, he handed the place over to Ruan Ming and left Prince Yu's Mansion.

"You are just a fool, and now there is a short-lived ghost. I wonder how you can compete with me for Xin'er." The prince got on the carriage proudly and went back home.

When the emperor learned that Prince Yu was seriously ill, he immediately took Concubine Li to Prince Yu's mansion.

"It turns out that father loves fifth brother the most." said the prince after receiving the news.

"Don't worry, Your Highness the Crown Prince. I'll let the servants take care of everything. The Emperor won't be able to see anything. I'll have someone send some precious medicinal herbs in front of the Emperor!" Ruan Ming said.

The prince nodded: "Okay, and those servants must not be allowed to reveal their flaws in front of the emperor."

"Yes, I'll do it right away." Ruan Ming said and left the Prince's Mansion with various precious medicinal materials.

When Emperor Cheng and Concubine Li arrived at Prince Yu's mansion, they went straight to the courtyard where Prince Yu lived. At this time, Xiao Anzi was boiling medicine in the courtyard.

As soon as he saw Emperor Cheng and Concubine Li, he immediately knelt down and said, "Your Majesty! Your Majesty, you are finally here."

"What happened to my Lin'er?" asked Emperor Cheng.

"Your Majesty, it's cold air that has entered your body." said Doctor Lin.

When Concubine Li heard this, she said, "The Emperor asked me to see my son alone."

"Empress Li is an excellent doctor and may be able to save Prince Yu." Doctor Lin said.

"Okay, my beloved! Just go and see Lin'er!" After Emperor Cheng said this, Concubine Li pushed open the door, went in, and then closed the door again.

Outside the door, Emperor Cheng and Imperial Physician Lin looked at the movement inside with concern.

Concubine Li walked to the bed and sat down, and Prince Yu opened his eyes.

"Mother, I'm fine. I need to rest for a few days." Prince Yu said, looking at the worried Concubine Li.

"Lin'er, what's wrong? How did you get so badly injured? Do you want to worry me to death?" Concubine Li said, holding Prince Yu's hand tightly.

"How is Uncle Wang doing?" asked Prince Yu.

"Now that he has woken up, it will take several months for him to recover his appearance," said Concubine Li.

"It was Xiliang's top secret agent and the Liu family's unique martial art, the Ice Palm, that injured him. Don't worry, Canglan City and Dacheng are both safe now." Prince Yu said.

"Okay, I feel relieved now that you said that. Have you found out what happened in your maternal grandfather's family? Was there any involvement of the Liu family?" asked Concubine Li.

"The Liu family is now a sieve with many holes. Without Prince Yi and Princess Yi, they would have ceased to exist long ago. The one who hurt me was the Liu family's side branch. They wanted to seize the position of the head of the Liu family, so they colluded with Xiliang's lackeys. But I killed that person and Xiliang's secret agent." Prince Yu said: "My grandfather also has someone from Xiliang's secret cabinet. When I recover, I will send someone to Xiliang to investigate. Don't worry."

"Okay, Lin'er, your mother knows what to do. Lin'er, have you ever entered the palace and secretly seen your mother these days?" asked Concubine Li.

"What's wrong with my mother? I haven't been to the palace this year." Prince Yu looked at Concubine Li strangely.