Chapter 64: I Have No Choice
When the emperor heard that even the Yang family had gathered in the Yuquan Palace, he couldn't help but sneer. His son was on guard against him using the Yang family to threaten Yang Manyan.
The mist on Yuquan Mountain is warm and green, the water is soft and the mountain is warm. The two of them stayed there happily for a while, but when they return to the palace, where would there be a place for him?
He could not sit and wait for death, so he led dozens of personal guards and rode to the western suburbs at night.
The palace is not big, it is more like a villa built on the hillside of Yuquan Mountain. At this moment, it is shrouded in the hazy night, and it is quiet all around, with only the slight rustling of the mountain breeze.
Surrounded by his attendants, the emperor arrived unimpeded at Qingyinzhai, where the prince and Yang Manyan lived.
The palace servants and eunuchs who were standing guard outside the bedroom were horrified and wanted to kneel down to salute, but the emperor waved his hand to stop them.
The high, low and intermittent moans of a young girl came from behind the carved screen door. They were particularly clear and touching in the silent night.
The emperor's eyes darkened and he pushed the door open without hesitation.
The bedroom was brightly lit and decorated in a fresh and elegant style. The soft gauze curtains on the rosewood bed had already been drawn, but a figure could still be seen behind the curtains.
"I like Yuanyuan so much..."
"Well... I like Zian too..."
All the sweet words between the young men and women in bed came into his ears.
The emperor narrowed his dark eyes slightly, his chest seemed to be burning with fire, and a sour feeling of jealousy gradually flooded his heart.
"What? We were fine in Kunning Palace last night, but today you left me and ran to Yuquan Mountain?" He lifted the bed curtain unscrupulously, his tone sour.
Xiao Yan's original movement paused slightly.
He was not surprised by his father's arrival, but he did not expect that he would be so impatient and rush over overnight on the day they left the palace.
Yang Manyan was stunned, as if he had been struck by a bolt from the blue.
Not only did the emperor break in when they were about to have sex, he also said that they were in Kunning Palace at the same time last night?
Xiao Yan lowered his head and kissed her forehead, then asked in a serious hoarse voice: "Yuanyuan, just now you said that Chen Wan in the book had no choice, and you also had no choice, right?"
Teng Xiang, the commander of the Left Guard, who was closest to him, was stationed in the western suburbs with nearly 10,000 men under his command, and they would all gather around Yuquan Mountain at this moment.
This was the purpose of bringing his father from the palace to the western suburbs.
He really wanted to force the emperor to abdicate.
But if Yuanyuan has feelings for his father... he might stop his plan to force the emperor to abdicate.
If he were to be honest, he really couldn't bear to deal with his father who had personally cultivated him for more than ten years, but if he really had to share his lover with his father, he found it difficult to accept.
Being stared at by two burning gazes, Yang Manyan was silent as a cicada, his heart beating like a drum.
After a while, she nodded cautiously, "Yes..."
In this situation, she could only admit that she had no choice.
Xiao Yan's eyes moved slightly, and he put his arms through Yang Manyan's armpits and hugged her back.
He deliberately coaxed her in a gentle voice: "Don't be afraid, Yuanyuan, this is the nature of the emperor."
The emperor's face immediately turned cold and his brows furrowed. He could tell that his son was trying to sow discord.
Originally, for him, the best strategy might be to hand over Yang Manyan to the emperor and replace her with a crown princess who could be more helpful to him, but he never had such an idea and only wanted to keep Yang Manyan.
The next morning, when it was completely light, Yuquan Palace welcomed another uninvited guest.
In the early morning light, King Xiao Min of Han, escorted by his entourage, rode in a carriage to the Yuquan Palace halfway up the mountain.
King Han was the Crown Prince's half-brother. Because he was frail and sickly, he lived in a palace in the northern suburbs with his biological mother, Concubine Zhang Shun, since he was young.
There is a medicine pool in Songfeng Courtyard on the side of Yuquan Palace, which is very suitable for recuperation. In the early years, the emperor specially allowed his nephew, Prince Han, to come here often to recuperate.
But when the King of Han's attendants knocked on the north gate of the palace, the guards at the gate did not let them in as usual.
"Your Majesty and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince are both staying in the palace. I need to inform them before I can let you in."
King Han was slightly startled. He had often come to the palace in recent years, but this was the first time he met his uncle and brother.
But since I'm here, I should go inside to pay my respects to the imperial uncle.
King Han and others were waiting outside the north gate. After a while, the prince heard the message and ordered Tong Lin to go and pick them up in person.
After having tea in the morning, Yang Jingzhen could no longer sit still, so she walked out of Chengxinyuan alone and strolled around the palace, where she happened to see this scene.
Chief Tong of the East Palace led the way, and a dozen guards surrounded a young man in a light green brocade robe.
This young man was somewhat similar to the prince, with handsome eyebrows and eyes, a thin build, and a slightly sickly look on his face, yet his every move revealed a dignified and cold demeanor.
In the palace, there are lush green grasses everywhere, several towering ancient trees, and gurgling springs.
The soft morning light poured down, like a layer of faint golden light on the handsome young man.
Yang Jingzhen was stunned for a moment.
She has always been lively and active, but at this moment her feet seemed to be rooted to the spot, and she just stood there motionless, watching the group of people go away.
Her heart was pounding. Could the person just now be His Royal Highness the King of Han?
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