Chapter 385 Her Secret
Prince Yu opened the door, and the woman outside the window came into the room, took off the veil on her face, revealing a stunningly beautiful face.
"Your Highness Prince Yu, you haven't received the news that Jun Ling has returned yet, have you?"
"Hanyan, so this is why you came here?" Prince Yu poured her a cup of tea.
The eyes of Ye Hanyan, the most beautiful woman in Daxia, gradually turned cold. "Your Highness Prince Yu, there is no need to call me by my real name in private."
"I poisoned Jun Ling. Logically, he should have died from the torture a long time ago. Why is he still alive? Aren't you scared?"
Prince Yu's eyes darkened, "I feel a little worried. Could it be that there is an expert in detoxification by his side?"
Ye Hanyan chuckled, "The poison I made is not something that everyone can detoxify!"
In the Great Xia Kingdom, only the descendants of the Wushan tribe are skilled in using poison.
Apart from Prince Yu, even her father Ye Dongyuan didn't know that her mother's true identity was Gu Yisha, the poison master of the Wushan tribe.
He is a subordinate of Prince Yu, loyal to him, and monitors the movements of the Ye family army for Prince Yu.
Perhaps it was a talent she inherited from her mother, she has loved studying poisons since she was a child and is a natural poisoner.
"Humph, no matter how powerful the poison master is, I, Gulan, am not afraid, as long as Prince Yu is willing to give up your son."
"You know, he is not my son." Prince Yu's smile deepened.
Ye Hanyan smiled coldly, "If you help me kill him, I will marry your son Jun Yuan as the Crown Princess."
She was originally the Crown Princess appointed by His Majesty. If Jun Ling and Jun Yuan had not exchanged their identities, she would have married Jun Ling. Unfortunately, some people were destined not to be with her.
Prince Yu nodded in satisfaction, "Don't worry, I won't let him live."
Ye Hanyan handed a packet of poison to Prince Yu, "Put this in his tea. It is colorless and tasteless, so he won't notice it. After a month, he will slowly die."
Prince Yu took it carefully and asked, "Is your mother okay?"
Ye Hanyan smiled faintly, "She and my father have a very good relationship."
Prince Yu felt uncomfortable. Gu Yisha used to obey him, but now she was becoming more and more out of control.
Fortunately, Ye Hanyan is a tough character and more capable than Gu Yisha.
Ye Hanyan put on her veil again and quietly left Prince Yu's Mansion.
After she returned to the general's mansion, she stood in front of the window, tearing off the leaves of a pot of orchid one by one, and fell into painful memories.
When she was young, her mother had to pass on information to Prince Yu, so she had a close relationship with Prince Yu's wife.
Therefore, she often went to Prince Yu's Mansion to play and had a very good relationship with Jun Anrou.
She had admired the talented Jun Ling since she was a child, but Jun Ling had never looked at her straight in the eye.
Once, she chased Jun Ling to the rockery, thinking that Jun Ling was playing hide-and-seek with her.
While calling "Brother Jun Ling", she excitedly went to the cave to find him.
Unexpectedly, a drunk guard suddenly hugged her from behind.
She was only eight years old at the time and had no strength to resist. In the end, she was pinned down and groped by the guard.
She screamed in terror, and the drunken guard lay on the ground and slept soundly.
She took the poison powder she had made and poured it into the guard's mouth.
The guard vomited blood. She watched the guard's painful death and cried and laughed.
It’s all Brother Jun Ling’s fault. Why did he come here?
If it weren't for him, she wouldn't have known that some men were so disgusting.
Prince Yu discovered her and told her that he would keep it a secret.
She came out of the cave and saw Jun Ling playing not far away.
Jun Ling must have heard her cry for help, but he did not save her!
Even if he came to stop her, the guard would not molest her like that.
From then on, the seeds of hatred were planted in her heart.
She spent several years concocting a poison.
