Chapter 958: 265 Causes of Death

"Mother..."

As the sun went down, Yun Cheng walked into the Dongnuan Pavilion of Changle Palace with a solemn expression, and asked the Queen Mother to salute.

"Yuncheng, why are you here at this hour?" The queen mother was wearing a dark purple uniform, and was very surprised to see Yuncheng.

After Yun Cheng pleaded guilty, he said with a serious expression: "Empress mother, my son has an 'important matter' to report to the queen mother..."

Yun Cheng emphasized the word "important matter", and the queen mother immediately knew that it was not easy.

The queen mother waved her hand to let all the palace people in the Dongnuan Pavilion retreat, leaving only her confidant, Huang Wei, beside her, and then waved Yun Cheng to take a seat beside her, and asked, "What's the matter, tell me."

Yun Cheng took a deep breath and said, "Empress mother, the person my son sent to investigate the second princess has just returned to report that after the second princess left the palace, she had been missing in Guile County for three days, and no one had seen her. trace……"

The empress dowager's face changed instantly, and she blurted out: "What?! Missing for three days!" A lonely woman disappeared for three days, making people dare not imagine what would happen...

Yun Cheng confirmed the queen mother's guess with his eyes, and then said: "The queen mother, according to the report of the person who inquired about the news, when the second princess appeared in front of people again, she looked haggard and her clothes were disheveled..."

The queen mother closed her eyes and her face was extremely ugly. You can imagine what happened to the second princess.

Yun Cheng continued: "My son ordered people to continue the investigation, and after that, it was found that a group of notorious robbers had haunted around Guile County... After torture, the robbers admitted that they had kidnapped the second princess during the time when the second princess disappeared. And defiled a girl, according to their description, that girl is undoubtedly the second princess..."

"Damn it!" The queen mother patted the case angrily. I don't know if it's because the second princess is not up to expectations, or because the bandits are daring, "Where are the bandits now? The Aijia will cut them out."

Yun Cheng quickly replied: "I have been taken to Jingzhao Mansion. Empress Mother, don't worry. Those bandits burned, killed, looted, and committed all kinds of crimes. According to my court's regulations, they would be punished by capital punishment." The voice said, "The people sent by Erchen know how to behave, those bandits definitely don't know that it is the second princess..."

The Queen Mother's anger did not subside. After taking a deep breath, she said coldly, "Yuncheng, you should keep your mind off this matter, and you mustn't let them talk too much!" The supreme dignity of this royal family cannot be attributed to A mere second princess was desecrated!

"Empress mother, my son understands." Yun Cheng naturally replied repeatedly, followed by lowering his voice, and he hesitated to speak, "...Queen mother, since the second princess has lost her innocence, do you think her cause of death may be something else? "Yun Cheng was also heartbroken when she said that, since she knew that the second princess was insulted, she had a strong ominous feeling in her heart.

The empress dowager naturally understood Yuncheng's suggestion, but she was also irritable, her face was as dark as ink, and she said to Huang mama in a cold voice: "Go to the imperial hospital in person, and take the imperial doctor Zhou and imperial doctor Wang who went to the imperial mausoleum to treat the second princess at that time. Call Aijia!"

"Yes, the Empress Dowager." Madam Huang replied and hurriedly went to invite someone.

After a stick of incense, Imperial Physician Zhou and Imperial Physician Wang rushed to Changle Palace sweating profusely. As a result, the hearts of the two imperial physicians "squeaked" for a while, and they raised their heads cautiously, seeing the empress dowager with a worried face, and immediately became a little uneasy.

The Empress Dowager looked coldly at Imperial Physician Zhou and Imperial Physician Wang, and said straight to the point: "Dr. Zhou, Imperial Physician Wang, Ai Jia asks you, why did the second princess die suddenly?"

Imperial Physician Zhou and Imperial Physician Wang couldn't help being startled, sweat dripping from their foreheads.

"What? Is this question difficult to answer?" The Queen Mother's voice was cold and hard like ice. Seeing the reactions of the two imperial doctors, the Queen Mother still doesn't understand the tricks.

"Report to the Empress Dowager," Zhou Taiyi hurriedly replied, "His Royal Highness the second princess died because of the environment..."

The empress dowager's icy eyes turned to the imperial physician Wang, and asked again, "the imperial physician Wang, do you think so too?"

