ebookland Chapter 1386 The Crane King's Background, the Night Family Royal Family is Playing a Big Game
Chapter 1386 The Crane King's Background, the Night Family Royal Family is Playing a Big Game
At the Night King's Mansion, Ye Xiaohan and Yun Mujiu soon heard about the activities of the deposed crown prince and Yun Boliang and his daughter.
Yun Mujiu showed no particular reaction, neither triumphant nor disdainful. She remained calm, as if she had seen through everything in the world, possessing only a composed and serene state of mind.
She thought of something and added, "Your Highness, I also have a new test result regarding the Fifth Prince and the Emperor." At the farewell banquet, she had also secretly obtained Ye Chuhe's biological sample data.
Ye Xiaohan put down his white jade teacup and looked over.
"The fifth prince is not the emperor's biological son, is that right?"
"Your Highness, how did you know?!" Yun Mujiu exclaimed in surprise, her mouth agape as if an egg could fit inside.
“It’s a guess.” Ye Xiaohan raised his eyebrows. “However, it was just a guess before, and I hadn’t made a definitive judgment.”
Yun Mujiu's surprised expression was somewhat adorable, and she gasped deeply. First, the Crown Prince wasn't of royal blood, and then there was Ye Chuhe—did the Ye family, the royal family, really play such a big game?
Ye Xiaohan's lips curved slightly as he calmly emphasized, "I am naturally different from them."
Yun Mujiu nodded, puzzled, and said, "The Emperor and Consort Yu dote on the Fifth Prince so much, I thought the Fifth Prince was at least the Emperor's biological son." Consort Yu is going too far.
Seeing Yun Mujiu's adorable little expression, Ye Xiaohan kindly began to explain.
More than twenty years ago, Ye Haolian had not yet officially ascended the throne. At that time, Consort Yu was not yet a Consort; her name was Gao Yu, and she was a noblewoman from the Gao family.
Before marrying into the royal family, she had a secret crush on the son of an old prince. This past was little known, let alone heard of.
However, later on, for some unknown reason, Gao Yu became engaged to Ye Haolian, who was her childhood sweetheart.
Then came the crucial period of the struggle for the throne. Ye Haolian slaughtered countless brothers, and the old prince and the crown prince both died in the turmoil.
Gao Yu had been married into the royal family for some time and was wholeheartedly playing the role of a loving couple with Ye Haolian. The Gao family was also doing their best to support Ye Haolian.
Finally, Emperor Haolian ascended the throne and became emperor, and Gao Yu became a concubine. Soon after, news spread that she had been pregnant for some time.
Ye Xiaohan said that because so much time had passed since the incident, and because there hadn't been many rumors about Consort Yu, people had never thought to doubt the background of Consort Yu's only son, Ye Chuhe.
Who would suddenly think to doubt the prince's parentage, given that he is the most beloved son of the current emperor and his favorite concubine?
Ye Xiaohan had sensed something amiss recently when the conflict between Consort Yu's faction and the Empress's faction intensified. Upon further investigation, he indeed uncovered a hidden past of Consort Yu.
Yun Mujiu sighed, feeling overwhelmed by the complex and obscure entanglements within the royal family, as if her worldview was about to be shattered.
"According to the test results, the Fifth Prince is not the Emperor's biological son, but his relationship with Consort Yu as mother and son is real."
"Ah."
"How does Your Highness intend to handle this secret?"
"Let's put it aside for now." Ye Xiaohan said calmly. "The character of the fifth brother remains to be seen, and his background is complicated."
By continuing to conceal the fifth son's true parentage, the situation would not be subject to any further drastic changes. Besides, he wasn't so cruel as to kill indiscriminately; what harm was there in letting the fifth son continue living his original life?
Yun Mujiu nodded, "I understand." Then they wouldn't tell Ye Chuhe for now. As the saying goes, "Don't meddle in other people's affairs."
If they told Consort Yu and Ye Chuhe that Ye Chuhe was not related to the Emperor by blood, do you think Consort Yu and Ye Chuhe would feel grateful to them?
Perhaps at first Ye Chuhe was happy to discover his true identity, but as time goes by, people's true colors will be revealed, and it's hard to guarantee that Ye Chuhe's lineage won't change their minds later. If you hadn't told us the truth back then, we would still be living happily without knowing anything. It's all your fault for revealing the secret!
Ye Xiaohan raised his hand and ruffled Yun Mujiu's black hair, saying, "You don't need to put pressure on yourself about treating the Emperor. Whether you succeed or not, I will take responsibility."
Yun Mujiu raised her paw and grabbed Ye Xiaohan's large hand in return, giving a heavy "hmm" and playfully laughing, "I knew Your Highness cared for me the most, Your Highness is the best!"
"Ahem..." The usually aloof Prince Night quickly blushed.
Two days passed in the blink of an eye. On the morning of the third day, Ye Xiaohan secretly escorted Yun Mujiu into the palace.
Inside the Funing Palace, a brand-new wooden house had already been built. Ye Xiaohan ordered carpenters and bricklayers to build an operating room for Yun Mujiu in two days and two nights.
Ye Xiaohan and Yun Mujiu quietly arrived at Funing Palace with their attendants, where Imperial Physician Shi and his apprentice Xu Geng were waiting anxiously.
After settling Yun Mujiu in, Ye Xiaohan had a sandalwood armchair brought out and sat quietly under the eaves in the courtyard, waiting. At the same time, he was also protecting Yun Mujiu as she prepared to treat the Emperor.
Yun Mujiu's treatment of the Emperor was kept very secret. Ye Xiaohan and Yun Mujiu did not inform the outside world, and they deliberately blocked news from inside the palace.
If the Empress, some of the concubines, a few princes, and even the ministers of the previous dynasty knew that the Emperor was dying, they would definitely panic and act recklessly, fighting each other to the death.
Therefore, to avoid unnecessary trouble, Ye Xiaohan concealed the Emperor's latest health condition. In addition, he used the secret passage left by the late Emperor to mobilize a group of personal guards to guard the Funing Palace.
It was daytime, yet the sky was gloomy. Ever since the palace coup, the weather in the capital had never improved; incessant rain and the arrival of autumn chill made people's hearts feel heavy at times.
The Emperor has been fainting intermittently these past few days. He just took the medicine that Yun Mujiu left for Physician Shi and fell into a deep sleep again. He is currently in a state of complete ignorance.
Yun Mujiu had his assistants carry the Emperor onto the operating table, and then gave Du Ziheng, Doctor Fu, and Fu Qian some instructions regarding the surgery.
Today's surgery on the Emperor is of utmost importance and cannot be leaked, so she only selected members of her trusted group, and did not even let the trainee doctors and nurses come along.
Yun Mujiu's gaze was calm. She glanced at the skylight that was wet with rain, then turned around and calmly announced, "The surgery begins."
For four whole hours, Yun Mujiu didn't stop for a moment. The rain outside the window grew heavier and heavier, and the atmosphere inside the operating room became increasingly tense and severe.
Yun Mujiu was the chief physician, while the others were merely assistants, all novices who had only been learning surgery from her for less than a year. Therefore, Yun Mujiu was the sole main surgeon. Moreover, the surgery she was performing on the Emperor was an extremely complex heart operation; even the slightest deviation would have disastrous consequences. One can only imagine the immense psychological pressure and burden she bore.
However, despite her nervousness, Yun Mujiu remained calm and composed, showing no fear whatsoever.
If the imperial court and the battlefield are Ye Xiaohan's stage, then the medicine pavilion and the operating room are Yun Mujiu's stage.