"Father, I am ill today and I cannot bear it any longer, so I have to report this to you. If this makes Your Majesty unhappy, I will take the blame."

After saying that, Lu Yanluo staggered forward, stumbled, and almost fell to the ground.

"Forget it, forget it. If you are not feeling well, you should have informed me in advance. I am not a cruel person. You two should leave now and don't bother me in front of the palace."

The emperor waved his hand to hide the gloom in his eyes, pretending to be impatient on the surface.

Then, in full view of everyone, Chu Xuan picked up Lu Yanluo and carried her sideways and left.

Along the way, Lu Yanluo looked extremely pale. She gritted her teeth and patted Chu Xuan's chest: "You don't need to hold me."

But this force was just like tickling Chu Xuan. He chuckled and said, "If you are dissatisfied, Princess, please go back and settle the score with me."

At this time, he had walked to the carriage.

“Slippery!” Lu Yanluo snorted coldly, pushed Chu Xuan to jump off him, and then quickly got into the car, ignoring him...

Chu Xuan's behavior at the celebration banquet became the most talked about topic among court officials.

Second, it angered the emperor, which was a strange thing no matter how you listened to it.

However, the ministers in the court who had close contacts with Chu Xuan were not surprised by this. After all, Chu Xuan no longer took the emperor seriously. It was just two clashes and there was no need to make a fuss.

The next day.

It was a rare occasion for Lu Yanluo to get up early, and with the help of her maid, she quickly got ready and washed up.

Because she had no time to spare last night and ate too much in the palace, she had no appetite today. Lu Yanluo simply devoted herself to studying herbs.

It would be difficult for her to fully comprehend the ancients' wisdom in using medicine in a short period of time, so she could only stand firm and take it one step at a time.

All the herbs that she had collected from various pharmacies were laid out together. Because the herbs were freshly picked when they were bought and had not been dried in the sun, even though she had asked her maid to process them after she came back, they were still not dry enough.

It was not yet fully light, but there was a cool breeze during this period. Since there was an opportunity to dry the herbs, Lu Yanluo would not let it go.

Sitting in this pavilion, admiring the ripples in the pond and looking at the medicinal herbs in hand is truly one of life's great pleasures.

The maid brought her a candle.

"My Lady Princess, it's dark, please keep your eyes open."

Looking up at the maid, Lu Yanluo gave her a thumbs up in her heart.

As expected of someone who has received professional training, he is very meticulous.

"Also, the prince has instructed that the weather has been getting colder these days, and the princess is weak, so she must take extra care to avoid catching a cold."

After saying that, the maid put the cloak on Lu Yanluo's shoulders again.

But before he could praise it, he heard a delicate cry from not far away.

"Oh, I never thought that Princess Ye was so devoted to studying medicine. She has already started researching medicinal herbs early in the morning."

The voice sounded familiar. Lu Yanluo raised her eyes and saw the familiar figure. She frowned and whispered, "Who put her in the mansion?"

Without waiting for the maid to answer, Yan Xiwan asked in a sarcastic tone: "I want to come to this palace, do I need your permission?"

If there was no one else present, Yan Xiwan would have directly confronted Lu Yanluo.

"Perhaps you won't be so proud of yourself any longer."

Yan Xiwan seemed a little strange today, and Lu Yanluo always felt that her expression was full of sarcasm.

Lu Yanluo was not angry because of this. She kept tapping the table with her index finger, guessing that Yan Xiwan came uninvited and must have something to make him feel so confident.

Sure enough, this happened at noon.

At that time, Lu Yanluo had already driven Yan Xiwan away, and was instructing Chu Xuan to help her separate the herbs one by one. However, even though Chu Xuan worked hard and was not complaining, he never got a smile from Lu Yanluo.

Before lunch, someone from the palace came with an imperial edict.

Everyone in the mansion knelt down and bowed.

"Lord Ye, this is a good thing."

Eunuch Gao in the palace also knew how to read people's expressions and knew that Chu Xuan had been very popular in the court in recent days and was the person that all the ministers were vying to please.

Even if you are not favored by the king, you cannot afford to offend him.

"Good news?"

Chu Xuan was not pleased at all by the good things that Eunuch Gao said. Instead, he coldly ordered: "I want to see if the good things that Eunuch Gao said are really good things."

Eunuch Gao smiled awkwardly and after reading the imperial edict, he found that everyone present looked unhappy.

"Miss Yan is extremely talented. The emperor has appointed her as the prince's concubine, which means that the emperor is very fond of the prince. This is a cause for celebration..." Eunuch Gao spoke more and more quietly until Chu Xuan interrupted him.

"This decree will not be accepted by this king. Please return it."

At this moment, Eunuch Gao’s face turned completely pale. He exclaimed and knelt directly in front of Chu Xuan.

"Oh, Lord Ye, this is absolutely not allowed. Disobeying the imperial decree is a serious crime punishable by beheading."

On the side, Lu Yanluo also stood up. She sneered and finally figured out the purpose of Yan Xiwan's visit today.

[The dog emperor, he really has no good intentions. People with bad intentions will have to go to hell in the future! ]

[But in the situation yesterday, shouldn't the dog emperor have taken Yan Xiwan into the harem? Why didn't he play by the rules? ]

[As a modern woman, how can she tolerate polygamy? She might as well follow her previous idea and take her two babies with her and say goodbye. ]

[After all, this man Chu Xuan is not reliable. 】

Chu Xuan naturally heard Lu Yanluo's thoughts. He lowered his eyes, hiding all the disappointment on his face, and his tone was cold.

"Beheading? You can try it." Chu Xuan sneered disdainfully, then turned his back and said, "See you off."

The news of Chu Xuan's disobedience to the imperial edict spread again in the court.

Everyone thought Chu Xuan was crazy, and the emperor started to attack him during the morning court session the next day.

Even though Chu Xuan is a prince, he should never disobey the imperial edict.

The emperor had long disliked him, so he swept all the memorials off the table in front of the court officials.

No one in the court dared to speak. They all knelt on the ground, except Chu Xuan who remained standing upright.

"Today you disobeyed the imperial decree. If I don't chop off your head, I'm afraid it will be difficult to convince the people."

Chu Xuan opened his thin lips slightly, speaking calmly, without the slightest fear: "The Queen Mother's mourning period has not yet passed, yet Father is anxious for me to take a concubine. Where does this put the Queen Mother?"

Sure enough, when the matter was brought to light, the emperor was so choked that he was speechless and the matter had to be dropped.

…

The court was a mixed bag, and it was inevitable that there were some ministers who liked to spread rumors and tell their families. Once spread, the news spread like wildfire, and soon the news of Chu Xuan's opposition to the emperor in the court was exaggerated.

Lu Yanluo had also heard about this from the servants in the mansion.

She put down the herbal bag in her hand and fell into deep thought.