Yang Yi pursed his lips and remained silent.
He Zhao also did not dare to speak further.
After a mont, Yang Yi said again, "This morning, when Zhen Er spoke with , you heard it all."
He Zhao looked at the ground, "I heard it."
Yang Yi looked at her, "Then what do you think of her suspicion about the third? How credible is it?"
He Zhao took a deep breath, "I can’t say for sure. I always feel that, given the Empress’s virtuous nature, she wouldn’t raise one morally lacking child after another. Besides, over the years, King Yan hasn’t shown any ill intentions towards you, my lord. He has long known about your situation, and if he wanted to harm you, he would have had plenty of opportunities.
"However, after listening to what the General’s wife said, I also feel there’s so truth to it; there are indeed so oddities about King Yan."
Yang Yi took a deep breath, "If his appearance before back then wasn’t accidental, then what he said carries so suspicion too."
He Zhao said, "Are you suggesting, my lord, the words from King Yan about the events in Huzhou were a joint decision by the Empress and the Emperor?"
Yang Yi stared steadily at the flowers in front of him, "Even if the events of that year were a certain betrayal by my own father, it is indisputable. My mother raised single-handedly, and during those ten years, the most care I received was from her. I find it hard to believe that was false."
He Zhao stepped forward, "I must be honest, my lord. I’ve pondered repeatedly before; we have no evidence from elsewhere implicating the Empress in this matter. It’s all King Yan’s words. If he’s deliberately muddling reality, it’s also a possibility."
Yang Yi looked at him, "Why would he do such a thing?"
He Zhao furrowed his brows, hesitated to speak several tis before finally saying, "Considering there was the precedent of a deposed Crown Prince being wary of you, my lord, it can’t be ruled out that King Yan harbors the sa thoughts.
"He knows you are still alive, knows that once you return to the palace, there’s a significant possibility the Empress will fully support you, which would certainly threaten his status. So he spun this lie to desperately prevent you from eting the Empress."
Yang Yi stood up, "But you just said, if he wanted to strike, he would still have many opportunities. For instance, he has many guards, and unlike the second, he would know where I would appear.
"The key is, when he first t seven years ago, he was only eleven. If he already harbored such deep calculations and truly feared , he could have emulated the second and plotted against ."
Confusion showed in He Zhao’s eyes, "Lady General’s words, to be frank, aren’t entirely alarmist either, —my lord, we should reduce our etings with King Yan in the future."
Yang Yi exhaled deeply, "We might not have the opportunity to et him in the future anyway. Once Pei Zhan no longer needs here, we’ll leave the capital city imdiately."
He Zhao nodded.
At this point in the conversation, voices ca from the courtyard doorway, "Mr. Yang, soone from our young master’s side has relayed a ssage! There’s an urgent matter for you!"
The two of them in the room exchanged glances imdiately, and Yang Yi stepped out through the threshold, only to see at the courtyard entrance, Guard Yang Tong, who usually followed Fu Zhen, was anxiously peering inside.
Yang Yi went out to greet, "Guard Yang, what’s the matter?"
Yang Tong hurriedly stepped over the threshold and hastily handed him a letter, "It’s from our General’s wife, who hurriedly sent over with this for you. She said it’s extrely urgent. I don’t know what it’s about, please read it quickly!"
Seeing him so anxious, who would dare to delay?
Yang Yi imdiately unfolded the letter and began reading.
Upon reading it, his expression changed promptly.
He Zhao asked, "What happened?"
Yang Yi’s expression was uncertain, gradually turning pale. He trembled as he asked Yang Tong, "When did she inform you? What else did she say?"
"The General’s wife just entered the palace, but shortly after, she sent a eunuch to inform that the Empress was unwell. Due to overexertion from unknown matters these past two days, she fainted and spat blood. Just now, the Emperor and the Imperial Physician have all gone to Kunning Palace! We still don’t know the situation, but the Empress has been overworking herself..."
Before Yang Yi could finish listening, everything blurred before his eyes, and he hurriedly grabbed Yang Tong’s arm, "Are you sure all of this is true?"
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