"Beauty Ye from the harem has won my heart, and I want to name her Ye Zhaoyi." Emperor Yao said calmly.

"Your Majesty, you must not do it! It is against etiquette and law to be promoted to a higher rank. That Ye Meiren has been in the palace for less than two months. If you rashly grant her the title of Zhaoyi, it will definitely cause an uproar."

"The whole court is in civil and military uproar, and the harem will not be peaceful. I hope Your Majesty will think twice." Grand Master Liang was the first to stand up and object.

Taifu Wang Mingqi frowned slightly, and followed several other ministers to agree: "I hope your Majesty will think twice."

Emperor Yao saw that they all objected. After thinking for a moment, Emperor Yao said in a deep voice: "Then let's grant Jieyu the title first. Do you have any objections to it, my dear friends?"

"Your Majesty...!" Taishi Liang wanted to persuade him again, but was interrupted by Emperor Yao.

"I have already given in, what else do you want me to do! My dear, there is no need to persuade me any more, my holy will has been decided. This is the end of today's discussion, you all should stand down!"

Several ministers looked at each other in disbelief. Seeing that Emperor Yao had a somewhat displeased look on his face, they had no choice but to salute and exit the imperial study room one by one.

As soon as he walked out of the door, Cao Huan was grabbed by the arm by Mr. Lin Ge behind him.

"Mr. Ge, please slow down...!"

Before Cao Huan could react, he was pulled all the way to the flower stand.

After Lin Ge carefully looked around, he made sure that no one noticed them, and then he let go.After Cao Huan stood firm, he immediately asked: "Mr. Ge, what do you want...?"

"Master Cao, has the wind direction in the palace changed too quickly these days?" Mr. Lin Ge said, with some doubts on his face.

Cao Huan frowned slightly, looked around, and then asked in a low voice: "Mr. Ge, what do you mean?"

"Master Cao, Your Majesty is dissatisfied with Concubine Yue and the Second Prince, so he punished them so severely. I wonder how Master Cao views this matter?" Mr. Lin Ge asked cautiously, with a hint of worry in his eyes.

After hearing his words, a bright light flashed in Cao Huan's eyes, but soon he put away his emotions and replied softly:

"Mr. Ge, please be careful. Your Majesty is not dissatisfied with the Second Prince and Concubine Yue. Your Majesty has your own plans. Let us not make random speculations." Cao Huan reminded him seriously.

After listening to Cao Huan's words, Mr. Lin Ge still didn't believe it.After Cao Huan looked around alertly, he leaned into his ear and whispered:

"The Second Prince and Concubine Yue are His Majesty's family members after all. No matter how much trouble they cause, Your Majesty will still forgive them out of consideration for their affection. But the Qianye Kingdom behind them is the thorn in His Majesty's heart."

"Your Majesty is warning the Second Prince and Concubine Yue to draw a clear line between them and the Qianye Kingdom. Naturally, we ministers must follow His Majesty's wishes."

There was an obvious warning in Cao Huan's tone.He stared at Mr. Lin Ge and continued with a serious expression:

"Looking at the current situation of the court, Mr. Ge, His Royal Highness has always been tit-for-tat by the second prince, and sometimes he is even suppressed. If a dignified prince of a country is challenged and suppressed like this, whoever feels better will feel better." Cao Huan's voice was low. , with a look of deep worry.

Cao Huan's words were like enlightenment. After hearing this, Mr. Lin Ge was stunned for a long time before sighing.

"Hey, it's also difficult for Your Majesty. We have to take into account the royal family's face, but we also have to be careful not to stretch Qian Yeguo's hand too long."

"Now the northern border has been peaceful for many years under the guard of General Shen, but I always feel that things are not that simple. Do you think there is someone deliberately stirring up trouble behind the scenes?"

Mr. Lin Ge's suspicion made Cao Huan startled. After pondering for a moment, he suddenly thought of something and said.

"Mr. Ge, don't make wild guesses, lest you get angry. I still have official duties to attend to, so I'll leave first." After Cao Huan said that, he turned around and left quickly. Before Mr. Lin behind him could react, he disappeared.

When the second prince received the oral instruction from Emperor Yao, he was still discussing with Lu Heng how to clear away the suspicion of Concubine Yue.After hearing Emperor Yao's decree, he couldn't help but laugh out loud, his laughter was shrill and harsh.

"Father is going to leave me!" He laughed at himself and fell on the chair, looking sluggish.

Lu Heng looked at the second prince in front of him and felt very heavy in his heart.

