He recognized these people; the one leading them was often the one who stood behind Sikong Mo.
But at this moment, in the heart of the Second Prince, these people were simply devils.
Since he had left the capital with his family yesterday, this person had captured him, hadn’t spoken a word, hadn’t inquired about anything, and had just thrown him into a dungeon and beaten him.
The Second Prince had never experienced such suffering since he was young. How could he endure such torture!
Thus, the Second Prince had long been crying and begging for mercy, but unfortunately, Si Nan was completely unmoved.
To dare to lay hands on their Family Head, this was the price!
Meanwhile, at the Royal Residence of Jing.
Screams of fright echoed in the main courtyard.
However, this time, the one who had the nightmare was not the Prince but the Princess Consort of Jing.
The maid attending her quickly got up and went in, "What’s wrong with the Princess Consort? Did you have a nightmare? Should I summon the Imperial Physician to have a look?"
"No!" the Princess Consort of Jing waved her hand, "Where is the Prince resting tonight?"
"The Prince has been staying in the study for the past couple of days and hasn’t been to the inner courtyard," the maid replied.
That was understandable. These past couple of days, because of the War King’s issue, the Emperor had lost his temper, and almost no one in the court had escaped rebuke. Although the Prince seldom interacted with the War King, he often mentioned how the War King had once lived in the capital for a period when he was younger and had gotten along quite well with the Prince.
Therefore, with the life and death of the War King uncertain, the Prince must be very heartbroken!
Thinking about it, and remembering the nightmare she had just had, the Princess Consort of Jing said, "All right, you may leave. There’s no need to stay awake tonight. Also, have Nanny Liu come over."
"Yes," the maid obeyed and withdrew.
The Princess Consort of Jing lay back on the bed in a despondent manner, her eyes expressing regret, despair... and a deeply hidden heartache.
When Nanny Liu arrived, this was the state in which she found the Princess Consort of Jing.
"Princess Consort, what’s wrong?" Nanny Liu asked tenderly as she sat on the edge of the bed, taking the Princess Consort of Jing’s hand into her own rough palms.
"Nanny, I just had a dream... about that child." Tears glistened in the eyes of the Princess Consort of Jing, deeply moving Nanny Liu.
She was a servant born into the Liu Family and also the nanny of the Princess Consort of Jing; their relationship was truly special.
It was only after moving to the Royal Residence, which was strictly governed, that the Princess Consort of Jing had started calling her ’nanny.’
Nanny Liu thought that the Princess Consort of Jing was missing the children as she had in the past, but she couldn’t have expected that the dream the Princess Consort had this time was far more serious than before.
Otherwise, she wouldn’t have woken up from the shock!
"Is the Princess Consort thinking of the Commandery Princess again? Haven’t you already sent a message to Mrs. Mo to bring the Commandery Princess back to the capital for a visit? It shouldn’t take a few days before they arrive. Please hold on a little longer..." Nanny Liu pleaded.
Originally, she had disagreed with the Princess Consort’s plan to switch the child.
After all, the Prince was young, and it wasn’t time to fret over having a son.
Moreover, since the child in the Princess Consort’s womb was her first, whether it was a boy or girl, as the first child of the Royal Residence of Jing, the treatment could not be poor.
However, the Princess Consort had been bewitched by Mrs. Mo, insisting that she must have a son, even when it was not yet known whether the child in her womb was male or female. She had already plotted everything with Mrs. Mo.
Nanny Liu had advised against it at the time, but to no avail.
In the end, she could only pray that their Princess Consort would successfully bear a son, thus avoiding the disturbance of the Prince’s lineage and the implications for the entire family.
Unfortunately, fate did not favor their wishes; the Princess Consort ultimately gave birth to a Commandery Princess, hence the current situation.