The arrogant imperial concubine arrives, the favorite of the regent

Yun Mujiu tossed and turned all night and woke up the next day with dark circles under his eyes.

Chunlan's four maids were shocked, "Princess, did you not sleep well last night?"

Yun Mujiu looked in the mirror and pouted. It was all because Ye Xiaohan said last night that they wanted to live together. She had been thinking about all kinds of things the whole night, and her mind was full of the existence of this man, Ye Xiaohan.

She waved to Chunlan and the other three, "I'm fine. Just bring me a bowl of cold water."

Yun Mujiu applied a cool towel to her eyes and put on some light powder to cover up the slight bruise under her eyes.

"Alas, it seems that men can't think too much. If they think too much, they won't be able to sleep well the whole night."

Some people in Qichiyuan knew that Ye Xiaohan and Yun Mujiu had talked last night. However, they did not know the specific details of the conversation, but only knew that the princess declined the prince's request to stay overnight.

Chunlan and the other three smiled lightly and said nothing. The princess's troubled face was quite cute. They couldn't comment on their masters' affairs, so they could only hope that their masters would get better and better.

What Yun Mujiu didn't know was that someone was also tossing and turning all night.

Even though he hadn't slept well the whole night, there was no change on Ye Xiaohan's face. His face was cold and resolute.

As soon as the sun rose, Ye Xiaohan got up immediately. After washing up and going out, he alerted the guards on duty and the Hanying Guards in the dark.

It was just dawn, and it was still early for everyone to get up. And Ye Xiaohan was the first person to get up in the Ye Mansion. In the past, Ye Xiaohan was diligent in government affairs and martial arts practice, and he usually got up early, but today he got up too early, and there was still heavy frost outside.

Ye Xiaohan said coldly to everyone: "You continue to guard. I am fine."

Everyone felt relieved and saw Ye Xiaohan walking into the yard with a sword in hand.

The sword was unsheathed and a flash of light appeared.

Ye Xiaohan was dressed simply today, in a light grey gown, his jet-black hair tied up only with a white jade headband.

He held the long sword in one hand, and the sword body flashed with a faint cold light, as cold as his eyes.

The long sword swung up, cutting through the air with a slight sound of airflow. The leaves of the big tree rustled, as if cheering for his superb and sharp swordsmanship.

Ye Xiaohan raised his sword and cut straight at the falling leaves that were blown down by the wind.

The reason why he said those words to Yun Mujiu last night was just because he wanted to tease that silly girl on a whim.

At the same time, he also took the opportunity to test the progress of the relationship between him and Yun Mujiu.

He is not in a hurry, one day Mu Mu will accept him wholeheartedly...

Ye Xiaohan was thinking about things while practicing swordsmanship.

The sky gradually brightened, then became fully bright, and then the sun rose, and then the morning sunlight shone on the ground. Ye Xiaohan was still practicing sword without stopping for a moment.

"What happened to the prince today?" Ying Er and Ying San in the dark looked at Ye Xiaohan quietly. "Boss, what happened to the prince today?"

Ying Yi also watched intently and whispered, "I don't know either. Maybe he's using martial arts practice to relieve his emotions?"

The two younger brothers objected, "Is it possible? Isn't the prince always calm and composed?"

When we say he is calm, we actually mean that Ye Xiaohan always has an icy face, and outsiders cannot see the changes in Ye Xiaohan's emotions. So isn't Ye Xiaohan's emotion "stable"?

Ying Yi lowered his voice and replied to his brothers, "People also change. Didn't the prince always hide his emotions before? After he got a princess, the prince's expression also changed slightly."

The two younger brothers thought about it and felt that what Ying Yi said was right. When they looked at Ye Xiaohan again, a layer of tenderness appeared on their resolute faces.

Today's morning court session was relatively stable, and the emperor was quite satisfied. No one submitted any memorials to impeach the crown prince anymore.

Some of the court officials had no evidence of the prince's misconduct, so they could not complain about him without proof; some had some weak evidence, but they did not dare to submit it because they had seen the emperor's attitude - the emperor had clearly ignored their complaints. If they continued to make trouble, the emperor might come after them.

Some people have some evidence, but they remain silent. These people are followers of Ye Xiaohan, and they have received orders from Ye Xiaohan early on: "No need to submit any more petitions, that's enough."

Others were either from the prince and queen's faction and would not undermine the prince's platform, or they remained neutral in the court or took a wait-and-see attitude.

After the morning court session ended, the emperor summoned Prime Minister Yun and some of his trusted ministers to stay.

After the emperor had a conversation with his ministers and several secret guards of the Dragon Staff Guard, he felt much more at ease.

In the past few days, they have spent a lot of manpower and resources to suppress two batches of rumors about the prince in the capital. One is that the prince behaved in a restaurant and teahouse, and the other is that the prince was severely injured and bedridden after being taught a lesson by the Netherworld Nine.

What the emperor and others didn't know was that even if their remedial measures had some effect, for a certain person, his goal had already been achieved.

No matter for the regent of Zhongyue Kingdom or for Mu Shi's identity as the Netherworld Ninth Layer, the two batches of bad news about the prince had already spread. After a day or two when their goal was completely achieved, his people would withdraw and leave, allowing the emperor and others to continue to suppress the rumors.

At this time, the emperor and others could only stop the spread of the news and at most cover up some real news.

The emperor pressed his brows and ordered, "Continue to send people to suppress it. I will find an opportunity to clear the prince's name in the future." After this period of rumors has passed, he will find another opportunity to clear the prince's bad reputation.

The emperor is now thinking more about himself. He was the one who appointed the crown prince, and he is the crown prince's biological father. If the world knew that the crown prince was so immoral and in poor health, wouldn't it not only lose the face of the Zhongyue emperor, but also make the Zhongyue royal family a laughing stock?

The emperor is very concerned about his reputation and values ​​his image as a benevolent monarch. He will never allow the crown prince to influence his rule over the Zhongyue Dynasty!

Then the emperor looked at Zhao Guang.

"How's the matter with the Underworld Palace?"

"Your Majesty, I have sent some people to contact the assassins in the Nether Palace. They accepted our order and we have started to contact them. We are still in contact with them and should be able to find relevant information about the Ninth Layer of the Netherworld in the near future."

"Good!" The emperor stroked his beard, "Find out about Mushi Jiuyou Pavilion as soon as possible, lest they grow stronger and become another threat to us."

They didn't know what the background of Nether Nine was, and they didn't dare and didn't have the ability to rashly destroy the powerful assassin organization of Mushi Jiuyou Pavilion. Therefore, they could only find out the background of Nether Nine first, and then consider how to deal with Mushi Jiuyou Pavilion.

After the meeting, the emperor asked the other ministers to leave and turned to stare at Yun Xiang.

"Lord Yun, how are you doing with what you told me?"

"Your Majesty, everything is going as planned. We are just waiting for Princess Ye to appear in public again." The plan they designed has been going on for a long time and cannot be delayed any longer.