Chapter 136 The Dilemma of Love and Dignity

What did it mean that his expression was getting uglier and uglier? Xiu Yu saw it clearly on Xuanye's face this time.

His face grew increasingly darker, and his chest felt tight. Xuanye only felt a tightness in his chest, as if one more word in the letter would make him so angry that he vomited blood.

"What's wrong?" Xiu Yu saw Xuanye's brows furrowed tightly together and hurriedly stroked his back. "We just won a big victory. Nothing should be too difficult for you."

The smile on Xuanye's face was truly unpleasant and embarrassing. He snorted coldly. With Xiuyu alone in the carriage, it wouldn't matter if he told her. "It's Yinreng..."

Of course, official history wouldn't detail every detail of the palace's secrets. Xiu Yu's heart tightened, and she wondered, could it be that the Crown Prince couldn't wait any longer and was planning to usurp the throne? "Who is the Crown Prince?" She didn't dare ask too much, but if she didn't ask, she didn't know what to say.

Xuanye really didn't know how to say this, so he just handed the superstitious letter to Xiu Yu.

After reading it from beginning to end, Xiu Yu couldn't believe that the Crown Prince of the Qing Dynasty didn't fail in his ability to handle political affairs, nor did he fail in being a Crown Prince for too long, but actually failed because of his father's woman? "This... Your Majesty..."

"Do you feel like you're at a loss for words?" Xuanye continued to smile wryly, then burst out laughing. "This is the Crown Prince I've painstakingly nurtured. What a Crown Prince! Family and state aren't his top priority. Instead, it's a woman, a woman from my harem!"

Xiu Yu racked his brains but couldn't recall what Zheng Ying'er looked like. "Have you ever met this Zheng Ying'er? Is she truly beautiful enough for the Crown Prince..." After all, this was about the crown prince, and Xiu Yu didn't know how to put it properly. To offer some comfort? That didn't seem appropriate either. But he couldn't add fuel to the fire either.

"Maybe she's a newcomer to the palace." Xuanye closed his eyes and leaned against the carriage, not saying a word for a long while. After a long pause, he said, "Yu'er, if you were me, what would you do?"

"This..." Xiu Yu had never been in such an awkward moment. If the prince was her own son, she could say anything. However, the prince had a special status, so nothing she said would be appropriate.

"It's okay." Xuanye's heart seemed to calm down. "Even if it were me, you said that if you were me, you would depose this prince. Isn't that only natural?" Although it was only a short rest, Xuanye's mind was much clearer. "I understand that love is something that cannot be restrained by human power. Maybe Yinreng himself doesn't know what is going on. However, if he is willing to give up Zheng Ying'er for the sake of the world, I can just regard this secret letter as someone jealous of the prince. But..." If in Yinreng's heart, Zheng Ying'er is more important than the world...

Xiu Yu gently held Xuanye's hand and said softly, "No matter what, Yu'er hopes you will remember that Yu'er will always stand by you, no matter what happens."

These words comforted Xuanye, softening his heart. "Yu'er, compared to Yinreng, I'm the luckier one." He could understand his son, but as an emperor, he knew how serious this matter was for Yinreng. If he could receive this secret letter today, what would happen if it became a secret within the court and the ministers kept it a secret?

"It's difficult, really difficult!" Xuanye could only sigh.