Yi Mu stopped, turned around, and smiled at her, but the smile didn't reach his eyes.
"According to Miss He Feng, my decision is unimportant; we must listen to you and act according to your wishes?"
He Feng was used to being domineering in Nanlin, and even the Queen, out of consideration for her outstanding Gu skills, often indulged her.
But she forgot that this was not Nanlin, but Sufeng.
She was not facing a queen who was over fifty years old, but a young and vigorous emperor.
She got too carried away.
Realizing this, He Feng looked terrified and kowtowed several times.
"Your Majesty, please forgive me. My daughter is ignorant of etiquette and has offended Your Majesty. Please punish her."
Yi Mu didn't look at her, but instead looked at Bei Menlin, "Regent, what do you think I should do to punish Miss He Feng?"
Bei Menlin pursed his lips. "Your Majesty, He Feng is in poor health. I am willing to take the punishment in her place."
What a wonderful offer to take the punishment for her!
Enraged, Yi Mu flung his sleeves and said to Yao Yan, "Does the Imperial Preceptor know how many strokes of the cane are due for defying the Emperor?"
He didn't call the guards, but instead sent Yao Yan, using Yao Yan's status as the Imperial Preceptor to prevent people from showing favoritism or bias towards Bei Menlin.
This is for real; they want to teach Bei Menlin a lesson.
Yao Yan cried out for justice for Bei Men Lin, who had been poisoned by Gu, while bending down.
"Your Majesty, insubordination is punishable by death, but since he is the Regent, he should be treated leniently and given thirty strokes of the cane."
Yi Mu left without looking back, showing not a trace of pity.
Yao Yan was speechless at his resolute expression.
Sure enough, even beauties have tempers. That big jerk Bei Menlin is going to be in trouble.
The regent returned victorious from battle, but instead of receiving any reward, he was punished.
The reason, I heard, was for a woman.
It's often said that beautiful women bring disaster, and this incident has certainly proven that saying true.
Yi Mu heard that the woman named He Feng had moved into the Prince's mansion.
Bei Menlin was a military officer, tough as nails. He was beaten and only needed two or three days to recover.
However, for seven or eight days in a row, Beimen Lin used the excuse that he was injured and could not attend court, so he stayed at home and did not come out.
He Feng, that woman, is no simple character.
Bei Menlin has a Gu poison in his body. If he is controlled and forced to engage in sexual acts with He Feng, Yi Mu will be cuckolded.
The Shadow Pavilion is now in Yi Mu's hands. He has people monitoring the Prince's Mansion, and the daily feedback from his spies has put Yi Mu at ease.
Although Bei Menlin and that woman were very affectionate, they didn't do anything intimate.
The New Year is fast approaching.
On New Year's Eve, a palace banquet was held.
All officials of the third rank or above were required to attend banquets in the palace, and they could also bring their wives, who were granted titles, to the palace to join in the festivities.
The Empress put on her empress's robes, which were the same color and style as those worn by Yi Mu.
Yi Mu wore a jade crown with a golden dragon holding a pearl on his head, while the empress wore a phoenix crown with a golden phoenix spreading its wings.
The two walked side by side to the center of the hall, and when illuminated by the glass lamp, they looked like a perfect couple.
The noble ladies often saw the Empress, but they were still strangers to the Emperor.
After performing the grand ceremony, he glanced up at the ceiling and was immediately amazed.
The current emperor is just a young boy, and his complexion is like that of an ordinary boy, somewhat immature.
But the air about him is something that ordinary people could never catch up to, even if they tried for several lifetimes.
Bei Menlin sat to the left of Yi Mu, next to He Feng, who was dressed up and outshone all the other beauties.
But his mind wasn't on He Feng.
For some reason he couldn't explain, the sight of the emperor and empress sitting together in such a tender manner felt extremely irritating to him.
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