Drive a RV and go farming in ancient times.

Something happened to Emperor Yongping, and it could not be concealed from the entire court. The court and the public were shocked for a while. Ministers above the third rank gathered in the bedroom. Prime Minister Sun was in charge of the situation. The first thing he did was to find out who murdered the emperor. The entire Imperial Hospital was implicated, and anyone who had direct or indirect contact with the drugs was arrested for interrogation.

Not only that, the imperial guards on duty were not spared. Han Cheng took action personally with a cold face, but no matter what cruel methods he used, he was unable to get any useful information.

Finally, the shadow guards showed up and confirmed that no one had tried to harm Emperor Yongping, so the problem was still with the medicine he drank.

Doctor Jiao was invited into the palace to confirm this point. There was no poisonous substance mixed in the decoction, but the dosage of several medicinal materials had been changed. For a normal person, it would at most affect the treatment effect, but it would not be fatal. Unfortunately, Emperor Yongping secretly ate the elixir...

I can only say that he was unlucky.

Doctor Jiao's words were blunt and thorough, leaving Emperor Yongping no face at all.

Everyone felt mixed emotions when they heard this. The previous emperor was harmed by the elixir, and Emperor Yongping saw it with his own eyes. Why did he repeat the same mistake?

Emperor Gaozu of the Yong Dynasty was a man of great talent and strategy, and he repeatedly emphasized that elixirs should not be taken. No one in the people took them, but Emperor Gaozu's descendants refused to change their ways. Why was that?

In fact, everyone has the answer in their hearts, it’s nothing more than insatiable desires!

The emperor is already supreme and noble, but he is still not satisfied. He pursues longevity and wishes to be immortal and live for thousands of years.

Ugh!

The cause of the disease was identified, and the next step was to find the murderer. Han Jun and Han Cheng joined forces to unexpectedly control Commander Xiao. At the same time, they sent the Royal Guards to surround the Xiao family.

When Xu Huaiyi received the news, he was very surprised. It was easy to understand why Han Jun arrested Commander Xiao. Wasn't Han Cheng loyal to Emperor Yongping? Why did he also attack Commander Xiao?

Others may not know, but doesn't Han Cheng know that Commander Xiao is secretly dealing with Emperor Yongping?

It was not until later, when he met Han Jun, that he suddenly realized that Emperor Yongping had left a message to Han Cheng a long time ago, saying that if anything happened to him after taking the elixir, the first person to be arrested would be Commander Xiao.

Xu Huaiyi even joked, "Emperor Yongping might have left other words. For example, if he has an accident one day and it has nothing to do with the elixir, then I will be the first one to be arrested."

Han Jun remained silent.

Because what Xu Huaiyi said was very likely the truth. It can only be said that it was fortunate that Xu Huaiyi kept his composure and did not break into the palace to attack Emperor Yongping, otherwise he would definitely be charged with treason. Even if he could escape, with Han Cheng around, it would be difficult for him to gain a foothold in the court, and his future would be ruined.

Moreover, the ascension of the crown prince to the throne would inevitably become fraught with difficulties and he would also be subject to criticism and controversy. If he was not careful, the dynasty would be in turmoil.

Emperor Yongping was seriously ill, so it was natural for the crown prince to be regent. The case was also being investigated in an orderly manner, and Gu Huanxi was finally able to leave the palace and go home openly.

Xu Huaiyi came to pick her up, which was considered a public appearance. When someone asked about it, his explanation to the public was that he had been chased by unknown persons on the road, so he had been hiding from place to place, which was why he had not returned for a long time.

After hearing this explanation, no one was surprised. They all had their own guesses about the so-called unknown person, but they were unable to express them out loud.

After returning home, Gu Huanxi sat down on the recliner and sighed, "It's finally over..."

After saying that, he looked at Xu Huaiyi and asked uncertainly, "Is it completely over? Are there any changes in the future?"

Xu Huaiyi said with a relaxed expression, "There should be no more. Commander Xiao has been arrested, and the other members of the Xiao family can't cause any trouble. When the tree falls, the monkeys scatter. The people who followed the Xiao family will be even less powerful without a leader. However, if we want to sort out everything, it will take some time..."

"Where is the queen?" Gu Huanxi did not see her when he left the queen's side palace.

Xu Huaiyi sneered, "She? Oh, she did remember that trump card and went to the Queen Mother to get the imperial edict. Unfortunately, the imperial edict had already been secretly replaced by me and became a piece of waste paper. She couldn't bear the blow and fainted from anger. According to Han Jun, after waking up, she became crazy and kept talking nonsense, but no one believed her..."

Hearing this, Gu Huanxi sighed, "Are you really crazy?"

Xu Huaiyi said meaningfully, "It doesn't matter whether she is really crazy or not. Anyway, she has been locked up. Han Jun and Han Cheng will not let her come out to cause trouble again. The Crown Prince is in charge of the court, and the harem is temporarily handed over to Concubine Shu. The Queen is useless..."

Gu Huanxi was puzzled, "Han Cheng supports Xiaoyu, the crown prince, to take over the government?"

Xu Huaiyi's tone was a bit cruel and mocking, "He has no other choice. He is a hero who knows the times. He is loyal to Emperor Yongping, but Emperor Yongping is speechless now. How can he protect him?

As for the other princes, compared with Xiaoyu, they don't even have the strength to compete. It's not like he is so desperate, so why would he go against the grain at this juncture?

Don't worry, he cooperates with Han Jun very well and treats Xiaoyu with respect."

"That's good!" Gu Huanxi breathed a sigh of relief and sat comfortably in his chair. "We've finally made it through. We're just waiting for Emperor Yongping to close his eyes and Xiaoyu to ascend the throne."

Xu Huaiyi hummed, and muttered softly, "What a pity that I couldn't confront Emperor Yongping in person. I wanted to see his ugly face in extreme pain..."

Gu Huanxi glanced at him speechlessly, "It's not impossible for you to go now. Can Han Jun and Han Cheng stop you?"

Xu Huaiyi said, "Han Jun wanted Emperor Yongping to live a little longer. He was afraid that Emperor Yongping would be upset after seeing me and would not be able to hold on. So he naturally did not approve of me going to see him. Han Cheng would not agree to that either. He still had some loyalty to Emperor Yongping and was well aware of Emperor Yongping's obsession to get rid of me, so of course he did not want us to meet.

Besides, he was afraid that I would harm Emperor Yongping, so how could he give me the chance?

Alas, what a pity..."

The famous scene he was looking forward to was aborted.

Gu Huanxi rolled her eyes and didn't bother to pay attention to him anymore.

Xu Huaiyi rested at home for half a month on the pretext of recuperating from his injuries before returning to court. By then, the case of murdering Emperor Yongping had come to an end. Commander Xiao confessed his guilt and his entire family was executed. In addition, several imperial doctors who had been bribed by him and dozens of imperial guards were also implicated and all of them were beheaded.

As for the queen, for the sake of the royal reputation and because she was mentally ill, she was not implicated but was banished to the cold palace and left to fend for herself.

From beginning to end, the Empress Dowager had no reaction and was devoted to chanting Buddha's name.

Xu Huaiyi did not intervene from beginning to end and avoided suspicion very thoroughly. After returning to the court, he became even more low-key. Even though he was conferred the title of Duke for his contribution in suppressing the rebellion and was promoted from Marquis Jingning to Duke Zhenguo, his family only set up two tables to celebrate and he refused visitors to the outside world.

In a blink of an eye, spring goes and autumn comes, and another three years have passed.