Chapter 581 You Are Not Allowed to Leave Dongchu
When Li Suining and others arrived at the front hall, the atmosphere in the entire front hall was extremely strange. The ministers were kneeling on the ground outside, crying softly, but loud laughter could be heard from inside the hall from time to time.
Xiao Suining was a little scared. She tightly grasped Bai Yu'an's hand and asked in a low voice, "Who is laughing?"
Bai Yu'an vaguely recognized Cao Huaping's voice, and at this time, no one dared to laugh except Cao Huaping.
He handed Li Suining to Fuxing and whispered, "You watch her for a while. The Second Prince and I will go in to see what's going on inside."
"Okay!" Fuxing nodded, and couldn't help but pull Bai Yu'an and remind him, "Be careful."
"Don't worry, I know." Bai Yu'an patted Fuxing's hand and turned to look for Yuan Xiaonian. "Let's go in first. Let Fuxing and Suining wait outside. Cao Huaping... I guess the situation is not stable right now. I'm afraid it would be dangerous for them to go in."
Yuan Xiaonian turned his head and glanced at Fuxing, his expression obviously dissatisfied. Then he took the lead and walked inside. Bai Yu'an and Xiao Jingwen immediately followed.
When they arrived outside the bedroom, someone went in to report and soon came back to take them in.
In the bedroom, Zi Yunlai had already changed his clothes and was lying there motionless. His lips were blue and purple, obviously he died of poisoning, but there was a clear curve at the corner of his mouth, so he must have been in a good mood when he died.
Bai Yu'an couldn't help but look in the direction of Cao Huaping. Was it the poison that Cao Huaping had given him?
Cao Huaping was lying on the soft couch next to him, just like that day, eating snacks and fruits, laughing from time to time, and looked really creepy.
Beside Zi Yunlai's bed, Zi Tong was kneeling there, crying softly, obviously very sad.
"Empress Dowager, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, please accept my condolences!" Yuan Xiaonian clasped his fists and spoke in a heavy voice.
Bai Yu'an and Xiao Jingwen were standing behind him, also with their fists clasped and their hands hanging down, both with sad expressions.
"You still dare to come?" Cao Huaping suddenly dropped the fruit in her hand, got off the couch, and walked towards Yuan Xiaonian with a sneer.
Yuan Xiaonian subconsciously took a step back, "Empress, the King of Chu and I are close friends regardless of age. He... has suddenly encountered an accident, so naturally we have to come and see him off."
"Don't be so hypocritical," Cao Huaping stopped in front of Yuan Xiaonian and raised his chin with her hand. "We both know who poisoned him."
Yuan Xiaonian's expression changed immediately. "What does the Queen mean by this? If the Queen knows who the murderer is, why not capture him and avenge the Emperor of Chu?"
"Hahaha..." Cao Huaping pushed Yuan Xiaonian's face away. "Revenge? For him? How is that possible?"
She laughed so hard that tears came out. "I wanted him to die anyway. I should thank the person who poisoned him..."
"Mother!" Zi Tong obviously couldn't stand it anymore. He turned around and shouted out of control.
"Shut up!" Cao Huaping's face immediately turned cold, and she gritted her teeth and said, "It's not your turn, little beast, to discipline me. What? You don't like what I say, but I have to say it. I want Zi Yunlai's life. I have wanted it for a long time. It's a pity that I couldn't save Wei Changkong, so I can't give him Dong Chu!"
"Mother, what are you talking about?" Zi Tong was really about to collapse. He had never seen this side of Cao Huaping.
In his heart, his mother is kind-hearted and devoted to Buddhism. She likes to stay in the Buddhist temple the most. She may not love him, but she must be a kind person and the one his father loves the most.
But now, what is Cao Huaping saying?
He could hardly bear it, his whole body was shaking violently.
"Let me take Prince Zi Tong out first." Bai Yu'an couldn't bear it anymore. He was afraid that if he stayed any longer, Cao Huaping would say something that would make Zi Tong even more uncomfortable. This child was already pitiful enough.
Without waiting for Cao Huaping and Yuan Xiaonian's consent or refusal, he stepped forward and pulled Zi Tong up, "Prince Zi Tong, please go out for a while. Sui Ning will be waiting for you outside."
Zi Tong felt a little weak all over, half of his body leaning on Bai Yu'an, letting him take him away.
Cao Huaping snorted and continued to look at Yuan Xiaonian and asked, "Is the person who poisoned you a lucky star?"
"How is that possible?" Yuan Xiaonian subconsciously denied it, then curled his lips and said, "Empress, you are really mistaken. This matter has nothing to do with us. If you asked Crown Prince Zi Tong, you should know that after entering the palace, we formed an alliance with Lord Chu and Crown Prince Zi Tong. For so long, it was us who took care of Lord Chu and helped him resolve the Wei Changkong issue."
At the end of his words, he couldn't help but look at Cao Huaping. He couldn't quite understand the crazy woman in front of him. He felt that Cao Huaping was even crazier than Fuxing. He wondered if Wei Changkong's matter would make the crazy woman continue to go crazy.
As expected, Cao Huaping burst into a swearing fit, "Do you think I'm stupid? Are you killing Wei Changkong for Dong Chu, or for your own Jin? You Jin people are the most insidious and despicable."
Yuan Xiaonian was somewhat helpless and whispered a reminder, "If I remember correctly, the Empress should also have been born in Dajin."
"So what? I came to Dongchu a long time ago and have nothing to do with Dajin anymore." Cao Huaping snorted and turned to look at Zi Yunlai's corpse.
She was silent for a moment before speaking again, putting on the airs of a queen. "In short, the Emperor of Chu can't just die for no reason. Since you don't admit it was your people who did it, I'm going to investigate thoroughly. Until I do, you're not allowed to leave Dongchu!"
"Empress..." Yuan Xiaonian couldn't help but become anxious. He didn't want to stay here. The longer he stayed in Dongchu, the more disadvantageous it would be for him.
"Otherwise, you will have to hand over Fuxing. He is just a high priest. If he dies, he dies. One life for another. I don't want to implicate too many people."
Cao Huaping blew on her nails to give Yuan Xiaonian time to think.
If it were before, Yuan Xiaonian might have given up Fuxing, but now that he knew Fuxing's ability to observe the stars, he would not easily give up this useful chess piece.
He could only bow his head and reiterate, "This matter truly has nothing to do with Fuxing or our Great Jin delegation. Since the Empress wants to investigate thoroughly, we will stay and cooperate, so that His Majesty the Emperor of Chu can rest in peace soon."
Cao Huaping seemed to have guessed this result. She waved her hand, asked Yuan Xiaonian and others to leave, and asked someone to close the door of the hall so that she could talk to Ziyun for a while.
When Yuan Xiaonian went out, he saw Bai Yu'an coming back.
"Let's go back to Yunzhao Pavilion first." Yuan Xiaonian sighed helplessly, "Zi Yunlai's death is really not at the right time. We won't be able to go back to Dajin for a while."
Bai Yu'an couldn't help but frown when he heard the news. He had a bad feeling.
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