Ye Yiqing did not go to see Li Yu. He was afraid that once he saw Li Yu, he would not be able to control himself and kill her with a single palm. He went to the study and had people inform the imperial guards outside that Li Yu was here to the emperor. Other than the emperor, no one could let Li Yu leave.
Li Yu was filled with rage outside the Ye Residence because no matter how she threatened, the imperial guards outside the Ye Residence would not let her in. She couldn't see Ye Yiqing at all.
When she decided to force her way in, Li Heng came.
Li Yu was still under house arrest in the princess palace. When she saw Li Heng appear, she revealed a look of guilt, but she quickly raised her head, "Emperor, why have you come?"
"This should be the question this one is asking you. Eldest Princess, this one has grounded you for half a year, why are you here?" Li Heng looked at Li Yu with an ashen face. Had he really done something wrong? For the Eldest Princess who did not place him in her eyes, he had offended Ye Yiqing?
"I heard that Ye Yiqing wanted to resign, so I couldn't help but come to find him. How could he resign over such a small matter? Could it be that he doesn't even want to be a prime minister?" In Li Yu's eyes, Zhao Yang was just a broken flower. Moreover, wasn't she still alive? It was just a bit of aphrodisiac, it wasn't a big deal. She was just being unreasonable.
Li Heng closed his eyes. He should have killed Li Yu at the first moment.
"Scram back to the princess palace, don't let this one see you again." Li Heng coldly said.
"What?" Li Yu's eyes went round, "Emperor, could it be that you don't want Ye Yiqing to stay?"
Li Heng gave him a heavy slap. "Scram! Before this one changes my mind and kills you, scram back to the princess palace. "
"… …" Half of Li Yu's face swelled up. She looked at Li Heng in disbelief, only to see a look of disgust on his face, as if he was restraining himself from killing her. She finally knew that if she continued to pester him, he really would kill her.
Two of Li Yu's palace servants came to support her, helping her into the carriage.
"Where is Lord Ye?" Li Heng asked in a low voice.
"He hasn't come out yet." The commander of the imperial guards said in a low voice.
Li Heng walked towards the door. He had been here before, so he didn't need anyone to lead the way. He felt that Ye Yiqing would be in the study.
"Your Majesty has graced us with your presence. I, Ye, have failed to welcome you from afar." Ye Yiqing stood on the steps outside the study. Seeing Li Heng stride over, he bowed, his expression as gentle and elegant as ever, as though he had not mentioned resigning.
"My beloved subject, you may dispense with the formalities." Li Heng hurriedly said, staring straight at Ye Yiqing. "Beloved subject, We have Commander Liu here not to put you under house arrest. I hope you understand."
Ye Yiqing nodded with a smile. "This Ye understands. It's just that this Ye is disheartened and no longer suitable for the royal court. I hope Your Majesty can understand."
"We know you are disappointed. If you want to take revenge, we will let you deal with Li Yu." Li Heng saw that Ye Yiqing was still unwilling to stay and hurriedly said something that would move him.
"Your Majesty, our fate has come to an end. You promised me that after Dongqing Kingdom had settled down, you wouldn't stop me no matter if I stayed or left," Ye Yiqing said plainly.
Li Hang knew that Ye Yiqing was determined to leave. He said in a low voice, "We need you."
Ye Yiqing smiled faintly. "Your Majesty, there are still many capable subjects in the court. This Ye is tired."
"Are you going back to Jin Kingdom to be the Prime Minister?" Li Hang asked nervously.
"This Ye only wants to find a place to live in peace." Ye Yiqing did not directly answer Li Hang's question. Haha, what position did Li Hang have to ask him to make a promise? If it were not for his weakness and indulgence, how would Li Yu dare to do such a thing to Zhao Yang in the palace?
At the end of the day, these people didn't know how to respect Zhao Yang. They probably thought that Zhao Yang was just a widow that he married. Since his wife didn't get the respect she deserved in Dongqing, why would he waste his energy for this country's Emperor?
Li Hang could not keep Ye Yiqing. A murderous intent flashed through his heart. Very quickly, he realized that this idea was laughable. So what if he killed Ye Yiqing? There was still Ye Chunnan in Jin Kingdom, not to mention Lu Yaoyao, who was already the Jin Empress. At that time, Jin Kingdom would certainly send troops to Dongqing.
"Even if this Emperor executes the Eldest Princess, you still have to leave?" Li Hang held on to a glimmer of hope.
"Your Majesty, this Ye does not need you to execute the Eldest Princess." The enmity between him and Li Yu did not need anyone else to interfere.
"Alright." Li Hang nodded lightly. "As you wish."
Ye Yiqing bowed. "Thank you, Your Majesty, for fulfilling my wish."
Li Hang turned and left. Standing in front of the Ye family gate, he looked back and said to Commander Liu, "There is no need to stand guard here. Go back."
Commander Liu froze and asked in surprise, "Your Majesty, Lord Ye is not leaving?"
Look, even a commander knew the importance of Ye Yiqing to Dongqing. Everyone hoped that Ye Yiqing could stay, but he, the emperor … was too full of himself. He thought that Ye Yiqing would not abandon his glory and wealth for a woman. Moreover, Zhao Yang was only a widow. He was wrong, ridiculously wrong. There was no chance of redemption.
Li Hang did not say anything and stepped into the carriage.
"What does Your Majesty mean?" Commander Liu asked the person beside him in confusion.
"I don't know …"
Two days later, the Ye family house became an empty house. No one knew when Ye Yiqing and his family left. It was as if they had disappeared from the capital city without a sound. Li Heng sent people to search the capital city, but to no avail. In the end, he was sure that Ye Yiqing had really left.
Once he left, he would never come back.
"Your Majesty, what should we do with the Eldest Princess?" Empress Fang asked in a low voice. Could it be that because Ye Yiqing had left, Li Yu's punishment did not count?
Whenever Li Hang thought of Li Yu, the anger in his heart would surge. "Make her leave the capital and never come back."
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty …" Li Hang had just finished speaking when a eunuch rushed in from outside.
"When did you become so flustered?" Li Hang asked unhappily.
The eunuch panted. "Your Majesty, something happened to the Eldest Princess."
Li Hang's expression tightened. "What?"
All this time, Li Yu had kept many gigolos in the Eldest Princess's residence. This morning, when the servants went to help Li Yu up, they found that she was lying naked on the luxurious bed and was no longer breathing. They hurriedly called the imperial doctor. Li Yu could not be saved.
The imperial doctor's diagnosis was that Li Yu had taken too much aphrodisiac, which was why she lost control and went crazy with four men in one night. In the end, it led to a bad result …
"It's Ye Yiqing!" Li Hang exclaimed. Ye Yiqing had done something to Li Yu before he left.
No wonder he said that there was no need to sentence Li Yu to death. He wanted to do it himself.
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In Tianjin.
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