Lu Changzai was also dumbfounded. She never expected that the emperor would pull such a move!

Lü Changzai immediately spoke.

"But Your Majesty, a portrait is just a portrait, not a living person. Only when Your Majesty is truly by my side will I feel warmth."

Ye Ling said it deliberately.

"So, do you wish for me to set aside state affairs and spend every day by your side?"

Lü Changzai nodded immediately.

"Your Majesty, I have heard that in the previous dynasty there was a Wu Emperor who loved beauty more than the country, and Consort Chen, whom he favored, lived a happy life."

[Pfft!]

[This is hilarious! Hahaha!]

I've seen stupid things, but I've never seen anything this stupid!

Who does she think she is?! She actually wants the Emperor to give up the throne for her! Could it be that she's gotten so caught up in those unofficial historical stories she heard in storytelling that she thinks she's unique?!

[My father is no lecherous old man. If he were, the Yuan Dynasty wouldn't be where the people live in peace and prosperity today!]

[If this were a palace intrigue novel, Consort Lü wouldn't even survive the first three hundred words! She'd be killed off right at the beginning!]

You've crossed Father's line! Father loves his country and his people; matters of the heart are secondary to him!

[What Father Emperor wants isn't a fool obsessed with love and favor; he wants a wife who will support him through thick and thin, and who will be there for him in every way!]

[You think you're so capable, believing you can become Father Emperor's wife!]

Ye Ling's face was filled with anger.

"Do you mean I should give up my kingdom, my throne, and all my people, and leave the palace with you to live a carefree life as a couple outside the palace?"

Lu Changyi panicked upon hearing this.

When she entered the palace, she wanted the highest status and the emperor's favor. If she had become an ordinary husband and wife, her status would certainly not have been as noble as that of a concubine in the palace.

"No, that's not what I meant. I meant—"

"You want me to have both the throne and your exclusive favor, ideally making you empress and imprisoning all the other concubines in the cold palace, is that it?"

Ye Ling had hit the nail on the head regarding Lü Changzai's thoughts.

That's right, she wanted both.

Wealth and glory are desirable, but so is love and affection.

In short—it's mine! Mine! All mine!

"If you don't answer my question, then I've seen right through you!"

"In all my years as emperor, this is the first time I've encountered someone as overconfident as you!"

"Your family background is not illustrious, nor are you exceptionally beautiful! Where do you get the audacity to make such a request of me?!"

"Perhaps before you entered the palace, you heard storytellers on the street portraying the emperor's love as too romantic, which made you have improper thoughts?"

"No, that's not what I meant—"

Even if Lü Changzai was incredibly stupid, he knew that Ye Ling was definitely angry now.

"Your Majesty, I only wish to find a soulmate and grow old together with them!"

"Then what are you doing in the palace? There's never a shortage of new faces in the harem. My heart can't be focused on just one person forever. How can you, a mere concubine, stay with me until we grow old together?"

"However, since you are so loyal to your feelings, you must not be able to bear me spending the night with other concubines."

"Given your heart palpitations, you should find a place to rest and recuperate."

"Gao Yong".

"Your servant is here."

"By imperial decree, Consort Lü suffers from heart palpitations, which does not meet the requirements for women entering the palace."

"The Lü family actually sent a woman with poor health into the palace. This is detrimental to both me and the imperial heirs!"

"The Lü family has committed the crime of deceiving the emperor. An imperial edict was issued to confiscate their property, exile them, and banish Consort Lü to the Cold Palace."

"Your servant obeys the decree."

Lu Changyi was dumbfounded when he heard this.

Her original plan was to feign illness to gain the emperor's attention, and then use her skills to seduce men, making the emperor completely infatuated.

But I never expected it.

It's a disaster.

The Emperor actually issued such an edict.

For parents who had been pampered and spoiled, having their property confiscated and being exiled was a very serious matter!

Then she will be a sinner against the Lü family!

Lu Changzai immediately knelt down and begged for mercy.

"Your Majesty! That's not it! I don't have a heart palpitation problem. I was just faking it to get Your Majesty's attention!"

"Your Majesty, please retract your decree! Please do not punish my family."

Ye Ling frowned.

"Since you don't have a heart palpitation problem, why did you still deceive me like this! It's still a crime of deceiving the emperor. The Lü family will still be exiled, and you will still be banished to the cold palace!"

Lu Changzai was dumbfounded.

It's my fault no matter what!

No matter how hard you struggle!

Even the Emperor wouldn't be able to retract his decree!

Lu Changzai immediately fainted!

Hehehe! Hahaha!

[This is hilarious! I knew it! Someone as brainless as Lü Changzai would have been logged off immediately!!]

[In other words, Father Emperor retained a sliver of mercy!]

[They banished Lü Changzai to the cold palace, without taking any other action!]

[I wonder if it's because Father Emperor is getting old, he's become more soft-hearted than before! If it were the old Father Emperor, he would have chopped Consort Lü into mincemeat on the spot!]

Ye Ling thought for a moment.

Am I getting old?

I am not even fifty years old yet!

He's not exactly an old man!

Lü Changzai was quickly carried out.

Ye Ling said to Gao Yong.

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