In the court, facing the rebellious courtiers, the emperor did not take action immediately, but chose to take it slow. He knew that this matter needed to be considered over a long period of time and could not be rushed.

"My son, you can deal with the remaining court officials. I am tired." The emperor said tiredly, and then handed the power to Yun Jiusi.

He believes that his son can handle these things, and he also hopes to train his abilities in this way.

Hearing the emperor's words, Yun Jiusi's heart tightened, but he still replied respectfully: "Your son obeys your command." He understood his father's intention and was determined not to disappoint his father's expectations.

Afterwards, all the court officials knelt down and bowed to bid farewell to their master.

They were full of respect for the emperor, and although some people had ulterior motives, at this moment, they all showed their loyalty to the emperor.

The emperor slowly left the court with the help of the queen and returned to the bedroom. When he saw Nangong Mingxuan and the woman beside him, he felt guilty.

He realized that he had owed them something for what they had done, and now he finally had the chance to make amends.

"Queen, please take them all down and have someone guard the door. Don't let anyone in. I have something to say to them."

The emperor said in a firm tone. His eyes remained on Nangong Mingxuan and the woman, as if he wanted to see his past self through their eyes.

The queen nodded. She understood the emperor's feelings, so she silently led everyone out of the room.

She knew that the emperor needed time to face his past mistakes and resolve his problems.

"Ling'er, I know it's you," the emperor looked at the woman and said sincerely.

The woman reached out and tore off the human skin mask on her face, and faced her former friend "Dongfang" with her true face

"Dongfang, we are helping you this time just for Jiusi, please don't think too much about it?" Ouyang Miaoling stated her position.

"I know you are doing this for the children, and this is what I want to talk about today."

"Jiusi was raised by me personally, and I have high hopes for him. As you have seen through this palace coup, Dayu cannot live without Jiusi. I have an unreasonable request..." The emperor looked at the two people in front of him and said sincerely.

However, before the emperor could finish his words, Nangong Mingxuan directly refused: "No...I don't agree!"

"Nangong Mingxuan, don't forget that you are in the Dayu Palace now. Do you believe that I can't let you go back?" The emperor didn't expect to be rejected before he could finish his words, and he said angrily.

"Then you can give it a try. You should also know that I have stationed 200,000 troops on the border of Dayu. If you want to fight, I will accompany you." Nangong Mingxuan responded with disdain.

"You...Nangong Mingxuan, you are simply unreasonable!" The emperor pointed at Nangong Mingxuan, shaking with anger.

"I am unreasonable. You snatched my child away from me, so how can I be grateful to you? Don't think that just because I saved you and helped you solve the internal crisis, I can forgive you for snatching my son away. I and you, the Dongfang, are irreconcilable on this grudge." Nangong Mingxuan said gritting his teeth.

The two of them argued back and forth, neither of them giving in.

Finally, Ouyang Miaoling couldn't stand it anymore and interrupted their quarrel.

"Shut up. The combined ages of the two of you are almost a hundred years old, and you are still quarreling like children. If quarreling can solve the problem, just have a quarrel."

After Ouyang Miaoling's persuasion, the two temporarily stopped arguing.

"Nangong Mingxuan, I advise you to quickly transfer your troops back. You don't want to see the brothers killing each other, right?" Dongfang said with a hint of threat at last.

"Stop threatening me. I came here to bring Jiusi back to Northern Qi. He is from Northern Qi. Why would he kill his brother Yi'er?"

"You...I don't agree with you taking Jiusi away," the emperor said firmly.

"You have no choice but to agree. Jiusi is my son, so he must follow me back to Northern Qi. If you want a son, you can give birth to one yourself. Don't you already have a queen?" When Nangong Mingxuan mentioned the Queen of the East, he immediately stopped arguing.

"Why are you silent? Wasn't what I said right?" Nangong Mingxuan said sarcastically.

"I won't argue with you. I'll discuss this with Ling'er." The emperor quickly changed the subject.

"Ling'er...Look, the child has been with me for sixteen years. My kingdom is to be passed on to him. If you take him away now, how can I live? Ling'er, for the sake of our five years together, will you obey me this time?"

After saying that, he knelt on the ground and begged Ouyang Miaoling to agree to keep Yun Jiusi as his son.

"What are you doing? You are the king of a country now, how can you kneel down to me?" Ouyang Miaoling quickly reached out to support the emperor, but Nangong Mingxuan on the side stepped forward first and helped the emperor up. He didn't want his wife to have physical contact with him.

"Ling'er...Jiusi has always regarded me as his biological father. Even if you let him choose, he may not choose to follow you back. Instead of this, it is better to let the child not know his life experience, so that the child can grow up without worries for the rest of his life."

"I swear that I will use all my love for Jiusi and will not let the child suffer any grievances. Will you agree to this?"

Faced with the emperor's pleading, Ouyang Miaoling was a little moved: "Yes... Even if the child recognizes them, he may not abandon Dongfang and go back with them. Even if he is forced to take the child back, according to Jiusi's mature mind, he may hate them."

Ouyang Miaoling kept thinking about Dongfang's words in her heart.

The emperor saw that Ouyang Miaoling's attitude had softened a bit, so he quickly said, "You can be Jiusi's adoptive parents. This is only different in name, you can still love him and give him the love of a parent."

Dongfang’s suggestion is what Ouyang Miaoling feels is the best way to deal with the situation at the moment, but Nangong Mingxuan does not agree.

"No... He is my biological son, and there is reason for me not to acknowledge him. I must explain it clearly to Jiusi and ask him to go back with me." Nangong Mingxuan refused to give in.

"Nangong Mingxuan, don't push your luck. Believe it or not, I will kick you out right now and prevent you from seeing Jiusi. Then you won't have the chance to say anything irresponsible to Jiusi anymore."

"You...dog emperor, you treated your savior like this. If Ling'er and I hadn't cleared out everyone around you in advance, and had you take the unique poison prepared by Ling'er, successfully allowing you to hide it from Yun Yi, and then used the same trick to catch Yun Yi in one fell swoop, your kingdom would have been taken away by that kid long ago, and you would not have the opportunity to drive me away here." Nangong Mingxuan said angrily.

"You... Nangong Gou, don't take credit for it here. The reason I can stand here safely is all thanks to Ling'er's planning. It has nothing to do with you."

The two refused to give in to each other and started arguing again, giving Ouyang Miaoling, who was standing beside them, a headache.

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