The Demon Queen of Divine Doctor is not to be trifled with

Chapter 44: Can't Let the Emperor Twist Your Head

Mu's words made Ye Wenyan feel that things were developing in an uncontrollable direction.

She was so frightened that she quickly pulled Madam Mu over and begged, "Mother, please stop asking. It's nothing. I was just joking with Master Yun! Right, Master Yun?"

Yun Chen nodded immediately: "Yes, Miss Fourth was joking with me! Just joking!"

At this time, the old lady suddenly yelled again: "How dare you! The Imperial Observatory is the most sacred place in Northern Qi. Who gave you the courage to joke with the chief of the Imperial Observatory? How can you say such a thing? Lord Yun is busy with all kinds of affairs, how could he be interested in a woman like you? Don't think that just because people outside call you the most beautiful woman in Lin'an City, all men in the world will like you. Lord Yun is definitely an exception!" Yun Chen couldn't refute or not refute these words. Although he was very unhappy that the old lady spoke to Ye Wenyan in this tone, if he refuted, wouldn't it mean that he really liked Ye Wenyan?

No, no, I must not leave this impression on people. Once this is said, who knows what will be spread! Even if he doesn't care about what people say, his boss does! Even if that person never admits that he has feelings for Fourth Miss Ye, the Emperor, who has lived to such an old age and never interfered with the mundane world, suddenly repeatedly tossed him to the First-Rank General's Mansion just to support Fourth Miss Ye. Even a fool can see what's going on, right?

Once the rumor that Yunchen has a crush on Miss Ye Si reaches that person's ears... Yunchen shudders on the ground, that person will probably twist the top of his head off!

"Madam, you really misunderstood. I am...good friends, good friends with Fourth Miss Ye." Yun Chen ignored the old lady and spoke directly to Mu, which made the old lady very embarrassed.

Mu was not too happy either. Was she wrong? She had always thought that Yun Chen's two appearances in the First-Rank General's Mansion were all for their Yan'er. She even secretly thought that if Yun Chen wanted to marry Ye Wenyan, that would be a good thing. At least no one in the Imperial Observatory would dare to mess with him, and Yan'er wouldn't have to suffer in the General's Mansion.

But now it seems that is not the case.

"Then please stay away from my Yan'er, Master Yun." Madam Mu was a little unhappy. "You always cause misunderstandings. It's fine for you, but my Yan'er still needs his reputation!"

Yun Chen blushed after being taught a lesson, so he could only agree repeatedly: "Of course, of course, the eldest lady is right, I have remembered it all." Although he said so, he still did not leave. After accepting Mu's lesson, Yun Chen looked at Ye Wenyan again and asked with a smile on his face, "Does the fourth lady have anything to say to me?"

Ye Wenyan was stunned, "Words?" Then he shook his head, "No."

"Really?" "Really."

"Then I will go back now."

"Well, let's go back!" She nodded, looking a little lonely.

Yun Chen was helpless. After thinking for a while, he couldn't help but ask, "Last night, the Empress Dowager slipped before going to bed and got stabbed in the heart by a hairpin. The imperial physician said that she would have died if it had been a little bit worse. Miss Fourth, do you think it's a coincidence?"

Ye Wenyan blinked. Last night? Empress Dowager Li was heartbroken?

Her mood instantly improved, and she became much more cheerful. She said to Yun Chen, "I lost something. It's small and silver. It looks so nice on my wrist! Lord Yun, remember to help me find it and ask if anyone has seen it."

Yun Chen was relieved now and replied with a smile: "Of course, I will send it back to the Fourth Miss once I find it."

This matter was settled, and Yun Chen was about to leave when the old lady hurriedly asked, "Excuse me, sir, when will the ban on walking on the street be lifted?"

Yun Chen said, "The late emperor will be buried tomorrow, and the new emperor will ascend the throne the day after tomorrow. After the coronation ceremony, Lin'an City will no longer be restricted."

Just as he finished speaking, Ye Jingsheng walked in from outside.

The late emperor will be buried tomorrow. As the imperial mausoleum is some distance away from Lin'an city, the funeral procession left the palace at 3:30 pm this morning. All officials in Beijing escorted the emperor outside the city, and then the Ministry of Rites presided over the procession to continue towards the imperial mausoleum.

It was already late noon and lunch time had passed. Yun Chen and the prefect of Lin'an had already returned to the capital, but General Ye Er had not returned until now.

Yun Chen wanted to ask, but then he thought better of it and thought it was more important to find something for Ye Wenyan.

Just as he was about to leave, Ye Jingsheng was stunned for a moment, and quickly bowed and greeted him: "It's Lord Yun who is here, are you leaving? It's already past noon, why don't you stay and have a quick meal?"

Yun Chen smiled and said, "General Ye Er, you are too polite. I have something urgent to do and need to return to the palace. I don't need to eat."

Ye Jingsheng was just being polite. He couldn't really want to keep Yunchen for dinner. Now that Yunchen refused, he didn't want to keep him any longer. He just said politely, "Take it to the Queen Mother when you go back."

