Chapter 1110: Chapter 1107 It's Time for Him to Take a Concubine

Chapter 1110: Chapter 1107 It’s Time for Him to Take a Concubine

Leng Muling protected Mo Qi.

Leng Shuqing shook her head in disappointment, “Ling’er, have you forgotten all the years of upbringing you’ve received from the Prime Minister’s residence?”

“I have never forgotten, but I am simply pursuing the happiness I desire!”

Leng Muling was resolute, having her own ideas since she was young.

“You should know that as a legitimate daughter of the Prime Minister’s estate, one should never commit such a disgraceful act, nor should one treat her own marriage as child’s play!”

Leng Shuqing sternly chastised, “If it weren’t for your actions, how glorious would it be for you to join me in the palace as concubines, bringing honor to the Prime Minister’s household?”

“I do not like the emperor, nor will I enter the palace as a concubine. Moreover, has the Prime Minister’s residence grown through the years solely by the efforts of women? Grandfather, father, and uncle, aren’t they all pillars of the royal court? Even if Sister enters the palace as a concubine, can she discuss state affairs? Sister, do you truly understand your own heart?”

Leng Muling’s words, like a slender needle, pierced into Leng Shuqing’s heart.

Angered, she decided not to plead for Leng Muling anymore.

She was even more infuriated, knowing what Leng Muling was aware of her thoughts, yet…

Her annoyance turned to embarrassment, and she bumped into Zhuo Junli.

Regaining her composure, she slightly bent her knees in salutation, “Uncle.”

“Don’t be so formal, I’m neither your father nor your dad. But you… Did Ling’er get something right that upset you this much?”

Zhuo Junli, fanning himself leisurely, looked carefree and unrestrained.

Leng Shuqing’s eyes were icy as she replied, “If Uncle would be as willing to admonish my sister as he has advised me, perhaps she wouldn’t be led astray!”

Leng Shuqing left coldly after dropping that remark.

Zhuo Junli sighed softly, “You are the one who is misguided!”

In his view, Leng Muling, who had bright eyes and actively fought for what she wanted, would surely lead a happier life in the future.

The news of Leng Muling and Mo Qi reached Chu Yihan’s ears, and Chu Yihan spent the entire day sulking in the imperial study.

Chu Yifeng tried to invite him for a drink, but he was not in the mood.

Su Yingxue, in the palace, heard about it and brought the little monster to the imperial study.

Chu Yihan was exuding an aura of cool detachment. Su Yingxue trembled slightly upon entering, and the little monster in her arms woke up.

“Ah~choo~”

The little monster lazily moved his limbs, rubbing his eyes with his tiny fists. Dazzled by the light of the grand hall, he was especially excited and widened his eyes.

Wow~

The emperor’s imperial study is even more imposing; it would be great to play here!

To attract Chu Yihan’s attention, he deliberately started crying loudly for a while.

Su Yingxue handed him to Chu Yihan, who placed him on the dragon throne and gently patted him twice, causing him to stop crying. His bright eyes roamed everywhere with curiosity.

“Your Majesty, your son seems to be coveting your dragon throne,” Su Yingxue teased.

Chu Yihan’s furrowed brows relaxed, “It doesn’t matter, when he grows up and is ready to sit on it, the dragon throne will be his.”

“Isn’t that too early? Your Majesty, are you trying to be lazy, or is it that there are problems yet to be resolved, so you want to pass them all on to the little monster?” Su Yingxue said as if she saw through everything.

Chu Yihan cast her a fleeting glance, “With this matter, does the empress have a solution?”

“What matter?”

Su Yingxue feigned ignorance.

“Never mind, since Mo Qi has done something wrong, let him stay in the Prime Minister’s residence a bit longer.”

Chu Yihan became colder, unapproachable to anyone.

Su Yingxue couldn’t pretend any longer, “Your Majesty, let it go! I just sent someone to see; Lord Leng was quite harsh. Mo Qi is badly injured; if he is confined for a few more days, you’ll have to grant a burial plot for Mo Qi.”

