Cut off my tendons in my hands and feet to make me marry? Prepare to die!

Yue Ziyu was immediately horrified, and waved his hands hurriedly:

"Impossible! My mother told me since I was a child that my cousin from the Song family would be my eldest brother's concubine in the future..."

He glanced at Yue Ran's expression, and seeing that she had no expression, he coughed softly:

"Anyway, she's just my cousin. I never thought of having any other relationship with her!"

Yue Ran looked at Yue Ziyu seriously, and could only see clear stupidity and frank denial in his eyes.

He really didn't realize what Song Yanran was thinking at all.

Yue Ran lowered her head and smiled, then raised her head seriously:

"Since you really have no interest in her, I have to remind you to be careful of the people in your yard. They may not agree with you."

Yue Ziyu was stunned when he heard this, and was about to refute, but then Zhao's mother's nagging in the past few days came to his mind.

He had been away from home for two years. In his yard, all the servants usually followed the lead of Mother Zhao.

Even if he returned to the palace now, if they wanted to do something behind his back...

Yue Ziyu's hands and feet felt a little cold.

He was actually not stupid. Before, he simply regarded Song Yanran as a candidate for his eldest brother's concubine and did not take any precautions.

But after Yue Ran's reminder, he recalled the way his uncle Song and his family stared at him at the gate of the palace.

The feeling of disobedience I felt at that time has now finally been answered.

There was a kind of ecstasy in their eyes that came from having a rare commodity, not the surprise of not having seen their loved ones for a long time.

So, after the mother passed away and the eldest brother was kicked out of the palace, did the eldest uncle's family target him?

Yue Ziyu took a step back unsteadily.

He was not surprised by the behavior of his uncle's family, but was his wet nurse, Mother Zhao, also involved?

"Thank you, thank you for your reminder, sister."

Yue Ziyu's voice was bitter, and he clasped his fists and bowed to Yue Ran.

Yue Ran looked at Yue Ziyu and felt a little sad.

My father insisted on sending Yue Ziyu to Xilu Academy, and it seems that he is indeed of some use.

Of course, it may also be because Song and Yue Zihuan have always treated Yue Ziyu as a child and did not let Yue Ziyu realize that they were trying to murder his father.

"If I'm not mistaken, your wet nurse will keep urging you to fight for the position of crown prince these days."

As Yue Ran was speaking, she saw Yue Ziyu's shoulders shaking.

She continued:

"Your mother's funeral has not yet taken place, and you are in mourning now. If Song Yanran is anxious to enter your room, it must be in the next few days."

Yue Ziyu was terrified after hearing this. He didn't even know whether he should go back to his Qiyun Pavilion.

The place where I have lived for more than ten years now seems like a den of dragons and tigers.

He himself is more like a piece of fat meat targeted by a wolf.

Yue Ran glanced at him with some dismay:

"What are you afraid of? Are you the master or are they the masters?"

After he finished speaking, Yue Ran raised his hands and clapped his hands.

Two black-clad secret guards appeared silently beside Yue Ziyu, scaring him so much that he jumped up on the spot.

"They are the secret guards beside our father. Let them stay near you day and night for the next few days."

If Yue Ziyu showed any feelings towards Song Yanran, Yue Ran would not have sent out these two secret guards.

"Go, and return to your own yard with dignity."

Yue Ziyu swallowed his saliva, and his heart, which had been hanging in the air, finally settled down.

It wasn’t the first day he had a sister, but it was the first day he willingly felt how great it was to have a sister!

Having been beaten by Yue Ran since he was a child, he never expected that there would be a day when he would be protected by Yue Ran.

It’s hard to describe the feeling, but he feels very happy in his heart.

That night, Yue Ziyu returned to Qiyun Pavilion with peace of mind and slept comfortably until dawn.

The two secret guards disappeared after he entered Qiyun Pavilion, but he knew that they must be guarding nearby.