Yun Chen narrowed his eyes and smiled slyly, "General Ye Er, rest assured. I will convey this to the Empress Dowager. The Empress Dowager will definitely be very happy that General Ye Er has expressed this." After saying this, he laughed twice and added, "It would be great if the Ye family had such awareness early on."

Yunchen left, and Ye Jingsheng stood there. The more he thought about it, the more he felt that there was something wrong with Yunchen's words.

He looked at Xiao, his eyes full of questions, and Xiao was also full of questions.

Saying good things to the Queen Mother was considered a statement, and she said the Queen Mother must be very happy. There was nothing wrong with this statement, but Yun Chen added something else, saying that it would be great if the Ye family had realized this earlier.

What kind of realization did the Ye family have? Why does it seem more and more wrong the more I think about it? Ye Wenyan looked at the three people in front of her and could hardly hold back her laughter. Mu Shi pulled her, and then pulled Ye Feiyu and Ye Qingmei, and the family of four hurried away. Only after they walked a long way did Mu Shi let Ye Wenyan go and told her: "Laugh if you want to!"

She couldn't hold it back any longer and burst out laughing.

Ye Feiyu also laughed, and Mu thought about it and laughed too. Only Ye Qingmei hadn't reacted yet, looking at the three people who kept laughing, with a helpless look on her face.

At this moment, the IQ of the people in the front yard finally started to come online. Xiao was the first to react and said, "That Lord Yun, could he be talking about the other Queen Mother?"

Ye Jingsheng was stunned. Another queen mother? Yes, there are two queen mothers in the palace now. The seventh prince's biological mother, Yu, is also honored as the queen mother. She sits in the east and west palaces with Queen Mother Li. How could he forget this!

When Ye Jingsheng thought of this, sweat broke out on his forehead. The old lady was so angry that she raised her hand and wanted to hit someone, but unfortunately she didn't have a suitable weapon in her hand. She was so angry that she shouted to Jun Tao: "Immediately ask someone to make a walking stick for me. Use the best wood and make a long stick. Go quickly!"

Jun Tao hurried to do it.

Xiao sighed and reminded her husband: "At this moment, you must not panic. The Queen Mother is very sensitive! No matter what we think, we have to hold it in and take it one step at a time!"

After she finished speaking, she did not stay any longer and left with Jinxiu. After walking for a while, she remembered to ask Jinxiu: "Has the silver been given away?"

Jinxiu shook her head with a bitter face: "Madam, the officials don't want it. I have really tried my best to send it out, but unfortunately no one dares to accept it."

Xiao frowned, "The officials in Lin'an Prefecture were not like this before. They took a lot of reward money from our family. Although Chi Hongfang has a neutral attitude, few of his subordinates are clean. What happened today?"

In the front yard, the old lady looked at Ye Jingsheng who had a frustrated look on his face and sighed helplessly.

“Don’t listen to Shu Bai’s nonsense. I know you don’t have any ideas. You just forgot that there are two queen dowagers in the palace.”

Ye Jingsheng nodded, "My son has indeed forgotten. For so many years, mother and I have been secretly supporting the Sixth Prince and Queen Mother Li. Although things have gone wrong now, our position has always been firm. Besides, there is also Hongzhuang. As long as she can give birth to a son, there is still room for maneuver."

The old lady also nodded, "Yes, it is recorded in history books that the third emperor of Northern Qi was a three-year-old child. Children are naturally incapable of governing, so it was the Empress Dowager who ruled the country from behind the curtain and controlled the government for a full fifteen years."

Ye Jingsheng regained his spirits, "Mother is right, we still have hope, and this is really not the most hopeless moment yet."

"But we can't be too obsessed with the baby in Hongzhuang's belly. What if she is a girl?" The old lady's face darkened. "The Queen Mother has made it very clear this time. If it is a boy, she will recognize it, and the Sixth Prince will also recognize it. If it is a girl, I'm afraid we will have to raise the child ourselves. By then, Hongzhuang will be said by the world to be a shameless woman, and she will definitely not be able to survive. If she can't survive, how can the child survive?"

Ye Jingsheng gritted his teeth and said, "Don't worry, mother. I know the pros and cons very well."

The old lady shook her head, "No, you don't know." She looked back and didn't see Xiao coming back, so she lowered her voice and said, "You are thirty-three this year, and you only have one wife and one concubine in the backyard. Your wife only gave birth to two children for you, and even Liu's concubine only gave birth to a daughter. This is too few offspring. Feizhou is a good child. I know you put all your hopes on him, which is true, but in addition to sons, daughters are what our family needs most."

"What mother means is..."

"What I mean is that if you give birth to a girl, your whole life will be ruined. You have to think about yourself."

Ye Jingsheng understood that the old lady was reminding him to take a concubine, but... "But mother also knows Shu Bai's temper. Liu alone made her so upset back then. If... "

"That's because you're incompetent!" The old lady was so angry that she wanted to hit him again, "You're a man. If your wife deprives you of your right to take a concubine, then you're a coward! Just like your dead brother!"

The old lady left in a disappointed mood. Ye Jingsheng stood there for a long time, but he was not thinking about how to take in a new concubine. Instead, he was thinking about another thing...