Imperial Doctor Wang tremblingly wiped the sweat from his forehead with his cuff, and said, "...Yes, the Empress Dowager, Her Royal Highness, the second princess, was not acclimatized to the soil and caused gastrointestinal discomfort. Finally, a high fever suddenly occurred, and the treatment was not in time, so that's why..."

Both of them answered quickly and fluently, as if they had memorized it early.

"What nonsense!" The Queen Mother's voice suddenly rose, "Aijia will give you one more chance and tell Aijia honestly, how did the second princess die?"

Imperial Physician Zhou and Imperial Physician Wang glanced at each other quickly, but under pressure, they insisted on the original statement.

"Okay, okay!" The Queen Mother was full of anger, pointed at them and said, "I still refuse to tell the truth until now, Aijia sees that the second princess was obviously hurt by you, and dare to deceive Aijia here! Okay! "Since you don't want to tell the truth, then the second princess must be the one who killed you, murdered the princess of the royal family, and Aijia wants to punish you for your sins, killing all of you, and implicates the nine clans!"

Zhou Taiyi and Wang Taiyi were so frightened that their faces turned pale, and they repeatedly kowtowed: "Empress Dowager, forgive your life, the ministers did not murder the second princess, even if the ministers eat the guts of the bear heart and leopard, they would not dare to harm the second princess. Empress Dowager, please see clearly..." Their heads banged, and their foreheads were instantly blue and purple.

At this time, Yun Cheng sighed and said: "Two imperial doctors, the queen mother already knows about the second princess, and I invited you to come here, just to confirm it again, why do you bother to hide it for the second princess, be honest Come on. Otherwise, the crime of murdering the princess of the dynasty will really fall on your head. Even if you are not afraid of death, you should think about your parents, wives, children, brothers and relatives at home? How can you bear with your own nine clans!"

Did the queen mother already know about the second princess? The hearts of the two imperial physicians sank, and they couldn't help but look at each other again, with shock and fear in their eyes.

So, is it really impossible to hide this?

Seeing that the two imperial doctors' faces were loosened, Yun Cheng said, "Tell me the truth, if you say it, the queen mother will spare your life." Now the rumors about the second princess in the capital have long been rumored, even if the imperial doctor was killed. It's not helpful to talk to Imperial Physician Zhou, so it's better to give them a favor and let them speak sooner.

"What? If you don't say it, do you really want to die?" The Queen Mother said with a cold expression.

At this point, the two imperial physicians dared to hide it, so they hurriedly said in unison, "Tell me, I will tell you the truth."

Yun Cheng said eagerly, "Don't tell me soon! What happened after the two of you arrived at the Emperor's Mausoleum?"

Zhou Taiyi took a deep breath and said in a trembling voice: "The Empress Dowager, Her Royal Highness Princess, Wei Chen and Wang Taiyi were ordered to take a pulse for Her Royal Highness Second Princess after they arrived at the imperial mausoleum.

Seeing how he hesitated to speak, the Queen Mother's expression darkened, pressing step by step: "Go on."

The imperial doctor Wang wiped his sweat and continued: "The minister and the imperial physician Zhou prescribed a prescription based on the pulse of Her Royal Highness the second princess... But who knows three days later, the palace maid came to report that the second princess was not well."

Imperial Doctor Wang hesitated for a while, and finally said in a buoyant voice, "I waited until I passed, and then I found out that the Second Princess had a bloodbath!" After speaking, he collapsed to the ground as if he had collapsed.

From that day on, Imperial Physician Wang and Imperial Physician Zhou felt that they were walking on a tightrope.

Bleeding! ? The Empress Dowager and Yun Cheng both sucked in a breath of cold air. Although from the moment they knew that the innocence of the second princess was destroyed, they had a faint premonition in their hearts, but at this moment they heard the answer from the doctor's mouth, and the two were still shocked. endlessly.

The dignified royal princess first escaped from the palace because of private reasons, so the innocence of the bandits on the road was tarnished, and then she died of a blood collapse. If it spreads out, the dignity of the royal family will be destroyed!

Yun Cheng calmed down and asked sternly: "Didn't you say that the pulse of the second princess is unacceptable? Why did the blood collapse?"

