His words completely angered the emperor. He turned around, looked at him coldly, and asked sternly with a livid face,
"Do you really mean what you say?"
Leng Yu nodded without hesitation, "Seriously, please grant me your permission."
"absurd."
The emperor suddenly shook his sleeves, and as his chest continued to rise and fall, it could be seen that his anger was already spreading throughout his body.
Leng Yu's brows knitted together. He lowered his eyebrows and looked at his feet, but he had already made up his mind. The emperor's slanderous words about Luo Lan were enough to keep him away from here.
"roll!"
The emperor turned his back to him in disappointment and spat out the word hatefully.
Leng Yu bowed to the emperor with clasped fists, then turned and left without looking back.
At this time, Liu Xi, who was standing outside the door, saw him coming out and hurriedly followed him, saying softly to Leng Yu:
"Prince Yu, please stay."
Leng Yu stopped striding forward and stood still coldly, "Is something wrong?"
Liu Xi quickly came to him, bowed and saluted, and said in a hoarse voice:
"Prince Yu, the emperor knew that you were back and specially ordered the imperial dining room to prepare a lunch for you. You and your father have not seen each other for three years. Why did you start quarreling after meeting? This old slave thinks that the emperor valued Prince Yu the most in the past, and he will do the same in the future, so , Prince Yu, don’t act impulsively. Please also think about it carefully. As a member of the royal family, is it so easy to escape? When you are a prince, some people are afraid of your identity and will not do anything to you. But if you If you really become a commoner, will anyone give you this face? Can you guarantee that you can spend the rest of your life safely?"
Although there was concern in Liu Xi's words, Leng Yu could tell that they contained warnings and threats.
yes! As a member of the royal family, it is not enough to become a commoner, but for Lan'er, he must overcome no matter how many difficulties there are.
Thinking of this, a sharp look flashed in his eyes, and he whispered:
"Thank you, Eunuch Liu, for reminding me and take my leave."
After leaving these words, he still strode forward without any pause.
Liu Xi frowned, turned around quickly, and returned to the imperial study.
Looking at the emperor who was standing angrily at the window looking at Leng Yu's back, he bowed forward and saluted:
"emperor……"
The emperor didn't even look back and said coldly:
"Did you see it? My Yu'er, for that woman, had to abandon me, my father, at all costs."
Liu Xi glanced in the direction of the emperor's eyes, sighed secretly, and replied softly and slowly:
"Your Majesty, please forgive me for speaking frankly. Although the identity of that woman is suspicious, she stayed with Prince Yu when he was in the most difficult time. It was also she who cured Prince Yu's leg disease. If Prince Yu treats this woman If he is ruthless, then he is really a ruthless person. Therefore, the old slave believes that it is reasonable for Prince Yu to have feelings for that woman. Instead of the emperor having a rift with Prince Yu because of this matter, it is better to take it back first. If your fate is fulfilled, allow that woman to enter the capital, and you can take your time in the future..."
When he said this, his eyes turned treacherously. The emperor looked back at him, frowning deeply, and asked:
"What you said makes sense. It seems I didn't think it through enough. Yu'er is now blinded by that woman and can't tell right from wrong. His temperament is inherently stubborn. It seems that I want him to see the true face of that woman. Only then will he leave that woman completely."
Seeing that the emperor had listened to his words, Liu Xi hurriedly bowed again and continued:
"What the Emperor said is absolutely true. The New Year is coming soon, and everyone must know that Prince Yu has been rehabilitated. When the vassals from various countries come to Beijing to celebrate the New Year, if Prince Yu is not seen, there will definitely be a lot of speculation. Besides, the prince is no longer suitable to attend such a grand occasion during the period of confinement, and Prince Xi and Prince Ming are not enough to support the occasion. I think it would be better for Prince Yu to appear at the banquet to welcome all the Tibetan kings."
"yes!"
When the emperor finished these words, he sighed longly, his eyes were sore, and he said slowly:
"I am in a hurry and do things without thinking. All the kings are eager to see my excitement, especially King Zhennan. He has not come back for twenty years. I can't let him see my excitement!"
Liu Xi nodded hurriedly and agreed:
"It's too late for the Emperor to take back his life. Just now I saw the girl beside Concubine Chang waiting for Prince Yu. I must have called Prince Yu to Dening Palace at this time..."
Hearing this, the emperor raised his brows lightly and looked at him thoughtfully, "Go to Dening Palace and have a look. If Concubine Chang dares to embarrass him, she will definitely forgive her..."
Having said this, he let out a long sigh and murmured:
"She's not my own mother after all, so the saying that mutton can't stick to dog meat still makes sense, alas!"
"Old slave understands."
Liu Xi took the order and retreated, heading directly to Dening Palace.
At this time, Leng Yu stood in front of Concubine Chang Gui, with no sadness or joy on his face. He did not salute him, but just stood with his head lowered coldly.
Concubine Chang looked at Leng Yu standing in front of her, raised her handkerchief to cover the corners of her mouth, and said softly:
"Yu'er, seeing you standing in front of my mother-in-law, my mother-in-law is so happy. I have wronged you all these years."
Leng Yu secretly twitched the corners of his lips and sneered disdainfully, with a hint of contempt in his voice as he murmured:
"No grievance. Thank you for taking care of Yu'er for so many years. Yu'er will keep it in mind."
He still remembers the heartbreaking pain when the iron nails were driven into his legs, and he didn't even want to mention it.
He used to think that she was his mother. Even if he hated her for being so cruel, he still thought that she hated iron.
But now that she knows that she is not his biological mother, it can be understood that she really wants to stay paralyzed in bed for the rest of her life.
Therefore, he was unwilling to raise his head to look at her again, and even secretly swore in his heart that if he had the chance, he would ask her to repay double what she had done to him.
Seeing that he remained silent, Concubine Chang finally couldn't hold back and said:
"Yu'er, the concubine knows that you hate the concubine in your heart, but the concubine was really for your own good back then. The concubine didn't know that you were framed by the prince, so..."
"My dear, please stop talking."
Leng Yu interrupted him directly. He didn't want to hear her explanations. Those explanations meant nothing to him. He also didn't want to call her mother concubine again because she didn't deserve it.
When Concubine Chang heard these words, her face suddenly turned cold. She bit her lips and said bitterly:
"You call me empress? You called me empress twice, and you don't even want to call me concubine?"
Leng Yu lowered his head and replied in a cold voice:
"Leng Yu has already requested the emperor's decree to demote Leng Yu to a commoner. How can a commoner dare to call the empress the mother-in-law?"
His words made Concubine Chang look at him in astonishment. Did he ask the emperor to become a commoner? She didn't know whether to be happy or worried about this news.
The people she sent out to assassinate him along the way returned without success. If he had really become a commoner, it would not be a worry in her heart.
But, will the emperor really allow it? She began to beat a little drum in her heart, but she said again:
"Why do you want to become a commoner instead of being a good prince? Is there no one in this palace who is worthy of your nostalgia?"
