Zhao Yun fell into deep thought after hearing this. In his eyes, Ye Wanhe had always been obedient and deeply loved him.

Zhao Yun also knew that it was inappropriate for Ye Wanhe to sever ties with her parents, but as the crown prince, how could he have a princess of such low status? He was willing to give Ye Wanhe the title of princess, which was already a favor...

But I never thought that she hated herself so much in her heart.

Zhao Yun could only manage to utter with difficulty: "Wan He... So, you've never loved me, right?"

Ye Wanhe just found Zhao Yun's words ridiculous: "Why do you think I would fall in love with someone who killed my fetus, took advantage of me, and humiliated my parents?"

Zhao Yun laughed at himself, and as he closed his eyes, he whispered from the bottom of his throat, "I'm... I'm sorry..."

Ye Wanhe listened to what Zhao Yun said without a trace of softness in her heart. She stood still for a long time as she watched Zhao Yun slowly close his eyes.

"elder sister."

Until she heard Ah Hong's voice behind her, Ye Wanhe turned around and saw Ah Hong and said, "Ah Hong."

Ah Hong stared at the cup in Ye Wanhe's hand and Zhao Yun, who was already lying on the desk, and asked in surprise, "Sister?"

Ye Wanhe looked at Ah Hong and said, "I didn't want to involve you in this matter, but I really don't want to continue to play along. I've had enough..."

Ye Wanhe said to Ah Hong, "Ah Hong, as long as you can pass this test, I will definitely give you supreme honor in the future."

Ah Hong's expression remained unchanged. He simply helped Ye Wanhe put away the teapot and teacups and said, "Sister, let's go."

Ye Wanhe said to Ah Hong: "Thank you very much."

Ye Wanhe followed Ah Hong into the tunnel. As soon as she entered the tunnel, she began to stagger and could only walk by holding on to the wall of the underground palace.

Ah Hong supported Ye Wanhe until he returned to the bedroom.

Holding the tray, Ah Hong said to Ye Wanhe in a clumsy voice, "Sister, let's just pretend we've never met. If this gets out, you can just put the blame on me."

"Ah Hong... this..."

Ah Hong didn't say much, he just took the tray into the tunnel and closed the door of the underground palace tightly.

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In the embroidery workshop.

Yun Xiangye and Gu Yan were soundly sleeping when they were awakened by the sound of bells ringing through the sky.

Yun Xiangye frowned and asked, "Whose house is ringing a bell so late at night?"

Gu Yan woke up from his doze at the sound of the bell. He frowned and asked with a changed expression, "How is that possible?"

Yun Xiangye looked at Gu Yan and asked, "What's wrong?"

Gu Yan whispered, "This is the death knell. It only rings when the time has come for Your Majesty, the Queen, and the Crown Prince. My uncle has always been healthy and strong. How could this happen..."

Gu Yan listened to the number of times the funeral bell rang, and found that it did not pause for nine times. He hurriedly got out of bed and put on his official uniform.

Yun Xiangye also got off the bed and went over to help Gu Yan tie up his hair and put on his official hat.

Gu Yan looked at Yun Xiangye and said, "Come with me into the palace..."

Yun Xiangye whispered, "I'm not a lady of high rank anymore..."

Gu Yan's throat felt dry, tears welling in his eyes as he spoke, "It wasn't His Majesty who passed away, but... His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

Yun Xiangye was shocked: "What? How could His Royal Highness the Crown Prince die at such a young age?"

Yun Xiangye couldn't stand His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, especially when he humiliated his uncle and aunt, forced his sister to take contraceptive pills for six years, he simply deserved death...

But he is my sister's husband after all...

Yun Xiangye was afraid that her sister, who was still in confinement after giving birth, would be sad and grief-stricken because of this.

Yun Xiangye also hurriedly combed her hair into a bun and followed Gu Yan to the East Palace.

When they rushed to the Eastern Palace, they saw many officials heading to the Eastern Palace on the road.

The death of the crown prince is a major national event, not to mention that the current emperor has only this one son. The officials did not dare to neglect it and all went to the outside of the East Palace to wait for the emperor to summon them.

When Gu Yan and Yun Xiangye just arrived at the gate of the East Palace, they happened to meet Xie Zhixuan and Gu Ling who were rushing over.

Xie Zhixuan was walking unsteadily. She had delivered her nephew herself and watched him grow up. It was so sudden that she had to bury her young nephew.

"Mom, Dad."

"Mom, father-in-law."

Gu Lingchao said to Yun Xiangye, "Please go and persuade the Crown Princess not to be too sad. After all, she just gave birth not long ago. She will be needed in the future of the court."

Yun Xiangye nodded lightly and said, "Yes."

In the brightly lit East Palace, palace maids were hanging white silk.

The white silk was covered in dust. After all, the incident happened suddenly, and no one expected that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, who had just turned 24, would die.

As soon as she entered the East Palace, Yun Xiangye heard heart-wrenching cries.

The dignified and graceful Queen Wei who was the mother of the country in the past now had her hair disheveled and didn't care about her image. She held the pale and bloodless hand of the Crown Prince with tears in her eyes.

"Yun'er, Yun'er, wake up! How could you abandon your wife and children and leave me and your father to see you off? Yun'er, wake up! Wake up!"

Seeing this, Xie Zhixuan stepped forward to support Queen Wei and said, "Sister-in-law."

Queen Wei looked at Xie Zhixuan and said, "Sister, Yun'er has always been in good health. How could he pass away so suddenly? How could he pass away so suddenly?"

Xie Zhixuan went forward to check Zhao Yun's pulse. There was no pulse, no breath. He was truly dead...

Yun Xiangye looked at His Majesty, who was silently weeping and heartbroken. Not seeing her sister, she whispered to Gu Yan, "Why can't I see any trace of my sister?"

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