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As if a goose that had been shot by an arrow, Empress Chen let out a sorrowful cry. She used all his strength to push Xianghe away and threw his entire body at the dying crown prince. "My child, open your eyes and look at your mother! How could you abandon me …"

Chu Lingyun could not bear the pain anymore and walked over to Empress Chen's side, wanting to help her up from the bed. "mother, Royal Brother is still here, we can accompany him for the rest of the journey."

Empress Chen's body froze, he turned his head and gave a stern look, "What are you doing? Why did I only call a person from Chiron?"

Chu Lingyun felt a piercing pain in her cold eyes, and paused for a moment before replying, "mother, please forgive me for being late."

The Empress Chen glared at her sinisterly, then bent down and hugged his son's cold body, "For you to be able to send your Royal Brother on the final journey is already asking for mercy."

Chu Lingyun was startled, and asked in a trembling voice: "mother, what do you mean by this?"

The emperor also frowned. "The poison wasn't administered by Little Yun, so she's the one who created it."

Empress Chen wiped away the blood on the crown prince's face with his tear-stained face and sobbed, "You keep thinking about Ling Yun and you will definitely not care about my son. When something happens to him, you are still touring the imperial garden with Ling Yun."

The Emperor was quiet and did not understand, "The crown prince and Little Yun are both your children, why are you only concerned with the crown prince?"

Empress Chen held the Crown Prince's hand absentmindedly. "Since you're so distressed about Lingyun, I can only share more of your love with the Crown Prince," she said as she looked at Xianghe with a resentful gaze. "In the end, she's the same as Big Sister Yun …"

The Emperor was extremely angry, but it was inconvenient for him to flare up on the spot, so he could only silently glance at Empress Chen.

Chu Lingyun immediately became depressed, and her eyes became unfathomably puzzled. "mother … I am also a child of the mother … "

"You and your Royal Father are closer, that's all." The Empress Chen hugged the crown prince as if he was looking at precious treasures, "You guys go out first, I need to accompany him properly."

The Emperor didn't want to stay in this kind of repressed and awkward atmosphere any longer. Just as he wanted to pull Chu Lingyun away, he saw tears flickering in her eyes.

Chu Lingyun bit her pale lips and said tearfully: "mother, you've lost Royal Brother and you still have me."

Empress Chen's eyes were filled with frost, "You and the crown prince are different, you can leave first."

Chu Lingyun knelt down weakly and looked at her stubbornly, "I'm not leaving, I'm going to accompany mother and Royal Brother."

Xianghe saw that the situation was bad and immediately rushed to her side, "Princess!"

Chu Lingyun turned her head, looked at her deeply, and said: "Royal Father, you go out first. I want to stay by mother's side."

The emperor hesitated for a moment, then lowered his eyes and sighed, and brought Xianghe out of the Eternal Spring Hall.

Three days later, the crown prince passed away in the early morning. Empress Chen's weeping shook the entire palace, his voice was filled with the helplessness and despair of a mother who could only watch her child die in her arms, as if the white-haired man who sent the black haired man away had to leave as well.

When Chu Zongge heard the news, right when he was playing chess with Xue Ronghua at the moment, the eunuch from Changchun Palace came over to report his loss. The finger that was playing chess fiercely paused for a moment, and then said indifferently, "I understand."

Xue Ronghua swept the chess pieces into the box and said softly, "I originally thought that the crown prince and Empress Chen were acting together to show to the emperor, but who would have thought that he would pass away just like that."

Chu Zongge lowered his eyes and said: "The crown prince was killed by a dancer who took her revenge. It would be bad for the imperial family's reputation if word of this got out, so the emperor's meaning is to harden the body, and make it worse."

"This dancer is quite patient. She was actually able to stand by the side of her enemy for so long, and even conceived a child."

"It is precisely because of his strong desire for revenge that he was able to endure so much," Chu Zongge said as he waved for the palace maid to bring over some tea. "However, I heard that the dancing lady had already been ordered by the Empress Chen to be killed."

"Since she dared to make a move on the crown prince, she must be prepared to die," Xue Ronghua said as a trace of admiration flashed past her eyes, "Prince Jin desired to obtain the direct source of power from Yu Zhu, but who would have thought that the conflict between the three of them would end with her little sister."

"With the death of the crown prince, I don't have any other opponents in the Imperial Palace," Chu Zongge said with a faint smile. "It's time for Empress Chen to stop."

Xue Ronghua squinted her eyes dangerously, "Don't let your guard down too early, I'm afraid there are a lot of enemies."

Chu Zongge was startled, "You're talking about Xue Liuhua right? It seems like she is going to give birth soon, it's just that she is too young, and won't be able to get the weather."

"Even if Xue Liuhua gives birth to a prince, there's no need to worry," Xue Ronghua held his hand. "The crown prince is gone, but Empress Chen still has a Princess Poyang."

"Chu Lingyun?" Chu Zongge shook his head with a smile, "Although she is doted upon by the Emperor, she is still a daughter after all, and cannot contend against me."

"Didn't you say that the Emperor had warned the crown prince before that if he still did not study seriously, he would change the position of Princess Poyang to that of Emperor," Xue Ronghua said as she slightly raised her brows, "Have you forgotten?"

Chu Zongge looked at her blankly. "I didn't forget, but the Emperor only used this matter to warn the crown prince.

"The Princess Poyang is not an ordinary girl," Xue Ronghua looked at him seriously. "When you were young and studied together, whose studies were the most praised by the Tutor?"

