I think my luck is turning around.

Ji Xia naturally decided not to pursue the kidnapping of An Ge, but the Emperor would not let it go so easily. Facing Consort Jia kneeling in the Imperial Study, the Emperor simply looked at the memorials indifferently.

Despite her kneeling position, Yi Yunhan remained defiant; though kneeling, her spine did not bend. Meanwhile, outside the Imperial Study, Yi Wei knelt, pleading for an audience with the Emperor.

"Your Majesty, I, Yi Wei, have come to pay my respects. I urge Your Majesty to investigate the case thoroughly and severely punish the Imperial Noble Consort."

This was a stern ruling from her father. Hearing this, the emperor put down his memorial and looked at Yi Yunhan kneeling below with great interest. However, Yi Yunhan remained expressionless. Even without her own father's protection, her emotions remained as stable as ever.

The emperor was puzzled. He walked to Yi Yunhan's side and looked down at her, but she seemed completely unconcerned.

"Tell me, what should I do with you now?"

"Whatever makes you happy."

At this moment, Yi Yunhan raised her head and looked at the emperor with a smile, appearing very considerate.

"Now that you've done something wrong, is this how you apologize?"

“Wrong is wrong. I didn’t try to argue or anything. You can deal with it as you see fit.”

"you!

"Did you hear that? Your father ordered me to punish you severely, but how did he find out? Most of the rumors outside say you rescued the girl named Si Mian on the way."

"Don't worry about it. He only cares about his own reputation. He doesn't care about my life or death at all, just like he did thirty years ago."

Outside, Feng Yuan also approached Yi Wei very attentively, looking at him with a standard smile.

"Father-in-law, Consort Jia saved someone outside, so why should she be severely punished?"

Yi Wei frowned, then looked at Eunuch Fengyuan.

"There are also rumors that she kidnapped the girl named Si Mian. The truth is still unknown. Is it certain that she saved her?"

"That doesn't necessarily mean she kidnapped someone else! Don't you trust your own daughter at all?"

"She is an Imperial Noble Consort, no longer my daughter."

"Then why is Lord Yi kneeling here? This is a matter for the royal family, and it has nothing to do with you."

Yi Wei was surprised by Feng Yuan's retort. He hadn't acknowledged the Imperial Noble Consort as his daughter, and the next second Feng Yuan was chasing him away. Yi Wei didn't get up; instead, he shouted even louder, demanding an audience and severe punishment for the Imperial Noble Consort Jia.

"Fengyuan!"

The emperor shouted from the inner hall, and Fengyuan straightened up, straightened his clothes, and then bowed and went in.

"Get that guy outside out!"

Before Feng Yuan could even ask, the Emperor dismissed him. The clamor was unbearable, so the Emperor continued, "The Imperial Noble Consort Jia should be praised, not severely punished. Has the Emperor's father-in-law lost his mind? Go back and rest for three to five months. Don't overexert yourself during this time; just relax and recuperate!"

The emperor himself said that Yi Wei was being forced to rest, which Yi Wei naturally hadn't expected; this was always how it was for him. He would directly impeach others, caring only about right or wrong, not about the details.

Although Yi Wei was surprised, he remained kneeling upright, and when he stood up, he showed no sign of weakness. Since it was the emperor's order, he would obey, but he still insisted on his own ideas.

"Imperial Noble Consort, I have already driven your father away. Shouldn't you speak now?"

"say what?"

"Tell me why you kidnapped someone?"

“Kang’er is your child, and he is also my only child. I can’t let him have no future.”

"We are all doing our best to protect Kang'er."

"What I want is for him to recover and have a future where he can run and jump, not just to live a life of hardship like this."

What he wants is unbridled freedom, not a body too afraid to pursue the one he loves, and not an illness that harms even the body when heartbroken.