“But in doing so, you have personally ruined your future with the King of Qin today. The King of Qin is vengeful and will probably never forgive you in this lifetime,” Young Master Yi said with a troubled expression.
As Yi Shangyun listened, her heart clenched tightly. How could she not know what Young Master Yi was worried about?
When she decided to do this, she had already considered the consequences. Let him live and resent her; of course, keeping him alive was the most important thing. Right now, what could be more important than saving his life?
After a moment of silence, she said slowly and helplessly, "The King of Qin and I are like two parallel lines that will never intersect; it is destined that we will never have any future together in this life!"
Seeing that she was still trying her best to hide the deep pain in her heart, Young Master Yi frowned and let out a heavy sigh. He said with heartache, "Girl, you are making yourself suffer too much in this unbearable love!"
"As long as he can live well, what is there to fear even if it is bitter?" Thinking to herself, Yi Shangyun fell silent and did not say another word.
Just then, a guard rushed in, sweating profusely. He immediately bowed and reported, "Your Highness, the Crown Prince of Nan'an... the King... the King..."
Seeing his flustered expression and hesitant speech, Yi Shangyun felt a terrible premonition welling up in her heart. She quickly snapped out of her daze and looked at the man nervously, asking, "Father, what's wrong, Father?"
The guard hastily wiped the cold sweat from his face, steeled his resolve, and gritted his teeth to report, "The old king, the old king has passed away!"
"What?"
Upon hearing this, the two looked at each other in astonishment. After regaining their senses, they quickly quickened their pace and hurried towards the Qingxin Hall.
Outside the palace gates.
Seeing Xuan Yuanhan finally emerge, looking utterly dejected, Cheng Liang and Lu Tianlin, who had been anxiously waiting in the shadows, rushed forward to greet him: "Your Highness has finally come out!"
Looking closely behind her, Cheng Liang asked with a puzzled expression, "What's wrong, Miss Yi? Why didn't she come out with His Highness?"
Seeing that Xuan Yuanhan remained silent, Cheng Liang guessed to himself, "Could it be that Miss Yi is unwilling to return to Western Qin with us? I never thought that everyone in the world is greedy for wealth and glory, and even Miss Yi is no exception. We really misjudged her!"
No sooner had he finished speaking than Xuan Yuanhan suddenly stopped, glared at him, and shouted, "Shut up! From this day forward, I will never hear this woman's name again!"
Upon hearing this, Cheng Liang and Lu Tianlin exchanged glances, wondering what had just happened to so enrage their master. They only knew that it must be related to Yi Shangyun, so they had no choice but to quickly fall silent.
As soon as Xuanyuan Han finished speaking, he turned around and glared fiercely at the magnificent palace in front of him. It was unclear what decision he had made in his heart, but he quickly stepped forward and mounted his horse.
Cheng Liang and Lu Tianlin hurriedly mounted their horses. Cheng Liang dared not utter another sound, while Lu Tianlin cautiously asked, "Your Highness, where are we going now?"
Xuanyuan Han's face was cold and stern as he said in a deep voice, "Return to Western Qin!"
"yes!"
So, with the two men escorting them on either side, the three of them rode their horses together along the long street, galloping back towards the Western Qin Kingdom.
At this moment, in the Empress's palace, the news that King Qin had been publicly humiliated by Yi Shangyun had already spread far and wide.
A voice slowly drifted down from the corridor: "As the saying goes, 'Good people don't live long, but evil people live a thousand years.' This saying is absolutely true! That bitch dared to steal my beloved's husband. I think she's really tired of living! I just didn't expect that the Prince of Qin would be humiliated in public by that slut. It's a good way to vent my anger."
As the sound rang out, the Empress, dressed in a phoenix robe, slowly moved from the corridor to the garden, followed by a group of palace maids and nannies who carefully served her.
Thinking of Mei Xiyuan, who was married off to the Western Qin, I couldn't help but feel sad: "My Yuanyuan, in the end, I gave her my heart in vain!"
At the time, she envisioned marrying Mei Xiyuan to the King of Qin, hoping it would one day help him ascend the throne. She would then assist his son, Mei Zhihao, in securing a high position. In this way, she would possess power over both Dongning and Xiqin – what a glorious position that would be!
But now it seems that being too calculating might not be a good thing! Clearly, Qin King Xuanyuan Han is someone Mei Xiyuan cannot control. This pawn is probably useless now!
She sighed, then suddenly looked up at the sky, perhaps moved by the scene, and said, "The weather looks gloomy today, not very good!"
An old woman behind him thought for a moment and replied, "The weather has been like this lately, with no sunshine and nothing good. I wonder what the reason is?"
After a moment's thought, she snorted coldly and said in a sarcastic tone, "In my opinion, this is demonic energy. Perhaps a demonic energy has enveloped the entire palace, which is why it's here! I knew it! That vixen was just being pretentious. She was a seductive vixen even when she was alive, and she couldn't even die cleanly. She left behind such a bastard child to continue harming people. She's a lingering ghost! What bad luck, what bad luck!"
