After everyone left, Prince Xiao immediately called Rufeng: "Act according to the original plan."
"yes."
Rufeng screen retreated and opened the lid with the guards. When he saw the people inside clearly, he suddenly felt that something was wrong.
"Your Majesty, the concubine...she seems to have no pulse."
Judging by the time, Ye Yan'er should have a weak pulse at this moment, but now his fingertips have explored his wrist several times, and his pulse has no ripples, like a pool of stagnant water.
King Xiao came forward to check, and after a while he said, "Please come, doctor."
The doctor came quickly. After diagnosing Ye Yan'er's pulse, he opened her eyes and took a closer look. He shook his head and said, "Concubine Ye died of suffocation. She has already passed away."
"What?" Prince Xiao was shocked. He held Ye Yan'er's hand and did not let go. The coldness on his fingertips did not seem to be fake.
"Didn't you say that this medicine is foolproof and the concubine will be fine?" Prince Xiao gritted his teeth and clenched his fists and asked angrily, as if the doctor could kill the doctor with one punch if he said the wrong thing.
The doctor trembled and said: "Your Majesty is very aware of everything. This pill is indeed foolproof. There has never been any mistakes. I dare to guarantee it with my life. It is definitely not the medicine."
The person died of suffocation, but he didn't miss the time to take the antidote, so the doctor had no choice but to explain desperately.
At this moment, King Xiao was completely numb. He knew that Ye Yan'er had done many things that violated her conscience. He was angry because he was angry, but he never thought about taking Ye Yan'er's life!
The two have been through many ups and downs together, and they have also been in love. King Xiao has given his sincerity.
It was hard for Prince Xiao to accept that a living person died like this.
"My lord, could it be...?" Rufeng hesitated for a moment. The word "princess" was about to come out, but he didn't dare to say it.
Prince Xiao closed his eyes, recalling the three sticks of incense that Chu Yunning offered before leaving, and the sarcasm deep in his eyes.
It must be her!
"Go down." Prince Xiao asked the doctor to step back, and he fell into deep thought.
Rufeng saw Prince Xiao's dilemma, so he said, "Do you want to ask the princess?"
In this world, the only one who can poison under the eyes of so many people without knowing it is the princess.
Rufeng admired the princess more and more. He had been trained for many years, but he didn't see anything wrong with the princess at all.
"No need!" Prince Xiao let out a long sigh. His whole body seemed to have been drained of all strength, and he slumped down on the chair, his eyes dazed.
She must be disappointed in herself.
"The funeral..."
"Hold as usual."
Ye Yan'er's funeral was held grandly. On the third day, Prince Xiao found a feng shui treasured place for Ye Yan'er to be buried.
The white lanterns in Prince Xiao's Mansion were also removed, and the palace returned to its usual routine.
"What was Prince Xiao's reaction?"
Tianyi said: "Prince Xiao indeed found a doctor to diagnose Ye Yan'er's pulse. When he found out that the person was dead, he sat in the pavilion all night and there was no other reaction."
Chu Yunning was surprised. Prince Xiao must have guessed that it was her who did it, but he didn't ask her to settle the score. Could he be planning something?
"Miss, someone is coming from the palace." Bixiu came to report in a hurry.
Chu Yunning's eyelids twitched when she heard this. She always had an ominous premonition. She really didn't have a good impression of the palace.
"Please come in."
After a while, an old eunuch wearing dark blue eunuch uniform came in and saluted Chu Yunning with a smile. The more polite he was, the more uneasy Chu Yunning felt.
"This servant is Eunuch Mo from the Emperor's Palace. The Emperor has not seen the Young Prince for many days, and he is thinking about it. He wants the Princess to take the Young Prince into the palace to stay for a few days."
Mo Gong's duck-like voice was babbling in her ears, but hearing it made her heart beat with fear. Chu Yunning explained: "Beibei was frightened after entering the palace last time. I was worried that he would not be able to adapt to the palace."
"No, last time the young prince was frightened in the palace, the emperor felt very sorry. Yesterday, the foreign vassal offered some strange things, and the emperor thought of the young prince first." Eunuch Mo said and looked around.
He looked down and asked: "Where is the young prince?"
Before Chu Yunning could speak, Eunuch Mo had already started looking for Beibei and said with a smile, "The princess must give the emperor a chance to atone for his sins."
"It's not that I don't want to enter the palace, it's just that there are many shops outside my palace waiting for me to deal with them, and I don't have enough time at the moment."
Chu Yunning declined again.
The smile on Eunuch Mo's face faded a bit when he heard this, and he said with a bitter look on his face: "Princess, please do well and don't make things difficult for the servants. The servants are also ordered to do things. If you don't bring the young prince into the palace, the servants will
We will all lose our heads."
This was half a joke and half a threat. Seeing that he could not refuse, Chu Yunning could only take a deep breath and nod in agreement: "Father, wait a moment, let me get ready."
"Princess, please invite me. The servants are waiting here." Eunuch Mo stood patiently in the corridor.
After cleaning up, Chu Yunning repeatedly told Beibei to be careful. Beibei nodded obediently: "Don't worry, mother, Beibei will not say the wrong thing, nor will he eat anything randomly, or make any mess anywhere."
run."
"Um."
Beibei has always been very well-behaved. She would never touch anything that she was not allowed to do. She was just worried that someone would harm her, so she whispered a few words in Beibei's ear.
"Mom, Beibei understands."
