Cao Qian, who didn't explain anything, didn't understand how the situation could develop like this, until he saw Li Xu and Zhang Li in the court.
"You...are not dead!" Cao Qian's expression suddenly changed, and he was shocked.
Li Xu and Zhang Li said with hatred: "Your Excellency is still alive, how dare we die first?"
They all worked hard for Cao Qian, but once the incident happened, Cao Qian abandoned them like worn shoes and wanted to kill them all.
Li Xu, in particular, hated Cao Qian deeply.
He worked for Cao Qian for many years and even killed Sun Hechuan for Cao Qian. Cao Qian just wanted his life, but he didn't even spare his family. It was really too cruel.
"How could you..." Cao Qian didn't understand how they survived.
When he first saw the calm and composed Yu Zheng, he instantly understood that everything had been planned in advance.
Although Zhang Li was a lowly person, he knew about Cao Qian's lending. And Li Xu knew even more.
As Cao Qian expected, after a court trial, he was found guilty of colluding with officials to lend money privately and killing Sun Hechuan.
Not only that, based on the letters and other evidence provided by Wen Yuanxiu, Cao Qian was also convicted of corruption and bribery.
Regicide and rebellion were a capital crime, and Cao Qian didn't care about these additional charges. After some investigation, many officials were involved.
From the court to the local provinces, there were nearly a hundred officials who collaborated with Cao Qian.
Over the years, the power of the Cao family has gradually penetrated into all parts of Dazhao. It is precisely because of this that Cao Qian dared to kill the emperor.
Yu Zheng presented these evidence to the court. After the emperor saw it, he became furious and ordered Yu Zheng to continue a thorough investigation and not let go of any officials involved.
In just a few days, more than a dozen of the officials in the court were imprisoned.
Suddenly, the situation in Shangjing changed dramatically, and officials were arrested and imprisoned almost every day. Such thunderous wrath shocked the people and became cautious.
The sky, which had been gloomy for several days, started to rain in the afternoon.
Xie Wanruo held the medicine bowl and fed Yu Cheng the medicine spoon by spoon.
Yu Cheng, who was supposed to wake up after being in a coma for two or three days, didn't wake up until yesterday. He had been in a coma for seven days.
In these seven days, Xie Wanruo suffered from despair and guarded Yu Cheng almost day and night, never leaving.
Doctor Chen said that Yu Cheng didn't want to wake up.
Xie Wanruo understood that Yu Cheng didn't know how to face it, so he chose to escape.
In order to wake up Yu Cheng, Xie Wanruo and Yu Haolin cried until their tears dried up and their voices became hoarse.
During this period, the emperor also came several times.
Fortunately, Yu Cheng finally woke up.
"Ahem..." Yu Cheng suddenly coughed violently, spitting the medicine he had just given onto the pillow and front.
"Your Highness..." Xie Wanruo quickly put down the medicine bowl, took the handkerchief from Yingyue, and wiped the stain on Yu Cheng.
Yu Chengben was seriously injured and had been in a coma for the past few days. Although he was forced to take the medicine, he had not eaten for many days. The injury healed very slowly and he also lost a lot of weight.
Although I am awake now, I can't take medicine or eat smoothly, and I fall asleep most of the time and don't want to talk.
Xie Wanruo knew that the pain in Yu Cheng's heart was worse than that of his body, and she was also a part of this pain, so she felt very distressed.
But she has no regrets.
The actions of Cao Muxue and the queen that day were enough to prove that the Cao family could not accommodate the Xie family. If the Xie family did not join forces with Yu Zheng, she would definitely die that day.
Yu Cheng coughed for a while, and Xie Wanruo patiently helped him calm down. When he stopped coughing, he continued to feed him medicine.
Yu Cheng looked at Xie Wanruo's haggard and thin face. After drinking the medicine, his lips were slightly opened, and he swallowed the words that came to his lips several times.
He wanted to ask how the Cao family was doing, how the queen was doing, and how Cao Muxue was doing, but he didn't dare to ask.
Because he can't do anything, can't do anything.
