The Eldest Prince was outside the palace. He was extremely anxious after receiving the news. He did not even wait for the Eldest Huangzifei and rode into the palace alone. In a hurry, his strength was much greater than usual.

Hui’an Gōngzhǔ’s arm was clenched and hurt, but she could not say anything to complain. Thinking about the Eldest Prince’s biological mother still lying on the bed, not knowing whether her life could be saved, the Eldest Prince was inevitably anxious.

“Envoy Zhou and the two imperial doctors are in the bedroom to give emergency treatment to the imperial concubine. Royal Mother is also in the bedroom.” Hui’an Gōngzhǔ replied quickly.

The Eldest Prince immediately said, “I will go in and guard my mother too.”

Without waiting for Hui’an Gōngzhǔ to say anything, he hurried into the bedroom.

The light gauze curtain beside the bed had been lowered, blocking the view. Only the figures of the imperial doctors were seen.

The pungent smell of blood floated into the Eldest Prince’s nostrils.

The Eldest Prince felt heartbroken and his whole body was cold. It took him a while to regain his reason. Walking up to Empress Qiao to pay his respects, Empress Qiao said briefly: “Don’t be too polite at this time.”

The Eldest Prince was so upset that he couldn’t help but ask in a low voice: “May I ask Royal Mother, why did she suddenly commit suicide when she was fine?”

Empress Qiao looked at the Eldest Prince, and her eyes flashed like a knife: “I don’t know either. I also want to ask you, what did the Guifei do to anger your father? Why hasn’t your father come to the Yanxi Palace yet?”

The Eldest Prince: “…”

The Eldest Prince’s face suddenly turned pale.

No one was a fool.

Some things, if you thought about it a little bit, you could figure out the clues. More than a month ago, after Lu Mingyu was rumored to be pregnant, the sneers of Meng Guifei suddenly jumped into the Eldest Prince’s mind again. The Eldest Prince didn’t know whether he was shocked, frightened, or annoyed that he didn’t notice it at all, and his body trembled slightly.

What should he do?

What else could he do now?

Empress Qiao said calmly: “Only your Royal Father knows the reason. If you have any doubts in your heart, go and ask your Royal Father!”

The Eldest Prince had no courage to go to Wenhua Hall, and he said obscurely: “When my mother is out of danger, I will go to my Royal Father to plead guilty on her behalf.”

The Eldest Prince finally took some responsibility.

If he still made excuses at this time, he would really be looked down upon.

Empress Qiao stopped talking.

The waiting time was extremely long and difficult.

Unknowingly, the sky was completely dark, and the night enveloped the Yanxi Palace. This once majestic and imposing palace seemed to be melted in the night.

…

“Your Majesty, it’s late. I’ll have someone serve you a meal. Your Majesty, please have a few bites!”

In Wenhua Hall, Emperor Yongjia was reading memorials in front of the imperial desk.

Eunuch Liu, who was serving beside him, knew that the Emperor had not moved for an hour. The memorial was slumped alone on the imperial desk. No one cared what was written on it.

This was the third time that Eunuch Liu had urged the Emperor to have dinner.

Emperor Yongjia finally raised his head, his eyes slightly red: “I have no appetite, no need to serve dinner.”

Eunuch Liu saw this and was both frightened and worried. He whispered: “Good luck comes naturally. The Guifei was upset and angry with the Emperor. It won’t be a big deal. Your Majesty, please relax!”

Emperor Yongjia pulled the corners of his mouth, trying to force a smile, but his expression was very stiff: “Go to the Yanxi Palace again.”

Eunuch Liu had no choice but to take the order and leave.

Emperor Yongjia continued to sit on the dragon throne, and his mind flashed with countless intimate and loving scenes with Meng Guifei in the past. In the blink of an eye, it changed to the scene of his son Li Jing kneeling in front of him, and Lu Lin’s red eyes and the face of Elder Qiao…

Emperor Yongjia gritted his teeth, stretched out his hand, and waved everything on the imperial desk to the ground. He stood up again and kicked over the imperial desk.

Then he walked around in the palace like a trapped beast.

As the emperor, he could not act according to his own mood. Meng Guifei, who had committed a serious mistake, must be severely punished. Even if his heart was frying in oil, he had to be cruel.

Soon, Eunuch Liu came back.

Eunuch Liu ignored the mess on the floor of the palace and reported: “Your Majesty, the external injuries of the Guifei have stopped temporarily, but the Guifei’s breathing is weak and she has not woken up. Envoy Zhou said that it is hard to say whether the Guifei can survive this disaster. It depends on whether the Guifei can wake up within two days.”

Emperor Yongjia was stiff for a long time before he said, “I know.”

Eunuch Liu quietly retreated again, sighing with regret in his heart.

Meng Guifei’s heart was too cruel. This was not only a stab to herself, but also a stab to the Emperor’s heart with a pair of scissors!

…

The palace blocked the news, but the fact that Meng Guifei committed suicide with a pair of scissors still reached Li Jing’s ears.

Empress Qiao secretly sent a message.

After hearing it, Li Jing sneered in his heart and nodded calmly: “I know. You go back to the palace to report to Royal Mother and let her rest early. Tomorrow morning, I will go to the palace to pay my respects to Royal Mother.”

The eunuch who delivered the message took the order and left. The people in the Ministry of Justice, who had endured a night and a day, continued to endure. His Royal Highness the Second Prince refused to leave, and they even wished they could save the time to breathe. The torture of the Ministry of Justice was used on the steward of the Zhao family in turn.

This steward Zhao couldn’t bear it after a night and confessed.

He was bribed by Marquis Guangping two years ago. He often passed some news to Marquis Guangping in private. Marquis Guangping didn’t let him do anything dangerous, but only let him keep in touch with Third Zhao from time to time and give some silver to Zhao San.

Steward Zhao really didn’t know anything about the whole assassination.

As for Chu Da’s origin, it still couldn’t be found out. He should be an assassin who was secretly raised. No one knew where Chu Da had kidnapped that foolish girl from, and she was raised as a daughter to hide from everyone.

At dawn, Li Jing entered the palace with his confession.

He went to Wenhua Palace first.

As expected, Emperor Yongjia did not see him, and even the morning court was exempted.

Eunuch Liu was very loyal to Emperor Yongjia. In private, he was kind to Empress Qiao and Li Jing and their son. He whispered a few words: “The Emperor has not slept all night, his mood is unstable, and he doesn’t want to see anyone.”

Li Jing’s eyes flashed and he nodded slightly.

He turned to leave and saw a familiar figure appear in front of him.

It was the Eldest Prince.

The Eldest Prince also stayed up all night without sleep, his face was haggard, his eyes were red, and his face was anxious.

The Eldest Prince came quickly, and before Li Jing could react, he clasped his hands together, bowed, and apologized: “Second brother, Mother did something wrong, I apologize to you on behalf of Mother.”

“Now mother is lying on the bed, and I don’t know whether she is alive or dead. I beg you, the Second brother, to go in with me to see Royal Father. I have to beg him to go to the Yanxi Palace and save Mother.”

In the end, the Eldest Prince’s eyes were completely red, and his voice was choked with sobs.

Li Jing was not moved and looked at the Eldest Prince coldly: “Big brother and the Guifei have a deep mother-son relationship, you can go in and ask Royal Father yourself. I have no mercy on those who tried to murder my wife and children.”

After speaking, he walked past the Eldest Prince and left.

(End of this chapter)