"The Empress Dowager, Her Royal Highness Princess," Zhou Taiyi explained hurriedly, "I didn't know about it at the time, until after Her Royal Highness the Second Princess passed away, a palace maid beside her was so frightened that she revealed the truth. It is not Her Royal Highness, but this palace maid, who asked the ministers to check the pulse behind the curtain, and the reason why Her Royal Highness the Second Princess suffered from bleeding is... because Her Highness took the abortion pill privately!"

The Empress Dowager and Yuncheng were both silent. After a while, the Empress Dowager squinted at the two of them, and asked with a stern expression: "You two are really daring, and you actually concealed this matter like this!"

"Empress Dowager, the ministers and others are really afraid, so we discussed to hide this matter." Wang Taiyi fell on the ground in fear.

He and Zhou imperial doctor have made plans to resign and return to their hometown when the wind fades in a few days, and take this matter into the coffin. If something so appalling and damaging to the royal reputation was reported directly to the emperor, maybe they would have lost their lives on the spot, so they reluctantly fabricated the case on the day the second princess died, but the previous case was not It cannot be changed.

The Empress Dowager and Yun Cheng looked at each other, their faces were extremely ugly, but what should be done must still be done, Yun Cheng said to the Empress Dowager with a solemn expression: "Empress Mother, this matter is really important, according to the opinion of my son, Let’s hurry up and tell the emperor.”

The Empress Dowager nodded, and hurriedly ordered: "Huang mama, you go and invite the emperor... If the emperor asks, he will say that Aijia is unwell."

Madam Huang took the order and left Changle Palace in a hurry.

After a while, the emperor hurried to Changle Palace, and as soon as he stepped into the door of Dongnuan Pavilion, he said anxiously: "Mother, I heard that you are not feeling well?" Seeing that Yuncheng was also there, the emperor was stunned.

Yun Cheng got up quickly and said, "Brother Huang, don't worry, the mother is fine, she just has something important to tell you."

Hearing that the queen mother was fine, the emperor breathed a sigh of relief, only to find that there were still two imperial physicians kneeling in the hall, which made him feel a little strange.

After the emperor was seated, the queen mother instructed the imperial physician to repeat the cause of the second princess's death as it was.

The emperor's face was so gloomy that it could drip with water following the words of the imperial doctor, his heart was full of anger, he looked at the imperial physician Zhou and the imperial physician Wang with cold eyes, and asked, "You two are really brave!" These imperial physicians are really lawless, How dare you hide such a big event without reporting it, and tamper with the pulse case at will!

"The crime of this minister deserves ten thousand death." Imperial Doctor Wang and Imperial Doctor Zhou trembled and kowtowed again and again.

The emperor's eyes were cloudy. The second princess died of hemorrhage due to private abortion. Then, how did the second princess get pregnant?

It's impossible for the second princess to be in the deep palace... not right! A few months ago, the second princess escaped from the palace privately, and the time seems to match...

"Empress mother." The emperor blurted out and was about to ask, remembering that the imperial physician was still here, he forcibly endured and said in a deep voice: "Since the empress dowager said to spare your life, then I will look at the empress dowager's face and do not want your life. , but..." After a pause, he said sternly, "The death penalty is acquitted, but life is unforgivable. I will be beaten 30 times, expelled from the Taiyuan Hospital, and will never be used again."

"Thank the emperor for your kindness, thank the queen mother..." The two imperial physicians kowtowed again. This time, it is already the blessing of the ancestors to leave a life!

"Come here, take them down to execute..." The emperor gave an order, and immediately the chamberlain stepped forward and dragged the two imperial physicians down.

The Empress Dowager waved her hand to let Mammy Huang, who was waiting on the side, also retreat. Only then did she solemnly tell the emperor the rumors about the second princess in the capital and what happened to the second princess after she escaped from the palace privately.

The emperor's face was even more angry, and he was walking back and forth in anger.

really! It was indeed the fault of the private escape!

Second princess, second princess, how could he have this debt collector! This is a royal humiliation!

The emperor was furious, and the Empress Dowager continued to say: "...Your Majesty, when the Zhang family was doing things for the second princess in the Yaowang Temple, the main hall of the Yaowang Temple was on fire. These days, when looking at the stars at night, Qin Tianjian found that the star Ziwei star was a little dimmer than usual. According to Aijia's opinion, this kind of vision must be because of the second princess. Only when he was doing things, he angered the Buddha, and then the candle was poured out. Therefore, after being buried in the imperial mausoleum, he defiled the royal family with his unclean body, and angered the ancestors and ancestors buried in the imperial mausoleum. As a warning from the sky, the crape myrtle star is dim..."

