Chapter Eleven: This move was wrong

  "Your Majesty, please calm down first. Zhao'er, why don't you say something nice to your father the Emperor?" The Empress shot a warning glance at Nan Mu Yu, signaling him not to irritate the Emperor further.

  Nan Mu bowed his head and said, "Your Majesty... if you are angry because I brought Xiao Ruoluan into the palace, then I have nothing to say."

  "What a thing to say!" The Emperor turned around, pointing at Nan Mu Yu, and scolded in anger: "If Xiao Ruolan were from a clean family background, it would be fine. But she's from a brothel! You've just established the Crown Princess, and I won't mention how often you sneak out of the palace. Now you're bringing this person into the Zhao Ming Palace? This morning after court, Ye Lie Feng came to question me about this matter, how am I supposed to explain it to him?"

  "Your Majesty, you are the ruler of a nation, he is just a subject. Are you still afraid that he won't make it?" Nan Mu Yu spoke out in one breath without thinking, and only realized after speaking that his words were hurtful, so he lowered his head in fear.

  "How dare you!" The emperor angrily flung his sleeve and pointed at Nan Mu Yu, scolding again: "You are the current crown prince, can't you even understand the most basic situation? Is a woman important or is the throne important? Ye Lie Feng's power in the court is about to suppress your trusted officials. If this continues, not only will I lose my throne, but the kingdom may change hands."

  Nam Mu was somewhat surprised and also somewhat depressed. The depression was why the situation in the imperial court was getting worse day by day, the power of the Nam Mu family was weakening invisibly, while the power of the Ye family was growing, to the point where Ye Lie Feng even dared to threaten his father, the emperor. What else wouldn't he dare to do?

  The silence made the atmosphere in the house tense, the queen secretly glanced at the emperor's changing expression, her hand holding the silk handkerchief tightened and loosened, seemingly pondering something.

  The emperor took a sip of tea and his eyes fell on Nan Mu Yu: "Get that woman out of the palace as soon as possible, this is not the time to confront Ye Lie Feng head-on."

  "No!" Nan Mu immediately vetoed, insisting on his own way and refuting the Emperor: "Your Majesty, I can answer all your questions except for Ru Lian. She has been pitied enough, as the Crown Prince, there are things that I cannot give her, but the only thing I can do is to keep her by my side."

  "You..." The emperor was so angry that his head was smoking, puffing out his cheeks and glaring with bulging eyes.

  The queen saw the emperor's anger and hastily pulled Nan Mu to one side, tightly grasping his hand, and with a frown and a wink, she persuaded him: "Zhao Er, your father's intention is for you to temporarily ask Ruolan to leave the palace. When the power in the court changes, mother will think of a way to fulfill your wish."

  Nan Mu turned his head away, not listening to the empress's words. His mind was filled with the image of Ruolan, her pitiful and lovely face, every time he saw her tears-filled eyes looking at him when he left the palace, each time making him feel a heart-wrenching pain.

  Now, it's only been a few days since he brought the person back to life, and they have to part ways again. He can't agree, nor can he speak to Ruo Lian about it.

  No one knows a child better than their mother. The empress saw through Nangong Yu's thoughts at a glance, but seeing the emperor's dark face, she didn't dare to say too much. She took a few steps forward and went around to Zhao'er's side, wanting to persuade her again, but was interrupted by the emperor's voice.

  "Let me tell you, this is non-negotiable. If I find out that woman is still in the Zhao Ming Palace three days from now, I will show her no mercy!" The Emperor lost his patience and stormed out of the room, not even bothering to waste another word on the Crown Prince.

  "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, calm down, calm down..." The empress shot a glance at Zhao'er and hurriedly caught up with the emperor. At this moment, she couldn't let Concubine Lian and Eunuch Nan Mu take advantage of the situation.

  Nan Mu Yu excitedly ran out, standing in the courtyard watching the backs of his parents leaving, his face darkening, clenching his fists, anger filling his eyes, and in his half-closed eyes were all the faces of Ye Yu Xuan that made him want to tear them apart.

  ……

  Mù Chéng, Yè Xiāng Fǔ

  In the courtyard, fragrance of flowers wafts through the air; in the pavilion, the sound of the zither is soft and lingering. But inside the house, there is complete silence, where even the sound of a needle falling to the ground can be heard.

  In the main hall, Ye Lie Feng sat on a chair, hesitantly sipping his tea, gazing at the flower branches swaying in the wind outside the door, but his face was colder than frost on a winter's day.

  Clap! Clap!

  He lifted the lid of his teacup, lowered his head to take a sip of tea, heard footsteps approaching from outside, looked up calmly for a moment, and then lowered his head again.

  "Father... father..." The excited voice of Ye Xuri came from outside the door, and soon he ran into the house from the corridor. He first poured a cup of tea to drink, panting heavily, but still with a smile on his face.

  "What's got Rui'er so excited?" Ye Lie Feng furrowed his brow, most dissatisfied with the fact that his son would never learn to be calm in the face of things.

  Ye Xuerui wiped the water from the corner of his mouth with his sleeve and excitedly said, "Father, news has come from the palace that the Emperor has given an order to have Xiao Ruoleng expelled from the Zhao Ming Palace within three days. At that time, Ye Yuxuan will have a chance to get close to Nanmu Yu."

  Ye Lie Feng listened without much excitement, leaning back in his chair and sipping tea, his eyebrows furrowed even tighter than before. He looked up again at the door and gave a signal to the maid standing at the entrance. The music stopped, and a young woman came down from the pavilion, walked to the entrance, bowed slightly, and then everyone else followed her out of the courtyard.

  "Dad, why aren't you happy at all? Isn't this what you wanted to see?" Yexu Rui was puzzled and looked at his father with a worried expression, knowing that he must have done something wrong and didn't dare to get any closer.

  "This move, Father made a mistake, walked stupidly!" Ye Lie Feng rotated his fox eyes, thought deeply for a moment, and then slapped his leg in frustration, repeatedly regretting: "Right! This chess piece was moved incorrectly, I'm afraid Yu Shang will have a hard time again."

  "Father's words, the son doesn't understand." Ye Xuri furrowed his brow. Wouldn't driving away the greatest rival be more beneficial to Yu Shan's situation in the palace?

  Ye Lie Feng didn't say a word, he just looked at his son with an eerie gaze, thinking that if his son was as clever as Yu Xiang, then being a father wouldn't be so tiring.

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