After hearing Xueying's words last time, Hongli also began to feel that there were indeed many suspicious points in Yonglian's death. However, he could not easily believe Xueying and the imperial physician's words alone, so he sent people to investigate the matter in secret. However, the results of the investigation greatly shocked him.
"What! I never imagined it was all that woman's conspiracy. All that talk about doing it for Yonglian's good was just her way of trying to harm my son." Upon hearing this news, Mingyu nestled in Hongli's arms and sobbed uncontrollably, leaving Hongli's mind in turmoil.
Hongli remained silent, but he also couldn't believe that Xueying would do something so hurtful to Yonglian.
Seeing that Hongli had no words of comfort, Mingyu wiped away her tears and continued, "It must have been Consort Xian who did it. Consort Xian appears generous and tolerant on the surface, but I never expected her to be so vicious. She would even harm her own child in order to get rid of me, the Empress."
Hongli frowned, then said, "Mingyu, I know that Yonglian's death has been a great blow to you, but I also believe that Consort Xian is definitely not the kind of person who holds grudges. If she were the one who did it, why would she come back to tell me and the Empress that Yonglian's death was suspicious? So before the truth is found out, I will never wrong anyone."
“Your Majesty,” Mingyu ignored Hongli’s words. She was now convinced that Consort Xian was involved in Yonglian’s death, so she would not let the murderer she believed escape punishment. So she continued to ask, “Then Your Majesty should also question Consort Xian about why Yonglian went to Yikun Palace all the time before he died?”
Hongli nodded. At this moment, he also had many doubts in his heart that Xueying needed to resolve. With this in mind, after leaving Mingyu's Changchun Palace, he immediately went to Yikun Palace.
Seeing the Emperor hurriedly enter the room, Xueying quickly greeted him, saying, "Your Majesty, I pay my respects."
"Consort Xian, you may rise." Hongli walked straight to the chair and sat down, then gestured to Xueying to sit down as well.
Xueying smiled and said, "Your Majesty, why did you come in such a hurry? I'll have someone pour you some tea right away."
"Let's leave that aside for now. It's just that I have some questions about Yonglian's life, which is why I came to ask you."
"What does 'Emperor' refer to?"
Hongli asked, "Why did Yonglian often come to Yikun Palace before his death? Do you have any reed catkin powder in your palace?"
Upon hearing this, Xueying realized that Hongli had misunderstood her. Although she was unwilling to tell the truth, she thought that Yonglian was already gone, so she quickly said, "Yonglian used to come to my Yikun Palace often. However, he was being pressured too much by the Empress in Changchun Palace. Since I have a cat in my palace, Yonglian would come to play with the cat many times. When he came here, he was free from the pressure of being a prince, and I could keep him company and talk to him to relieve his boredom."
Upon hearing this, Hongli was stunned and speechless. He had never imagined that Yonglian was under so much pressure. Now that he had the answer, Hongli returned to Changchun Palace.
When Mingyu saw Hongli coming to see her, she wanted to get out of bed to pay her respects, but Hongli stopped her.
"You're not fully recovered yet, so you should focus on resting and recuperating," Hongli said, sitting down beside Mingyu's bed to comfort her.
"Thank you for your understanding, Your Majesty. But I would like to know why Yonglian went to Yikun Palace?"
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