Sick?
Sick? Murong Ke looked at Ming Yu's fair and rosy cheeks, then at her sullen expression. He felt angry and amused at the same time. She was angry at him.
"Why didn't you call for an imperial doctor?" Murong Ke's face darkened. He turned to look at Lei Bingfu and deliberately said angrily, "Don't you know the princess is sick? Why didn't you call for an imperial doctor? "
Ming Yu stood up anxiously, "It has nothing to do with Lei Huipin. I … I've recovered."
Lei Bingfu continued kneeling on the ground with her head down. She didn't care much about Murong Ke's anger. She knew he was deliberately scaring Ming Yu.
"You've recovered so quickly. It seems like you can go to the imperial study tomorrow." Murong Ke said lightly.
"Father!" Ming Yu stomped her feet, "Then when will you let me leave the palace?"
Murong Ke glanced at her indifferently, "Don't always think about leaving the palace. You're a princess and live in the palace."
He knew that Ming Yu yearned for life outside the palace, but he couldn't promise her that. She had to get used to the palace first before she could experience life outside.
What if she was like her mother and didn't want to come back after leaving?
"I'm not going anywhere else. I'm going to find my cousins." Ming Yu said.
"Let them enter the palace to accompany you." Murong Ke said lightly.
"How is that the same!" Ming Yu stomped her feet, "Father won't let me go."
Murong Ke's face darkened, "Ming Yu, you're not a little girl anymore. You can't just think about playing all day."
Ming Yu pouted and didn't speak.
"Get up." Murong Ke looked coldly at Lei Bingfu who was still kneeling on the ground before letting her get up.
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Lei Bingfu stood up obediently and silently stood to the side so as not to disturb Murong Ke teaching his daughter.
Ming Yu kept looking up at Lei Bingfu. She felt that her guess was right. Lei Huipin's mind wasn't on her father at all. If it were any other concubine, they would have invited her father to a seat and fawned on him.
"Come back with me." Murong Ke said to Ming Yu.
"No, I want to stay at Lei Huipin's place for a few days," Ming Yu said stubbornly. "It's too boring there, and no one to talk to me."
Murong Ke squinted at Lei Huipin. "Do you want the princess to live here?"
Lei Bingfu lowered her eyes and said, "Replying to Your Majesty, this concubine cannot influence the princess's decision."
"Imperial Father, why are you asking Lei Huipin? I was the one who wanted to live here." Ming Yu cried out.
"No!" Murong Ke said sternly, "You're a princess, so you should live in your own place. Ming Yu, you're not young anymore. Don't be willful anymore."
Ming Yu looked at Murong Ke, feeling wronged. She just wanted to leave the palace. What was wrong with it? She hadn't left for half a year.
"Follow me." Murong Ke frowned and said.
Lei Bingfu looked at Ming Yu, worried that she would anger Murong Ke at this moment.
Although Murong Ke treated her as his daughter, he was still an Emperor. As his authority grew, it was impossible for him to indulge her again and again.
"But …" Ming Yu turned to look at Lei Bingfu.
Lei Bingfu smiled at her.
Murong Ke looked at Lei Bingfu with sharp eyes. He knew that Ming Yu liked to come to Lei Huipin recently. Did this Lei Huipin say something to Ming Yu?
He would not allow any concubine to use Ming Yu to fight for favor. If Lei Bingfu dared to do so, he would never spare her.
Lei Bingfu seemed to know what he was suspecting. She looked back at Murong Ke calmly.
"Lei Huipin, I'll go first." Ming Yu said to Lei Bingfu.
Murong Ke withdrew his gaze, turned and walked out.
Looking at Murong Ke and Ming Yu's backs, Lei Bingfu raised her eyebrows, knowing that she had been misunderstood.
Although she did not intend to live the life of a favored concubine, she did not want Murong Ke to misunderstand and hate her. She still needed his trust in the palace to live like a fish in water.
What should I do?
It seems that I really have to think about it.
Ming Yu followed Murong Ke back to the Fengyi Palace. Since Ye Zhen left, she moved here.
"Do you really want to leave the palace?" Murong Ke sat down and looked at Ming Yu with gentle eyes.
"Imperial Father, I haven't left the palace for a long, long time." Ming Yu whispered.
Murong Ke gently put his hand on her shoulder, "Ming Yu, it's not that Imperial Father doesn't want you to leave the palace, but your identity is not just a princess. Before I eliminate all threats, I can only protect you under my own eyes. Do you understand?"
"I don't understand." Ming Yu shook her head, "I know that Imperial Father wants to protect me and wants me to be able to stand on my own in the future. But if you protect me so carefully, I can only live under your wing forever. How can I protect myself?"
"Ming Yu, you are still young. You should be protected." Murong Ke said.
"But my brother is the same age as me, but he can already explore the world alone and capture Beitang Yu. Imperial Father, don't you think that Mingxi is the most suitable person to become the crown prince in the future?" Ming Yu asked in a low voice. She knew that her father wanted her to become the Crown Princess, but she felt that she did not have the ability at all.
Murong Ke gently rubbed her head, "Mingxi is very powerful, but Ming Yu is also very smart."
"Imperial Father …" Ming Yu raised her head to look at Murong Ke.
"You can leave the palace if you want, but you must first learn how to protect yourself." Murong Ke said in a low voice, "Your mother is the best at the sleeve arrow. We had someone make a set according to your wrist. You can only leave the palace after you learn it."
Ming Yu's eyes lit up, "Imperial Father, are you saying that you will teach me martial arts?"
"Learning martial arts is very hard. Do you want to learn?" Murong Ke asked with a smile.
"Yes!" Ming Yu nodded, "Lei Huipin knows martial arts. I can ask her to teach me."
Murong Ke frowned slightly, "Does she often approach you?"
Ming Yu smiled, "Lei Huipin is very lazy. She will not take the initiative to look for me. I always go to her."
"You may know a person's face but not their heart. Don't trust a person too easily." Murong Ke said lightly.
"Imperial Father, do you not even trust your own concubines?" Ming Yu asked seriously, "There are so many concubines in the palace. Don't tell me you don't have a caring one?"
Murong Ke frowned, "These are not for you to ask."
Ming Yu did not say anything. Although she was young, it did not mean that she did not know anything. She could see that her father liked her mother, but her father and mother loved each other deeply. There was no point for her father to wait.
"We will return to the Palace of Heavenly Purity first. When the sleeve arrow is ready, we will have someone send it over to you." Murong Ke said, "Don't look for Lei Huipin to learn martial arts. We will find an aunt who knows martial arts to teach you."
"Alright." Ming Yu nodded. It seemed that her father did not like Lei Huipin very much.
She felt that Lei Huipin was actually quite good.
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