Chapter 208: Return Yu'er to Me Quickly
Zhao Yun knelt down and begged, "Father, please spare her life. I will punish her."
His Majesty looked at Zhao Yun who was kneeling on the ground and said, "She has poisoned you!"
Zhao Yun whispered, "But she is Yu'er's biological mother after all. Once she is convicted, Yu'er will definitely be implicated. Father, please spare Ye Wanhe's life for Yu'er's sake. I will definitely punish him severely."
His Majesty frowned and said, "After she dies, you can find another Crown Princess and give birth to another son. Zhao Yu's biological mother did such a rebellious thing, it is a gift to confer him the title of a prince in the future."
Zhao Yun just knelt on the ground and kowtowed, saying, "I do not intend to look for another Crown Princess. Please spare Wan He's life, father."
His Majesty asked coldly, "What kind of drug did Ye Wanhe give you?"
Zhao Yun just bowed his head on the ground and didn't say anything.
Seeing this, Queen Wei advised His Majesty, "Yun'er finally came back, he has lost weight, he is older, and he understands it in his heart. He said he would deal with Ye Wanhe properly, so let him punish her."
When His Majesty saw Zhao Yun kneeling on the ground, he waved his hand angrily and said, "Back off!"
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Outside the East Palace.
Gu Yan and Yun Xiangye waited outside and were only able to meet Zhao Yun after the Crown Prince returned.
Zhao Yun saw Gu Yan coming and frowned, "You are so brave!"
Gu Yan hurriedly knelt down in front of Zhao Yun, "Your Highness."
Yun Xiangye also knelt down immediately afterwards.
Zhao Yun angrily scolded, "Gu Yan, it's a pity that I treat you as my own brother, but what about you? You actually dared to give Ye Wanhe fake death medicine without telling me, intending to deceive the emperor!"
Zhao Yun knew where the fake death drug in Ye Wanhe's hand came from without asking.
Yun Xiangye said, "Your Highness, please don't blame Gu Yan. I forced him to give me the fake death drug. This matter has nothing to do with Gu Yan. If you want to punish someone, just punish me."
Zhao Yun said sternly, "Do you think I won't punish you? When you found out that I was faking my death in the mausoleum, you actually persuaded Wan He to kill me and put an end to it all. This crime is unforgivable!"
Gu Yan looked at Yun Xiangye, who stopped making excuses. "It's my fault. I gave her the fake death drug. If you want to punish me, then do so. I have nothing to say. But please don't embarrass Sister He anymore. She has suffered too much."
Gu Yan said, "Your Highness, Xiangye only persuaded the Crown Princess to kill you once and for all in order to protect her life. I was the one who suggested the fake death drug to Sister He. You can punish me if you want."
Zhao Yun said, "Both of you must be punished. One attempted to deceive the emperor, and the other attempted to murder the crown prince. This crime cannot be forgiven lightly, but considering that you have returned to the right path, and for the sake of your aunt and uncle, I will spare your lives for now."
"Thank you, Your Highness." Gu Yan breathed a sigh of relief.
Zhao Yun said: "You can be spared the death penalty, but you cannot be forgiven for your crime. From today on, I will remove you from your position as the Censor."
Gu Yan bowed his head and replied, "Yes, Your Highness."
Yun Xiangye glanced at Gu Yan, who only smiled at Yun Xiangye and said, "It's okay. At worst, I'll lose my salary in the future and I'll have to rely on Master Yun to embroider clothes to support the family."
Yun Xiangye also smiled softly at Gu Yan.
The harmonious smile of the couple in front of him became particularly glaring in Zhao Yun's eyes, "Get lost!"
Gu Yan took Yun Xiangye and bowed and left.
After leaving the Eastern Palace, Yun Xiangye said to Gu Yan in a low and guilty voice: "Gu Yan, I'm sorry, it's all because of me that you were fired."
Gu Yan held Yun Xiangye's hand tightly and said, "Then Master Yun shouldn't mind embroidering clothes for me and supporting me in the future, right?"
