Yun Xiangye and Gu Jingyu went to the Eastern Palace first, and Gu Jingyu could enter the Eastern Palace at will without being informed.
The two entered the East Palace and happened to see the eunuch Li Quan, who was serving the prince, heading towards the bedroom with an imperial physician.
Gu Jingyu looked at Li Quan, chuckled and said, "Eunuch Li, I'm here to see Aunt Ye."
Li Quan looked at Gu Jingyu and chuckled, "Aunt Ye is ill, and His Highness has asked me to take the imperial physician to check her pulse."
Yun Xiangye looked at the imperial physician beside Li Quan and broke into a cold sweat. She hurriedly said, "Jingyu's medical skills are good. Let Jingyu take Aunt Ye's pulse."
Gu Jingyu also hurriedly said: "Yes, let me go and check Aunt Ye's pulse."
Li Quan chuckled and said, "That's fine. Thank you, Princess."
Yun Xiangye and Gu Jingyu followed Li Quan into the East Palace bedroom.
As soon as I entered the house, I heard Zhao Yun's voice, "Why are you so panicked?"
"Slave, slave..."
"Prince cousin."
When Gu Jingyu entered and saw Ye Wanhe lying on a nanmu bed carved with a four-clawed dragon, she was stunned for a moment. She turned around and looked at Yun Xiangye.
Yun Xiangye bowed to the Crown Prince and said, "Greetings, Your Highness."
Zhao Yun said coldly, "Stand up."
Gu Jingyu swallowed her saliva and said in surprise, "Cousin, I heard from Li Quan that Aunt Ye is sick. Let me take her pulse."
Zhao Yun looked at Ye Wanhe, who had an unhappy expression on her face, lying on the bed, and nodded slightly.
Gu Jingyu walked to Ye Wanhe's side, put her finger on her pulse, and saw the pleading in Ye Wanhe's eyes.
Gu Jingyu pressed her for a while and said, "Aunt Ye doesn't have any serious illness. She's just tired these past few days and needs to lie down and rest. There's nothing serious."
"It's nothing serious, why does she look so bad?" Zhao Yun asked.
Gu Jingyu smiled softly, "It's just a lack of Qi and blood, nothing serious. I'll prescribe some medicine for her and she'll just need to rest. Cousin, don't you still believe in my medical skills?"
Zhao Yun trusted Gu Jingyu's medical skills. Hearing that there was nothing serious, he was no longer worried.
"Why did you come to the palace today?" Zhao Yun looked at Gu Jingyu and asked.
Gu Jingyu said, "I took Aunt Ye's pulse yesterday, but didn't prescribe any medicine for her. I came to the palace today to prescribe medicine for her."
A young eunuch walked up to Zhao Yun outside the door and said, "Your Highness, His Majesty summons you."
Zhao Yun immediately left the East Palace and went to Taiji Palace.
After Zhao Yun left, Gu Jingyu looked at Ye Wanhe's belly and lowered her voice, "My dear, your child is actually my cousin's! Then there's no need to worry about violating palace rules. I should have thought of this a long time ago. Which guard in the East Palace has such courage?"
Yun Xiangye stepped forward and said, "Jingyu, could you please not tell His Highness about this?"
Gu Jingyu said, "Why not tell me? My cousin is already this old and still childless. Everyone in the court is worried. Having a child would be a great blessing."
Yun Xiangye said, "Your Highness will not allow this child to be born."
Gu Jingyu asked: "Why?"
Yun Xiangye didn't say much. Ye Wanhe got up from the bed, knelt down in front of Gu Jingyu and said, "Please, Princess, keep my pregnancy a secret from me."
Gu Jingyu hurriedly helped Ye Wanhe up and said, "Hurry up, I won't tell my cousin."
Ye Wanhe walked to the side and took out a package of herbs wrapped in oil paper from a wooden box: "Princess, please help me take a look at this medicine."
