If they don't say something soon, Yuefuguang's shifty eyes will start to notice something amiss.
Before he could even try to brush it off with a light cough, Yu Chongshan had already snapped out of his regret and anger at being betrayed by his clansmen. Without even thinking, looking into his granddaughter's bright eyes, he reflexively knelt down to beg for forgiveness.
The Yu brothers at the next table, whose faces were also not looking good, knelt down with their father to beg for forgiveness.
Yu Chongshan said with a face full of shame and trepidation, "Please forgive me, Your Majesty. It is because I have not managed my family well that the younger generation in my clan has behaved improperly, disturbing Your Majesty, His Highness the Crown Prince, and all my colleagues' enjoyment."
Emperor Mingxi raised his hand and said, "Get up. I know this is not your fault. You could only do so because of the other party's status as an elder."
"Your Majesty, I thank you for your understanding!" Yu Chongshan got up from the ground with a grateful expression and gently wiped away the tears from the corners of his eyes.
Emperor Mingxi continued, "Minister Yu, as the saying goes, a large tree branches out, and a large family splits up; the same principle applies to clans."
Emperor Mingxi stopped there, not saying much more. After all, this was a matter of his subjects' family affairs, and if he, as their sovereign, interfered too much, it would only displease them.
He wouldn't have said those words if it weren't to dispel Yue Fuguang's suspicions and clear her away from burdensome family ties.
Yu Chongshan bowed and said, “Your Majesty is right. I originally wanted to split my clan, but I have been unable to do so due to the opposition of my elders and brothers. Today, my son has disturbed Your Majesty’s presence, which is a great crime of disrespect.”
"For the sake of the future of the younger generation in the clan, I believe that bringing up this old matter again will reduce the obstacles."
These words seemed to be addressed to Emperor Mingxi, but everyone present knew they were meant for Yue Fuguang.
The division of the Yu family lineage goes against the original historical timeline and cannot be explained without a reasonable explanation.
"Little Pearl, in the original timeline, the Yu family hadn't split into different branches at this point, right?"
[Master, you didn't exist in the original timeline, and Yu Zhui wouldn't have caused this mess today. Your grandfather only noticed this junior, Yu Zhui, years later through his misdeeds.]
"So, in other words, the flapping of my wings, like a butterfly flapping its wings, has inadvertently affected the affairs of the Yu family clan again. Now that Yu Zhui has been castrated, does that mean all those unpleasant things that followed won't happen again?"
Yu Zhui was the trigger, but the greed and delusions of the Sixth Chamber were also real. The world is ever-changing, the Great Way is fifty, the Heavenly Way is forty-nine, and man escapes one, so it is too early to draw conclusions now.
However, regardless of the circumstances, now that the main branch of the Yu family has a master, who can harm them in the slightest?
"That being said, you know I don't like anything getting out of control. Leave a wisp of your divine sense on them. If you find these people going down the same old path again, don't ask me, just kill them all."
The moon's radiant, murderous words served as a stark reminder to everyone that she was not a kind-hearted deity.
The hatred and resentment that had not yet fully risen among the members of the six households were instantly extinguished by her words, leaving not a spark.
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"Father, is this the watermelon that the Grand Tutor gave you?" The Crown Prince gently stroked the round, emerald-green watermelon, his eyes shining.
Anyone who didn't know better would think he was gently caressing some stunningly beautiful woman!
His Highness the Crown Prince, unusually bold, hitched a ride with Emperor Mingxi's carriage on his way back to the palace.
Why would his eldest son be so bold? As his father, Emperor Mingxi surely knew.
His upright and benevolent crown prince is secretly a sweet tooth.
Emperor Mingxi slapped his hand away and said, "Don't ruin the watermelon! Fuguang said it was a gift for your grandmother and mother."
Just thinking about how Fu Guang had specially handed him a large watermelon before he left made a large group of people around him extremely envious!
As an emperor, Emperor Mingxi felt that he could tell from a melon that he was different from Fu Guang.
The emperor still had his status; otherwise, why would others return gifts of candy and soap?
He was the only one who had an extra big watermelon!
If Emperor Mingxi knew that Yue Fuguang gave him the watermelon because there was only one watermelon left after the banquet, and the royal family had given her a lot this time, he would have been able to give him the remaining watermelon to take away.
I wonder if Emperor Mingxi will cry himself to sleep when he finds out the truth!
That's all in the future. What about now?
Unaware of the truth, Emperor Mingxi was thinking that the gifts of candy and soap would be nice too.
He peeled a fruit candy from among the colorful candies and put it in his mouth. A sweet fruity flavor he had never tasted before spread in his mouth.
The candy wrapper has been optimized by the system. It is still a modern packaging paper, but the words on it only include the word "candy" and no other superfluous words.
It also uses the current Dayan script, so Emperor Mingxi could still recognize it. "Strawberry candy," so this is what strawberry tastes like?
It's so delicious!
"Your Highness, didn't the Junior Tutor mention today that she's growing strawberries in her greenhouse this time?"
The Crown Prince nodded. As expected of father and son, he instantly understood his father's meaning.
"I'll pick out some good things these next few days and personally deliver them to the Junior Tutor in a few days."
Let's also check on how the strawberries are growing.
Not to mention that after Emperor Xi returned to the palace, he went straight to the Empress Dowager's Cining Palace. On the way, he even said to the Crown Prince who was following closely behind him, "Go and invite your mother to your grandmother's palace to eat melon together."
The phrase "eating melon seeds!" felt somewhat awkward to Emperor Mingxi at this moment.
He's really caught up in all sorts of gossip today. Thinking of Lord He's eldest daughter, he believes that with his written order, Minister Lu will definitely be able to settle her in properly.
As for the marriage between the two families... Liu Hong was beaten out of the house by Lord Liu and his wife, so it seems the marriage between the Liu and He families is doomed!
Not to mention the Empress Dowager and the Empress's amazement after eating the watermelon, even when others went home and shared the candy with their own children, they were greeted with a genuine shower of compliments from the younger generation.
The three-year-old grandson of Minister Huang Wei of the Ministry of Personnel usually doesn't like to eat and is thin and small. Because of this, the whole family is very worried about him every mealtime.
Unexpectedly, because of the candy sent by the Yu family, the boy was kept eating three meals a day, and he ate rice obediently every meal.
To eat an extra piece of candy, this kid insisted on adding two meals a day, and in less than half a month, he gained two sizes.
But this delighted Lord Huang, who greeted the Yu family members warmly every time he saw them, and was especially protective of Yu Yuefuguang.
If anyone dares to say a bad word about her behind her back, he'll go over and argue with them for ages.
Yue Fuguang never expected that a bag of candy would attract such a loyal fan.
As for those who gossip about her behind her back, it doesn't matter. These people are worthless and not within the scope of her thoughts.
Without her saying a word, their superiors and their superiors' superiors could verbally abuse them so severely that even their own mothers wouldn't recognize them.
Seven or eight days passed in the blink of an eye. The court was in session, and the officials below were arguing heatedly over a trivial matter.
A soft hum suddenly came from beside her ear. It was a cold hum that came unconsciously from Yue Fuguang, who was about to fall asleep and had been impatient with their endless argument.
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