Su Yuntian had always thought that as long as he did his best in front of Su Mu, it would only make Su Yi seem even more useless.
So, out of consideration for him being the eldest son, Su Mu would always give him more attention and prioritize him in the line of succession to the throne.
And Mu Jin, the woman he had never included in his plans, had quietly and unnoticed entered his heart.
When he intended to invite her to join him in building a great enterprise, she gave him no chance whatsoever and instead followed that good-for-nothing Su Yi away.
At this moment, Su Yuntian thought that Mu Jin might be nestled in Su Yi's arms, and that Su Mu would never pass the throne to him in this lifetime. His anger erupted like a volcano, and he felt that he could not wait a moment longer.
"Your Highness, the Emperor even chopped up those folk pharmacists and fed them to the dogs. It seems he has completely trusted Nangong Ce."
Huang Xin noticed that Su Yuntian had no reaction, so he glanced at him out of the corner of his eye and happened to see Su Yuntian seemingly deep in thought.
At this moment, Su Yuntian's lips curled into a half-smile, a smile that carried a hint of wickedness. Coupled with the coldness in his eyes, Huang Xin felt a chill run down his spine.
"What's Li Fuge's granddaughter's name again? Is she married?" Su Yuntian didn't continue Huang Xin's topic, but suddenly turned to look at Huang Xin and asked this question.
Upon hearing Su Yuntian's question, Huang Xin seemed to sense what Su Yuntian was about to do, and his heart trembled.
Su Yuntian said calmly, "The position of my queen consort has been vacant for too long. It's time to find a suitable candidate to fill this position."
Huang Xin frowned and said, "Does Your Highness intend for Prime Minister Li's granddaughter to fill the position of Princess Yun?"
Su Yuntian raised an eyebrow, neither agreeing nor disagreeing.
Huang Xin then asked, "Your Highness should think twice. One of the ways of the emperor is to maintain a balance of power. If you want to marry Prime Minister Li now, it will arouse the emperor's suspicion. At this critical juncture, it may cause trouble."
Huang Xin tried to dissuade Su Yuntian, saying, "If Your Highness likes Prime Minister Li's granddaughter, why not wait until the great cause is accomplished before marrying her? Why bother now?"
Su Yuntian raised his hand to interrupt Huang Xin's words. He sneered, "Like? I don't even know what that woman looks like, whether she's beautiful or ugly. How can I like her? Besides, in this world, besides her, is there anyone else worthy of my liking?"
How could Huang Xin not know who "she" was? He instinctively wanted to advise Su Yuntian to give up on Mu Jin. After all, Su Yuntian's friendship with Mu Jin was tantamount to his friendship with the Mu family.
However, Huang Xin himself was an irreconcilable enemy of the Mu family!
However, before he could even speak, he suddenly realized that after the Yanmen Pass incident, Su Yuntian and the Mu family were like fire and water, and it was absolutely impossible for them to stand on the same side.
Thinking of this, Huang Xin felt a little relieved and asked, "What does Your Highness mean by this?"
"You tell Li Fuge that I intend to marry any of his granddaughters, as long as they are his granddaughters."
"Also, tell him that Su Yi has allied with the Mu family. If Su Yi ascends the throne, given his years of opposing the Mu family, he will only face death. He has no choice but to stand on my side."
"As long as he helps me seize the throne, I promise him that the empress will definitely be a member of the Li family."
Su Yuntian murmured, "All forces must act quickly; I cannot delay!" As soon as he finished speaking, the smile on his lips vanished instantly, replaced by a sinister look that slowly crept into his pupils like a venomous snake.
The sky brightened and then darkened again.
At the hour of Xu (7-9 PM), it was time for shift changes. After handing over his duties to his colleagues, Mu Yan was about to leave.
He walked to Xuanwu Gate and heard two guards on night duty whispering to each other.
"Did you just see those eunuchs carrying four or five concubines into the Emperor's bedchamber?"
"It wasn't just me who saw it; the Imperial Guards and palace servants along the way also saw it."
"I was wondering if the elixir of the Nangong Shenzong was really that powerful? Look at the Emperor, who has been enjoying countless women every night for more than half a month without getting tired."
“And every day at dawn, the emperor would sit in the main hall with a radiant face, discussing state affairs with his officials. Even after several days without sleep, he would still be full of energy, as if he had inexhaustible strength.”
"That's for sure. Not to mention that the Emperor is over fifty years old, even an eighteen-year-old lad can't withstand this kind of torment."
Mu Yan lowered his eyes as the two guards whispered among themselves. After a moment of contemplation, he turned and disappeared into the night.
When Mu Yan returned to the general's mansion, he still saw Mu Weihou sitting in the main hall drinking tea.
Mu Yan walked up to Mu Weihou and took the teacup from Mu Weihou's hand.
"At your age, drinking so much tea at night, you might not be able to sleep."
"Insomnia has nothing to do with whether I drink tea or not." Mu Weihou looked at Mu Yan with a faint smile: "Off duty?"
After saying that, he pointed to a food box next to him and said, "Judging from the time, I knew you would be back around this time, so I asked the old women in the kitchen to cook noodles for you."
"Thank you, Dad."
"There's no need for the father and son to thank me. Eat quickly, it was just delivered from the kitchen and it's still hot."
Mu Yan smiled and said, "Okay, Dad." After saying that, Mu Yan reached out and opened the food box, took out a bowl of noodles, and began to eat it in big mouthfuls.
Mu Yan quickly finished the large bowl of noodles.
"Is everything peaceful in the palace lately?" Marquis Mu asked, having nothing else to do, after Mu Yan finished eating.
Mu Yan put down the bowl, looking uneasy, and said, "Since Nangong Ce entered the palace as the imperial physician, His Majesty has taken his elixirs and his whole person has become different from before."
Upon hearing this, Marquis Muwei immediately sensed something amiss and hurriedly asked, "What's different?"
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