Chapter 206 Return to the East Palace
Yun Xiangye actually hoped that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince would suffer more hardships along the way, but things went against her wishes.
On March 12, Gu Yan received another carrier pigeon letter from Gu Ling, which said that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince would be able to arrive in Chang'an City tonight.
Gu Yan looked at Yun Xiangye and said, "Go to the East Palace first and talk to your sister. Ask her to be ready to take the fake death drug at any time."
Yun Xiangye nodded and said, "Yes."
No one outside knows that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is still alive. After all, if His Royal Highness the Crown Prince does not return to the palace one day, the Crown Prince's biological mother will be guilty of feeding the crown prince medicine, and if someone with ulterior motives finds out, they can make a big fuss about it.
When Xie Zhixuan learned that Zhao Yun would be able to arrive in Chang'an tonight, she went to the palace in advance and gave His Majesty and the Queen some calming and heart-protecting medicines, fearing that their bodies, which had not yet recovered from excessive grief, would be too excited and unable to hold on.
Yun Xiangye went into the East Palace to see Ye Wanhe.
In the East Palace, as soon as Yun Xiangye entered, she saw Ye Wanhe shaking the rattle in her hand to amuse the little grandson in front of her, and guiding Yu'er to crawl towards her.
Yun Xiangye smiled faintly and said, "Yu'er is only six months old, but he can already crawl?"
Ye Wanhe chuckled and said, "He just learned to crawl and can even play with a rattle."
Ye Wanhe handed the rattle to Yu'er, held Yu'er in her arms, and let Yu'er play with the rattle.
When Yun Xiangye saw the soft and tender little baby, she smiled and took Yu'er from Ye Wanhe's arms.
After Yun Xiangye played with Yu'er for a while, she said to Ye Wanhe, "Sister, the Crown Prince will be back tonight. You have to make preparations early."
Yun Xiangye handed a dagger brought into the palace to Ye Wanhe, his eyes full of worry.
Ye Wanhe took the dagger, chuckled and said, "You don't have to worry about me like this. I have thought about this situation a long time ago. I didn't really take his life that day. I knew that this day would come. It would be good to be able to leave the palace..."
In spring, the sky darkens later day by day.
In the evening setting sun, the words "Chang'an" on the city wall are particularly dazzling.
Zhao Yun, who was standing under the city wall, curled his lips slightly when he saw these two words, and then he whipped his horse and rode into the city gate.
When the officials guarding the city gate tried to stop them, they stepped aside again and again after seeing the tokens shown by the guards behind them.
It was almost dark and there were not many people in Chang'an City, so he didn't have to worry about hurting pedestrians by riding his horse at full speed.
Zhao Yun rode his horse all the way to the front of the East Palace, but he turned around and went to Tao Gong's villa.
Gu Ling looked at Zhao Yun in confusion and said, "Your Highness, we have already arrived at the East Palace, why don't you go in?"
Zhao Yun said, "I have been traveling almost without sleep, and I am very dirty and smelly. I will go to the other garden to take a bath and wash myself."
Gu Ling couldn't help but smile and said, "There may not be hot water in the other courtyard, so you should go to the Princess's Mansion to wash up first."
"Okay."
The Princess's Mansion is not far from the East Palace.
Zhao Yun went to the guest room to wash up. He closed his eyes and let the servant beside him serve him.
All he could think about was what expression Ye Wanhe would have when she saw him. In any case, she probably wouldn't be happy.
In the Tai Chi Palace.
His Majesty frowned at Gu Ling who was coming over and asked, "Why did you come back alone? Didn't you say you brought Yun'er back? Where is he?"
Gu Ling smiled helplessly and said, "He rushed back all the way and hasn't bathed or washed for half a month. He is very dirty and smelly. His Highness is bathing in the Princess's residence right now."
Queen Wei chuckled helplessly and said, "We are his parents. His being alive is the most fortunate thing for us. Could it be that Your Majesty and I would dislike him for being dirty and smelly?"
