Feng Guang lowered his head meekly and said, "Thanks to Your Majesty's concern, my daughter-in-law's illness has been cured, which is also thanks to Your Majesty's good fortune."
“Fengguang, you used to call me Father Emperor.” Baili Min’s expression was slightly sad.
Feng Guang paused for a moment, then immediately said apologetically, "Father, after I recovered from my illness, I don't remember many things. I didn't mean to distance myself from you, so please understand."
“Speaking of which, your illness is also because of my good-for-nothing son.” Baili Min sighed. “If the Crown Prince hadn’t been absent from your return to the Prime Minister’s residence that day, you wouldn’t have bumped your head and been sick for a month. Because of you, I’ve felt ashamed to face your father these days.”
Wait... how can this be blamed on Baili Mo?
"Now that my daughter-in-law has woken up, the past is like smoke in the wind, so Father Emperor need not worry about it." Feng Guang appeared magnanimous on the surface, but inwardly he thought the relationship between Baili Min and Baili Mo, father and son, seemed too strange.
"It's good that you're awake, otherwise I wouldn't be able to stand up straight in front of the Prime Minister. Look at me, I almost forgot about the important matter. Come, take a look." Baili Min's hand swept over the jewelry in the box on the table. "These are all treasures brought as tribute from the Western Regions. Take a look and see what you like. If you don't know what to choose, then you can take everything in this box."
So generous?
Even though her eyes hurt from the dazzling treasures, Feng Guang still pretended to be modest and said, "I cannot accept a reward without merit. I have no reason to accept the Emperor's reward."
"No reason needed. Consider this your dowry from your father on behalf of the Prime Minister."
Feng Guang was startled. "Dowry? Father... Your daughter-in-law has already married the Crown Prince and no longer needs a dowry."
"I have no daughters, but I have always treated you as my own daughter. So, forget about dowry, I would even grant you the title of princess."
"Father, you jest," Feng Guang chuckled dryly. "If my daughter-in-law becomes a princess, then wouldn't she and the Crown Prince be..."
Are they siblings?
“As long as you divorce the Crown Prince, everything will be fine.” Baili Min said with a kind face, showing no sign that he was persuading his daughter-in-law and son to divorce.
These words not only startled Feng Guang, but even Baili Min's personal eunuch, Gao Gonggong, stared wide-eyed and remained motionless. As the emperor and Baili Mo's biological father, Baili Min's words naturally carried extraordinary power.
Feng Guang stammered, "Father, I..."
The shockwave was too great; she hadn't recovered yet.
"No need to rush to answer, you can take your time to think it over. In any case, I can guarantee that I will give you the best treatment." Baili Min smiled meaningfully.
Feng Guang inwardly exclaimed, "Holy crap!" This old man was planning to make his move on Baili Mo after she left! Was this really her father?! Even though royalty is supposed to be heartless, this was still too ruthless!
Finally, Feng Guang, carrying a box of jewelry, emerged from the Imperial Study in a daze. She didn't let Eunuch Gao escort her; instead, she walked alone. She needed some quiet time to sort things out, because she found herself increasingly unable to understand the Emperor's thoughts. According to Fei Yu, even when Baili Mo became mute, Baili Min still overcame numerous obstacles to insist on making him Crown Prince. But now, however, he was eager to get rid of this Crown Prince, especially since the charge of treason hadn't yet been proven…
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