Three Years After Falling Off the Cliff

"Greetings, Your Highness." Fu Yi calmly put the shawl into Liu Xiaopang's hands and knelt down to salute Sui Tingheng.
Liu Xiaopang threw the shawl in his hand away and hurriedly stood up to salute, but he tripped over the shawl and sat down again with a thud.

The assistant minister of the Ministry of Justice looked at the man who was being hit on the buttocks by Prince Liu and was breathing heavily, and said to his colleagues behind him: "Hurry and find two doctors."
We can't let anyone die in public.

Sui Tingheng took two steps forward, and the voice of the Dali Temple Minister behind him called him back to his senses. He stopped and asked, "What's going on?"

Wang Yanhe and others looked at Liu Xiaopang, Fu Yi and others looked at each other, no one spoke, and finally they all looked at Liu Xiaopang.

"Keep an eye on these three people." Sui Tingheng handed the imperial edict to the Dali Temple official: "Give it to the Ning Wangfei, and strictly guard the Ning Wang Mansion. No one except the case handlers is allowed to enter or leave, so as not to disturb the women in the mansion."

"I obey your command." The Chief Justice of Dali Temple took the imperial edict and walked out of the clothing shop, only to find that there were many people standing outside.
The grandson of Grand Tutor Du, the second son of the Minister of Works, and the delicate and weak daughter of the Minister of Rites are also here, and it seems that she is holding an inkstone in her hand?
Realizing that the Dali Temple's gaze was on her, Lu Yan put her hands behind her back and secretly hid the inkstone in her sleeves.

"It's getting late, what are you doing?" The Dali Temple Minister hoped that these young men and women would go home quickly and not crowd here.

"It's a nice night tonight, let's go out for a walk."
"Let's go out for a drink."

The Dali Temple official sighed and said, "Please go back and rest early. I'm leaving now."
"Sir, walk slowly."

After the Dali Temple Minister left, everyone dispersed in twos and threes, but no one mentioned going home.

Du Langjun walked up to Lu Yan and whispered, "Don't worry, Miss Lu, Yun Fuyi won't suffer any loss."
Lu Yan turned her head and whispered, "I know."
She lifted her skirt and stood on tiptoe to look into the clothing shop. The courtyard was in such a commotion, and she was worried that the prince would be dissatisfied with Fu Yi.

In the courtyard, Sui Tingheng saw that no one was talking and not angry, so he asked Liu Xiaopang directly: "Liu Shouchang, you speak."

"Your Highness, I came here with Yun Fuyi." Fatty Liu has always been a bully, and seeing the prince asking him, he did not dare to hesitate for a moment: "I don't know who these three people are either."

"Your Highness, I was just curious about what this clothing store sells, so I came to take a look. I didn't expect three people to crawl out from under the stone slab. I thought they were joking, but as soon as I opened my mouth, they pulled out daggers and threatened me. It was very scary." Fu Yi moved to the side, as if she was really frightened by these three people.

The assistant minister of the Ministry of Justice looked at the three people who were beaten beyond recognition: "..."

Liu Xiaopang glanced at Fu Yi with his eyes slanted. What kind of good person would go shopping and climb other people's walls?
Thinking of the three people crawling out from under the stone slab, the Assistant Minister of Justice reacted quickly. His expression became serious, and he forcefully lifted up the stone slab that Fu Yi mentioned, and saw that there was actually a tunnel underneath.

"Your Highness, there is a secret passage here!" A chill ran down the back of the Assistant Minister of Justice. How powerful must this force be to be able to build a secret passage in East Street without being discovered?
Sui Tingheng walked towards the secret passage, but was stopped by Fu Yi halfway: "Your Highness, we don't know where this secret passage leads to. There may be bad guys hiding in it. Please don't get close for the time being."

"I know." Sui Tingheng saw that Fu Yi's skirt was covered with dust, her hair was crooked, and one of her earrings was missing. He looked around the courtyard and asked, "Is Miss Yun injured?"

