The prince loves me like his life, but I force him to rebel

Defei's hand holding the needle trembled, and the candlelight in front of her flickered.

When she left the palace, on the surface, it seemed that she had been at odds with Concubine Xian for a long time, but in fact, it was the emperor's distrust that made her disheartened.

She once thought that she would never return to the palace, but this time she had to obey the order of the master and return without permission.

But she couldn't say that.

"I heard about the sudden changes in the palace and learned that the emperor was injured. I didn't know how serious the injury was. I was worried, so I didn't care about anything else and rushed back day and night."

"So, you still have me in your heart, right?"

The emperor sat up and looked at Concubine De.

Defei was distracted for a moment and her fingers touched the scorching flames, and she retracted her hand in pain.

"Let me see."

"Your Majesty, it's alright. I have my own medicine."

Concubine De took out a small box of ointment from the medicine box and gently applied it on her slightly red fingertips. She looked up and saw the emperor's concerned eyes.

Many years ago, the emperor often looked at her with such eyes.

But ten years later, everything has changed.

Defei collected her thoughts, asked the emperor to lie down, and began to give him acupuncture.

"De Fei, you are still blaming me for not doing this for you..."

"Your Majesty, you must not move or speak while the acupuncture is being performed. Please close your eyes."

In silence, Concubine De finished giving acupuncture to the Emperor.

"There will be a sore and swollen feeling at several acupuncture points. If you feel sleepy, Your Majesty does not need to resist."

"Ah."

The emperor felt sleepy. He had difficulty falling asleep at night in recent days, but under the effect of acupuncture, he fell asleep quickly.

Cen Yu walked out from behind the screen and looked at the emperor who was in a coma.

"He's aged a lot."

Concubine De said nothing, but just stood by.

"It seems that being an emperor is not that easy." Cen Yu narrowed his eyes and sneered, "Brother, you can take a break soon. You must return this world to me eventually."

Concubine De looked at the emperor and then at Cen Yu.

Cen Yu seemed to see through her thoughts and said, "Don't worry, I won't be as cruel as him. Since I promised you, I will never take his life."

Concubine De was worried and looked out the window.

A storm was about to come, and the sky turned dark in the afternoon.

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White House.

The maid who was sent out to gather information finally returned home.

Princess Yun'an rushed over.

"How is it, any news?"

The maid looked embarrassed and winked at Yun An.

Yun An looked behind the maid and saw his father Bai Mo with an angry look on his face.

"Father……"

"If you want any news, just ask your father directly."

"Daughter, daughter is just..."

"You clearly know that our Bai family and the Shu family are enemies, so why did you send someone to ask about Shu Huaiyuan?"

"Just curious, just asking..."

"Did Gu Nianzhi ask you to find out?"

"Mr. Gu? No, no, this is not Mr. Gu's business. I just wanted to ask this myself."

Bai Mo frowned.

Compared with Gu Nianzhi, Shu Huaiyuan is indeed more manly and has a more handsome appearance.

He has always been unable to understand why his daughter likes Gu Nianzhi. If his daughter liked Shu Huaiyuan instead of Gu Nianzhi, he would think it would be more reasonable. However, compared to his daughter's liking for Gu Nianzhi, he cannot accept that his daughter likes Shu Huaiyuan.

"There is absolutely no possibility between the Shu family and our Bai family. If you have other thoughts about Shu Huaiyuan, you'd better put them away as soon as possible."

Bai Mo said this and walked away.

It's not time to keep a girl when she grows up. If you keep her, you will only end up with enemies. It seems like it's time to find a husband for my daughter.

"The county lord."

The maid saw Bai Mo walking away and came forward.

"I asked you to find out the news, but how did your father find out?" Princess Yun'an complained.

"A fellow villager of mine told me that General Shu is now under house arrest in the imperial palace. Today I was trying to find out where General Shu was being held, but I didn't expect that the master would overhear me."

"Then have you found out where General Shu is?"

"Not yet... he was discovered by the master... The master only scolded me a few words, but my fellow villager was dragged away by the master's men, saying that he would be punished by military law. Please ask the princess to plead for mercy..."

The maidservant was so anxious that she started crying.

"Don't cry. Since he is trying to help me, I can't let him suffer in vain. I will go and beg Grandpa, maybe he can get Father to take back his decision."

Although Princess Yun'an was a bit domineering on weekdays, she was always nice to her servants. After saying that, she rushed to Bai Feng's room.

Bai Feng was not in the bedroom, so Yun An went to the study.

The study room also had its doors and windows closed. Yun An thought his grandfather was not inside, and was about to leave when he heard a few coughs coming from inside.

Just as Yun An was about to push the door open, he heard Bai Feng's voice: "The court is in chaos right now, which is exactly what I want."

"I've said it before, our Feiying Sect is reliable in doing things. What's more, this time the Sect Master is personally supervising it, so it will definitely be a piece of cake." It was the voice of an unfamiliar man.

"The Sect Master is indeed resourceful. Not only did he completely eliminate the Crown Prince for us, he was also able to suspend Shu Huaiyuan from his post and place him under house arrest. He solved two major problems at once. I admire you."

Yun An's blood seemed to have frozen.

The last time she brought medicine to her grandfather, she heard the conversation between her grandfather and her father. At that time, her father mentioned Shu Huaiyuan, and her grandfather said, "Anyone who stands in my way will die."

It turns out that the culprit behind the explosion that has been widely reported in the palace and among the people in recent days was actually my grandfather.

"What is General Bai's plan for the next step?"

"After the Crown Prince's state funeral, I will have someone propose to appoint another Crown Prince. As long as the Second Prince ascends the throne, everything will be on track."

The man laughed twice, then said, "I have something to say, but I don't know whether I should say it or not."

"Master Wei, please speak."

"General Bai, you know that the longer the night, the more dreams one will have..."

There was silence in the study for a moment.

Bai Feng finally spoke.

"Master Wei means... to strike first and gain the upper hand?"

"Nowadays, most of the civil and military officials in the court are the wings of the Bai family. The Flying Eagle Sect is the only one in the martial arts world. As long as the Bai family and the Flying Eagle Sect join forces, it will not be difficult to force the emperor to abdicate immediately. Why should the second prince suffer for decades on the position of crown prince?"

Yun An was startled.

Is this person persuading Grandpa to usurp the throne?

If this fails, it will be a serious crime punishable by the extermination of all nine generations of the clan.

If he succeeded, even if he became the emperor, it would be illegitimate and he would be criticized by future generations.

Bai Feng didn't say anything, seeming to be thinking.

The man continued, "The emperor is in power, and General Bai cannot touch even a small Shu Huaiyuan. As far as I know, the death of his father and brother was the work of General Bai..."

There was the sound of a porcelain cup falling to the ground in the room.

"How do you know?" Bai Feng's voice actually contained a hint of fear.

"The world is so big that there is nothing that the Flying Eagle Sect doesn't know."

Master Wei began to feel at ease with Bai Feng.

"General Bai, rest assured. I am only reminding you. I have no other intentions. Shu Huaiyuan should not be underestimated. In just a few months, he almost took over the military power of the entire capital. If we hadn't acted decisively, with the support of the Crown Prince and the Third Prince, he would have the strength to compete with the Bai family sooner or later."