When Chen Siyuan returned home, Qiao Yuchen was waiting for her at the dining table. She seemed relieved, and the gloom in her heart disappeared. She felt that having Qiao Yuchen's companionship along the way had been a blessing for her.
Qiao Yuchen was in a great mood. He handled the aftermath very well. The palace was not peaceful, which conveniently covered up many things.
Everyone is happy to see this.
As for what happens in the future, it has little to do with them.
The struggles between the princes are their own business, but if anyone tries to cause further trouble, many things will be brought into the open.
They all knew Qiao Yuchen's temper; he wouldn't do anything foolish easily.
Each prince was aware of Chen Siyuan's position in Qiao Yuchen's heart and would not easily touch it.
Everything was going well, and the young couple had a rare moment of relaxation. After celebrating with drinks, they climbed back onto the roof and looked at the moon in the sky. Suddenly, they felt that the moon was really big and round!
......
The next day.
Chen Siyuan woke up.
Qiao Yuchen had already gone to the morning court session. After washing up, the Chen family's car butler arrived.
"Madam, these are two letters that the old lady asked me to forward to you."
"Two letters?" Grandmother asked anxiously, wondering if there was something she couldn't say in person and had to write to. "Grandmother, what's wrong?"
When Butler Cheng realized he had made a mistake, he quickly explained, "The old lady is very well. These two letters are from Miss Wang and Miss Yan to the First-Rank Madam."
Upon hearing this, Chunping took the letter and delivered it to Chen Siyuan.
Chen Siyuan opened the letter and read its contents, only then realizing that Wang Yuyan and Yan Yi had both left the previous night.
Leaving this letter for myself before leaving is a way of saying goodbye.
This was the result Chen Siyuan knew, much earlier than she had expected.
I hope they have a bright future.
As for Wang Yuyan, her feelings were even more complicated.
She plans to find the murderer herself.
That's good too. She might feel sad during this time, but at least she has something to look forward to, and as long as there's something to look forward to, there's hope for her to live.
She hopes that soon she can see the same sunny Wang Yuyan she saw at the Nancheng Poetry Gathering again.
Don't be as dull as you are now.
Wang Yuyan is not a bad person. She was pushed to this point by circumstances and passively arrived at this point. I hope that she can, like me, let go of the past and start anew.
The letter arrived, and at noon, Chen Siyuan still went to the Chen family home.
I ate with my grandmother and older brother, chatting and laughing.
At this moment, they seemed to have returned to the way they were before, but their feelings for each other were even deeper than before.
After going through so much, the gloom in everyone's heart disappeared, and nothing could make them happier than this.
They ate and drank, and the atmosphere was great. Later, Chen Zhaokun came back, and the four of them sat together, as if they had returned to the time when they were in Nancheng.
Later, Qiao Yuchen arrived carrying a wine jar, and the atmosphere became even more lively.
Because he hadn't fully recovered, Chen Luyang only drank two glasses and wasn't allowed to drink any more. After that, it was mostly Qiao Yuchen and Chen Zhaokun who drank.
Qiao Yuchen was Chen Zhaokun's son-in-law, and Qiao Yuchen showed him exceptional respect. The two later drank quite a bit of wine, while Old Madam Chen watched from the side, chuckling the whole time.
This is the home she has been striving for; the temporary peace and warmth make her feel content.
As people get older, the things they care about keep changing!
...
The Imperial Palace.
Cining Palace.
The Empress Dowager lay on the bed, her face pale.
With Granny Gao and Granny Yu attending to her, the entire Cining Palace must have felt indescribably desolate.
Not long ago, the eunuchs and maids of Cining Palace all died in that incident. They had barely recovered when the vacancies couldn't be filled, and now, just a few days later, things have turned out like this again.
Last time it was the people from the Western Depot who did it, but this time it was the Empress Dowager herself.
Granny Gao and Granny Yu had naturally witnessed too many things while serving the Empress Dowager, and this time they were truly frightened.
At this moment, they couldn't believe it; if the Empress Dowager hadn't been injured later, would they have died too?
Thinking of this, the women who had served the Empress Dowager diligently and were able to handle anything calmly are now terrified, even though the Empress Dowager is clearly very weak.
"What is this taste?" The Empress Dowager smashed the bowl in her hand directly on Granny Gao's head.
Blood instantly flowed from Granny Gao's head. She couldn't care less about anything else and immediately knelt on the ground, begging for mercy.
"The Empress Dowager fled for her life, it was really..." She dared not say that too many people had died, causing panic among others. Now that no one was going out in the middle of the night, they had no chance to strike.
Granny Yu knelt on the ground and saw bright red blood on the ground.
She knew that Granny Gao thought the Empress Dowager was seriously ill and knew nothing about it.
Little did they know that with just one bite, the Empress Dowager immediately noticed the difference.
They knew the Empress Dowager was injured, and the method of healing her was too peculiar.
They were terrified.
They were also worried that if they killed too many people, the emperor would find out sooner or later, and then they wouldn't even have a chance to live.
Granny Yu was terrified and could only kneel on the ground, not daring to utter a sound.
The clever old woman, Granny Gao, was not so lucky.
Impersonating human blood is practically suicidal.
The Empress Dowager, though clearly weak, still staggered to her feet and walked step by step to Granny Gao, bending down and reaching out her hand.
The simple movements, like a rusty machine, made a creaking sound.
Before Granny Gao could react to the commotion, she felt something grab her neck.
As her body was raised, she saw that it was the Empress Dowager.
It was clearly a human hand, but she felt as if several large knives were pressed against her neck at the same time.
this......
Granny Gao didn't know what was happening, but her head rolled to the ground with a thud.
Granny Yu kept her head down.
What she has never dared to say is that a similar thing happened eighteen years ago.
At the time, Granny Gao had just returned home to visit her family and was unaware of what had happened back then. When Granny Gao returned, she only saw that many workers had been replaced, but she did not know what had really happened.
Granny Yu knew the truth, but she never dared to say it.
It was simply because the person who died back then was a woman whom the emperor had always protected very well.
However, that time, the Emperor was away from the capital because he had gone hunting with his men, and the Empress Dowager was in a similar situation to the present.
He was injured innocently, and the same thing happened later. He drank the blood of countless palace maids before he recovered.
The same thing happened again, and Granny Yu knew she couldn't watch. She could only kneel on the ground and wait quietly.
Not long after, the creaking sound came again, and when the sound stopped, Granny Yu breathed a sigh of relief.
"you go!"
"Yes." Upon hearing this, Granny Yu responded as if it were a special occasion.
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