Jing Yuchen had been waiting in the side hall and soon arrived before the emperor.
"Did you hear that clearly?"
"I heard it clearly. Thank you, Father."
The emperor snorted coldly, his tone quite majestic: "Ni Yueshan is so bold, instigating the princess to cause a disturbance at the Tian residence, and then encouraging the princess to use a ruthless move, causing herself to fall into a coma."
"Then she had the prince bribe the imperial physician and have him apply medicine to the hand of the Tian family girl in front of me. Where does she think I am?"
"Father, Yue Shan is guilty, but even if the women of the Tian and Chu families don't marry into the Second Prince's palace, if they enter the harem or other princes' palaces in the future, it will definitely cause trouble. I will use this opportunity to prevent them from becoming wives or concubines in the royal family in this lifetime. This will solve the problem once and for all!"
"Your Majesty, don't you think this is very inspiring? Moreover, since Your Majesty didn't take their heads, both families will feel that Your Majesty is so kind and will burst into tears of gratitude!"
Jing Yuchen's every word was a sophistry for Ni Yueshan. The emperor snorted lightly, showing no anger. He only asked suspiciously, "You dare to confess to me in advance? Aren't you afraid that I will be furious and kill Ni Yueshan, and then punish you?"
Jing Yuchen quickly said like a servile person, "Your Majesty, I know that what your father hates most is when someone plays tricks on you and tries to be clever."
"So, I think it would be better for you and your father to be like ordinary fathers and sons. If you have something on your mind, tell him frankly. If you have any difficulties, ask for help and speak openly. This is the only chance of survival!"
"But if you dare to deceive the emperor, you will not be able to hide it from your wise eyes, father, and will only end up in a tragic end. I am also taking a gamble!"
"Do you think you won the bet?" the emperor asked majestically.
Jing Yuchen lowered his head and said, "I dare not. I am still covered in cold sweat."
"Hmph, if you truly knew how to be afraid, I'd be somewhat relieved. If I don't punish you, won't you continue to act so recklessly in the future?"
"Yes, what Father said is absolutely right. No matter how you punish me, I will accept it!"
"So Ni Yueshan took all the blame?"
"Whether it's the princess or the Tian family's legitimate daughter, it's all because of me that she needs to expend all her energy to fight these people, so I'm willing to be punished for her."
The emperor snorted coldly, "You are a sentimental man. Well, I will grant your wish and let you know how painful it is to be punished. Let's see if you still have the courage to stand up for a woman in the future!"
"The army has recruited a new group of soldiers who need training. You will infiltrate as a civilian and undergo rigorous training. During this period, you are not allowed to use your status as a prince, and you are not allowed to contact anyone you know! After the three-month training period, find those who abused their power, and then you can return!"
Jing Yuchen's expression changed: "Father, I will be getting married next month!"
"After something like this, you're still thinking about getting married? Go and suffer, and then come back to the capital when you've repented!"
"But, everyone in the capital already knows the date of my son's wedding. If it is postponed..."
"A First-Rank Imperial Madam just died indirectly because of her, Ni Yueshan. Isn't that enough to postpone the wedding for three months?"
Jing Yuchen then accepted it honestly: "Yes, I will do it. I will repent well during these three months."
"Back off! You have three days to leave!"
The emperor waved his hand, as if he didn't want to see Jing Yuchen again.
Jing Yuchen left dejectedly.
In Kunning Palace, the Queen had been talking to Ni Yueshan for quite a while. Jing Yuchen had clearly said that he came to pay his respects to the Queen, but she was called by the Queen's men and did not see Jing Yuchen at all.
He didn't come to Kunning Palace at all, why would he lie to her?
"Your wedding to Yuchen is coming soon. I have a lot of jewelry here that will match you. When you take them out of the palace and become a woman, you can't dress so plainly like you do now!"
Ni Yueshan has always used a hairpin to style her hairstyle, which is indeed too simple.
"Thank you, Queen."
Ni Yueshan wanted to find an excuse to leave, but a palace maid reported that Jing Yuchen wanted to see her.
Only then did Ni Yueshan feel a little more energetic.
"Your son greets the Queen Mother. Your son pays his respects to her."
"It's just right that you're here. Let's have dinner together."
Jing Yuchen stood up from the ground and asked: "Mother, why haven't you eaten yet so late?"
"Knowing you would come to the palace, I thought I'd wait and see if you still had the life to dine with me."
Jing Yuchen responded awkwardly, "Mother, isn't what you said a bit scary?"
The Queen scolded, "After such a big incident, isn't it normal for you to die?"
"Your Majesty, what you said is absolutely right. Also, my father has sent me out of the city to handle something. I need to be away for a while, so my wedding with Yue Shan will have to be postponed!"
Originally, there was a calm and decent smile in the queen's eyes, but at this moment, it became serious.
She looked at Ni Yueshan, and seeing that Ni Yueshan's reaction was calm, the queen didn't say anything.
After the two of them finished their meal with the queen, they left the palace.
Ni Yueshan then asked curiously, "Logically speaking, the Emperor wouldn't be so blind as to send you out on an errand at this critical moment before his wedding. Is there something fishy going on?"
Ni Yueshan and he were sitting in the same carriage, and they were very close to each other. She looked at him intently, with suspicion flashing in her eyes.
Jing Yuchen coughed twice and said, "My father thinks highly of me, so he assigned me a difficult task. Once I have accomplished something, I will come back and marry you!"
Ni Yueshan was in a bad mood. "How long will it take?"
"Three months!"
Ni Yueshan was a little surprised, three months!
"Alright, let's just treat it as a long-distance relationship for three months. It'll give us a test to see if our relationship can withstand the test!"
Ni Yueshan didn't show any reluctance to part with him. He felt a little disappointed. "You don't have even a little bit of reluctance to part with this prince?"
"It doesn't matter if you're willing to let go or not. It won't change anything anyway. I might as well save you some trouble. I won't try to persuade you to stay. When you've accomplished something, come back and marry me. I'll have more face!"
"But if you bring a woman back, our marriage will definitely fail!"
Ni Yueshan's expression was somewhat serious, without any hint of joking.
Jing Yuchen felt completely threatened, "Then during this time, you must take good care of yourself, don't get yourself killed and be accused of being a wife-killer!"
The two men teased each other, neither of them giving in. After staring at each other for a long time, the carriage stopped.
"Second Prince, we've arrived at the Prime Minister's residence!"
Before getting off the carriage, Ni Yueshan asked, "When are we leaving the city?"
"Within three days!"
Ni Yueshan thought for a moment and said, "Well, take care of the wound. If there are no powerful shadow guards, take Qingfeng away."
"No, you keep it!"
The two looked at each other, and in the end, they didn't know what to say. Ni Yueshan got off the carriage and walked into the prime minister's residence.
It's just that the atmosphere in the Prime Minister's Residence is a bit weird...
Ni Yueshan saw Ren Mei standing by the door, looking out, and wondered, "Did something happen at the mansion?"
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