C101

No one had expected that such a shocking event would occur during the blooming season. No matter how beautiful the flowers of the imperial garden and the Mansion of the Duke of Qin were, no one had ever enjoyed them. Murong Yu was immersed in self-blame and grief.

The crown prince was good to her, and she kept recalling it one by one, from the shocking first meeting in the Merlin of Eastwood Palace to the time when he played the zither, gave her plum trees and sent her plum wine, there were still many jars of sour and sweet pickled plum wine in the palace. In the palace that she was not at ease with, the only person who really liked her was the crown prince.

The Plum Blossom in the Clear Tide Courtyard had wilted, having already sprouted green leaves that were so green that they were extremely pleasing to the eyes. However, Yunsheng could not bear to look at it any longer. What did her Plum Blossom count for?

"Yu, don't blame yourself anymore. No one could have predicted such an accident …" Yun Sheng reached out his arm to comfort Murong Yu, who had been standing in front of the plum tree in a daze for a long time.

Murong Yu turned his head to look at her and shook his head slightly. "It's my fault. I should have had someone send him off. It wasn't an accident. It was man-made, and could have been avoided …"

"Who exactly is it? For what? " Although Murong Yu was involved in the investigation, he had very little to talk about with Yun Shengyue. Therefore, she was not clear about the situation, and the people in the manor were even less aware of it.

Murong Yu just shook his head and didn't want to talk anymore.

The emperor had personally stepped in to stop the rumors that Imperial Concubine Lian had made her move. Although they still couldn't prevent others from guessing in secret, at least no one dared to discuss and spread the rumors.

According to the rules of the Beheng Imperial Family, it was not possible to hold a national funeral, nor would the funeral be a major affair. He could not enter the tombs of previous generations of emperors, and could only be buried in the tombs beside the tombs of the emperors.

Although there were officials responsible for the funeral and Yunfei did not have any official position, he was still a special character. Others might not know the requirements of the crown prince's letter, but the imperial edict was very clear.

In addition, Yun Feiyang's medical skills were well-known, and the officials who sent him to the grave were also willing to listen to him. Life, old, illness, death, human nature, people would always get sick.

In any case, he had been quite amiable towards the people who came to bury him. Although he was quite angry during the past few days, when he went to ask Qian Wuyue if she was willing to follow him out of the palace, she actually scolded him angrily, and even cried for the crown prince. It made him very angry just to think about it, and he really wanted to directly rob her, but more importantly, he still had to do it first.

By the time the team escorting the Crown Prince's coffin arrived at Jade Dragon Mountain, it was already dusk. Yun Feiyang suggested that they should rest at the foot of the mountain for the night, before sending people up the mountain to arrange things. They would send the Crown Prince up there in the morning according to the hour, and the others would naturally have no objections.

Everyone only thought that he and the crown prince had a deep friendship and that it was understandable. Furthermore, there was no need to fawn over a dead crown prince and many people did not want to get close to him either. This naturally made things much easier for Yun Fei.

It was already the sixth day, and he had to save Mu Rong Qing from the coffin at night. Tomorrow night was the day when he would go up the mountain and the ceremony would follow. Then, he would be buried under the gazes of everyone present, and there would be no chance of that, and time wouldn't wait for anyone. The pill he fed to Mu Rong Qing would only last for seven days.

After that, he went out and walked for half an hour before returning. Everyone guessed that it was because the crown prince was going to be buried tomorrow, so they couldn't help but feel a sense of camaraderie between them. Even the leader of the officials comforted him a little before returning to his own tent to rest, while Yunfei continued to guard the Crown Prince's Spirit Pivot.

At night, mixed with the cool breeze, the wind blew in waves, the sky was dark without the moon or stars, it was completely dark, there were bugs in the grass singing softly, from time to time there would be a few wild dogs barking, the smell of trees and flowers in the air was pleasing to the nose, it was heavy and intoxicating.

There were two attendants guarding the two sides of the tent, and inside the tent, there was only Yun Feiyang. Normally, there would be two people accompanying him, but tonight, when Yun Feiyang suggested that they accompany the crown prince alone, the two of them left the tent on their own.

It was only in the middle of the night that Yunfei, who had been resting, stood up and lifted the lid of the coffin. A quarter of an hour later, the crown prince slowly woke up, his face still somewhat black, and even though the blood vessels in his hands and feet had been somewhat cleared by Yunfei, he was still weak. He had no choice but to carry him out of the coffin.

On the other hand, Yunfei expressionlessly glanced at him before he took out a bunch of medicine and roughly stuffed it into his arms. Afterwards, he helped him out of the tent.

Not long after they came out, two shadows lightly swept over. Their figures were very light and agile, and one of them even had a corpse wrapped in a cloth under his arm. They did not say anything as they only nodded and put it down.

Yunfei carried the corpse back to the spacious coffin and tossed it around for a while before finally climbing out of it, closing the lid and returning everything to its original state. After finishing everything, he let out a long sigh, his forehead was covered in a layer of sweat, and he sat back down on his bunk.

The next day, Yunfei was woken up by the guards just as dawn arrived. He walked out of his tent to find Murong Yu standing firmly in front of his tent. His expression was even colder than it had been in the past.

"Does His Royal Highness still want to see the crown prince?" Yun Feiyang took the initiative to step forward and inquire.

Murong Yu remained silent for a while before saying, "I want to personally send my royal brother up the mountain. Although this is against the rules and father didn't agree, I still insist on doing it and I'm sure you won't stop me!"

"That's only natural. It's only natural for the prince to want to send the crown prince on a journey. Of course, there's no need to stick to those rigid rules." Cloudsoar said.