Chu Zongge thought for a bit, "He is indeed a princess, but his Qin Nation has never made his a crown prince."

"There's always a first time. The crown prince has already passed away, it's hard to guarantee that the Empress Chen will not make her the first female crown prince of the current dynasty due to the love the emperor has for the Princess Poyang."

Chu Zongge could not help but shake his head, "This is too absurd. No matter how much the emperor loves the princess, he would not do such a thing."

Xue Ronghua sighed lightly, "I'm afraid of everything, just in case. How do you know that the Emperor wouldn't choose the princess as his ruler just because of a whim? Who do you think is more suitable to be the crown prince if you say that the crown prince is mediocre and useless and his daughter is a princess?"

Chu Zongge was silent for a moment, then said: "I have come into contact with the princess a few times, and indeed felt that she was unfathomably deep. She also came from the Chiron, and came in contact with the Chiron Imperial Family.

"That's why it's better to be on guard," Xue Ronghua rolled her eyes, "Where is Princess Poyang right now?"

"She will always be guarding Changchun Palace, accompanying the Empress Chen. When she recovers from the passing of the crown prince, it will be time for us to confront her."

Xue Ronghua thoughtfully nodded, "Then what about your majesty?"

"Later on, he went to visit the crown prince once more. After hearing the news of the crown prince's death, he stayed in the Imperial Study and his mood was heavy," Chu Zongge thought about it and said, "He sent someone to visit the princess's Changchun Palace so that she won't be too sad, so she should be careful of her body."

Xue Ronghua frowned, "Did some enmity arise between the Emperor and the Empress Chen? Why did he only tell the princess not to feel sad, and not the Empress Chen?"

"He has always doted on the princess, but when the Empress Chen was poisoned by the crown prince, his words had a conflict with the emperor's. He could not help but feel angry."

"Why is the empress and the emperor arguing about something?" Xue Ronghua asked curiously, "Is the princess not advising from the side?"

"I'm not too sure either. The princess can't interfere in their matters. I'm afraid this is another dispute."

Xue Ronghua suddenly smiled, looked at him and said: "If only the princess was your little sister, then we do not need to worry about her."

Chu Zongge could not help but laugh bitterly, "You thought well, I'm afraid even the Princess is thinking, if I was a man, then I would have hit that disappointing Royal Brother and that evil brother Prince Duan and would be the crown prince myself."

When Xue Ronghua heard this, he burst out laughing, "Everyone has their own plan and plan."

"So, it's better not to have too many fantasies," Chu Zongge pinched the back of her hand. "The crown prince has already passed away, should we submit the handkerchief to the emperor?"

Xue Ronghua lowered his head to think for a moment, but still shook his head, "The crown prince has just passed away. The emperor and the Empress Chen are both immersed in the grief of losing their son.

"If I don't say it now, then how long will I have to wait?" Chu Zongge was a bit anxious, "If I don't have time, so that the Empress Chen has the chance to make a comeback, wouldn't it be worth it?"

"We are still unclear of exactly why Zhu Tong disappeared," Xue Ronghua said with furrowed brows. "My guess is that only by killing her secretly can she completely disappear from this world."

"If the person who killed her really existed, then his goal was to take her life from the very beginning," Chu Zongge suddenly realized, "This also includes this handkerchief. The person who killed her probably doesn't even know about the existence of this handkerchief."

"If you don't know, then that's even better," Xue Ronghua said as a smile appeared on her lips. "Then this silk handkerchief is the dagger in our sleeves, no matter how Empress Chen makes use of this opportunity to turn the tables, it won't be able to stop this dagger's sudden burst of power."

"What you said is very true," Chu Zongge said with a pleased look in his eyes. "I can't wait to see how Empress Chen looks like when you face the Emperor's doubts."

Xue Ronghua smiled, "There is no need to be impatient, we will not move for now, until the best moment to present the silk handkerchief to the Emperor."

"Empress, the Dragon Birth month is getting bigger. The wind outside is cooling your body."

Xue Liuhua looked at the spinning leaves in the air and sighed: "Why did the crown prince leave just like that?"

The palace maid hurriedly helped her into the warm room. "The crown prince has always been worried about government affairs, so he left just like that."

Xue Liuhua had a close relationship with the crown prince, and could not help but feel a little sad. "In the future, when I give birth to a prince, I must take good care of him.

"If you want to enter the Eastern Palace, I'm afraid you'll have to put more effort into your studies," the palace maid lowered her voice. "Does the Empress not want to …"

Xue Liuhua was slightly startled, but then shook her head in disappointment, "I'm afraid I don't have the chance. The Prince Duan has been coveting the Eastern Palace for a long time, and he is the only mature prince left in this palace."

"His Majesty's health is healthy and healthy. How could the Empress say she had no chance?" The palace maid winked at her. "Once the Empress's prince grows up, I don't know who will have the image of the Son of Heaven."

Xue Liuhua couldn't help but be moved by her coaxing. If Prince Duan were to succeed the throne in the future, she would just be a grand concubine, but if he were to succeed the throne, she would legitimately become the empress dowager. The glory behind this difference was completely different.

"Empress, since you've already reached this point, it would be a pity to stop right there," the palace maid laughed softly. "The empress only has one princess left, and it's impossible for her to give birth to a prince. It's not like the Consort Fu can be doted upon by the emperor, it's only you in the palace."