Crazy childhood sweetheart always thinks of me

The bright yellow figure sat on the dragon table, reviewing memorials, his temples were gray, and he coughed occasionally. A eunuch in his forties or fifties came over with a bowl of hot tea and respectfully placed it on the dragon table: "Your Majesty is not feeling well, drink some hot tea and take a rest!"

The middle-aged man in bright yellow slowly raised his head and rubbed his aching forehead: "How can I rest? The north has just been stabilized, and the war in Nanyue has started again in the south. The King of Zhenbei is old, and there are no useful generals in the court!"

The eunuch asked tentatively, "The King of Zhenbei is only in his early forties now, and he also had great military achievements when he was young."

The emperor drank a sip of hot tea and said, "Although the King of Zhenbei is famous and once had a close relationship with me, it has been many years. It is hard to say whether he is still loyal. Moreover, he has military power. He has been so powerful in recent years that I can't help but feel apprehensive."

A tall tree attracts the wind. Since ancient times, the imperial family has been the most fickle and suspicious. The eunuchs can understand this. If the King of Zhenbei defeats the Kingdom of Nanyue, he will surely become famous. By then, everyone will only know the King of Zhenbei. Besides, who would be willing to be inferior to others for a long time?

Although the prince of Zhenbei Palace seems lazy in recent years, he has friendships with many young masters in the capital, not to mention Yun Hance, who is highly skilled in martial arts and methods. Although Yun Qingchi is sloppy all day long, he has joined the famous Tang Sect and will definitely have a certain status in the world of martial arts in the future.

One of them was in the capital, and the other was in the underworld, both of them were developing their own power, but he was getting old, his health was getting worse, and his offspring were few and far between.

At this moment, a voice suddenly came from outside: "Your Highness, I am Yun Hance, and I want to see the Emperor!"

When the emperor heard this, he couldn't help but smile. Yun Hance was his favorite among all his juniors. He immediately put down his teacup and said, "Let Ah Ce in!"

The eunuch flicked his whisk and left. Soon Yun Hance pushed the door open and came in, kneeling on one knee: "Your Majesty!"

The emperor immediately helped him up and said with a smile: "Why are you here at this time?"

Upon hearing this, Yun Hance knelt down again and said, "I, Yun Hance, came here today to ask the emperor for a favor!"

The emperor pulled him up again and said, "Just tell me what you have to say. Stand still and talk."

His face flushed. Seeing Yun Hance was like seeing his younger self. He envied his youthful vigor.

"I ask the Emperor to grant me a marriage!"

The emperor was so happy when he heard this that he couldn't stop smiling: "Even if Ah Ce doesn't say it, I am also going to issue an edict to make you my son-in-law. Yongle will need your support in the future!"

Yun Hance gritted his teeth and knelt down again: "The one I want to marry is Su An's legitimate daughter, Su Ran. Please grant my wish, Your Majesty!"

As soon as these words came out, the emperor's face froze immediately, and his face suddenly turned a little blue: "Ace, if you really like her, let her be your concubine."

"Su Ran, you can only be my wife, my only wife!" Yun Hance said firmly.

The emperor didn't pull him up this time. He was so angry that he coughed a few times: "So you want my Junhua to be your concubine?"

Yun Hance slowly raised his head, and the stubbornness in his eyes made the emperor angry: "Su Ran is my only wife. I promised her that I would only love her and marry her for the rest of my life. I cannot marry the princess."

The emperor covered his chest and said, "Junhua is my favorite daughter. I was sorry to her mother back then, so she is the one I care about the most these years. You are my favorite descendant, and I have always regarded you as my child."

As the emperor spoke, he looked at Yun Hance with a pleading look: "The crown prince has been in collusion with the rebels and wants to force the emperor to revolt. I have locked him up in Changchun Palace. As a result, I have no suitable prince to succeed me. Yongle is young, so I want you to supervise the country as my brother-in-law. Only when you are here can I feel at ease."

Yun Hance was unmoved: "I have never thought of being a regent, let alone marrying a princess. I have only one wish, to marry Su Ran and love her for the rest of my life."

The emperor didn't expect that Yun Hance remained unmoved despite his emotional and logical appeal. He couldn't help feeling annoyed. Yun Hance was so stubborn that it was annoying.

