northernbook Chapter 314 Scheming to Seize the World for You
Chapter 314 Scheming to Seize the World for You
Gu Yayun and He Yi both looked at Ye Qing'an, who also looked bewildered and at a loss: "It's me, it's me... I woke up suddenly earlier and had no idea where I was, so I used my spiritual power to see where I was. I had no idea what had happened and found myself under a bed. I was about to leave when I suddenly heard a sound."
"I didn't know what was going on, and I didn't dare to move, so I just lay under the bed without making a sound."
As soon as Ye Qing'an finished speaking, the palace servants outside the door shouted, "You can't go in. General He is searching inside."
“General He is searching inside, and we are just following orders to find out who used spiritual power. What’s wrong with that? If you want to stop us, then we can only report to the Emperor and ask him how this matter should be handled.”
Hearing them say this, the palace servants dared not stop them any longer and had no choice but to step aside.
Before the newcomer even entered, He Yi was seen dragging an unfamiliar woman out of the bedchamber: "Guards, we've found Miss Ye. Everyone, come with me to see the Emperor."
After He Yi finished speaking, he looked at the Imperial Guards who came from behind and said, "That spiritual power just now was used by her. You should all go and see the Emperor together."
He Yi turned to look at Ye Qing'an. Ye Qing'an was pale and her face showed obvious panic. She seemed to be afraid of something and could only follow closely behind He Yi.
Soon, the Imperial Guards regrouped, and Ye Qing'an left Yunhua Palace with them.
Gu Yayun stood at the entrance of the main hall, shivering. She felt that the night wind was really cold.
The palace maid's face was also full of panic: "Your Highness, what exactly is going on? Is that Ye Qing'an? Didn't we just search the entire palace inside and out? How did she end up in our palace?"
"Diecui." Gu Yayun took a deep breath: "Go, bring the Sixth Prince to me."
"The Sixth Prince?" The palace maid called Diecui was somewhat surprised, and looked up at Gu Yayun: "But the Sixth Prince is asleep. Shall we go and wake him now?"
"Go and call him!" Gu Ya Yun suddenly raised her voice: "Send someone else out of the palace to the Gu residence to find my brother. Tell him that I... tell him that I am afraid I will no longer be able to protect the Gu family. I hope he will take care of himself."
Upon hearing Gu Yayun's words, the palace maid panicked: "Your Highness, this matter is entirely a frame-up. The Emperor dotes on you so much. If Your Highness speaks to the Emperor properly, he will surely believe you, investigate the truth, and seek justice for you."
Gu Ya Yun scoffed: "You said it yourself, someone is framing us. If they are framing us, how could they not have thought things through carefully and left any evidence? The women in this palace are all incredibly shrewd. Now that I've fallen into their trap, how can I so easily clear my name?"
Gu Ya Yun clenched her teeth, feeling so cold that her teeth were trembling: "My brother doesn't care about my life or death at all. If something happens to me and I'm no longer useful, he can just send in someone else. Besides, he still has his sister, and if his sister is gone, he still has his daughter."
"I can only protect myself, and right now, the only thing I have to rely on to save my life is the Sixth Prince."
Gu Ya Yun took a deep breath: "Go, go and bring the Sixth Prince to me!"
"Yes." Diecui responded and quickly went to the side hall. A short while later, she returned with the wet nurse and the Sixth Prince.
The sixth prince, Yishao, had just been startled awake from his sleep. His face was still blank, and his hair was still a little disheveled. He rubbed his eyes and walked up to Gu Yayun: "Mother, it's so late. Why did you call me?"
"Shao'er, something has happened. Ye Feiran has gone mad, and many people outside have gone mad too, talking nonsense. So your father thinks that Ye Feiran said those things only because he has gone mad, and he shouldn't be blamed."
"Ye Feiran has been taken away by Prime Minister Ye, but Ye Qing'an is missing. The Imperial Guards just found Ye Qing'an under Mother's bed. Someone is framing Mother."
"Your father will surely summon me soon. He might even question me about my crimes. I'm afraid I'll be demoted and placed under house arrest at best, and banished to the Cold Palace at worst. If I'm banished to the Cold Palace, we'll be separated as mother and son. Perhaps then you'll be sent to another palace to be raised by other concubines."
"Even if it's just a demotion and house arrest, the impact on you will be enormous. Shao'er, what should we do?"
Upon hearing Gu Yayun's words, Yi Shao frowned deeply: "Since someone has framed us, why don't I just ask Father to investigate the truth?"
"If someone framed her, why would she give us the chance to find out the truth? There must be absolutely no clues left..."
Yi Shao also started to panic. After all, he was only a twelve or thirteen-year-old child.
However, being a child who grew up in the palace, Yi Shao remained silent for a moment before saying, "I will go back to the palace and pretend to sleep. If the Imperial Guards come and try to take Mother away, I will cry and shout, and then kneel down in front of Father's palace to beg for mercy and plead for Mother's innocence."
Gu Ya Yun wanted just that. Hearing Yi Shao understand on his own, a smile finally appeared on her face: "Good, good, good, my Shao'er is so smart. Don't worry, Shao'er, this country will be yours sooner or later. Your mother will definitely help you seize this world."
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Ye Qing'an had no idea what the mother and son in Yunhua Palace were planning. She had already been taken by the Imperial Guards to Yi Yun Kui's Xingqing Palace.
"Found him? Where was he found?" Upon hearing the report, Yi Yun Kui strode out of the inner hall, asking loudly as he walked.
He Yi quickly cupped his hands and loudly replied, "It was found in Consort Yun's Yunhua Palace, right under Consort Yun's bed in her bedroom."
Just as He Yi finished speaking, another man dressed as a military officer standing beside him continued, "Previously, this humble general sensed spiritual energy fluctuations in the palace's restrictions, so I led my men to investigate. We discovered that the spiritual energy fluctuations also originated from Yunhua Palace. After a thorough search, we found that Miss Ye used spiritual energy in the palace."
Yi Yun Kui responded and quickly walked to the main seat and sat down, then fixed his gaze on Ye Qing An.
Ye Qing'an was covered in blood, but perhaps because her face was so outstanding, the bloodstains seemed to add a unique beauty to her.
Yi Yun Kui paused slightly before asking, "Ye Qing An?"
"Yes, Your Majesty, I, Ye Qing'an, pay my respects."
"Do you still remember what happened before? And why were you in Yunhua Palace? Tell me in detail!"