The queen mother continued with a serious face, "Your Majesty, the second princess must be moved out of the imperial mausoleum immediately, otherwise there will be a big disaster!"

The emperor was silent for a moment, then nodded decisively and replied, "Just follow what the queen said."

At this moment, the emperor's heart was really disgusted and angry with the second princess. A good princess, if she stayed in the palace obediently, how could such a thing happen! Now there is still a lot of trouble in the city, unmarried pregnancies, abortion and death, really lost the royal face!

What's even more shameless is that she is obviously not innocent, but after returning to the palace, she actually concealed it without reporting it, and even delusionally begged her father and emperor to marry Xiao Yi and be the direct descendant of Nangong Yue. If he was soft-hearted for a while and really let the second princess succeed, then Brother Yi must have a grudge against him from now on, and maybe he thought that he was deliberately humiliating Zhennan Wangfu!

When the queen mother heard the emperor's answer, she hurriedly called: "come..."

The news in the palace spread as fast as it had grown wings. The Queen Mother gave the order, and the Jingyang Palace received the news.

"Niangniang, Niangniang..." A waiter eagerly entered the hall, saluting while reporting, "No, the Queen Mother has just issued an decree to move the coffin of the second princess out of the imperial mausoleum..."

"What?!" Concubine Zhang jumped up from the beauty's couch.

The three emperors also said yesterday that everything was going very smoothly. The emperor already believed that the image of Ziwei Xing was related to the second princess. You only need to continue planning in the court to achieve what you want. Why... what happened, the queen mother Why would you make such an order? !

A dignified princess was moved out of the imperial mausoleum after her death and could not be worshipped. Could it really be a lonely ghost?

"Okay, why did the queen mother order to move the second princess out of the imperial mausoleum... No, no, this palace is going to find the emperor to decide..." Zhang Concubine rushed out with a pale face.

Concubine Zhang only left the gate of the palace, and was immediately stopped by the two servants.

The maid next to Zhang Concubine sternly said: "Bold! Who actually stopped the empress?!"

One of the servants said in a strange voice: "Concubine Zhang Niangniang, the servant has temporarily sealed the Jingyang Palace by the decree of the Queen, and the Jingyang Palace is not allowed to go out one step, please don't make it difficult for the servants to do it!"

"My lady..."

The palace maid looked at Concubine Zhang inquiringly, Concubine Zhang was a little stunned.

"How is this possible? The queen she..." Zhang Concubine is not a fool either. First, the queen mother ordered the coffin of the second princess to be moved out of the imperial mausoleum, and then the queen ordered to seal her Jingyang Palace. There must be something she didn't like. What I know happened, otherwise the queen would never dare to give such an order at will.

Concubine Zhang felt a chill in her heart, she was at a loss for a moment, and was forced to go backwards step by step by the two servants.

"Mother concubine..." At this moment, the third prince Han Lingfu hurried towards this side, but the two servants did not stop him, and the third prince followed Zhang Concubine into Jingyang Palace.

"Huang'er, have you heard? Your imperial sister has been moved out of the imperial mausoleum." As soon as she returned to the palace, Concubine Zhang grabbed Han Lingfu's wrist as if she had found the backbone, "Help you help the imperial sister. , she, she..."

"Mother concubine, the matter of the imperial sister is a foregone conclusion, so don't think about it anymore." Han Lingfu said helplessly.

"What do you mean by that?" Concubine Zhang screamed out of control.

"Mother concubine, the baby just got the news that Huangjie didn't die suddenly because of the situation. She, she had an abortion in private and died of bleeding after taking the abortion pill!" Han Lingfu gritted his teeth almost every word.

Concubine Zhang was stunned and said in disbelief: "How could your imperial sister do such a thing! Who the hell was deliberately throwing dirty water on your imperial sister?!... No wonder your imperial sister was moved out of the imperial court. Ling, it turns out that someone is spreading rumors and causing trouble!" Zhang Concubine thought that she was the truth, because someone was talking nonsense, causing both the emperor and the empress dowager to be deceived.

