The arrogant imperial concubine arrives, the favorite of the regent

Facing Yun Mujiu's casual question, Du Ziheng didn't say much, but briefly talked about some of the main topics of their discussion today. Because he knew that the king would also tell the princess, but sometimes they were both busy, so they didn't know each other's situation. And when they can sit together, they will communicate with each other.

He didn't dare to say much, for fear of saying the wrong thing. Woohoo, sandwiched between the prince and the princess, they really were walking on thin ice!

Yun Mujiu did not embarrass Du Ziheng, but just listened to the general idea. When she was with Ye Xiaohan, she had already heard some predictions about the official matters that Du Ziheng told her.

For example, Du Ziheng relayed the news he got from Ye Xiaohan: According to the information reported by the Cold Shadow Guards of the Ye Palace and the spies in the palace, the emperor's illness was not a sudden onset, but the result of long-term accumulation.

Ye Xiaohan had mentioned this to Yun Mujiu.

Now, after hearing what Du Ziheng said, Yun Mujiu recalled her previous thoughts and immediately deduced that the emperor's illness was related to inherited diseased genes. It was a congenital problem, not an acquired one.

The empress dowager was frail and sickly, her eldest son died of illness, and her second son, the emperor, was suspicious and jealous by nature, with a cunning and eccentric personality, and was deep in calculations. It can be said that he had a lot of trouble on a daily basis.

It is possible that the emperor has tortured himself to death. To sum it up in one sentence, it is "self-destruction".

Yun Mujiu still had some information about matters related to the court, such as the emperor's illness. She also knew about the Night King's suppression of the Soul Stealer Yuanxi.

However, Yun Mujiu at this time did not know the specific actions of the Night King, nor did he know that the Night King had mobilized the people from the Mushi Jiuyou Pavilion.

Yun Mujiu only heard from Du Ziheng that people in the capital were hotly discussing the topic near Mushi - the Night King had been low-key and mysterious recently, but for some reason people felt that he was extremely powerful.

After Du Ziheng left, Yun Mujiu returned to the medicine room to sort out the books. The book Legend of the Spiritual Veins was still in her hands, and she had just taken out a few medical books that she thought were good from the pile of books in the cellar of the Herb Hall and showed them to Du Ziheng.

While sorting out the information, she also thought about the measures she had taken against Soul Stealer. In addition to sending assassins from the academy to keep an eye on Soul Stealer's movements, she also had assassins secretly block the Soul Stealer investigators from acting. At the same time, she also came up with a trick.

Since the soul-stealer is investigating her past, wouldn't it be fine for her to release some information about her past? However, whether the information she releases is true or false is up to her...

On the streets of Beijing, a small group of men in black were doing things in the dark. They kept their master's instructions in mind and were completing the task of spreading a batch of false news...

As for news, there are both true and false ones. When the true and false are mixed together, it becomes more difficult to distinguish them.

The palace at dusk has a different kind of beauty, and the large palace complex has a unique view. Unlike the magnificent scenery during the day, the palace at dusk has a low-key and restrained luxury. The palace is rendered open by the large twilight, and the glazed tiles on the eaves are shining with a dim halo.

At dusk, the Empress and Concubine Yu sent people to the Imperial Study to invite the Emperor to dinner, but they were sent back by Eunuch Li.

Eunuch Li said that the emperor was busy with important matters and would rest alone in the Purple Palace tonight.

The palace maids and eunuchs who had been sent away went back to report, causing Concubine Yu and the Queen to look solemn. In fact, they were aware that the Emperor was unwell.

But when they wanted to get closer to the emperor to show their concern, they were pushed away by the emperor for several days.

Concubine Yu couldn't sit still, so she ran to Yuelan Palace to find Ye Chuhe.

Ye Chuhe had been taking the medicine prescribed by Yun Mujiu for a while, and his weak body was getting better, and the condition of his strange disease was also relieved. However, he was very secretive about taking the medicine, and he also took the pulse-changing medicine prescribed by Yun Mujiu, so the imperial doctors including Shi Taiyi did not notice that his body had improved significantly.

Seeing Concubine Yu's anxious state, Ye Chuhe shook his head slightly, his smile making people feel like a refreshing breeze.

He said in a calm and reassuring tone: "Don't worry, mother. If father is really ill, he is deliberately hiding this. We must not show any signs of anxiety, otherwise it will be bad if father misunderstands."

Concubine Yu reacted and breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, she did not cause any trouble in front of the emperor, nor did she make the emperor angry with them. The emperor was most afraid of someone coveting his throne.

"Chu He, what should we do then?"

"Wait." Ye Chuhe said calmly, "It depends on the situation. Let's see how father is doing."

"But how long do we have to wait?" Concubine Yu was unsure.

Ye Chuhe smiled faintly: "It will be soon. Someone will tell us about Father's condition. Mother doesn't have to take the risk to check it out herself."

"Are you saying that the prince might be eager to investigate the emperor?" asked Concubine Yu.

"Yeah." Ye Chuhe added, "And King Di. He will be here soon."

Concubine Yu laughed. That's right. Why should they come forward? Aren't there still the Crown Prince and other princes? They just need to wait and see what happens.

Outside Fengyi Palace, the Queen waited for the news that the Emperor would not come. She turned around, calmly returned to the palace, and had her meal alone.

The reason why she approached the emperor several times was just to express her concern for him. However, she did not act under the pretext of caring about the emperor's health, but claimed: "Government affairs are busy, and the emperor should also rest well."

In this way, the emperor would just think that she didn't notice anything and didn't overstep the line, but was simply expressing her concern.

The Queen said to those around her, "In my opinion, the rumors about the Emperor's illness are true. Let's continue to check and see what illness the Emperor has."

The servants responded, and Nanny Pei said solemnly, "Queen, there have been reports that the Night Prince and his wife are ill recently." After a pause, she continued, "Speaking of which, in the past month, the Night Prince's wife has occasionally appeared, but the Night Prince has appeared less frequently."

The queen seemed not to care about Ye Xiaohan, but talked about Yun Mujiu.

"We must not let Yun Mujiu keep a low profile, lest it delay our plan."

"What are your plans, Your Majesty?" asked Nanny Pei.

The queen took a deep breath and said calmly, "Didn't Princess Liyi ask me for help a few days ago? She wanted me and the emperor to ask Yun Mujiu to treat her illness."

"Of course, she is just a princess from another country. How can she be qualified to order the princess of our dynasty." She knew that the emperor disliked the Ye Wang and his wife, but for the sake of the country's face, the emperor would not let people from other countries offend the Zhongyue royal family. She and the emperor could not order Yun Mujiu to treat Bei Liyi. Besides, the Ye Wang would not let Yun Mujiu be wronged. If the Ye Wang was unwilling to accept the order, the situation would be ugly.

Nanny Pei looked conflicted, and the Queen said directly, "I will not issue an order to Princess Ye, but I can leave the question of whether to treat Princess Li Yi to her..."

The Queen picked up her pen and wrote, planning to give Yun Mujiu a "surprise" tomorrow...