If not abolished

Chapter 280 Faking Death and Leaving the Palace

"What are you thinking about? Why are you so absorbed in it?" Zhu Zhanji saw that she had been lost in thought since she said that Wu Yingyue was the King of Han's person, so he couldn't help but asked.

"I just didn't expect it. I was so surprised that she was actually someone belonging to His Royal Highness the Prince of Han. His Royal Highness the Prince of Han was so bold that he even arranged people in the palace." Hu Shanxiang said after she came to her senses.

Zhu Zhanji was not surprised at all. “My second uncle has been brave for a long time. If he wasn’t brave enough, how could he rebel in the future?” Zhu Zhanji became angry when he thought about his second uncle rebelling as soon as he ascended the throne.

"Your Highness, why do you sound so angry when you say this? Okay, Your Highness, don't be angry. You haven't finished speaking yet. This Wu Yingyue is His Highness the Prince of Han's person, but hasn't His Highness the Prince of Han left Beijing now? So now..." Hu Shanxiang already had a guess in her mind.

"It's true that Second Uncle has left the capital, but have you forgotten that Zhanqi is still in the capital? No need to even think about it, Second Uncle has given all his people to him. Have you forgotten that in the last life, Zhu Zhanqi was deposed by Grandfather the Emperor because he repeatedly passed on messages to Second Uncle?"

"In that case, this time Zhanqi will be taken care of by His Majesty...but why do you still want to go to Zhongdu?"

"He refused to admit that Wu Yingyue was his person, saying that it was all arranged by my second uncle. He had no idea what was going on. In the end, he said that I bribed Wu Yingyue to set a trap for him. You know, Grandfather Emperor won't say anything more about me, but he can't help but blame these things on my father. I don't know how they discussed it. If they let me leave Beijing at this time, I don't know how to deal with my father."

"Don't worry, Your Highness. Although His Highness the Crown Prince has been suppressed by His Majesty, His Majesty still trusts him very much, otherwise he would not have allowed the Crown Prince to govern the country for so many years."

"Speaking of this, I have never understood it. Grandfather the Emperor sometimes really, let's say he doesn't trust father, but he delegates power to let father govern the country. Even if you say he trusts you, he always suppresses you. If he does a good job, he says he has exceeded his authority. If he doesn't do a good job, that's even worse. He directly convicts everyone around the crown prince. It's also because father is kind-hearted. He has been in this environment for so many years. Later, I kept thinking that father suddenly passed away less than a year after he ascended the throne. Could it be that he had been in this environment for so many years before, and his body couldn't bear it, so he suddenly... So this time I wanted to clear some obstacles for him in advance, but it turned out like this. Tell me, am I too greedy? I saved you, but I still wanted father to be with me for a few more years. God probably thought I was asking too much, so things are still the same as before."

"Your Highness, you have done very well. Just try your best. As for the result, the final result is not to regret it." Hu Shanxiang didn't know how to comfort him for a moment.

"Yes, at least I'll do it. Even if God doesn't let me achieve it, I've already done what I should do."

"Your Highness keeps changing the subject today. Since His Highness Zhanqi doesn't admit it, how did His Majesty deal with it in the end?" Hu Shanxiang was still very curious about the outcome of the matter. At least she wanted to know what happened to Wu Yingyue in the end.

"Why are you so curious today? This is not like you normally. He has always denied it, and Grandfather Huang couldn't do anything about it. Later, Wu Yingyue also kept saying that she didn't accept Zhanqi's assignment, and she bit me back. Then, when no one was paying attention, she bumped her head against the pillar of the hall and died. I was scared."

"Why...why is she like this? She doesn't look like someone who would commit suicide?"

"I was also surprised at first. She is not so decisive. But when I met her this time, I felt that she was different. However, I never paid much attention to her, so my impression of her might be biased. But even if she survived, Your Majesty and I would not let her go. It would be a relief for her if she died like this."

"Your Highness, after all, she once gave birth to a prince for you, or..."

