Ye Xingchen looked at the jade pendant in his hand, slightly stunned, then realized that the Regent was jealous.

"Why can I only accept the Regent's jade pendant?" Ye Xingchen teased him deliberately.

Cang Boyi's face was a little cold: "Because you and the prince are not suitable."

"Inappropriate?" Ye Xingchen raised his eyebrows.

"Well, he is a short-lived ghost. He can't even protect himself, how can he protect you?" Cang Boyi replied.

"Can the Regent protect me?"

"Of course, I will protect you with my life and will never let anyone hurt you." Cang Boyi promised.

Ye Xingchen was extremely moved: "I believe this sentence."

[I am so touched by what the Regent said.]

[I just don't know what he will do during the sacrificial ceremony three days later.]

[After all, the emperor is deliberately trying to deal with him, and he will definitely not let go of this good opportunity in three days.]

[No matter what, I can't let anything happen to the Regent.]

Hearing Ye Xingchen's voice, Cang Boyi was very moved: "No matter what happens, you must not go to the sacrificial ceremony in three days. I don't want the emperor to notice you."

Ye Xingchen naturally understood: "I know, you should be careful too."

"Don't worry, I have a strong life. Now that the prince is gone, I should go back and prepare. You should not go out these few days." Cang Boyi warned.

"good."

After Cang Boyi left, Ye Xingchen immediately returned to the yard and continued practicing with Ye Xiaoan.

Here, the prince did not return to the East Palace, but went directly to the Queen's bedroom.

When the queen heard that the prince had returned, she was extremely excited: "Let me take a look. You have suffered so much these past few days. Has the poison in your body been eliminated?"

"After the prince left, Your Majesty hasn't eaten much and couldn't sleep well in the past few days. Now that the prince is back, Your Majesty can finally rest assured." Nanny Zhong said happily.

"I'm sorry to have worried my mother. My body has been poisoned for many years. Miss Ye said that it won't be cured overnight. From now on, I will go to the Ye Mansion once a month to detoxify. Miss Ye said it will take at least a year." The prince answered truthfully.

The Queen's heart sank. "Although it takes a little time, as long as the poison can be removed, it's fine. I didn't expect Ye Xingchen to have such a skill. I really underestimated her before. The golden guard said there was an evil spirit that night. Were you injured?"

"I was not injured. It was the desperate resistance of the Ye family, coupled with the protection of the secret guards and golden guards sent by my mother, that saved me from death."

"What happened that night? Was it true that the ghost soldiers appeared?" The queen asked the key question.

“I don’t know the details, but Miss Ye was helping me to detoxify, and at the critical moment, the evil spirit suddenly appeared.

I was in a daze at the time and only remember that the evil spirit was a ball of black mist that could not be killed or chopped apart, so everyone was seriously injured that night.

Later, for some unknown reason, the ghost soldiers appeared. They directly killed the evil spirits and their souls flew to pieces. Later, the ghost soldiers seemed to be out of control and wanted to harm the Ye family and the people sent by the queen mother.

Later, for some unknown reason, the ghost soldiers suddenly disappeared, and I still don’t understand why.” The prince replied.

In fact, that night, the prince saw Ye Xingchen take action, and it seemed to be related to the man named Ye Xiaoan, but the prince did not say it.

He didn't want his mother to know that there was someone around Ye Xingchen who could control the evil soldiers, otherwise it would only bring disaster to Ye Xingchen.

"The Queen is in trouble." A young eunuch ran in from outside in a panic.

The emperor's face turned cold: "It's rude. Didn't you see that I was talking to the prince? Why are you so panicked?"

"Your servant greets His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. Her Majesty the Queen, Concubine Xuan has woken up." The young eunuch replied.

The Queen's face immediately darkened. "That bitch Concubine Xuan used witchcraft on my son, and now she's acting out a plot to shield the Emperor from the arrows. How despicable! I'm going to see the Emperor right now and let His Majesty punish her!"

"Mother, you can't do that." The prince immediately stopped her.

"Why? She has caused you to be poisoned for many years. I will never forgive her!" said the Queen angrily.

The prince glanced at the servants and said, "All of you go down."

"Yes." The maid, the young eunuch, and Nanny Zhong all went downstairs.

The Queen was suspicious: "What does the Prince want to tell me?"

"Mother, in fact, it was not only Concubine Xuan who poisoned me, but also father!" The prince told the truth.

The queen was confused: "How is this possible? You are the crown prince. Did Ye Xingchen say something nonsense?"

"Ye Xingchen didn't say anything. I found it out myself. It's understandable that other doctors in the Imperial Medical Bureau couldn't find out that I was poisoned, but the judge of the hospital is a veteran of three dynasties and has assisted three emperors. He is a master of medicine, so he must be able to find out. Rather than saying that Concubine Xuan poisoned me, it's better to say that my father used Concubine Xuan to get rid of me." The prince explained.

"Why does the emperor treat you like this? You are his legitimate son." The queen looked incredulous.

"Because my father is afraid of the power of my mother's family and the monopoly of power by foreign relatives, I am your only son. So as long as you get rid of me, no matter how much you and uncle do, it will be useless." The prince spoke every word with gems.

The queen felt as if all her strength was drained away in an instant and she almost fell to the ground. It was the prince who supported her.

"My father is suspicious by nature. He will not let anyone covet his kingdom. Even if I, your son, have no intention of becoming emperor, he will still feel uneasy." The prince sighed.

This is the sadness of being born in an imperial family. He envied the two elders of the Ye family for their protection and care for Ye Xingchen.

The queen didn't say a word for a long time. No wonder the emperor knew that Concubine Xuan poisoned the prince but did not punish her.

No wonder the emperor did not touch Concubine Xuan despite the irrefutable evidence. It turned out that all this was simply the emperor's plan.

The queen suddenly laughed out loud, "Haha, haha, I married him when I was fifteen, helped him seize power, helped him ascend to that position, managed the harem for him, and gave birth to children for him. In the end, this is how he repaid me.

For his power and status, he actually attacked his own son. How despicable and cruel! "

"Mother, don't be too sad. This may be your son's fate." The prince sighed.

"It was all my mother's fault. She wanted you to inherit the throne, but ended up poisoning you." The emperor regretted his decision and felt extremely guilty.

That night, the prince did not return to the East Palace. The mother and son talked all night, and the prince did not leave until early the next morning.

When Nanny Zhong came in, she saw the queen sitting motionless on the chair. Something seemed wrong, but she couldn't tell what was wrong.

"Madam Zhong, have someone spread the news that Concubine Xuan was struck by lightning for practicing witchcraft. Also have someone brag about the Liu family's merits and power. They must make it sound more powerful than the emperor's. I want to see how the emperor will deal with the Liu family if their merits surpass those of the emperor!" the queen ordered.