The villain who defeated the son of destiny was my father

Inside the main tent, the aged emperor was reclining on the magnificent dragon couch, his head resting on Concubine Rou's legs, taking a nap with his eyes closed, snoring loudly.

Concubine Rou was wearing a light blue nightgown. She lowered her head slightly and gently stroked the emperor's white hair, her eyes full of tenderness and love.

The palace maids around him lowered their heads and stood cautiously by the side, not daring to make a sound for fear of disturbing the emperor's sweet dreams.

Suddenly, the eunuch chief Liu Fugui came hurriedly, wanting to report something.

Before he had time to pay his respects, Yun Cairou put her finger to her lips and said "hush" softly.

Liu Fugui glanced at the dragon couch and saw that the emperor was still sleeping soundly, so he bowed silently and prepared to leave.

"What time is it now?" At this time, the old emperor on the couch woke up slowly and asked.

Yun Cairou replied softly, "Your Majesty, it is already noon."

"It's so late. I have to go see the Prime Minister to discuss important matters." The old emperor yawned and stood up.

Yun Cairou hurriedly helped him undress.

Liu Fugui took the opportunity to say, "Your Majesty, the Prime Minister has already arrested the assassin and is currently interrogating him. He specifically asked me to come here to report to you."

"Oh? Minister Qu has already captured the assassin?" The old emperor was very pleased and kept praising Qu Honglin's ability to do things.

Yun Cairou also followed suit and flattered, "It is a blessing for our dynasty to have the Prime Minister here."

This simple sentence was intended to make the old emperor feel wary of Qu Honglin.

Unexpectedly, the old emperor nodded in agreement, "That's right, it is a great fortune for our dynasty and even for me to have Prime Minister Qu's help."

Yun Cairou's expression froze for a moment, but she didn't dare to say anything else.

Liu Fugui, the chief eunuch, gave a few more reports and then left.

"Your Majesty, for breakfast today, are we going to have breakfast with the Empress or Consort Feng?" Yun Cairou respectfully tidied up the emperor's clothes, and she herself was also dressed with the help of a palace maid.

The old emperor frowned and said in a deep voice: "I don't want to see them today."

Yun Cairou asked in confusion: "Why is the emperor so angry? Why is he suddenly angry?"

Then, she smiled and told the maid to prepare the meal.

The old emperor's face darkened and he recounted in detail how the two men had offended him last night.

Yun Cairou gently comforted him, "Your Majesty, it is understandable that the Empress and Consort Feng would misunderstand. The Prime Minister is like the breeze and the moon, and he is not interested in women. His sudden closeness with a young man will inevitably lead to wild speculation."

"I think these people are confused. Lord Qu is deeply in love with his wife, which is why he has stayed away from women for many years. As for that young man..." At this point, the old emperor suddenly laughed.

Yun Cairou looked at him with confusion on her face.

The old emperor laughed and said, "My beloved concubine is usually so smart, but today you didn't notice the specialness of that young man?"

"Your Majesty, please stop keeping me in suspense. I am stupid and really don't know." Yun Cairou said coquettishly.

The old emperor then told the truth, "That young girl is not someone else, but the legitimate daughter of Lord Qu and his first wife. This time, she came here in Chunsou disguised as a man and actually deceived the empress, concubine and others. I have to say, that girl is really capable."

"It's really unbelievable that she is the Prime Minister's daughter." Yun Cairou was shocked, but she was thinking in her mind.

The old emperor laughed heartily, "I didn't think of this at first. I just thought that the ruthless Qu Aiqing would value someone so much, and that person must be of a special identity. Unexpectedly, she turned out to be the Prime Minister's beloved daughter."

“It’s not Your Majesty’s fault. If Your Majesty hadn’t reminded me, I would still be kept in the dark.” Yun Cairou smiled lightly to hide the calculation in her eyes.

The old emperor laughed heartily, then took her into his arms and went to eat.

Just as the two of them sat down, they saw Concubine Feng's personal maid coming over to tell them that the Concubine did not rest well last night and had a headache, so she asked the Emperor to come over and take a look.

When the old emperor heard that his favorite concubine was unwell, he immediately put down his chopsticks and strode away.

"Your Majesty, this noble concubine Feng is too arrogant because of her favor. How could she use a trick to kidnap the emperor last night? This has happened so many times, she..." The trusted palace maid was indignant for her master.

Yun Cairou reached out her hand to stop her from speaking, a calculating light floating in her gentle eyes.

"Someone, go and invite the Third Prince over for a chat."

The people below responded and left in a hurry.

Not long after, Mo Yihe came over yawning, "Mother, what do you want to see me about so early in the morning?"

"Why do you look like this? If your father sees you, he will definitely scold you." Yun Cairou looked at his rude behavior with dissatisfaction.

Mo Yihe frowned and said, "It's all because of that bastard Lao Liu. Last night, I was..."

"Okay, that's all you can do. You don't need to be on guard against the other people whose maternal families are prominent, but why do you always bother with a bastard who climbs into the bed with a palace maid? Even if he gets second place in this hunting trip and shows off in front of your father, he has no protection from his maternal family, so he is destined to have no chance of a high position in this life." When Yun Cairou said this, she remembered something important and stretched out her hand to send away the palace maids and eunuchs in the room. Even though these people were her confidants, she had to be on guard against them.

Mo Yaohe sat on a chair, waiting for his mother's instructions.

After everyone had left, Yun Cairou walked over to her son and sat down. She said solemnly, "My son, do you know that Qu Honglin's legitimate daughter has come here disguised as a man? She..."

"So that's what happened. I've known about it for a long time." Mo Yihe interrupted her and said with a hint of pride, "That bastard, Old Six, has hooked up with the Prime Minister's daughter and even tried to do something bad last night. If it weren't for my wit, I would have dragged that bastard to play chess with me all night. Who knows what would have happened?"

"What? That bastard Mo Li dared to covet the Prime Minister's legitimate daughter?" Yun Cairou was furious when she heard this, and then she praised her son's intelligence, "It's still the prince who is alert. If that bastard really succeeds, even if he doesn't have the support of his mother's family, with the help of Qu Honglin, the throne will definitely fall into his hands."

After she finished speaking, a layer of cold sweat appeared on her back.

She also didn't expect that the lowly creature whom she had never taken seriously would actually have thoughts that she shouldn't have. It seemed that she had to be on guard against all the princes.

Mo Yihe sneered and said, "Don't worry, mother. I know the pros and cons of this. The Prime Minister's daughter has appeared this time. No matter what means I use, I will definitely accomplish good things."

"Okay, okay, this is my son." Yun Cairou nodded in satisfaction, and added: "Mother will inform your sister about this matter later and ask her to help out."

Mo Yihe curled his lips, "Mother, Qingyuan is becoming more and more outrageous. Recently, she has been involved with the legitimate son of the Minister of Works. Where does she put the prince consort?"

"Okay, Qingyuan is trying to attract talents for the sake of you, the royal brother. You should stop talking nonsense and hurt your sister's feelings." Yun Cairou spoke well of her daughter.

Mo Yaohe was very dissatisfied.

He and Mo Qingyuan were born as twins, a dragon and a phoenix, auspiciously. However, his father attached great importance to his sister Qingyuan and paid little attention to his son.

However, no matter how favored the princess was, she was just a tool to consolidate the imperial power, and the one who benefited in the end was still the prince.

Yun Cairou did not think about what her son was thinking, but gave him some more instructions and asked him to make preparations.

After Mo Yaohe left, she also changed her clothes and left.

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