Chapter 452: Methods of Control
Only after the guards escorted the thoroughly drunk Emperor back to his palace did Huang Rongyu lose his gentle demeanor. He gave a cool glance at the Empress and Huang Tianqi, who were still seated.
After a few seconds of silent eye contact, Huang Rongyu stood up, turned around, and walked out of the palace.
After having a few drinks, the young man felt a little dizzy, so he sat down alone in the pavilion by the pond to rest.
Huang Rongyu rubbed his throbbing temples. Just then, he heard soft footsteps behind him. He turned around and saw his younger sister, Huang Yingyue.
Huang Yingyue draped her coat over Huang Rongyu's shoulders and smiled gently, "It's late, don't get cold."
Huang Rongyu smiled and said, "Want to come over and enjoy the breeze with me?"
The girl sat on the stone bench beside him, resting her chin on her hands: "Brother, I heard that Father and Empress are urging you to choose a concubine. What are your plans?"
Huang Rongyu said calmly, "Selecting concubines? That's just a tactic the Empress uses to control me."
"The means to control you?" Huang Yingyue frowned. "How can I control you?"
“If I’m not mistaken, most of the girls in the beauty book have some kind of connection with the Empress.” Huang Rongyu narrowed her eyes and clenched her fists on her knees. “She originally planned to use Nan Yan Tingrong to control me. But now that Nan Yan Tingrong has become a criminal and my engagement with her has been dissolved, she has no choice but to turn her attention to other people.”
Huang Yingyue pouted, a hint of disgust flashing in her eyes: "She's really annoying! Not only did she harm Mother, but now she wants to harm you too!"
Suddenly, Huang Rongyu remembered something. He grabbed Huang Yingyue's hand, his voice tinged with urgency: "If she really wants to get rid of us, then your situation will also be very dangerous!"
“I know.” Huang Yingyue patted her brother’s hand reassuringly. “As long as she doesn’t come looking for me, I won’t go back to the palace. You see, I’m doing quite well at the academy.”
Huang Rongyu lowered her eyes.
Initially, in order to protect Yingyue, he also considered bringing Yingyue to Lingfeng Academy to study with him.
As long as Yingyue is under his watchful eye, it will be difficult for the Empress and those around her to harm her.
But Yingyue wanted to be independent, so she went to an ordinary spiritual master academy by herself.
However, if you can hide for a while, can you hide forever?
Huang Rongyu felt sorry for her younger sister.
Princesses born into royalty cannot avoid one thing—marrying off to a foreign country and becoming a tool for political alliances.
He couldn't bear to see his only sister become such a puppet.
"Brother?" Huang Yingyue waved her hand in front of Huang Rongyu, who seemed lost in thought.
Huang Rongyu came to her senses, placed her hand on Huang Yingyue's head and patted it gently, revealing a warm smile: "Yingyue, I will protect you."
Huang Yingyue snorted lightly: "I have the ability to protect myself! My brother is always like this, still treating me like a child!"
"In my eyes, you'll always be a little girl who never grows up." Huang Rongyu pinched her cheek.
"Our academy will also participate in the Spirit Master Exchange Conference three months from now!" Huang Yingyue waved her fist at the boy in front of her and smiled spiritedly: "At that time, I might have the chance to step onto the arena with my brother and Xiao Fei!"
Huang Rongyu asked her, "Yingyue, what level is your cultivation at now?"
"I'm an eighth-level Spirit Master now." Huang Yingyue blinked her clear black and white eyes and said with a grin, "I'll cultivate diligently for the next three months and try to catch up with you as soon as possible!"
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After a brief chat, Huang Rongyu saw Huang Yingyue off from the palace and then returned to Lingfeng Academy.
Looking at the academy with its brightly lit lanterns, Huang Rongyu felt a warm feeling, as if she had returned home.
He preferred staying at the academy to the cold palace.
Perhaps, this academy had already silently become his true home...
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