After swallowing my anger and taking the blame, I became the lucky little queen

"Logically, she was not locked in a cell and her hands and feet were free to move. She should have escaped the moment the fire started, and she would not have waited until the beams burned through before running away. But she was crushed by the fallen beams on the main road leading to the gate, so she did not escape."

Qin Junyu pondered for a moment, "Did she fall towards the gate?"

Qingyu immediately understood the meaning behind his question and nodded, "Yes, so I guess her purpose of going to the prison was to die with the queen. After the fire started, she might have regretted it, or she might have been in unbearable pain. She ran towards the prison door out of her survival instinct and wanted to get out. As luck would have it, the beam broke and crushed her."

With this explanation, everything makes sense.

Qin Junyu also agreed with this statement. Qiao Yue helped Li Zhongquan rescue the emperor, which meant that she and the queen were enemies, and it was very likely that she wanted to die together after the incident, so she set the fire.

As for why Nian Susu wanted to save her, he couldn't figure it out.

"Save that palace maid, no matter what method you use. Even if you just have to keep her hanging on for a breath, you can't let her die." Qin Junyu ordered in a cold voice.

"Yes." Qingyu took the order and retreated.

The two imperial doctors retreated outside the room to report Qin Junyu's condition.

"Your Highness, the Crown Princess is fine..."

Before the doctor could finish, Qin Junyu angrily retorted: "Then why did she suddenly faint?"

The two of them were so frightened that they trembled and dared not make a sound.

Ah Falcon quickly responded: "Your Highness, please listen to what the imperial physician has to say first."

Qin Junyu suppressed his anger and did not refuse, which was considered as his consent.

The imperial physician gave Axuan a look of gratitude.

One of them said, "The Crown Princess fell ill suddenly. I think it was caused by overwork. As long as she takes a good rest and pays attention to the balance between work and rest, this kind of situation will not happen again in the future."

"Really?" Qin Junyu was skeptical.

The two doctors said in unison: "Really."

One person said he might not believe it, but since two people said so, he had no choice but to accept the result no matter how much he didn't believe it.

A Falcon sent the imperial physician back to the pharmacy.

Qin Junyu stayed by the bed all night, but Nian Susu did not wake up.

-

"Your Highness?"

"Your Highness, wake up."

Qin Junyu was woken up by someone. He opened his eyes and saw Zhihua's face appeared in front of him. He sat up straight, dazed for a moment, realizing that he had actually fallen asleep while sitting on the bed. Now he felt sore all over.

He supported himself on the bed and stood up. Zhihua stood beside him with a cup of hot medicine in her hand.

Qin Junyu looked back at Nian Susu. Her face was rosy and her breathing was steady, as if she was asleep. But when he called her, she didn't respond, which made him even more worried.

"Take good care of the Crown Princess. If she wakes up, send someone to notify the King immediately."

"Yes." Zhihua answered cautiously.

Qin Junyu strode away. Zhihua watched him leave out of the corner of her eye and secretly breathed a sigh of relief. People in the Eastern Palace were saying that the Crown Princess was seriously ill. The Crown Prince was in a bad mood and had a hot temper. The slightest mistake would make him fly into a rage. Zhihua had been feeling uneasy since she entered the room. Now that Qin Junyu was finally gone, she felt relieved.

Zhihua fed Nian Susu medicine. He took one sip and missed three sips. It was impossible to feed him at all.

Zhihua cried and pried her mouth with a spoon, "Miss, please wake up."

-

Xiangfu.

When Qin Junyu walked into the central hall, Nian Chengyun was already waiting there.

Before he even came up to me, he clenched his fists: "Father-in-law."

His face was tired, his eyes were dark and bloodshot, and his voice sounded depressed.

Nian Chengyun didn’t know yet that Nian Susu had suddenly fallen ill. He greeted him with a smile and the two of them walked towards the front hall together.

"Ah Yu, thank you for your hard work these past few days. You've only been back in Beijing for a few days and you have to deal with so many things. Last night, there was a fire in the prison..." Nian Chengyun turned his head and sighed heavily, "Oh! There are so many troubles!"

Qin Junyu tried hard to pull up the corners of his mouth, revealing a tired smile, "Compared to the days of exhaustion in the past, these few days are nothing."

"You can't say that." Nian Chengyun said with a smile: "I have never seen such a tired expression on your face. You look even weaker than me, an old man who knows his fate."

Qin Junyu couldn't even laugh now and tried his best to hide his emotions.

Nian Chengyun asked a few more questions about Liangcheng and Qingshancheng, and then the two of them went to the front hall.

Yang Yuerong smiled happily, "Ayu is here, come and try the new tea your father-in-law got a while ago."

Having said that, he directly pulled Qin Junyu to the coffee table and pressed his shoulders to make him sit down.

Qin Junyu was a little overwhelmed by their enthusiasm.

Nian Chengyun sat down opposite him.

While Yang Yuerong was making tea, she asked, "Why didn't Lingling come back with you?"

Without giving Qin Junyu a chance to answer, Nian Chengyun spoke first, "Don't you know your daughter's character? She's probably still sleeping at this hour. How could she come back with Ah Yu?"

Yang Yuerong burst out laughing, "That's true."

"Only A-Yu has a good temper and indulges her. If it were someone else, she wouldn't have such a good life."

Qin Junyu curled his lips and didn't respond.

Yang Yuerong poured the tea and then left on her own accord.

The two men's faces turned serious.

Qin Junyu looked down at the ripples on the tea surface and asked, "How is Father doing?"

Nian Chengyun sighed, "Not very ideal. I have secretly asked a doctor to check his pulse. He said it was a stroke and poisoning. His health is getting worse and worse. I'm afraid it's..."

He didn't dare say any more.

Qin Junyu's eyes darkened, he picked up the teacup and took a sip. The tea was very hot and it made him shudder. The feeling of pain made him sober up a lot.

"Take me to see him." Qin Junyu stood up.

He had prepared himself mentally before coming, but when he really saw his once domineering and arrogant father lying on the bed like a dead tree, he still couldn't accept it. He stood five steps away for a long time without getting close.

It's not that I'm scared, but I can't believe that he was fine a month ago, but this is the scene when we meet again.

Qin Junyu's throat rolled.

Nian Chengyun came to the bed and whispered, "Your Majesty, the Crown Prince is back. He is here to see you."

The emperor's eyelids trembled, and slowly opened, his confused gaze fell on the tall, blurry figure.

Qin Junyu stepped forward and called out, "Father."

He knelt down, his voice trembling, "I am late! Your Majesty has been framed by a traitor, and I am unfilial! Please punish me!"

Nian Chengyun quietly retreated to the outer corridor.

The emperor's eyes no longer had any luster, they were like a dead pond, never to be rippled again. He raised his arms as if trying to grasp something, but his eyes did not focus on anything and just floated in vain.

He squeezed out two words with a dry and hoarse voice: "Yu'er..."