Ye Li smiled faintly and said softly, "Old Duke, does the Hua family intend to support the new Emperor?"
Duke Hua was stunned. He did not expect Ye Li to ask such a question so directly. However, seeing Mo Xiuyao calmly drinking his tea without being offended, based on his understanding of King Ding's fu and Mo Xiuyao, he shook his head and said bluntly, "I'm afraid that Duke Hua's fu has the heart but is powerless." Although the younger generation of the Hua family was not a good-for-nothing, they did not have any outstanding talents. When he was still alive, he could help a little. But he was already over eighty years old. Who knew how many more days he could hold on? Once he passed away, not only would the Hua family, who supported the new Emperor, be destroyed, but the new Emperor they supported would also be unlucky.
"If so … after the new Emperor ascends the throne, what will the Queen do?" What will the Empress do? "Ye Li asked.
Duke Hua frowned. The Queen was Mo Jingqi's wife. No matter which Prince ascended the throne, they would have to respect her as the Empress Dowager. But Duke Hua also understood that although the Tenth Prince's birth mother was weak and useless, he was not afraid that the Queen could not suppress her. But women in the palace were the most fickle. And if the Tenth Prince successfully took over the throne, the Hua family, who had been watching on the sidelines, would not have a good time. By then, the Queen's life would not be easy. If something happened to the Tenth Prince, as the official mother, the Queen would not have a good time either.
Duke Hua looked at the Queen hesitantly. All these years, he had always felt guilty towards this daughter of his. She joined the royal family for the Hua family. But at the same time, because of the Hua family, she could only maintain her appearance in the palace. She could never win her husband's heart and could not even have a son. The Hua family always knew that it was not that the Queen could not give birth to a son, but … Mo Jingqi was not willing to let the Queen give birth to a son.
"Father, you don't have to be like this. Your daughter has lived a glorious life. There is nothing wrong with it." Looking at the old man's guilty eyes, the Queen smiled faintly. Tilting her head to look at Ye Li who was sitting next to Mo Xiuyao, the Empress smiled and said: "I know that wang fei is thinking for me, but some things … are meant to be, and cannot be forced."
Ye Li frowned, "Doesn't the Empress want to see Changle again?"
"Changle?" Duke Hua's eyes widened. "Changle is in the northwest?" Although Duke Hua's Mansion had sent people to protect his granddaughter, they did not return to Duke Hua's Mansion for safety reasons. Therefore, Duke Hua only guessed that Changle had gone missing because she had been rescued and hidden by the people he had sent. He did not expect her to be in the northwest.
Ye Li said with a smile, "Of course. Changle is a girl after all. How can I rest assured that she will be alone outside?"
Duke Hua looked at the Empress, then at Feng Zhiyao, Mo Xiuyao, and Ye Li. His snow-white brows were tightly furrowed. Before he could say anything, Zhuo Jing came in and reported, "Prince, wang fei, someone from Duke Hua's Mansion is here. The Prince Regent wants to see the old Duke. "
Mo Xiuyao raised his eyebrows and looked displeased, "Mo Jingli is getting more and more arrogant."
Duke Hua was not angry. He stood up and said, "Forget it. He was the Prince Regent personally appointed by the late Emperor. There is nothing wrong with summoning me. Sorry for disturbing Prince, wang fei. I will take my leave now. "With that, he walked out of the door.
The Empress also stood up and followed Duke Hua out. Seeing this, Feng Zhiyao wanted to stand up. However, he felt an invisible pressure on his face, making him unable to move. He could only watch as the Empress stood up and left.
Duke Hua, who had walked to the door, suddenly turned around and looked at the Empress, saying: "Stay in Prince Ding Mansion for a few days. I am not ready to send you back to the palace."
"Father …" The Empress frowned and said worriedly.
Duke Hua did not give her a chance to refute, and said firmly: "That's it. You don't have to send me back."
"Father, I …" Seeing Duke Hua leave, the Empress wanted to follow, but she heard a pfft behind her. Feng Zhiyao spat out a mouthful of blood.
"Ah Yao!" The Empress was shocked. Feng Zhiyao smiled at her with difficulty, but the blood on his lips kept falling. Countless dark red flowers bloomed on his originally red brocade clothes. The Empress quickly went forward to support him. She glanced at Mo Xiuyao and said: "What happened? How did he get hurt so badly? "
Mo Xiuyao did not care. He calmly drank his tea and said: "I didn't hit him hard last night. He didn't want to live anymore, right?" Last night, Mo Xiuyao did not hit him hard, so he added a bit of hidden energy. It was enough to force Feng Zhiyao to spit out blood, but not to the point of hurting him.
"You …" The Empress frowned and glared at Feng Zhiyao with slight anger.