"The imperial physician Zhang and imperial physician Wang who went to the hunting palace to treat the imperial sister that day have already admitted it!" Han Lingfu said wearily, "Even the gangster who defiled the imperial sister has been taken to the yamen of Jingzhao Mansion.  … A little eunuch who was planted in Yongle Palace secretly inquired about it, otherwise the mother concubine thought that the queen mother would let the royal sister move out of the royal tomb."

Concubine Zhang felt cold all over, and sat on the Luohan bed weakly, murmuring to herself: "...How could it be? How could it be like this?" She remembered the previous incident of the second princess leaving the palace privately, Never thought that she would be so badly committed.

Concubine Zhang didn't know whether to feel distressed or annoyed that she had concealed herself.

"Mother concubine, didn't you see anything strange when the emperor came back that day?"

Zhang Concubine, who was sluggish, suddenly heard this, and couldn't help but narrow her eyes and raised her voice slightly: "Huang'er, are you blaming this palace?"

Concubine Zhang's slightly sharp voice sounded harsh in Han Lingfu's ears. He took a deep breath and tried to calm himself down, and said, "Mother, concubine, that's not what my child meant. Please forgive me." Said: "Mother concubine, as soon as the matter of Huangjie comes out, we are considered a complete defeat. No matter what, we must not let uncle go in again."

When talking about her parents' family, Concubine Zhang also calmed down, "Huang'er, what do you mean..."

In a short period of time, Han Lingfu had already thought about it and made a choice, and said, "But, I'm afraid I'll be a little offended... Let my uncle be the first to plead guilty, as long as he insists that it's the grandmother who cares about the imperial sister's early death, The royal father should not be too serious about it."

Han Lingfu's heart was very irritable. He just felt that things were not going well these days, and he didn't know what went wrong.

Today, he also made an appointment with Bai Muxiao. He only hoped that Bai Muxiao's soft words could comfort him. Thinking of this, Han Lingfu didn't want to stay in Jingyang Palace for a moment, and only said, "My son, I want to send a letter to my uncle, My concubine, please stay in Jingyang Palace." After that, she left in a hurry.

Seeing the back of Han Lingfu leaving, Concubine Zhang felt a chill in her heart.

For the first time, she felt that this Jingyang Palace was so big and so cold...

After Han Lingfu left the palace, he went directly to the Taibai Restaurant. He had the third floor reserved early in the morning, only to be able to meet Bai Muxiao.

However, as soon as he saw Bai Muxiao, what Han Lingfu waited for was not the gentle words and nephrite jade he wanted, but questioning words, "Third prince. I heard the little maid mentioned today that the royal capital There are rumors that the second princess is unmarried and lost her virginity, what the hell is going on? Why is it like this?!"

Han Lingfu was relieved a little because he saw Bai Muxiao, and immediately sank again, but then, he was stunned and blurted out, "What did you just say? How could Wangdu have such rumors..."

Bai Muxiao's tone was a little reproachful, "I still want to ask Your Highness, how did things turn out like this?"

It was obvious that they all agreed on that day that the second princess was missing Xiao Yi, and her soul was nostalgic for the world. Her various plans are also hyped in this direction, but why did it evolve into the current situation?

She lives in the back house of Bai's family. If she hadn't bought a maid, I'm afraid she'd still be hiding it!

It's just, groundless, not necessarily silent.

Bai Muxiao's eyes narrowed and she suddenly asked, "Your Highness, tell me honestly, the second princess is in the end..."

Han Lingfu has not opened a mansion, and has lived in a deep palace for a long time, and no one dares to take such rumors in front of him without authorization. It was only at this moment that he realized that the rumors spread in the capital had turned into another version!

Second princess!

Han Lingfu's fists clenched tightly, thinking bitterly: His sister has already gone, and those people in the market are still taking her innocence to break their mouths! It just doesn't make sense!

"Your Highness!"

Bai Muxiao's tone increased again, Han Lingfu was already irritable, sat down, poured himself a cup of tea, drank it all in one gulp, and said, "Enough, don't mention this again."

Bai Muxiao bit her lower lip, although Han Lingfu didn't give a clear answer, but from his expression and demeanor, Bai Muxiao could tell that the rumors in the capital were all true - Second Princess Really lost her virginity.

