Chapter 142 A Virtuous Wife
Sitting in the carriage, Xie Yunyu looked at the two sleeping babies in the cradle in front of her.
Then she sighed and slumped onto Xiao Ling's shoulder.
“Apart from the day after the wedding, I haven’t been to the palace for over a year, and this happened as soon as I entered the palace.”
Xiao Ling reached out and put his arm around her shoulder:
"Thanks to you today, if it weren't for your timely action, Yongning's life would have been in grave danger."
Yongning is still young. Although she is a bit willful, she is the younger sister I have watched grow up.
Thank you so much for today.
Xie Yunyu shook her head and said, "No need to thank me. A life should be saved, no matter who it is."
Upon hearing this, Xiao Ling turned and kissed her on the forehead.
“I knew from the beginning that you are a kind-hearted person.”
Xie Yunyu laughed after hearing this, "Oh? How do you know?"
"On the fifteenth of August that year, by the pool, you put yourself in such danger to save me."
Xie Yunyu laughed and said, "Later, after I went back, I regretted it for a long time. I shouldn't have bothered with you back then. I should have just let you drown."
Xiao Ling took her hand and kissed it:
"Yes, you put yourself in danger that time to save me."
But when he saw Yongning poisoned, he still saved her without considering the consequences.
You must understand, thankfully your handling of the situation today was correct; otherwise, you would have completely offended the Empress.
Xie Yunyu replied, "Yes, I know. I knew it when I heard what the Empress said."
But I simply cannot turn a blind eye to the precious life of Yongning.
Xiao Ling patted her head reassuringly and said:
"I know, I know."
I'm not blaming you. If I were you, I would definitely do everything I could to save Yongning.
What I meant to say was, I'm so lucky to have married such a kind-hearted wife like you.
As he spoke, Xiao Ling turned his head and kissed Xie Yunyu on the forehead again.
Xie Yunyu leaned on his shoulder and said in a low voice:
"The reason why I didn't want to marry you in the first place is because the Empress is like this today."
Xiao Ling laughed upon hearing this: "Alright, stop thinking about these things."
Even if things were handled poorly today and the Empress has complaints, it's not a big deal.
Given our current status, as long as we don't betray the country or stage a mutiny, our uncle won't interfere with us.
Although Xie Yunyu was comforted, she still told herself to go to the palace less often in the future.
The next day, Xiao Ling followed the eldest princess into the palace early in the morning.
Xie Yunyu stayed at home alone to take care of the children and lived a peaceful life.
In the afternoon, Xiao Ling came back and said, "Yongning woke up and said she wants to come and thank you after she recovers."
Xie Yunyu smiled and said, "As long as she is healthy, there's no need to thank me."
Then he asked Xiao Ling, "Your Majesty, how are you feeling today?"
"The imperial physician said it was a sign of an impending stroke, but after treatment it has stabilized."
Xie Yunyu recalled seeing the emperor's condition yesterday; it wasn't just a stroke, there might be other issues.
But even after taking a quick look from afar, she couldn't be sure.
After thinking about it, he didn't say anything.
"Where is Mother?" Xie Yunyu asked.
"My mother was left in the palace by my uncle."
Xie Yunyu turned to Xiao Ling and asked, "Was the poison administered by someone from the Northern Border?"
How did you know?
Xie Yunyu turned around and patted her son in the cradle, saying casually:
"The poison was put in the Crown Prince's food, and Yongning accidentally ate it."
If you want the Crown Prince dead, either the Northern Border or the First Prince will do it.
I heard that the man in the North recently lost his son, also to poisoning.
Therefore, he was the most likely one to have administered the poison.
Xiao Ling replied, "Mother and the Empress were investigating these things in the palace today."
When I left the palace, I heard from the Crown Prince that a maid in the imperial kitchen had poisoned the food, and the person had already been taken to the inner palace.
"It seems that the Northern Border has some hidden cards in the palace."
Xie Yunyu put Yuan Zheng's kicked leg into the light gauze blanket.
"It's not just a little bit; it's like chives—you grab a bunch, and another bunch grows, it's practically endless."
well……"
Xiao Ling couldn't help but sigh when she talked about this.
