"By the Mandate of Heaven, the Emperor decrees that as Princess Tianlin is pregnant and I may not be able to entertain her properly, Prince Rui shall accompany the princess. So it is ordered!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty. Fengqie receives the decree." Mu Fengqie was not surprised. She had long anticipated this outcome.
However, Yuan Yerui didn't expect Yuan Yuchuan to assign him to stay by Mu Fengqie's side. Didn't the emperor worry that he might make some sneaky moves? Or had the emperor secretly sent people to keep an eye on him?
But if there were such people, this woman couldn't have remained unaware. He knew very well that there were many highly - skilled guards around this woman. If there were Yuan Yuchuan's people, they would surely be detected immediately.
This imperial edict took everyone by surprise. Those with influence knew that there was such a master in the palace, but those with less power, like Mu Xingrou, had no idea about this person at all.
At this moment, Mu Xingrou was being lectured in the Grand Empress Dowager's palace. When she heard the news, she was completely stunned. Who on earth was this Yuan Yerui? But after seeing the Grand Empress Dowager's complexion change, she had an idea. It seemed that this person was on bad terms with the Grand Empress Dowager.
The Grand Empress Dowager had a gloomy face. She lost the mood to continue the lecture. She waved her hand and let Mu Xingrou go back. Then she sat alone in the palace, staring blankly at a certain place.
She knew that the emperor was angry with her. By doing this, he was simply trying to make her angry. And indeed, the emperor had succeeded. All the old - timers in the palace knew that Yuan Yerui was an ominous person. Did the emperor want to put the country in jeopardy by releasing him?
The more the Grand Empress Dowager thought about it, the more upset she became. She couldn't let the emperor neglect the country just to get back at her. With this thought in mind, the Grand Empress Dowager rushed to see Yuan Yuchuan with her entourage.
After hearing what the Grand Empress Dowager said, Yuan Yuchuan was utterly speechless. He never thought that the Grand Empress Dowager could be so self - confident. Who said that he did this to get back at her? Did she really think he would waste his energy on her?
"Grand Empress Dowager, you've overthought this. I did this because Princess Tianlin has taken a fancy to this child. There's no other intention. Grand Empress Dowager, you'd better go back if you have nothing else to do." Yuan Yuchuan said expressionlessly, looking at the Grand Empress Dowager.
Now everyone knew that the Grand Empress Dowager had emerged. If he were to kill her now, the whole country would surely condemn him. He regretted not getting rid of this old woman on the day he ascended the throne. Keeping her around was such an eyesore.
"Your Majesty, I'm doing this for the sake of the country. To be on the safe side, that child should be executed." The Grand Empress Dowager looked as if she had seen through everything.
Yuan Yuchuan had been hesitating whether to keep this child or not. But with the Grand Empress Dowager's interference, he decided to keep Yuan Yerui!
"Grand Empress Dowager, you've thought too much. Also, please remember that the harem is not allowed to interfere in state affairs. Grand Empress Dowager, you'd better go back." Yuan Yuchuan's face was extremely gloomy.
Seeing that Yuan Yuchuan wouldn't listen to her, the Grand Empress Dowager got angry. She didn't say anything more and just got up and left. She had plenty of ways to make that little bastard disappear. With this thought in mind, she didn't care whether the emperor agreed or not.
By the time the person was dead, what could the emperor do to her? Would he kill her?
The Grand Empress Dowager thought like this all the way back to her palace. When she got back, she summoned her secret guards. These were the secret guards given to her by the late emperor when she was still the empress dowager. They had never been exposed to the public eye for all these years.
She thought she would never need them, but unexpectedly, she had to use them for the sake of a child. But as long as the plan succeeded in the end, it didn't matter.
That night...
Mu Fengqie had taken care of the child all day. Looking at the skinny and small child, she thought he was only eight years old, but unexpectedly, he was already twelve. This surprised Mu Fengqie.
At dinner today, seeing Yuan Yerui gobbling his food, Mu Fengqie felt even more sad. She didn't believe the so - called "ominous person" nonsense. It was just a trick used by the women in the harem to gain favor.
Just as Mu Fengqie was about to go to bed, Zhu Fei walked in with a serious face. Mu Fengqie immediately perked up when she saw Zhu Fei's expression.
"What happened?" Mu Fengqie asked.
"Zhu Yan and the others found a group of secret guards outside." Zhu Fei walked over seriously, looking around warily, afraid that someone might break in.
Mu Fengqie frowned. Suddenly, she thought of something and said to Zhu Fei, "Go to the next room and call Yuan Yerui over. These people are probably after him."
This was the only reasonable explanation. She had been in the palace for so long without any trouble, but as soon as Yuan Yerui came to her place, secret guards appeared. If they weren't after this child, she wouldn't believe it even if she was killed.
Zhu Fei looked at Mu Fengqie worriedly. What if someone came in and hurt her master while she was out?
Seeing Zhu Fei's worry, Mu Fengqie comforted her, "Don't worry. Those people won't dare to touch me for now. Yuan Yerui is more important. Hurry up and bring him here." Mu Fengqie urged.
Zhu Fei couldn't resist Mu Fengqie's request, so she quickly went to the side hall to bring Yuan Yerui over. She planned to go and come back quickly, but unexpectedly, there were already people in the room when she got there. Fortunately, the boy was smart enough to find a place to hide.
Zhu Fei didn't say a word and rushed to fight. No matter who these people were after, since they had fallen into her hands, they would have to leave their lives here.
Yuan Yerui stared intently at the people outside. When he saw one of the secret guards accidentally expose his waist - token, he knew whose people they were.
He didn't expect that old woman to still remember him and be so obsessed with him. She had sent him such a "big gift". It would seem inappropriate if he didn't return it after today.
In less than a quarter of an hour, all the people sent by the Grand Empress Dowager were wiped out. There weren't many of them in the first place, only about four or five. Zhu Fei twitched her lips coldly. Zhu Yan should have explained the situation clearly. She thought a large group of people had come, which made her nervous for a long time.
After making sure that it was safe, Zhu Fei brought Yuan Yerui to Mu Fengqie's room. By this time, Mu Fengqie had already dressed up and was waiting for them.
"Are you okay? Were you scared?" Mu Fengqie asked Yuan Yerui with concern.
"No, and thank you." Thank you for saving my life again.
"Zhu Fei, you go and guard outside. I have something to talk to him about." Mu Fengqie glanced at Zhu Fei and said.