"Thank you for your concern, Your Highness. I am not injured." Fu Yi noticed that Sui Tingheng was looking at her left ear. She reached out and found that one of her earrings was missing. She clenched her right hand into a fist and pretended to cough twice: "Your Highness, I am a little curious about where this tunnel leads to."

Sui Tingheng raised his lips slightly: "After the Jinwu Guards confirm that the secret passage is safe, if Miss Yun is curious, she can go with them to take a look."

"Thank you, Your Highness." Fu Yi's eyes lit up. This prince is such a considerate and kind person.

When Fatty Liu saw that the prince agreed to let Fu Yi go with him to watch the fun, he quickly stepped forward and asked, "I also want to..."
"It's no use thinking about it." Fu Yi interrupted him: "I'm afraid you'll block the secret passage."
Liu Xiaopang glared at Fu Yi with gritted teeth. Fu Yi moved behind Sui Tingheng and raised her eyebrows at him triumphantly.

"Miss Yun is worried about your safety, so you should stay outside." Sui Tingheng smiled: "Don't waste her kindness."

Fatty Liu: “…”
kindness?
Your Highness, you really don’t know Yun Fuyi.
He was unwilling to accept this, but he didn't dare to refute Sui Tingheng. He could only move aside angrily and squat in the corner to sulk.

Prince Ning's Mansion.
After entering the mansion, the Jinwu Guards not only did not break into any room, but also told the housekeeper that they had to pay their respects to the princess first.

The housekeeper didn't know what they were trying to do, so he had to use the excuse that the princess was taking care of the prince.

"The prince is so ill, have you arranged for a royal doctor?" The Jinwu Guards commander looked anxious: "If His Majesty knew, I wonder how distressed he would be."

"Thank you for your concern, General. The prince has already taken the medicine and should wake up soon." The butler laughed dryly. Turning his head, he saw the prince's long-servant making a gesture to him. He immediately felt relieved and smiled relaxedly: "I don't know where the general is going to search. Please feel free to do as you wish."

"What are you talking about? My order is to protect the prince, not to search the palace." The commander patted the butler's shoulder and said, "Don't worry, we will definitely help the prince find the criminals hiding in the palace."

"Haha." The butler cupped his hands and said, "Then I'll have to trouble you generals."
He wanted to see what these Jinwu Guards could find in the palace.

"There are so many spider webs in this secret passage. Don't they clean it on a daily basis?" Fu Yi crawled to the entrance of the tunnel and a hand stretched out to her.
She looked up at Sui Tingheng at the entrance of the cave, wiped her hands on her clothes, reached out her hands, and climbed out of the dry well with the help of his strength.

The Jinwu Guards protected the two of them in the middle, and they did not move easily. "Here..." Fu Yi patted the dirt off her clothes: "It seems to be the west backyard of Prince Ning's mansion?"
Sui Tingheng took out a clean handkerchief from his sleeve and handed it to Fu Yi: "Yes."

There were footsteps and voices outside the courtyard gate. The person who was speaking had a high-pitched voice and seemed to be in a very good mood.

"This is the west courtyard of the palace. No one lives there. General, you must check carefully." The butler took the key from his waist and said as he opened the door: "I hope you generals can help our prince catch the criminals so that he can recover from his illness in peace."

When the gate opened, he widened his eyes in shock and shouted, "Who are you?!"

The commander of the Jinwu Guards took a big step forward, and after seeing the people in the yard, he asked in surprise, "Your Highness?"

Your Highness?
The housekeeper then noticed that this group of people who suddenly appeared in the west courtyard were wearing golden armor, obviously the attire of the Jinwu Guards. The person they were guarding in the middle was the prince?

"This old servant greets His Royal Highness the Prince." The butler knelt down and saluted, his shoulders trembling slightly.
It is impossible for the Jinwu Guards to drop from the sky. The only possibility is that they discovered the secret passage.
He didn't understand how the secret passage, which was built so secretly, could have been discovered?
In the main courtyard, Prince Ning, who had been "unconscious" for several hours, finally woke up. He sat on the bedside, took the medicine brought by the eunuch and drank it all, and said to Princess Ning who was sitting beside the bed: "My illness has made Princess worried."

