Nangong Ye's obsession with Yan Yiming exceeded the Queen's imagination. Her youngest son, who had always been well-behaved and obedient since childhood, was extraordinarily persistent when it came to matters related to Yan Yiming.
The queen even heard some reluctance and pity in Nangong Ye's words. She couldn't bear to see her child, whom she held in her heart, sacrifice himself for a woman!
As long as Yan Yiming is willing to marry him, he can ignore who Yan Yiming has in his heart and how outsiders slander him?
Is this something a prince should say because a woman humiliated herself like this?
Nangong Ye has been smart and studious since childhood, but she is still young. Out of trust and closeness to the Queen, she never thought that she had been blindly protecting Yan Yiming and even contradicting the Queen. In fact, she did not save anything for Yan Yiming and did not make the Queen think about anything for her.
However, the idea of not letting Yan Yiming marry the youngest son became more and more certain. Even on Nangong Xuan's side, because Yan Yiming and Nangong Ye are now inseparable, he began to exclude Yan Yiming from entering the East Palace.
She is the queen. She tries her best to win over the famous families in order to consolidate the position of the prince. She prevents Yan Yiming from getting involved with Nangong Ye for the sake of her youngest son's reputation and future. There was no need for her to consider how her actions would hurt Yan Yiming. She only knew that Nangong Ye's current obsessed behavior was too ridiculous.
Compared to a teenager like Nangong Ye who had no scheming towards those he was close to, the queen was much more shrewd. She never showed any displeasure afterwards and even admitted that it was her fault. Nangong Ye mistakenly thought that the queen was persuaded by him and finally stopped interfering. After that, he stopped talking about this topic and talked about some things that happened in the court recently and the emperor's praise for him today.
The queen looked at her son's high spirits with a kind face, and her heart moved slightly as she recalled what the emperor had said to her a few days ago. She had already made up her mind.
A few days later, His Majesty issued an edict, ordering the Fifth Prince Nangong Ye as the imperial envoy to thoroughly investigate the case of the Governor-General of Fujian and Zhejiang taking bribes, and he could leave the capital in three days.
Ever since the emperor appointed the fifth prince a few years ago, most people in the court could guess the emperor's thoughts, and they also probably knew that the emperor would find a reason to reward Nangong Ye. However, the only unexpected thing was that the emperor did not give Nangong Ye the task of detecting leaks. This matter had been shelved for a long time and he did not expect that it would be given to Nangong Ye in the end.
Nangong Ye was only seventeen years old. Although there were voices of opposition in the court, they were suppressed by the emperor and the prince. The queen and the prince's party were naturally happy to see Nangong Ye show his talents. After receiving the order, the queen summoned Nangong Ye to Kunning Palace. After arranging everything in detail, Nangong Ye smiled and said,
"Don't worry, mother. Fujian and Zhejiang are not far from Nanjing. If everything goes well, I can return to Beijing in two months at most. By then, I can catch up with your birthday."
The maids around him praised the Fifth Prince for his filial piety. When the Queen heard this, she seemed extremely happy and praised Nangong Ye for a few words before saying, "Birthdays come every year, but we can't let this little thing delay my son's big event. Although the Fujian and Zhejiang areas are not far away, corrupt officials are rampant. You must be careful when you leave the capital for the first time. As long as you come back safe and sound, your mother will be satisfied..."
Nangong Ye naturally agreed and would come back safely. After his mother's birthday, it would be the time for his elder brother to have his coming-of-age ceremony and get married. After his elder brother married his sister-in-law, it would be his turn to marry Yan Yiming.
When the time comes, it will be a double blessing for my father to build a palace and be crowned a king.
Perhaps it was because everything had been going smoothly recently, his mother no longer had any objection, the Duke Dingguo's Mansion had not interfered too much in his affairs with Yan Yiming, and especially his royal brother had not found fault with him, so Nangong Ye was in a good mood. When he was leaving the palace, he met Nangong Xuan who was about to enter the palace. Nangong Ye was no longer as stern as before, but took the initiative to greet the prince.
After Nangong Xuan briefly told him a few things to pay attention to when leaving the capital, Nangong Ye had already left in a hurry, without noticing that Nangong Xuan was staring at his figure for a long time, with the hesitation and gloom in his eyes.
He hasn't seen Yan Yiming for more than a month.
The figure that was always lingering in front of his eyes suddenly disappeared. Nangong Xuan gradually got used to it from the initial discomfort. However, after getting Nangong Ye's daily travel destinations from the secret guards, he still couldn't suppress his anger.