So, it had nothing to do with her plan at all for such a thing to get into such a bad situation. It's all down to the second princess! This is really Xiao He who succeeds, and Xiao He who loses! The second princess really can't help her against the wall, even if she wants to help her.

Bai Muxiao sighed, shook her head in disappointment, sighed, and said, "Your Highness, you don't need to be angry with me, I just want to find out what's wrong with this matter... If you don't Just want to answer."

"Why can't you see what's wrong?!" Han Lingfu became more and more impatient, and blurted out, "After all, if it wasn't for you, the matter of Huang Jie wouldn't have become a joke, leaving Huang Jie dead in peace! "

Bai Muxiao was struck by lightning, her face turned pale, and she looked at Han Lingfu in disbelief. She knew that Han Lingfu was in a bad mood, but no matter what, she shouldn't say such things to her!

Didn't he know that she would be sad too?

Moreover, although she came up with the idea, he didn't object, did he? Now that something goes wrong, is it her fault?

That's what he is!

Bai Muxiao didn't want to stay here any longer, Huo Di stood up and strode out the door.

"Xiaoer, Xiaoer..." As soon as Han Lingfu's words came out, he immediately regretted it, and quickly stepped forward and grabbed Bai Muxiao, softly admitting his mistake, "Xiaoer, I'm sorry, I didn't mean it, I was just in a hurry. ."

"Sometimes what people say when they are in a hurry, this is the most real reaction in the depths of their hearts." Bai Muxiao said coldly, "His Royal Highness, the third prince, you have a noble status. I shouldn't have messed up my mind."

"Xiao'er, it's my fault, it's me that's wrong, it's my words that I don't want to say..." Han Lingfu hurriedly tried to comfort him again, "I know that everything you do is for me, and if something goes wrong, I I'm irritable..." He comforted Bai Muxiao softly, but a faint displeasure welled up in his heart.

As a dignified prince, he has never been so humble. He has already apologized to her and admitted his mistake, why is she still so relentless? He always thought that she knew the whole thing, not as pretentious as ordinary women...

Just as Han Lingfu was patient, trying to please and comfort Bai Muxiao, Nangong Yue, who was in the Zhennan palace, was listening to Lily's report when she heard her voice brightly say: "...The second princess' coffin has been She was ordered to move out of the imperial mausoleum, and even Zhang Concubine was banned in her Jingyang Palace and was not allowed to go out." Speaking of which, she was even more excited, adding, "They deserve it!"

Baihui, who was on the side, thought more long-term than she thought, "However, the Zhang family hasn't dealt with it yet."

The news in the palace was naturally handed over by Zhu Xing. Nangong Yue fed Xiao Hui the raw meat and said lightly, "...The third prince has always been able to take it and let it go. Since this is no longer possible, he will decide to do so. The Zhang family will be ordered to stop, so that the emperor will be relieved of his anger."

Lily said indignantly: "Could it be that the Zhang family is so cheap?"

Nangong Yue teased Xiao Hui with shredded meat, and said, "Unfortunately, even if the Zhang family wants to give up, it's probably too late."

"Prince Prince." Lily's eyes suddenly lit up, "...You must have an idea! What should you do next? The slave servant has conquered you this time.

Nangong Yue smiled and did not answer.

Nangong Yue knew in her heart, what kind of magic trick she was, and she was just pushing the boat with the current step by step.

If the second princess hadn't escaped from the palace because she was greedy for a married husband, she wouldn't have been humiliated and lost her innocence. After returning to the palace, if he did not continue to chase after the poor, he still wanted to marry into the Zhennan Palace and be his heir, and he would not be sent to the imperial mausoleum. She found out that she was pregnant at the imperial mausoleum, and she did not take medicine privately to get an abortion, and she would not die of bloodshed.

If Han Lingfu's mother and son and the Zhang family hadn't used the name of the second princess to plot in private again and again, the second princess would not end up in peace after death.

All kinds of things made Nangong Yue really don't know what to say.

The deceased is already dead, even though Nangong Yue knew that the second princess died of aborted bleeding, she didn't want to use it to do anything until she found out that Zhang Fu was secretly planning something in the name of the second princess.

Nangong Yue has always believed in taking precautions before it happens, and that's why this game was set up.

At this point, she didn't believe that the Zhang family still had a chance to make a comeback!

This book was first published by Xiaoxiang Academy, please do not reprint!