"Where are the two young princes?"
Could it be that the Emperor has detained the two young princes to threaten the prince and princess?!
That's truly despicable!
Ye Zeyu said in a deep voice, "Let's talk about it when we get back to the manor."
When she returned to the Prince's Mansion, Wen Siyun was completely dumbfounded.
The Emperor did detain the two young princes, and indeed intended to use them to threaten the princes, but not to force them to relinquish their military power; rather, he threatened the Emperor to inherit the throne.
Throughout history, there have indeed been emperors who abdicated, but there has never been an emperor as young as Ye Zeming who wanted to abdicate.
In fact, Ye Zeming never thought about inheriting the throne. Compared to the supreme power of the emperor, he felt that his days in the Tiger Riding Camp were the happiest and most carefree days of his life.
So he wanted to switch places with Ye Ziyu.
He went to the northern frontier for training, while Ye Zeyu ascended the throne.
The reason why he did not directly refuse the throne at the beginning was simply because he was afraid that Consort Li might cause some trouble.
He was the son of Consort Li, and he was well aware of her ambitions.
From childhood to adulthood, his mother only gave him what she thought was the best, but never asked him what he really wanted.
And now that he has become emperor, that's fine too.
Finally, I can make my own decisions.
A month later, Ye Zemin abdicated the throne to Ye Zeyu, who then appointed himself as the Grand General Protector of the Nation before his abdication.
The entire court was greatly shocked by Ye Zeming's actions.
However, no one felt that Ye Zeyu was unworthy of his position.
Su Muxi, who was named Empress, truly deserved the title and was worthy of being the mother of the nation.
Five years later, the State of Qi was peaceful and prosperous, but chaos reigned in the royal palace.
"Your Highness, Your Highness, please slow down!"
The eunuch chased after Ye Nianyu and Ye Niansheng, his brows covered in sweat.
Ye Niansheng found it boring. "Big brother, stop running. They can't keep up. This is really no fun!"
Ye Nianyu also felt it was boring, but then he thought of a good place to go.
"Second brother, how about we take a stroll through the Cold Palace? It's the only place in the entire palace we haven't been to yet! I heard there's a strange man there wearing an iron mask, let's go check it out!"
In the Cold Palace, Bai Mengying looked up at the sky, unaware of the passage of time, only knowing that she had spent six winters in the Cold Palace.
Spring is in full bloom, a time of renewal for all things, yet her eyes are filled with a deathly stillness.
Consort Li has not visited her since, and she has no idea what the situation is like outside. The eunuchs who come to deliver meals to her and her aunt, the Empress, never speak to her.
Three years ago, her aunt, the Empress, passed away, leaving her all alone in this cold palace.
Gradually, she seemed to have forgotten how to speak.
Living like this is so boring, but she doesn't dare to die.
Just as she was spacing out as usual, she saw the door to the Cold Palace slowly open.
Suddenly, she saw two children who looked remarkably alike running up to her, which startled her.
"Big brother, he really is wearing an iron mask!"
"Who are you, and how did you get this iron mask on?"
As soon as Ye Nianyu finished speaking, a stern female voice rang out from the doorway, followed by a woman dressed in palace attire, whose beauty was like that of a celestial being, slowly walking in from outside.
"Who gave you permission to skip class? And you even dared to put chin bean powder in Scholar Feng's tea! If your father finds out, he'll beat your bottoms to a pulp!"
Upon hearing this, the two children hurriedly cried and begged for mercy, but there wasn't a single tear in their eyes; they just put on a pitiful expression.
Bai Mengying looked at the scene before her and stood up in surprise, "You're Su Muxi?!"
His voice was hoarse and extremely unpleasant to hear.
"How dare you address Her Majesty the Empress by her given name!" a palace maid shouted sternly.
But Su Muxi only glanced at her lightly before leaving with the two children.
Looking at the closed gates of the Cold Palace, Bai Mengying suddenly burst into laughter.
Who would have thought that the ugly female doctor she once looked down upon would now become the empress of a country?
Not only is she beautiful and well-married, but she also has twins.
She was unwilling to accept it!
But after looking at this desolate palace, Bai Mengying started crying again.
She was unwilling to accept it, but what could she do?
In short, the biggest winner in this life is Su Muxi!
That evening, a eunuch brought news that Bai Mengying had hanged herself.
Upon hearing this, Su Muxi sighed softly.
Ye Zeyu pulled Su Muxi into his arms. "Xi'er, don't think about the past or the people in it. If you have time, think about me more."
Okay~
Leaning against Ye Zeyu's chest, Su Muxi felt extremely safe and at the same time, she felt very happy.
"Ye Ziyu, it's so good to be able to marry you!"
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