"That was in the past, not now. Don't worry, in this life, my child will only come out of your belly." Zhu Zhanji stared at Hu Shanxiang's belly with burning eyes.

Hu Shanxiang suddenly felt the pressure doubled.

"Your Highness, if you say so, I'm under too much pressure. What if I don't give birth to a prince?"

"No, I'll try hard this time, we will definitely succeed. But don't worry too much, there are ways around it."

While the two were saying this, Zhu Zhanqi was under house arrest in the palace and could not go out, so he had to let his subordinates do many things.

"Someone, go and see if the body has been carried out."

"Yes." After the man went out, he came to a place that was specifically for dealing with palace servants who died in the palace.

"Sir, this is the female corpse you requested."

The man immediately took out a bag of silver and handed it to the man.

"No one noticed, right?"

"Don't worry, sir. No one will specially investigate such matters. You can rest assured. I haven't seen you today." The man said very tactfully.

The man returned to the palace and said, "Your Highness, the person has been brought here."

"Got it." After Zhu Zhanji and others left, they came to another room that looked like a secret room. If Zhu Zhanji and others were here, they would be extremely surprised. The person on the bed was actually Wu Yingyue who was hit and died in the main hall of the Qianqing Palace not long ago.

Zhu Zhanqi took out a pill from a box beside him and gave it to her to swallow.

A quarter of an hour later, the person who was originally unconscious woke up.

Wu Yingyue opened her eyes, but she was not used to the light for a while. It took her a while to realize that she should be awake. She was very thirsty and was about to get up to drink water. Suddenly someone came to her side and gave her a large glass of water. She came to her senses and looked up. It was Zhu Zhanqi. She was so scared that she choked on the water.

"Your Highness, why are you...doing this in person..." Wu Yingyue suddenly regained her strength, half sat up, and drank the rest of the water in the cup herself.

"You shouldn't be discovered now. If you ask someone to serve you, it will be difficult to handle with so many people around."

"Thank you, Your Highness." Wu Yingyue really escaped death this time.

"Don't be in a hurry to thank me. I saved you for my own sake. What you need to do now is to get your health back in shape so that you can do things for me." Zhu Zhanqi said in a cold tone.

"I understand. I will never let your Highness down for saving my life." Wu Yingyue said solemnly.

"Okay, now that you're awake, I'll leave first. Don't go out for now. I'll bring you food once a day."

"Yes."

Zhu Zhanqi left after he finished speaking. Wu Yingyue relaxed after the others left. She still remembered that day when Zhu Zhanqi sent someone to find her and asked her whether she wanted to live or die. She knew that she didn't die immediately in the previous situation. It was because Zhu Zhanji and others were concerned about Zhu Di and didn't dare to act so quickly. But after a while, she would definitely die. Either she would be killed quietly by Zhu Zhanji, or Zhu Zhanqi, or even the Crown Princess would want to kill her. It would be easy.

Zhu Zhanji had been using her all along and had no sincerity towards her. If she wanted to survive, there was no hope in the East Palace. Since Zhu Zhanqi had offered her an olive branch, why not do it? This time she was Niu Hulu Yingyue, and she had to take revenge on Zhu Zhanji, because he was the one who had made her like this.

However, Zhu Zhanqi couldn't trust her 100%. After all, they were family. Now they seemed to be incompatible. Don't let them reconcile later, or he would turn around and kill her again.

What kind of Yongle era did she come to? Why was it different from what she knew? Except for the names of the characters, everything else was different. It was said that Hu Shanxiang, the first deposed empress of the Ming Dynasty, was not liked by Zhu Zhanji, but here it was Zhu Zhanji who asked for it. The Empress Sun, who was acknowledged in history to have favored her childhood sweetheart, was not seen in the palace. It was too outrageous.

While she is recuperating, she should take a good look at her current situation. Her head hurts so much. Damn it, did she get a concussion from that collision?

It was all because of what Zhu Zhanqi said. Only by dying in public could one avoid suspicion.

Wu Yingyue had a severe headache and she had no strength after waking up, so she just continued to sleep.