Resisting the Wind and Splendor

After saying everything she needed to say, Chu Yueli looked at Ye Huai'an and revealed the purpose of her visit that night.

"Young Master Ye, there are three craftsmen in your prison who make thunderbolts. I suspect that it won't be long, at most half a month, after the New Year, the Emperor will ask you for them. I hope you can do me a favor and delay as much as possible until Prince Mo returns."

"So, Qin Mingyue still hasn't truly mastered the manufacturing method, is that right?" Ye Huai'an fell into deep thought.

Delaying is not necessarily wrong, but conventional methods can't really delay things for very long.

Ten days or eight days might be possible, but a month or two, even the emperor probably wouldn't allow it.

Not to mention, we have to wait for Prince Mo to return.

Heaven knows when Prince Mo will return in triumph.

It took him five years to recover the northern frontier, and now the situation in southern Mongolia is even more perilous.

What if it happens that I'm gone for several years...

However, Ye Huai'an couldn't say such things in front of someone's wife.

"Princess Consort Mo..."

"If you don't want the throne of Dongling to be threatened, you must do this no matter what it takes."

When Chu Yueli said this, she had a smile on her face, but the content of her words was resounding.

"His Majesty's health is failing, and he may not have much longer to live. Once this batch of thunderbolts is successfully manufactured, it will fall into the hands of those with ulterior motives. If you dare to take the gamble, I will not object, but I'm afraid you cannot bear the consequences of losing."

Ye Huai'an's heart sank suddenly.

Chu Yueli had already stood up and said with a smile, "Farewell."

"You..." You're leaving already?

His problem is still unresolved.

Even if we really have to delay, we have to come up with a foolproof plan. The Emperor isn't stupid; how can we let him get away with this so easily?

She comes to him asking him to do things, but only makes demands without offering any solutions. This Princess Mo is truly torturous!

But Chu Yueli really left, leaving Ye Huai'an alone, racking his brains for a solution!

I'm afraid I won't be able to sleep tonight.

Jing Lei escorted Chu Yueli back, and as soon as they arrived at the Prince's residence, he couldn't help but say, "Your Highness, he might not really be able to come up with a solution. What if..."

"I have too many things to do, so this potential risk can only be left for him to deal with. I can't figure out the solution for everyone, or I'll be exhausted."

"So, Your Highness, you don't actually have a foolproof plan yourself?" Jing Lei was somewhat taken aback; this matter was far too risky!

If he were to offend the Emperor, he could be demoted or punished, or even killed. How could Ye Huai'an, a mere Vice Minister of the Court of Judicial Review, have such audacity?

"Your Highness, do you really think he can do it?"

"I don't know either, but he's in the Dali Temple, and no one can help me except him. But you..." Chu Yueli, who was walking in front, suddenly turned around and glared at him: "What is the punishment for eavesdropping on our conversation?"

Jing Lei was taken aback for a moment, then quickly explained, "I just wanted to guard the courtyard. It wasn't that I was trying to eavesdrop, but my skills are so advanced that I couldn't avoid it."

"Ah!"

"Your Highness, I am absolutely loyal to you."

"What about your prince?" Chu Yueli raised an eyebrow.

"Your Highness and Your Highness will always be of one mind. My loyalty to Your Highness and my loyalty to Your Highness are not contradictory." Jing Lei said sincerely and confidently.

Chu Yueli let out a breath, smiled and shook her head: "Of course I trust you, that's why I keep you by my side, but there are so many people in the Prince's mansion, I may not trust everyone. So, there are some things you'd better keep to yourself, not everyone is entitled to hear them."