si-mexico Chapter 77 I dare not dream
Chapter 77 I dare not dream
Wenyan quickly explained the situation in the mansion in detail.
Ye Shishu only knew that someone was trying to deal with them last night. She escaped from the secret room to the back mountain and saw the fire in the bridal chamber, but she never imagined that one of the people who were trying to deal with them was Consort Lan's people!
"Your Highness, is your mother really that unwilling for me to marry you?" She was so frustrated that she simply asked directly, "Last time she helped the Crown Prince ruin my reputation, and this time she sent people to lie in wait outside our bridal chamber to deal with us. What good does it do her to sabotage our marriage like this?"
It's not that she disrespects her mother-in-law, but how many people can remain calm and composed when faced with a mother-in-law like that?
Yu Chi Ling pursed his thin lips and turned his gaze away.
Wen Yan said with a heavy expression, "Your Highness, even if you don't want to accept it, I have to say it. The facts are already very clear. The people who tried to kill you that time were the Crown Prince and Consort Lan. In my opinion, you don't need to pretend anymore. Even if you become a 'useless person,' they still won't let you go!"
Upon hearing these words, Ye Shishu stared at Yu Chiling in disbelief.
This wasn't the first time the Crown Prince and Consort Lan had tried to kill him last night...
And last time...
Yu Chi Ling said with a stern face, "Even if they know they want to kill me, so what? Do you think they'll admit it? They have plenty of excuses to cover it up based on what they did last night. Consort Lan is my mother. Even if I personally accuse her, no one will believe me."
"But Your Highness, this can't go on forever..."
"Isn't this perfect?" Yu Chi Ling's lips curled into a smile. "Let them be smug for harming me, then let them be frustrated and disappointed when they see me come back from the dead. This cycle repeats itself, and it won't be me who suffers, it will only be them. And each failure will only make them more and more ruthless. How can we not worry about them slipping up?"
Although Ye Shishu couldn't get a word in edgewise, the conversation between master and servant reached her ears. She felt an unprecedented absurdity, and a sentence suddenly popped into her mind—
Could it be that Prince Cheng is not Consort Lan's biological son?
……
Ye Gengxin learned the truth about the fire in the new house of Prince Cheng's mansion last night from his two sons. However, in order to cooperate with his daughter and son-in-law's act, he and his two sons led the guards of the mansion to start a fake search in the city.
As it turned out, I happened to run into Aunt Jiu!
"Father, Shi Jun and I are going to wander around somewhere else!" Ye Shi Ting winked at Ye Shi Jun, and at the same time took the accompanying guards with him.
Ye Gengxin and Aunt Jiu were left standing there awkwardly.
Aunt Jiu came to her senses and turned to leave.
"Ninth Aunt!" Ye Gengxin rushed forward and stopped her.
"Greetings, General." Seeing that she couldn't leave, Ninth Aunt curtsied to him. "May I ask what orders the General's residence has?"
"You...we..." Ye Gengxin opened his mouth to speak, but couldn't utter a complete sentence.
Instead, Ninth Aunt calmly looked at him and spoke first, "General, I know that what happened that night was not your fault, and I do not blame you. It's just that you hold a high position and great power, and I dare not have any unrealistic expectations. So General, you can rest assured that I will keep my mouth shut and will never damage your reputation."
Since she, a woman, spoke so frankly, Ye Gengxin had no reason to hesitate any longer and immediately said, "This general is not the kind of person who lacks responsibility, nor would I do something like taking advantage of someone and then leaving without taking responsibility! Ninth Aunt, if you're willing, I'll come and get you right away..."
"General, this servant is unwilling!" Before he could finish speaking, Ninth Aunt coldly refused.
"you……"
"General, His Majesty is waiting for news at the Prince's residence. This servant must return to report. Please excuse me!" After saying this, Ninth Aunt pushed away his arm and used her lightness skill to fly away into the distance.
Looking in the direction she disappeared, Ye Gengxin stiffly lowered his hand.
His face didn't look good, and he couldn't quite put his finger on how he felt.
I wouldn't say I'm angry.
I felt I had taken responsibility for what happened that night, but I never expected to be rejected...
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A day and a night passed, and those searching for Prince Seung and Princess Seung found nothing.
Yu Chisheng has missed the morning court session for the past two days. His son went missing during his wedding and his whereabouts and fate are unknown. He now finds all civil and military officials unpleasant and wishes he could take his anger out on a few of them!
