Situ An shook his head: "Father, I don't want to sleep. Could you please ask that woman surnamed Xiao for me? She can definitely cure me."

Situ Ming frowned upon hearing this.

He knew that the palace servants had gone to ask for help and had been refused, and he was fully aware of the reasons why.

He had actually supported Situ An's approach before.

Xiao Qingyin refused to hand over the gyrfalcon, not because she looked down on Situ An, but because of him, the crown prince.

Even his father, the Emperor, had criticized him when he punished An'an earlier.

They say he's neither good at literature nor martial arts, a failure as a person, and a complete failure as a father, which has raised An'an to be arrogant and domineering.

He also said that if he had even a tenth of Yi Shuihan's abilities, he would die without regrets.

If Yi Shuihan were a prince, Situ Ming thought, his father would definitely hand over the throne to him without hesitation.

Xiao Qingyin's arrogance stems from Yi Shuihan.

They already possessed Nandan, yet they still ran back to the capital. They probably couldn't bear to part with Daxi and wanted to take Daxi as well.

The matter of the gyrfalcon was merely a test of His Majesty's bottom line.

Thinking of this, he sighed.

"An'an, you know she won't agree."

"What if Grandfather issues an imperial decree?"

Situ An said eagerly.

"They can't possibly disobey the imperial decree."

Situ Ming thought for a moment and replied, "I will go and ask my father to issue an imperial decree."

He wanted to know just how much the emperor could tolerate Xiao Qingyin and Yi Shuihan.

While the father and son were discussing, Xiao Qingyin, Wei Yan, Han Shi, and others were receiving a huge surprise at the Marquis of Zhongyong's residence.