Chapter 506: The whole show must be done
Princess Mingyi's eyes became sharp.
She paused while spinning her Buddhist beads. "There are still three months until the Autumn Examination."
"In two months it will be my eighty-fifth birthday."
"For my eighty-fifth birthday, I want to celebrate it with great fanfare. I want to invite everyone I can, including the emperor."
"The Emperor will definitely come because of the Cui family's past achievements."
"I will ask the emperor at my birthday banquet to send my coffin back to my hometown after my death."
"After my birthday is over, I will immediately become terminally ill. In a few days, you can announce to the public that I have passed away."
"For an eighty-five-year-old like me, it's normal for me to die at any time. The Emperor probably won't suspect anything."
"After I die, you must immediately write a petition to the Emperor requesting that you three sons and a few trustworthy young members of the Cui family carry my coffin back to my hometown."
Cui Yi immediately knelt down, tears streaming down his face: "Mother!"
"We must have other ways. Let's think about it."
"There must be another way."
"You don't need to make such sacrifices, you don't need to!"
"You have to believe in me. I will definitely come up with a good solution. Please, please don't leave us."
Princess Mingyi slapped Cui Yi on the back and said, "What are you talking about, little brat? I didn't say I was really going to die."
"Of course, it doesn't matter if I really die. I've lived enough at this age."
"But I'm a person who will never seek death if I can live a good life. The Cui family is not worthy of me dying for it."
"I just faked my death."
"I'll make arrangements in advance. When I fake my death, you, Gan'er, Gu'er, and my grandchildren, if you're willing to go back to your hometown to observe mourning, please follow me. If you're not willing, don't force me."
"If someone doesn't want to, don't force them, and don't try to persuade them."
"We will do our best to bring along those who are willing to mourn for me, and we will respect the choice of those who are not willing."
"Call me selfish, call me cruel, I admit it. The Cui family is on the verge of collapse, and we can't have too many people leaving. Too many people leaving will arouse suspicion, which will be counterproductive."
"What we have to do is to leave a spark for the Cui family in this way. This is the last thing I can do for the Cui family."
Cui Yi stopped crying and even hiccuped.
He blinked his eyes. "Can it be like this?"
Faking death and leaving Shangjing under the pretext of sending a coffin back home?
It doesn’t seem to be impossible.
"But mother, the whole world belongs to the king. I'm afraid that even if we return to our hometown, we won't be able to escape the emperor's pursuit. We will still be on the defensive."
Princess Mingyi closed her eyes and said, "If you think so, the emperor will think so too."
"It is precisely because the emperor thinks so that our plan can succeed."
"When you are free, go meet His Royal Highness Prince Ling."
"Convey what I said to His Royal Highness Prince Ling, and he will tell you the answer."
Cui Yi was confused.
He has an advantage: he doesn't think about things he can't figure out.
Just right.
He didn't have time to take Junior Sister's pulse yesterday.
It was because the news was too shocking, and he was afraid that it would affect his performance and cause psychological pressure on his junior sister.
It's just right that I can go to Prince Ling's Mansion after finishing my shift today.
Cui Yi stood up and said, "Mother, please rest first. I'm going to the Imperial Hospital to take my turn."
After Cui Yi left, Princess Mingyi's expression gradually became more serious.
The emperor has always been suspicious.
She has to play the whole show.
After Cui Yi almost arrived at the Imperial Hospital.
Princess Mingyi suggested going for a walk outside.
Princess Mingyi was walking in the yard with Mingcui Ma, the maid she came with as a dowry.
After walking for a while.
Princess Mingyi clutched her chest, panting heavily, "Mingcui, my... chest suddenly feels stuffy, I... feel uncomfortable."
Aunt Ming Cui was startled: "Old Madam, are you overheated?"
"Come on, let's get to a cooler place."
"Come here, bring the ice bowl and the folding fan."
Everyone worked together to bring Princess Mingyi to a cool place, but her condition still did not improve and she even started rolling her eyes.
Nanny Mingcui was startled.
The old lady is so old, don’t let anything happen to her.
"Come quickly, call the court doctor and tell the Third Master to come back and tell him that the old lady was walking in the yard after dinner when she suddenly felt chest tightness, shortness of breath, and became unconscious and rolled her eyes."
The servant received the order and quickly came to the Imperial Hospital.
Cui Yi was just about to go into the palace to take up his post.
When he heard the servant's report, his face turned pale with fright.
He had just separated from his mother. His mother patted him so hard and spoke with such strength. How come she fainted from chest tightness in less than half an hour?
Cui Yi didn't care about anything else. He asked the director for leave and rushed back without stopping.
When Cui Yi returned home, the court doctor was waiting at the door.
"Third Master, you're back." The court doctor said, "Please go see the old lady."
Cui Yi rushed straight into the house.
His heart skipped a beat when he saw his mother lying on the bed with her eyes closed.
"Mother." Cui Yi knelt down.
"You all, get out." Princess Mingyi ordered weakly.
After everyone left.
Princess Mingyi returned to normal: "Don't show that look, I'm not sick, I was just pretending."
Cui Yi: ...
Princess Mingyi: "I chose this time on purpose."
"You just arrived at the Imperial Hospital and it's time for you to go to the palace for duty. If I call you back now, the news of my illness will spread quickly."
"At my age, it's normal to get sick every now and then."
"On my birthday, I'll have a moment of reflection, and then I'll die. Then my plan will become more perfect and more convincing."
Cui Yi: ...
My old mother, he was almost scared to death.
"Mother, couldn't you have informed your son in advance?"
Princess Mingyi scoffed, "I informed you in advance, and you're still so anxious?"
"It's not that I look down on you, you're just too honest. Everything shows on your face. If I tell you in advance, you'll definitely be exposed."
Cui Yi: I can’t refute it.
"Okay, I've taken leave anyway, so just stay at home and spend the next few days with me," said Princess Mingyi.
What else could Cui Yi say?
She’s your own mother, so just spoil her.
Moreover, it must be said that old ginger is still spicy.
This trick of my mother can dispel 80% of other people's doubts and allow the plan to proceed smoothly.
Cui Yi rarely had time, so he personally boiled medicine and made pills for his old mother, accompanied her for meals, and played chess.
On the surface, the mother is loving and the son is filial.
Actually.
During the meal, Cui Yi was scolded by his mother for being picky about food.
When playing chess, Cui Yi was completely defeated by his mother and then cheated and destroyed the chessboard. The 85-year-old mother was so angry that she chased him around the yard with a broom.
Sometimes the mother is loving and the son is filial, but often there is chaos.
Until the fifth day.
Cui Yicai finished his leave and went back to the Imperial Hospital to report to work.
As soon as Cui Yi arrived at the Imperial Hospital, he was surrounded by people who were all asking about his mother's health.
Cui Yi managed it with great difficulty.
After the next value.
The uncomfortable feeling of being secretly watched appeared again.
Cui Yi scratched his hair irritably.
Really, if he has to perform every day, he might as well just go to a theater and be an actor.
Are you annoying?
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