After everything was prepared, Chu Yunning took Bei Bei into the palace. Before Emperor Mingwen went to court, Eunuch Mo took him directly to Qingluan Palace.
"This is the palace that the emperor ordered to prepare for the princess. If the princess lacks anything, just tell her servant. You must not wrong the young prince."
Even the palace was ready. It looked like he would be unable to leave the palace for a while. Chu Yunning looked up and down to make sure there were no traps.
The palace is not small, and every scene and thing is exquisitely decorated, no less than her Chu family. The sixteen screens are embroidered with pictures of hundreds of sons and thousands of grandchildren, and every stitch is very fine. The children's innocent smiling faces are very cute, or
Running, or crawling, all kinds of children filled the screen.
"Miss, why does this screen look a little weird?" Bi Xiu said, there is not a single child in the palace, so it is too ironic to put up such a screen.
Chu Yunning gave a faint hum, hugged Beibei and sat by the corridor window, looking at the scenery outside the window. There were large pink lotuses planted in the small pond not far away, and they were blooming. You could still smell them when the breeze came.
Waves of refreshing fragrance.
It was almost noon, and the little palace maid brought lunch. There were eight dishes and two soups. The plates were all exquisite, and half of them were Beibei's favorite foods.
Chu Yunning asked: "Has the emperor come to court?"
"In reply to the princess, the emperor is dealing with official business and is temporarily unavailable." The little palace maid replied.
After confirming that the food was not poisonous, Chu Yunning picked a few things for Beibei to eat: "Eat more vegetables to grow taller. When you are full, mother will take you to pay respects to the imperial grandmother."
After saying this, the young palace maid immediately said: "The Queen Mother occasionally caught a cold yesterday, and now that there is no one around, there is no need for the Princess to go and pay her respects."
"Sick?" Chu Yunning frowned, feeling increasingly uneasy, and squinted at the little palace maid in annoyance: "Then go and tell Eunuch Mo to prepare a small kitchen in Qingluan Hall. We will
I cook by myself. I have a weak spleen and stomach, so I can’t get used to the food in the imperial kitchen.”
"Yes." This time the little palace maid happily agreed.
The small kitchen was quickly built, and Eunuch Mo also sent a lot of ingredients. Chu Yunning asked for some common daily necessities, and Eunuch Mo delivered them as soon as possible.
"Mom, when are we going home?" Beibei asked, raising his head. He was thinking about the two little white rabbits in the yard and didn't know if anyone would feed them.
Knowing her son, Mo Ruomu, Chu Yunning immediately noticed Beibei's worry, and quickly said: "Don't worry, mother has already told Aunt Mao to take good care of Xiaobai and Xiaohong."
Bei Bei was speechless.
Emperor Mingwen was not seen for five consecutive days, and it seemed that she had forgotten the two of them. As long as she did not leave Qingluan Palace, Eunuch Mo would agree to any request she made.
"Don't worry, Princess. I have sent someone to deliver a letter to Madam Chu, saying that you are accompanying the Queen Mother in the harem."
Chu Yun was silent.
After waiting for another three days, we finally met Emperor Mingwen on the eighth day.
"Beibei, do you miss Uncle Huang?" Emperor Mingwen held a kaleidoscope in his hand and waved to Beibei.
"Greetings to Uncle Huang." Beibei obediently bowed to Emperor Mingwen, then happily took the kaleidoscope: "Thank you, Uncle Huang."
Chu Yunning had told Beibei that he didn't need to be particularly sophisticated and follow the rules. He could cry or shout, and he didn't have to be sensible, but he couldn't act too smart.
"Your Majesty." Chu Yunning bowed and saluted. Emperor Mingwen waved his hand to signal her to get up. He chatted with Beibei for a while and tested a few poems. Beibei scratched his head and thought for a long time, stumbling and unable to speak.
.
Emperor Mingwen laughed: "You are still young, so don't worry. You will learn slowly later."
After a while, Emperor Mingwen asked Eunuch Mo to take Beibei to the back garden to play. He sat in the pavilion and looked at Beibei running on the lawn.
The guards and maids in the corridor retreated one by one. Seeing this, Chu Yunning knew that the emperor wanted to speak to her alone, so she stepped forward.
After waiting for a long time, Emperor Mingwen finally spoke: "I have been ill these past few days. Please check on me."
As he spoke, Emperor Mingwen stretched out his arm and put it on the table, with a faint smile on his face. The smile did not reach his eyes. Chu Yunning swallowed. For the first time, she felt that the emperor's wrath was about to explode.
Pay attention and you may die.
"My wife is too stupid to offend the Holy Body, so please forgive me, Your Majesty." Chu Yunning knelt down, but she did not dare to check Emperor Mingwen's pulse. What if something happened?
Sometimes the more secrets you know, the quicker you die.
"Get up, I forgive you."
Under Emperor Mingwen's pressure, Chu Yunning put his fingertips on Emperor Mingwen's wrist. His pulse was a bit complicated, and the more he looked into it, the more panicked he became.
"How?" The smile on Emperor Mingwen's face grew thicker, and he slowly withdrew his hand: "Over the years, I have seen countless doctors, but there is no improvement. I am tired of hearing comforting words. Princess Xiao, please don't fool me.
Just tell the truth."
Chu Yunning pursed her lips tightly and felt a cool breeze spreading from the soles of her feet. How should she answer.
"Princess Xiao?" Emperor Mingwen reminded aloud: "The crime of deceiving the emperor will implicate the nine clans. Princess Xiao must think clearly before speaking."