"She doesn't want to be a concubine. I want her to be my equal wife."

Yun Hance still said the same thing: "I will not marry anyone else. If Ranran knows, she will be sad. I cannot hurt her heart."

When the emperor heard this, he became furious and smashed Yun Hance's head with the teacup on the table. Yun Hance's head was bleeding instantly, but even so, he never lowered his head.

The emperor was so angry that he laughed: "How dare you! I talked so hard with you that I even gave you the power of regent. I trusted you so much that I even married my pearl to you. What else are you dissatisfied with? I asked you to marry her as a co-wife and make her equal to Junhua, but you are unwilling to do so? You are afraid of hurting her, but aren't you afraid of hurting me?"

Yun Hance's expression remained unchanged, blood flowing down his forehead: "The princess is the emperor's pearl, not my pearl!"

This sentence obviously angered the emperor even more. His Junhua was beautiful and noble, so how could she not be worthy of Yun Hance? Why didn't he want Junhua?

"I have always loved you more than my own son. I have already discussed your marriage with Junhua with your parents. You can only marry Junhua. If you don't, you will be unfilial and unfaithful and will be ridiculed by the world!" The emperor's voice softened, because he knew that Yun Hance would never be manipulated by others, and he could only move him with emotion.

Half of Yun Hance's face was covered in blood, but he still said stubbornly: "I have always respected Your Majesty as my father. Your Majesty should know that Yun Hance would never put himself in a difficult position. Your Majesty is loving your princess by finding a good match for her."

The emperor knew that he had a bad temper, but he didn't expect that he was just like a stinking stone in the toilet: "You are an unfilial son and an unfaithful minister. You know I can punish you!"

Yun Hance straightened his back and said, "Your Majesty can certainly punish me, but it is impossible for me to marry her!"

The emperor sighed and turned back to sit on the dragon throne. Yun Hance was still kneeling below. If it weren't for the emperor's kindness to him over the years, how could he have waited so obediently for punishment? He had his own people in the palace over the years, and it was even more impossible for him to have no power outside. He was reborn once, and he had already made plans for everything.

"Come here, Yun Hance disobeyed the imperial decree and was thrown into the torture chamber. No one is allowed to visit him. When he knows that he is loyal to the emperor and loves his country, I will let him come to see me!"

A guard in silver armor came in and looked at Yun Hance with a puzzled look, then two guards took Yun Hance to the torture chamber. Yun Hance kowtowed to the emperor, slowly stood up and walked outside.

The sun was so bright that day. Yun Hance looked up at the warm sun and wondered what Yuanyuan was doing. Was she learning embroidery? Or was she eating delicious food with her uncle? Or was she competing with that little girl to buy the store?

Fortunately, Yujue was given to her, so she could buy whatever she wanted. The captain of the silver-armored guards was called Nan Fengjing. When he saw that there were no people around, he asked in a low voice: "Master, what should we do next? Should we notify Yunyin and contact our people in case of emergency?"

Yun Hance stood in the garden. Nan Fengjing immediately handed him a handkerchief. Yun Hance took the handkerchief and wiped the blood that had almost coagulated on his forehead: "No need. At this moment, Nan Yue is ready to make a move. I can understand that he is exhausted. He has indeed been good to me over the years. I don't want to do anything to him unless it is absolutely necessary."

Nan Fengjing respectfully took the handkerchief that Yun Hance threw to him and said, "It's just a precaution. We won't really do anything. If something really happens, we can contact our people. What if distant water can't put out the nearby fire?"

Yun Hance walked forward and said, "If we make any move, he won't be able to detect it. I don't want to push our relationship to the brink of destruction."

Nan Fengjing had nothing to say at this time. He was the newly promoted captain of the guards after Wan Ying's death. The emperor did not treat him the same as Yun Hance, so he could not understand Yun Hance's thoughts at all.

"Don't spread what happened today, not even Yunyin!"

Nan Fengjing was shocked: "Master, do you really intend to stay in the torture chamber until the emperor changes his mind? He is the ruler of a country and he always gives orders to others. How could he change his mind?"

"It doesn't matter. If he still can't figure it out, South Vietnam will make him figure it out."

Nan Fengjing was no longer worried when he saw that he seemed to have a backup plan. However, what exactly did their master mean by not letting Yun Yin know about what happened today?