Yun Xiangye said: "Of course I don't mind, but His Highness is so angry with you, I wonder if he will be even more angry with my sister..."
Gu Yan said: "If he was angry with my sister, then my sister would have been dismissed from the position of Crown Princess by now, so don't worry too much."
Yun Xiangye raised her eyes to look at Gu Yan and said, "I'm sorry for involving you."
Gu Yan held Yun Xiangye in his arms and said, "You don't have to apologize to me. Being fired is not a bad thing. I have more time to spend with you and Nuonuo. Nuonuo is also old enough to learn to read and study."
Yun Xiangye still felt guilty, "If Your Highness calms down, can you still enter the court?"
Gu Yan said: "I am no longer trusted by His Highness. Even if I enter the court, I may not be entrusted with important tasks."
Yun Xiangye lowered her head, bit her lower lip, and said with guilt: "Gu Yan..."
Gu Yan laughed, "Even if I don't have an official position, I am still the son of the Ning Wang's prince and the eldest princess. Don't feel too guilty. There's nothing wrong with being an idle prince. If you really feel guilty, just give me a few more children, and then I won't be idle anymore."
Although Yun Xiangye only heard that Gu Yan went to Jiangnan to inspect tea taxes, she didn't know much about it at that time. She only knew that a large number of officials in Jiangnan were replaced later. It can be seen that Gu Yan's position as censor was actually earned through merit, but now it was lost because of her.
Yun Xiangye felt very sorry for Gu Yan, "Let the second child have your last name Gu, as it can be considered as my compensation to you."
Gu Yan chuckled and hugged Yun Xiangye into his arms, saying, "Don't feel too guilty. It's nothing that I was dismissed. Our Gu family was originally too rich, and it's hard for His Highness not to be wary of our Gu family. It's not a good thing to make trouble, and it's good to be dismissed now."
Yun Xiangye only felt more guilty as she listened to Gu Yan's advice.
Gu Yan chuckled and patted Yun Xiangye's shoulder. "Now that I have some free time, I can accompany you to visit Chang'an City and take you around. I was busy with official duties before and always ignored you."
Yun Xiangye smiled at Gu Yan and said, "Okay."
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Inside the East Palace bedroom.
Ye Wanhe had one dream after another and it took her a long time to wake up.
When Ye Wanhe woke up, she saw a few unfamiliar palace maids in the bedroom, "Where are Mai Dong and Xia Qi?"
"Your Highness, the Crown Princess, Mai Dong, Xia Qi and other palace maids have been assigned to other places by Your Highness. From now on, we will serve you."
Ye Wanhe frowned slightly. She felt sore all over as soon as she stood up. Zhao Yun had really shown no mercy to women yesterday.
Ye Wanhe said: "Go and bring Yu'er here."
The palace maid retreated, and soon came back carrying Yu'er. Yu'er cried aggrievedly in Ye Wanhe's arms and looked for food.
The nurse at the side said, "Your Highness, Crown Princess, Yu'er refused to let me feed him no matter what. He cried so hard that I had no choice but to feed him rice oil and milk."
Ye Wanhe wanted to feed Yu'er, but unfortunately Yu'er had run out of food.
Yuer began to sob slowly again.
Ye Wanhe tried to coax Yu'er and could only feed him rice oil and milk.
When Zhao Yun arrived, he saw Ye Wanhe gently holding Yu'er and coaxing him. Recalling the little things they had done together in the past, he did not think that Ye Wanhe hated him as much as she had said before. She did not really hate him.
Zhao Yun went over and took Yu'er from Ye Wanhe's hands and smiled softly, "Do you still remember daddy?"
When Yu'er saw Zhao Yun, she burst into tears.
Ye Wanhe stood up in a hurry, "Give Yu'er to me..."
Ye Wanhe wanted to take Yu'er back from Zhao Yun, but Zhao Yun hugged Yu'er even tighter.
"Zhao Yun, give Yu'er back to me! If you want to blame me or punish me, I will let you punish me, but Yu'er is innocent."
"What's your name, Gu?" Zhao Yun frowned and looked at Ye Wanhe.
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