Emperor Yanwu nodded with satisfaction, then turned to look at Mo Yunzhao, "Lord Mo, I have something to discuss with you."

"Your Majesty, please speak." Mo Yunzhao nodded slightly.

Emperor Wu said, "Yongnian has been demoted and will likely be looked down upon. Therefore, I wish to arrange a marriage for him..."

Before he could finish speaking, Ling Jingyu hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Father, A-Zhao is mine."

Emperor Yanwu glared at him, "Do you think I can stand up for Lord Mo?"

That silly son.

Ling Jingyu smiled and said "oh," then quickly pressed himself close to Mo Yunzhao, completely asserting his ownership.

Emperor Yanwu looked annoyed and continued, "I wish to arrange a marriage between Yongnian and Mo Bilian. What do you think, City Lord Mo?"

Mo Yunzhao said calmly, "It's fine."

Ling Jingyu looked up at Emperor Yanwu with pleading eyes, "Father, what about my marriage?"

Emperor Yanwu's gaze swept back and forth between him and Mo Yunzhao, his annoyance growing. "Can I make decisions for City Lord Mo?"

Ling Jingyu grinned, "You can make decisions for your son."

Father, don't let all those storybooks he collected go to waste.

Emperor Yanwu glanced at Mo Yunzhao, then stood up and left without saying a word.

Ling Jingyu called out to his father until he disappeared from sight, then he stopped.

The eunuch Xi read the imperial edict aloud, thus demoting the Third Prince Ling Yongnian to a commoner, reclaiming his princely residence, confiscating all his property for the national treasury, and bestowing a marriage upon him.

As he left the imperial study, Ling Yongnian looked up at the bright sun, which stung his eyes so much that he closed them.

The sun was shining warmly, but he felt icy cold all over, as if he were in a dark ice cellar.

"Congratulations, Young Master Ling, on the marriage of your beautiful bride." Ling Jingyu congratulated Ling Yongnian with a smile.

Ling Yongnian opened his eyes and turned his head to look at Ling Jingyu, whose smile was brighter and more dazzling than the sun.

He laughed, "Your Highness must be very happy now. Your elder brother died in exile, and I was demoted. You are the only prince and the only crown prince in Xuan Tang Kingdom. You have no worries about the future."

Although he was smiling, his eyes were filled with jealousy and resentment.

Ling Jingyu has everything without having to do anything.

The emperor would always remove any obstacles in his path without hesitation.

"This Xuan Tang should originally have only one prince, me, and one princess, Ning An. You..."

Ling Jingyu glared at Ling Yongnian as if he were looking at a maggot, "It was your mother who used dirty tricks to have you."

Ling Yongnian clenched his fist, then relaxed it and smiled, "Then I congratulate the Crown Prince as well."

As he spoke, he looked up at Mo Yunzhao and smiled gently, "I'm sorry to have made Lord Mo laugh."

Mo Yunzhao nodded slightly, "It's quite good. It would be even better if there were a few more scenes."

Ling Yongnian's expression changed slightly, and his eyes darkened.

Mo Yunzhao, who had consumed the Heart-Fluttering Elixir, fell in love with him at first sight and would eventually become his servant.

Since Ling Jingyu likes Mo Yunzhao so much, then he will use Mo Yunzhao as a weapon to deliver a fatal blow to Ling Jingyu, both physically and mentally.

The pain was unbearable.

"Ah Zhao, have you seen the house being ransacked?" Ling Jingyu asked Mo Yunzhao, turning his head slightly.

Mo Yunzhao blinked. "Never."

I saw it in my past life, but not in this one.

The two arrived at the Third Prince's residence, where Eunuch Xi, leading the Imperial Guards, surrounded the mansion from both the front and back.

Ling Yongnian and his family knelt in front of the mansion, listening to Eunuch Xi read the imperial edict in a shrill voice. Passersby gathered around to watch.

For him, it was an extreme humiliation.

Ling Yongnian lowered his head, raised his hand, and accepted the bright imperial edict, glancing out of the corner of his eye at Ling Jingyu and Mo Yunzhao's blood-red robes and skirts.