Yun Xun and Ji Mingwei returned to the Xuan Prince's residence, accompanied by several imperial physicians. The emperor instructed them to do their utmost to use the best medicine to cure the Xuan Prince's leg.
By the time all of Yun Xun's injuries had been treated, and his right leg had been set and bandaged, it was already past midnight.
Ji Mingwei brewed ginseng soup and fed it to him, then sent everyone out. Yun Xun even specially ordered Ling Ya to guard outside.
He then gripped Ji Mingwei's hand tightly, saying with lingering fear, "I am truly fortunate to have Mingwei as my wife. Whether it was last night or today, the Princess Consort reacted very quickly. Otherwise, I certainly wouldn't have been able to return tonight, and I would have been the one imprisoned, not the entire Lan family."
Ji Mingwei gently pressed her finger against his lips and shushed him. "Why must Your Highness speak to me in such a formal manner? Your Highness and I share the same fate, whether it be prosperity or ruin."
That's true, but Yunxun was still alarmed.
If he hadn't listened to Ji Mingwei last night and had let Princess Huaiming go because he was soft-hearted, he wouldn't have had any chance to fight back when General Lan and Jiang Minzhi accused him today.
He was still very saddened by the death of Princess Huaiming last night, losing such an innocent and carefree younger sister.
This younger sister had never had any conflict of interest with him, yet she was dragged into this mess; it's truly innocent and a pity.
But now, Yun Xun is only grateful that he killed Princess Huaiming last night, otherwise he would probably have been sentenced to death by his father.
Ji Mingwei put down the bowl and hugged Yun Xun: "Your Highness, don't worry. Although this incident didn't send the entire Marquis's mansion and Ye Qingxue to the Yellow Springs, at least Yun Zhuo wasn't rescued."
"What we need to do now is to remain unchanged in the face of all changes. After five days, Yun Zhuo will be executed, and Your Highness will become the eldest prince of the Great Zhou."
"With the merits Your Highness has made during this period, once Your Highness's injuries have healed, and with Yan Shizheng and others petitioning, Your Highness's appointment as Crown Prince will be just around the corner."
Yun Xun hugged her back: "Have you been doing nothing all this time?"
Ji Mingwei replied, "Doing nothing is the best course of action. Let's wait until Yun Zhuo is executed before making any decisions. Once he's dead, Princess Jing will be nothing more than a widow with no one to back her up. Dealing with her and the Marquis's mansion behind her will be a piece of cake."
"Besides, once Yun Zhuo dies, Ye Qingxue will lose her fighting spirit—even if she wins, it won't matter. She can't possibly support Ye Cunsi to ascend the throne, can she? At that time, she will definitely be depressed, and dealing with her will be as easy as crushing an ant."
Yun Xun nodded: "That makes sense."
Ji Mingwei added, "We should do as little as possible during this time and absolutely not give Ye Qingxue the chance to bring us down! In short, we'll wait until Yun Zhuo dies before we talk about anything else."
Yun Xun said, "I will listen to the Princess Consort."
The couple embraced for a while, then Yunxun asked again, "Will the Lan family obediently take responsibility for Huaiming's death? Will anything go wrong?"
Ji Mingwei pondered for a moment and said, "Even if the Lan family refuses to admit that they killed Princess Huaiming, so what? Yun Zhuo is accused of killing the Ninth Prince, and the Lan family is now considered by the Emperor to be Yun Zhuo's henchmen. It's no use if they don't admit it!"
"Besides, someone has to take responsibility for Princess Huaiming's death! General Lan will definitely pay with his life this time, and his family will at best be exiled!"
Yun Xun said, "We should also have Lü An mention to the Emperor more often the close relationship between the Lan family and Prince Jing and his wife."
Ji Mingwei said, "Yes! Just do this one thing, don't do anything else."
The more actions you take, the easier it will be for Ye Qingxue to find something to use against you.
Then remain still, and stay still until Yun Zhuo dies.
Yun Xun responded, "Okay."
...
The emperor was furious at the death of Princess Huaiming. Although the night was deep and the surroundings were quiet, everyone in the palace felt as if they were in the eye of a storm, and could be torn apart at any moment.
Therefore, everyone was trembling with fear, not daring to even breathe loudly.
The emperor ordered that the entire Lan family be interrogated overnight, demanding that they confess their crimes. If they did confess, the entire Lan family would be punished directly to appease Princess Huaiming's spirit in heaven.
However, after a round of torture, his men reported that General Lan did not confess. He insisted that he did not kill Princess Huaiming and that he was innocent.
Not only did General Lan not confess, but even Madam Lan, who was seen as a weak woman by outsiders, stood up for her husband and insisted that he could not have done such a heinous thing!
Then there's their daughter, Lan Yi, who was imprisoned in places like the Imperial City Guard. In the eyes of outsiders, her reputation was certainly ruined, but she gritted her teeth and refused to admit that the Lan family had killed Princess Huaiming.
Even when he was on his last breath, he never bowed his head.
She had bowed her head once before, almost ruining Ye Cunsi's and her own lives. She regretted it deeply. This time, she would never bow her head again, otherwise, what awaited the Lan family would be utter ruin.
The results of the interrogation were presented to the emperor, whose face was grim and whose eyes held a storm brewing: "Continue the interrogation!"
...
Princess Huaiming's death stunned Ye Qingxue and Ye Cunsi. They could only watch helplessly as the entire Lan family was imprisoned.
Jiang Minzhi was also imprisoned because he was "threatened to give false testimony," but he did not suffer the same torture as the Lan family.
Once outside the Zichen Palace, Ye Cunsi was like a raging lion, his reason completely gone. If Ye Qingxue hadn't held him down, he probably would have gone on a rampage.
"Why should the Emperor believe the slander of Prince Xuan and his ilk? This is clearly slander!" Ye Cunsi clenched his fists tightly, and the wound on the back of his hand reopened, spurting out a lot of blood.
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