Gu Jingyu took the medicine from Ye Wanhe's hand, looked through it and said, "This is a uterine protection soup used by women for health preservation. It not only protects the uterus but also has some effect on the fetus. No wonder you were able to protect the fetus even though you had a miscarriage and bleeding. I think this medicine is also very effective."
Ye Wanhe frowned slightly and bit her lip.
Yun Xiangye looked at Ye Wanhe and asked, "Why did His Royal Highness the Crown Prince change your contraceptive pills?"
Ye Wanhe lowered her head, unable to understand why Zhao Yun had changed her contraceptive pills, causing such trouble now.
Ye Wanhe looked at Yun Xiangye and said in a low voice, "Xiangye, did you bring the fake death drug you mentioned last time?"
Gu Jingyu opened her eyes wide and asked, "You want to fake your death and leave the palace?"
Ye Wanhe placed her hand on her belly and said, "This is the only way to leave the palace now. I have to protect my child..."
Yun Xiangye handed the pouch from her waist to Ye Wanhe. "This contains a drug that can cause you to fake death. After taking it, you'll be as if you're actually dead, with no pulse or breath. After three days, you'll be able to wake up after taking the antidote and receiving acupuncture. But if you want to take this drug, you'd better find a way to pass the news to Gu Yan."
Ye Wanhe clenched her purse and said, "The sixth day of April, during His Highness's wedding, is a good day to take the drug for premature death. If nothing unexpected happens, I will choose those days to take the drug. I think... after I die, he should tell you."
Yun Xiangye lowered her voice and said, "Your Highness has placed Dark Dragon Guards beside me, so it will be difficult for me to go and meet you. Fortunately, my uncle and aunt will be able to arrive in Chang'an by then, and they will be there to meet you."
Ye Wanhe looked towards the south. She had been away from home for more than ten years and could hardly remember what her parents looked like.
I don’t know if my parents’ appearance has changed in more than ten years.
Finally, I can leave the palace.
Gu Jingyu whispered, "I can help out too. I know acupuncture. The antidote to the suspended animation drug requires a unique acupuncture technique. My brother was impatient to learn acupuncture when he was young, so he's not as good as me. I'll help you with acupuncture when the time comes."
Ye Wanhe hurriedly said, "This is a crime of deceiving the emperor. It is better not to implicate the princess."
Gu Jingyu smiled faintly, "Your Majesty is my uncle. He will definitely not hold it against me for such deceit. Don't worry. But you, do you really want to leave with the child? After all, the child is of royal blood. It's okay if it's a girl, but if it's a boy..."
Ye Wanhe simply whispered, "He's my own child, not of royal blood. I won't let anyone else know his origins except you. I just want to protect my own child."
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In the Tai Chi Palace.
When Zhao Yun entered the hall, he saw His Majesty sitting in front of the desk, looking at him with a gloomy face.
Gu Ling, who was standing beside him, saluted and said, "Your Highness."
Zhao Yun hurriedly bowed and said, "Father, uncle."
The emperor frowned and looked at Zhao Yun and said, "You didn't attend the morning court today, sent soldiers to search the Eastern Palace, and even called in the imperial physician, all because of a palace maid?"
Zhao Yun whispered, "I know I was wrong, and I won't do it again."
His Majesty frowned and said, "Your wedding is only two months away. As the crown prince of Dasheng, you'd better understand your status. Doing this for a little palace maid is unworthy of your status as the crown prince."
Zhao Yun said, "I understand, my child."
His Majesty asked, "I heard that this palace maid is Madam Yan'er's cousin?"
Zhao Yun said, "Yes."
His Majesty said, "Why not do Madam Yan'er a favor and let this maid leave the palace?"
Zhao Yun frowned and said, "Father, I'm used to her care. If I change to another personal maid, she may not be able to take care of me as carefully and attentively as she does."
His Majesty scoffed, "There are hundreds of maids in the palace, and she's the only one who knows how to serve? She will be allowed to leave the palace in March along with the other maids who have reached the age limit."
"Father." Zhao Yun looked at His Majesty, "I will not let her leave the Eastern Palace."
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