The official at the side could only nod his head repeatedly. Accompanied by caution, he said, "If Your Highness has any orders, feel free to speak."

The attitudes of these people were different from those of life and death. With the death of the crown prince, the throne was still empty. Duke Ming and the diligent king had a chance, and if there was a chance, they had to curry favor with him.

"The hour has already been arranged by all of you. All the journeys will be in accordance with your plans. This King will just stay quietly by your side. Just do your job well and settle the crown prince. You don't need to bother with this King."

"Yes sir!"

Murong Yu didn't ask to see Mu Rong Qing. The coffin was delivered to the Ziling Mountains at the scheduled time, and there were all sorts of ceremonies for about two hours. The coffin was opened and inspected before being closed and nailed back to the ground. It was because Mu Rong Qing's face was black and devoid of any of the elegance from his previous life. When he looked at Mu Rong Qing's face, he thought of the reason for his death and the culprit that he couldn't find out, and he felt that he had let him down.

"Your Highness, I ask that you grieve for us. According to the time of the day, we should bury His Highness the crown prince in peace." The officials had only checked the corpse symbolically once and did not look at it closely. The dead body had already been altered and its shape was almost the same. They had also changed into the clothes of the crown prince, so even if they looked at it twice, they wouldn't be able to tell as long as they didn't strip naked.

Murong Yu's heart felt heavy as he watched the carved wooden coffin slowly be buried. However, he had a complicated expression on his face as he wondered if Murong Qing would regret such a decision in the future and be willing to hide away forever to become an ordinary person in the mountains. After all, he had given up on the supreme position that countless heroes and tyrants had been trying to get close to!

"Yue Er, come in and rest for a while. You have already been sitting in the pavilion for quite a while." Cui'er and Lan'er both advised on how to use the time, so they could only invite Madam Zhou.

"The crown prince will be buried today as well as the emperor. The emperor did not agree, but he insisted on rushing over to send him off on his final journey. He must be feeling very upset. I don't even know how to console him."

"The deceased are dead, and their brotherhood is deep. It's normal for Yu'er to be sad, but he's smart and has his own opinions, so he's not a weak girl. After His Highness is buried, he'll come to an understanding in a few days." Madame Zhou was not very worried.

"Will it? I can see that he hasn't even eaten anything in the past few days. He has always blamed himself for not having insisted on sending people to send the crown prince back to the palace, and now that the culprit is still lacking any clues, I'm really afraid that he will blame himself for this matter.

You can only try to comfort him a lot, even if he will be upset, instead of following him around. You said that Yu Er doesn't eat, and look at yourself, for the past two days you've had no appetite. Right now, you're not alone, you can't just eat like that. Mrs Zhou was only worried for Yunsheng. Right now, her biggest wish was to see her grandson safely born into the world. She did not want to think about anything else.

In the past, she had always hoped that he would show her care and consideration. Now, she only wanted to stay by his side and watch as his daughter and grandson became healthy and healthy. It was because of her happiness that she refused. And seeing how worried and upset Yun Sheng was, her heart naturally could not rest. She could only try her best to comfort him.

"Mother, I'm really worried right now …" Yun Sheng suddenly said as he threw away the flower in his hand.

Mrs Zhou anxiously said, "I already told you not to worry, Yu'er will definitely recover."

"Not for this …" Cui'er and Lan'er had already gone to get their things. Only she and Madame Zhou were left in the pavilion. After a moment of hesitation, she continued, "The crown prince's palace is going to go down. The emperor will definitely set up another storage king. Duke Ming, he …"

"If you were to stand in place, it would naturally be King Li Ming. Don't tell me you're still thinking about him? " When Madame Zhou saw the hesitation in Yun Sheng's tone, she could not help but become nervous. "Although I never expected such a day to come, you can't miss him anymore!"

"Mother, where did you say I went? Why am I still thinking of him now?"

"What do you mean?" "Don't stutter, you're so anxious. Mother doesn't care about anything now. I just hope that you and Yu'er can live a good life together and have a safe birth to a new son."

"I understand. I'm just afraid that there will be a dispute over the position of the crown prince. The death of the crown prince must have something to do with it. If Yu and he were to fight over it, I wonder what would happen …"

"This, why are you worried about this? Could it be that Yu'er also wishes to become Emperor? " The Zhou family knew nothing about politics.

Yun Shengyue was getting a little anxious as she lowered her voice and said, "Mother, don't say those words again! I am just worried that Yu does not have that kind of heart, but royal father has always valued him greatly, and he does not have a rule that states that the king must stand at his side. If royal father wants to establish him, and half of the court supports him, how can the imperial concubine be willing?

"Since Yu'er doesn't have that kind of heart, then let's just give it to Duke Ming. Don't you have to fight over it?" Madam Zhou's thoughts were very simple.

In any case, she could not understand what was going on in a short while. It was not because she was worrying over nothing, but because of the empress's attitude, the empress had sent a lot of things to her not long after the crown prince had died. From the looks of the giver, it was obvious that she was fawning on her.

Back in the palace, although the empress's pleasantries were very good, she had never really cared about her and the child in her womb. Now that she had suddenly become enthusiastic, it was naturally to express her goodwill towards Murong Yu.

Imperial Concubine Lian had always been the empress's sworn enemy. Now that the crown prince was dead, the empress had no one to rely on in the future. If Duke Ming succeeded the throne, the empress and the Duanmu family would be in great danger.

No, that's not right. It's not just hope. She should directly be praised by her. In name, she should be the mother of Mu Rong Yu! Even if Murong Yu didn't have that kind of heart, he would definitely be dragged into that power center by her. Furthermore, the hatred between her and Imperial Concubine Lian was deep, so the real trouble would come soon.