Chapter 22: Inciting the Transcendental Prince Into Making a Move
At almost the same time, Ye Junqing walked up and caught Ye Liyu's blade with two fingers. With a slight pinch, the blade was broken.
"As long as Junqing is still standing today, no one is allowed to be impudent in Guan Osprey Palace!" The cold voice seemed to contain enough power to destroy the world. Ye Liyu couldn't help but be stunned. He had to clench the sword tightly to stop himself from instinctively dropping it.
"You… you're just a title-less and useless person, what right do you have to block my way?" Ye Liyu shouted back loudly, but he didn't dare to advance. Ye Junqing flung away the tip of the blade, then looked towards him.
"If you dare to rush up, then Junqing will answer that!" Yao Mowan's eyes lit up. This was the Ye Junqing she knew. That natural domineering air which came from his very bones was something that no one would ever be able to feign.
"What happened?" Ye Hongyi rushed in, his eyes filled with fury.
"Your Majesty… Wan er's scared… He called Wan er a witch and said that he was going to kill Wan er! It hurts… cough cough…" The moment Yao Mowan saw Ye Hongyi, she bit her lip and blood immediately filled her mouth.
"Wan er, you're bleeding? One of you, tell us what exactly happened!" Ye Junqing started roaring when he saw the blood on Yao Mowan and he glared at the two people standing in front of him.
"Imperial Older Brother, she's lying. I didn't hit her! As expected, she's not a fool! She's a liar!" Ye Liyu didn't seem to notice Ye Hongyi's rage and stepped out to refute.
"If you didn't hit her, where did this blood come from? Ye Liyu! Don't think that you can do whatever you want just because you're our biological brother! This is the Inner Palace, she's our woman and she's the Noble Consort! Who allowed you to come in? Who allowed you to do whatever you want in Guan Osprey Palace!?" Ye Hongyi hugged Yao Mowan as he glared at Ye Liyu, his eyes red from anger.
"No… Imperial Older Brother… This younger brother really didn't hit her. You must believe Liyu! If you don't believe me, you can ask Ye Junqing, he saw. I didn't have the chance to kill her yet…" Ye Liyu had never seen Ye Hongyi this angry before and he started trying to explain himself in a fluster.
"If it weren't for the fact that this younger brother managed to make it in time, Consort Yao would've already become an grievance-filled ghost under the transcendental prince's blade." Ye Junqing looked coldly towards Ye Liyu.
"Ye Junqing, you…"
"Enough! Ye Liyu, from now on, without our permission, don't even take a step into Guan Osprey Palace! If there's a next time, we won't spare you! Imperial physician! An Bingshan, hurry up and get an imperial physician!" After declaring this, Ye Hongyi carried Yao Mowan into the bedroom. Meanwhile, Ye Junqing helped Ting Yue out of Guan Osprey Palace, worried that Ye Liyu might take his anger out on Ting Yue.
Hence, Ye Liyu was the only one left in the main hall. He was still stunned. He had heard of how much Yao Mowan was doted on, but he never thought that it would be to this degree. For better or for worse, he was the emperor's biological younger brother, but His Majesty had chosen believe in Yao Mowan without any trace of hesitation! He finally understood how Yao Suluan had ended up in that state. Yao Mowan, this woman was too treacherous!
That night when Ye Liyu stepped into Pure Flowers Palace, Yao Suluan had just woken up.
"Suluan, how are you feeling?" Ye Liyu walked over to the bed and took Yao Suluan's hand gently. He felt severe heartache when he saw that her face was swollen and red due to her fever.
"The imperial physician has already given me a prescription, so I should be fine. Why must Yao Mowan be so vicious? I've already gotten out of her way as much as I could, but she still won't let me off… What do I do… What am I supposed to do?" Yao Suluan sobbed softly.
"As expected, Yao Mowan truly is crafty. This prince visited her this morning and had clearly only kicked a palace maid, but she actually framed this prince for hitting her! And Imperial Older Brother actually didn't bother to check the facts and put all the blame on this prince!"
