Chu Xianyun said, "Princess Consort Xuan is clever. By letting the Emperor know that they have the ambition to seize the throne, the Emperor will think that they will be willing to deal with the Crown Prince's residence."
Yun Zhuo's expression was icy as he said, "On the other hand, it is true that Prince Xuan and his wife wanted to get rid of me and the Crown Princess."
Chu Xianyun's gaze sharpened as well. The great cause was not yet accomplished, and the crisis was always present. He dared not let his guard down for a moment.
Although Kyoto appears calm now, it is merely the calm before the storm.
Although Ye Qingxue wasn't in the study, she was aware of the undercurrents beneath the calm surface.
From the moment the Emperor personally led Prince Xuan and his wife, along with court officials, to the Crown Prince's residence, she knew that the horn of "battle" had been sounded.
However, her children knew nothing about it.
From the day after the emperor and his entourage arrived at the Crown Prince's residence and confirmed that Xiao Bao was mentally challenged, the first thing Xiao Bao did every morning after waking up was to rush out of the Crown Prince's residence.
It seems there's some kind of ferocious beast in the Crown Prince's palace, and he wants to escape.
On several occasions when Ye Qingxue was not around, he would sneak out of the house while the servants and maids were not paying attention. He tried every door, whether it was the main gate, the back door, the side door, or the corner door, scaring the servants and maids half to death. In the end, Ye Qingxue had to catch him and bring him back.
The little guy was held tightly in Ye Qingxue's arms, losing his freedom, and was very dissatisfied, so he bit Ye Qingxue's wrist directly.
"Hiss..." Ye Qingxue gasped, and without any hesitation, she pried open his mouth and forced open his teeth, but her wrist was already bleeding from the bite.
She simply sat on the steps with the child in her arms, held him tightly, and said sternly, "I am your mother. You can do whatever you want, but hurting your mother is absolutely unacceptable!"
If he remains mentally impaired and violent, if she eventually grows old and frail, if Xiao Bao never returns, is she really going to let her child grow into a tall man who can hurt his mother at will?
Therefore, Ye Qingxue has zero tolerance for this matter. If he doesn't understand after being taught a lesson once, then teach him twice, three times... until he knows that he cannot hurt his mother or others!
Xiao Bao was unconvinced and tried to pounce on him to bite, but Ye Qingxue held him tightly until he cried before letting go.
Granny Xing watched from the side and couldn't stop crying.
It was true that the child was in pain, but she knew that Ye Qingxue was in pain thousands or tens of thousands of times more pain than the child.
When Yun Zhuo learned of the conflict between the mother and son, he rushed over. Seeing the injury on Ye Qingxue's wrist, he felt a pang of heartache. He had Zhuang Xin forcibly take the child away and then brought medicine to personally apply to Ye Qingxue's wrist.
He said to her, "From now on, let me do these kinds of things. Don't let him hurt you again and again."
Ye Qingxue smiled and said, "Yun Zhuo, I'm very happy today!"
Yun Zhuo looked up in surprise and saw that she had a smile on her face but tears in her eyes. She continued, "Xiao Bao can avoid the people watching over him and run out the door. This means that he has a little bit of intelligence. He never had such thoughts and abilities before, so I am very happy."
Yun Zhuo paused for a moment, then stood up and embraced Ye Qingxue: "...It's really something to be happy about. Xiao Bao will get better and better. He's growing up slowly."
Ye Qingxue hummed in agreement.
In the stillness of the night, the couple coaxed their baby to sleep before reluctantly getting up to leave.
Perhaps it was because of the intense emotions that Ye Qingxue felt as evening approached, but she seemed reluctant to leave, turning back every few steps.
As she reached the door, she suddenly stopped: "I want to sleep in his room tonight."
Seeing Yun Zhuo looking over, Ye Qingxue said seriously, "I don't know why, but I have a feeling that he will run out in the middle of the night. I can only feel at ease if I personally guard this place."
Yun Zhuo stared at her intently for a moment, then took her hand and said, "Okay, I'll stay with you and watch over him in his room!"
There was a bed next to Xiao Bao's bed, where the nanny and maids slept at night to take care of Xiao Bao.
The largest bed has been given up and new sheets and blankets have been put on it, so Yun Zhuo and Ye Qingxue will sleep here at night.
After lying down, Ye Qingxue watched Xiaobao's sleeping face for half the night before finally falling asleep around midnight.
In her hazy state, she seemed to see the door open, and Xiao Bao walked to her bedside from the dim moonlight. His fair and tender hand gently touched her face. Throughout the entire process, she was unable to move, as if she were trapped in a nightmare.
After a long while, Xiao Bao withdrew his hand and said, "Mother, please let me go, otherwise I will never come back."
The touch was so real, the voice so familiar, it was an uncanny overlap with the Xiao Bao of the past. Ye Qingxue suddenly grabbed his hand: "Where are you going?"
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