Chapter 192: The Crown Prince Passes Away
Zhao Yun fell into deep thought after hearing this. In his eyes, Ye Wanhe had always been obedient and deeply loved him.
Zhao Yun also knew that it was inappropriate to let Ye Wanhe sever her relationship with her parents, but as the crown prince, how could he have a princess of such low status? He was willing to give Ye Wanhe the title of princess, which was already a favor...
But I never thought that she hated herself so much in her heart.
Zhao Yun could only speak with difficulty: "Wan He... So, you have never loved me, right?"
Ye Wanhe just thought Zhao Yun's words were ridiculous: "Why do you think I would fall in love with someone who killed my fetus, robbed me, and humiliated my parents?"
Zhao Yun laughed at himself, and as he closed his eyes, he whispered from the bottom of his throat: "I'm... I'm sorry..."
Ye Wanhe listened to what Zhao Yun said without a trace of softness in her heart. She stood still for a long time as she watched Zhao Yun slowly close his eyes.
"elder sister."
Until she heard Ah Hong's voice behind her, Ye Wanhe turned around and saw Ah Hong and said, "Ah Hong."
Ah Hong stared at the cup in Ye Wanhe's hand and Zhao Yun, who was already lying on the desk, and asked in surprise: "Sister?"
Ye Wanhe looked at Ah Hong and said, "I didn't want to involve you in this matter, but I really don't want to pretend to be nice to you anymore. I've had enough..."
Ye Wanhe said to Ah Hong: "Ah Hong, as long as you can pass this test, I will definitely give you supreme honor in the future."
Ah Hong's expression did not change. He just helped Ye Wanhe to pack up the teapot and teacups and said, "Sister, let's go."
Ye Wanhe said to Ah Hong: "Thank you very much."
Ye Wanhe followed Ah Hong into the tunnel. As soon as she entered the tunnel, she staggered and could only walk by holding on to the wall of the underground palace.
Ah Hong supported Ye Wanhe on one side until he sent her back to the bedroom.
Ah Hong held the tray and said to Ye Wanhe in a clumsy voice, "Sister, let's just pretend we have never met. If this gets exposed, you can put all the blame on me."
"Ah Hong... this..."
Ah Hong didn't say much, he just took the tray into the tunnel and closed the door of the underground palace tightly.
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In the embroidery workshop.
Yun Xiangye and Gu Yan were just sleeping soundly when they were awakened by bursts of bell sounds that echoed through the sky.
Yun Xiangye frowned and asked, "Whose house is ringing the bell so late at night?"
Gu Yan woke up from his doze when he heard the bell. He frowned and asked with a changed expression, "How is it possible?"
Yun Xiangye looked at Gu Yan and asked, "What's wrong?"
Gu Yan whispered, "This is the death knell. It will only ring when the time has come for Your Majesty, the Queen, and the Crown Prince to die. My uncle has always been healthy and strong, how could he..."
Gu Yan listened to the number of times the funeral bell rang, and he saw that it did not pause for nine times. He quickly got out of bed and hurriedly put on his official uniform.
Yun Xiangye also got off the bed and went over to help Gu Yan fix his hair and put on his official hat.
Gu Yan looked at Yun Xiangye and said, "Come with me into the palace..."
Yun Xiangye whispered: "I am not a lady of honor now..."
Gu Yan's throat felt dry, and tears welled up in his eyes as he said, "It was not His Majesty who passed away, but... His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."
Yun Xiangye was shocked: "What? How could His Royal Highness the Crown Prince die at such a young age?"
Yun Xiangye couldn't stand His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, especially when He humiliated his uncle and aunt, forced his sister to take contraceptive pills for six years, he deserved to die...
But he is my sister's husband after all...
Yun Xiangye was afraid that her sister, who was still in confinement after giving birth, would be sad and grief-stricken because of this.
Yun Xiangye also hurriedly combed her hair into a bun and followed Gu Yan to the East Palace.
When they rushed to the Eastern Palace, they saw many officials heading to the Eastern Palace on the road.
