Chapter 261 Replacement

The Sun Mansion, which was still hung with red silk and a wedding sign, suddenly fell into sadness and depression.

With such a major change, the servants in the mansion were at a loss.

"Madam, His Royal Highness Prince Jing is here." The servant reported outside the house.

Sun Yijun and others immediately got up to greet him.

As soon as they walked out of the door, they saw Yu Zheng walking in with a grand step, followed by the elderly doctor Chen.

"Brother Zheng." Yu Yuan called excitedly, and Prince Rong and his wife also greeted him.

"Prince." Sun Yijun and Sun's mother greeted him with red eyes and held back tears.

Yu Zheng said solemnly, "This is Doctor Chen. Let him take a look at Lord Sun."

The imperial physician in the palace is not someone that ordinary people can invite. Mother Sun and Sun Yijun were very grateful and quickly invited Doctor Chen into the house.

Sun Hechuan had several knife wounds on his body, the most fatal of which was the one in his heart. After a careful examination, Doctor Chen withdrew his hand with a serious expression.

"How is my father? When will he wake up?" Sun Yijun asked impatiently.

Doctor Chen looked at the people in the room, shook his head and sighed, "Lord Sun has been injured in a vital part. He has lost too much blood and there is no medicine to cure him. Now he is holding on with his last breath."

As for how long he can hold on, it depends on his perseverance, but it is definitely impossible for him to wake up.

Hearing this, Sun's mother and Sun Yijun were shocked and took a half step back, but Princess Rong and Yu Yuan supported them in time.

"No, no, there must be a way, please save my father..." Sun Yijun broke free from Yu Yuan's hand, rushed to Chen Taiyi and knelt down to beg.

Chen Taiyi hurriedly stepped aside, not daring to accept Sun Yijun's greeting.

"Princess, please get up quickly. It's not that I don't want to, but I can't do anything."

Sun Yijun refused to believe it and wanted to say something else, but was forcibly picked up by Yu Yuan: "Yijun, don't be like this."

Chen Taiyi is the director of the Imperial Hospital, with excellent medical skills. If he says he can't save him, then he really can't save him.

The disappointment that had just risen was extinguished, and Sun's mother burst into tears and almost fainted.

There was no need to save the person, so Doctor Chen had no need to stay, so he raised his eyes and looked at Yu Zheng to signal.

Seeing the grief-stricken Sun Yijun, Yu Zheng thought deeply and said in a deep voice: "Let's stay here first and see if there is still hope."

"...Yes." Doctor Chen hesitated for a moment and responded.

Yu Zheng's move was not out of emotion, but to delay the news.

As long as Dr. Chen is still in the Sun Mansion, people outside will think that Sun Hechuan can still be saved, and they will be anxious to take action.

After the explanation, Yu Zheng stood up and left.

Several people understood that he was going to investigate the assassination of Sun Hechuan.

Knowing that Sun Hechuan didn't have much time, Prince Rong and his wife did not leave, but stayed behind to take care of them.

"Dad..." Sun Yijun stood by the bed in despair, holding Sun Hechuan's cold hand, tears flowing from her red eyes.

Yu Yuan stood by, accompanying her silently.

Doctor Chen would check on her every once in a while, but Sun Hechuan's eyes were tightly closed, his face was pale, and he had no intention of waking up. His breath was even getting weaker and his hands were getting colder.

It was dark in the sky, and the servants brought in dinner. Sun Yijun and her mother couldn't eat. The mother and daughter sat in front of the bed, and no one could persuade them to stop.

After leaving the Sun Mansion, Yu Zheng went to the Dali Temple.

Sun Hechuan was assassinated in a secluded alley not far from the Dali Temple. When the people from the Dali Temple heard the noise and rushed over, none of the accompanying guards were spared, and Sun Hechuan was seriously injured and fell in a pool of blood.

Zhou Boxu arrived first to examine the bodies of the guards, and went to investigate the scene with Yu Zheng.

"From the traces of fighting and wounds, the assassin was highly skilled in martial arts and ruthless, and his purpose was to take Lord Sun's life." Zhou Boxu concluded.