This poison will make a man's body feel hot and cold and out of control. If there is no antidote after he becomes an adult, he will explode and die.
She endured it all the time, and when she grew up and was capable, she sent someone to secretly poison Jun Ling, who was using the alias Ye Hanting.
Prince Yu learned that she had drugged Jun Ling and told her that Jun Ling was not his son.
From then on, she replaced her mother and became a sword in Prince Yu's hand.
Kill people for him and eliminate dissidents.
Because of that secret, her heart was twisted, and every time she made a poison, she liked to find a man to test it.
Seeing them die gave her a special thrill.
What she wanted most now was to see Jun Ling die in pain.
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Ye Hanting and Jun Yaohua came all the way to the palace.
The two went directly to Shoukang Palace.
Empress Dowager Xuanren was listening to the palace maids reading in the house. She was worried about Jun Ling and Jun Yaohua.
The girl Yaohua followed the Black Gold Guards to Da Chu without saying a word.
Even though she had written back, she was still worried.
"Grandma!"
"Don't read for now." She seemed to hear Jun Yaohua's voice.
The palace maid stood up respectfully and saw Princess Yaohua.
"Have met you, sir..."
Jun Yaohua raised her hand to stop her from saluting, and the palace maid suddenly saw a handsome man like a banished immortal standing at the door.
She froze in place instantly; the man in front of her was so handsome.
But why does he look like Your Majesty?
Jun Yaohua coughed lightly, and the palace maid came back to her senses, blushed and left.
"Yaohua, kneel down!" Empress Dowager Xuanren listened to the familiar footsteps angrily.
"If you act like this again next time, the Empress Dowager will make you kneel in the Imperial Mausoleum as punishment!"
Jun Yaohua grabbed Empress Dowager Xuanren's arm and said coquettishly, "Grandmother, you are reluctant to punish me!"
She looked at Ye Hanting at the door, "Not only will you not punish me, you will also reward me!"
"You little girl, you scared me so much that I couldn't sleep all day, and I'm still rewarding you!"
Jun Yaohua leaned on Empress Dowager Xuanren's shoulder and said, "Oh, my granddaughter is back now. I will accompany you and be filial to you."
The Queen Mother smiled dotingly and asked, "Is your brother Jun Ling okay?"
Ye Hanting walked towards the Empress Dowager step by step. Empress Dowager Xuanren heard the noise and asked Jun Yaohua, "Who's here?"
The stove was warming and Ye Hanting stopped in his tracks. He and the Empress Dowager were clearly looking at each other, but the Empress Dowager could not see him.
His eyes were sore and he walked to the front of the Imperial Grandmother and knelt down.
Empress Dowager Xuanren smelled the woody scent of the visitor, and heard sobbing sounds.
Jun Ling has loved cleanliness since he was a child, and his clothes always have a fresh smell.
Empress Dowager Xuanren suddenly stood up, raised her hands, and looked for the source of the sound with trembling hands.
"Ling'er, are you back?"
Ye Hanting grasped Empress Dowager Xuanren's hand and tears fell.
"Grandmother, I'm back."
Empress Dowager Xuanren's body was trembling. Her grandson's small hands had grown into those of an adult man.
Her grandson came back alive!
"Yaohua, is this your brother Jun Ling? You didn't lie to the Empress Dowager, did you?" She still found it hard to imagine that Jun Ling had really come back.
Seeing how emotional the Imperial Grandmother was, Jun Yaohua started crying too, "Imperial Grandmother, he really is Brother Jun Ling."
Ye Hanting held Empress Dowager Xuanren's hand and stroked his face.
Empress Dowager Xuanren touched Ye Hanting's face and the high nose bridge of the Jun family, and only then did she believe that it was really Jun Ling who returned.
Ye Hanting looked at the Imperial Grandmother who could not see anything with heartache.
If Chu Li were here, perhaps she could help the Empress Dowager see the light again and see the woman she loved most and their children.