Chapter 25: Extraordinary Actions
"Uncle Emperor, what about my third brother?" Ye Qingyu asked. Seeing that the emperor was in a good mood, he planned to plead for the third prince. He was playing chess with the emperor in the imperial study while the third prince was kneeling outside, which was inappropriate.
"Hmph! This bastard!" The emperor became furious when he mentioned his son.
Ye Qingyu hurriedly said, "Uncle Emperor, please calm down. I have said too much." As he said this, he was about to kneel down and apologize.
"Hey, why are you kneeling? I don't blame you!" Emperor Chu personally pulled Ye Qingyu up.
"I granted him a marriage with the Princess of Nanyue, but this bastard actually disobeyed my order! Later I found out that he kept a male lover in the mansion. Just for this man, he even ignored my order and had the nerve to plead for that male lover!" The King of Chu explained the reason. After hearing it, Ye Qingyu did not dare to say a word. Wasn't the Third Prince's case a lesson for him?
"Uncle Emperor, it is important to take care of your health. My third brother has never done anything out of the ordinary. I guess he and that person have developed feelings for each other, so..." Ye Qingyu chose his words carefully.
"Hmph! Feelings? Feelings between two men? How absurd! It would be fine if he just wanted to keep a male favorite, but he actually dared to disobey the imperial order and refuse to marry for a male favorite. He totally ignores me! I must execute that man and see what he can do!" The Emperor of Chu said angrily.
"Uncle Emperor, no!" Ye Qingyu quickly advised. The Third Prince would rather disobey the Emperor's order than marry the Princess of Nanyue. Surely that male favorite must be his beloved? If the Emperor killed his beloved, how would the Third Prince bear it?
Emperor Chu put down the chess piece in his hand and looked at Ye Qingyu sharply: "Hmm? Why did you plead for him?"
"Qingyu dare not plead for mercy, but I believe that emotions are beyond human control. Killing someone is easy, but Third Brother will surely be heartbroken. Wouldn't that hurt the relationship between you and your father?"
"I get angry when I see his cowardly look! He dares to kneel before me for a male favorite!" said the Emperor of Chu angrily.
"Uncle Emperor, the Third Prince has always been cautious and careful. What he did today must have taken a lot of courage to make the decision." Ye Qingyu continued to excuse the Third Prince.
"Hmph! Look at the character of my son!" The Emperor of Chu snorted coldly.
"I heard that the Princess of Nanyue is ugly and has masculine features, and my third brother has never practiced martial arts. I'm afraid this marriage is not very safe for him, even if there is no male favorite." Ye Qingyu tried to persuade the King of Chu from another perspective.
After hearing this, the Emperor of Chu thought for a moment and said, "Forget it, let me think about it again. Duofu, let the third son go back and reflect on his mistakes. He is not allowed to leave the palace for a month."
After hearing what Ye Qingyu said, the King of Chu came to his senses. It would be fine to marry his son to a beautiful girl, but if the girl was an ugly one, it would be really unfair to his son, especially the third son, who had been like a girl since he was a child.
"Yes, Your Majesty!" Duofu responded.
After a while, he came back to report: "Your Majesty, the Third Prince...he refuses to get up."
"Huh? How dare you! Then let him continue kneeling!" The good mood of Emperor Chu was interrupted again. He just wanted to spare the third prince, but he didn't expect that he would dare to be so presumptuous.
"Uncle Emperor, please calm down and let me go out and take a look." Ye Qingyu stood up and saw Emperor Chu nod, so he left the imperial study.
"Third brother?" Ye Qingyu walked to the third prince and stretched out his hand to help him up.
"Qingyu, I won't leave. He is still imprisoned by my father. If I go back, my father will definitely kill him." The third prince was originally a coward, but now he was stubborn and courageous, fighting with the emperor here.
"Who is he that is worthy of you disobeying the emperor's order for him?" Ye Qingyu was not a gossipy person, but at this moment he was extremely curious.
"He...he...Qingyu, I beg you, please help me, father loves you the most..." The third prince was about to kneel down to Ye Qingyu. How could Ye Qingyu let the prince kneel down to him? He supported himself with his hands. Before he could say anything, he heard a man's voice.
"Third brother, what are you doing?" The man came in an exquisite lavender brocade robe, with a slightly fat figure and slightly drooped eyes, giving off an air of being difficult to approach.
"Sixth Brother." Ye Qingyu saw that the person who came was none other than the Sixth Prince.
"Sixth brother, what are you doing here?" The third prince didn't seem to like his younger brother very much.
"Oh, third brother, look how angry you have made our father. Is it worth it for a man? Qingyu has finally come to the capital, and you still bother him to plead for you." The Sixth Prince had no respect for the Third Prince and scolded him without mercy.
"Qingyu, come to my place for a while. I just received some fresh flower tea as tribute from Goryeo." The Sixth Prince was very enthusiastic towards Ye Qingyu.
"Thank you, Sixth Brother. But my uncle asked me to stay in the palace today. I will visit you another day." Ye Qingyu responded politely.
"Oh, okay then. Qingyu, I advise you not to meddle in his affairs. You are such an adult, but you still can't distinguish the important from the unimportant, and you made such a fuss just for a male favorite." said the Sixth Prince.
"Sixth Prince! What does this have to do with you?" The third prince glared at the sixth prince with dissatisfaction.
Seeing the two princes about to argue, Ye Qingyu said, "Why don't you two go inside and talk."
"..." Both princes fell silent.
Ye Qingyu sighed helplessly and said to the Third Prince, "Third Brother, please return home first. The Emperor isn't angry that you have a male lover, but that you disobeyed his orders. Now that he's forgiven you for disobeying his orders, he won't make things difficult for that person."
"Really?" A glimmer of hope flashed in the third prince's eyes.
"If you continue kneeling here and making the emperor angry, I'm afraid that person will be implicated." Ye Qingyu continued to persuade.
"Okay, I'm leaving, I'm leaving. Qingyu, you must help me persuade my father to let him go. I will remember this kindness from you all my life!" The third prince was grateful and promised Ye Qingyu the biggest promise he could make.
"Hehe, Third Brother is really possessed by evil spirits." The Sixth Prince laughed.
"Young Prince, the rose cake is here. The Emperor said it tastes best when it's freshly made." Eunuch Duofu came to call Ye Qingyu in.
"Sixth brother, let's go eat together." Ye Qingyu called.
"No, no, I have something to do. I'll visit you at your house another day." The Sixth Prince came to see the Third Prince make a fool of himself, but he never expected Ye Qingyu to be here too.
Ye Qingyu turned and entered the imperial study, and saw that the rose cake had indeed been placed on the table.
"Qingyu, come and eat quickly. It will lose its flavor if left for too long." Emperor Chu called out to Ye Qingyu.
Ye Qingyu didn't hesitate to pick up a piece and started eating it. It was indeed sweet, delicate and delicious.
"The third brother left?" asked the King of Chu.
"Uncle Emperor, how do you plan to deal with that person?" Ye Qingyu asked.
"Tell me, how should we deal with this?" Emperor Chu looked at Ye Qingyu.
"Qingyu doesn't know." Ye Qingyu certainly wouldn't show off her cleverness in front of the Emperor of Chu.
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