"That's good." Yunhe sniffed and sobbed, "It's lucky that the Crown Prince is fine. I have been having nightmares all the time. I dreamed that something bad happened to the Crown Prince. I dreamed that his majesty and the Empress were going to pull me, father, mother and brother out to be beheaded. I was so scared..."
Yun Shang smiled, "You and your father didn't do anything wrong. The Emperor and I will not punish you."
"No, my father and I don't dare to do anything bad. Or my mother will be angry."
Such child talk! It made people around difficult to help laughing .
Yun Shang looked up at the Grand Tutor. The Grand Tutor knelt down again and said, "I know in such a case, both Yunhe and I are suspected. I'm willing to obey the disposal from both the Emperor and the Empress...
Your majesties, please think of it. Do you want to keep me and Yunhe in the palace or find another suitable place to lock us up? I'd like to wait for the truth to come out.
I just hope that your majesties will send someone to my mansion to inform my wife, in case she is worried."
The Grand Tutor thought for a while and then went on, "Or your majesties can also send someone to bring my wife and other children here and lock us all up. As long as we are together, I have nothing to fear."
He was really a man of easy virtue.
With such an easy virtue, he wouldn't have done such a well planned thing if he hadn't pretended to be like this.
Yun Shang thought to herself. Then she saw Yunhe nod his head. Although his voice was still sobbing, it seemed that he wasn't as reserved and uneasy as before because of his father's presence, "Well, as long as there's food, clothes and toys, it's okay. Father, mother and brothers are all here. It doesn't matter where it is."
Judging from Yunhe's character, the Grand Tutor wasn't pretending to be casual.
Yun Shang turned to look at Luo Qingyan. Luo Qingyan thought for a moment and then said, "Siince you father and son have said so, I should do my best to satisfy you. Then I'll take you out first, and I'll bring your family here later."
"Okay." The Grand Tutor nodded and held Yunhe's hand, "Let's go now."
After a pause, he frowned and asked, "Can we ask the the imperial kitchen to prepare something to eat first? Just now, when I was about to have dinner, someone came from the palace. Seeing the lord was in a hurry, I thought your majesty might have something important to talk to me, so I entered the palace without having dinner. I've been standing here for quite some while now. I'm really hungry. "
After the Grand Tutor finished his words, Yunhe nodded and said, "Yes, I'm hungry too. I want to eat something delicious."
Yun Shang was almost amused by them two.
She snorted, "You are suspects now. Do you still want to eat something delicious?"
Both the father and the son looked at each other, and then the little boy coughed pitifully, "There's no need to eat something delicious. As long as we can eat enough."
Luo Qingyan chuckled, "Well, you won't die of hunger. You can go now."
The father and the son left with satisfaction.
After both of them left the hall, Yun Shang withdrew her gaze and turned to Luo Qingyan, "What do you think, your majesty?"
Luo Qingyan kept silent for a while and then said, "Although there are still many doubts, I prefer to believe them two."
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