Chapter 510 Ye Cangling Goes Crazy
The family dinner that day lasted until sunset. Because there were so many people, Shanhailou was booked out.
The first to third floors were all packed.
Yun Ran naturally had to cook herself, and she led the ten girls including Jiu Yue to work busily in the kitchen.
Use your culinary skills to the fullest and serve the best dishes to the table.
Everyone enjoyed the meal very much. Ye Jingtian was in high spirits and even gave Shanhailou a name: The No. 1 Restaurant in the World.
In the end, everyone left with a feeling of having not yet had enough.
Yun Ran returned to her house and had a good night's sleep. She was really tired after tossing and turning all day.
The next day, she was not awakened until noon by the maid at home, who said that Prince Jing'an had come and was waiting in the hall.
Yun Ran suddenly woke up from his sleep.
She had promised Brother Xiaojing that she would accompany him to the palace to meet his father today.
That’s right, the current emperor Ye Cangling.
On the way back to the court that day, Ye Jingzhen told her about the current situation in the court.
Ever since Gao Ziyang escorted Ye Jinghua back to Beijing, Ye Cangling went crazy. The ministers in the court discussed for a long time and finally had to let Ye Jingtian succeed to the throne, and then imprisoned the crazy Ye Cangling in his own bedroom.
As Ye Jinghua has been imprisoned in the Heavenly Prison because of the solid evidence of treason, he will be executed after everything is settled.
Upon hearing the news, Queen Chu He fell ill and was not even sent to the cold palace. She was bedridden all day long and couldn't even get up. It was unknown how long she could hold on.
The Empress Dowager's situation was not much different. Her hair turned completely white overnight, and she asked to go to the temporary palace to spend her remaining years in peace.
The two of them decided to enter the palace today because Ye Jingtian said that Ye Cangling's condition was very bad and he was getting more and more crazy. He was afraid that he would not be able to hold on for a few more days.
Although he was not a good emperor or a good father, they were still related by blood. After thinking for a long time, Ye Jingzhen decided to take Yun Ran to see him for the last time.
He and Ranran will be getting married soon. After all, the marriage was granted in the name of Ye Cangling, so just consider it as a good news to him.
Yun Ran packed up, said goodbye to his parents, and followed Ye Jingzhen into the carriage.
The carriage soon arrived at the gate of the palace. Jin Zhong, the young eunuch beside Ye Jingtian, was waiting for them at the gate with two of his men.
Compared to the cunning Anji, Yun Ran felt that Jinzhong was much more pleasing to the eye.
"I've met Prince Jing'an and Princess Jing'an. Your Highness and Madam Queen, please stay with us."
He didn't say much and just led the way.
Ye Jingzhen naturally recognized Ye Cangling's bedroom, and they arrived quickly. Jinzhong was waiting outside, and Ye Jingzhen took Yun Ran in.
Yun Ran had been here once before. At that time, the place was full of flowers and magnificent. But now, he saw that the courtyard was filled with fallen leaves, dust everywhere, and a gray and decayed atmosphere.
The palace door was pushed open by the maid guarding the door, making a creaking sound, which seemed a bit desolate and bleak.
"Prince Jing'an, Princess Jing'an, please come in." said the maid.
Ye Jingzhen did not go in immediately, but asked the maid, "Have you cleaned up everything in the bedroom?"
The maid was stunned for a moment, then reacted and hurried into the bedroom with another maid guarding the door. They stayed there for about an incense stick of time before coming out.
Reported to Ye Jingzhen: "His Royal Highness Prince Jing'an, everything has been cleaned up."
Ye Jingzhen raised his eyebrows: "Nothing left out?"
"Your Highness, no."
Nodding lightly at her, Ye Jingzhen walked in with Yun Ran.
Inside the bedroom, the tables, chairs, and bookshelves all looked a bit messy, the small items on the shelves were also placed in a mess, and the floor was littered with scraps of paper and broken porcelain pieces.
Ye Jingzhen frowned, held Yun Ran's hand tightly, avoided things on the ground, and explored the way ahead.
Obviously, these things were not made by the two maids just now. It must be Ye Cangling himself who tore things up and messed them up when he was crazy.
Fortunately, after the two maids hurriedly cleaned up, the unsightly erotic paintings that were previously hanging on the walls and screens had disappeared.
As he walked around the screen with Yun Ran in his hand, Ye Jingzhen stopped in his tracks.
Behind the screen, Ye Cangling was sitting on the ground with his hair disheveled and wearing only a plain inner garment, his limbs stretched out.
He was mumbling something incoherently and tearing paper with his hands.
Ye Jingzhen frowned and suddenly felt a little regretful. He knew that Ye Cangling was crazy, but he didn't expect him to be so crazy.
If he had known this, he shouldn't have brought Ranran in.
However, Yun Ran did not feel afraid, but just felt a little pitiful for this old emperor who had been infatuated for his entire life.
The bed curtains and window curtains were drawn in the bedroom, and the light was a little dim. Ye Cangling was muttering to himself, tearing paper with his hands.
It took a while before he noticed the presence of Ye Jingzhen and Yun Ran.
He was stunned at first, his cloudy eyes full of confusion and puzzlement, but after seeing Yun Ran, he suddenly grinned.
"Hey, hey hey... Nian Nian, Ah Nian..."
"Is... is my Anian back?"
"Hehehe, hehe... I told you that the life-changing technique is real. Anian is back! Anian is back!"
He muttered something crazy, stood up and rushed towards Yun Ran.
Ye Jingzhen's face darkened and he stepped in front of Yun Ran.
He looked at the smile that had frozen on Ye Cangling's face and said in a cold voice, "Father, you've got the wrong person."
Ye Cangling's stiff expression only lasted for a moment, and then he laughed crazily again: "You lied to me! You all lied to me! This is obviously Ah Nian!"
"You...you get out of my way! I want Anian! My Anian!"
Ye Jingzhen ignored him and continued, "She is not my mother, she is Yun Ran, my son's future princess."
"If you want to see your mother, I will take you there."
"Really...really?!" A hint of clarity flashed in Ye Cangling's cloudy eyes.
Ye Jingzhen's expression was gloomy: "Yeah."
After he finished speaking, he called the two maids in to help Ye Cangling change his clothes, and asked Jinzhong to prepare the carriage.
Yun Ran looked at him, as if he had thought of something.
"Brother Xiaojing, you... want to take the Grand Emperor to the Imperial Mausoleum?"
They went to the mausoleum they had entered before, the mausoleum that Ye Cangling built specifically for Jiang Nian.
Ye Jingzhen nodded and said, "I can go by myself."
Yun Ran grabbed his sleeve and said, "I'll go with you."
Ye Jingzhen lowered his eyes and saw the little girl's clear starry eyes, which were full of determination. He nodded after a while.
The three of them quickly set off from the palace in a carriage, accompanied by a pair of elite guards, and Gao Ziyang also accompanied them.
As the sun was setting, they arrived at the foot of Mangshan Mountain where the imperial tomb was located.
When the people guarding the imperial mausoleum saw them, they quickly bowed and saluted, opened the tomb door, and were about to lead the way, but were stopped by Ye Jingzhen.
In the end, only Ye Jingzhen, Yun Ran, and Gao Ziyang entered the mausoleum with the crazy Ye Cangling.
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