Naturally, Ye Juechen couldn't understand where the king's heart was at this moment, and he only continued to focus on the matter of controlling the salt merchant.
After talking for a long time, his father still didn't speak, so Ye Juechen simply stood where he was.
After a while, the emperor finally spoke and coldly snorted: "Did she invite you to your fifth brother's birthday party?"
Ye Juechen thought of what Hua Yanxi said when he was at the door of the household.
"Do you still remember what happened last time? I'm a man, don't be too fussy about it. At worst, I'll invite you to the banquet when Xiaobai celebrates his birthday in a few days."
This should be considered an invitation, right?
So he said honestly: "Invited."
Hearing this, the emperor slammed the table: "She even invited you, but not me!"
Ye Juechen realized later and realized that they were no longer discussing the same thing.
He could only go along and say: "If Father wants to go, just go directly. You are the emperor and there is no place you can't go. Maybe Fifth Sister-in-law thought that you didn't like Fifth Brother and was afraid of being rejected by you, so she didn't mention it."
Bar."
The emperor automatically ignored what he said next, and only said with a melancholy face: "Xiao Wu doesn't like to see me. If I go to his house rashly, he will be unhappy."
"Then, Erchen, remind the fifth sister-in-law to invite the fifth sister-in-law to invite you?"
The emperor was happy at first, then frowned and said decisively: "No, they are husband and wife. If she asks Xiao Wu, Xiao Wu will definitely refuse."
Ye Juechen thought of Ye Yibai's dogged appearance in front of Hua Yanxi, and subconsciously said: "The people in charge of their family are the fifth sister-in-law, and the fifth brother also listens to the fifth sister-in-law, so he should..."
"What! She actually became Xiaowu's boss, it's outrageous! Go call her back now, see if I don't teach her a lesson!"
Ye Juechen was helpless: "Father, are you still going to attend?"
The emperor hesitated for a while, and then said quietly: "Then, just remind me in a subtle way, don't be too explicit, just in case it doesn't work."
"My son, I accept my order."
The emperor suppressed his excitement, rubbed his hands under the table, and then asked: "The adult ceremony is a big event, what do you think I should give you?"
So, the two of them started to talk about family matters, leaving aside national affairs. The discussion was intense.
When I was in high spirits, I suddenly heard a report from the palace: "Your Majesty, Concubine Duan is here."
As soon as he finished speaking, the door was pushed open.
Concubine Duan walked in aggressively and saw that the father and son were extremely peaceful, leaning their heads against each other and talking about something, and the emperor's face was even more loving.
Thinking of the emperor's love for his son, and fearing that he would really agree to his idea of being with a man, Concubine Duan secretly thought something bad and said quickly: "Your Majesty, you must not agree, I will not allow it."
The emperor thought that Concubine Duan was not happy when she heard that he wanted to give a gift to his beloved son, and his face immediately darkened: "That is my son, you have no choice but to not allow it!"
"Your Majesty, I will never allow you to ruin my son's future even if I fight for my position today!" Concubine Duan said in a particularly tough and honest manner, completely different from the gentle and pleasant person she usually is in front of the Emperor.
The two of them had been arguing nonsensically for a long time. Ye Juechen tried to persuade neither of them, but simply stood aside and acted like a transparent person.
When the emperor was so angry that he was about to punish him, Concubine Duan finally couldn't control her emotions. She cried and shouted: "Your Majesty, you love Lao Qi so much, can you really bear to watch him get involved with a man and be raped?"
Is it reviled by the world?"
emperor:"???"
Ye Juechen: “???”
What kind of man, where did he come from, what stir-up, how was he stir-up, was he the stir-up he thought he was?
"What the hell are you talking about! I think you are out of your mind?"
Concubine Duan cried so much that she sobbed, and her heart ached when she thought of that scene: "Your Majesty, don't you already know everything?"
"What do I know? I am discussing business with Lao Qi!"
"You really don't know that Lao Qi likes men?" Concubine Duan opened her eyes and shed tears.
"What? He likes men!" The emperor was shocked when he heard this and stared at Ye Juechen fiercely.
Ye Juechen suddenly felt his scalp numb. He couldn't imagine how things had burned into his head. Why didn't he know that he liked men?
"Father, there must be some misunderstanding."
"Misunderstanding? Even your mother and concubine know about it, is it just a misunderstanding? I didn't expect you to be such a person. I am so disappointed!" The emperor's face was gloomy.
Concubine Duan listened to what the two said and came back to her senses. So, the emperor still doesn't know about this? Lao Qi doesn't plan to make it public?
Then didn't you harm him by doing this?
Concubine Duan immediately said: "Your Majesty, I misunderstood, listened to the slander, and thought this matter was true. Since Lao Qi said it was not true, it must not be true."
The emperor sneered and said: "If you hadn't gotten the exact information, would you have come in like this and dared to challenge me?"
Concubine Duan was speechless and could not speak.
There is currently no evidence, but what Hua Yanxi said is conclusive and should be true.
What she was afraid of was that her son relied on the emperor's favor to try to find a way out for that man, but she didn't expect that the emperor would find out about it.
"Mother, where did you hear the news? The thief clearly wanted to smear Er Chen." Ye Juechen was also angry and said in a serious tone: "Who gave you the news? Tell me, Er Chen asked him to
Don’t die a good death.”
Concubine Duan was a little hesitant. What if she revealed that the person was Hua Yanxi, and Hua Yanxi jumped over the wall as punishment and really publicized the matter.
Seeing her hesitation, the emperor's expression became even worse.
"Hurry up and tell me, who else are you trying to protect? If you don't tell me, I will remove Lao Qi from all his positions now and let him think about his mistakes behind closed doors, and he will not be allowed to enter the court in the future!"
Concubine Duan did not dare to hide it anymore, so she could only say: "Did Hua Yanxi say that?"
"What?"
"Who? Who are you talking about?"
The father and son had the same expression, as if they had heard something they couldn't understand.
Concubine Duan immediately recounted the conversation she had with Hua Yanxi outside.
"..."
"..."
The father and son looked at each other, and each could see what the other was thinking in the other's eyes.
This Hua Yanxi is clearly causing trouble.
If someone else said this, the emperor might believe it, but if it came from Hua Yanxi's mouth, it would be nonsense.
Ye Juechen was even more annoyed. With Hua Yanxi's mouth, she could tell dead people to be alive. She would do nothing good when he met her, and he would be tricked to death by her every time.
"Concubine Duan, I said that you are also an old man in the palace, but you even believe such nonsense. She made it clear that she was talking nonsense to clear up the relationship with Lao Qi. You, too, actually believe that there is something between her and Lao Qi.
, who do you think I am? If she really has anything to do with Lao Qi, how can I let her leave the palace safely?"