There was fear on Qi Xiujing's face that he had done something wrong, but a closer look showed that there was no regret in his eyes.
"It's a big no-no to not know how to control your emotions."
Emperor Jiadi was not a fool. He was a man who came out of a group of princes who fought each other. Qi Xiujing's move made him aware of it.
His face was extremely cold at the moment, and his tone was calm, making it impossible to hear his emotions from his tone.
"Okay, since I think it was intentional, I won't hold you accountable. Go back and take good control of your partners. If a similar situation happens next time, or if you hurt someone, don't worry about whether you were stimulated by other things."
Qi Xiujing didn't expect that this matter would be taken away like this. He wanted to continue talking, but after receiving a cold glance from Jiadi, he later realized that he seemed to have gone too far.
He was too Qingji today and made a fatal mistake.
"Your Majesty, I am my concubine..."
"Since the Queen is frightened, let's call it a day. It's getting late. Dear ladies, please go back to your home to stay with your family and welcome the New Year."
Queen Ning Rong had just opened her mouth when she was interrupted by Emperor Jiadi.
In the end, the emperor even let go of the hand that had been holding her and asked the palace maid to take her back to the palace to rest, while he returned to his palace.
The palace banquet is over, Fengyi Palace.
"Mother, what happened to your father today?"
Qi Xiujing did not return to his mansion immediately, but followed the queen back to her palace.
Queen Ningrong dismissed everyone around her as soon as she returned to the palace. Seeing her son's angry look, she sighed.
"Jing'er, we are all in a hurry today."
"But Queen Mother, you have also seen that Qi Xiuyao has been pretending to be a pig and eating the tiger. He used to pretend, and now I wonder if his legs are also pretending."
Qi Xiujing also knew that he was too impatient today and accidentally stepped on Jiadi's bottom line, but he was also stimulated by Qi Xiuyao during this period.
He was anxious.
After all, he had been pretending to them in the past, and he had been pretending for more than ten years. This thought was terrifyingly deep.
And there is the Prime Minister behind him, if his illness is really all faked by him.
Then it is nonsense to say that he will not live to be twenty-two years old. He still wants to wait until Qi Xiuyao dies to get the crown prince position without any pressure.
Now it seems that everything is impossible.
"We will consider this matter in the long term. Currently, your father is dissatisfied with you. You must settle down for a period of time, and then your mother will help you adjust. You must not let your father have this problem all the time."
After all, Empress Ning Rong has been with Jiadi for more than 20 years. Even if she doesn't have roundworms in his belly, she still understands him.
He is not only a father, but also an emperor, and he is also an emperor with a strong sense of power.
He is very controlling and likes everything to be under his control, and does not allow anyone to challenge his authority.
In his eyes, Qi Xiujing's overly impetuous behavior today was that he was impatient and couldn't wait to get rid of the prince, and then further coveted the supreme throne.
He will definitely be dissatisfied with Qi Xiujing, and Queen Ningrong will need to take action at this time.
Today, I originally wanted to seduce the prince, but I didn't expect that in the end, I ended up with Jiadi.
Queen Ning Rong would never allow the final situation to be like this.
Jiadi is currently very angry with Qi Xiujing. If she directly speaks good words for her son at this time, it may be counterproductive and make Jiadi dissatisfied with her.
The last resort is to transfer the conflict.
Humph, it wasn't just Qi Xiujing who was impatient tonight, the prince had also committed a big taboo against Jiadi.
Isn't he physically weak and usually indifferent to Jiadi, showing that he has no desires or desires?
Tonight, he was quite active.
Empress Ning Rong's eyes flashed with calculation, then she washed and dressed up, then got up and went to Emperor Jiadi's palace.
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"Your Highness, I owe you today, thank you."
The three members of the Yu family and the prince left the palace together. Yu Shuyue went first to take Yuanyuan, who had become lazy and exhausted, back to the iron cage.
The Yu family and his son were thanking Qi Xiuyao for his help tonight.
"Gu is also responsible. When I asked Xiao Fuzi to deliver cakes to Ah Yue, I should have discovered the eunuch following him. It was my carelessness, otherwise such a thing would not have happened."
"Your Highness, it's not your fault. You stayed so far away, and it was for my sake. I was right next to him and didn't even notice his little moves. It was my own negligence."
As soon as Yu Shuyue came over, she heard Qi Xiuyao blaming himself and immediately replied.
But she was careless. She had been on guard all the time since she entered the palace. After all, she brought Yuanyuan with her just because she was afraid of being plotted by someone with ulterior motives.
But the palace banquet was too boring, she was extremely hungry, and the person delivering the things was the prince's employee, so she didn't notice anything else.
If she had been more alert, something like this wouldn't have happened tonight.
She was still scared at this moment.
"Don't worry. It's windy outside. Ah Yue, please go back to the carriage first. I'll have a word with the two generals."
Yu Shuyue raised her eyebrows when she heard this, but in the end she didn't ask any more questions. She bowed slightly and saluted, then returned to the carriage and waited.
"What's the matter with His Royal Highness?"
Father Yu looked at the man in front of him.
"We will find out who instigated what happened today, and we will never let Ah Yue suffer this shock in vain."
"It's not obvious that this is scenery──"
"Heng Yue, if there is no evidence, be careful what you say and do."
Yu Heng's increasingly excited voice was interrupted by Father Yu.
It's enough that they know this matter well. They are still outside the palace gate, and there are many people watching.
"No evidence is needed, as long as you have a clear understanding in your heart, it is enough. This matter will not end like this."
Qi Xiuyao turned around and stared deeply in the direction of Fengyi Palace and said softly.
After finishing his words, he withdrew his gaze and nodded to the two of them, then motioned for Hua An to leave.
"Father, are you saying that His Highness the Crown Prince doesn't treat us as outsiders at all? Showing this unknown side of him directly in front of us, this..."
Yu Heng frowned slightly as he looked at Qi Xiuyao's retreating back. When he saw a look of satisfaction on his father's face, he felt even more unhappy.
Qi Xiuyao is a terrible man.
"My son thinks that he is too thoughtful, which is not suitable for Ah Yue's simple temperament."
"If he hadn't been serious, he would have been chewed long ago without any bones left."
Father Yu just replied lightly, without saying anything more, and then got on the carriage and returned home.
Children and grandchildren will have their own blessings, and besides, he saw that Ah Yue had no objection to being in contact with the prince.
Regardless of whether the prince is a good man or not, his behavior today has indeed gained a lot of favor from Father Yu.
He didn't intend to get involved in this muddy water, but in the whirlpool of the power center in the capital, even if he didn't want to take sides, he would still be forced to take sides in the end.
Rather than being forced to make a choice in the end, it is better to get into the game early.
He didn't know these princes well before and couldn't make a decision.
But Yu Yiwu seems to have the answer in his heart now.
However, Jiadi was too suspicious and had a strong desire for control, so he still maintained his previous attitude for the time being and just observed it for a while longer.
Qi Xiuyao did not expect that tonight, Yu Yiwu would invisibly recognize him.
Ever since he learned that he had special feelings for Yu Shuyue, he never thought of going out of his way to win over Yu's father.
He was afraid that she would eventually think that he was approaching her in order to win Yu's father, the general who ruled the country, into his camp.
For the first time in nearly twenty years, he felt a fire burning in his heart.
He wanted to get close to Yu Shuyue, but he was also afraid of making her feel uncomfortable.
The feeling of being so cautious and wanting to cherish someone so much made him at a loss as well as obsessed. This chapter has been completed!