"It's good that Your Majesty has woken up." Princess Ning took the medicine bowl from him and smiled gently and considerately: "Tomorrow I will ask the kitchen to make more medicine to replenish your qi and blood to nourish your body."
"Thank you, Princess." Prince Ning looked outside the door and asked, "Why is there so much noise outside?"

"There are daring assassins in the capital. His Majesty is worried about your safety, so he sent some Jinwu Guards to protect you." Princess Ning wiped the corner of Prince Ning's mouth with a handkerchief and said, "When Your Majesty was in Jingzhao Prefecture this morning, didn't anyone tell Your Majesty about this?"

Prince Ning looked at the gentle woman in front of him and said calmly, "My nephew did mention it to me."

Princess Ning handed the handkerchief to the maid behind her, stood up and said, "Your Highness has just woken up and needs more rest. I will not disturb you."

"Siyue." Prince Ning called her and said, "I have not been very energetic these days. I need you to take care of the affairs in the palace."

"Don't worry, Your Majesty. I will arrange everything in the mansion." Princess Ning nodded. Seeing the housekeeper crawling in, she slightly dodged to the side and stopped on her way out.

"Your Highness, the West Courtyard..." The housekeeper noticed that Princess Ning was in the room and kowtowed to her hurriedly: "I don't know when someone dug a tunnel in the West Courtyard. Please go and take a look, Your Highness."

"What did you say?!" Prince Ning sat up suddenly: "Is there a secret passage in the west courtyard?"

Princess Ning's eyes swept over Prince Ning and the housekeeper, and she said slowly, "The prince is seriously ill, I will go and take a look at this matter..."
"Such a big thing happened in the palace, how can I sit back and watch it?" Prince Ning said with a pale face: "Change my clothes."

"My uncle is injured, how can he move so easily?" Sui Tingheng walked into the room and bowed to Princess Ning: "My nephew came uninvited, please forgive me, aunt."

Princess Ning turned aside and half-saluted: "We are all family, so there is no need for my nephew to be polite."

When Prince Ning, who was half dressed, saw Sui Tingheng coming in, he pushed aside the maid who was helping him to put his robe in order and casually put his outer robe on himself and asked, "Why are you so anxious, nephew?"

"Half an hour ago, someone helped the Jinwu Guards catch three suspicious people. These three people came out from a secret passage, and this secret passage happened to lead to the residence of the emperor's uncle." Sui Tingheng's eyebrows were indifferent: "My nephew was worried about the safety of the emperor's uncle, so I broke into your bedroom rudely. I hope the emperor's uncle will forgive me. I am relieved to see that you are safe."

Prince Ning stared at Sui Tingheng, and smiled after a moment: "Thank you Tingheng for your concern."

Princess Ning, who had already stepped to the door, walked back to the house silently and signaled the maid to serve tea and snacks.
If you have anything to say, you can take your time and talk. She is not in a hurry.

"I wonder who helped the Jinwu Guards catch the criminals?" Prince Ning smiled very gently: "I must thank him very much."

"Your Majesty, don't be too grateful. This is what I should do." A person leaned out of the door and said, "Please rest assured. If there are any more bad guys in the palace in the future, I will continue to help catch them and will not let any of them go."

"Yun, Fu, Yi..." King Ning looked at the person who appeared at the door, and a bloody taste rose in his throat: "Is it you?"

Sui Tingheng stood up, took off the cloak on the kang screen and put it on Prince Ning: "Uncle, your health is weak, don't catch a cold."

Looking at Prince Ning who was wrapped tightly by Sui Tingheng, Fu Yi felt emotional. Prince Ning was constantly doing mischief in private, but His Royal Highness the Prince still cared about Prince Ning's health. He was a very nice person.

"Uncle is already 26 years old this year, not as young as my nephew." Sui Tingheng smiled elegantly: "Please take care of your health."

(End of this chapter)