Xu Nuo's words came true. In less than a quarter of an hour, the two of them stood in the main hall of Yongshou Palace in an orderly manner. The empress dowager sitting in the main seat glared at them with a look of disappointment.
"Nono, come to mother."
You could hear a pin drop in the hall. The Queen Mother's sudden voice startled him. Xu Nuo raised his eyes and gave his mother a flattering look. He hesitated for a long time but still did not go over.
"Mother..." The young man stared pitifully with his deer eyes wide open, his pupils as clean and clear as washed water, and he pleaded silently and coquettishly.
The Queen Mother always doted on her youngest son and felt she owed him something. As long as Xu Nuo acted coquettishly, she would never refuse. Seeing Xu Nuo's gaze, she felt relieved and could only turn her attention to He Ye.
"General He entered the capital without permission and trespassed into Yongshou Palace. What crime should he be charged with?"
He Ye clasped his fists and knelt on one knee, "Your humble servant begs the Empress Dowager to forgive me."
"No," Xu Nuo took a step forward, trying to use his thin body to block the man behind him, "Don't hit He Ye... Ugh."
The joke about He Ye just now getting beaten dozens of times now lingered in his ears like a curse, as if He Ye would be dragged away and beaten to a bloody pulp in the next second.
The Queen Mother choked. Before she could even say what she was going to do to the He family boy, her foolish son was already frightened to tears by his own imagination. The frail young man had a slender figure, his pale lips bitten white, and he looked at her pitifully yet stubbornly.
"Everyone, get up," the woman pinched her brows and waved her hand. She didn't really mean to be the evil person who separated this "star-crossed couple" from each other. "When did I ever say I would beat him?"
He Ye stood up and saw him standing there, half crying, sobbing and sobbing, looking so pitiful. The little fool felt sorry for him, and He Ye's heart was filled with sourness and tenderness, and he felt like he could turn into a puddle of water.
The warm big hand squeezed Xu Nuo's soft little hand soothingly. The boy tilted his head to look at him, grinning as if crying.
"The Emperor has arrived!" The chief eunuch's shrill voice came from the palace gate, and the palace servants knelt down in a sparse group to pay their respects.
Xu Nuo and He Ye also bowed and said, "Greetings, Your Majesty."
Xu Min glanced at the two of them with amusement, then turned around to pay his respects to the Queen Mother.
"It's quite lively here today, Mother," he said loudly, as if he didn't know how to read the atmosphere.
The Queen Mother didn't say anything, but Xu Nuo glared at him implicitly.
Xu Min smiled even more happily, and finally got down to business. "Nono's palace has been built. What do you think is the appropriate title for Nono?"
The title of prince has always been decided by the emperor. Xu Min's real intention in coming here was probably to rescue the two of them.
He Ye was happy. Once Xu Nuo moved out of the palace, he would no longer have to sneak around by climbing over windows and walls.
"The Emperor will make the decision," the empress dowager took a sip of tea and waved to Xu Nuo, who obediently ran over and stood beside the empress dowager.
"Nono is leaving her mother again..."
Xu Nuo blinked, "Nonuo will often come back to the palace to see the Queen Mother... and the Emperor's brother."
"You're just sweet-talking," the Queen Mother smiled and scratched his nose, then looked at He Ye and sneered, "That makes it convenient for General He..."
He Ye's body stiffened, and he smiled rather flatteringly, "I will definitely take good care of the prince, and I hope the Queen Mother can rest assured."
It’s because of his presence that I feel uneasy, the empress dowager cursed in her heart and winked at the emperor.
"It's not appropriate for General He to frequently come in and out of the palace. Nuonuo is of noble status and naturally cannot condescend to enter your general's palace..."
"I am willing to stay with the prince, even if it means being a concubine." He Ye readily agreed and echoed Xu Min, but Xu Nuo was not very clear in what he heard.
It was such a heinous crime that the Queen Mother really wanted to throw the teacup at He Ye's head and kill this scoundrel who had evil intentions towards her precious son.
"What do you think, Nuonuo?" Xu Min smiled and looked at the boy who was not in the situation.
Xu Nuo came back to his senses, waving his hands, "I don't want to be a concubine, how about letting He Ye be the princess?"
Xu Min suppressed his laughter, pinching his knuckles until they turned white. He didn't dare to look at his mother's expression. He just turned his head and coughed a few times, "Nono, make your own decision."
"Everyone, leave!" The Queen Mother waved her hand, and several people were cleared out. They stood outside the door, looking at each other in surprise. "You are all here to collect debts!"
"Alright," Xu Min patted his sleeves lightly, "I've done you a big favor. He Ye, you must continue to work hard for Da Jing in the future."
Before He Ye could say anything, Xu Nuo objected, "No, no, it can't always be He Ye! What if He Ye gets hurt!"
"Your Majesty, my husband is just worried about me. I hope you can forgive me."
Xu Min couldn't bear to see them acting like a fool and pretending to be stupid, so he snorted coldly and turned away.
"Don't forget that your wedding still has to be granted by me... at Kunning Palace."
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