Long Fei Ye's words angered Duanmu Yao into leaving, completely destroying the harmonious atmosphere of the banquet.
In the silence, Emperor Tianhui slapped the table and rose to his feet with a loud bang. Everyone present, including the empress dowager and empress, subconsciously held their breaths.
"Duke of Qin, come with Zhen!" Emperor Tianhui's face was black as he spoke coldly.
Long Fei Ye's expression didn't change as he rose to his feet and followed behind Emperor Tianhui. It wasn't until the two figures had vanished from sight that the crowd broke into an uproar.
Long Fei Ye had used the excuse of not having time to reject Duanmu Yao. Although it had nothing to do with Han Yunxi, the Duke of Qin's answer that he had news of Han Yunxi still made everyone talk about her.
Without a doubt, the Duke of Qin's rejection was great news for Han Yunxi. If Duanmu Yao couldn't enter the Duke of Qin's estate, then Han Yunxi would be able to secure her throne as esteemed wangfei.
"Heheh, Han Yunxi's really lucky. The Duke of Qin was still young when the empress dowager arranged the marriage. If it were today, he'd probably be rejected as well."
"That's hard to say. Didn't you hear the Duke of Qin's words just then? It's obvious that he's visited her before. I heard Han Yunxi lives in the Duke of Qin's Hibiscus Courtyard!"
"That doesn't prove anything. I just don't believe that woman could catch the Duke of Qin's eye. Doesn't she just know a bit of poison skills?"
"That's not all. Didn't you hear about what happened at the Plum Blossom Meet? Even Princess Rongle admitted defeat. As I see it, this esteemed wangfei isn't as simple as she seems! "
… …
Although there were different opinions, the rumors of Han Yunxi being favored had spread from this banquet. Amidst the discussion, Han Yunxi had long slipped away and found a court lady to take her to clean up the stains on her robes.
Soon after she left, the empress dowager asked, "Where's Qin Wangfei?"
"To reply esteemed empress dowager, esteemed wangfei went to clean up the stains on her robes. Xu mama accompanied her," the court lady reported.
A complicated look flashed across the Empress Dowager's eyes, but she didn't say anything.
Of course the empress dowager had heard of the events at the Plum Blossom Meet as well. She had a love-hate relationship with that girl Han Yunxi. She'd originally thought that if Duanmu Yao went to the Duke of Qin's estate, Grand Concubine Yi's personality would definitely make things difficult for Han Yunxi. Then she'd have a chance to rope in Han Yunxi. But who knew that something like this would happen? The Duke of Qin actually made things difficult for Princess Rongle in public. If news of this reached the ears of Western Zhou's imperial family, what would they do?
The Empress Dowager furrowed her brows and was deeply worried. The Empress hesitated for a moment and advised in a low voice, "Mufei, I think there's still hope."
"What do you mean?" The Empress Dowager asked casually without much hope.
"Mufei, didn't the Duke of Qin refuse multiple times when His Majesty urged us to get married? In the end, His Majesty issued an imperial edict. Wouldn't the Duke of Qin and Grand Concubine Yi submit obediently?" the empress lowered her voice.
Hearing this, the Empress Dowager's brows relaxed. She would've forgotten about the matter if the empress hadn't mentioned it.
But on second thought, she felt that something was wrong and said unhappily, "Empress, how can Han Yunxi be mentioned in the same breath as Princess Rongle? I don't even know if Grand Concubine Yi can persuade her. Let's go take a look as well. "
Han Yunxi had no sense of shame or self-respect. She opened the sedan door and walked into the Duke of Qin's estate on her own. Princess Rongle was the princess of a great country. She was already compromising herself to the Duke of Qin, so how could she still force a marriage? Wouldn't that turn Western Zhou's imperial family into the laughingstock of the world?
The empress rose to accompany her. "Muhou, Princess Rongle is the Duke of Qin's junior sister. Although they aren't childhood sweethearts, they've known each other since they were young. As chenqie sees it, as long as the Duke of Qin agrees, Princess Rongle will forgive today's events. Later, chenqie will warn everyone not to speak of tonight's events to anyone!"
Only then did the empress dowager nod her head and head east with the empress.
At the same time, Han Yunxi was in the west wing taking care of her clothes. In the brightly lit room, she discovered that a large bowl of soup had spilled all over her body. No matter how she wiped it off, she couldn't get it clean. Fortunately, she'd prepared extra clothes for the banquet.
"Xu mama, help me get a new set of clothes."
"Esteemed wangfei, please wait a moment. This old servant will come right away."
"No rush. I'm tired, so I'm planning to rest a bit."
Xu mama closed the door and retreated, leaving Han Yunxi leaning lazily on the bed. She wasn't tired, but she was using an excuse. There was no point in going over now. She guessed that Long Fei Ye and Grand Concubine Yi wouldn't be able to leave so easily tonight. After changing her clothes, she'd go back. In any case, there was nothing for her to do.
Thinking about it, Long Fei Ye had only said a few words at the banquet tonight, but they'd caused a huge uproar. She didn't know how Emperor Tianhui would deal with him, but if that fellow dared to do so, he must have a hundred percent confidence in his abilities.
Han Yunxi didn't even realize that her lips were curled up the entire time. She was in a very good mood.
While she was secretly rejoicing, she suddenly heard a series of crashing sounds from the next room. It sounded like something had broken into pieces.
What's going on?
Han Yunxi stood up and listened carefully, but didn't hear anything else.
Strange!