The situation at this time was very unfavorable for them. The second prince was punished and his favor was reduced. In addition, the Yue Concubine was implicated. How to deal with the current situation became a serious problem before them.

Lu Heng thought for a while and then cautiously advised.

"Your Highness, there is no need to worry too much. The current situation is not good for us. It is better to avoid the limelight for the time being, keep a low profile and pursue great achievements."

"Now that I am in jail, and my mother and concubine have lost favor in the palace, how can you ask Your Highness to plan? It would be better for my father to directly issue an order to imprison me." The prince rubbed his forehead with a weak expression.

"His Highness is so self-pitying, isn't he just following the prince's wishes? Without His Highness here, he will have no opponent in the court, and it will be easy for him to do whatever he wants in the future."

"For example, it is not impossible for His Majesty to depose the Moon Concubine and banish her to the cold palace, or to charge Your Highness with any crime and drive you to death!" Lu Heng said with a heavy tone.

"How dare he!" The second prince's eyes flashed fiercely, and he gritted his teeth in anger.

"Now His Majesty is just asking His Highness to cultivate his moral character in the palace and not to participate in government affairs for the time being. He has not criticized you too much. I think Your Majesty still cares about the relationship between father and son. As long as you get through this, you will definitely regain his favor."

Lu Heng's words made sense. The second prince raised his eyes to look at him, his eyes darkened, and he raised a sarcastic smile at the corner of his mouth.

"According to what you say, His Majesty seems to be warning me not to have overly ambitious ideas? He is afraid that if I surpass the Crown Prince, I will lose his face and face other courtiers." The look on his face became a little gloomy. I felt a sense of loss in my heart.

"I am just a chess piece that he uses to contain the prince to prevent him from becoming dominant alone and to balance the situation of the court. Born in the royal family, how can there be so much love between father and son and brotherly love? If you are not careful, it will be... Was abandoned immediately.”

The second prince smiled bitterly, his eyes becoming colder and fiercer. He had already seen through the imperial power. If he could not climb to the highest position, he would have no choice but to surrender and let others step on him.

This is something he absolutely cannot tolerate. He must obtain the supreme throne before he can do whatever he wants.

"Since Your Highness has seen so clearly, you should not give up. Now that the situation has changed drastically, I hope Your Highness will cheer up and make plans!" Lu Heng said with a serious expression.

"My Highness will not be easily defeated. My father wanted me to draw a clear line between me and Qianye Kingdom, so I complied with his wishes. But this time the prince framed me, I really can't swallow this breath."

The second prince's tone was full of anger and dissatisfaction. He lowered his face, with a flash of anger in his eyes, and ordered quickly:

"That man named Tan Tang from the Taishi Bureau, go check his background and see if he has been bribed by the prince."

"Someone saw him entering the East Palace the night before the arrival of the demon star. After he came out, he was called by His Majesty for questioning. During these days, many things were directed at my mother and concubine. It is difficult for me not to suspect that the prince was behind the scenes. .”

"Don't worry, Your Highness, I will try my best to find out." Lu Heng responded respectfully with his head lowered.

"Your Highness is also tired, please retreat!"

"Yes!"

In the Yuning Palace of the Imperial Palace, Ye Yushan was pruning a pot of rose branches.At this time, Nanny Ji was led in front of her by the palace maid and bowed to her.

Ye Yushan caught a glimpse of her out of the corner of her eye and asked casually.

"How are things going?"

"Everything that the lady told me has been taken care of. The nanny who taught tea art has been sent away, and the young eunuch in the flower room has also hanged herself. There is no evidence left, and they can't find it." Aunt Ji lowered her head and replied in a low voice.

"That's good." Ye Yushan nodded with satisfaction, and said sarcastically: "That idiot Yue Fei is just a barbarian, and he still wants to learn to be arty to please His Majesty. It's really ridiculous."

"Don't think that your Majesty will be completely obedient to her just because the Qianye Kingdom behind her is strong. In fact, I have long heard that your Majesty is dissatisfied with the Qianye Kingdom, but he has never found a suitable reason to send troops."

"Miss, what you mean is that Your Majesty wants to attack the Qianye Kingdom?" Aunt Ji was a little surprised.

"Sooner or later, I will wait for that day to come." Ye Yushan put down the scissors in her hand and looked at the trimmed potted plants carefully. Her eyes stayed for a while, and then she turned her face and looked at Nanny Ji and whispered softly smiled.

"Everything that needs to be trimmed should be trimmed off. Leaving it on will only be an eyesore. Are you right, Nanny Ji?"

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