Mother Zhao and the servants in the yard were unaware of this.

After washing up, Mother Zhao was busy choosing clothes for Yue Ziyu:

"This one is not good, it makes the young master look yellow, and that one is not good either, the mourning period cannot have too bright colors."

She was busy there chattering away, and Yue Ziyu was looking at her thoughtfully with a dim look in his eyes.

Mother Zhao still didn't notice, and finally picked out a piece of clothing that she was most satisfied with and put it on Yue Ziyu:

"Second Young Master, although it is the mourning period, you should also look energetic so that the prince will feel refreshed when he sees you."

As she was talking, the words she had been saying these days came to her mind:

"You are now the only male child of the prince. As long as the prince is satisfied with you, your position as the crown prince will be a sure thing."

Yue Ziyu lowered his eyes and asked unexpectedly:

"When will Uncle Song and his family return to Gyeonggi?"

Mother Zhao was stunned by his question:

"them..."

They don’t want to go back at all!

As long as Song Yanran can successfully climb into Yue Ziyu's bed in the next few days, she will at least be a legitimate concubine.

The eldest uncle of the Song family and his wife have already made their plans. They are determined not to leave the palace as long as they can.

Yue Ziyu frowned slightly and said:

"Father has always disliked Uncle and Aunt Song. On the day of Mother's funeral, let them leave the palace!"

Mother Zhao's eyes moved slightly, and she asked tentatively:

"What about Miss Biao?"

Yue Ziyu looked at Mother Zhao in confusion:

"Of course she should go with me, too. What else can I do? I still have to go to Xilu Academy to study. It doesn't matter if they stay in the palace. We don't want to make father and sister unhappy!"

When Mother Zhao heard Yue Ziyu blurt out the word "sister", her heart skipped a beat.

In the past, the second young master had always been at odds with the eldest young lady and always addressed her by her name.

How come the second young master, after studying at Xilu Academy for two years, actually knows how to call sister.

Mother Zhao suddenly felt unhappy.

Her poor second son, who had lost his mother and his elder brother, was a young man with no one to protect him and he actually began to learn to read people's expressions.

When the old princess and Princess Song were still alive, the eldest lady did not receive such treatment.

A child without a mother is like a weed.

When Mother Zhao thought of this, her eyes became more determined.

From now on, she has to plan carefully for the Second Young Master!

Yue Ziyu didn't know what she was thinking, but when he saw tears in Mother Zhao's eyes again, he felt a headache.

"Let's go, let's burn incense and keep vigil for our mother first!"

At this moment, in the Cining Palace.

The Queen Mother sat on the couch with a cold face, her lips drooping in displeasure.

"Your Majesty, I narrowly escaped death at that time, and it was all thanks to Xiaolou who rushed over to save me. Now I want to promote her to be the concubine of the Eastern Palace. Why don't you agree?"

Emperor Shengwen sat upright beside them, and glanced at Feng Xiaolou, who was lowering his head and looking submissive behind the empress dowager, with his brows furrowed.

Of course he refused to agree.

Zhou Wenzhen once reported that when Yue Zihuan was being interrogated, Yue Zihuan was once mentally confused and pointed out that it was Feng Xiaolou who provided him with the poison to murder Yue Yuan.

This made Emperor Shengwen immediately alert.

The two imperial doctors who conspired with Yue Zihuan to murder Yue Yuan were also the ones who deliberately concealed the fact that he was poisoned.

To this day, the cause of death of these two people has not been revealed.

The woman Feng Xiaolou was more or less connected to both poisoning cases.

How could he possibly give a woman like this a promotion?

The Queen Mother became even more angry when she saw that he didn't say anything:

"If you despise Xiaolou's humble origins, she saved my family, which is a real achievement. If you are unwilling to promote her to be a concubine, at least you should make her a prince's concubine!"

"If you are still not happy, Your Majesty, just treat me as if I don't exist. Anyway, you don't care about my life or death!"