Chapter 403 Things are going to change
Ye Jiayao looked at his depressed expression and couldn't help but laugh secretly. On such a boring day, the only fun left was to tease him.

However, Ye Jiayao has to have a limit when teasing people, otherwise it would be bad if she makes others feel disappointed.

So she stopped embroidering and leaned in his arms, letting him rub her shoulders and massage her back. She actually enjoyed it very much.

After lunch, Chunyu accompanied Ye Jiayao for a nap. In a daze, he heard Song Qi say, "Hurry up and call the prince, something big has happened in the palace."

Xia Chunyu's eyes opened immediately, his dark pupils were stern, without any trace of sleepiness.

Qiao Xi also panicked and hurried in to call for help.

Xia Chunyu had already heard it. He made a hushing gesture, carefully pulled his arm out from under Ye Jiayao's neck, and tiptoed out of the bedroom.

He whispered, "If the Second Young Madam wakes up, tell her I have something to do and go out for a while. Don't tell her anything more."

Xia Chunyu came out and saw Song Qi's anxious face, but he refrained from asking until he left the yard, "What happened in the palace?"

Today is the Dragon Boat Festival, the dragon boat race. Didn’t the emperor go to watch the dragon boat race?

Song Qi said, "Prince Jing came to tell me that the emperor fainted when he stood up after watching the dragon boat race. Now the emperor has been carried back to the palace, and the imperial doctors are treating him. We don't know how serious his illness is."

Xia Chunyu's face turned serious. The emperor had not looked well recently. He had heard someone say that the emperor had kidney deficiency, but it was unlikely that he would faint!
The emperor's illness was like a dark cloud covering the sun. Xia Chunyu did not dare to be negligent and quickly rode his big black horse into the palace.

Ye Jiayao was sleeping soundly and didn't get up until Naya came to her house.

Seeing that Chunyu was not there, she asked Qiao Xi, and Qiao Xi said that the prince had gone out for something. She didn't care, got dressed, and Naya came in.

"Jinxuan, I have something important to tell you. I was really scared today." Naya said nervously.

Ye Jiayao smiled and teased, "What big deal is this? It can scare a female general like you who has fought many battles like this."

Naya said seriously: "Don't laugh, this is a big deal, everyone is in chaos now."

Ye Jiayao then became serious: "Tell me quickly."

"You didn't go to watch the dragon boat race today, but I did. The Queen even reserved a seat for me on the third floor. As soon as the dragon boat race was over, the Emperor was about to return to the palace, but as soon as he stood up, he fell straight down, and everyone was in chaos." Naya said.

Ye Jiayao's heart sank. The emperor fainted? What was wrong with him?

It seems that Chunyu went out for this matter.

"Now the Princess and Xiao Jing have both gone to the palace. Oh, and the Marquis, I came directly to you, Jinxuan, do you think the Emperor's illness is serious?"

Ye Jiayao shook her head blankly. She hadn't been to the palace for a long time, hadn't seen the emperor, and hadn't heard Chunyu say that the emperor was unwell.

But one thing is certain, if the emperor falls ill at this time, and if his condition is serious, there will probably be chaos.

Helian Xuan hasn't come back yet, alas... I can only pray that the emperor is okay!

After hearing such news, Ye Jiayao lost her mind to embroider and waited anxiously for Chunyu to come back.

They waited until dark, and it was almost midnight when the father and son finally returned together.

Before entering the house, Xia Chunyu took a deep breath, put on a smiling face, and then went in.

He asked in a relaxed tone: "Yaoyao, have you had dinner? What did you eat?"

Ye Jiayao hurried over to greet him: "How is the emperor?"

Xia Chunyu was stunned and looked at Qiao Xi, who curled her lips innocently: "Princess Naya has been here."

Xia Chunyu sighed helplessly. He wanted to keep it a secret, but Naya, who was so quick-witted, made a mistake.

"Tell me quickly, how is the emperor?" Ye Jiayao had been worried about this for most of the day and couldn't even eat.

Xia Chunyu helped her sit down and said quietly, "The emperor is fine, he has woken up now."

Ye Jiayao stared at him straight in the eyes: "Chun Yu, I know you are afraid that I will worry, but you also know that I am a person who likes to fantasize. If you don't tell me the truth, I will keep fantasizing, and it will be worse."

The two have lived together for such a long time. Although Chunyu's acting skills are excellent, she saw the hesitation that flashed across his eyes clearly, which shows that the situation is quite serious and is definitely not what he said.

"I'm not someone who can't stand pressure and can't keep calm. Just tell me the truth. I can bear any worst situation." Ye Jiayao said seriously.

Xia Chunyu sighed silently. He really couldn't persuade Yaoyao. The last time he concealed the truth, she was already very unhappy. He had no choice but to wave his hand and ask Qiao Xi to leave. He then said, "The emperor has had a stroke."

Ye Jiayao was stunned: "Why did he have a stroke out of nowhere?" There should be signs of a stroke, right? The imperial doctors took the emperor's pulse and examined him every day, but they didn't find anything wrong? Or were they not good doctors?
Xia Chunyu smiled bitterly and said, "It's not all good. In fact, there are clues. Didn't the harem have a few new beauties? I heard that the emperor was flipping through the names of these beauties..."

