She became a god

At 1:15 PM, Su Mingzhu arrived at Mingyue Tower with her entourage.

Outside the Chenyue suite, Su Mingzhu clasped her hands and said, "I trouble Senior Ye Zhi to convey my message that Su Mingzhu, the Junior Chamberlain of the Eastern Palace, is here to see the criminal Xing Yan."

Yeats laughed, "You really are the first one here."

Having said that, without waiting for Su Mingzhu and the others to react, he went straight inside to report.

A few dozen breaths later, Ye Zhi came out and said, "Miss Su, please come in. The rest of you, please stay."

Su Mingzhu gave Cai Yinglin a look, signaling them to calm down, then took a deep breath and pushed open the door.

Upon entering, Su Mingzhu first bowed and greeted Ye Qingzhou, who was seated at the head of the table. "Mingzhu's fate has been full of twists and turns, but fortunately, I have been appreciated by the Princess, which has brought me to this day. The Princess has been staying at Mingyue Tower for many days, but I have been busy with the affairs of the Eastern Palace and have not been able to visit her. This is Mingzhu's fault, and I hope the Princess will forgive me!"

"Humph!"

A cold sneer rang out, "You didn't repay a debt of gratitude when you should have done so, but now you remember to try and curry favor when you need something from someone?"

It was a man's voice. Su Mingzhu looked in the direction of the voice and saw the man sitting below Ye Qingzhou. He had a fair face and peach-like cheeks, and his almond-shaped eyes were swollen like walnuts. There were still tear stains on his face, which made his already beautiful appearance even more pitiful.

Su Mingzhu guessed that this handsome man with an extraordinary appearance should be Wen Shu's father, Ye Qingzhou's elder brother, Di Qing Ye Qingyan.

The other party clearly resented that he had received a favor from his sister, yet he had allowed his subordinates to beat and kill his beloved son, Wen Shu.

Su Mingzhu felt utterly wronged. She gave a bitter smile and said, "Your Highness, Su Mingzhu, the Junior Chamberlain, greets you. Heaven is above. I only learned of the feud between Xing Yan and your daughter today. If there is even the slightest falsehood, may my soul be scattered and I die a horrible death."

Seeing that this handsome young man dared to swear to the heavens that he knew nothing about this matter, Ye Qingyan felt less hostile towards Su Mingzhu, but she was still sharp-tongued.

"I am not worthy of being called Your Highness. Just call me Wen Fulang."

Su Mingzhu readily agreed, "My husband is great!"

Ye Qingzhou then spoke, "Mingzhu, sit next to me."

He then looked at Ye Qingyan and said, "Brother, I will consider what you said."

Ye Qingyan said happily, "Little sister, I knew you understood who was close and who was distant."

Ye Qingzhou smiled and said, "Don't forget to tell Ming-jie what I said when you get back."

When asked about his wife, Zhu Wenming, Ye Qingyan solemnly said, "I will relay it to her word for word."

Ye Qingzhou said, "The murderer is right outside the door, elder brother, take her back!"

Ye Qingzhou was born many years after Ye Qingyan got married. The siblings had very little time together, so although Ye Qingyan was unhappy with her younger sister's blatant attempt to drive her away, she didn't dare not leave.

After all, the younger sister is the crown princess of the red panda clan and the only successor to the mother queen.

Ye Qingyan knew that as a nobleman, his greatest reliance in this life was his powerful maternal clan.

Ye Qingyan always respected and loved her younger sister, Ye Qingzhou, who had been exceptionally talented since childhood.

If it weren't for his precious son Wen Shu's brush with death, even if Ye Qingyan had a hundred times the courage, he wouldn't have dared to cry and beg Ye Qingzhou for hours to intervene in Yu's internal affairs.

Ye Qingyan was embarrassed, but she still had a friendly smile on her face. "Then I'll be going now. Shu'er has always admired you as her aunt. If you have time, don't forget to go and see her."

Ye Qingzhou smiled and said, "Shu'er is my nephew. She has suffered a great calamity this time, and as her aunt, I naturally feel sorry for her."

