Chapter 194: His Highness is not dead?
Ye Wanhe really didn't expect that someone would break into the mourning hall in the middle of the night. She thought that no one would come here at this time, so she dared to feed Zhao Yun rice porridge with peace of mind. However, she didn't expect that the Prince of Xiang, who had always been unruly, would suddenly return to Chang'an.
Ye Wanhe looked at the gaze cast towards her by Zhao Rui, and the bowl of rice soup in her hand was shaking.
Zhao Rui went over and snatched the bowl of rice soup from Ye Wanhe's hand, and said with tears streaming down his face, "Sister-in-law, I know that you and my brother had a deep love for each other. You must be sad that my brother died young, but he is already dead. He can't eat rice soup even if you feed him more. He can't survive. Don't be too sad and go crazy. After all, you still have the young crown prince to take care of."
Ye Wanhe secretly breathed a sigh of relief after listening to what Zhao Rui said. Fortunately, the person who made the discovery was Zhao Rui.
Zhao Rui would not have any doubts and actually thought that she was just too sad and could not accept the death of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and became crazy. If Xie Shian and Gu Yan noticed it, Ye Wanhe really didn't know how to explain herself.
Ye Wanhe started crying and said, "Prince Xiang, I really can't accept that His Highness has lost his life like this. I don't believe that His Highness the Crown Prince would abandon us, an orphan and a widow, and leave like this."
Zhao Rui cried bitterly with Ye Wanhe, "Wow, I can't accept it either. If I leave like this, I will say goodbye to my brother forever."
The crying of both of them was very miserable.
A sudden gust of wind blew up the white silk in the mourning hall. Zhao Rui said, "Brother, brother, are you back? Don't worry, I will definitely help you take good care of the sister-in-law and Yu'er. You can rest in peace."
Ye Wanhe just cried even more sadly.
The funeral of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is a major event. Although the funeral day has not yet arrived, everyone has already become busy.
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince passed away so suddenly that even his mausoleum was built not long ago. Only the most important part of the mausoleum was built first, and the other parts required for the mausoleum will have to be built slowly in the future.
On the tenth day of the eleventh month, all the ministers and ladies gathered outside the East Palace to watch over the Crown Prince for the last night.
Yun Xiangye stayed by Ye Wanhe's side. Seeing Ye Wanhe in such pain, Yun Xiangye felt really distressed.
Ye Wanhe looked at the coffin with lifeless eyes and a dead heart.
In the early morning, the coffin was carried out for funeral.
There was a great wailing in the East Palace; it could be said that thousands of people were mourning together, and the cries almost shook the sky.
After all, it is the old who bury the young, and neither His Majesty nor the Queen went to the mausoleum to see off the funeral.
At dawn, the funeral procession had already arrived at the foot of the imperial mausoleum of the Dasheng Dynasty.
When the coffin was carried into the mausoleum, Ye Wanhe cried so hard that she almost fainted.
Ye Wanhe said weakly to Xie Zhixuan beside her: "Aunt, I want to stay in the palace next to the imperial mausoleum for a few more days to accompany His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."
Xie Zhixuan looked at Ye Wanhe's bad expression and sighed, "The person has passed away, and the widow should take care of herself. You should also get out of the pain quickly. After all, Yu'er is really young, and he can't leave his parents by his side."
Ye Wanhe nodded gently and said, "I understand, aunt, but I don't want to have any regrets. I want to be able to accompany His Highness for a few more days, and also be filial to Yu'er who can't come to the imperial mausoleum..."
Xie Zhixuan looked at Ye Wanhe, whose eyes were bloodshot, and sighed softly, "Well, forget it, you just stay in the imperial mausoleum for a few days."
Yun Xiangye looked at Gu Yan who was standing aside and said, "Gu Yan, I'll stay and accompany my sister as well."
Ye Wanhe shook her head slightly towards Yun Xiangye and said, "Xiangye, you don't have to stay with me. After all, Nuonuo is still young and can't live without you..."
Yun Xiangye said, "Sister, how can I feel at ease if you are alone in the imperial mausoleum?"
Ye Wanhe did not refuse anymore.
After the huge funeral procession left Lingshan, Ye Wanhe also returned to the palace.
After entering the palace, Yun Xiangye and Mai Dong, the senior palace maid beside Ye Wanhe, helped Ye Wanhe to rest on the small couch.
Mai Dong brought a cup of tea to Ye Wanhe and said, "Crown Princess, please have a drink."
Ye Wanhe took the teacup, looked at Yun Xiangye and said, "Xiangye...you should go back. Let me stay alone with His Royal Highness the Crown Prince for a few days."