She didn't think much of it, but quickly rose to her feet to see what was going on. But as soon as she opened the door, she saw that a large wall of decorations had toppled over. Precious ornaments were scattered all over the floor, and Princess Changping was lying in the midst of the debris with her back facing up. It wasn't clear where she'd been injured, but she was bleeding profusely.
"Changping!"
Han Yunxi cried out in alarm. Her first reaction was to rush over to save her. Although she and Changping had a deep grudge against each other, this was a matter of life and death. How could she care so much?
She quickly turned Princess Changping over, only to see that her forehead was bleeding profusely. Her eyes were tightly shut, as if she'd fallen asleep.
Han Yunxi was about to stop the bleeding when the detox system suddenly gave her a warning. Poison!
Didn't she fall? Could it be that she fell down after being poisoned?
How could she be poisoned? Who poisoned her?
The fact that the detox system didn't report the poison immediately proved that Princess Changping's poison wasn't simple.
Han Yunxi didn't have time to think and immediately activated the scanning system. But as soon as she did, she froze …
Her face was ashen white as her hands holding Princess Changping began to tremble uncontrollably.
The scanning system gave her a warning. This … this was a corpse. Thus, the scanning system automatically activated its corpse-scanning mode!
She was holding a corpse, which meant … Princess Changping was dead!
"Ah!"
Han Yunxi screamed, subconsciously pushing Princess Changping away. She hurriedly got up and retreated several steps in disbelief.
As a doctor, she was used to seeing life and death. Corpses weren't scary to her.
But! But this … this was Princess Changping! The same Princess Changping who'd been alive and kicking just a few days ago!
She'd actually died! Poisoned to death!
Han Yunxi hadn't expected this at all. Thus, she'd rushed in to save Princess Changping and hadn't noticed anything strange.
How could this be?!
Otherwise, as a doctor, she'd be very sensitive to this kind of thing.
This matter was too sudden. Han Yunxi's mind was blank for a moment. At this moment, a palace maid's voice came from outside the door.
"Princess, the things you wanted have been found!"
"Princess, you still haven't finished? Hurry, something happened at the family banquet. Why don't you go take a look … "
This was the voice of Princess Changping's personal maid, Shuang Hong.
Han Yunxi subconsciously turned to look outside the door and saw Shuang Hong running in. She stopped in her tracks, stunned.
The two looked at each other. After a while, Shuang Hong suddenly screamed, "Ah! Someone come! Ah! Someone come quickly … "
Han Yunxi stood there in a daze. She didn't think too much about it, her heart thumping wildly.
Shuang Hong shouted as she rushed in, picking up Princess Changping. However, as soon as she picked her up, Shuang Hong sensed that something was wrong. Her hands trembled as she checked Princess Changping's breathing. She was so frightened that she immediately pushed Princess Changping away, screaming, "Ah … ah … the princess is dead! Dead! "
At this time, a large group of palace maids and eunuchs all came. Seeing the scene in the room, everyone panicked and retreated. Their faces were all pale. Only an old mama was still calm. She sent people to find the imperial physician and also sent people to report to the Empress Dowager and the Empress.
The first imperial physician to arrive was Gu Beiyue. As soon as he arrived, he saw the scene in the room and Han Yunxi standing to the side. A trace of unease flashed through his eyes.
When Shuang Hong saw Gu Beiyue, she rushed over as if she had seen her savior. "Imperial Physician Gu, the princess … the princess … wuwuwu … hurry and save the princess. She's definitely not dead! She's definitely not dead! "
He didn't know if Shuang Hong was scared out of her wits or just deceiving herself.
Once a person stopped breathing, they would change very quickly.
Princess Changping was lying on the ground, her forehead a bloody mess. Her eyes were tightly shut and her body was stiff. Her face and lips were pale. Gu Beiyue could tell at a glance that there was no hope.
He still went forward and seriously checked her breathing, pulse, and cause of death. At this moment, the people surrounding the door scattered. The empress dowager, empress, and Long Tianmo arrived.
"Changping! Changping! "
The empress rushed in. As soon as she saw the person lying on the ground, her vision darkened and she almost collapsed. Fortunately, Long Tianmo caught her in time.
The empress dowager walked in with the help of a mama. Her face was completely pale and her body was trembling. She couldn't even stand properly.
Long Tianmo saw all of this and was both angry and shocked. He violently roared, "Gu Beiyue, what exactly happened?"
Gu Beiyue lowered his eyes and retreated to the side with a bow. He directly knelt down. "Esteemed Empress Dowager, Esteemed Empress, His Highness the Crown Prince … please restrain your grief!"
"What!"
The empress dowager exclaimed. She couldn't breathe and her eyes were wide open.
"No … no! It can't be! It can't be! You're talking nonsense! Nonsense! "
The empress gave Gu Beiyue a hard shove with her foot and ordered, "Hurry and save her, save her! If you can't save her, I'll bury you with her! "
Gu Beiyue knelt again, his voice heavy. "Esteemed Empress, restrain your grief."
"I don't believe it! I don't believe it! Changping, my daughter, ah! My daughter, ah! "
The empress immediately burst into tears. She broke free from Long Tianmo and rushed over. She hugged Princess Changping and pushed her with all her strength, but she … was indeed dead.
"No! Changping, how could you … how could you abandon Mufei! Changping, what exactly happened? My daughter, ah! My daughter, ah … wuwuwu … "
In a moment, everyone outside the room knelt down. The empress's heart-wrenching cries could be heard.
Long Tianmo looked at his own sister in disbelief. He sternly asked, "Gu Beiyue, she was perfectly fine. How could she die?"
She was dead, but what was the cause of death?
The wound on her forehead couldn't have been fatal.
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