With a flick of her wrist, she took out a jade bottle and handed it over.

"This is my gift; please accept it for her."

Ye Qingyan's smile deepened, "Once Shu'er's soul has settled, I will bring her to pay her respects to you."

Ye Qingzhou readily agreed, "I have something I want to tell her."

Ye Qingyan covered her mouth and laughed, "That's really Shu'er's good fortune."

After another round of pleasantries, Ye Qingyan gracefully departed.

"Mingzhu, what are your thoughts?" Ye Qingzhou added, "I want to hear the truth."

Su Mingzhu pondered for a moment and said, "In families with high positions and great power, the feelings between relatives seem to be indifferent, and instead, interests are paramount."

The Ye Qingzhou siblings we see today are like this, and so are the Ji sisters who are openly and secretly fighting for the throne.

Ye Qingzhou glanced at her. "And what about you?"

"what?"

"If the price of high position and power is a lack of close family ties, are you willing to accept it?"

Su Mingzhu said self-deprecatingly, "What do I have to be unhappy about? Haven't I already lost touch with my family?"

Ye Qingzhou asked again, "Look into my eyes and tell me, should an emperor have emotions or desires? He can only choose one."

After hesitating for a long time, Su Mingzhu still chose to follow her heart. "Desire. Emperors are born to act according to their own desires. As for love, the imperial family is the most ruthless. An emperor's emotions can kill people, harming both himself and others."

"So, do you think Ji Cunxi has more passion or more lust in him?"

Su Mingzhu said, "Teachers are respected, and I dare not make any rash comments."

"Ha! Coward." Ye Qingzhou sighed. "Fine, I won't make things difficult for you."

"Thank you for your leniency, Princess."

"Let me ask you again, does Chen Lai have more passion or lust in her?"

This time, Su Mingzhu did not refuse to answer. "Love is the root of all evil. Senior Sister is extremely intelligent, but she made mistakes because of love. I can see that many things should not be done, and she certainly can too. But because of her feelings and loyalty, she hesitated to take action, which caused those originally minor troubles to grow wildly in the dark and become major disasters that were difficult to resolve."

Ye Qingzhou stared intently at the flickering candlelight, and after a long while, exhaled a breath of stale air, "Chen Lai, what a pity!"

Su Mingzhu immediately knelt down and pleaded, "Senior Sister is wrong, but her crime does not warrant death. Please, Your Highness, save her."

"You're quite smart; you didn't use Ji Cunxi to pressure me."

Su Mingzhu said, "The Princess and Master have a deep bond, but that is not a reason for us to take chances."

"If Chen Lai could think like you, would this disaster have happened today?"

After sighing, Ye Qingzhou looked at Su Mingzhu, who was kneeling for a long time, and said, "Get up. Your legs hurt from kneeling for so long. After Ji Cunzhen passed away, I begged Emperor Yu not to kill Chen Lai."

Su Mingzhu was taken aback. "Did the Princess already know about this?"

"Otherwise what? Am I, the world's number one fortune teller, just a decoration?"

Su Mingzhu hurriedly said, "I have absolutely no intention of questioning the Princess's divination abilities. I just feel that... both my eldest sister's and my schemes seem ridiculous."

"Why would you think that? I find you all quite interesting," Ye Qingzhou laughed. "Making the most correct choice in your own eyes for your own benefit, going against the grain to pursue your own ambitions... that's the real show."

"I'm a little curious now, how will your story end?"

Su Mingzhu asked, "What kind of ending does the Princess prefer?"

Ye Qingzhou gave her a deep look and muttered a curse, "Kid, don't always think about taking shortcuts. Fate won't always be on your side."

Su Mingzhu declared loudly, "The fact that I am here today proves that destiny is on my side."

Ye Qingzhou said, "That only means that destiny is on your side today."

Su Mingzhu looked up, stared directly into Ye Qingzhou's eyes, and said, word by word, "Fate is fickle. Today is my turn, so I should not give up on myself."