Normally, the prince had always had a bad reputation, and because people knew that he was sick and weak, they didn't care too much about it. But now, when faced with important events, seeing that he was filial, sad, and behaved properly, his impression of him changed a little. In addition, Queen Yun specifically entrusted her orphan to him before her death, and he felt distressed and worried, so he sent people to take care of her from time to time.
After Dongfang Jin woke up, he locked himself in the side room, not even letting An Qingran in. A day passed, late at night, the lights in the room were not on, and An Qingran did not allow anyone to disturb her.
An Qingran stood at the door and waited quietly. She knew that he was healing himself. She hated herself for not being able to help him. How could she disturb him? She just waited quietly.
Rendong felt sorry for her young lady, so she stayed by her side. During these days, everyone in the East Palace lost weight.
It was late at night and the dew was heavy. Rendong urged An Qingran to go back to the room to rest several times, but she refused. Dongfang Jin was her husband, and husband and wife were one body and should share the difficulties.
Honeysuckle had no choice but to get a cloak and put it on her. An Qingran listened to the noises in the room and heard the sound of Dongfang Jin walking. She felt relieved because she knew he would come out.
The morning light shone on the door, and the door opened. Dongfang Jin walked out. His eyes were no longer bloodshot, but full of strength and sharpness. He hugged An Qingran in his arms, buried his head in her shoulder, and said firmly: "Qingqing, you have worked hard. I will be there for you in the future."
The words were simple, but they made An Qingran feel a sharp pain in her heart.
An Qingran hugged him and nodded in his arms. The two of them didn't need any more words, they understood each other.
An Qingran knew that he had regained his strength.
Everything in the palace continued.
An Qingran also told him about her suspicions about Concubine Shu. She didn't want him to hear the news from other people. But as the Queen had taken poison herself and there was still half a year to go, An Qingran was hesitant. Should she tell him?
Would it be better if I told him all this?
No one knew how Dongfang Jin spent the day and night in that room, or what he was thinking about. All they knew was that when he walked out of the room, he was a completely changed person. His fierce aura and majestic temperament were eye-catching, and they couldn't help but feel fear and respect. He was like a pearl covered in dust seeing the light of day, or even more like a butterfly emerging from a cocoon. No one dared to underestimate him. How could he be the sickly prince with a bad reputation before?
No one knew his changes better than An Qingran.
She didn't know whether she should be happy or worried. She used to think that the prince was a peaceful and introverted person, but at this moment, with the sword unsheathed, she didn't know what kind of trouble this would bring him. Before, he seemed like no threat at all, but now in the eyes of Dongfang Ye and others, maybe he has changed?
Before, she asked him what he thought about the high position, and he was disdainful, but now, she felt that he had changed, he would not care, he would take revenge.
Before her death, Queen Yun had instructed her not to tell Dongfang Jin about this matter, otherwise all her efforts would be in vain. She wanted her son to ascend to a high position very much, because she knew what this supreme power meant. He was the crown prince, and if he did not ascend to a high position, there would inevitably be bloodshed. How could those who coveted the high position let him go?
So An Qingran knew that Dongfang Jin would not let Concubine Shu go, but she did not stop him because she was her enemy anyway.
Given the evil deeds that Concubine Shu committed in her previous life, it is not surprising that she received any kind of punishment.
An Qingran was feeling conflicted, but fortunately she saw that Dongfang Jin turned his grief into strength and did not collapse, which was a little comforting.
Imperial study.
Emperor Yunqi looked at Dongfang Jin, and both father and son saw pain in each other's eyes. Dongfang Jin saw that his father had white hair on his mane, and he had lost weight, looking like he was ten years older, with a bent waist. He couldn't help feeling sad.
Emperor Yunqi felt even more sad when he saw Dongfang Jin, who had also lost a lot of weight and looked pale. This child had suffered many hardships since childhood and now he had lost his mother. He was really pitiful.
Su Ri's negative opinion of Dongfang Jin became much weaker, and she sighed: "Jin'er, your mother is most worried about you. How is your health now? Don't torture yourself in the future."
The emperor knows everything that happened.
But he didn't know that Dongfang Jin's mood had changed drastically after he came out of seclusion.
In front of the emperor, Dongfang Jin remained the same as before. He didn't want his father to notice that something was wrong with him.
Besides, everyone is used to my sickly appearance.
Dongfang Jin couldn't help but nod when he saw his father showing such positive concern for him for the first time: "Father, take care of yourself too..."
"Well, I know this. We father and I are both a pair of pitiful people. Fortunately, your mother left you to me. I hope you won't let me down. If anything happens in the future, don't face it alone... By the way, how is Qingran now? Is she okay?" Emperor Yunqi suddenly asked.
"She's fine."
"It's hard for her to be so young, and she has to take care of you while feeling sad. Has she found a way to cure your poison recently?"
Emperor Yunqi didn't know that Dongfang Jin's poison had been cured*.