Ye Li quickly said: "Empress, please help Feng San back to his room to rest. I'll have someone call a doctor over. " Seeing Feng Zhiyao's face turn even paler after spitting out blood and his body on the verge of collapse, the Empress did not care about anything else. She could only help Feng Zhiyao out, completely forgetting that they could call someone to help.
Seeing the Empress help Feng Zhiyao out with some difficulty, Ye Li asked her husband in confusion, "These two … can they do it or not?"
Mo Xiuyao raised an eyebrow and said: "How would I know this? Duke Hua, I sent him away and kept the doctor for him. If Feng San still can't do anything, then let him die by himself. I am not his father. I don't have to think for him. "
Ye Li angrily pinched him and sighed: "These two …" She shook her head and did not know what to say. In fact, she somewhat understood the Empress's thoughts. Other than the responsibility of being the Empress, the women of this era were still bound by the idea of not having a second husband. Perhaps it was not difficult for her to give up the position of Empress, but it would be more difficult for her to accept Feng Zhiyao.
Mo Xiuyao took her into his arms with a smile and said softly: "Don't worry. At least Feng Zhiyao should be able to persuade her to go to the northwest this time. After all, Changle is still in the northwest. "Once the responsibility of being the Empress was removed, Changle was definitely the most important person to the Empress. As long as the Empress still wanted to see her daughter, there was no need to worry that she would not leave. But how to make her accept Feng San really had nothing to do with him. He was the Prince, not the Yue Lao.
Ye Li thought that Mo Xiuyao's words made sense. Even if they were thinking for the Empress, they should not interfere too much with her feelings. It was the Empress's freedom to accept whoever she wanted. It could not be said that because Feng Zhiyao had done the most for her, the Empress should accept Feng Zhiyao as a matter of course. And now it was much better than they had expected. At least Duke Hua did not seem to want to take the Empress back to the palace. As long as Duke Hua did not object, the Empress would have less resistance to leaving the capital.
"Didn't you hit him too hard just now?" Ye Li thought of the blood that Feng Zhiyao spat out. It was real blood. It was not an act to deceive the Empress.
Mo Xiuyao said carelessly, "Feng San has been depressed these days. He was seriously injured last night. It was a good thing that he spat out the blood. Don't worry about it. "
Really? Ye Li was a bit doubtful. Was it really not because Feng Zhiyao caused so much trouble and Mo Xiuyao took the opportunity to take revenge?
Deep in the prince's mansion, in the courtyard covered by green trees. The Empress had already changed out of her gorgeous phoenix robe. The inconspicuous white robe made her look less noble and more beautiful. She also looked much younger.
After sending away the doctor that had examined Feng Zhiyao, the Empress held the prescription that the doctor had left behind. Her brows were tightly knit. She thought of how the doctor had said that Feng Zhiyao had been depressed for a long time and was afraid that it would harm his life. Turning back to look at the pale faced man lying on the bed with a heavy shadow under his eyes, the Empress' heart suddenly ached. In the end, she could only sigh and turn to find someone to boil the medicine.
"Don't go … …" His clothes were pulled. Feng Zhiyao's voice was clearly weak. His eyes looking at the Empress were filled with hope, sadness, and caution.
The Empress helplessly stood there for a while before finally giving in. She walked to the stool by the bed and sat down. Looking at him, she said, "Ah Yao, rest well for a while. I won't go. When you fall asleep, I'll have someone boil the medicine. "
Feng Zhiyao was dissatisfied, "I can't go even if I'm asleep."
The Empress was in a difficult position. She needed to find someone to boil the medicine. She didn't know if Ye Li did it on purpose or if there were really too few people in the Prince Ding Mansion. There wasn't a single servant in Feng Zhiyao's courtyard. If she wanted to do something, she could only go personally or go outside the courtyard to find someone.
Feng Zhiyao stubbornly stared at the Empress' face. He looked like he wouldn't close his eyes if she didn't agree.
Seeing the Empress' worried frown, Feng Zhiyao said in a low voice, "I'm fine … … the injury isn't serious. I don't need to take medicine." In reality, his injury really wasn't serious. After spitting out that mouthful of blood, his heart that had been heavy had relaxed a lot. But it really was very painful. Feng Zhiyao didn't need to think to know that he had been tricked by Mo Xiuyao in secret. But to be able to have this warm interaction, even if Mo Xiuyao had seriously injured him, he would only be grateful to him.
"Nonsense, why aren't you taking medicine? Do you think you're still a child? "The Empress reprimanded softly.
Feng Zhiyao smiled. He thought of when he was young, he was often beaten by Mo Xiuyao until he was covered in wounds but refused to apply medicine. The woman in front of him had also reprimanded him like this.
"Wait a while. You can't sneak away while I'm asleep. "
"Alright, rest well," the Empress said softly. The Empress said softly. She seemed to see the handsome and stubborn boy from more than ten years ago. The Empress's expression softened a lot.
Having received the promise, Feng Zhiyao finally closed his eyes in satisfaction.
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