The arrogant imperial concubine arrives, the favorite of the regent

The emperor frowned. Has something happened to the prince again?

Internal troubles were more important, so the emperor waved his hand and signaled Zhao Guang and other secret guards to stand up.

"We will discuss the matter of the Ninth Layer another day. For the time being, you should focus on the news related to him."

The secret guards took their leave, and the emperor ordered an audience with some of his trusted ministers, and finally mentioned Prime Minister Yun.

Soon, Yun Xiang and others arrived at the Qianqing Palace.

The emperor guessed that there must be some inside story behind the prince being impeached by so many people. The prince has a high status and is one of the candidates for the crown prince. There are probably many people who are eyeing him overtly or covertly.

Although there was no evidence that Ye Xiaohan had pushed someone to file a complaint against the crown prince, the emperor still insisted that Ye Xiaohan had also taken action. Among the civil and military officials who submitted the memorial, several were followers of Ye Xiaohan. Even if Ye Xiaohan had done nothing, the emperor would still think that Ye Xiaohan had acted in secret, but he just hadn't found out.

The emperor discussed with his ministers for a while and ordered a comprehensive blockade of rumors related to the prince. Those who spread the rumors were arrested and imprisoned to serve as a warning to others.

At the same time, he secretly searched for miraculous doctors in Zhongyue Kingdom and even the other four countries, especially those who specialized in treating men's stubborn diseases, even if they were barefoot doctors.

The emperor did not want the incident involving the crown prince to cause a bad influence. Even though he had begun to feel dissatisfied with the crown prince, he still had to protect him for the sake of the stability of the court.

After the emperor dismissed everyone, he looked tired and pressed his eyebrows a few times, as if he was feeling unwell.

Eunuch Li hurriedly said, "Your Majesty has been very busy lately, so you should take care of your health."

In fact, the emperor was not busy with many state affairs, but was more focused on suppressing Ye Xiaohan's faction.

The emperor said calmly: "I know what's going on."

But he will not be at peace as long as Ye Xiaohan is alive.

When the emperor heard Eunuch Li mention "health", he asked casually, "How is the seventh prince doing?"

"Your Majesty, the imperial physician said that the Seventh Prince indulged in alcohol and pleasure every day, and his health has long been weak. Now he has fallen into the water and caught a severe cold. I'm afraid it will take some time for him to recover, and he may even develop a chronic illness."

"Yes!" The emperor was impatient and said coldly: "Your eyes are already disabled, and now your body is ruined. How shameful!"

Ye Chufeng was really his least favorite son.

Of course, the emperor would not admit that he did not like Ye Chufeng because of the low status of Ye Chufeng's biological mother. Back then, he was drunk and spent the night with Ye Chufeng's biological mother, who was also a young musician in the music hall.

It was inevitable that the news of the emperor and the musicians would not sound good, and the emperor was a very face-conscious person. Seeing Ye Chufeng reminded me of that unbearable past, which was really upsetting!

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The Queen Mother has not been in good spirits recently and has no time to care about what is happening in the outside world. Today, she has improved a little and asked someone to find out the news from the outside world.

It was learned that the Queen had only sent an imperial physician to see Ye Chufeng once, and had never sent an imperial physician to take care of Ye Chufeng again, nor had she sent any good tonic medicine.

The Queen Mother frowned, her eyes were complicated. Thinking of her eldest son who died of illness at a young age, her eyes turned red. After thinking for a while, she waved and ordered the servants.

"Come here, go get some top-quality tonic medicine from my storehouse and send it to Qingxuan Palace."

The emperor didn't like Ye Chufeng, and she was old and had lived in the palace for a long time, so it was not easy for her to tell the emperor how to treat the princes. All she could do was to protect Ye Chufeng for a while.

Madam Kong served the queen mother hot medicine and said, "Queen Mother, it's time for you to take the medicine."

The Queen Mother frowned, "It's all these bitter things all day long! There doesn't seem to be any effect."

Madam Kong thought for a moment, "Queen Mother, I heard that Princess Ye is a skilled doctor and her herbal medicine shop is doing better and better. How about we ask Princess Ye to come and treat you, or I can send someone to the herbal medicine shop to buy some secret medicine made by Princess Ye?"

The Queen Mother stared at the steam coming out of the medicine for a long time. "There's no need to let Mu Jiu enter the palace. The palace is complicated. If she makes any mistakes, how can I explain to the Mengguo Mansion?"

Madam Kong lowered her head, it seemed that her suggestion was wrong. But in her heart, she hoped that the Queen Mother could take good care of herself.

The Queen Mother continued, "Send someone to the Herbal Hall to buy some medicine. I heard that the special medicine from the Herbal Hall is not bitter and is very effective."

Nanny Kong nodded quickly and immediately sent people out of the palace.

The Queen Mother drank a bowl of medicine and began to feel sleepy. She lay listlessly on the couch.

Her thoughts couldn't help but go back to the past and she was lost in memories of the past.

At that time, she was still a teenage girl, a famous noblewoman in the capital. At the hunting banquet, the young general riding a fine horse left a deep impression on her.

I heard that Mu Jiu was drawing his bow and arrow at the Spring Festival Banquet, looking very heroic. Then I recalled the banquet at the envoy's palace, where Mu Jiu's body movements and swordsmanship were amazing.

Mu Jiu's demeanor and movement gave her a sense of déjà vu.

The Queen Mother sighed and said, "No wonder she looks like an old friend. It turns out she is the granddaughter of an old friend."

The Queen Mother sent someone to deliver the medicine to the entrance of Qingxuan Palace, but did not go in to disturb "Ye Chufeng" who was recuperating in the house.

After a while, Ye Mansion received news from the palace: the emperor convened a meeting and the empress dowager sent someone to deliver medicine to the seventh prince.

Yun Mujiu was a little surprised: "It seems that the Queen Mother and the Seventh Prince are still somewhat concerned."

Ye Xiaohan said “hmm” calmly, “If the Queen Mother hadn’t come forward to protect him, the Seventh Brother would have…”

Yun Mujiu sighed slightly. Ye Xiaohan was just a child at that time. Yun Mujiu said, "For the Seventh Prince, the Queen Mother may be the only source of warmth he can feel in the palace."

Seeing that Yun Mujiu didn't know about the events before and after Ye Chufeng was born, Ye Xiaohan told Yun Mujiu about what happened back then.

The emperor was drunk at night and met the young musician who was practicing the piano in the pavilion. Under the emperor's coercion, the musician had to serve the emperor.

After the emperor sobered up, he began to dislike the musician, who later became Ye Chufeng's biological mother.

Due to the emperor's lack of attention, the concubines in the palace tortured Ye Chufeng's biological mother even more wantonly. In the end, Ye Chufeng's biological mother dragged her damaged body and gave birth to Ye Chufeng with difficulty.

At that time, even the queen was alarmed, because everyone in the palace thought that the little musician would be tortured to death, and the lowly fetus in her belly would die. Unexpectedly, the musician gave birth prematurely, and the fetus was successfully born. And the most fatal thing is that it was a boy!

The emperor didn't like lowly musicians, nor did he like musicians with no background or identity. Ye Chufeng happened to look a lot like his biological mother, and his presence often reminded the emperor of that ugly past. The emperor chose to completely ignore Ye Chufeng's existence.

Ye Chufeng has no power, no influence, no one to rely on, and is in danger in the terrifying palace...