As the prince, he clearly understood that what Cao Qian committed was a capital crime of genocide, and he also knew that there was no room for change in the matter.
The Queen and Cao Muxue are very likely to be involved.
Yu Cheng closed his eyes in pain, not daring to ask anything.
If he didn't feel guilty towards Xie Wanruo and his children, he would rather sleep for a long time without waking up.
Seeing Yu Cheng like this, Xie Wanruo frowned deeply.
Physical injuries are easy to heal, but mental illnesses are difficult to treat.
The rain was pouring outside, and the atmosphere inside the house was gloomy and depressing, making the suffocating person breathless.
Xie Wanruo walked to the corridor and looked at the courtyard under the rain curtain in trance.
The rain washed away the remaining blood, but it could not wash away Xie Wanruo's memory. She would never forget the scene of a fight in the courtyard that day, with corpses all over the courtyard and blood everywhere.
It’s time to put an end to old and new grudges.
Xie Wanruo looked at the sinking sky and made up her mind.
At night, Xie Wanruo slept next to Yu Cheng, and had a nightmare in her sleep.
"No, Your Highness, save me..."
Xie Wanruo cried in panic, feeling helpless.
Yu Cheng was awakened and found that Xie Wanruo was whispering in a low voice after having a nightmare.
"Wanruo, Wanruo, wake up..."
Yu Cheng reluctantly raised his hand and patted Xie Wanruo's face.
Xie Wanruo struggled to wake up, gasping for air.
"Wanruo, what's wrong?" Yu Cheng asked.
Xie Wanruo came back to her senses, approached Yu Cheng's arms, and cried in fear: "Your Highness, I'm afraid, I'm so afraid..."
"Don't be afraid, I'm here." Yu Cheng hugged her and comforted her slowly.
After Xie Wanruo calmed down, Yu Cheng asked: "Wanruo, what are you afraid of? What nightmare did you have?"
After sharing the same bed for many years, Yu Cheng saw Xie Wanruo being frightened like this by a nightmare for the first time.
Xie Wanruo didn't say anything, she just snuggled into Yu Cheng's arms, seemingly frightened.
Seeing that she didn't want to answer, Yu Cheng didn't ask any more questions and just caressed her gently.
The next day, the rain stopped.
After breakfast, Dr. Chen came to give Yu Cheng a routine examination.
"Your Highness, your heart is depressed, which is not conducive to recovery. You must relax your mind. Otherwise, the physical injuries will heal slowly, and over time, the depression will accumulate in your heart and become a disease." Doctor Chen frowned and told the truth.
Yu Cheng listened and pursed his lips tightly without saying a word.
Xie Wanruo glanced at him, sent Doctor Chen away, changed the medicine on his injured area, and fed him some decoction.
Yu Cheng's mood was unstable and he needed to rest, so the doctor Chen gave him a decoction that added a sedative. Not long after Yu Cheng finished drinking it, he fell asleep.
Xie Wanruo waited patiently and left the East Palace after Yu Cheng fell asleep.
The rain stopped soon, and there was a thin layer of water on the ground.
Xie Wanruo squeezed her hands, stepped on the wet palace road, and headed towards the cold palace with a cold and determined expression.
"Empress." The Imperial Guards guarding outside the Leng Palace saluted.
Xie Wanruo said: "I want to go in and say a few words."
The imperial guards opened the locked courtyard door and said respectfully: "Your Majesty, please."
The emperor asked them to strictly guard the cold palace and not allow others to visit, but he said that Concubine Yu Gui and Concubine Xie could enter.
"Creak..." The thick rusty courtyard door opened, and Xie Wanruo stepped in.
The cold palace has been uninhabited for many years. The courtyard is overgrown with weeds, the doors and windows are old, and the columns are mottled and peeling. It is desolate and lonely, and is incompatible with the magnificent palace.
The queen and Cao Muxue in the house heard the noise and hurriedly came out to check.
"Mother." Xie Wanruo called lightly.
Seeing Xie Wanruo, Cao Muxue was stunned for a moment, and then returned to the house as if to avoid it.
The queen was overjoyed.
She's finally here!