Uh, this means... the emperor had a stroke due to excessive indulgence?

"Of course, the imperial physician would not say that. Xiao Jing and I met in the palace. The Queen and Princess Yi De now suspect that someone has given the Emperor some kind of elixir. Otherwise, at his age, it would be unlikely for the Emperor to have a passionate night every night." Xia Chunyu said.

Ye Jiayao understood that the elixir Chunyu was talking about should be an aphrodisiac.

"Doesn't the Imperial Hospital have records of what medicine the emperor takes? The Queen should have known about it a long time ago! Why didn't the Queen stop him?" Ye Jiayao asked puzzledly.

Xia Chunyu said solemnly, "That's the problem. There is nothing wrong with the medicine prescribed by the Imperial Hospital. As for whether the Emperor took anything else, the Empress doesn't know, and even Eunuch Wei doesn't know."

"We need to investigate. The person who gave the emperor this medicine must have bad intentions."

"The Queen has already started an investigation, so we can only wait for news. The key point is that the Emperor is unconscious now, and the imperial physician said that the situation is quite serious."

Ye Jiayao was in a heavy mood. It had only been a short while since she had lived in peace before trouble arose again.

"Are you going to Yangzhou tomorrow?" Ye Jiayao was just asking casually. In this situation, Chun Yu would definitely not be able to leave.

Xia Chunyu shook his head: "I'm afraid I can't go. I'll ask Chunfeng to go there! Your father will understand."

You have to be understanding even if you don't want to. Can your second marriage, Ye Binghuai, be as serious as the emperor's illness?

That night, no one slept well. A stroke is a very dangerous disease! He might die.

We have just seen off the Queen Mother, if the Emperor does this again... then the world will really change.

Fortunately, I didn’t receive any news that night, and no news is good news.

Chunyu entrusted the affairs of Yangzhou to Chunfeng early in the morning and went into the palace.

The emperor was in a coma for a day and a night, and woke up in the evening, but he could neither speak nor move. The queen thoroughly investigated the matter of the elixir, arrested and interrogated those involved, but she had no clue at all. In a rage, she sent several of her most favored beauties to the cold palace.

The emperor was still alive and could not issue an imperial decree. The prince could not legitimately serve as regent, so he had to ask several prime ministers to take charge of the overall situation. The prince was very anxious at the moment. What if the emperor got better? The emperor was already wary of the prince, and he might even blame him when the time came.

It's a mess anyway.

At this time, in the study of Prince Yu's mansion, Prince Yu and a refined and handsome young man were having a secret conversation.

"They definitely won't be able to find the medicine. It's colorless and odorless. You Jiangzuo League really have a lot of good things." Prince Yu was in a good mood and smiled slightly.

The young man sneered and said, "When will we proceed with the next plan?"

Prince Yu leaned back slightly, with one hand on the table, in a leisurely posture, with a look of confidence: "Since the old man won't die for a while, let's wait a few more days and let the queen toss it first. In the end, the elixir appears in their house, then there will be something interesting to watch."

"Yes, not many people know that Duke Jing is obsessed with alchemy. Once it is exposed, everyone will naturally suspect the Queen. When the Emperor dies, or becomes a living dead in the future, who will benefit the most? Of course, the Crown Prince. The Crown Prince has been steady this time. He avoided the court officials' urging him to become regent. However, as long as the matter is exposed, if he refuses again, he will be seen as just pretending." There was a coldness in the young man's smile.

Prince Yu smiled and said, "To defeat the opponent without bloodshed is the highest political strategy."

The two chatted happily.

These days, although Xia Chunyu pretended to be relaxed in front of Ye Jiayao, Ye Jiayao knew that he was not relaxed. On the contrary, Chunyu was in a heavy mood. At night, even if he did not move or sigh, Ye Jiayao could feel that he was thinking with his eyes open.

The medicine cannot be found, but this is the biggest doubt, which makes people very uneasy. The smell of conspiracy is so strong that it makes people breathless.

They also suspected Prince Yu, but could not find any clues.

Now the calls for the crown prince to be regent are getting louder and louder, and the crown prince is tempted. Firstly, the country cannot be without a ruler for a day, and secondly, this is what the crown prince has dreamed of for many years. It was he and Xiao Jing and others who persuaded the crown prince again and again before he gave up the idea.

But this won't last long. The emperor's condition has not improved. If it continues like this, it will be unacceptable for the crown prince not to serve as regent.

It’s really a headache. It feels like a conspiracy, but I can’t figure it out. This makes Xia Chunyu very depressed.

Helian Xuan's journey back to Nanjing did not seem smooth either. The emperor only allowed him to bring 300 guards back to Nanjing, but he encountered several assassinations and large-scale blockades and sieges along the way. The 300 guards suffered heavy casualties. Xia Chunyu sent a team to support them, but there has been no news yet.

Helian Xuan, you must come back safely, otherwise, this world will really change.

Xia Chunyu sighed silently in the dark night.

(End of this chapter)