C185 (1/2)

Second Prince's death was too sudden, causing people to suspect that it was fake news.

The food in the palace was not something that could be obtained easily. It required many layers of inspections before it could be delivered to the masters' eyes. There were also young eunuchs who wanted to test the poison, but the Second Prince caught up to them just as he was about to die.

Pei Zixi stared at the bowl of mushroom soup in front of him, as well as the little mouse who was foaming at the mouth, and let out a heavy sigh. He was indeed mistaken, but how could the people in the royal kitchen be this careless.

”Imperial Physician Pei, this mushroom soup is made by His Highness's kitchen alone, and the mushrooms are not ingredients used in the kitchen, but are brought here by our Second Prince's wife.” Imperial Physician Pei, this mushroom soup is prepared by His Highness's kitchen, and is not the ingredients used in the kitchen, but was brought here by our Second Prince's wife.

Since it was something that he had done in private, then there really was a possibility that he had added in the poison mushrooms that looked the same. No matter how the Xu Family people looked at it, they would not be so stupid as to intentionally poison it.

No matter how deep he went, it would not be Pei Zixi's business. He had already disappeared, there was no point in saying that.

When Gu Yun received the firsthand news from Pei Zixi, his heart sank. In the end, he had still called him teacher, and such a good child had died just like that in this fearless battle.

The first thing that Xie Jingxi suspected was that King Jin had made his move, but after careful consideration, she immediately rejected it. King Jin was not a person who could not hold himself back, when he made his move, he was obviously giving someone else a reason to do so, and after looking at Gu Yun's reaction, he became even more certain, ”I also feel that King Jin isn't like a person who can't hold himself back either, as he just escaped, like when Second Prince was eating a mushroom at the Pavilion Elder's place. It doesn't attract his attention, it seems more like it's the work of the palace.

What Gu Yun was thinking was not how he died, but rather, the problems that would arise after the death of Second Prince. Firstly, Xi had to leave early, or else she would not be able to give birth anymore.

”Xi, when something happens to the Second Prince, I will be embarrassed. The His Majesty originally held some reservations and did all that he could to pull me closer to him, it was most probably because of the old man. After the old man left, I took the chance to probe, but the His Majesty most likely sensed that I was still useful, so he was not willing to let me go, but this time I have to leave.”

If he did not leave, he would be treated as an abandoned son by the His Majesty sooner or later.

Xie Jingxi frowned, ”You want to be dismissed? But can His Majesty agree to that? If you want to retreat, can't I wait for you to leave? ”

Gu Yun shook his head, ”You have to go first, the first His Majesty will not agree to my request so easily. If you delay it for a few days, you won't be able to reach Su Zhou before childbirth, it will be troublesome if you are born on the road. I have already informed Song Yanchen about everything in Su Zhou, he will arrange everything for me.

What else could Xie Jingxi say? At a time like this, when things were urgent, it was not a time to care about other things, as for whether or not he could see her child land, it was not important, as long as her family was safe and sound, it was better than anything else.

Gu Yun had always been on tenterhooks during the days when they were in the imperial camps, so she had always hoped that no mishap would happen to her.

Thus, in the following two days, Gu Yun was sick at home, he busied himself with packing his things, after all, he did not know when he would return, although the light carriage would be easy, there were still a lot of things he would need to bring.

At the same time, because of the incident with the Second Prince, the His Majesty was so angry that they first imprisoned the people from the Xu Family, and the eunuchs and maids in the Second Prince Hall were all taken care of, even sparing Xu Jingshu, who had barely escaped death. The Second Prince's group, led by the Elder Official Xie, did their best to send a letter asking for a thorough investigation.

The reason was that his disease had returned and he was no longer able to take up the position of the, so the paper was sent back the next day. Gu Yun then wrote a new book and passed it on to the His Majesty, who exhausted his patience and finally summoned him to the palace.

He was wrapped in a heavy fur coat and entered the warm, spring-like hall. His face was so white that it looked as if he had been painted with a layer of white wax, and probably, his lips were also smeared as well. There was not a single trace of blood on his face, as he covered his mouth and coughed lightly, then slowly knelt down towards His Majesty. ”Your subject, Wu Se, His Majesty … Cough cough … ”No wonder …”

Seeing him like this, the His Majesty was so scared that she did not dare say that she was sick. For a moment, she forgot to ask him with a straight face, ”Gu Qing, what happened to you? How did you get so sick?”

Gu Yun explained with difficulty, ”To be honest, His Majesty, this subject has not yet recovered from his illness. When it comes to Dong Ri, this subject has to go through a round, and will usually spend the winter in the south. During these two years, I didn't dare to slack off His Majesty's love, which is why I forcefully endured my illness in the capital. Cough cough … This subject is extremely pained, and knows very well that I have not done my best to take care of my responsibilities, I truly have no shame to owe His Majesty a debt of gratitude.