Xie Sheng first stared wide-eyed in disbelief, then immediately flew into a rage.
"You vile woman! I'll kill you!"
After saying that, Xie Sheng rushed forward, ready to attack Cui Yuetuan.
Yun Chuwei pulled Cui Yuetuan behind her and delivered a flying kick to Xie Sheng.
Xie Sheng was caught off guard and fell to the ground.
Xie Sheng's eyes widened. After getting up, he looked at Yun Chuwei and said angrily, "Yun Chuwei, how dare you lay a hand on me? Are you crazy?"
Yun Chuwei brushed away imaginary dust from her body and slowly said, "Did I not explain myself clearly? I am acting on His Majesty's orders to protect the Crown Princess and the little grandson in her womb. Your Highness, please don't put me in a difficult position!"
"You..." Xie Sheng stared at Yun Chuwei, unable to utter another word.
Yun Chuwei didn't look at Xie Sheng again, but instead left with Cui Yuetuan.
Those who protected and followed Cui Yuetuan naturally left as well.
As soon as the two left, Lin Ji stepped forward.
He turned to Xie Sheng and said, "Your Highness, according to His Majesty's will, give poisoned wine to everyone in the Eastern Palace and the Jiaofang Palace."
After saying that, he waved his hand and ordered his men to bring up two large jars of poisoned wine.
"His Majesty's intention is for us to collect the bodies in three days. In other words, in three days, only corpses will remain in the Eastern Palace and the Empress's Chamber!"
After Lin Ji finished speaking, he turned and left.
Xie Sheng collapsed to the ground, shaking his head in disbelief: "No, it can't be like this! How could it have turned out like this?"
He should have ascended the throne as emperor!
He clearly believes his father will pass the throne to him!
Xie Xuan should have been the one to die!
Why is everything different now?
Why has it become like this?
The Crown Prince's tutor rushed over and, seeing Xie Sheng slumped on the ground, quickly helped him up.
"Your Highness, this is the most crucial moment. You must pull yourself together! If you don't, none of us will survive!" said the Crown Prince's tutor.
Xie Sheng grasped the old man's hand, choking back tears, and said, "Teacher, what can I do now? What do you think I should do?"
If he had been given more time to prepare, things might not be like they are now.
The problem is, he simply doesn't have that much time.
This happened so suddenly!
He had only prepared half of what he was doing; if he acted rashly, he would only face certain death.
The Crown Prince's tutor pondered for a moment and said, "Your Highness, you should quickly send someone to see His Majesty and tell him that you did not use witchcraft."
Xie Sheng shook his head: "It's no use. Do you think Father doesn't know I'm innocent? He must know very well that I'm innocent! He must know what I'm planning to do, which is why he lets those people trample on me!"
After hearing this, the Crown Prince's tutor remained silent for a moment before speaking, "Then Your Highness should go and admit your mistake. Whether it's by writing a memorial or having a servant deliver a message, you must let His Majesty know that you have made a mistake. His Majesty has a deep father-son bond with you, and as long as you admit your mistake, His Majesty will surely forgive you!"
Xie Sheng's eyes lit up when he heard this.
He said, "Grand Tutor, you are right. My father used to take me under his wing and personally teach me, which shows that he has fatherly affection for me. I will go and write a memorial now, and I will make sure that my father forgives me!"
After Xie Sheng finished speaking, he hurriedly went to write a memorial.
He wrote a lengthy report that lasted all afternoon, recounting all the interactions between him and his father during his childhood.
After he finished writing it, he showed the memorial to the Grand Tutor.
The Crown Prince's tutor was moved to tears upon reading it.
"Your Highness's writing about these events is so moving. His Majesty will surely forgive Your Highness upon seeing this memorial."
Xie Sheng was also full of confidence and secretly sent someone to deliver the memorial.
Then, full of confidence, I waited for a reply.
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After Yun Chuwei led Cui Yuetuan out of the East Palace, she arranged for Cui Yuetuan to leave by carriage.
After Cui Yuetuan boarded the carriage, she realized that Yun Chuwei didn't intend to ride in the same carriage as her, so she reached out and grabbed Yun Chuwei's hand: "Aren't you coming with me?"
Yun Chu smiled and said, "I've made all the arrangements. Go to the Marquis's residence and wait for me."
Upon hearing this, Cui Yuetuan couldn't help but glance at Donggong again, then asked in a low voice, "Will he really die? I've completely offended him this time. If he doesn't die, I probably won't survive!"
Upon hearing this, Yun Chuwei smiled and said, "Don't worry, if His Majesty wants him dead, he won't survive!"
Cui Yuetuan was relieved.
However, there was one thing that Cui Yuetuan found very puzzling.
"Isn't the Crown Prince His Majesty's own son? Everyone says even tigers don't eat their cubs, so why did His Majesty do that?"
The reason she dared to place the witchcraft item containing His Majesty's birth date and time into the Eastern Palace was because it was His Majesty who made her do it!
She pondered for a very long time why His Majesty would do this, but she could not find the answer.
Yun Chu smiled and said, "You'll understand this later. Now go to the Marquis's residence; I'll wait for someone!"
Upon hearing this, Cui Yuetuan finally agreed, released Yun Chuwei, and lowered the carriage curtain.
Yun Chuwei watched Cui Yuetuan's carriage leave before returning to her own carriage.
As she expected, Xie Xuan was not in the carriage.
She didn't leave immediately, but sat in the carriage and waited quietly.
An hour later, Xie Xuan secretly returned and boarded the carriage.
When Yun Chuwei saw Xie Xuan return, she couldn't help but smile: "Miss Xuan has been gone for so long. I thought she wasn't coming back!"
Xie Xuan: ...
He still couldn't understand how this person could call her Miss Xuan so naturally!
He sat down next to Yun Chuwei, reached out and put his arm around her, and whispered an apology: "I'm sorry! I shouldn't have been gone for so long!"
Yun Chuwei simply smiled and said nothing.
Xie Xuan couldn't help but ask, "Aren't you going to ask me where I'm going?"
"Then tell me, where did you go?" Yun Chuwei asked.
"Go and arrange for everyone from Prince Xuan's residence to go into hiding!"
He had thought it through. If the crown prince was really forced to rebel, he might do two things.
One option is to leave the capital city directly and go to the Hot Spring Palace to find the Emperor.
Secondly, all officials were imprisoned, and the capital was looted.
Regardless of which path he chooses, they need to be prepared for the second scenario.
He felt that if the Crown Prince chose the second path, the first targets of the Crown Prince would be the Prince Xuan's residence and the Marquis Yun's residence.
He was reborn and completely renovated the Prince Xuan's mansion, adding secret passages and hidden vaults. As long as people and valuables were hidden in these passages and vaults, the Crown Prince would have no chance of finding them.
He just went to order everyone and everything to hide in the secret passage.
In this way, he can focus on helping the Marquis's mansion defend.
"Hidden?" Yun Chuwei was somewhat surprised.
She could guess that Xie Xuan had gone to arrange matters at the Prince Xuan's residence, but she didn't quite understand what "hiding" meant.
Xie Xuan didn't hide anything and briefly explained her preparations.
Yun Chuwei was somewhat surprised.
She had originally planned to arrange for people to protect the Prince Xuan's residence, but now she doesn't need to.
"I've selected 70% of the capable people from the Prince's residence and sent them to report to the Marquis's residence!" Xie Xuan continued.
Yun Chuwei nodded: "That works too!"
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