Yun Xiangye said, "Sister, why do you have to be so sad for a person who made you take contraceptive medicine for six years? His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is not worth your worrying about him."
Yun Xiangye had wanted to persuade Ye Wanhe about this for a long time.
But His Royal Highness the Crown Prince had just gotten into trouble and Ye Wanhe was at her saddest, so Yun Xiangye only dared to think about it in her heart.
Seeing today how deeply Ye Wanhe loves the Crown Prince, Yun Xiangye really feels sorry for her sister.
How could His Royal Highness the Crown Prince be worthy of such deep affection from his sister?
Ye Wanhe said bitterly: "I will get over my sadness as soon as possible. You should go back soon. Nuonuo will cry if she can't see you for a few days."
Yun Xiangye sensed something was wrong. Why did her sister always want her to leave the imperial palace as soon as possible?
Yun Xiangye had an idea in her mind, so she bowed and said, "Then sister, I will go back first."
Yun Xiangye took Run'er out of the palace, but did not let the carriage go far. Instead, he stopped the carriage at the place where the palace must pass to the imperial mausoleum.
Run'er looked at Yun Xiangye in confusion and asked, "Miss, why did you stop the carriage here?"
Yun Xiangye said: "I think something is wrong with my sister. She is so sad, I am afraid she will do something stupid."
Run'er whispered, "Miss, do you think the Crown Princess will commit suicide for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince?"
Yun Xiangye nodded gently and said, "Yes."
A few days ago, she heard from Prince Zhao Rui of Xiang that the Crown Princess fed rice soup to the corpse at night. Yun Xiangye was really afraid that her sister was too deeply in love and would do something stupid.
Yun Xiangye waited in the carriage for a long time, until it gradually darkened, Yun Xiangye saw some lights dimly lit in the distance.
Although they were a little far away, Yun Xiangye recognized at a glance that it was her sister and her two most loyal palace maids.
Yun Xiangye hurriedly took Run'er and followed the group of people to the Crown Prince's mausoleum.
In the mausoleum.
Ye Wanhe held a torch and walked to the innermost part of the mausoleum. Her hand passed across Zhao Yun's face.
Ye Wanhe looked at Mai Dong and Xia Qi and said, "Go guard outside and don't let anyone in."
Mai Dong and Xia Qi looked at each other, and there was only worry in their eyes about Ye Wanhe.
Ye Wanhe said calmly: "Don't worry, you two, I still have Yu'er here, I will never do anything stupid."
Maidong and Xia Qi looked at each other and went to guard outside.
After Mai Dong and Xia Qi left, Ye Wanhe walked to a floor in the mausoleum and knocked on it repeatedly.
Soon, Ah Hong came out of the underground palace.
When Ye Wanhe saw the corpse brought by Ah Hong and smelled the disgusting stench, she took two steps back. The face of the corpse had begun to rot, but its body shape was somewhat similar to Zhao Yun.
Ah Hong first took Zhao Yun out of the coffin, took off Zhao Yun's clothes and put them on the nameless corpse, then put the nameless corpse into the coffin and closed the coffin tightly.
"Let me in! How can you let my sister stay alone with His Royal Highness the Crown Prince?"
"Get out of the way! I need to go in, don't stop me."
Ye Wanhe listened to Yun Xiangye's voice outside, and knew that Ah Hong could not move Zhao Yun back to the underground palace all at once, so she quickly asked Ah Hong to hide.
When Yun Xiangye entered, she saw her sister holding the body of the Crown Prince and crying sadly.
Yun Xiangye couldn't help but have tears in her eyes because of her sister's affection, "Sister..."
But before Yun Xiangye had been moved by her sister's affection for long, she smelled a strong and pungent odor again, which made her feel terrified from the bottom of her heart.
Yun Xiangye walked to the source of the stench and used all his strength to open the coffin. He saw a male corpse wearing a four-clawed dragon robe lying in the coffin.
The man's corpse smelled very bad.
Yun Xiangye glanced at the male corpse, then at Zhao Yun in Ye Wanhe's arms...
Suddenly, he remembered what Zhao Rui said about Ye Wanhe feeding Zhao Yun rice soup in the middle of the night. He also remembered that Ye Wanhe once said that the suspended death drug does not only last for three days. As long as he keeps feeding the drug, it will not be difficult to last for a month.
And when she smelled the odor of the male corpse, Yun Xiangye felt that something was wrong.
His Highness has been gone for more than a month, and there is no smell at all.
Even though the East Palace was filled with ice and burning sandalwood, there was still a stench of corpse.
"Sister, did you give His Highness a fake death drug? His Highness is not dead?"
Ye Wanhe knew that she couldn't hide it any longer, so she nodded and said, "Yes, His Highness is not dead."
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