Chapter 65: Concubine De is Dead

Seeing that the Crown Prince had requested to go to various places for inspection, the Second Prince immediately stood up to object: "Your Highness, you can't do that. As the Crown Prince, you should guard the court and assist our father. How can you leave the court so easily?"

After that, he bowed to the Great Chu Emperor and said, "Father, why don't I go with Prince Pei Chuyan of the Duke of Anguo, and bring more personal guards to protect us. They will be able to protect both of us."

The Crown Prince looked at the Second Prince, his eyes filled with emotion.

That day, my aunt came to my palace and told me what Empress Lan had said.

He said that Jin Yu has now made up his mind to assist him, and will accompany him no matter how difficult the road ahead is.

Also, because of the strangeness of Concubine Lan's illness, he had to send a few more secret guards to protect Jin Yu.

In the past, I could feel that Jin Yu was somewhat distant from me. I even thought that it would not be impossible for me to abdicate and then support Jin Yu to take the throne.

But if he intends to sit on the throne of the crown prince, he will not allow Jin Yu to compete with him for it.

The turning point of the matter naturally came when Jin Yu of Mingjing Temple shielded himself from danger. At that time, he was indeed confused and even suspected that this was Jin Yu's self-torture. However, he did not expect that Jin Yu actually wanted to support him.

Before the Crown Prince could say anything, the Third Prince also spoke up: "Second Brother, you can't do that. Your injury has not healed yet. It would be better if I and Prince Pei could go first."

When the Second Prince heard what the Third Prince said, alarm bells immediately rang in his heart.

Now everyone says that the Third Prince has changed. He is no longer as domineering as before and is even more respectful to the Crown Prince. This is a sign of peace.

However, the second prince felt that the third prince's behavior was more like a cover-up and should be of greater concern.

He also discussed this matter with the Crown Prince, and the Crown Prince also agreed with it.

However, since he had already said that the crown prince could not leave the court, he could not say anything more appropriate to the crown prince, so he quickly said, "Your Majesty, I am now well."

The Great Chu Emperor was happy to see his sons getting along so well. He waved his hand and said, "Jinchen is right. Let Jinchen and Prince Pei go first."

The Second Prince saw that the Emperor of Great Chu had already made a decision and said nothing more. He knew his father's temper well and he would not tolerate any rebuttal of his words.

After the court session, the second prince hurried to the side of the crown prince and whispered, "Brother..."

"My two royal brothers." Before he could open his mouth, the voice of the third prince came from behind. The second prince quickly shut up, and the two of them turned their heads to look.

"Jinchen, you've worked hard this time. This trip will definitely take some time. Make sure your servants take care of everything for you." Although the prince had doubts in his heart, he did not show it on his face.

"Thank you for your concern, my brother," the Third Prince said with a smile, and turned to look at the Second Prince, "My second brother is also resting in the palace, I will take care of the things outside."

"My two royal brothers, I will go ahead first." After saying this, he bowed and strode away.

The second prince sighed and said, "There is nothing else we can do now, so I will ask Chu Yan to pay more attention."

The prince nodded, and the two of them went to the rear palace together.

On the second day, something big happened in the harem.

Wanwan was now able to eat some coarse food. Concubine Chen was feeding her carefully when Jinxin suddenly ran in from outside and said, "Your Majesty, something happened."

"Jinxin, nothing can delay the Queen's meal!" Jinyu grumbled, "What else can happen in the harem now?"

"Cui is dead."

"Puff" Lu Xingwan spat out all the rice porridge in his mouth.

Concubine Chen Guifei was so surprised that she dropped the spoon in her hand to the ground, stood up, and was too shocked to speak.

[Could it be that this Concubine De died from some torture in the cold palace? Or was she so disheartened that she felt that her father did not love her that she committed suicide?]

[How could she, who loves power so much, commit suicide! ]

Before Concubine Chen could speak, Jin Xin spoke again: "The noble lady who was also in Pu Wen Palace is also gone."

"What?" Concubine Chen was really stunned this time.

[Could it be that there was a fire in the cold palace? Burned both of them to death? Sister Jinxin, please speak quickly.]

Lu Xingwan couldn't help but flutter her little hands, signaling Jinxin to hurry up.

Jinyu on the side couldn't help but say: "Jinxin, speak up!"

"I don't know the details, but the guards of Puwen Hall just reported that the maidservant next to Concubine Fang said that both Concubine De and Concubine Fang were unconscious, and asked us to call the imperial physician as soon as possible."

"But did you ask the imperial physician to come over?"

"The guard has already gone to the Imperial Hospital and sent a young imperial physician to Qingyun Palace to report to Her Majesty."

Concubine Chen Guifei didn't even bother to eat anymore and hurriedly walked out.

Jinxin and Jinyu looked at Lu Xingwan who was still sitting at the table and asked hurriedly, "Your Majesty, Princess Yongan..."

"Take it with you!" Concubine Chen waved her hand, but she didn't stop walking, and walked towards the Puwen Palace with big strides.

When Concubine Chen arrived, the imperial physician had already arrived. He examined the two noble ladies and shook his head heavily, saying, "It's no use."

Bai Zhi, who was standing by, hurried forward and pulled the doctor, then knelt down and said, "Please, doctor, save my master. My master can still be saved. I beg you."

After saying this, he began to kowtow continuously.

Bai Wei, who was standing by, wiped away her tears while trying to help Bai Zhi up: "Bai Zhi, the queen is gone."

Bai Zhi then sat paralyzed on the ground, crying silently.

Concubine Chen Gui stood outside the door and did not go in: "Look, everyone has a loyal servant."

Even Lu Xingwan couldn't help but sigh.

[Yes, even if Concubine De did many evil things, her two servants were loyal.]

[She is quite amazing. I should really ask her how to discipline servants. I will also teach the people around me in the future.]

Bai Zhi, however, suddenly got up from the ground and rushed to the maidservant next to Fang Guiren: "It's all your master's fault. Why did she want to harm my queen? Why?"

As he spoke, he pinched the slave girl's neck hard and shook her vigorously.

The servant girl's face turned red due to being pinched, and she started to cough violently, but she was not as strong as Bai Zhi, so she could only struggle hard.

"Jinyu." Upon seeing this, Concubine Chen hurriedly ordered Jinyu to step forward to stop it. Concubine Fang and Concubine De were already dead, and they couldn't allow anyone else to die.

Concubine Chen Guifei has always called Cui "Defei", even though she is now just Cui Danying. Maybe it's because of the habit from the past, or maybe it's because she followed Wanwan's habit of calling her that.

Bai Zhi was pulled away by Jin Yu, and only then did she see Concubine Chen Guifei.

The first thing he said was sarcasm: "Are you here to see my master make fun of you, Madam Concubine?"

Bai Wei hurried forward to cover Bai Zhi's mouth, then knelt down and looked at Concubine Chen Gui: "Please forgive me, Your Majesty. Bai Zhi was suddenly..."

His voice was also choked with sobs.

Concubine Chen Guifei didn't care. She just walked up to the doctor and asked, "What's the matter?"