Dongfang Jin thought for a moment and said, "Father, Qingran is trying to find a solution. I have taken some medicine and have seen some effects, but it will still take some time to work."
"Okay, that's good. This is the only good news I've heard. To be honest, your mother is far-sighted and smart enough to know that Qingran can take care of you..." When Queen Yun was mentioned, Emperor Yunqi fell into sadness again. He waved his hand and said, "Jin'er, you can leave first. Father will find you if there is anything."
He didn't have the energy to say anything now.
Dongfang Jin understood, so he quietly retreated and asked the imperial physician to come in in case his father was ill.
After leaving the imperial study, Dongfang Jin looked at the sky. It was a very sunny day, completely ignoring people's moods.
When I came to my senses, I suddenly saw several people walking towards me. The one leading her was wearing a white chrysanthemum on her head and a plain dress. It was Concubine Shu.
Dongfang Jin's body tensed up. Imperial Concubine Shu came closer. The two looked into each other's eyes. The prince finally bowed and said, "Your Highness, I have met your Highness."
His voice was normal, his attitude was normal, as if he had never heard of Concubine Shu's poisoning. Concubine Shu wanted to say something, but didn't know where to start, so she just said "no need to be polite".
Dongfang Jin spoke again: "Your Majesty, my father was feeling a little unwell just now, please be more careful."
"I will naturally take care of the emperor..." Shu Guifei sighed. Although she hoped that her son would ascend to a high position, she had always been secretly competing with him. Now that she was suddenly exposed in front of everyone, she was unable to adapt for a while.
Seeing the prince's demeanor, she couldn't help but be frightened. If he had quarreled and yelled at her, she wouldn't be afraid. But she was most afraid of him being like this now. She couldn't understand what he was thinking.
She wanted to explain.
But when Dongfang Jin bowed and said goodbye, Shu Guifei felt nervous again when she saw him walking calmly and steadily, neither hurriedly nor slowly. It seemed that this prince was really different from what was said outside. Now, no matter how she looked at him, he seemed to be a man of great talent, not like that dissolute and ignorant person.
Concubine Shu was waiting in the imperial study. Normally, she didn't have to inform the emperor every time she saw him, but this time the steward stopped her and said that the emperor didn't want to see anyone. Concubine Shu asked him to inform him, and he went in. He came out quickly and told Concubine Shu that the emperor didn't want to see her.
This father-in-law is quite direct.
Concubine Shu originally wanted to take advantage of the fact that the Queen's matter had come to an end to explain things to the Emperor, but the Emperor simply refused to see her. She hadn't seen the Emperor for more than half a month. She thought hard day and night but could not think of a solution. She also begged the Empress Dowager, but the Empress Dowager told her to wait a little longer. How could she wait any longer when she was so anxious?
She sighed and had no choice but to go back. Actually, if she thought about it carefully, the emperor would not believe her no matter what she said now.
As soon as Concubine Shu returned to her courtyard, she saw Dongfang Ye standing in the courtyard with an angry look on his face. He didn't tease the parrot under the eaves as usual, but walked over to her when he saw her: "Mother, where have you been?"
"What happened?"
"I just saw the prince. He asked me to pay my respects to him. When we met before, we just laughed it off. What's wrong with him?" Dongfang Ye complained.
Concubine Shu was stunned for a moment when she heard this: "Son, the prince is angry now, so whatever he does is fine. But this time, we mother and son were framed, and we couldn't find out the real culprit behind the scenes. Now you have to be careful in everything you do, and don't be the same as before, understand? When you have time, go and accompany your father more. I heard from your father-in-law that your father has lost a lot of weight, and his spirit is not as good as before. When Queen Yun is gone, his heart is gone too..."
At this point, she felt that she couldn't talk about this with her son, so she smiled and said, "Let's talk about it inside."
"Mother, when I went to see father, he didn't see me." Dongfang Ye murmured as he entered the house.
This was a big blow to him. In the past, whenever he had any problems, his father would talk to him about them. Even if there were ministers present in the imperial study, he would get it over with as soon as possible. He could see how much his father liked him.
Now that he suddenly disappeared, he was naturally disappointed, not to mention that he had just heard that his father had received the prince.
All these signs showed that once Queen Yun did something that should have been beneficial to them, she suddenly changed her attitude: "Does father not like me anymore?"
He asked out loud.
"How could that be? Your father is in a bad mood now, but he will be fine after a while." When Concubine Shu said this, she did not feel confident enough.
The mother and son looked at each other in worry, and suddenly Concubine Shu spoke: "From now on, when you see the prince, you must be respectful and not show any clues. Do you understand?"
"I understand." Dongfang Ye is also a smart man. He understood it immediately.
An Qingran was looking at a prescription in the room. Dongfang Jin's health had been very poor recently, and she was thinking about how to take good care of him.
Honeysuckle's voice rang out from outside: "Crown Princess, Eunuch Cui is here."
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