The death of the Crown Princess was as sudden as the death of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince in October last year.

There were many speculations in Chang'an City, but no one dared to say it openly. Many people just spread the rumors privately.

The resurrection of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince seems to be related to the Crown Princess. When His Royal Highness the Crown Prince died, the Crown Princess colluded with the Gu family and attempted to let the little grandson ascend the throne.

But His Royal Highness the Crown Prince did not fall into the trap and was rescued by the daughter of the Yuezhou prefect and was able to return to Chang'an. This time, the Crown Princess died suddenly, which was closely related to her murder of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.

However, no one dared to tell anyone about this rumor.

Although many officials in the court heard about this matter, no one discussed it openly. After all, Prince Ning was still deeply trusted by His Majesty and had great power in the court.

The Crown Princess's funeral was not grand or complicated; she was buried in just three or four days.

On the day of the burial, all the ministers and ladies knelt on the ground in the Eastern Palace.

Zhao Yun saw the coffin lid slowly closing, closed his eyes tightly, and his tears seemed to have dried up.

All the way to the imperial mausoleum, Zhao Yun said nothing.

After burial in the imperial mausoleum.

Zhao Yun stayed with Ye Wanhe in the mausoleum for a long time. Many people came to persuade him, but he was unwilling to leave.

It was not until he fainted due to not eating for several days and his body could no longer bear the exhaustion that he was taken away from the imperial mausoleum by the palace servants and returned to the East Palace.

Imperial Tomb, in the middle of the night.

Gu Yan sent someone to transfer the guards guarding the mausoleum away before he and Yun Xiangye entered the mausoleum.

Yun Xiangye lit a candle and tried to push the coffin lid, but it was too heavy and she was unable to open it.

Gu Yan stepped forward and pushed the coffin lid together with Yun Xiangye before it was opened.

Gu Yan took out a silver needle and inserted it into several acupuncture points of Ye Wanhe.

Ye Wanhe slowly woke up. She opened her eyes, looked at the candlelight in front of her, and frowned slightly.

Yun Xiangye helped Ye Wanhe up and said, "Sister, this is the light porridge I brought. You've been hungry these past few days. Eat something light to fill your stomach."

Yun Xiangye handed a gourd to Ye Wanhe. Ye Wanhe took the gourd and drank the porridge inside. Only then did she regain some strength.

"hiss!"

Ye Wanhe felt the pain in her abdomen and took a breath.

Gu Yan handed Ye Wanhe a bottle of wound medicine and said, "This is medicine for healing wounds. Apply it every day and there will be no scars."

Ye Wanhe took it, looked at Gu Yan and said, "Thank you very much."

Yun Xiangye helped Ye Wanhe out of the coffin, looked at her worriedly and asked, "Sister, are you okay?"

Ye Wanhe chuckled and said, "I'm fine."

Yun Xiangye said, "This is not the place to talk. Please follow me into the carriage first."

Yun Xiangye helped Ye Wanhe into the carriage.

Ye Wanhe put on her veil and said, "Xiangye, I want to leave for the dock early this morning to take a boat back to Yongxing City."

Yun Xiangye said, "I'm worried about you going back to Yongxing City alone."

Gu Yan also entered the carriage and said, "Renyuan Pharmacy will have a merchant ship heading to Yongxing City tomorrow, but..."

Yun Xiangye looked at Gu Yan and asked, "Just what?"

Gu Yan sighed and said, "Sister, His Highness has been heartbroken these past few days. He has lost his appetite and even has a lot of gray hair. You shouldn't be so cruel."

Yun Xiangye whispered, "Sister, you really misunderstood the matter between His Highness and Yu Xihe. His Highness said that although he spent a night with Yu Xihe, nothing happened. His Highness has been heartbroken these past few days. If Your Majesty hadn't sent someone to watch him, I'm afraid he would have followed you..."

Ye Wanhe lowered her head within the veil: "I know that after taking the fake death drug, one can also hear the sounds outside."

Ye Wanhe clearly heard Zhao Yun's regret and his unbearable pain.

Gu Yan said, "Since you know this, why don't you give His Highness another chance? He truly loves you. He hasn't eaten in the past few days and has only managed to drink a few sips of water. Even when he was suffering for the mute slave, he wasn't this haggard... Can you really bear to see him suffer like this?"

Ye Wanhe whispered, "Master Gu, I don't want to see him so sad, but how could he bear to let me abandon my parents? How could he erase my identity and origins?"

"Since I've become Ye Wanhe again, I won't be Wei Zhenzhu again."

Gu Yan said: "But His Highness has already regretted it. He is sincere to you."

Ye Wanhe said, "I never doubted his sincerity towards me, but I also gave him many chances, Master Gu. It was he who never cherished me before. Otherwise, I wouldn't have embarked on this path of no return. I have already committed the crime of deceiving the emperor, and I can't turn back."

Seeing that Gu Yan was about to persuade her again, Yun Xiangye glanced at him and said to Ye Wanhe, "Sister, no matter what choice you make, I will support you, but I still hope you can be happy. If you can be happier leaving His Highness, then please leave..."

Ye Wanhe hid her eyes in the veil and let a tear fall.

She didn't feel happy after leaving Zhao Yun, but she felt comfortable and relaxed.

She was not happy and felt uncomfortable when she was with Zhao Yun.

Ye Wanhe said, "The one I'm most reluctant to leave behind is Yu'er. While I'm in Yongxing City, I'll leave Yu'er in your care."

Yun Xiangye said, "Well, sister, don't worry, I will visit Yu'er in the East Palace often."

The carriage arrived at the dock.

Gu Yan brought Ye Wanhe into the merchant ship of Renyuan Pharmacy, and sent the two female secret guards beside Yun Xiangye to protect Ye Wanhe.

Gu Yan said to the captain, "This is my wife's cousin. She is going back to her hometown in Yongxing City. Please protect her well on the way and send her back to the Ye Family Cloth Shop in Yongxing City."

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