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Second Prince's death was too sudden, causing people to suspect that it was fake news.

The food in the palace was not something that could be obtained easily. It required many layers of inspections before it could be delivered to the masters' eyes. There were also young eunuchs who wanted to test the poison, but the Second Prince caught up to them just as he was about to die.

Pei Zixi stared at the bowl of mushroom soup in front of him, as well as the little mouse who was foaming at the mouth, and let out a heavy sigh. He was indeed mistaken, but how could the people in the royal kitchen be this careless.

"Imperial Physician Pei, this mushroom soup is made by His Highness's kitchen alone, and the mushrooms are not ingredients used in the kitchen, but are brought here by our Second Prince's wife." Imperial Physician Pei, this mushroom soup is prepared by His Highness's kitchen, and is not the ingredients used in the kitchen, but was brought here by our Second Prince's wife.

Since it was something that he had done in private, then there really was a possibility that he had added in the poison mushrooms that looked the same. No matter how the Xu Family people looked at it, they would not be so stupid as to intentionally poison it.

No matter how deep he went, it would not be Pei Zixi's business. He had already disappeared, there was no point in saying that.

When Gu Yun received the firsthand news from Pei Zixi, his heart sank. In the end, he had still called him teacher, and such a good child had died just like that in this fearless battle.

The first thing that Xie Jingxi suspected was that King Jin had made his move, but after careful consideration, she immediately rejected it. King Jin was not a person who could not hold himself back, when he made his move, he was obviously giving someone else a reason to do so, and after looking at Gu Yun's reaction, he became even more certain, "I also feel that King Jin isn't like a person who can't hold himself back either, as he just escaped, like when Second Prince was eating a mushroom at the Pavilion Elder's place. It doesn't attract his attention, it seems more like it's the work of the palace.

What Gu Yun was thinking was not how he died, but rather, the problems that would arise after the death of Second Prince. Firstly, Xi had to leave early, or else she would not be able to give birth anymore.

"Xi, when something happens to the Second Prince, I will be embarrassed. The His Majesty originally held some reservations and did all that he could to pull me closer to him, it was most probably because of the old man. After the old man left, I took the chance to probe, but the His Majesty most likely sensed that I was still useful, so he was not willing to let me go, but this time I have to leave."

If he did not leave, he would be treated as an abandoned son by the His Majesty sooner or later.

Xie Jingxi frowned, "You want to be dismissed? But can His Majesty agree to that? If you want to retreat, can't I wait for you to leave? "

Gu Yun shook his head, "You have to go first, the first His Majesty will not agree to my request so easily. If you delay it for a few days, you won't be able to reach Su Zhou before childbirth, it will be troublesome if you are born on the road. I have already informed Song Yanchen about everything in Su Zhou, he will arrange everything for me.

What else could Xie Jingxi say? At a time like this, when things were urgent, it was not a time to care about other things, as for whether or not he could see her child land, it was not important, as long as her family was safe and sound, it was better than anything else.

Gu Yun had always been on tenterhooks during the days when they were in the imperial camps, so she had always hoped that no mishap would happen to her.

Thus, in the following two days, Gu Yun was sick at home, he busied himself with packing his things, after all, he did not know when he would return, although the light carriage would be easy, there were still a lot of things he would need to bring.

At the same time, because of the incident with the Second Prince, the His Majesty was so angry that they first imprisoned the people from the Xu Family, and the eunuchs and maids in the Second Prince Hall were all taken care of, even sparing Xu Jingshu, who had barely escaped death. The Second Prince's group, led by the Elder Official Xie, did their best to send a letter asking for a thorough investigation.

The reason was that his disease had returned and he was no longer able to take up the position of the, so the paper was sent back the next day. Gu Yun then wrote a new book and passed it on to the His Majesty, who exhausted his patience and finally summoned him to the palace.

He was wrapped in a heavy fur coat and entered the warm, spring-like hall. His face was so white that it looked as if he had been painted with a layer of white wax, and probably, his lips were also smeared as well. There was not a single trace of blood on his face, as he covered his mouth and coughed lightly, then slowly knelt down towards His Majesty. "Your subject, Wu Se, His Majesty … Cough cough … "No wonder …"

Seeing him like this, the His Majesty was so scared that she did not dare say that she was sick. For a moment, she forgot to ask him with a straight face, "Gu Qing, what happened to you? How did you get so sick?"

