Chapter 53 Paying Homage to Buddha
Before dawn the next day, the mansion was in an uproar.
Ye Wanning was still half asleep, her eyes glazed over as she muttered to herself, "What's going on... Have bandits come...?"
Before she could react, Cui'er suddenly burst in from outside the door, startling Ye Wanning so much that she couldn't even fall asleep.
"Sister, sister...something terrible has happened..."
Seeing Cui'er's flustered appearance, Ye Wanning's heart skipped a beat. She frowned and asked nervously, "What's wrong?"
Cui'er trembled. "News has come from the palace that the Emperor is dying... and wishes to see the Prince one last time..."
"What?!" Ye Wanning exclaimed in shock, and hurriedly called to Cui'er, "Quick! Quick! Quickly bring me my clothes!"
When Ye Wanning finished tidying her clothes and arrived at the main gate of the Prince's Mansion, she found that everyone else was already there.
Su Wenyan and Su Wenyan frowned, while Su Wenliang's expression remained unreadable. Su Wenzhen looked at her with a somewhat blank expression.
Ye Wanning's heart skipped a beat. He must have been frightened. Thinking of this, Ye Wanning immediately turned to Su Wenzhen and said, "Your Highness, Wenzhen has always been close to Father Emperor. I'm afraid he'll be frightened. May I go with him?"
Su Wenxuan nodded, her brows still furrowed. "That's fine too."
After a long pause, he sighed, looked around at the people, and said in a somewhat subdued tone, "Father's health is failing day by day... Everyone, please be prepared..."
Ye Wanning bit her lip. She seemed to see Su Wenzhen's body tremble, and she couldn't help but feel a little sad. She stepped forward and held Su Wenzhen's hand tightly. It's okay, I'm here for you.
After a pause, Su Wenxuan waved his hand forcefully, "Let's go!"
When everyone arrived at the palace, Jianzhang Palace was already in chaos, filled with shouts and cries.
Seeing the group of concubines weeping outside the palace, Ye Wanning couldn't help but feel annoyed. She turned her head and saw that Su Wenzhen's expression was not good. She gripped his hand tightly. At this moment, this was all she could do.
At this moment, a man who looked like a eunuch walked out from the inner hall.
Upon seeing someone emerge, the concubines crowded around, about to ask the eunuch about the situation inside, when the eunuch waved his hand, "His Majesty said that only Prince Jin was seen. Everyone else, go back!"
Upon hearing this, Ye Wanning was startled and looked at the eunuch with some surprise. What was the Emperor's intention in summoning Wen Zhen to a private meeting?
Before Ye Wanning could say anything, Su Wenliang, who was standing to the side, said impatiently, "Does Father only want to see Second Brother? What about the three of us?"
"Reporting to the Third Prince," the eunuch said softly, without a trace of panic, "His Majesty said that only Prince Jin will be seen; everyone else, please return!"
Su Wenliang gritted his teeth, wanting to say something more, when Su Wenlan suddenly grabbed him. Su Wenlan smiled and said, "We all know how much Father Emperor loves my second brother. Since Father Emperor has said so, let's go."
As he spoke, he gently nudged Su Wenzhen, "Wenzhen, you should go quickly, don't keep your father waiting."
Ye Wanning nodded and said softly to Su Wenzhen, "Wenzhen, you should go now."
Su Wenzhen nodded. Watching Su Wenzhen's departing figure, Ye Wanning breathed a sigh of relief, but the weight in her heart only grew heavier.
She secretly glanced at Su Wenzhen. The emperor was critically ill, but the person he summoned was Wenzhen, not Su Wenzhen. If this got out, who knows what kind of uproar it would cause in the court.
Thinking about it, she couldn't help but sigh. They were truly caught in this vortex, and it seemed...they couldn't escape... Even if they didn't want to, someone had dragged them in...
"Sister-in-law, it must be tiring to wait here. Let's go to the East Palace. We must be exhausted from traveling all night."
Ye Wanning snapped out of her daze, glanced at Su Wenxuan, and nodded gently.
Upon arriving at the East Palace, they found Ye Wanqing sitting in a chair with red eyes. Seeing Su Wenyi return, she immediately went to greet him, "How is Father?"
Su Wenxuan shook her head and leaned wearily against Ye Wanqing.
Ye Wanning found a chair and sat down, silently observing the movements of the others. The Prince of Jin's mansion had made quite a stir today, and it seemed there was no way to avoid it. It was best to be careful!
After everyone was seated, Ye Wanqing looked at Su Wenyi, her voice filled with sorrow, and said softly, "When I received the news just now, I was truly shocked." Ye Wanqing paused, "Father forbids us women from visiting. Did the Crown Prince not find out anything when he went there just now?"
Ye Wanning's heart skipped a beat. They'd asked that question again! She looked at Su Wenyi nervously, wanting to hear what he had to say, but he just shook his head and didn't say anything.
Ye Wanning's heart pounded. Could it have been just an unintentional question? She frowned, then breathed a sigh of relief, only to hear Ye Wanqing ask again, "Wanning is here, so where is Prince Jin?"
"Father said he only saw him alone..." As she spoke, Su Wenxuan sighed helplessly, as if she had suffered a great injustice. "Otherwise, I would know about Father's current situation."
Ye Wanning bit her lip, her palms sweating. So...it's finally here...
“Your Highness need not take it to heart.” Ye Wanqing took out a handkerchief and wiped the sweat from Su Wenzhen’s forehead. “Father usually favors Wenzhen, but Wenzhen is mentally challenged. Perhaps Father can’t let him go.”
Ye Wanqing sighed softly, "Even if he is a monarch, he is still a father after all!"
Su Wenxuan nodded and didn't say anything more. As if she was tired, she closed her eyes.
Ye Wanqing waved her handkerchief, and the atmosphere in the room suddenly turned cold. Ye Wanning was on edge, afraid that something might happen. She was so nervous that she broke out in a cold sweat on her back.
After a long silence, Ye Wanqing spoke up: "I heard a few days ago that the talismans at the Buddhist temple on Mount Putuo are always very effective. Tomorrow, I would like to ask for a talisman for my father. What does Your Highness think?"
"Nonsense." Su Wenxuan rubbed his forehead impatiently. "The palace is likely to be in chaos these next few days. What are you going out for? You should help Mother manage the harem and share some of her burden."
“But…” Ye Wanqing frowned, as if she wanted to say something more.
"Alright." Su Wenxuan coughed twice. "As the future mother of a nation, how can I believe these unfounded rumors?"
“But…” Ye Wanqing sighed softly, then suddenly looked at Ye Wanning. After a long while, she opened her mouth and said, “It’s all for peace of mind. According to what the Crown Prince said, I can’t go, so…”
She looked at Ye Wanning, her eyes full of expectation, "How about you go for me, little sister?"
Ye Wanning's heart tightened. Go to worship Buddha? Then... Ye Wanning bit her lip, "I..."
"Let's bring Wenzhen along. If Father Emperor knew that the talisman was obtained by Wenzhen, he would be overjoyed!"
Upon hearing this, Ye Wanning's body went limp. How could she not guess the meaning behind such an obvious arrangement? This meant... they were going to take action against them!
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