The death of the crown prince is a major national event, not to mention that the current emperor has only this one son. The officials did not dare to neglect it and all went to the outside of the East Palace waiting for the emperor to summon them.
When Gu Yan and Yun Xiangye just arrived at the gate of the East Palace, they happened to meet Xie Zhixuan and Gu Ling who were in a hurry.
Xie Zhixuan was walking unsteadily. She delivered her nephew herself and watched him grow up. It was so unexpected that she had to bury her young son, and it happened so suddenly.
"Mom, Dad."
"Mom, father-in-law."
Gu Lingchao said to Yun Xiangye, "Please go and persuade the Crown Princess not to be too sad. After all, she just gave birth not long ago. She will be needed in the future of the court."
Yun Xiangye nodded lightly and said, "Yes."
In the brightly lit East Palace, palace maids were hanging white silk.
The white silk was covered in dust. After all, the incident happened suddenly and no one expected that the Crown Prince, who had just turned 24, would die.
As soon as she entered the East Palace, Yun Xiangye heard heart-wrenching cries.
The Queen Wei, who was seen as extremely dignified and the mother of the country in the past, now had her hair disheveled. She didn't care about her image at all. She shed tears while holding the hand of the pale and bloodless prince.
"Yun'er, Yun'er, wake up! How could you abandon your wife and children and let your father and I send them off? Yun'er, wake up! Wake up!"
Seeing this, Xie Zhixuan stepped forward to support Queen Wei and said, "Sister-in-law."
Queen Wei looked at Xie Zhixuan and said, "Sister, Yun'er has always been in good health. How could he pass away suddenly? How could he pass away suddenly?"
Xie Zhixuan went forward to check Zhao Yun's pulse. There was no pulse at all, no breath at all. He was really dead...
Yun Xiangye looked at the emperor who was silently crying and looked as if he had lost all hope. Not seeing her sister, she whispered to Gu Yan, "Why can't I see any trace of my sister?"
Gu Yan looked at Li Quan who was kneeling on the ground and asked, "Where is the Crown Princess?"
Li Quanyan said, "Prince Ning, when the Crown Princess learned that His Highness had passed away, she was so grief-stricken that she fainted. She has not yet finished her confinement and is now resting in her bedroom."
Yun Xiangye said: "I'll go see my sister."
Gu Yan nodded towards Yun Xiangye and asked Li Quan to arrange for a palace maid to escort Yun Xiangye there.
Gu Yan stayed in the main hall, recalling every moment he spent with the Crown Prince. They were monarch and subject, but also brothers who grew up together, and he was also his good brother.
In fact, Gu Yan found it hard to accept that the Crown Prince, who was in his prime, would pass away so suddenly.
Queen Wei cried until she was hoarse. She held Xie Zhixuan's hand and said, "Is it because I didn't die when I should have, so... so God wants to take my son Yun'er's life? I would rather die in exchange for my son Yun'er's life! My son!"
Xie Zhixuan felt heartbroken when she heard this.
Gu Ling looked at Queen Wei and said, "Sister, you should take good care of yourself. After all, Yu'er is still too young... Yu'er can't live without the Royal Grandmother..."
When Queen Wei looked into Gu Ling's eyes, she was filled with grief and helplessness.
The helpless thing is that in this imperial family, even if her son died, she had to hold on. Queen Wei knew very well that she could not fall, even though she and His Majesty were a young couple and had been married since they were teenagers.
Having gone through so many ups and downs and being married for nearly thirty years, Queen Wei believed in His Majesty's love for her...but she also knew that if she was really no longer in this world, His Majesty might remarry, or even give birth to another prince.
By then, her grandson... the son of the late crown prince and the eldest grandson of the emperor will be in an awkward position.
The only way for me to protect Yun'er's only bloodline is to hold on and stay alive.
When His Majesty was in grief, he felt the look from Queen Wei and said slowly, "Gu Ling, help me draft an edict to confer the title of Crown Prince Zhao Yu, the son of Crown Prince Zhao Yun, as the Crown Prince's grandson."
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