As for whether or not Prince Yong'an would be killed by Emperor Beichen in the end, Nangong Yuan didn't care.
After finishing two bowls of meat porridge, Emperor Beichen felt as if he had come back to life. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw the empty Treasure Pavilion and his eyes narrowed slightly.
Suddenly remembering something, he spoke to the chief eunuch beside him.
"Go and see, several of the treasure cabinets in the Imperial Study are empty..."
Nangong Yuan did not tell Emperor Beichen that he took those things. No, it should be said that Nangong Yuan did not say anything after Emperor Beichen woke up, since he did say something when the emperor was still asleep.
At this moment, Emperor Beichen also remembered that when he was still lying down, Nangong Yuan seemed to have said that his illness required a lot of jewelry and jade.
Just now, Prince Yong'an also wanted to use the fact that Nangong Yuan stole palace treasures to punish him, but it is unknown how much he actually used.
When the chief eunuch returned and told him that the entire curio cabinet in the imperial study was empty, Emperor Beichen was in so much pain that he almost fainted again. He hadn't left him a single item. Those were all his treasured possessions accumulated over the years.
Nangong Yuan had no time to care about how heartbroken Emperor Beichen was, as he himself was already overwhelmed with his own troubles.
Seeing a group of beautiful women rushing out of his courtyard, Nangong Yuan was somewhat bewildered and didn't immediately realize what was going on.
"General, you must be exhausted from your journey. Let me help you change your clothes and wash up first..." A very beautiful woman said, and even reached out to take off Nangong Yuan's outer garment.
The remaining people, not to be outdone, stepped forward one after another. After all, the old lady had said that whoever gave birth to the eldest son of the General's Mansion first could become the mistress of the General's Mansion.
These women were carefully selected by Old Madam Nangong. Ever since Nangong Yuan not only defended Yanlang City but also defeated Dongli without military supplies, some officials, wanting to curry favor, sent their daughters to the general's mansion.
Madam Nangong didn't know what type of woman her grandson liked. After all, she hadn't seen him get close to any women in recent years, so she assumed that Nangong Yuan was too reserved in matters of love and sex. That's why she picked out a few women with outgoing personalities.
When Nangong Yuan came to his senses, he found that his outer robe had been torn off. His expression changed, and he shouted, chasing everyone out.
"Stop! Get out of here, all of you..."
Nangong Yuan still carried some of the chilling aura of the battlefield, and now his voice was so cold that the others stopped what they were doing and hurriedly lowered their heads and retreated.
Turning around, she noticed Han Yiyi standing to the side and remembered that she had originally intended to let Han Yiyi wash up and rest in her own courtyard before taking her to see her grandparents. However, as soon as she entered the courtyard, she was surrounded by a group of beautiful women.
Seeing Han Yiyi's somewhat unpleasant expression, Nangong Yuan felt a pang of panic and hurriedly began to explain.
"Yi Yi, don't misunderstand, I didn't know they would be here..." she said, then seemed to realize that her meaning was not right and quickly corrected herself.
"No, I don't know them. They must have been arranged by my grandmother. I usually wash up by myself..."
Listening to Nangong Yuan's explanation, for some reason, a trace of bitterness appeared in Han Yiyi's eyes. After spending this time together, Han Yiyi knew that she had fallen for Nangong Yuan, and she had even thought in her heart that the two of them could try dating first.
But after witnessing what had just happened, Han Yiyi's fantasies seemed to have been shattered. The other party was a general from a prominent family, and how could he possibly be her lifelong partner?
Thinking of this, Han Yiyi forced a smile and said.
"It's alright, this is the general's business. I don't know where I should wash up..."
Han Yiyi really wanted to wash up quickly, after all, she had traveled for so long and felt that she smelled terrible.
Hearing Han Yiyi's words, Nangong Yuan knew that Han Yiyi must have misunderstood, but he didn't know how to explain it. Seeing the exhaustion in Han Yiyi's eyes, he could only lead her to wash up. Looking at the tightly closed inner room door, Nangong Yuan felt a surge of unease and wondered how to explain it later.
These days, he could clearly feel the change in Han Yiyi's attitude towards him. He had thought that if he worked harder, he would be able to win the heart of the beauty.
But he never expected that his grandmother would give him such a big gift as soon as he returned. He had never seen such a way to trick his own grandson.
Actually, this can't be blamed on Old Madam Nangong. These women were arranged by her beforehand to force Nangong Yuan to give him a great-grandson. Later, after Ye Yi and Ye Er sent Zicheng and Zihui over, she was so happy that she forgot about it.
When Ye Yitong and Ye Er sent Zicheng and Zihui to the General's Mansion, they mentioned that their mother, Han Yitong, had entered the palace with Nangong Yuan and would return to the General's Mansion with Nangong Yuan later.
Upon hearing from the gatekeeper that Nangong Yuan had returned, the two quickly changed their clothes and waited early in the flower hall, eager to meet the woman who had given birth to such intelligent children for their Nangong family, and to see what kind of person she was.
But to Han Yiyi's surprise, a group of beautiful women arrived first. After all, they were arranged by the old lady to be in Nangong Yuan's courtyard, and now that they had been kicked out, they were bound to come to the old lady to complain.
Upon seeing them, Old Madam Nangong suddenly remembered that she had arranged for these people to stay in Nangong Yuan's courtyard, and her expression changed.
The woman who was the first to pull at Nangong Yuan's outer robe was named Zhirou, and she was sent by a local magistrate.
Perhaps relying on her looks, being the most beautiful among them and the most favored by the old lady, she actually spoke up directly and complained to the old lady of the Nangong family about Han Yiyi.
"Madam, just now, my sisters and I were waiting for the General in his courtyard as you wished, thinking that when he returned, we would help him bathe and change. However, a woman dressed in slovenly clothes who entered the courtyard with the General saw us approaching him and gave him a hard time. As a result, the General kicked us out..."
As she spoke, she added a sentence, her pretty face slightly flushed.
"If it weren't for that woman, perhaps, perhaps ten months later, the old lady would have been able to hold her great-grandson..."
Originally, the old lady Nangong prepared these women for Nangong Yuan because he desperately wanted to hold his great-grandchildren. Now, things have turned out well; not only is he getting one, but he's getting two at once. These women are now putting him in a bit of a dilemma.
Hearing the woman's words, Nangong Ling rolled his eyes at his wife and frowned slightly.
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