Yu Zheng looked at the half-inch deep knife marks on the wall and the large patches of dried and solidified dark red blood on the ground, his dark eyes dark.

Sun Hechuan was an upright person and never formed cliques for personal gain. There was only one reason why he was suddenly killed.

Someone wanted to take his place.

"Let's go back to Zhou's house first." Yu Zheng finished speaking in a deep voice, and walked towards the carriage at the entrance of the alley.

It was already dark when they arrived at Zhou's house. The two discussed with Master Zhou for a long time, and did not return to the palace until the moon was high in the sky. After

Yu Zheng left, Zhou Boxu wrote a letter to ask Xie Qian to meet at the tavern.

The transfer and appointment of officials must be approved by the Ministry of Personnel. And Xie Qian is the Minister of Personnel.

"Husband." Seeing Yu Zheng coming back, Jiang Shu stood up anxiously and asked about the situation.

Knowing that Sun Hechuan was in danger, Jiang Shu's heart sank suddenly.

Sun Yijun and Yu Yuan had just got married, and something happened to Sun Hechuan. Such great joy and great sorrow, I don't know if Sun Yijun and her daughter can withstand it.

The moon was in the sky, and the Sun Mansion was dead silent.

When Doctor Chen checked for the last time, he found that Sun Hechuan was no longer breathing.

"Dad!" Sun Yijun's mournful voice echoed through the night.

Sun's mother was so grief-stricken that she fainted.

Princess Rong and her maid helped her lie down on the couch and asked Doctor Chen to treat her.

"Madam is too grief-stricken. Although she is physically fine, her mind is seriously damaged. She needs more counseling, otherwise she will develop heart disease over time."

After hearing this, Princess Rong sighed heavily.

How to counsel someone who is so sad about her husband's assassination?

"Thank you, Doctor." It was already midnight and the palace gates were closed. Princess Rong decided to let the servants take Doctor Chen down to rest for a night and return to the palace early the next morning.

Sun Yijun knelt in front of the bed, holding Sun Hechuan's hand tightly, rubbing Sun Hechuan's cold hand stubbornly and muttering to herself.

"Dad, don't sleep, I'll warm your hands, please wake up soon..."

"Today is my return day, you said you would prepare a big banquet for me..." "

Yijun, father-in-law is gone." Yu Yuan looked at her like this, heartbroken, and reached out to hold her in his arms.

"No, my father is not dead, he is not dead, as long as I warm his hands, he will wake up..."

Sun Yijun struggled hard in Yu Yuan's arms, trying to continue to warm Sun Hechuan's hands.

"Yijun, don't be like this, father-in-law will be distressed if he sees it." Yu Yuan hugged her tightly and let her beat.

Sun Yijun cried incessantly, and fell into Yu Yuan's arms after struggling until she was exhausted.

Yu Yuan held her, letting her hot tears soak her clothes, and silently soothed her back with his warm palms.

After a while, the person in his arms fell silent. Yu Yuan let go and saw that Sun Yijun's eyes were red and swollen like walnuts, her face was full of tear marks, and her expression was sad and dull.

"Take Yijun to rest." Prince Rong sighed.

Yu Yuan nodded, picked up Sun Yijun and wanted to leave.

Sun Yijun struggled again and hoarsely said, "I won't leave. I want to accompany my parents. I won't go anywhere."

"Okay, I won't leave. I'll accompany you." She struggled so hard that Yu Yuan had to let her go.

Upon seeing this, Prince Rong and his wife got up and went out to arrange the funeral.

The servants of the Sun Mansion took off the red silk and removed the wedding characters overnight, replaced them with white silk and hung up white lanterns.

At dawn, when Yu Zheng got up to attend the court, he heard Zhuiyun report.

"Master, Lord Sun is gone."

"When?"

"At midnight."

Yu Zheng sighed and went to the court with a heavy heart.

Not as Yu Zheng expected, after the ministers expressed their deep regret, they mentioned the candidate for the new Dali Temple Minister.

The Dali Temple Minister is an important position in the court and cannot be appointed or dismissed at will. The ministers debated for a long time, and no one was convinced.