Reborn as a concubine's sister, the eldest lady went crazy

Unlike all the previous times, this time the emperor summoned him to his bedroom, which was the first time in history. It seemed that the emperor was still very weak, otherwise he would definitely summon him to a more respectable place.

Entering the inner hall, I could smell a strong scent of incense, which was indeed the configuration of the imperial palace.

His Majesty half leaned on the thick cushion, lying on the couch and looking at the people in the hall. The Empress Dowager and the Empress were beside him, and the rest of the Emperor's five remaining sons and seven daughters were waiting with their families with solemn expressions.

"Greetings to the Emperor!" Xu Yixing and the other two were the last to come in. It might be because Yixiao Pavilion had not been used for a long time and was relatively remote.

"Get up." The emperor's voice sounded normal, but with a little coughing. The look in his eyes when he looked at Lu Anyuan was different from the past. It was three parts of admiration, three parts of fatherly love, three parts of guilt, and one part of vigilance. It was hard to describe.

Lu Anyuan and Xu Yixing stood aside, not in the middle nor at the end, but at the very side.

"Father, has the imperial physician told you about your condition?" The eldest princess spoke first, with some concern.

"It's nothing, just an ordinary poison. Humph, you good brothers and sisters are still not cruel enough, it's difficult for you to accomplish anything great!" When the emperor mentioned the second prince again, he was not angry, but more disappointed.

Xu Yixing couldn't understand this disappointment. From the tone of his voice, did the emperor think that it would be a big deal if the second prince simply poisoned him to death?

The rest of the people in the hall were indeed silent; they could tell that their father was about to make the final decision on his favorite son.

The emperor took a breath and continued, "Bring the bitch up first."

Everyone was puzzled. They saw the Royal Guards dragging in a man dressed in yellow and throwing him to the ground.

Xu Yixing stood off to the side, but he recognized Concubine Ying at a glance. But this dress... The dress of the Queen Mother? Xu Yixing quietly moved behind Lu Anyuan, wanting to stay away from this lunatic. It seemed that the Second Prince had informed Concubine Ying before he started the rebellion, otherwise she wouldn't be crazy enough to wear the Queen Mother's dress.

"What else do you have to explain?" The emperor looked at the person on the ground with disgust, as if that was not the person who had been with him for twenty years, not the mother of his child.

Concubine Ying raised her head timidly, and then looked around at everyone, her eyes tinged with madness: "Yan'er, where is my Yan'er? Your Majesty, where is our Yan'er?"

Even though she seemed a little crazy at the moment, she still asked about the Second Prince when she opened her mouth.

When Xu Yixing heard her first sentence, he felt something was wrong. Was this Concubine Ying? The last time he saw Concubine Ying was at her birthday party, and it had been almost a year. How could she have changed so much after not seeing her for a year? Not only did her tone lack the pride of a favored concubine, but even her eyes had become weird.

Is she really crazy?

"You still have the nerve to ask about the good son you taught!" The emperor pointed at Concubine Ying's nose and cursed, while covering his heart with his hands. Only now could one see a little bit of his feelings as a father.

Concubine Ying seemed to be extremely frightened. She shrank into her clothes and her body kept shaking like a frightened little rabbit.

The Queen Mother sighed and continued on behalf of the Emperor, "You may have questions, and I will answer them today. Since Zhou Shuren was punished to meditate in the Fahua Palace, she has been a little abnormal. Last time Xier's child was lost, I noticed that she was a little crazy.

Later, she was imprisoned in the cold palace, and she became even crazier. I don’t know if Chi Yan told her something in advance, which made her do such a ridiculous thing. I heard that as soon as His Majesty left yesterday, she broke out of the cold palace and made a scene in the palace, even shouting something like "funeral", which shows that she is really crazy. "

The Queen Mother explained Concubine Ying's actions, which was equivalent to sentencing Concubine Ying to death. The Fourth Princess stood in the middle, looking at Concubine Ying with a look of resentment and relief on her face.

"Emperor, up to now, Chi Yan's child has not been found, but Zhou Shuren has caused unrest in the palace. You should give her a quick death." The empress dowager turned to the emperor. She would not participate in Concubine Ying's fate. Only the emperor could decide her life or death.

"Alas! I never thought that a momentary frustration would completely turn her into a shrew. After all, it's my fault. I gave her too many honors and made her have improper expectations!" His Majesty looked at Concubine Ying again with a heartache, and turned to the Queen Mother with indifference.

"Commoner Zhou has disturbed the harem and shown great disrespect to the emperor. She is ordered to commit suicide and will be taken to a mass grave after her death. She is not allowed to enter the imperial mausoleum."

The emperor closed his eyes briefly after he finished speaking, as if he didn't want to see this scene. The fourth prince stumbled forward at the right time, not falling down, but ensuring that everyone saw his emotional fluctuations.

It seemed as if Concubine Ying no longer understood what was said and she just trembled silently until the Imperial Guards approached her again and dragged her out. Only then did she let out the last long howl of her life in the dark night.

Xu Yixing grabbed Lu Anyuan's arm, feeling a little tired. She had seen more life and death today than she had in the previous twenty years, and it was hard for her to digest it all.

Lu Anyuan silently held her somewhat cold hand in response.

His Majesty was sad for a short while, then he opened his eyes again and said these words to everyone:

"Earlier, Prince Cheng sent someone to report that the traitor Lu Chiyan escaped from the outer palace, and we are still tracking his whereabouts. I know that some of you have a good relationship with him, and some don't, but now is the time for justice. If he contacts any of you, or if you know his whereabouts, you must report it, otherwise you will all be guilty!"

The second prince ran away? The people in the palace were surprised for a while, then looked at each other and the people they wanted to see, and answered in unison, "Yes."

"Well, there are many people who have made contributions this time, but there are also many ungrateful people. When the matter is resolved, I will reward them according to their merits. You, go back first."

After the emperor finished speaking, he looked at Lu Anyuan carefully. Everyone left one by one, not daring to stay in the palace for long, and left before the curfew.

"How could he run away?" As soon as he got in the car, Xu Yixing didn't care about being sleepy and grabbed Lu Anyuan's hand tightly. How could this happen?

Lu Anyuan did not answer immediately, but lowered his head in thought. He could not figure it out for a moment. The last time he saw the Second Prince was on the top of the city wall. He was shot by an arrow at that time, and the Weiwei army broke through the city gate soon. Logically, he should have no chance to escape.

And how did he escape? The outer palace was on a mountain, and below the mountain were either rebels or soldiers defending the emperor. How did he escape?

"This may be because the outer palace has been around for a long time and there are some secret passages that we don't know about." He said the most likely result. Not to mention the outer palace, even the current imperial palace has rumors that there are secret passages.

"This?" Xu Yixing retorted without words. The outer palace was so big that it was normal to have some corners and even secret rooms.