Upon hearing this, the old nanny hurriedly advised, "Hush, Your Majesty, please be careful with your words! Your Majesty has already offended the Emperor and is now under house arrest. The newly appointed Princess Yongning is currently in power. If these words reach the Emperor's ears, Your Majesty will only suffer more and be punished by him!"
Upon hearing this, the Empress Dowager, still unaware of who had orchestrated her confinement, became enraged and immediately shouted at him, "What are you afraid of! I am now confined to my own palace. Do you think he can order my execution?"
Seeing her fury, the palace maids and nannies around her immediately knelt down and pleaded, "Your Majesty, please calm down! Your Majesty, please calm down!"
Seeing that these people were quite frightened by her, she slowly said, "Alright, alright, this has nothing to do with you. Get up!"
"Thank you for your forgiveness, Your Majesty!" Only then did everyone slowly rise to their feet.
At this moment, the Empress strolled over to the koi pond in the garden. Seeing her interest, the palace maids quickly served her fish food.
While feeding the several koi fish that swam gracefully and charmingly in the pond with great interest, the Empress asked, "By the way, what has Your Highness been doing in the palace these days?"
The old nanny thought for a moment, then finally steeled herself and stepped forward to report, "Your Majesty, the Second Prince has been throwing tantrums ever since the Emperor ordered him to be confined to the palace, demanding to come out and find... to seek revenge on the Third Prince and the Third Prince's Consort!"
I thought the Empress would be angry when she heard this, but to my surprise, she didn't get angry at all and continued to play with the koi in the pond with great interest.
After a while, she stopped what she was doing, smiled at the fish, and asked, "How is the Emperor? Has he been taking the nourishing soup that I personally prepared for him every day?"
The old nanny smiled upon hearing this and replied, "Although His Majesty has confined the Empress to her quarters, he continues to take the nourishing soups sent to him daily. This shows that His Majesty still thinks of the Empress every day."
"Hmph..." Upon hearing this, he then let out a cold and indifferent snort.
Then a wicked smile appeared on his lips, and he said with great satisfaction, "Very good. It's about time. It's time to settle old scores and new grudges. What belongs to me, I will take back one by one. No one will be able to take even a fraction of it from me."
Seeing her fierce appearance, everyone around felt a chill and no one dared to utter a sound.
Inside the Qingxin Hall.
Upon hearing the news, Mei Zhixuan, Yi Shangyun, and Yi Sanshao rushed to the scene. After carefully inspecting and questioning all the servants in the hall, they all sat silently in the hall with puzzled expressions.
Clearly, everything in his daily life was normal, and he had gained nothing.
At this moment, Yi Shangyun finally composed herself and said, still somewhat dazed, "I'm certain that Father Emperor died of poisoning! There must be some details we overlooked!"
Sitting down beside her, Young Master Yi gave her a deep look and agreed with Yi Shangyun's deduction: "I am also certain that the old king's face was purple and his abdomen was swollen, indicating that he died from poisoning."
Mei Zhixuan sat silently to the side, feigning grief and saying fiercely, "Who did this? If I find out, I will have their entire family executed and their bodies torn to pieces."
Just then, the guard, who had been standing to the side with a furrowed brow and deep in thought for a long time, suddenly felt that there were some things he didn't know whether to say or not. Finally, he spoke in a low voice and asked, "I wonder if any of the princess, the third prince, or the crown prince have ever heard of what a nourishing tonic soup is?"
"A nourishing tonic soup?" Upon hearing this, the three of them looked at him almost simultaneously and exclaimed in unison.
Yi Shangyun glanced at Young Master Yi, who nodded to him. Yi Shangyun then said, "Winter is the season for replenishing and storing nutritional essence. There are folk sayings such as 'Nourish yourself this winter, and you'll be strong as a tiger next year' and 'Nourish yourself during the coldest days of winter, and you'll be free from illness next year.' Therefore, when nourishing yourself in winter, taking a tonic paste that has a comprehensive effect of high nutrition, nourishment, treatment, and prevention can improve the body's health."
The three people present listened attentively.
Yi Shangyun continued, "But the herbal paste is still a medicine, and different prescriptions need to be established according to each person's different physical characteristics, symptoms and signs, which has the characteristic of 'one prescription for one person'."
Clearly, she didn't understand why the guard would ask such a question, so Yi Shangyun asked in bewilderment, "And why did you ask about the 'medicinal paste formula'?"
The guard was actually just suspicious, but when he heard Yi Shangyun say that the ointment was also a kind of medicine with the characteristic of "one prescription for one person", he said, "Actually, just now, regarding His Majesty's daily diet and life, we missed something?"
Instantly, the three of them stared wide-eyed at the guard's face, exclaiming in surprise, "Something's been missed..."
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