Chapter two thousand and three to go back to Dongchen
They even abandoned their official duties and stayed in the Qingxin Palace every day, never forgetting to put on sad faces and acting worried, as if they were worried about the emperor. In fact, who with a discerning eye could not see that they were just faking it?
The fourth prince, Yu Xiuqi, was the exception.
Although he came to Qingxin Palace to visit the emperor every day, he would only stay for a while, ask the palace people about the emperor's situation, and then leave silently, and then go about what he should do.
Yu Xiuqi did not appear in front of the emperor several times while he was in bed, but he successfully attracted his attention.
The emperor was tired of seeing the false love of his sons, and really didn't want to see them again for a moment, but Yu Xiuqi made him want to see them.
Not long after, news came out from the palace that after the emperor summoned the fourth prince Yu Xiuqi alone, he handed over part of the government affairs to him. It was obvious that the emperor's heart was inclined towards the fourth prince.
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This incident caused a huge stir in the harem and the court, and everyone focused their attention on the unknown fourth prince.
However, many ministers did not take immediate action this time because the fourth prince was not a good candidate for the crown prince and the emperor might not choose him. Therefore, they had to wait and see to avoid standing in the wrong team and regretting it in the future.
Ye Fuxun and Bai Yuxian ignored this, but waited for the emperor to get better and prepared to enter the palace to bid farewell to him.
On this morning, Ye Fuxun and Bai Yuxian entered the palace, and on their way to Qingxin Hall, they happened to meet Yu Xiuqi.
Compared with the Yu Xiuqi he met when he came here at the beginning of last year, he seems to have changed little in all aspects at this time. The only thing that has changed is his eyes.
Before, his eyes were always like stagnant water, without any ripples, giving people a lifeless feeling, but now, his eyes are bright and full of energy, and he looks energetic and high-spirited.
"Brother Four Emperors, did you just visit your father?" Ye Fuxun asked with a smile.
Yuxiu said curiously: "Yes, I feel relieved to see that my father is more energetic than yesterday."
Ye Fuxun added: "Brother Four Emperors is really filial. He has so many official duties to deal with every day, and he still insists on visiting my father. But you must pay attention to your health."
When they arrived at the Qingxin Hall, the emperor had just finished drinking the medicine and was sitting on the soft couch reading the memorials.
"How do you feel, father? Is your body feeling better?" Ye Fuxun asked pretending to be very concerned.
The emperor closed the memorial and replied: "It's much better."
Ye Fuxun nodded, smiled and said: "That's good, then I can go back to Dongchen with peace of mind." She thought that since she came here, there have been so many disturbances, and the emperor must be eager to do so.
Did she leave early?
"Are you going back to Dongchen?" The emperor looked a little surprised and turned to look at Bai Yuxian.
Bai Yuxian said slowly: "I and Ye'er entered the palace today just to bid farewell to the emperor. It has been almost a year since we came to the Western Kingdom, and it is time to leave."
The emperor frowned, and then relaxed quickly. After all, Ye Fuxun had married to Dongchen, and he could no longer live in the Western Kingdom. He had to leave after all.
"Okay, when are you going to set off?"
Ye Fuxun replied: "Two days later."
"So urgent?" The emperor seemed a little reluctant to give up, which made Ye Fuxun think he was hallucinating.
Bai Yuxian said: "Because Dongchen still has a lot of things to do when I go back next time, so I can only go back as soon as possible."
The emperor nodded and had nothing more to say. He sighed and told Ye Fuxun, "You must take care of yourself in the future."
Ye Fuxun said: "Yes, father, please take care of yourself."
Without saying any more words of farewell, Ye Fuxun and Bai Yuxian quickly left Qingxin Palace and left the palace.
Looking at the pure and clean sky, Ye Fuxun suddenly felt a sense of relief. After being delayed for such a long time in the Western Kingdom, he finally finished everything he had to do.
She suddenly thought of Concubine Shu and Maple Grove Villa.
"I think that when we return to Dongchen, we can take a detour to Cangxue Mountain to see the old owner of the village and say goodbye to him."
Bai Yuxian understood her thoughts and nodded in agreement: "Okay!"
The next day, while Ye Fuxun was packing his luggage, he heard unexpected news from the palace - Concubine Yun Guifei committed suicide by drinking poison last night.
Her body was discovered this morning when the palace officials went to deliver food. The body was completely stiff. There was a bowl on the bedside table with some unfinished decoction in it. After examination, it was proved that the decoction contained arsenic.
Since the Cold Palace was tightly guarded, no one could enter or exit at will, and there were no traces of a struggle in the dormitory, so there could not be murder, and everyone naturally believed that Concubine Yun Gui committed suicide.
In the dark palace, life is miserable, and many people choose to commit suicide in order to escape. This is not a strange thing, so everyone thinks this guess is reasonable.
But Ye Fuxun didn't think so.
"If Concubine Yun couldn't stand the life in the cold palace, she should have committed suicide long ago. Why did she wait until now to choose death to escape?"
Concubine Yun Guifei did not commit suicide when faced with threats from the empress before. Now that she is carefree, she wants to commit suicide instead? This is really unreasonable.
"Perhaps Concubine Yun just felt that she had no worries anymore and that there was no point in living, so she simply killed herself?" Qingyu analyzed.
Ye Fuxun was always skeptical and shook his head and said: "No, Concubine Yun is definitely not a carefree person. She cares very much about her daughter. I think she definitely wants to see Princess Yunxuan again. Before that,
It's impossible for her to commit suicide.
Moreover, there is a very important point. Since the Cold Palace is heavily guarded and everyone entering and exiting and food must be inspected, then where did Concubine Yun’s arsenic come from?”
Qingyu's eyes lit up as if she had just woken up from a dream, and she patted her forehead and said, "Yes, why didn't we discover such an important suspicion?
In the Western Kingdom, the use of arsenic is restricted, and ordinary people may not have it. How could Concubine Yun have it in the cold palace? It seems that this matter is really not that simple!"
If Concubine Yun Gui did not commit suicide, and there were no traces of entanglement at the scene, then she was probably threatened by someone and had to take poison to commit suicide, and the arsenic was given by the person who threatened her.
You must know that although the Cold Palace is always guarded, it is not absolutely impossible for anyone to enter. After all, Bai Yuxian can sneak into the palace secretly. As long as the Qinggong is good enough, there is no place that cannot be entered?
However, the queen is already dead, who else will want to kill her?
Ye Fuxun thought about it for a long time, but couldn't think of a reason. In the end, he just didn't think about it. "Forget it, we are leaving anyway, these things have nothing to do with me anymore."
As he spoke, he suddenly sighed again and said, "The third sister must have been heartbroken after hearing the news."