Chunyu Yilan stepped forward alertly and followed Min.
Min lowered her head, glanced at Chunyu Yilan quickly, and then pretended to be calm while supporting Zhu Ling.
Xia Miaoyuan caught Min's momentary panic and couldn't help but sigh inwardly, "It seems Min isn't being honest. She's even trying to secretly send a message to Zhu Ling! Fortunately, Chunyu Yilan is watching her."
Before long, Zhu Ling led Yue Haoming to burn incense to the prince.
Zhu Ling squeezed out a few tears and said, "Haoyun! I was chatting with you last night, but I didn't expect to hear the news of your death when I woke up this morning!"
"Haoyun! Why is your life so short?"
Zhu Ling walked towards the coffin while crying.
"Empress Dowager, you are a beautiful woman, so you'd better not look at the prince's remains, so as not to frighten you!" The housekeeper of the palace advised.
Zhu Ling waved her hand: "No, I must take one last look at Haoyun."
Xia Miaoyuan rolled his eyes and thought, "You're really smart. Are you still worried that Yue Haoyun is faking his death?"
At this time, Zhu Ling had already come to the side of the coffin. She wiped her tears and looked down at Yue Haoyun's face.
She stared at Yue Haoyun for several times, and seeing that his chest and abdomen were motionless, she reached out her hand, pretending to touch Yue Haoyun's body. In fact, under the cover of her wide sleeves, she pinched Yue Haoyun's arm hard.
Seeing Yue Haoyun showed no reaction even after being strangled, Zhu Ling was completely relieved.
At the same time, Yue Haoming looked at Zhu Ling with disdain.
Seeing Zhu Ling finished viewing the remains, she said coldly, "Mother, we have finished burning incense and viewing the remains. Let's go back to the palace!"
Zhu Ling's face immediately showed displeasure, and she raised her eyes and glared at Yue Haoming.
Min hurriedly said in a gentle voice, "Empress Dowager, you and His Majesty should return to the palace as soon as possible. You two are precious bodies, don't let them be contaminated by unclean things."
Seeing that Min was trying to smooth things over for her, Zhu Ling said, "Okay!"
After saying that, he and Yue Haoming turned around and walked out.
At this time, the second prince and his entourage were standing outside the mourning hall.
When Zhu Ling walked to the side of the second prince, she stopped as if she suddenly remembered something.
The second prince hurriedly put his sister on the ground and bowed to Zhu Ling and Yue Haoming.
Only then did Yue Haoming realize that Xia Miaoyuan was there too. A look of joy appeared on his gloomy face and he smiled at Xia Miaoyuan.
Zhu Ling said gently, "Second Prince, originally, it was an exception for your delegation to stay in the Great Prince's Mansion. Now that the Great Prince has passed away suddenly, and the palace is hosting the funeral, it is really not suitable for the delegation to continue living there."
"How about this, you all move into the Imperial Palace. That way, it will be more convenient for His Majesty and I to take care of you."
Xia Miaoyuan shuddered when he heard Zhu Ling say this. "Wow, this damn woman is so vicious! She's trying to keep us under her nose so she can watch our every move!"
【I can’t go, I can’t go! 】
The Second Prince and Han Qingbo, after hearing Zhu Ling's invitation, understood what she meant.
The Second Prince smiled slightly and said, "Moving out of the Grand Prince's Palace is the right thing to do, but moving into the Imperial Palace is a bit presumptuous, isn't it?"
Xia Miaoyuan shouted at the right moment: "Second brother, Miao'er doesn't want to live in the Daiyue Palace. It's too boring to go out and play whenever you want!"
"Second brother, I don't want it, I don't want it!"
Xia Miaoyuan acted like a naughty boy, hugging the second prince's legs like a naughty monkey.
Zhu Ling looked at Xia Miaoyuan and frowned.
At this time, Yue Haoming leaned over and picked up Xia Miaoyuan, saying softly: "Okay, okay! Miaoyuan said she doesn't want to live in the palace, so she won't live there!"
When these words were spoken, everyone present was stunned.
Zhu Ling quickly glared at her son.
Xia Miaoyuan, the second prince, and Han Qingbo cast grateful glances at Yue Haoming.
Yue Haoming looked at Xia Miaoyuan softly, "There is an empty house near the palace. It was the house that was confiscated from a corrupt official."
"Except that the house is slightly smaller, it is no less than the Grand Prince's Palace."
"I will issue an order immediately to have everything cleaned up quickly, and you can move in this afternoon. How do you do that?"
Xia Miaoyuan clapped her hands, her eyes sparkling, "Okay! I like it!"
Yue Haoming was very happy to see Xia Miaoyuan, and the smile on his face became even brighter.
The Second Prince and Han Qingbo rushed over to Yue Haoming and bowed, saying sincerely, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your care!"
Yue Haoming waved his hands at the two of them nonchalantly: "It's nothing, my two distinguished guests don't have to take it to heart."
"The conditions at the official post station are poor, and the palace of the great king has suddenly suffered a bereavement. It is my duty as the host to prepare suitable accommodation for you."
"Besides, when I look at Miao Yuan, it's like seeing my sister. I'm willing to do what she wants."
At this moment, Zhu Ling's heart was already boiling with anger. She suppressed her anger and said with a smile: "Since Your Majesty has made up his mind, then let's do as Your Majesty says!"
Although Zhu Ling had a smile on her face, these two sentences sounded like they were squeezed out from between her teeth, making people feel very awkward when listening to them.
…
The Empress Dowager and the little emperor were in the carriage returning to the palace.
Zhu Ling glared at Yue Haoming and said coldly, "My son, you are not a child anymore, why are you so reckless in your words and actions?"
Yue Haoming leaned back and replied nonchalantly, "Mother, how could I be reckless? I'm telling the truth, and all the decisions I made were in response to the requests of the Great Xia envoy!"
After saying that, he picked up the kettle, pulled out the cork, and drank a sip of water.
Zhu Ling felt furious, and looking at Yue Haoming's casual and indifferent expression, it was like adding fuel to the fire.
She snatched the kettle from Yue Haoming's hand and threw it out of the window.
"Mother, what are you doing?" Yue Haoming asked in surprise.
Zhu Ling's eyes were bloodshot, and she raised one hand high, as if to hit Yue Haoming.
Yue Haoming looked at Zhu Ling in disbelief and said aggrievedly, "Mother, you actually want to hit me?"
When Zhu Ling saw her son's aggrieved face, her anger immediately subsided. She put down her hand and said earnestly, "My son, I know you don't like what I did, but you must know that I did this for your own good!"
Yue Haoming sneered, "For my own good? My eldest brother has never had any intention of rebelling, yet you are trying every possible means to kill him!"
"Can't you tolerate an idle prince?"
Zhu Ling took her son's hand, her eyes moist. "My son, you are still young. You don't understand power and the throne. If you want to sit firmly on the throne, you can't be soft-hearted!"
Yue Haoming angrily shook off Zhu Ling's hand, "As for the throne, it's not what I want in the first place! If I had to choose, I would rather be an idle prince!"
Zhu Ling was so angry that his face turned blue. He raised his hand and slapped Yue Haoming in the face.
…
When the princes and ministers saw that the Empress Dowager and the Emperor went to the Grand Palace to pay their respects early in the morning, they followed suit and went to the Grand Palace.
Soon, a steady stream of guests flocked to the palace to pay their respects.
The Second Prince and his entourage hid in their own courtyard and waited until the afternoon.
Several eunuchs came to tell them that the empty yard had been cleaned up.
The Second Prince and his entourage hurriedly said goodbye to Min, got on a carriage, and rushed to their new residence.
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