Yang Mingyue stormed out, furious. He knew he had been careless this time, allowing Di Jingcheng to humiliate him like this.
I wonder how bad his reputation will become in the future, and his credibility will definitely suffer a great loss. Who will dare to trust him then?
If this matter is brought up, no matter how you look at it, he is unreasonable. A thorough investigation is simply impossible. He's already asleep, so we can only accept it now. It's outrageous!
He led his servants out of the main hall and encountered Azi, who was carrying snacks and looking for Emperor Jingcheng, on the palace path. Azi's face immediately changed when she saw him, but she felt much better when she thought of his shameful deeds.
Yang Mingyue felt like he was about to explode! This couple was toxic. The person he had flirted with just two days ago was now looking at him with disdain, probably feeling smug and laughing at him inside!
That damned Emperor Jingcheng, just to avenge his empress, he's willing to sacrifice an innocent minister's daughter. He's ruthless enough.
Azi stood in the middle of the palace path, looking at him with a mocking expression. Yang Mingyue felt that he had lost all face in Xijing.
He snorted coldly and left with his servants.
Azi chuckled softly, "Qinghe, Zheng San, look how sour his face is."
"In my humble opinion, Emperor Dongyang is probably too ashamed to come to our Xijing again." Zheng San glanced disdainfully at Yang Mingyue's retreating figure. How dare he offend their Empress!
Qinghe covered her mouth and chuckled: "Zheng San is right, Your Majesty is much happier now."
Azi smiled and said, "Hmph, who told him to bully me!"
When Azi arrived at the Imperial Study, Emperor Jingcheng and the others had just come out. The Grand Secretary had a bitter face, while the other two looked calm and were talking about something.
When Zheng He saw A Zi arrive, he whispered to Emperor Jingcheng, "Your Majesty, the Empress has arrived."
Di Jingcheng's stern features softened considerably, and his heart melted as he looked at the charming little darling walking towards him.
Grand Secretary Mu hurriedly bowed and said, "Your subject greets Your Majesty the Empress." Even though he had no affection for the Empress before him, he still strictly adhered to the etiquette between a subject and a ruler.
Azi waved her hand casually, "Get up, get up." Then she walked towards Di Jingcheng with a smile.
"Your humble servant takes his leave."
Emperor Jingcheng took Azi's hand and casually replied, "Grand Scholar, please go back first. I will have the imperial physicians do their best to treat Miss Mu."
"Your Majesty, I thank you."
Di Jingyuan looked at the woman beside him, her eyes filled with a mixture of joy and reproach as she spoke to his elder brother, and his expression softened: "Sister-in-law."
Azi nodded slightly, then turned her attention to Di Jingcheng.
Emperor Jingyuan glanced deeply at the woman beside his elder brother, then quietly withdrew.
"I had some free time today, so I made some pastries, including the famous purple rice cake from our area. I'm sure you'll like them." Azi happily shook his hands.
Di Jingcheng smiled indulgently, gently stroking her small hand; she wasn't injured. He leaned down and planted a loving kiss on the girl's face: "My darling is so good to me. But from now on, these things can be left to the palace servants; I don't want you to work so hard."
Azi shook her head and said coquettishly, "No! Eating, drinking, and having fun every day is so boring. I'll be careful myself. Besides, don't you like the pastries I make for you?"
He quickly pulled her into his arms, hiding her small hands in his bosom, and wrapped his arms around her waist: "Of course not, I'm happy for whatever Azi does for me, I'm just worried that you'll get tired."
Azi shook her head repeatedly: "No, no! I used to do that too."
"Alright, alright, as long as Azi is happy, just don't get hurt, or I'll be heartbroken."
Azi smiled and nodded, pulling the man into the imperial study: "Come on, let's try it, hurry up!"
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Yang Mingyue set off back to Dongyang that very day. He did not break his promise and announced to the world that he apologized and repented to the daughter of the Grand Scholar of Xijing. He then made amends to Mu Wanyu with ten thousand taels of gold and many precious medicinal herbs.
The crowd was in uproar, never expecting that the Emperor of Dongyang was such a lecher. His already poor reputation was further tarnished. In the Dongyang court, his behavior was considered utterly absurd. To rape a minister's daughter in another country and then issue an imperial edict to announce it to the world—had this emperor lost his mind?
Public opinion temporarily sided with Xijing, praising the Xijing court for its magnanimity in not holding a grudge against Yang Mingyue. His reputation was now infamous.
Having experienced all of this, Mu Wanyu has lost the will to live. Since that night, she has been having nightmares every day, dreaming of that painful scene, and then waking up in a frenzy, smashing everything in the room.
However, due to her weak constitution and lack of strength, she could only manage to smash nothing and would often faint.
Mu Wanyu (time travel) has been trapped in that dim space and has never come out again. Strangely, in the past she could clearly perceive what was happening outside, but this time, a week has passed, and it is as if she has been cut off from all contact with the outside world. She cannot receive any information, and she has not seen Mu Wanyu (ancient) again.
Mu Wanyu (in ancient times) suffered both physical and mental torment. She didn't want to see anyone. Only Huichun and Huiqiu could get a little close to her when they delivered food and medicine, and sometimes they had to endure her anger.
In just a few days, half of Grand Scholar Mu's hair turned white. He should have disregarded everything and killed Yang Mingyue to avenge his daughter that very day.
Emperor Jingcheng rewarded the soldiers who had fought in the Battle of Nanling, and promoted General Li Yan, the General Who Protects the Nation, to the rank of Grand General Who Protects the Nation.
The meritorious soldiers were also rewarded, among whom the most outstanding new talent was Li Yannian. It was through this battle that Li Yan saw this son who was usually unremarkable.
Emperor Jingcheng bestowed upon him the title of General Xuanwu, a third-rank official, and assigned him to guard the border between Xijing and Dongyang.
Li Yannian emerged from the main hall, dressed in a red official robe. Emperor Jingcheng had granted him special permission to carry a sword in and out of the palace. He led his subordinates straight out of the palace, leaving the main hall and arriving at the palace road that led to the Imperial Garden.
Suddenly, a snow-white kitten darted out. Li Yannian and the two people under the trees stopped in their tracks, listening to a woman's voice slowly approaching.
"Hurry, catch that snowball! If it gets into the Imperial Study, my brother will punish me!"
This person was none other than Princess Changning. She was dressed in a yellow and white snow coat and brocade boots, running over, followed by a group of palace maids and eunuchs, who were frantically searching for the kitten that had just run past.
Di Jinghan was preoccupied with Xue Tuan and directed the palace servants to search for her, completely ignoring the three people nearby. As they slowly approached, Li Yannian looked at the charming and lively princess before him, a barely perceptible smile appearing on his lips.
"Your humble servant pays respects to Princess Changning."
Di Jinghan looked around and casually waved her hand: "Get up, get up. By the way, help this princess find a snow-white cat."
Li Yannian glanced at his attendants, and the two immediately went to search for the kitten in the direction it had run off to.
"Search carefully, hurry up!" Di Jinghan was a little tired and stopped panting. His gaze fell on Li Yannian, and he was instantly stunned.
“You…” She looked at the man in front of her, a hint of amazement flashing in her eyes.
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