Just as the Crown Prince was given the antidote, the chief eunuch came to report that the Emperor had woken up.
"Has the Emperor truly awakened?" the Empress asked in a trembling voice.
Before the thief drugged him, the emperor was already in poor health and had been unconscious in bed for two days. Unexpectedly, he woke up so quickly after taking the antidote.
So the Empress went to Qiankun Palace with her entourage, while Ye Moxun stayed in the East Palace to wait for the Crown Prince to wake up. He would wake up in a quarter of an hour at most after taking the medicine.
He waited patiently for a moment, timing it precisely, and sure enough, Liu Chengyu woke up a quarter of an hour later.
"Your Highness, you've finally woken up! This servant will go and fetch the imperial physicians." Because Emperor Kangping had woken up, the imperial physicians all rushed to Qiankun Palace.
Liu Chengyu looked a little dazed, as if he hadn't recovered yet. After a long while, he opened his mouth as if he wanted to say something, but his throat seemed to be blocked by something, and he couldn't make a sound.
"Don't rush, first give the Crown Prince some warm water to drink, then have the Imperial Kitchen cook some congee." Ye Moxun came over and dismissed the little eunuch.
After sending all the servants away, he took out a small bottle from his sleeve, poured out a pill, and fed it to the prince. After taking the pill, the prince felt much better.
She could speak, but her voice was still very hoarse. "What's wrong with me?"
"The Crown Prince was poisoned and his mind was controlled. Do you remember what happened?" Ye Moxun probed seemingly casually.
After a moment of thought, the crown prince's eyes flickered as he pondered how to deal with the person in front of him.
Ye Moxun sighed inwardly. As expected, the Crown Prince knew what Zhong Qingyi had done. The other party didn't even try to cover it up, and was determined to win.
It is evident that Zhong Qingyi is extremely arrogant and looks down on the ancients, considering himself the only one who matters. Unfortunately, his strength is still lacking. It's just that he doesn't have his uncle's memories or any other cheat codes.
“Your Highness, the person who kidnapped you was Zhong Qingyi, and he succeeded when you were off guard, right? If you hadn’t trusted Zhong Qingyi so much, you and the Emperor wouldn’t have been so easily bound by him.”
Seeing that the Crown Prince's face was gloomy and his expression was getting worse, Ye Moxun could only shake his head and explain, "I wonder if the Crown Prince has ever heard of the strange phenomenon of 'body snatching'? This Zhong Qingyi not only wanted to murder you and the Emperor, but before he arrived in the capital, he also sent people to try to silence the Zhong family."
The Crown Prince was startled, seemingly believing but not quite. "Why didn't Young Master Ye tell me about this sooner?"
"Possession is the same as being resurrected through another's body. This means that my uncle's soul was squeezed out of his body and occupied by another soul. But we don't know where my uncle's soul went. We were hoping to find a way to bring my uncle's soul back."
However, we discovered it too late. At first, we only assumed that my uncle had suffered a severe head injury and had been unconscious for too long, which was why his personality had changed drastically after he woke up, and he didn't even want to talk to his wife and children. It wasn't until he sent people to kill us to silence us that we deduced from the bandits that this Zhong Qingyi was no longer the same person.
Seeing the Crown Prince with his eyes downcast, seemingly lost in thought, Ye Moxun felt helpless. "I know the Crown Prince still has some doubts, but everything I just said is true. My uncle has indeed been possessed, and our whole family is worried about whether he can come back."
After much deliberation, the Crown Prince seemed to have finally made up his mind: "This time, it was Young Master Ye who saved me and my father, so I will trust you one more time."
Ye Moxun smiled and said, "Thank you for your trust, Your Highness. As long as you and the Emperor do not pursue my uncle's crime, my aunt and I will capture Zhong Qingyi when we return, take her away, and she will live in anonymity and never return to the capital."
"There's no need for that, but how can you be sure that Zhong Qingyi's soul can be restored? What if it can never be restored?"
"Then I can only grit my teeth and turn him into a living dead, keeping my uncle's body is enough, I can't worry about anything else." Ye Moxun's eyes were cold. He was not joking. If he really couldn't get his uncle's soul back, what was the point of keeping that fake uncle?
When it comes to taking drastic measures, we will never hesitate.
Thus, Ye Moxun reached a consensus with the Crown Prince. Why did he only seek out the Crown Prince and not Emperor Kangping? It was because when he took Emperor Kangping's pulse, he realized that Emperor Kangping did not have many days left to live.
Once Emperor Kangping passes away, the Crown Prince will immediately ascend the throne, so reaching a consensus with the future emperor is crucial.
Ye Moxun quickly left the palace and returned to the Ye residence with several dogs. Everything was fine; no one was in trouble. It seemed that Zhong Qingyi had not been there.
Ye Haohai and the other kidnapped officials are still in the palace and have not returned to their residences.
It was already past midnight. Song Zhuiyan had just put the three children to sleep and asked Caiqing and Caiyue to watch over them before coming to the hall to discuss business with Ye Moxun.
"Tian Qi and Dang Shen, along with a few others, have been keeping a close eye on that person. This time, he won't be able to escape our control again," Song Zhuiyan said bitterly.
"Strike while the iron is hot. The Duke's mansion has been surrounded by the Imperial Guards. The excuse is that an assassin wants to kill the Duke. Zhong Qingyi dares not return to the Duke's mansion and can only flee with his men. He has bribed more than two thousand men in the two neighboring prefectures. They are all composed of bandits and vicious people."
Ye Moxun's influence is not to be underestimated. He has already thoroughly investigated Zhong Qingyi's actions. If Zhong Qingyi wants to leave the capital and join forces with the forces he has gathered, she must first ask him for his permission.
"If this bastard weren't occupying my uncle's body, we could have killed him with one blow. What a tragedy!" Song Tantan slammed his fist on the table indignation.
"Tantan, pay attention to prenatal education and try not to get angry. You need to rein in your temper." Song Zhuiyan shook her head. This girl is almost a mother, but she's still so fierce.
Ye Moxun's lips curled up slightly as he took his wife's hand. "It's so late. Let me help you back to your room to rest. Let's not disrupt your sleep schedule."
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