Zhao Yun knelt down and pleaded, "Father, please spare her life. I will punish her."
His Majesty looked at Zhao Yun, who was kneeling on the ground, and said, "She poisoned you!"
Zhao Yun whispered, "But she is Yu'er's biological mother after all. If 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 committed such a heinous act. It will be a great blessing to confer him the title of a prince in the future."
Zhao Yun simply knelt on the ground and kowtowed, saying, "I do not intend to seek another Crown Princess. I beg Your Majesty to spare Wan He's life."
His Majesty asked coldly, "What kind of magic potion did Ye Wanhe give you?"
Zhao Yun just bowed his head on the ground and didn't say anything.
Seeing this, Empress Wei advised His Majesty, "Yun'er has finally returned. He has lost weight and is older now. He understands what is happening. He said he would punish Ye Wanhe properly, so let him punish her."
His Majesty saw Zhao Yun kneeling on the ground and angrily waved his hand at him, saying, "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 His Royal Highness the Crown Prince returned.
Seeing Gu Yan coming, Zhao Yun frowned and said, "You are so brave!"
Gu Yan hurriedly knelt before Zhao Yun, "Your Highness."
Yun Xiangye also knelt down immediately.
Zhao Yun angrily scolded, "Gu Yan, it's a shame that I treat you as my own brother, but what about you? You actually dared to give Ye Wanhe the fake death drug 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 was the one who forced him to give me the fake death drug. This matter has nothing to do with Gu Yan. If you want to punish me, just punish me."
Zhao Yun said sternly, "Do you think I won't punish you? Back in the mausoleum, after you learned that I had faked my death, 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 trying to defend herself. "It's my fault. I gave her the fake death drug. Your Highness, please punish me if you want. I have nothing to say. But please don't make things difficult for Sister He anymore. She's already 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, "You two must be punished. One attempted to deceive the emperor, and the other attempted to murder the crown prince. These crimes cannot be forgiven lightly. However, 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 escape the death penalty, but I cannot forgive your crime. From this day forward, you will be dismissed from your position as Censor."
Gu Yan lowered his head and replied, "Yes, Your Highness."
Yun Xiangye glanced at Gu Yan, who only smiled faintly at her 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 fell into Zhao Yun's eyes and became particularly glaring, "Get out!"
Gu Yan took Yun Xiangye and bowed before leaving.
After leaving the Eastern Palace, Yun Xiangye whispered to Gu Yan with guilt, "Gu Yan, I'm sorry. It's all because of me that you got 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 angrier with my sister..."
Gu Yan said, "If she was angry with me, she would have been dismissed from her position as Crown Princess by now. Don't worry too much."
Yun Xiangye raised her eyes to look at Gu Yan and said, "I'm sorry for implicating you."
Gu Yan hugged Yun Xiangye into 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 His Highness calms down, will you still be able to 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 hold an official position, I'm still the son of the Ning Wang Crown 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 earned through real merit, but now it was lost because of her.
Yun Xiangye felt very sorry for Gu Yan. "Let's give our second child the same surname as you. It's my way of making up for it."
Gu Yan chuckled and hugged Yun Xiangye into his arms, saying, "Don't feel too guilty. My dismissal is nothing. Our Gu family was already too wealthy, so it's hard for His Highness not to be wary of us. Adding fuel to the fire is not a good thing, and dismissal is a good thing 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'm free, I can accompany you to explore Chang'an City and show you around. I was busy with official duties before and I always neglected you."
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