Ye Zhen went directly to the Empress's palace.
After the Empress dismissed the palace servants, she knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, Ye Zhen went to a banquet at the Su family today and was drugged. When he woke up, he was at the Prince Yun's residence."
The Prince of Yun summoned Ye Zhen, telling her that the Crown Prince wouldn't live much longer and that he and Ye Zhen were destined for each other. He even tried to feed Ye Zhen a tainted drug.
She put the bracelet on her wrist, saying, "Fortunately, the Crown Prince had hidden an antidote inside Ye Zhen's bracelet, which allowed Ye Zhen to escape by chance."
I am the eldest sister-in-law of the Prince of Yun. His actions were truly excessive, and he even cursed the Crown Prince. I was so angry that I wanted to kill him on the spot, but I also know that he is your and His Majesty's son.
Ye Zhen did not want to cause a rift between you and His Majesty, which would put the Crown Prince in a difficult position in the future, so he spared his life.
However, Ye Zhen killed all his servants who had aided and abetted his evil deeds. Ye Zhen did not want this matter to escalate and damage the royal family's reputation, but he implored the Empress to grant him justice.
She is now not only the Princess Zhaoning of Dayuan, but also the daughter of the Regent of Dawei. Today, Ye Zhen does not refer to herself as a subject's daughter.
Upon hearing her words, the Empress was so startled that she stood up from her chair.
"Wasn't Prince Yun under house arrest? How dare he..."
She immediately realized that the Prince of Yun had people around him, so it wasn't impossible for him to kidnap Ye Zhen from the Su family.
Her gaze shifted from Ye Zhen's face to the bracelet Ye Zhen was holding.
The Empress was familiar with the bracelet, as Ye Zhen always wore it. She remembered that there was a bell on the bracelet, which was probably used to hide the antidote pill.
The bell is gone now.
"Someone, go and invite His Majesty."
This is not just a family matter; if Shi Yan were to investigate it further, it would become a matter of state.
He then instructed his trusted eunuch to go and check on the Prince Yun's residence.
Exhausted, Ye Zhen sat down on the ground, and the Empress quickly gestured for the female physician to examine her.
"Your Highness, there are still drug residues in the princess's body, which can cause her to fall into a coma and become weak. It is usually made into powder."
Ye Zhen nodded, "The Su family's maid did indeed throw powder at me. I was caught off guard and that's how I got hit."
She held her breath in time and did inhale some, but not much, just for the moment.
Her father told her not to fear the Emperor and Empress of Dayuan, but she really didn't want to fall out with the Emperor and Empress and put Xie Tingzhou in a difficult position.
The Empress did not suspect Ye Zhen.
He cursed Yun Wang in his heart for his lack of remorse, but he also worried that if the Crown Prince found out, the two brothers would fight to the death.
Prince Yun did indeed deserve to die, but all parents are biased, and she couldn't bring herself to take his life.
“Zhen’er, it is your mother’s fault for failing to educate your son properly. I will punish Prince Yun severely.”
She paused, then said with some guilt, "Could you please not inform the Crown Prince for the time being, so as not to distract him on the battlefield?"
Ye Zhen lowered his gaze.
She knew that the Empress was ultimately reluctant to kill Prince Yun, and that she didn't want her to tell Xie Tingzhou because she was afraid that Xie Tingzhou would take action against Prince Yun.
Fortunately, he had already avenged himself.
She said somewhat forlornly, "Ye Zhen will listen to Your Majesty."
He then pretended to be under the influence of the drugs and fainted.
The Su family.
Shi Yan held the white fox in one arm and grabbed Su Lao Er with the other, asking, "Where is my daughter?"
Su Luoqing had just left the house, and the guests had not yet left when he came to fetch his daughter with the white fox.
But when Yin Yue returned to find Ye Zhen after not being able to find Yin Jiuniang, she told him that Ye Zhen was missing.
He wasn't at the Su residence, nor at the Wang family's; it was as if he had vanished into thin air.
Shi Yan cherished his daughter like his own life, this was unacceptable, so he quickly grabbed Su Lao Er and questioned him.
Su Lao Er couldn't explain it, so Shi Yan said to Shi Wuxia, who had rushed over after hearing the news, "Something must have happened to your sister. Report it to the authorities, interrogate the Su family, and search the ground three feet deep to find your sister."
After leaving the Su family to Shi Wuxia, he went to find people himself.
Once the commotion from the Su family reaches the palace, the emperor will surely send someone to inform him that Ye Zhen is in the palace.
He had to use the pretense of looking for his daughter to find the secret study in front of the people from the palace.
Yin Yue hurriedly led the people from the Marquis's residence to follow.
Li Heng was completely unaware of this; he was simply surprised that Shi Yan had returned so early.
But when I heard that he was holding a white fox in his arms, I knew that he had really left the capital, so he must not be deceiving me or playing along with my scheme.
Can.
"Has Zhenluo not returned yet?"
Li Heng asked another guard in the dark room.
Even if Shi Yan comes, he won't be able to find the Yun Prince's Mansion for a while. As long as Zhen Luo kills Ye Zhen in the Yun Prince's Mansion before Shi Yan finds him, his plan will be successful.
As for the maid who drugged Ye Zhen, he had already ordered her to be silenced, so the matter couldn't be traced back to him.
The guard shook his head. "Nothing yet. Shall I go and take a look?"
Li Heng nodded.
After the guards left, he also signaled to the guards to carry him back to the Prime Minister's residence through the secret passage.
Ye Zhen was sent to the Prince of Yun's mansion, where he opened the Dark Abode. He has already met with the people below and calmed their hearts. They are currently enjoying themselves in the Dark Abode.
Li Heng was still injured and could not stay there for long.
They had only gone halfway through the secret passage when the guards from before rushed over, saying, "Prime Minister, something terrible has happened! The Prince Yun's mansion is on fire, and I haven't been able to contact Chief Zhen."
"Fire?"
Li Heng's heart sank.
Everything was planned perfectly, how could it have gone wrong?
Could it be that Ye Zhen woke up midway?
Or does King Yun have other plans?
Li Xiangguo, who was always in control of everything, could not tolerate being unaware of the situation, and hurriedly said, "Go and investigate what exactly happened."
Outside the dark study, Shi Yan kicked open the door, grabbed someone by the neck, and asked, "Where is my Zhen'er? Speak!"
The person who was restrained looked bewildered.
What Zhen'er?
Who is this person?
He then remembered that Anzhai had sent several new brides today, and assumed that Shi Yan was a relative of one of them.
"This is the Pingchang Marquis's residence... Who are you?"
Shi Yan wouldn't pay any attention to him.
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