Nangong Ye thought what he did was a secret, but he didn't know that Nangong Xuan knew his every move and even everything he said. The small piece of paper that was sent to him was still on his desk. It simply wrote the time and place, and that his own brother had personally promised Yan Yiming that he would definitely marry Yan Yiming and would never take a concubine.
Nangong Xuan wanted to laugh at Nangong Ye for being too young to say such nonsense, but then he changed his mind and felt it was ironic and sad, because no matter whether it was true or not, Yan Yiming was so stupid as to believe it.
She actually believed it?
It's so stupid!
The more he knew, the more uncomfortable he felt with an empty heart, and the more he would think of how Yan Yiming was when his heart was still full of him. These days, Nangong Xuan couldn't count how many times he thought of how Yan Yiming swore to marry only him in this life, and how she said these words carefully just to please him.
Why haven't I noticed it before?
With such beautiful facial features, no matter what expression she makes, she is actually stunningly beautiful.
These days, the fifth prince Nangong Ye has become a frequent visitor to the Duke Dingguo's Mansion. When Madam Yan found out that the bracelet on Yan Yiming's hand was given by Nangong Ye, she was so scared that she scolded Yan Yiming for the whole night. But who would have thought that the next day, Old Lady Yan called her daughter-in-law over and said something to her. From then on, when Madam Yan saw the fifth prince again, it was like seeing her own son.
Nangong Ye only wanted to find Yan Yiming, and Yan's family turned a blind eye and pretended not to see it. Madam Yan had heard some bad things recently, and she felt a little uneasy and asked her mother-in-law for advice. She asked her what to do if Yiming's reputation was ruined and the Fifth Prince could not bear the rumors and abandoned Yiming Gao.
Old Madam Yan, whose hair was already covered with silver frost, had difficulty moving but her eyes were firm and ruthless. She raised her hand and gently stroked the ring on her hand and said that the Duke Dingguo's Mansion had never been a place that could be manipulated by anyone. If anyone dared to delay her granddaughter, she would go to the emperor in person to ask for an explanation.
Mrs. Yan praised her mother-in-law with great admiration, and then she became much more confident when talking to other noble ladies. Since she couldn't marry into the royal family or give birth to a beautiful daughter like Yiming, she should just keep quiet and not annoy others.
In the past two days, news came from the palace that His Majesty asked the Fifth Prince to go to Fujian and Zhejiang to handle a case. Madam Yan understood from Master Yan that this was because His Majesty valued the Fifth Prince. When Nangong Ye came to the Yan family again in the evening, Madam Yan went to see Nangong Ye specially and gave him a talisman, saying that she had specially gone to Fuyu Mountain to obtain it in order to save her life.
Nangong Ye carefully put the small yellow talisman into the purse hanging around his waist, and when he went to see Yan Yiming, he showed it to Yan Yiming on purpose.
Nangong Ye will appear in the future plot, so this time, Nangong Ye will be safe. Yan Yiming smiled when he heard it, "Don't let Qi'er see it."
A few days ago, Yan Yiqi complained to him, saying that Madam Yan treated Nangong Ye more like her own son than he did.
Nangong Ye laughed even more loudly after hearing this, his eyes sparkling, not caring at all about his former good friend and Yan Yiming, "After some time, they will be more than just alike."
This was clearly stated. When he became a son-in-law in the future, he would be his own son. Yan Yiming smiled and did not deny it. Nangong Ye liked her more and more when he saw her happy. He took her for a walk under the moon.
"When I return to the capital from Fujian and Zhejiang, I will be able to leave the palace and build a mansion. At that time, I can ask my mother to send someone to the Duke of Dingguo's mansion to propose marriage."
At this moment, the moon was above the treetops and there was silence all around. Only Yan Yiming's fair face was clear and attractive under the moonlight. Nangong Ye looked at Yan Yiming who was staring at him, chuckled and asked her what was wrong.
"Nothing." Yan Yiming reached out and stroked Nangong Ye's cheek, slowly covering his eyes and said, "Go safely, I will wait for you to come back."
Nangong Ye whispered and reached out to hold her hand, then took advantage of her unpreparedness and kissed her lightly on the lips.
Yan Yiming suddenly let go of her hand and took two steps back. Her beautiful eyes became more and more charming under the moonlight. She seemed annoyed but definitely not disliked.
Perhaps it was because the moonlight was too beautiful, the young man pulled her back with one hand, and Yan Yiming fell heavily into Nangong Ye's arms. Before she could open her mouth, the young man grabbed her chin and kissed her again.
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