We should make our move sooner and get the person out.

Otherwise, we’ll lose them!

Chu Yihan’s eyes slightly lifted, “Who sent that assassin?”

“He has a name, it’s Zi Wei, he is now Yue Lian’s husband, not some assassin, emperor, please don’t always look down on people.”

Su Yingxue quickly corrected.

A cold laugh echoed in Chu Yihan’s heart, evidently she cared greatly.

Chu Yihan was well aware that she was extremely anxious, she had been dawdling here for quite a while, yet he had not told her any ways to deal with it.

Su Yingxue realized that she would not get any answers, so when the time came, she took the little monster with her and went back to sleep.

Before she left, she turned back to look at Chu Yihan, “By the way, Your Majesty, I have already reviewed the list for the selection of consorts, and the five Misses are all outstanding. I believe they are very suitable, and if Your Majesty finds them agreeable, we could select a date to bring them into the palace and conduct the conferring ceremony!”

Chu Yihan’s brush paused in his hand.

He took a deep breath, feeling as if someone had made an incision in his heart, “Empress, how do you think they should be conferred?”

Has she already calculated everything in her heart?

“I believe that Miss Leng Shuqing from the Prime Minister’s Estate, being of noble birth, graceful and dignified, is suitable for being conferred as a consort. The other four Misses can be given the ranks of concubine, Zhao Yi, Shu Yi, and Bo Yi, according to their statuses. As for their titles… does Your Majesty wish to bestow them each with one?”

“I don’t want to! Empress, you may return.”

Chu Yihan interrupted her impatiently.

Su Yingxue pouted her lips and left.

She was not the Ministry of Internal Affairs; how could she know how to select titles? If Chu Yihan was too lazy to grant them, then so be it.

She left lightheartedly, but Chu Yihan could no longer comprehend even a single character on the memorials before him.

At that moment, Chu Yifeng came looking for him.

Chu Yifeng naturally would not greet Su Yingxue, having wanted to see the little monster but was rejected by Su Yingxue.

He complained to Chu Yihan, “Chu Yihan, your empress struts around the palace like this, and in the future, she might become even more arrogant. This time, you should choose several consorts wisely to suppress her arrogance!”

His words struck right at Chu Yihan’s sore point.

Chu Yihan looked up, his eyes as cold and clear as ice.

Chu Yifeng sneered, “Spineless!”

His heart was stubbornly tied to one woman!

Su Yingxue failed to save Mo Qi and Leng Muling, so she had to leave them be for now.

When Zi Wei returned, he brought her two important individuals, whom she had been keeping in a concealed place outside the palace.

At night, using the underground tunnel in Noble Consort Xiao’s palace, she left the palace and together with Zi Wei, they interrogated these two people.

Xuan Ye had already attempted suicide more than a dozen times, but Su Yingxue always subdued her with drugs, rendering her too weak to kill herself.

The other man had already started to beg for mercy.

He said that it was Lu Ying who bribed him to ruin a woman, showed him a portrait, and he confirmed that it was Wu Jinyan.

In other words, everything that happened to Wu Jinyan at Bamboo Leaf Pass had been orchestrated by Lu Ying.

“Please, Your Majesty, let this lowly one go! I truly haven’t done anything! I haven’t done anything at all! By the time I got there, the Miss had already been compromised. When I was going to lay hands, she threatened to kill herself, so fearing a death, I ran away. I ran back and told Miss Lu that it was already done. I really didn’t harm that Miss! Your Majesty!”

The man who had been locked up for many days was already so scared that he was trembling all over, desperately pleading for mercy.

Su Yingxue said coldly, “When the time comes, repeat what you said just now, and I will naturally let you go.”

This man was disgusting, but he hadn’t committed the evil act after all, so his crime was not worthy of death.

As for Xuan Ye…

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