AWB Chapter 208: This Imperial Edict Can't Wait
Chapter 208: This Imperial Edict Can't Wait
"I have thought of a more interesting way. Let's go back!" Ji Yunchu said in a good mood.
Momoda couldn't guess what she was planning, so she simply gave up and waited for things to happen.
It took Ji Yunchu back to Chen Garden in Prince Chen's mansion. It was already the beginning of the evening hour. She walked out of Chen Garden and went straight to the study to say goodbye to Mu Yanchen and return home.
But just as he reached the intersection of the corridor leading to the garden, he ran into the Fourth Princess and Prince Jing.
The fourth princess was overjoyed to see her appear, "Sister-in-law, come out! My second brother and I have finally waited for you to come back!"
Ji Yunchu was stunned by the word "Imperial Sister-in-law", but she quickly calmed down and bowed politely, "Your servant greets the princess and Prince Jing!"
"Sister-in-law, we are all family. There is no need to be polite. Come with us for a walk in the garden!" The Fourth Princess said enthusiastically.
Prince Jing stood aside with a smile.
"Princess, please don't yell at me like that. I can't bear it! I have something to ask Prince Chen, so I won't accompany you to visit the garden. Please forgive me. I'll take my leave now!"
She bowed and left in a hurry without waiting for the Fourth Princess to react.
The fourth princess looked at her walking away and was suddenly at a loss, "Second brother, am I too enthusiastic and scared her?"
Prince Jing raised his hand and touched her head to comfort her, "No, she may really have something urgent to ask Big Brother, so she left in such a hurry! Let's go, let's continue walking in the garden!"
As long as she wasn’t scared away, the Fourth Princess nodded happily and followed Prince Jing to the garden.
On the other side, when Ji Yunchu rushed to the study, Mu Yanchen was about to get up from the desk.
"Your Highness, where are you going?" Ji Yunchu had already put all the previous unpleasantness behind him and asked in a relaxed tone.
Mu Yanchen heard her cheerful voice and was also infected by her emotions. He then said, "Go to Mingyu Pavilion to do something. What do you want to talk to me about?"
"Well, I'm here to say goodbye to you. I have to go back. My grandmother and the others must know about what happened today. I'm afraid they are anxiously waiting for me to return!"
"Don't worry. I sent a message to the Su and Ji mansions early in the morning to explain the situation. Madam Su also sent a message to tell you to stay in my mansion and wait for the imperial edict to come down before returning!"
Mu Yanchen felt better when he saw that there was no anger in her eyes after she heard what he said.
"I can't wait for the imperial edict." Since he said so, I will stay here for now and finish this task as soon as possible. In order not to be affected by the struggle for imperial power, I can't get entangled with him anymore.
"Why?" Mu Yanchen was shocked.
"I turned the dog...your father into a vegetable. He will be paralyzed in bed from now on." Ji Yunchu bluntly stated what he had done.
Mu Yanchen was speechless for a while. He could probably guess why she did this. Although he didn't know what a vegetative state meant, when he heard the word paralysis, he understood that this was the stroke mentioned in medical books.
"Is there an antidote for this poison?"
"Yes, but the Queen also fed him poison. If she has removed all the poisons, you princes will probably bring the struggle for imperial power to the surface. Then more people will be against you and your siblings. Do you still want to save your father?" Ji Yunchu directly asked about the worst possible scenario.
Mu Yanchen didn't expect her to say it so directly, and he began to hesitate all of a sudden!
"Don't hesitate. The Queen took action against him only to let her son govern the country. She won't really let him die. Now you just need to strengthen your power and protect your brothers and sisters." Seeing that he was silent, Ji Yunchu expressed his opinion.
"Okay, have you found out anything else in the palace?" Mu Yanchen nodded and asked another question.
"Concubine Xian and Prince Xuan also have ambitions. From their conversation, it seems that they are not very satisfied with your maternal family."
"Of course I won't be satisfied. The virtuous concubine also has the surname Luo, and her name is Luo Zilan. She is a distant relative of my mother's family. After my mother died, she changed. She became cold and heartless, and completely lost her former kindness. She never visited us again after that." Mu Yanchen's face darkened as he spoke.
Ji Yunchu sensed his mood change and didn't ask any more questions. Instead, he reminded him, "Didn't you say you were going out? Go quickly, or it will be dark soon!"
"Okay, then you can stay in Chenyuan with peace of mind. I will sleep in the study tonight!"
"Okay!" Seeing that he wanted to keep her again, she nodded in agreement.
After Mu Yanchen left, Momoda advised her: "Host, please enter the space quickly. I will take you in behind him."
"No, I haven't eaten anything all day. I'd better go back to my room and eat something, then take a hot bath, have a good sleep and get enough energy so that I can deal with those ugly rumors tomorrow!"
Ji Yunchu stretched his waist and walked towards Chenyuan.
Back in Kyoto, the news of Emperor Ting's deep coma soon spread throughout the city. The common people thought that the emperor must be dying soon due to his sudden illness, and they were all worried that their good days would be ruined by Emperor Ting's collapse. All of a sudden, everyone in Kyoto began to panic, and some people even began to secretly store food, just so that when something unexpected happened, they could close their doors to visitors for a while and wait until the storm was over before going out to make a living.