Whenever he recalled what happened this morning, he'd feel uncomfortable from all the anger he had to stifle. He had put out so much to help Imperial Older Brother ascend to the throne. The scar on his face was left by an incident in which he had been trying to save Imperial Older Brother. However, after all that, it turned out he wasn't even trusted as much as a fool was. How could he not be angry?
"Prince went to Guan Osprey Palace? Prince, how can you be so rash!? If something happened to you, what is Suluan supposed to do?" Yao Suluan grabbed Ye Liyu's hand in shock and worry.
"This prince couldn't stand watching anymore. She was clearly messing with you last night. What rainbow fish? It was clearly just a pretext!" said Ye Liyu angrily.
"Suluan's already used to it. Prince, don't provoke her again, alright?" Yao Suluan was very disappointed. Since he didn't manage to kill Yao Mowan on his first try, there was no way Ye Hongyi would give him a second chance.
"Ye Junqing is even more loathesome! If it weren't for him blocking the way, Yao Mowan would already be reporting to the underworld now! Wasn't it said that he had already abandoned martial arts training…" Ye Liyu subconciously tightened his fists, so faint pain came from the injured part of his hand.
"It was the esteemed prince again?" When Yao Suluan heard this, a new plan occured to her.
"What do you mean by again?" Ye Liyu noticed the strange tone in Yao Suluan's words.
"How is Suluan supposed to say this? His Majesty really shouldn't have let the esteemed prince stay in Guan Osprey Palace. Everyone knows that the esteemed prince had cared deeply about the empress. Ever since the empress died, the esteemed prince had given up on life and drank through the days dreaming of death. As of now, since he's living with the empress's biological younger sister, it's hard to avoid…" Yao Suluan's expression turned hesitant.
"You suspect that Ye Junqing's having an affair with Yao Mowan?" Ye Liyu's eyes widened as he looked towards Yao Suluan with doubt.
"This kind of thing can't be said so casually. It could cost lives! Suluan only dares to discuss this with you. After all, in other people's eyes, Yao Mowan is a fool and how could the esteemed prince possibly fall in love with a fool? However, Suluan and Prince both know that Yao Mowan is just pretending to be a fool!" Yao Suluan spoke carefully to make her words sound believable.
"How preposterous! Yao Mowan, that wretch, actually dared to have an affair with someone else behind Imperial Older Brother's back!? Yao Mowan! Ye Junqing, as soon as this prince finds proof, this prince will make sure that you two will never be able to recover from the fall!" snarled Ye Liyu between gritted teeth.
"Prince. Suluan only said these things because Suluan didn't want Prince to provoke Yao Mowan anymore. Not only is His Majesty protecting her, the esteemed prince is too. It's terribly difficult to do anything to her! If anything happens to Prince, Suluan's heart will ache…" Yao Suluan's eyes overflowed with tears as she pulled at Ye Liyu's hand softly.
"Your heart finally aches for this prince? That's great! It seems that this prince was right in coming back this time. As long as you're willing, once this prince gets rid of Yao Mowan and Ye Junqing, this prince will beg Imperial Older Brother to bestow you to this prince! Suluan, soon we'll be able to be together in the open!" Ye Liyu was very moved to see the affection in Yao Suluan's eyes. After waiting seven years, he finally got a reply from Yao Suluan.
"Prince…" Yao Suluan hadn't expected for Ye Liyu to have such absurd thoughts. Who was Ye Hongyi? Even if he discarded a woman like a worn out shoe, he wouldn't let anyone else use his woman! However, Yao Suluan didn't voice this. She couldn't ruin Ye Liyu's enthusam, so these things could wait until Yao Mowan was dealt with.
In the right wing of Guan Osprey Palace, Yao Mowan looked towards the bed at Ting Yue, who was unconscious. Her hands were clenched into fists and a cold light flashed through her eyes.
__________Credits: Translated by Chiyomira
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