Chapter 426 I didn’t expect it to die from the very beginning
"Your Highness, you are too polite," Noble Concubine Yi said, clearly still feeling sorry for what happened a few days ago. "Just tell me what you want to say."
Yuan Huaihong curled the corners of his mouth. In fact, he knew in his heart that there was a high possibility that Concubine Yi would disagree with this matter.
"It's like this, I..." He hesitated for a moment before speaking slowly, "I want my father to issue an imperial decree... to have Concubine Jing and the Second Prince... leave the cold palace."
"What?" Concubine Yi stood up in shock and quickly drove all the maids out of the palace.
She remained extremely cautious, lowering her voice as she asked, "Your Highness, do you know who sent them to the cold palace?"
Although Yuan Huaihong was still young at that time, she felt that Yuan Huaihong was more mature than other princes and must understand these things.
As expected, Yuan Huaihong nodded calmly, "It's my mother."
"Then..." Imperial Concubine Yi sat back, calmed herself, and said helplessly, "I will pretend I didn't hear what you just said. Prince, please give up this idea."
Yuan Huaihong still looked calm, but his tone was very firm, "I have made up my mind."
"You..." Imperial Concubine Yi looked disappointed. "Prince, please listen to my advice. Although you have angered the Emperor and Empress, they cannot dethrone you. However... if they are unhappy, they will naturally not let you have your way. Why do you have to do this?"
She was clear about some things, and her eyes looked at Yuan Huaihong with a bit more heartache. "From childhood to adulthood, you have experienced so many things, don't you understand this truth? Submission. Until you have the ability to resist, submission is the wisest choice."
Yuan Huaihong didn't say anything, obviously he would not be easily shaken.
He did not try to persuade Concubine Yi, waiting for her to make her own decision.
Concubine Yi was obviously very restless and wanted to speak several times, but when she met Yuan Huaihong's eyes, she felt that speaking would not change anything.
She walked around the hall several times before finally sitting back down and asking helplessly, "Have you been to the cold palace?"
"Yes." Yuan Huaihong nodded, knowing in his heart that Concubine Yi at least accepted his intention to help Concubine Jing and the others.
Imperial Concubine Yi thought for a moment, then asked with some concern, "Is Concubine Jing... okay?"
Yuan Huaihong shook his head. "The cold palace is cold and dilapidated. How can she be well?"
"How could this happen?" Obviously, Concubine Yi had never thought about what life would be like in the cold palace. "No matter what, she was once one of the Four Concubines and gave birth to the Second Prince. How could this happen..."
She sighed and asked tentatively, "Then her..."
She pointed to her head. After all, Concubine Jing had gone crazy before she was sent to the cold palace.
"Empress Jing is in good mental condition, but she doesn't recognize people very well." Yuan Huaihong said truthfully.
Imperial Concubine Yi nodded in understanding, "But it's too difficult to ask the Emperor and Empress to change their original intention."
Yuan Huaihong's expression fluctuated a little at this moment, "So, I need the help of the imperial concubine... and brother Baoyu."
Imperial Concubine Yi raised an eyebrow. "What about Baoyu?"
"I checked the historical records last night. During the time of Emperor Taizu, there was a precedent of concubines in the cold palace being sent back to the harem..." Yuan Huaihong immediately told Concubine Yi the example he had seen.
Imperial Concubine Yi nodded in understanding, but her frown deepened. She had almost guessed Yuan Huaihong's thoughts. "You... want them to save Baoyu and gain merit?"
Yuan Huaihong nodded. "I know this is very risky, but as the Imperial Concubine said, if the Second Brother had saved me, then my mother would definitely do everything in her power to stop it. It would be very difficult to change their mind."
"But if the second son saves the fifth son, then both my father and my mother will definitely consider this favor. I will also strongly suggest that my father change his mind. In this way, there is still a chance."
Imperial Concubine Yi also knew this, but she was very worried and asked tentatively, "So what are you going to do... specifically?"
"First of all, Your Majesty, I have something I want to explain to you," Yuan Huaihong took a deep breath and said, "I will discuss this matter with the Second Brother. I will definitely not put Baoyu's life in any danger."
Concubine Yi remained silent.
Yuan Huaihong continued, "But if we want to make sure that Father and Mother can't help but reward the Second Brother, this matter must appear somewhat dangerous..."
"Prince, just tell me directly, what are your plans?" Concubine Yi felt her heart hanging in her throat. She just wanted to know what it was so that she could decide whether to agree or oppose it immediately.
"I think..." Yuan Huaihong took a deep breath and said, "Weiyang Lake..."
"No!" Imperial Concubine Yi's expression changed instantly. "Absolutely not. It's deep winter now, and the lake water is freezing cold. Even if Baoyu falls in and is pulled out, it won't work. He'll be so scared. He'll definitely be terrified."
Yuan Huaihong also knew that it would be too dangerous if Yuan Baoyu really fell in, so he had another plan, "There's no need for Baoyu to really fall in. When the time comes, we can change Baoyu into wet clothes in advance and pretend..."
"No, it's too cold. Baoyu will get sick if he wears wet clothes in such cold weather." Concubine Yi couldn't accept it.
Yuan Huaihong remained silent, but apart from pretending to fall into the water, he couldn't think of any other danger that would have the potential to change the decision of his father and the queen.
"Crown Prince, it's not that I don't want to help you or Concubine Jing, it's just..." Noble Concubine Yi said helplessly, "How about this? What if I were to fall into the water? If I really fell into the water, you can ask the Second Prince to rescue me. Is that okay?"
Yuan Huaihong didn’t know, but there was an essential difference between the identities of a prince and a concubine, and... the fact that Concubine Yi fell into the water sounded too outrageous.
"Forget it." He pulled the corner of his mouth and said, "I'll think about this matter again and won't embarrass the Imperial Concubine."
Concubine Yi felt a little guilty. "Okay, Your Highness, please think about it carefully. Since I have agreed, I really want to help. However, it cannot be too dangerous, and I cannot let Baoyu suffer, okay?"
"Well, okay!" Yuan Huaihong didn't say anything else. If he really wanted to meet the conditions mentioned by Concubine Yi, then... the chances of success of this matter would be even lower.
But he also knew that he had no right to force Concubine Yi to agree.
He suddenly remembered that Li Suining said that this thing would definitely succeed, but unexpectedly, it died at the very beginning.
He went back to think of a new solution, but at this moment, he really had no idea.
Concubine Yi on the side did not speak again. Obviously, she refused and felt uncomfortable, but she really couldn't convince herself to agree.
She could no longer bear to see her Baoyu suffer even a little bit.
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