The Crown Prince had fallen out of favor and hadn't appeared before the Emperor for many days. Chen Mingzhu didn't care. All her attention was on the baby in her belly.
In Guiyun's eyes, this only fueled her jealousy and hatred.
Chen Mingzhu's bulging belly seemed like a mockery. Guiyun had long sought medical advice. She had damaged her body earlier and feared that she would never have the blessing of offspring.
However... jealousy and hatred aside.
Guiyun remembered the rumors she had heard not long ago. That day, when passing by the imperial garden, she heard a few eunuchs "gossiping". Their words seemed to imply suspicions about the Crown Princess.
Some even directly said that the Crown Princess had an affair with a guard.
This matter could be exploited, but unfortunately, the Crown Prince had been avoiding her recently. She quietly glanced at Chen Mingzhu, the Crown Princess, who was chatting and laughing with the Crown Prince.
"Let's see how long you can keep smiling!"
"Once the news reaches her ears, there will be no peace in the Eastern Palace. But... this medicine needs to be more potent."
"Otherwise, if I leave the capital, the Crown Prince may cause trouble." Zhongli Mingye tapped on the desk, his eyes dark and unfathomable.
Yu Nianbai stepped forward. "Your Highness, don't worry. He has already lost the Emperor's favor."
"Don't be careless!"
"The Prince of Cheng has arranged for someone to submit a memorial impeaching the Duke of Fuguo's mansion for enclosing land to build a ancestral temple, which violates the regulations." Yu Nianbai sneered. "Our people have gradually infiltrated and are waiting for the right moment."
"Well done!"
The branches in spring had been moistened by the new rain. The tender buds glistened in the sunlight and exuded a delicate fragrance. Song Jinyu returned from the medicine garden with a whole jar of white pills.
Niaoniao took it and helped her change clothes. She twirled a pill with her jade-like hand, lost in thought. Zhongli Mingye gently lifted the pearl curtain.
He saw the woman leaning against the desk, her eyelashes fluttering. Today she was wearing a crimson dress, which made her skin look even more fair and smooth. The yellow corset outlined her beautiful curves.
She seemed to be lost in thought. The tinkling sound of the pearl curtain didn't distract her at all.
It wasn't until the man's breath hit her face that she came back to her senses. "Why are you back?"
"Today is my day off. Have you forgotten again?" He reached out and pulled her into his arms. After taking a sniff, he said, "You've changed your hair oil?"
"It's not jasmine, nor osmanthus. It's... rose!" She rarely used something with such a strong fragrance as rose. "Is it for me?"
Song Jinyu gave a soft laugh. "Do you like it?"
It was really for him that she used rose. "Do you still remember the rose I gave you before?"
"Wasn't it a birthday gift for Heyi?" Of course he remembered. That heart-pounding moment, the blooming rose, and the feelings that gradually became clear in the dark night.
"But... I gave it to you."
"What were you thinking about just now?" She was so lost in thought that she didn't even notice him coming in.
She looked at him seriously. "I've made a lot of medicine. Take it with you before you leave... " Her small hand held a lot of papers. "Take these prescriptions too."
"They're for the frontier soldiers..." Her beautiful eyes fluttered. She wrapped her arms around his neck and buried her face in his arms. "Mingye..."
She tried her best to share his worries and only hoped that Zhongli Mingye would return safely.
"I promise you, I will definitely return safely."
"Your Highness, the Crown Princess of the Eastern Palace has had a miscarriage scare!"
"Where are the people from the Eastern Palace?" " ... The Duke of Fuguo has gone."
Seeing Zhongli Mingye's cold face, Song Jinyu wanted to get off him, but unfortunately she failed and was pulled back down. "Be good... It's not a big deal."
"Just send some tonics over..."
Song Jinyu looked at him strangely. "Why did she have a miscarriage scare for no reason?" Did the Crown Princess not want the baby herself, or was someone behind it?
