Although the emperor was unhappy, he had also been through a lot in his youth, and it was obviously impossible for him to hurt the relationship between father and son for such a woman.

Anyway, after a while, his son would naturally see everything clearly. But he could never allow Xie Zixin to become his son's main wife.

If such a jealous woman becomes the second son's wife, the other women in his backyard will probably have no way to survive.

The emperor still blamed Marquis Xuanping for not being able to teach his daughter.

"Then your position as concubine will remain vacant for now! Your father will look for a suitable one for you later." The emperor said this on the surface, but he was already thinking about his sons and who would be the right one for Yue Yatou.

The second prince is quite smart except that he is a little arrogant when it comes to his children's love affairs. From this, the second prince knows that his father is concerned about his cousin.

Thinking about what he said earlier, he must have offended his cousin. Although he was beaten and had to pay compensation, he had a hunch that his cousin would definitely hold a grudge.

The second prince struggled for a while, but finally decided to save his cousin, so that she would have no reason to bear a grudge against him!

The emperor saw that the second son had been silent for a long time and looked like he was thinking about something. He could only interrupt him, "Chen'er, what are you thinking about?"

The Second Prince heard the voice and came back to his senses from the interruption. He wore a smirk on his face and said, "Father, can I choose a husband for my cousin?"

Countless thoughts were running through the emperor's mind at this moment, but he still looked like a good father and said calmly, "Who is it?"

"Regarding Prince Yuan of Fu'an, what does your Majesty think?"

The second prince silently said sorry to his friend in his heart. In the second prince's opinion, marrying a woman like his cousin as the principal wife would make life really difficult.

But that boy is not his favorite! This can't be blamed on him. After all, it's better for a friend to die than for me to die. Anyway, the Second Prince doesn't want his own brother to suffer this.

If he made his cousin angry in the future, she would either beat her husband or his sweetheart, and the second prince felt that he could not afford to offend her.

The emperor was a little surprised when the second prince said this. He thought Chen'er would recommend that silly boy Yu'er!

"Oh, Fuanti, didn't you disagree that day? Why have you changed your mind now?" The emperor had to find out what his son was up to.

"Hehe, Father, you can't look at people with old eyes. There is a saying that goes, 'If a friend dies, I will live forever...'"

The emperor had no time to listen to his son's ramblings, so he interrupted the second prince's long speech and said, "Speak human language!"

"Well, I was beaten up by my cousin before, and I secretly think it would be better to let her harm Fu'an." When the second prince mentioned this, he still felt a little nervous when he thought about it. It really hurt when his cousin hit people.

"Oh?" The emperor didn't even sit up straight, with two words written on his face: "I don't believe it."

"Really, she's just like a shrew." The second prince acted as if he had accidentally let the cat out of the bag.

"Then what did you do to make Yue girl angry?" The emperor still didn't believe it. The queen's niece had often come to the palace since she was a child. Although she was a little spoiled, she didn't dare to beat the prince at will.

"I said I would give her a concubine position and let Miss Duan and Xin'er take care of her, and then I got beaten."

The second prince pretended not to know why he was beaten, but instead looked frightened.

The emperor touched his chin thoughtfully. In this case, Yue Yatou would probably not become anyone's concubine. Moreover, since she was the queen's niece, it was possible for her to become the second prince's concubine. But if she became a concubine for someone else, the queen would probably be angry.

The emperor, who was most afraid of trouble, immediately gave up the idea of letting Zhou Qiongyue be a concubine of other princes.

"It is impossible for the only legitimate daughter of the Marquis of Cheng'en to be someone else's concubine." The emperor said this without blushing.

The second prince looked at his father like this and felt that he was still more kind-hearted than his father.

"Yes, father, you are wise. You don't know that my cousin threatened me at that time. If I set my sights on her, I would beat Miss Duan and Xin'er three times a day. Miss Duan and Xin'er are one weak and the other kind. How could they be a match for my cousin?"

The Second Prince put on a complete show, looking genuinely worried about his two beloved ones.

"How outrageous! Isn't she afraid of being punished?" The emperor angrily placed the teacup in his hand on the dragon table.

The servants around immediately knelt down. Who wouldn’t be afraid of the emperor being angry?

Only the second prince was leisurely choosing snacks from the plate.

The emperor was happy to see his son like this, but his face was still serious. "I'm angry, aren't you afraid?"

"If the Emperor gets angry, I'll definitely be afraid. But if my father gets angry, why should I be afraid? I'm your biological son."

The Second Prince wasn't really flattering. He had always believed that even a tiger wouldn't eat its own cubs, let alone the Emperor. Furthermore, his father wasn't a heartless person. To put it bluntly, even if he rebelled, he probably wouldn't die. At most, he would be imprisoned.

Confinement may seem terrible to others, but the second prince felt that it was just that he could not leave the house. There would still be people to bring him food and serve him. If he could find a hobby, he could live like this.

So he is really not afraid.

"You little brat, you only know how to say nice things." The emperor was so pleased with what the second son said. Although he had many sons, they were all too respectful to him and not close enough to him.

Only when he was with his second child did he feel like a father.

The emperor looked at his son who was eating snacks seriously and could only bring the subject back to the topic, "Yue girl, are you really not afraid of being punished by me?"

"Father, listen to what you called your cousin! What crime can she be punished for? She just beat someone up, not killed him. Should she be punished by copying scriptures? Or by being confined to her house? You can't kill her for such a small thing!

My uncle and my eldest cousin are both smart and talented people. They can't help but bring honor to their daughter. She will come out in due time. Then what? If she doesn't like it, she will beat her up.

Even if she doesn't give face to her uncles, she is still the niece who grew up under the care of her mother!

The key point is that she knew her mother would protect the Cheng'en Marquisate. Even if she died because of this incident, no one would dare to touch her father and brother. No man who dared to act without committing a capital crime would be able to escape her hands.

Besides, the ministers all have important things to do, so who would want to keep watching over the mess in the backyard all day?

So, Father, please do not harm me and my fifth brother."

The second prince felt that he was not exaggerating. He thought that if his cousin was the legal wife, she would probably punish anyone she disliked in the backyard, and if the male owner had a true love, she would be forced to death.