Rebirth of the Merchant Woman's Revenge

After everyone left, she still asked with some concern, "Madam, this..."

Yupin turned around and glared at her fiercely, no longer showing the weak look she had just shown. "Aren't you usually very brave? Why are you so scared now?"

"My servant, I am worried."

"What is there to worry about? It's not like you haven't done it before. Why do you become less courageous the older you get?" When Concubine Yu saw her look, she felt a little unhappy.

Aunt Qimeng was so frightened that she lowered her head and dared not say anything.

"You have to be alert and nothing unexpected should happen in the next few months. Pass the message to father and let him be prepared." Concubine Yu and Aunt Qimeng arranged the next steps.

"Yes, I'll arrange it right away." Aunt Qi Meng was about to go out after saying this, but was stopped again.

"You should also try to spread the news that the Crown Prince was not in the East Palace last night." Yupin narrowed her eyes. Now that she was pregnant, many things would be much easier for her to do.

Qi Meng took the order and walked out quickly.

Wang Yuyan was still leaning on the bed, with a hint of viciousness on his pretty face. Didn't the emperor want to train the prince? Then he would attract his attention to himself first.

"Your Majesty, Princess Youyi wants to see you." An elderly maid announced loudly outside the inner room door.

Wang Yuyan immediately became as weak as before and said to the outside of the door, "Come in."

Then a delicate little girl, about six or seven years old, came over carefully holding the nanny's hand.

"Youyi pays respects to mother." Li Youyi bowed to Yupin politely, then looked at her with concern.

Wang Yuyan smiled at her and said, "Youyi, be good. Your mother is not feeling well today. You should follow the nanny and learn the rules. I will come to see you when your mother is better."

Li Youyi looked very nervous about her mother, but she was too timid to say much. She only briefly explained, "Youyi heard that mother was ill, and Youyi was worried."

The nanny behind her also said quickly, "Yes, this morning, the princess just woke up and heard that the queen was unwell, so she ran over in a hurry. Please forgive me, the queen."

Wang Yuyan nodded and said gently, "Yes, mother knows, let's go back."

However, little Youyi still looked at Yupin with a worried look on her face, her little feet didn't move, and her little hands were nervously picking at her nails.

Mammy was Li Youyi's wet nurse. Seeing the princess like this, she felt distressed. So she bent over and walked to her side, stretched out her hand to hold her arm, and said to her softly, "Princess, come and say goodbye to the queen. Let's wait until the queen is better before coming over."

Li Youyi's eyes were filled with tears, but she still nodded sensibly, "Okay, then mother, have a good rest."

After Wang Yuyan sent them away, several maids came into the inner room to serve her. She did not show her unhappiness, but lay down for a while before getting up.

As a result, when the maid was combing her hair, she accidentally hurt her and was punished by her to kneel for two hours. Only then did she release some of her anger.

After the emperor came out of Yuchen Palace, he went to the morning court without stopping. Although his mood was much better because Concubine Yu was pregnant, he couldn't help but get angry when he saw Wei Zhiyi and Yan Nangui in a dishevel at the morning court.

"Investigate, investigate for me, who is so bold as to do such a thing in the capital, and is there any survivor?" The emperor asked Yan Nangui angrily.

Although Yan Nangui cleaned up a little, there was still some black ash on his neck that had not been wiped clean. However, he was able to ignore the emperor's anger and bowed to the emperor as usual, saying,

"Your Majesty, we have captured thirteen people in total, but unfortunately, all of them took poison in advance and died soon after."

With a "pop" sound, a top-grade Jun kiln tea cup burst into pieces on the floor of the hall.

Broken pieces of porcelain were scattered everywhere, and the court officials in the court were so frightened that they all knelt on the ground, "Your Majesty, calm down."

"Calm down, calm down, how can I calm down? This is a naked provocation. Does he think I can't do anything to them?" The emperor was so angry that he gasped for breath and almost jumped up from the dragon throne.

When he was young, he had a very hot temper, but after becoming emperor, his temper has gradually become more restrained. Today was the day he lost his temper the most in all these years.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince left the palace last night and has not returned yet. Do you need me to check on his safety?" The leader of the Imperial Guard, Xie Ziming, walked in from outside the hall. He was so anxious that sweat broke out on his forehead.

"What, the prince left the palace?" When the ministers heard Xie Ziming's words, someone asked in surprise.

Xie Ziming had just heard the news while patrolling in the palace, so he immediately ran to the East Palace to confirm it. Only then did he discover that it was true and the prince was indeed not in the palace.

The emperor then remembered that the prince had informed him in advance yesterday. Not only yesterday, but he would come to him every day in the past few days to ask for permission to quietly leave the palace to handle matters.

Presumably, the big fire last night must have something to do with his absence from the palace in the past few days.

He adjusted his breathing and was thinking about how to reply to Xie Ziming when Yan Nangui cupped his hands again and said in a calm tone,

"Your Majesty, the Crown Prince was with me last night. We were discussing how to interrogate the principal offender in the Xiangyang case. Later, when the Dali Temple caught fire, the Crown Prince helped me put out the fire."

"Oh, where is the prince now? Why didn't he come into the palace with you?" The emperor became a little nervous after hearing this, not knowing what the prince was up to.

"Your Highness, I'm telling you, Your Highness was slightly injured last night while fighting a fire. I have placed him in an inn to recuperate temporarily. He should be able to return to the palace this afternoon." Jingzhao Yin Wei Zhiyi said hurriedly.

"He's injured, is it serious?" After hearing their words, the emperor became even more confused. He also realized that this matter seemed to have some unusual meanings.

"No, it's not serious. Please rest assured, Your Majesty." Wei Zhiyi replied quickly.

Yan Nangui glanced at him. He usually spoke very fluently, but why did he stutter as soon as he opened his mouth today?

Wei Zhiyi naturally knew what Yan Nangui's eyes meant, and he was also secretly complaining in his heart, "What do you know? This is a crime of deceiving the emperor, and if things go wrong you will lose your head."