After being jilted, the entire neighboring village was filled with deep regret.

Chapter 488 Secrets of the Palace
The three exchanged glances, and Shen Congrong cautiously asked, "Grandpa, what's going on with that Jinlan Courtyard?"

Liu Laosan shook his head helplessly with an expression that said, "Jinlan Courtyard is where the late Crown Prince lived. The late Crown Prince and the Emperor were both born to the Empress Dowager. The late Crown Prince was outstanding in both literary and martial arts, and was also handsome, the best-looking of all the princes."

Perhaps it's a case of the moon waning after it's full; because of the rebellion, the former crown prince was imprisoned by the former emperor.

“Rebellion? The former Crown Prince is already the heir apparent, that’s impossible!” Shen Congrong retorted instinctively.

Liu Laosan chuckled and shook his head. "Who knows! The truth is not important. What is important is that His Majesty will eventually sit on the throne. And His Majesty and the former Crown Prince are siblings from the same mother. The Empress Dowager will not investigate this matter further, nor will she allow anyone to mention the former Crown Prince again."

Jinlan Courtyard has long been a taboo in the palace, and no one has dared to go there in recent years. Perhaps because of this, it has given some people an opportunity. Those skeletons have been dead for some years. Once their identities are found out and the truth is uncovered, even if the truth cannot be found, the emperor will have a clear understanding.

In short, this is not something you children can concern yourselves with. I'm telling you all this so that you'll keep your mouths shut. If anyone asks you anything after you enter the palace, you must not answer. Also, remember those people's names and tell me later.

The three children solemnly agreed.

When they re-entered the Academy, they found that their colleagues treated them very differently. They not only showed concern for their well-being but also took the initiative to familiarize them with the affairs of the Academy and assigned them tasks.

Compared to the previous two days, the treatment was like night and day.

After the three of them established themselves at the Academy, the caravan arrived in the capital at the same time.

As soon as the group arrived at Xiji Mixed Food Shop, they chased after Xiao Xi to ask about Shen Congrong and the others.

As soon as Xiao Xi opened her mouth, a group of vendors who were in charge of buying seafood rushed into the store.

They weren't given a chance to speak at all.

Everyone had to get to work first.

Once they started, they couldn't stop. Everyone was busy until dark, and they had to politely persuade the remaining people to leave.

The shop was closed.

Everyone was exhausted.

The waiter, used to this routine, brought out the hot tea he had prepared earlier to soothe everyone's throats.

Xiao Xi said a few words to them and told them to go back first.

Su Sheng hurriedly asked, "Xiao Xi, where is my son? Where is he living now? Where is he working?"

Xiao Xi laughed and said, "Brother Su Sheng, don't worry. Yong Zhang and Cong Rong are both living in the Yong'an Marquis's residence. They are too young. The Emperor has arranged for them to study at the Bo Academy. They will be trained from now on and will definitely be better than others in the future!"

"Then I'm relieved!" Su Sheng grinned from ear to ear.

The next evening, the group arrived at the Yong'an Marquis's residence with a pile of food.

Shen Congrong and Su Yongzhang, who had just returned from their job, rushed over to Su Chuan and the others as soon as they saw them. Shen Congrong was held in Su Zhan's arms, while Su Yongzhang climbed onto Su Sheng's back.

Su Sheng was so happy that he carried his son on his back and ran around the corridor twice.

Seeing Xiong Feng watching quietly to the side, Shen Congrong quickly broke free from Su Zhan's embrace and introduced Xiong Feng to everyone.

Su Zhan glanced at Xiong Feng a couple more times, his expression still relatively mild.

As the group entered the main courtyard, Su Sheng kept asking about Su Yongzhang's situation.

After asking for a long time, he still couldn't get any information out of him. Su Sheng grumbled in dissatisfaction, "What's wrong with you, kid? You just say yes or no no matter what I ask. Can't you say more? Like, are the women in the palace pretty? What does the emperor look like? Have you seen the emperor?"

Su Yongzhang immediately turned pale with fright and quickly made a shushing gesture, "Father, I can't talk about what happens in the palace, it'll cost me my head, please don't ask!"

"What? You lost your head?" Su Sheng was puzzled. He didn't think he had asked anything serious.

The others were also puzzled.

The next day, the group went to the Sixth Prince's residence to deliver seafood. When they met Murong Chen and Shen Tian, ​​Shen Dagou told them about it as a joke.

"The three kids' serious expressions scared Su Sheng. Last night, Yongzhang even got a couple of spanks from Su Sheng."

Shen Tian immediately felt sorry for them, "Big brother, they escaped a disaster this time without any real danger. It's one thing for Su Sheng not to comfort the child, but why did he even hit him?"

Shen Dagou was shocked. "What happened?"

Murong Chen and Shen Tian exchanged a glance, and the two told each other about how Shen Congrong was almost poisoned to death.

Shen Dagou and the others were all terrified and turned pale.

“This child is so well-behaved and wouldn’t easily offend anyone, so who would want to harm him?” Su Chuan was extremely nervous and couldn’t sit still.

Murong Chen waved his hand, signaling them to calm down. "Fortunately, Marquis Yong'an intervened in time, and they are now safe. However, this has led to even bigger problems, and who knows how much bloodshed will follow. I have never been involved in politics, and since they are now officials of the Bo Academy, it is not appropriate to be too protective of them. As the elders of the children, if you have any connections, you can help them out."

This gave everyone a new idea, but who could they turn to in the capital?

They didn't need to tell Tang Yu; she would naturally go to great lengths for the children. Who else but Tang Yu would do that?

Su Sheng racked his brains but still couldn't figure it out, so he had to discuss it with the children later.

“Congrong, tell your uncle, do your parents still have any other connections in the capital? Look, it's almost the New Year, and your uncle has brought so many gifts over the years, it's not just for doing business.” Su Zhan stared at Shen Congrong expectantly.

Shen Congrong tilted her head and thought for a long time before slowly saying, "If we're talking about people who have a relationship with my parents, it's only Mr. Tang, Mr. Chu, Sister Shen Tian, ​​and, oh right, Mr. You Kang and Mr. Tian Ziyan."

Su Zhan frowned and asked, "How high are their official ranks?"

Shen Congrong shook her head, "Grandpa only found out because I didn't ask."

Su Zhan continued, "Anything else? Are there any powerful figures like the Sixth Prince?"

Shen Congrong blinked hard, a sudden thought flashing through her mind. She immediately patted her head and said, "There's another one! It's the Princess Huai'an that the young master mentioned. When I was about to come to the capital, the young master gave me a token, saying that if I encountered any trouble, I should contact the Princess Huai'an. Does that count?"

“Yes! How could it not count! You wait here, your uncle will deliver the New Year’s gift to Princess Huai’an in a little while.” Su Zhan breathed a sigh of relief, and his tightly furrowed brows relaxed.

Just after noon, Princess Huai'an woke up and saw her maid, Amber, rushing in.

"Your Highness, there is a man outside who claims to be from Zhaohua County, Lizhou, who has brought you some seafood."

Princess Huai'an looked puzzled. "Was it someone sent by A-Jue?"

Amber shook her head. "It wasn't the young master. The man didn't say much, but the steward recognized him and said he was from Xiji."

"Xi Ji? Isn't that someone from the Marquis of Yong'an? The Marquis of Yong'an sent someone to deliver seafood to me?" Princess Huai'an's clever mind was in a mess at this moment. She thought for a long time but still couldn't figure out what the Marquis of Yong'an wanted to do.