Chapter 209 Rest Early
Ye Linghan has not returned since he entered the palace. At first, Su Xing always told himself not to think too much and that nothing would happen.
But until the evening, Ye Linghan still hadn't returned, and he couldn't help but think about it.
Something must have happened in the palace, because after the princes came of age, no one except the crown prince could stay overnight in the palace, even if Ye Linghan was the regent.
Su Xing felt uneasy, especially when he thought of Ye Linghan's injured shoulder.
After enduring for a while, he could no longer sit still, so he decided to send someone to the palace to ask.
But at this moment, Ye Linghan came back.
"Regent!" Su Xing exclaimed and went forward.
He was just about to ask if something had happened, but when he saw Ye Linghan's gloomy face, he knew that something had really happened.
"What happened in the palace?" Su Xing asked simply.
Ye Linghan glanced at Su Xing coldly and said unhappily: "What nonsense are you talking about?"
Su Xing forgot his fear of Ye Linghan when something happened. He immediately raised his voice when he heard this: "Regent, don't try to lie to me. What's going on?"
Ye Linghan didn't expect Su Xing to be so bold. He was surprised and his face looked even uglier.
But he didn't say anything, instead he stared at Su Xing with an oppressive look: "You are getting more and more courageous now!"
Su Xing forced himself to look at Ye Linghan for a moment, then suddenly, like a deflated rooster, his head drooped: "Forget it, I'm stupid and useless anyway, I can't help even if I know."
After saying that, he turned around, as if to say, "Don't bother with me, leave me alone."
Su Xing's words made Ye Linghan slightly stunned. When he saw Su Xing turning around and leaving, his heart tightened and he shouted angrily: "Stop!"
Su Xing paused, turned back in confusion, glanced at Ye Linghan, and then asked, "Does the Regent have anything else to say?"
Ye Linghan took two long steps and came to Su Xing. He said with a cold expression: "I will say this one last time. Please listen carefully."
"Those who say you are stupid and self-righteous are not disliking you, they just don't want you to do anything dangerous again. Also, I never said you are useless, so don't daydream by yourself all day long!"
He was afraid of this guy. If he didn't explain it clearly immediately, he didn't know what he would be thinking about.
Su Xing was stunned. What he said just now was actually intentional. He just wanted to provoke Ye Linghan.
After all, his misunderstanding of Ye Linghan had been resolved last time at the foot of the cliff, and he knew that Ye Linghan did not dislike him.
But unexpectedly, Ye Linghan actually explained to him solemnly again.
This made him feel very guilty and he felt like he had done something bad.
He had to say something, should he tell the truth?
Su Xing was struggling when Ye Linghan suddenly continued, "The emperor suddenly fell into a coma. The imperial physician said it might be poisoned, but they couldn't find out what the poison was."
Su Xing was shocked and couldn't help but ask, "Poisoned?"
He still remembered the last time Ye Lingrui was poisoned, because the person who ordered the poisoning was Xia Yunxi.
He was very shocked at the time that Xia Yunxi could do such a beastly thing, so he remembered it clearly.
The same thing happened again...
But he couldn't figure out who was so bold as to poison the emperor?
Ye Linghan originally didn't want Su Xing to get involved in this matter, even though Li Yuan specifically requested it, because Su Xing was still injured.
But now Su Xing already knows that it is impossible not to let him participate.
So he also told the details: "Liu Yan is interrogating the palace servants who serve the emperor, and no one has been found yet."
Su Xing frowned and listened carefully, while continuing to think along the same line of thought.
The one who dared to poison the emperor must have done so either for revenge or for huge profits, otherwise he would not have taken such a big risk.
But the emperor is still very young and hasn’t even taken power yet, so where would his enemies come from?
Besides, the emperor usually treats the palace maids very gently and never punishes them, so there shouldn't be any resentment between them.
That is for the sake of profit, but if something happens to the emperor, who will benefit the most?
"Regent, could it be the Queen Mother again?" Apart from Xia Yunxi, Su Xing really couldn't think of anyone else who could benefit from this.
Ye Linghan seemed to have never thought that this matter had anything to do with Xia Yunxi. After all, Marquis Mu Yuan had already been defeated and Xia Yunxi was in the cold palace.
But he still recognized Su Xing's reasoning ability, so he did not refute immediately, but asked in a deep voice: "Why do you think it was her?"
Su Xing told Ye Linghan what he had just thought about. While Ye Linghan was deep in thought, he added, "Although the Queen Mother was imprisoned in the cold palace, it does not mean that she is innocent. After all, she has lived in the palace for so long, and no one knows how many spies she has."
Ye Linghan continued to ponder for a while, and suddenly said: "Go to bed early, and follow me into the palace tomorrow."
Su Xing was a little surprised that Ye Linghan actually agreed to let him participate in the investigation?
"What? You don't want to go?" Ye Linghan saw Su Xing's dazed look and immediately frowned.
"I want to go!" Su Xing nodded quickly. He was very happy and a little warm at the same time.
Ye Linghan is really good to him...
Because he was so happy, he spoke without thinking and directly called out to Ye Linghan: "Regent, let's go to bed!"
When Ye Linghan heard this, his expression froze, and the look in his eyes when he looked at Su Xing suddenly became meaningful.
Su Xing then realized what wicked words he had said, feeling both embarrassed and humiliated.
He waved his hands repeatedly: "Don't misunderstand, Regent, that's not what I meant. I meant that we should rest early so that we can go to the palace tomorrow."
Ye Linghan stared at Su Xing, who was getting more and more flustered as he explained, for a long while before he spoke slowly, "What did I misunderstand? Did you misunderstand?"
Su Xing became even more panicked. Not only was he panicked, he was also extremely embarrassed, and his handsome face was red and hot.
He had the feeling that he had a mouth but couldn't express himself clearly, and the more he spoke, the more confused he became.
In the end, he simply shut up, stamped his feet angrily, and walked towards the bed alone.
Ye Linghan looked at Su Xing's angry back, and the corners of his mouth, which had been suppressed, finally had the chance to curl up.
Su Xing had just taken off his clothes and was about to go to bed when he heard footsteps behind him.
Then, Ye Linghan's cold and somewhat deliberate voice came: "Are you not going to let me undress?"
Su Xing froze in his attempt to lift the quilt, then he bit each of his teeth hard before turning around in frustration.
He didn't even look at Ye Linghan, but reached out to Ye Linghan's clothes and quickly stripped off Ye Linghan's coat. His actions were much more rude than yesterday.
Ye Linghan didn't dislike it at all. Instead, he watched with great interest, with great satisfaction in his black eyes.
After taking off his clothes, Su Xing climbed onto the bed and lay down at the innermost part of the bed with his back facing outside.
As soon as he lay down, he immediately closed his eyes, looking as if he didn't want to pay attention to anyone.
He secretly swore in his heart that unless Ye Linghan apologized, he would never talk to him again!
But this oath did not last long, as he lost all his energy because of Ye Linghan who was clinging to him from behind.
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