Gu Ling said: "You won't dislike it, but it's hard to say about the one in the East Palace."
Queen Wei snorted and said, "She has committed such a heinous crime, her life will definitely not be spared! Lingchi death is not too much, why does Yun'er still care whether she will despise it or not?"
Gu Ling said slowly: "His Highness said that lingchi death is too easy for the Crown Princess. It is more severe to make her be the Crown Princess for the rest of her life, which she does not want to be."
Gu Yan and Xie Zhixuan, mother and son, raised their eyebrows and looked at Gu Ling.
His Majesty was so angry that his face turned dark blue and he said, "This rebellious son deserves to be tortured for this period of time!"
Gu Ling bowed and said, "Your Majesty, Queen, you two don't have to wait for His Highness today. I'm afraid His Highness doesn't have the time to come and see you two."
His Majesty's face turned even more livid: "My mother and I have shed so many tears for him, yet he is so unfilial!"
Queen Wei advised His Majesty, "As long as Yun'er is alive, it's good. Don't blame Yun'er. He does have someone he wants to see more."
After being persuaded by Queen Wei, His Majesty sighed and gave up.
Inside the East Palace.
Yun Xiangye returned the sleeping Yu'er to Ye Wanhe. When she was about to leave, she heard a series of extremely shocked salutes coming from outside.
"Your Highness?"
"Your Highness, you...you are back?"
The people in the East Palace thought they had seen a ghost and were so frightened that they could not speak clearly.
No one dared to stop Zhao Yun.
Only Li Quan saw Zhao Yun coming. With red eyes, he knelt down in front of Zhao Yun and said, "Your Highness, I pay my respects to you. Your Highness, you are still alive... You are still alive..."
Zhao Yun looked down at Li Quan and said, "Get up, I'm still alive."
Li Quan stood up and said hurriedly, "Your Highness."
Yun Xiangye heard the noise outside and turned to look at Ye Wanhe who was sitting there, her eyes full of worry.
Ye Wanhe said to Yun Xiangye: "Go ahead, don't worry about me, don't worry."
Yun Xiangye sighed softly and walked out of the palace. When she saw Zhao Yun's gaze, she knelt down and said, "Your Highness, I pay my respects to the Crown Prince."
Zhao Yun said, "Get up."
After Yun Xiangye stood up, she glanced at Zhao Yun's eyes and felt worried for her sister. But then she thought that this was indeed a good opportunity for her sister to leave the East Palace and regain her freedom.
Zhao Yun entered the bedroom and looked at Ye Wanhe who was holding the child. After nearly half a year, the Yu'er in the cradle was much bigger than the Yu'er in his memory.
Zhao Yun looked at Ye Wanhe again. Her appearance remained unchanged, nothing had changed, except that she no longer stood up and saluted him as before.
Zhao Yun looked at the palace maid beside him and said, "Maidong, take the little grandson away."
Ye Wanhe put her cheek against Yu'er's little face, and reluctantly handed the little grandson to Mai Dong. She looked up at Mai Dong and said, "Take good care of the little grandson."
Mai Dong nodded and said, "Yes, Crown Princess."
After Maidong left, Li Quan also left the bedroom and closed the door of the East Palace bedroom.
Ye Wanhe then shifted her gaze to Zhao Yun. Zhao Yun had visibly lost weight. He was not strong to begin with, and now he looked a little unrecognizable due to his thinness. However, he had a good complexion, and even though he looked unrecognizable due to his thinness, he still looked handsome.
"come over!"
Zhao Yun met Ye Wanhe's eyes and gave stern orders.
Ye Wanhe stood up and walked to Zhao Yun. When she saw Zhao Yun raising his hand, she thought he would slap her hard, so she closed her eyes and prepared to take the slap...
But I didn't expect him to pull me into his arms, hold the back of my head, and then he lowered his head and bit my lips...
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