As soon as Xuanyuan Zhan left, Zong Jiu came in to serve him: "Your Majesty, the Prince was only thinking of the Dowager Consort, please don't be angry with him..."
Zong Jiu had just offered a word of advice when Xuan Yuanpeng raised his hand and said, "How could I be angry with him? Go and summon Xuan Yuanyu to me."
Zong Jiu was stunned for a moment. How did this have to do with the Third Prince again?
Zong Jiu dared not delay and immediately went to deliver the imperial decree.
At Jingfeng Palace, Xuanyuan Yu was still holding that small black jar, studying it. Although he was studying it, it was impossible for him to open the jar. He could only hold it and look at it. He really couldn't imagine what kind of insect was in the jar that had such power as that woman had described.
Just as Xuanyuan Yu was studying the small black jar, Yueyuan ran in and reported, "Your Highness, Chief Steward Jiu has arrived."
Xuan Yuan Yu's heart skipped a beat, and he almost knocked over the small black jar in his hand.
Fortunately, he managed to regain his composure in time, instinctively hiding the small black jar, and forced himself to remain calm, saying, "Let him in."
"Yes," Yueyuan replied and left.
As soon as Zong Jiu entered the room, he bowed to Xuan Yuan Yu and said, "Your Highness, His Majesty requests your presence in the Imperial Study."
Upon hearing this, Xuanyuan Yu frowned immediately: "What does Father Emperor want me to do?"
"This old servant does not know, nor dares to presume to guess His Majesty's intentions," Zong Jiu replied, lowering his head and looking down.
Xuanyuan Yu felt uneasy, but dared not disobey Xuanyuan Peng's order: "I understand. You go out and wait. I'll change my clothes and then go."
"Yes." Zong Jiu bowed and withdrew.
Xuanyuan Yu stared at the small black jar that he had hidden.
He didn't know what his father wanted him to do. After thinking it over and over, he decided to secretly bring the little black jar with him.
Upon entering the imperial study, Xuan Yuan Yu sensed something was amiss. He glanced at Xuan Yuan Peng's dark face and quickly bowed, saying, "Father."
Xuanyuan Peng gave Zong Jiu a wink, and Zong Jiu immediately understood and bowed as he withdrew.
Now that only the father and son were left in the room, Xuan Yuanpeng didn't stand on ceremony with Xuan Yuanyu: "What did you do to Zhan'er's wife at the farewell banquet a couple of days ago?"
Startled by Xuan Yuanpeng's sudden words, Xuan Yuanyu looked away guiltily and said, "What could I have done? I didn't do anything!"
"Bullshit!" Seeing that he still dared to argue, Xuan Yuanpeng immediately became angry: "You didn't do anything, yet Zhan'er's wife was able to have a miscarriage, and you still dare to say that you didn't do anything!"
Upon hearing that Su Xuening had gone through a miscarriage, Xuan Yuan Yu was somewhat surprised. Thinking of what he had wanted to do to her that night, he felt guilty again.
He did indeed intend to force himself on her at the time. He thought that once she became his, he would believe what he said!
At the time, he naively believed that what that woman Long Jiaojiao said was true. He really believed that Su Xuening was carrying his child and believed the story Long Jiaojiao told. But now he knows that Long Jiaojiao was lying to him. None of the things she said were true!
Thinking of Su Xuening's indifference towards him that night, and the fact that he was knocked unconscious in the end, the little bit of guilt in his heart instantly vanished.
He suddenly raised his head, glared at Xuan Yuanpeng, and said, "So what if I have improper thoughts about her? You know I've always considered her my woman since I was a child! It was Xuan Yuanzhan who stole my woman!"
"Outrageous!" Xuan Yuanpeng was instantly enraged upon hearing this, and shouted angrily, "What nonsense are you spouting! She is already married to Zhan'er and is the Holy Princess Consort. What do you mean, 'your woman'!"
When Xuanyuan Yu heard him lecturing him, he retorted sarcastically without thinking, "What about Bai Shi? Isn't she Xuanyuan Kun's woman, the Holy King's Dowager Consort? Didn't you still have a bastard child with her?"
"You bastard!" Xuan Yuanpeng was instantly enraged by Xuan Yuanyu and grabbed the paperweight, throwing it at Xuan Yuanyu's head.
With a muffled "smack!", Xuan Yuan Yu's forehead was instantly smashed open, and blood gushed out.
Xuanyuan Yu knew he had said something he shouldn't have, but he refused to apologize or beg for forgiveness. He just stood there stubbornly, refusing to say a word.
Xuanyuan Peng was furious, but seeing the huge hole in Xuanyuan Yu's forehead and the blood all over his face, his anger subsided somewhat.
"Get outside and kneel down. You are not to rise without my order!"
Xuanyuan Peng didn't want to look at Xuanyuan Yu any longer; he was genuinely afraid that he would beat him to death in his anger.
He's still my own son, no matter how angry I am, I can't take his life!
Xuanyuan Yu was also angry with Xuanyuan Peng. He tightly gripped the small black jar in his sleeve pocket, remained silent for a few seconds in front of Xuanyuan Peng, and then turned and left without saying a word.
This was his biological father. Although he had always favored Xuan Yuanzhan, he had treated him well since childhood. He couldn't bring himself to do it, even though he had smashed him like this. He still didn't want to harm him.
After all, Long Jiaojiao had said that if he released this insect, he would surely die!
Xuanyuan Peng looked at Xuanyuan Yu's retreating figure, feeling both angry and heartbroken.
This child looks so much like him!
It should be said that this child's experience is so similar to his own!
Both were loves that couldn't be reciprocated. If it were the old him, he might have supported his son in pursuing his love. But his identity has changed now; he is a father, and these two are his sons. He truly doesn't want the tragedy of the past to repeat itself.
As a father, he didn't want his brothers to fight each other, especially not over a woman!
Outside, following Xuan Yuanpeng's instructions, Xuan Yuanyu knelt outside Chengqian Palace, his head covered in blood.
Meanwhile, Xuan Yuanzhan was unaware of what had happened in the palace. He first returned to the Holy King's Mansion before taking Ye Yun and the others to the western suburbs.
Inside the bamboo house, Madam Bai instructed Granny Shang to continue preparing medicinal soup for Su Xuening.
After Su Xuening finished her soup, Su Yun'an came to feed her her medicine.
Whether it was her mother or Yun An, they were both full of love, so Su Xuening naturally wouldn't refuse.
Su Xuening obediently drank both the medicinal soup and the herbal decoction, so she was full of water in no time.
When Xuan Yuanzhan returned, Su Xuening had just finished drinking two large bowls of soup and medicine.
"Looks like I've come back at just the right time," Xuan Yuanzhan said with a smile, taking a paper package from his pocket and handing it to Su Xuening.
"What is this?" Su Xuening asked curiously, taking the paper package and opening it before he could answer.
Upon seeing the candied fruit in the paper package, Su Xuening immediately smiled: "Why did you think of buying this?"
The candied fruit came at just the right time; she had just finished drinking two bowls of soup and taking her medicine, and her mouth was feeling bitter.
She couldn't wait to eat a candied fruit; it was sweet and sour, just what she wanted.
Xuanyuan Zhan smiled and said, "I just went back to the Holy King's Mansion and brought back your favorite side dishes, in case you don't have an appetite here."
Master said that Ning'er still has a lot of toxins to clear from her body, so she will probably have to stay here for a while longer!
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