Consort Lan, who had returned to the palace, did not make another appearance. There were only reports that she was unwell, and the imperial physicians kept going to Lanxia Palace.
Another day passed, and Wu Yue rushed into the palace to report to Yu Chi Sheng, "Your Majesty, Prince Cheng and Princess Cheng have returned to their residence!"
Upon hearing this, Yu Chisheng instantly shook off the weariness of the past two days and excitedly asked, "Are they alright?"
Wu Yue lowered his head, his tone becoming softer, "Princess Consort Cheng is unharmed, but Prince Cheng is injured..."
"Then what are we waiting for? Hurry up and go to the Imperial Hospital to summon Lu Changqing!"
"Your Majesty, I have already sent someone to the Imperial Hospital to summon Chief Physician Lu. He should be on his way by now. According to Wen Yan, a guard from the Prince's residence, on their wedding night, someone broke into the bridal chamber to assassinate Prince Cheng and his wife. However, the assailant did not expect that the Princess Cheng knew martial arts, which allowed her to escape with Prince Cheng. But there were ambushes outside the bridal chamber, so Wen Yan and Wen Mo had no choice but to leave the Prince's residence with Prince Cheng and his wife to seek safety. Wen Yan also said that they encountered an ambush outside as well, which resulted in Prince Cheng being injured, thus delaying their return to the residence." Wu Yue reported the information he had heard truthfully.
Yu Chisheng was so shocked by what he heard that he could hardly believe so many dangerous things had happened on his son's wedding night!
"Prepare the carriage! Head to Prince Cheng's residence!"
……
Inside the Prince Cheng's residence.
Lu Changqing from the Imperial Hospital had just finished examining the unconscious Prince Cheng's injuries when Yuchi Sheng appeared, looking cold and stern.
He quickly reported, "Your Majesty, Prince Cheng's fainting was caused by the depletion of his internal energy, but fortunately, his life is not in danger. He will recover after some rest."
Ye Shishu listened quietly to the sound, but no one knew how fast her heart was pounding.
After all, this was the first time in her two lifetimes that she had ever deceived the emperor in front of him!
What he found even more unbelievable was that Prince Cheng had only taken a medicine to fall asleep temporarily, and the people from the Imperial Hospital couldn't detect any flaws at all!
“Princess Consort Cheng!” Yu Chi Sheng suddenly shouted at her.
"Your daughter-in-law greets Your Majesty." Ye Shishu quickly knelt down.
"Tell me what exactly happened on your wedding night? Where did you go after escaping the palace? Why are you only returning now?"
Despite her nervousness, Ye Shishu withstood the emperor's pressure and calmly replied, "Your Majesty, on our wedding night, my wife and the prince had already retired for the night when several assassins suddenly broke in. Fortunately, I have been practicing martial arts with my father and brothers since childhood and have some skills, so the assassins did not succeed."
"What my daughter-in-law didn't expect was that there were assassins outside the bridal chamber. Fortunately, Wenyan and Wenmo arrived in time to cover my daughter-in-law and the prince as they escaped from the bridal chamber. However, there were too many guests staying overnight in the mansion, and we couldn't tell who was good and who was bad. We had no choice but to escape from the Prince Cheng's mansion."
"Just as we were heading to the back mountain to hide for the night, we were ambushed on the way. The prince saw that I was exhausted and used up his internal energy to protect me."
After she finished speaking, Wen Yan knelt down and reported, "Your Majesty, the villains who were lying in ambush on the road have all been eliminated. However, neither we nor the Princess Consort could identify them, so we could only bring all the villains' bodies back to the manor. We beg Your Majesty to do justice for the Prince and Princess Consort and to find out who was behind the assassination attempt!"
With a livid face, Yu Chisheng ordered Wu Yue, "Investigate!"
Wu Yue accepted the order and went to carry it out.
Not long after, Wu Yue returned to the room, but he did not speak in public. Instead, he whispered in Yu Chisheng's ear.
Upon hearing this, Yu Chisheng's already angry face hardened with even more ruthlessness.
But he didn't lose his temper. He only instructed Lu Changqing, "You stay at Prince Cheng's residence to take care of Prince Cheng!" Then he ordered Wu Yue, "Take everyone away from me! Let's return to the palace!"