The eldest lady is both a doctor and a warrior, they love her so much

Ye Lanhui woke up slowly. Everything in front of him seemed to be covered by a veil, blurry and unclear. He subconsciously called out, "Lan'er..." However, the voice that responded to him was Ye Qingyao's familiar voice.

"Father?" Ye Lanhui's eyes were still a little confused and dazed. He realized that the person sitting in front of him was not Cao Jinlan, but his father who had not been seen for a long time - Ye Qingyao.

"Awake? How do you feel?" Ye Qingyao's voice was unusually gentle and full of concern, just like a kind old father asking about the condition of his child.

Ye Lanhui shook his head gently, trying to make himself more awake, but he still felt weak all over.

He said slowly, "I feel weak all over. I have been easily sleepy lately, so I am not awake much. Father, when did you come?"

An indescribable emotion surged in Ye Lanhui's heart. He had complicated family entanglements with Ye Qingyao, as well as resentment and dissatisfaction that he could not let go.

"You haven't been here long! Since you're not feeling well, there's no need to force yourself to get up. Let's just lie down and chat!"

As Ye Qingyao spoke, he waved his hand with an unquestionable majesty, signaling Doctor Jin who was standing beside him to leave first.

As Doctor Jin respectfully left the door and gently closed it, the father and son were the only ones left in the huge room.

At this moment, Ye Qingyao's gaze fell on Ye Lanhui with incomparable tenderness, his eyes full of emotions and memories accumulated over the years.

He slowly said, "I still remember clearly that when your mother gave birth to you, I was just a prince! And she was my concubine. At that time, you were just a little baby, so fragile and tender, but at the same time full of infinite vitality and energy."

Having said that, Ye Qingyao couldn't help but stretch out his hand to measure the size. It seemed that the image of the little baby wrapped in the cradle, as delicate as a piece of jade, appeared in front of him again.

"Looking at you in the cradle, I truly felt for the first time the wonderful feeling of being a father, as if everything was unreal like a beautiful dream. Time flies! Later, I witnessed you grow up little by little, from babbling to being able to communicate fluently with others; from taking your first shaky steps to being able to run and play briskly; from being ignorant of knowledge to being diligent and studious, and being both civil and military... These scenes kept flashing in my mind as if it were yesterday. It feels like only a short time has passed, but in the blink of an eye, you have already married and had children, and your thoughts are getting bigger and bigger."

Hearing this, Ye Lanhui's body couldn't help but stiffen slightly.

Is this the beginning of a campaign of accusation? He wondered in his heart.

Has the moment we have been waiting for all these years finally arrived?

"Father, I am already thirty years old this year."

Ye Lanhui thought to himself, well, just say everything in private, even if I don't get what I want in the end, at least I can be clear about it.

"So, what do you want to say? Are you thinking about the throne? Have you ever thought about why I didn't make you the crown prince?" Ye Qingyao looked at him majestically, with a hint of imperceptible disappointment in his eyes.

Ye Lanhui was slightly startled, and remained silent for a long time before he murmured in a low voice: "I think I am both civil and military, but where am I not qualified?"

Ye Qingyao snorted coldly and said in a deep voice: "As the king of a country, is it enough to be both civil and military? You need to know that now is a peaceful and prosperous era, not a chaotic era. If it were a chaotic era, heroes would naturally emerge. At that time, you could gallop on the battlefield and make achievements. I would never stop you. However, the current Great Xia Kingdom is peaceful. Although there are occasional troubles in the country, they are not serious. As for the countries that occasionally invade the border, our Great Xia cavalry can easily repel them. The successor I hope for should be a person with kindness and courage."

Ye Lanhui's face turned pale as paper in an instant, and he asked in a trembling voice in disbelief: "Could it be that... I am not the right person in your Majesty's mind?"

Ye Qingyao shook his head slowly and sighed, "I have given you many years to prove yourselves, but none of you can comprehend it."

Upon hearing this, Ye Lanhui couldn't help but raise his head and laugh, his laughter was full of grief and helplessness: "Hahaha! What father said is really ridiculous! If you already have someone in your heart, why do you have to hide it and not make it public? How can I verify whether I meet your requirements? Even if I am an idle prince, you have to give me a result!"

"Yes, I was wrong. The peaceful child back then... Alas, now that things have come to this, there is no point in saying more! Well, I can issue an edict now to grant you the title of prince, and the title will be named after you - Prince Lanhui. As for your eldest son Ye Junyao, after he has his coming-of-age ceremony, he will be granted the title of Crown Prince; as for your eldest daughter Ye Yunshu, when she reaches the age of marriage, she will be granted the title of Princess."

After hearing these words, Ye Lanhui felt his head buzzing, the world was spinning, and his vision went dark. He was so uncomfortable that he closed his eyes involuntarily.

After a long time, the dizziness eased a little. He slowly opened his eyes, took a few deep breaths, and tried to calm himself down.

"Father, has everything been arranged?" Ye Lanhui asked weakly, with a hint of despair and helplessness in his voice.

For some reason, at this moment, he suddenly had an ominous premonition in his heart, as if his life was about to come to an end.

“That’s right. When I learned the truth that day, I should have punished you severely immediately. It was only because of the father-son relationship that I allowed your wife and children to live a little longer. This can be regarded as my last kindness to you.” Ye Qingyao said coldly with a gloomy face.

“Mercy? Mercy? Hahahahaha…” Upon hearing this, Ye Lanhui suddenly burst into laughter, his laughter was full of grief and resentment, “Father, oh father, I do not regret anything I have done! I can only blame my own lack of ability. If that thing could have succeeded, then the person sitting on the throne now would definitely be me!”

Ye Qingyao quietly looked at Ye Lanhui, who was lying on the sickbed but still talking nonsense and showing no remorse. His eyes gradually became cold and ruthless.

"Hmph, yes, the victors are kings and the losers are bandits, it has been like this since ancient times. Now that things have come to this, you don't have to harbor any illusions anymore, just go!" After saying that, he waved his sleeves, turned around and left the room without looking back.