The Ye family had been busy all day, and it was almost midnight when Duke Ye finally had some free time.
He had barely sat down when he asked, "Has Yue'er gone back yet?"
"Huh? No, the young lady said the Crown Prince said she could stay overnight." The servant looked bewildered.
"Foolish!" Without saying a word, Duke Ye got up and went to the main courtyard.
Upon seeing the old lady, Madam Wen, he said, "Quickly send someone to call Yue'er back to the mansion."
"This...at this point, wasn't it the Crown Prince's idea to have her stay overnight?" The old lady was also bewildered.
"Are you out of your mind? She's immature, and so are you? Aren't her parents immature too?" Duke Ye sighed. "Quickly, go now."
Madam Wen dared not say more and hurriedly sent someone over. After a while, Consort Ye came to the main courtyard. Although she was dressed neatly and ready to go back, she was still unhappy: "Why does Grandfather insist that I go back?"
"Yue'er, you need to be sensible. You are a married woman now, married to the Crown Prince. Even if the Crown Prince asks you to stay overnight, how dare you actually stay overnight?"
"The rules cannot be broken, you should go quickly," said Duke Ye.
Ye Liangdi had no choice but to leave, though she was quite unwilling.
After she left, her mother, Madam Qian, came in and said, "I've kept Liuying here. Teach her for a few days before sending her in."
"Don't be confused, about the fireflies..." Duke Ye didn't know how to say it for a moment.
“Father, you misunderstand. I’m not blaming Liuying. It’s just that this child… it’s all because Yue’er is being unreasonable. I’ll teach her properly, otherwise, if Yue’er mistreats her for too long, won’t something even worse happen?” Madam Qian said.
"You did the right thing. It's getting late, go back now." Duke Ye finally nodded.
This daughter-in-law is quite clever.
After they left, Duke Ye said, "Yue'er is a concubine, and she must follow the rules of a concubine. If she's different from everyone else in everything, will she have a better life?"
"They are still different after all; she is the Empress's own niece." Madam Wen didn't seem to care much.
"Foolish! Foolish!" Duke Ye slammed his fist on the table and roared.
Even though it was his wife's birthday, he couldn't hold back anymore.
Ms. Wen stood up, somewhat uneasy: "What's wrong?"
"What else? All you people are only concerned about is that she's the Empress's niece. Why don't you think about His Majesty's attitude towards the Ye family? Are you so sure that the Crown Prince can ascend the throne? Fine! My entire Ye family supports him, but after he ascends the throne, will he no longer be His Majesty?"
How did the Ye family support His Majesty back then?
"The Crown Prince... is not the First Prince. He is not the child who can play around at our feet." Duke Ye sighed, helping Lady Wen to sit down. "We cannot protect them forever. Wouldn't it be better if they followed the rules now and lived comfortably in the future?"
He couldn't say anything more profound.
Even with the Empress's scheming and manipulative nature, she couldn't live a good life.
Besides, someone like Ye Ziyue?
Of course, they raised a daughter. But... she was being raised for the eldest prince.
Unfortunately, when the eldest prince got married, there were no eligible women in the direct line of the Ye family.
Later, he passed away, and the girl he had raised couldn't be delayed any longer, so she got married.
When it came to Ye Ziyue, it was like being forced into a difficult situation.
His Highness the Crown Prince is far more cunning and ruthless than His Majesty. Even loyalty to such a person can lead to a bad end, let alone indulgence.
The Ye family had no choice, they had no choice at all...
Wen remained silent.
Thinking of the eldest prince, it's true, that child genuinely had feelings for them back then.
But the Crown Prince...
That's enough.
"I understand now, please don't be angry, Your Highness," said Madam Wen.
Meanwhile, Ye Liangdi returned to her residence late at night, and only sent someone to the front yard to inform her before going back.
Shu Chengfeng is currently inside Yan Nangui's house.
I was already asleep and didn't pay any attention.
When he heard this the next morning when he went to the palace, he just smiled.
Someone in the Ye family will understand.
However, Shu Chengfeng felt that the Ye family was overthinking things; after all, they were his maternal family. He wouldn't do anything to the Ye family.
He didn't get back until midnight, so naturally he couldn't come in the morning and sent someone to ask for leave.
The Crown Princess didn't pay much attention to it.
He simply said, "That's rare."
Is this rare occurrence because it's rare for someone to come back so sensible, or because it's rare for someone to ask for leave?
After all, when she first entered the manor, Consort Ye often didn't come or ask for leave.
It was only after His Highness the Crown Prince spoke to her once that she gradually changed her ways.
"I heard that the Ye family was very lively yesterday. The old lady received so many gifts that they couldn't all be displayed in one hall. There were so many valuable items, including divine deer antlers and tortoiseshell jewelry," Su Liangdi said with a smile.
“Oh, those divine deer antlers are rare things. I remember the late emperor issued an order forbidding people from hunting them privately, right?” Yan Nangui said.
“Indeed, hawksbill turtles are rare. They live in the sea and there aren’t many of them these days,” said Su Liangdi.
"The Ye family is no big deal, so these things are nothing to them," Xia Fengyi replied with a smile.
It's like talking about ordinary objects.
“You don’t understand,” Han Chenghui interjected. “These valuable things are nothing special. But these divine deer antlers… those are not just ordinary valuable.”
"Really? Tell me about it, sister. I come from a humble background and have never seen anything like it. I've only heard about it," Xia Fengyi said.
"Where can I find it? I've only heard about it from books. They say that the antlers of these divine deer come in different sizes. Those over ten years old have three antlers, are light yellow, and naturally have patterns on them. Those over fifty years old have five antlers, are orange-yellow, and have clear and unique patterns. Those over a hundred years old, however, become un-forked, but are indeed blood red, with patterns of auspicious clouds from the heavenly palace on them. These divine deer are born in Beimang Mountain," Han Chenghui said.
"This... can a deer live for so many years? No wonder it's called a divine deer," Xia Fengyi exclaimed in surprise.
"During the reign of the late emperor, a decree was issued forbidding people from hunting the divine deer, saying that it was a divine creature and should live freely between heaven and earth," Han Chenghui added, making the meaning quite clear.
“Well, that’s what they say, but…” Su Liangdi paused, then smiled, “Perhaps they are old antlers.”
The Crown Princess, who had been smiling the whole time, said, "Probably. After all, they are the Empress's family, so there's bound to be some special connection."
That's absolutely devastating...
Even if it's a special case, can we still disregard the late emperor's edict?
However, who among those sitting here today truly wishes the Ye family well?
Perhaps only Yan Nangui, his companion, truly understands how difficult things are for the Crown Prince.
If everyone wants to fight, they must suppress Ye Liangdi, but if something happens to the Ye family, it will not benefit him.
Tsk, at this moment, she finally understood the Emperor's wickedness.
Making the Ning family's daughter the Crown Princess and the Ye family's daughter a concubine is simply outrageous...
This is also attacking someone's spirit.
Yan Nangui returned home after hearing a lot of gossip.
This Su Liangdi is quite a clever person; how did she know what happened at the Ye family yesterday?
"I thought His Highness stayed here yesterday and was going to have a fight with Consort Ye this morning." Tsk, he didn't come. How lonely.
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