Gu Yun explained with difficulty, "To be honest, His Majesty, this subject has not yet recovered from his illness. When it comes to Dong Ri, this subject has to go through a round, and will usually spend the winter in the south. During these two years, I didn't dare to slack off His Majesty's love, which is why I forcefully endured my illness in the capital. Cough cough … This subject is extremely pained, and knows very well that I have not done my best to take care of my responsibilities, I truly have no shame to owe His Majesty a debt of gratitude.

All of them had left, leaving behind only his old and broken bones to support him. He still wanted to pat his butt and leave, but how could the remaining two young and ignorant people possibly withstand the pressure of the Great Chen? Originally, he had hoped to pull Gu Yun up to the next generation, but with Ol 'Two gone, all of his plans were thrown into chaos.

As a result, Gu Yun felt extremely awkward in the imperial court, but this kind of awkwardness was not enough to make the His Majesty give up on him, so he did not even look at his resignation letter, but seeing that the other party was already so ill, how could he bear to keep him, and furthermore, he had promised his grandfather that he would eat his words and become fat, so it did not seem like it was a virtuous thing.

His Majesty was in a difficult position.

"Since that's the case, I can't delay Gu Qing's illness. However, recuperation is recuperation, so it's not really proper. I'll leave the official position with you, and when Gu Qing's illness recuperates, I'll have to use it heavily on you."

did not think that he would still be involved with His Majesty, after all, recuperating after a year, recuperating after 10 or 8 years, and that was up to Gu Yun himself. As long as His Majesty lets him go, no matter what he says, His Majesty would definitely let him go, and after that, His Majesty would definitely become suspicious.

"This subject thanks His Majesty for his kindness!"

His Majesty waved his hand, "Liu DeShun, send Gu Qing out."

Gu Yun slowly walked out of the hall, leaving behind a long string of coughs.

Liu De Shun respectfully followed three steps away from Gu Yun, and when they walked down the stairs, he gave Gu Yun a hand full of eyes: "Lord Gu, walk well."

Liu De Shun looked down, Gu Yun looked at him meaningfully: "Thank you Eunuch Liu."

Xi should be not too far away from Cangzhou by now. He still had a few trifling matters she needed to take care of, and after a few days, she would be able to set off. If everything went well, she would be able to follow her to Su Prefecture, and her precious daughter could wait for at least a few more days.

Xie Jingxi was slower than he expected. She had just left Tianjin.

Three days ago, Xie Jingxi and her group had arrived at the Tongzhou Ferry. During this period of time, Fang Yu had gone out to buy food, while she herself waited alone in the cabin.

She left without a sound, and Gu Yun only sent her to the door. When they parted ways, they did not interact much, but a single glance or a few words would vent some of the emotions she should not have, and instead cause her to feel sad. The two of them held heavy responsibilities, and thought that they would meet again very soon, so he pretended to be ordinary.

But it had only been a day since then, and she already had a bit of worry, and had the urge to turn back. She didn't know if Gu Yun was successful or not, but whether the His Majesty was willing to let her go, she touched her stomach that was hidden in her thick fur coat.

Their route was to take the guest boat from the Tong Zhou Province to the Cang Zhou Province, and then change the boat. If the boat Song Yanchen came to pick up did not catch up, then he would be on another boat that Gu Yun had arranged. To deceive people, they took the guest boat first. Fang Yu and Xie Jingxi pretended to be a normal couple while Ming Yu and a few other brothers scattered around the ship. This was to prevent them from getting caught in an accident and to not attract too much attention.

She carried some food back to the cabin and intentionally walked to the back of the crowd on the boat, observing every single face on the boat. The passersby on the boat were either in a hurry or were sad about leaving home, they were all buried in their own thoughts, when they suddenly touched upon a gaze that was as clear as hers.

This person was five steps away from her, observing his path, as though he was going in the same direction as Fang Yu, thus Fang Yu followed and chased after him after a few steps, greeting him, "Brother, are you heading towards the south as well?"

She was about twenty-five years old, and dressed like a merchant. Only then did Fang Yu calmly pat his shoulder, as if she did not know what kind of person she was supposed to be.

The man looked at Fang Yu, his words concise and concise, "That's right."

Fang Yu nodded her head, thinking that she was probably being too nervous.