The Grand Secretary Duan chased after the Regent Prince all the way, and finally caught up with him, only to be stopped by Ye Wennan halfway.
"Prime Minister Duan, where are you going?"
When Chief Minister Duan saw that it was Ye Wennan, he stopped and flicked his sleeve, letting out a cold snort.
"Minister Ye? Today is the Empress Dowager's welcoming banquet. Where do you think I should go?"
That damn rat.
I run into him everywhere I go.
Every time I see him, it's never a good thing.
"Hey, Chief Minister Duan, it's a pleasure to see you today. I'd like to ask you a question. Do you have the time?"
Duan, the chief minister, stared in astonishment.
rare?
Is it really that hard to see each other every day?
"I'm busy." He refused without even thinking.
After hearing this, Ye Wennan looked around at the Prime Minister Duan and said, "It seems that the Prime Minister Duan did not bring his wife."
"Yes, I didn't bring my wife with me!!"
"With the Prime Minister's wife not around, how could you be so busy? Are you deliberately avoiding seeing me?"
Ye Wennan is the second son of General Ye.
General Ye had two sons and a daughter. His eldest son was stationed at the border to defend against the Yun Ao Kingdom, and his power was not to be underestimated. Although his daughter, Ye Lanyin, was divorced, she now had the support of the Regent.
His Majesty's granddaughter, Lin Wanwan, is even more favored; this is an open secret.
He wanted to unleash a torrent of abuse at Ye Wennan, but thinking of Lin Wanwan, he held back.
Who told him he didn't have a father or sister who could give birth?
"You... just to ask about this?"
As the Regent walked away, Chief Minister Duan suppressed his dissatisfaction.
"Yes, is there a problem?"
"No." Chief Minister Duan secretly glared at Ye Wennan. "Alright, I'll go back and see if I have any more at my residence. If I do, I'll send some over to you."
"snort!"
That idiot.
Didn't you see he was in trouble?
At this time.
The Regent took Xiao Chengyun to the Empress Dowager's palace, while Ye Lanyin went to the Empress's palace.
The Empress Dowager and the Emperor Emeritus were waiting for the Regent at Shou Kang Palace.
After not seeing each other for many days, the two unexpectedly ended up getting married.
The Empress Dowager sighed. Well, at least someone still wants her. With that thought, she instantly understood the matter of Ye Lanyin's divorce.
She has to thank the Marquis of Zhenbei for his infidelity, otherwise her son would still be naked to this day.
"Your subject greets Your Majesty and Your Majesty."
"Grandson greets His Majesty and His Majesty."
The Empress Dowager smiled with satisfaction. "Get up."
"Sit down." The Emperor Emeritus looked at his son with a smile, and now that he looked at him, he seemed much more pleasing to the eye.
It seems that having someone you like makes all the difference.
"The Imperial Astronomical Bureau has calculated that your marriage to Lady Ye will be held on May 18th."
"Yes, Father Emperor." The Regent was so happy when he received the news yesterday that he couldn't sleep all night.
The retired emperor gave him a disapproving look at his smug expression.
No matter how much he was urged to get married over the years, he just wouldn't, and even declared that he would remain a bachelor for the rest of his life.
It's only been a few months, and they're already getting married?
It's easy to imagine that this rebellious son wasn't refusing to marry, but rather that he already had someone he loved, and simply hadn't told them.
"Hmph, why didn't you do this earlier?"
The Regent Prince coughed lightly, his fist pressed to his lips, and said apologetically, "Father, I had no choice. If you hadn't sent me to the border with General Sun, would I be in this situation?"
"Ultimately, it's because you shouldn't have let me go." The Regent looked back at the Emperor Emeritus with a serious expression.
The retired emperor leaned uncomfortably against the empress dowager.
"It's all because of you. If you had said that you would marry no one but her in this life, would I have let you go? If you had told me, I would have certainly granted you the marriage."
The Regent scoffed, "Is that so?"
"As far as I know, Father, you were quite wary of General Ye back then. Will you really agree to my marriage?"
"If it weren't for what the Ye family's grandson said at the storyteller's place last time, I'm afraid I'd still be kneeling here right now..."
Emperor Emeritus: ...
"Why bring up old matters? Wasn't I doing that for the sake of the country and its people?"
The Regent turned to the side and looked out the door. "Father, Lan Yin is bringing several children to marry me. I will put all of these children on the royal jade tablet. Just say the word, do you agree or not?"
The retired emperor raised an eyebrow and exchanged a glance with the empress dowager.
Are they all using the Royal Jade Disc?
He knew Lin Wanwan; the ancestors had instructed him that he had to go.
But the ancestors of the others didn't send any messages.
The Empress Dowager adjusted her chair, about to speak, when the Regent waved his hand, dismissing the palace servants.
With the Empress Dowager's permission, the palace servants bowed and withdrew.
"Cheng Yun, you may also step down."
“Father, I will not back down.”
"I'll break your legs, will you back down or not?"
Empress Dowager and Empress Dowager: ...
Xiao Chengyun bit his lip unhappily and reluctantly walked to the palace gate. What could he not hear?
He heard his sister's thoughts; what else couldn't he know?
Then he pressed his face against the door, listening carefully to the conversation inside.
"Father, Mother, there is something I must tell you both."
This was the first time the retired emperor had ever seen his son so mysterious, and it terrified him.
He glanced around before meeting the Regent's gaze. "What's all this secrecy about?"
"Let me tell you, if you get into any trouble outside, don't tell me. I'm old now and can't take a shock..."
“Father, Lan Yin’s children are all my children.”
"What?!" Before the Emperor Emeritus could finish speaking, he was so frightened that he could barely sit still. He gripped the armrest tightly to keep himself upright.
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