The delicate little cabbage was pushed by the old emperor

Time flies, and midsummer has quietly arrived in the blink of an eye.

General Ye finally led all the soldiers back to Zhaojing as expected. The general returned in triumph, and the people of the city gathered on both sides of the street, watching General Ye's team approaching, with flags flying and gongs and drums beating.

The people on the street cheered and looked at the Ye family army with admiration.

At the front of the team, General Ye Huan was riding a tall horse, looking majestic.

His face was dark and resolute, his eyes were determined, and he was wearing silver armor that shone brightly in the sunlight.

Emperor Yong'an and his concubine personally stood at the city gate to greet them. With a smile on his face, he praised General Ye and all the soldiers, and announced that a banquet would be held in the palace in the evening to welcome the Ye family army.

Afterwards, Emperor Yong'an specifically approved the imperial concubine's request to return to the Ye family to reunite with her family and reminisce about the past.

General Ye’s Mansion.

The imperial concubine asked with concern, "Did my brother get hurt during this expedition?"

"Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty. It's just some minor injuries, nothing to worry about!" Ye Huan replied respectfully.

"That's good, then my sister will be relieved."

"Now that I'm in my own family, I don't have to worry about these empty formalities. It makes me feel a little distant from my sister."

Ye Huan disagreed, "Sister, how could you think that? We are siblings, how can we be estranged? We just have to follow proper etiquette. As a noble concubine, I cannot let anyone find fault with me."

"Brother is right. I now have the authority to assist in managing the harem. I'm afraid the Queen is waiting for us to make a mistake."

She continued happily, "Although the Queen has been released from house arrest, the Emperor still lets me take charge of the harem. Now that my brother is back, we are even more confident."

Ye Huan asked with some confusion, "When I was at the border, I heard that you and the eldest prince were punished by the emperor, and not long after, the third prince became the crown prince. How did the situation reverse so quickly now?"

"Brother, you don't know that we accidentally angered the emperor at that time, so this palace and Duo'er were implicated and confined."

"But fortunately, God has mercy on us. Even though the Queen designed to make the Third Prince the Crown Prince, he actually angered the Emperor and now he no longer enjoys the Emperor's favor."

The imperial concubine smiled triumphantly and continued, "Besides, my brother won the battle this time, and the emperor is very pleased. Now, more and more voices in the court support the eldest prince."

After hearing this, Ye Huan secretly breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that there was a great chance of overthrowing the prince in the future.

He recalled the life-and-death struggles on the battlefield and couldn't help but sigh with emotion. "When I heard the news from Zhaojing at the border, I was completely distraught. I never imagined that the throne of Crown Prince would fall to the Third Prince so soon."

"So I had no choice but to find a way to get the Dongli Kingdom to withdraw its troops quickly so that I could rush back to Zhaojing to help you."

"Fortunately, God rewards those who work hard. Dongli Country was in turmoil. Under such internal and external troubles, the soldiers' morale was low and they had no intention of fighting. So they were quickly defeated and surrendered by us."

The imperial concubine smiled and said, "The night I heard that my brother had defeated the Dongli Kingdom, I was so happy that I couldn't sleep all night. During this period, I have been looking forward to my brother's return every day!"

"Brother, you have made great contributions this time. The emperor will definitely value you more. In the future, our Ye family's position in the court will be more stable." A shrewd look flashed in the imperial concubine's eyes.

Ye Huan nodded. From now on, no one could touch their Ye family as long as he was there. He would make the Lu family pay the price and support the eldest prince to ascend the throne!

This was also what Ye's father had told him before he returned to Beijing. If necessary, he might be able to take some special measures...

However, he didn't plan to tell his sister yet. He stared at his sister in the gorgeous imperial concubine's attire and asked tentatively, "I wonder if the emperor is treating me well now?"

The imperial concubine's smile froze for a second before curling up her lips again and saying happily, "Among all the women in the palace, I'm afraid I'm the only one who can have a few more words with the emperor."

"What do you think, brother?"

Looking at his sister's current appearance, Ye Huan didn't need to ask any more questions. He already knew how his sister felt about the emperor.

"As long as the emperor treats you well, that's all that matters. With the emperor's favor and the current momentum of our Ye family, I believe that the eldest prince will definitely ascend the throne in the future. Only when the eldest prince becomes the emperor can the military power of our Ye family remain in our hands."

"Once we get rid of the Lu family, the position of queen will only belong to you, my sister."

But the imperial concubine was a little worried and said, "In the harem, I have never been afraid of the queen, but now there is someone who makes me a little worried..."

"Oh? Who else can make my sister so worried?" Ye Huan asked with some confusion.

"I wonder if my brother has ever dealt with Prime Minister Shen?"

"Prime Minister Shen Hongan? Although I've never had any interaction with him, I heard that although he came from a humble family, he has great insights and talents, and therefore has always been highly regarded by the Emperor."

"But regarding this court matter, my sister is in the harem. What is there for you to worry about?"

"I'm worried about his daughter. The Queen and I are under house arrest because of this girl. The Emperor is already concerned about her."

"Has the Shen family's legitimate daughter been taken into the harem?"

"That's not the case. I'm also confused by this. I know and see that the Emperor likes her, but he just hasn't allowed her to enter the palace and become his concubine."

"You mean the emperor likes this girl but has never given her a title?"

Ye Huan pondered for a moment and finally came to a conclusion, "As a man, if you put the woman you like outside, maybe you don't like her that much."

"Also, I loved her too much and didn't want to let her down, so I didn't take her home."

But the latter is obviously impossible to happen to the emperor. No matter what, he doesn't believe that the emperor can truly love someone.

He comforted her, "Don't worry, sister. From what I see, perhaps you are just overthinking it. The Emperor may just be feeling the novelty for a while. If he really likes her, how could he not bring that woman into the palace?"

"But..." The imperial concubine always felt that the emperor's eyes and actions did not seem to be a temporary novelty, but she could not explain this behavior.

Seeing that she was still confused, Ye Huan continued to ask, "Do you know the woman's attitude towards the emperor? Is it because she doesn't want to enter the palace?"

"How is it possible? That little bitch is eager to seduce the emperor, and she should have already..." The imperial concubine thought of the first time the drugging happened, and the scene when the emperor brought Shen Leyan back to the palace late at night. The more she thought about it, the angrier she became.

However, she decided not to tell her brother about this for the time being. After all, it was just a momentary mistake on her part, and it was really not very glorious.