"Over the years, my mother and uncle have tried many methods, but they just can't stop these people."
Seeing Xiao Ling's troubled expression, Xie Yunyu smiled faintly:
"If what you say is true, then they must have a hidden leader who has been in the palace all along, plotting behind the scenes."
Otherwise, it wouldn't have such a continuous cycle of life.
Xiao Ling nodded: "But who is this person? Mother has been investigating for so many years but still has no clue."
"It must be someone no one would expect, perhaps in the harem or in the imperial court."
Or perhaps it was a conspiracy between the former dynasty and the harem.
Xiao Ling listened without speaking, and after thinking for a long time, replied:
"I'll ask my mother tomorrow what she's been investigating all these years."
"Yes, chaos has already broken out in the North. No matter how powerful the Prince of Rui is, he can't do anything if his sons are so incompetent."
The further he goes, the more he will be attacked, and the more intense his methods will likely become.
The spies in the palace must be caught as soon as possible, otherwise the palace will be in danger.
Xiao Ling sighed and said, "Yes, the Crown Prince Xiao Ren killed the Fifth Prince Xiao Xin."
Although Xiao Ren was imprisoned afterward, the people his uncle sent continued to instigate civil war between the brothers.
If two more die, Prince Rui's methods will indeed become even more drastic.
Xie Yunyu beckoned the wet nurse to take the children away, and then got up to go to the dressing table to take her hair off.
Looking at Xiao Ling's worried face in the bronze mirror, he couldn't help but offer some pointers:
"Go to my second brother about this. If he takes action, those spies should have a clue soon."
Xiao Ling nodded in agreement.
He got up and went behind Xie Yunyu, reaching out to help her take off her hair.
The next day, Xiao Ling went to the Ministry of Personnel to report for duty and then went directly to the Eastern Palace.
Yongning has been moved out of the East Palace and moved to her own palace.
The emperor fell ill, and Yongning was poisoned. The poison was clearly intended for him, and the crown prince knew this very well.
Most of the court affairs of the past two days have piled up on him, leaving him overwhelmed.
As soon as Xiao Ling arrived, he saw the Crown Prince's haggard and exhausted appearance.
"Greetings, Your Highness the Crown Prince."
"Ling'er is here, please have a seat."
The prince said weakly.
"You're here just in time. Come over and help me take a look at these memorials. When will we ever finish dealing with all this official business?"
Xiao Ling listened without saying anything, then stepped forward and picked up the memorials to read.
The two spent the morning reviewing memorials.
Xiao Ling categorized the memorials. For those trivial matters of greetings, he simply circled them with vermilion ink to indicate that he had read them.
He handled the other minor decisions himself.
The remaining important matters were all left to the Crown Prince.
The Crown Prince was much more relaxed, but he was given important tasks that he couldn't handle on his own.
It needs to be taken out separately and consulted with the emperor.
After a busy morning, the two of them finished processing all the memorials that had piled up over the past two days.
When the emperor heard that the two of them had been diligently reviewing memorials in the Eastern Palace that morning, he chuckled softly, said nothing, and continued to close his eyes to recuperate.
In the afternoon, the Crown Prince gave Xiao Ling a detailed account of the palace's investigations into spies over the years.
He also talked about the situation of the eldest prince, as well as the problem of the eldest prince's communication with the northern border and the lack of manpower to keep up.
Xiao Ling then suggested that Xie Yunman be brought over.
Upon hearing this, the Crown Prince slapped his forehead: "How could I have forgotten about him?"
Therefore, an urgent imperial edict was issued summoning Xie Yunman to the Eastern Palace.
Upon hearing this, Xie Yunman immediately said, "The problem of the Crown Prince's men not being able to keep up is easy to solve."
My wife once told me that there is a secret fragrance in Nanli that once you get it on your skin, you can't wash it off.
A type of butterfly unique to Nanli is particularly fond of this spice and will follow it around.
Later, the Crown Prince can send someone to my father-in-law to ask for the butterfly breeder and the incense.
"Next time, I'll definitely catch up with the Crown Prince."
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