Hearing Guiyun's words, the Crown Prince's face turned ashen. "Bold! The Duke of Fuguo's mansion is a noble family. How can you insult it like this?" Guiyun said that Chen Mingzhu had an affair with a guard, but the Crown Prince didn't believe it.
Even if the Duke of Fuguo's mansion was dissatisfied with him now, they would still stand by him because of Chen Mingzhu.
The Crown Prince couldn't hold his temper. Although he didn't believe it, a seed of doubt had been planted in his heart.
Especially when he saw Chen Mingzhu looking at the guard with such a gentle look that it seemed to drip water. The Crown Prince lost his mind. There seemed to be a voice in his head that made him lose his reason.
He directly knocked Chen Mingzhu to the ground.
In this way, he also lost the support of the Duke of Fuguo's mansion. Now, in order to appease the anger of the Duke of Fuguo's mansion, the Crown Prince personally caned his concubine Guiyun to death.
Until her death, Guiyun, also known as Shen Yingyun, was still unwilling. Unfortunately, she never imagined that the eunuchs "gossiping" in the imperial garden were arranged by Zhongli Mingye himself.
Nor would she understand that from the day she returned to the capital, her fate was sealed.
In Zhongli Mingye's cold eyes, there was an unfathomable look. He would never allow those who had once hurt Song Jinyu to make a comeback.
Was he cruel? He didn't think so.
The Duke of Fuguo shed tears of grief. Seeing his daughter suffering one after another, he lost all confidence.
The Emperor was even more disappointed.
The Crown Prince suddenly roared like a madman in the main hall until he was dragged away. "Depose the Crown Prince!" From beginning to end, the Duke of Fuguo said nothing.
Outside the window, the apricot blossoms were blooming more and more vigorously. Song Jinyu picked up a pair of golden scissors and cut off many branches. She inserted them into a bottle. Then she excitedly ran to the study and put them on the desk.
Along with a sky-blue purse that was not ugly, but definitely not delicate. This was her "secret", which she had hidden for several days.
Finally, it was finished!
The Prince of Cheng looked at Yu Duanya coldly. "You're leaving?"
"I... can't burden Your Highness anymore!" Yu Duanya knew in her heart that she was no longer an asset to the Prince of Cheng, Zhongli Shuoyi. If she didn't make a statement soon, she and her son might not have a way out.
"Let's... get a divorce!"
It was so difficult for her to say this sentence that it seemed as if all her strength had been drained. Zhongli Shuoyi's lips moved a few times, but he finally didn't try to stop her.
His path was still ahead. If Yu Duanya voluntarily left the mansion, it might buy a glimmer of hope for the entire Prince of Cheng's mansion.
Seeing his expressionless face, Yu Duanya felt her heart turn cold. In the end, her love was in vain. She just didn't have Song Jinyu's good fortune.
If it were Song Jinyu today, would Zhongli Mingye let go for the sake of his future? Yu Duanya remembered the past and shook her head bitterly. He definitely wouldn't.
She silently climbed the stairs. Facing the spring scenery, Yu Duanya gave a faint smile. "Your Highness, please take good care of yourself and our child."
Mentioning the child, Yu Duanya felt a sharp pain in her heart. It was a pity for him. He was still so young and was about to lose his mother.
A once-favored concubine saw this scene and felt extremely happy!
However... she didn't have time to be happy for long. She saw Zhongli Shuoyi chasing after Yu Duanya. "If you leave, Yun'er will lose his mother."
He didn't want to admit that the spring scenery just now was very beautiful.
In the past, Yu Duanya didn't mind his "background" and didn't care about the succession of the throne. Now, seeing the Yu family in deep trouble.
Zhongli Shuoyi knew that he had never won the Emperor's favor, let alone lost it.
He grabbed Yu Duanya. "You take Yun'er and be under house arrest with me." Although his words were cold, she could hear something else in them.