Chapter 551: Ironclad Evidence
Jun Moxu stared at Qian Yan. In how long had it been since those bright eyes had turned dim? He was silent for a moment, and finally spoke slowly, his voice tinged with an imperceptible softness.
"Qian Yan, although there are many misunderstandings and barriers between you and me, Yu'er is always innocent. Don't worry, no matter where the Qian family goes, I will do my best to give Yu'er the love and protection she deserves."
Qian Yan's eyes turned slightly red when she heard this. She held back the tears in her eyes and nodded gently.
"Thank you, Your Highness. I am relieved by your words. I only hope that Your Highness will remember what I said today and not let Yu'er feel lonely and indifferent after losing her mother."
Perhaps because they had been arguing for too long, Qianyan's body was a little shaky.
Seeing this, Jun Moxu reached out to support her.
"You're so weak! Didn't the medicine Imperial Doctor Hu prescribed work? I clearly took it and it stabilized my condition!"
Qianyan shook her head.
"Your Highness's illness was discovered and treated early, which is why his condition was stabilized in time. Yan'er discovered hers too late... well, this is Yan'er's fate. Yan'er doesn't blame Your Highness. Although I haven't seen Your Highness for a long time, Yan'er also knows that Your Highness has been mostly in the study these days. Your Highness should go and take care of your own things. Yan'er also wants to rest."
Xing'er came over in time to support Qianyan.
"My Lady, let me help you lie down on the bed. You'll need to drink another bowl of medicine later."
Jun Moxu watched Qian Yan leaning almost entirely against Xing'er's chest, his heart aching with mixed emotions. Why had they once been so affectionate? Later, with the increasing number of women in the Prince's Mansion, and him showing the utmost respect for her, when did their relationship become so cold?
Finally, he looked at Qianyan and turned away.
As soon as Qianyan entered the inner room, she looked at Xing'er and asked.
'Are you gone?'
Xing'er nodded in tacit understanding.
In an instant, Qiannian, who was originally so weak that she could hardly walk, stood up straight. The weak look in her eyes disappeared. She walked to the dressing table and raised her hand to pull out the hairpin on her head. It was so disgusting, but she finally left.
Xing'er came over to do her makeup.
"Miss, the prince's temper is unpredictable. It seems we need to make preparations as soon as possible."
Upon hearing this, Qian Yan looked at herself in the mirror and found that she had lost her bright and beautiful appearance.
"Since everything has been settled with my brother, let's do it tomorrow. I've already burned your indenture. After I've taken care of my funeral, you'll be free. I've prepared a dowry for you, so you'll have some money to rely on when you get married."
Upon hearing this, Xing'er knelt down hurriedly.
"Miss, I have followed you for many years and will definitely continue to follow you in the future. Please don't abandon me. Moreover, when I first entered the Qian family, I was an orphan. You are my master and family to me. Miss, you can't abandon me."
Qianyan stood up and helped her up.
"Get up first. It's not that I don't want you anymore, but I've considered that you've lived in the Imperial City for so many years. If you follow the Qian family to Dayan..."
With tears in her eyes, Xing'er spoke hurriedly.
"Miss, I am willing to go to Dayan. Wherever the Qian family is, my home will be there. As long as you are here, I am not alone."
This is the maid who has followed him since childhood. He knows her character and loyalty very well. It is a happy thing for him that she is willing to follow him to Dayan.
"Forget it, then wait until I have taken care of my funeral. You go to the Qian family and wait, and then we will leave together."
A night passed.
There were cries and shouts coming from the Prince's Mansion early in the morning.
“Your Majesty…”
"Your Majesty, wake up..."
“Wuwuwu…”
"Someone come, the Crown Princess can't be woken up..."
As Xing'er's cries echoed from the Crown Princess's room, the entire Crown Prince's Mansion knew that the Crown Princess was gone.
Because the Crown Princess had a special illness and the Crown Prince was under house arrest, the funeral was hasty and even the burial site was chosen on the spur of the moment. How could a Crown Princess with a heart disease be buried in the imperial mausoleum?
After receiving the news that Qian Yan had passed away, Qian Zexi arranged for his parents to leave.
Three days later, with the Crown Princess's coffin buried, Qian Zexi took people to open Qian Yan's tomb that night, replaced the body, and stuffed Qian Yan into the carriage and left quickly.
Also disappearing was the young master of the Prince's Mansion. Unfortunately, the Prince's Mansion was previously managed by Qian Yan. The concubines and wives of the Prince's Mansion were busy fighting for the power of housekeeper, and no one cared about the young master.
Since then, the Qian family, which had stood in the imperial city for many years, disappeared without a trace. Even their former good friends did not know where they had gone, and there was no correspondence between them.
White House.
The second prince was dumbfounded when he saw the evidence in front of him.
“This… so much…”
Jun Moye drank tea leisurely.
"Ayong, it is said that the Queen has been very close to the Third Prince's biological mother these days. Although the Crown Prince is under house arrest, the Queen is still the Queen. The forces behind the Crown Prince and the Queen are still there. If you want to stay ahead of others, you should take action on some matters."
During those days, I had been investigating the sale of official positions in the Prince's Mansion with Lord Zhou from the Dali Temple, and we had already found some evidence. However, compared to the evidence in this box now, what I had found was really too little.
"Cousin, how did you find out? The prince must have kept these things extremely secret, otherwise he wouldn't have been able to hide them for so many years."
Jun Moye spoke slowly after hearing this.
"Of course I have my own ways of investigating, but if I give you these things, would you dare to announce them in court?"
Upon hearing this, Jun Moyong looked up at Jun Moye and spoke hesitantly.
"Cousin, can't these be given to the emperor privately? The emperor is quite old. If this matter were to become public in the court, it would damage the reputation of the royal family."
Upon hearing this, Jun Moye looked up at him while holding the teacup.
"Ayong, you can't have it all! Everything has its pros and cons. Besides, do you really think Uncle Huang is completely unaware of what the Crown Prince has done?"
Jun Moyong spoke hurriedly upon hearing this.
"How could it be? Father has always valued the country above all else. How could he possibly condone the Crown Prince's corrupt practices and corrupt government?"
Jun Moye took a sip of tea.
"Uncle Emperor does value the country, but this Crown Princess is the heir apparent to Tianyuan, and he's the one he's nurtured. He's always favored her. Otherwise, why aren't all of you, the underlings, any more outstanding? Are you truly useless, or is someone deliberately suppressing you?"
Thinking about how he had had no place to display his ambitions over the years, Jun Moyong fell silent.
Only Jun Moye's voice continued to be heard.
"As parents, we always give our beloved children two more chances. But Ayong, you only have one chance to overthrow the Crown Prince. If your uncle gives him another chance to mend his ways for the sake of the royal family's reputation, and he has the support of the Empress and a group of ministers, it will be impossible to bring him down again."
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