Lu Yanzhou was so angry that he no longer wanted to maintain his hypocritical mask. He looked at Song Yushu coldly, "Now that you have entered my palace, you belong to me!"
"What do you mean by choosing or not? You are all women in my backyard! Naturally, you are supposed to serve me! If you say one more word, I will never forgive you again!"
The most useless thing in the world is impotent rage. Song Yushu looked at him, and after a while, he perfunctorily bowed and turned away.
Under attack from both sides, Lu Yanzhou was already at a critical point in his anger, but at this moment, Concubine Jiang bumped into him.
She brought over a bowl of midnight snack, looking very docile.
Originally, Lu Yanzhou was very impatient with Concubine Jiang because she failed to judge the situation and insisted on joining the fight between Song Yuyue and Lin Zhiyao.
"What are you doing here?" Lu Yanzhou threw the book in his hand onto the table.
Concubine Jiang was startled and quickly bowed, "Your Highness, please calm down. I saw that you were busy with official documents, so I thought of giving you some midnight snacks, so..."
Lu Yanzhou stared at the food box. "What's in it?"
Speaking of this, Concubine Jiang was very proud. It was Wang Ma who used the batch of bird's nests that Lin had just received. "There are some tonic things in it, top-grade official bird's nests, longans from Liucheng..."
“Pah—”
Lu Yanzhou grabbed the book on the table and threw it at Concubine Jiang's feet. "Is this how you manage the household?!"
Concubine Jiang hadn't been proud for two days when Lu Yanzhou brought her back to her original form. She felt very aggrieved, "Your Highness, why do you say that? I just feel sorry for you..."
"Feeling sorry for me?!" Lu Yanzhou vented all his anger on Concubine Jiang, venting it all on Lin Zhiyao and Song Yuyue. "Do you know that I've been working so hard to keep food and money on the table these days, and the national treasury is stretched to its limit! And you're still eating official swallows?!"
"How stupid! Idiot! Get out of here! If you make a mistake like this again, I'll divorce you!"
Concubine Jiang was terrified that Lu Yanzhou would even say he wanted to divorce her.
"Your Highness, calm down! I know I was wrong!"
Lu Yanzhou closed his eyes and took a deep breath, "Get out!"
It’s just that Concubine Jiang can scold at will, but there is one person, Lu Yanzhou, who doesn’t even dare to say a harsh word.
The emperor slowly flipped through the book in his hand without even glancing at Lu Yanzhou who was kneeling on the ground.
The only sounds in the huge imperial study were the rustling of pages and Lu Yanzhou's own breathing. A drop of cold sweat slowly slid down his forehead.
He was not sure what the emperor wanted to talk to him about, and his heart was already in turmoil.
It was unknown how long it had been, but Lu Yanzhou's back was wet with cold sweat before the emperor finally spoke.
"Son, for your sake, the Emperor has repeatedly suppressed King Jing and even allocated the troops in the northwest to you, but you never make the Emperor worry at all."
"Son, I don't know why your Majesty said that?" Lu Yanzhou responded with gritted teeth.
The emperor stared at him. "Your Majesty can worry about the affairs of the court, but you can't always interfere in the affairs of the inner chamber. Do you understand?"
Hearing what the emperor said, Lu Yanzhou's panic calmed down. He breathed a sigh of relief, "It is my son who has not managed the household properly. When I return, I will strictly discipline my son and will never let those censors catch me in any trouble."
"Although Luoxue Villa is quite powerful, the Lin family's foundation is still there." The emperor waved his hand, asking Lu Yanzhou to stand up and reply, "If you want Lin Zhiyao and the two people in the palace to cling to you with peace of mind, don't be too greedy."
Lu Yanzhou lowered his eyes and snorted in his heart. The emperor just saw that he seemed to have the upper hand, and he wanted to balance the court again!
"Father, they came because Lin Zhiyao offended the people at Luoxue Mountain Villa. I didn't want to make a big deal out of it, so I let her live in the mansion."
The emperor smiled and shook his head, "Zhou'er, I raised you single-handedly, and I don't even know you?"
"I've told you since you were little that this kingdom will be yours in the future, but you can't do whatever you want, especially when Prince Jing is watching you! It's best to expel the people from Luoxue Villa as soon as possible."
How can you give away something that is delivered to your door?
Ever since the first day Song Yuyue came to his house, Lu Yanzhou regarded her as his own, and Luoxue Villa also belonged to the Prince's Mansion.
Now you let him let go?
"Father, please give me some time and I will definitely take care of the affairs in the mansion." Lu Yanzhou still wanted to struggle. He really didn't want to let go.
The emperor's expression turned grim. "Zhou'er, you've really grown up now. You can't even listen to your father's words?"
"Your Majesty, please calm down. I didn't mean that." Lu Yanzhou knelt down with a thud.
Lu Yanzhou's mother's family did not have deep roots, so the help they provided was almost negligible, especially since the people from his mother's family were becoming more and more presumptuous, and sometimes even he couldn't control them.
Therefore, Lu Yanzhou’s greatest confidence comes from the emperor’s favor, and he cannot lose the emperor’s favor.
"I know that Prince Jing has been hindering you and you are very unhappy, but this matter must be considered in the long run. Everything... cough cough cough." The emperor started coughing before he finished speaking, and the color on his face disappeared in an instant.
Lu Yanzhou was startled and walked forward on his knees, "Father..."
The emperor took a deep breath to suppress the itch in his throat and waved his hand, "It's okay, it's okay..."
At present, Lu Yanzhou has not been able to completely suppress King Jing, and the emperor must not be in any danger.
Lu Yanzhou looked at the emperor nervously, "I understand. I will listen to whatever you say, Father. Please don't be angry."
The emperor looked at the prince whom he had raised. When he was young, he only wanted an obedient son. When he was old, he was afraid that the prince would not be under his control, so he cultivated his son into this character.
On the one hand, he disliked Lu Yanzhou's timidity and lack of backbone, but on the other hand, he was very relieved that Lu Yanzhou put himself first in everything.
"I'm glad you understand my intentions. I'm not saying I'm going to release the people from Luoxue Villa directly." The emperor explained, "Lin Zhiyao is no match for Luoxue Villa. There are people who can suppress her."
"Not only that, but we can also let them fight each other and we can reap the benefits."
Lu Yanzhou looked up at the emperor and narrowed his eyes. "You mean... those two people in the palace?"
"That's right." The emperor nodded. "The queen has been very restless in the palace recently and is still contacting foreign ministers. Whose influence is she relying on? What is she relying on?"
"Isn't it because Lin Zhiyao is staying at your son's house?" Lu Yanzhou snorted coldly, "The Lin family is always looking down on others."
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