CHAPTER 2039: CHAPTER 2041: TAKING MEDICINE

Ye Zi’an drew a few black lines on his forehead, "Just think about it, don’t say it out loud."

"Dad, I’m not stupid. I’ll only say it in front of you and mom." Lele propped his chin, "Cousin Uncle is the Emperor now; it’s not the same as before. Some things can’t be said."

"It’s good that you know."

Soon they returned to Prince An’s Mansion. Yang Chuxia had several buckets of hot water prepared, and as soon as Lele got home, he jumped into the wooden tub and even asked for lots of dried rose petals, making people laugh and cry.

And as soon as they got back to Bamboo Courtyard, Ye Zi’an also rushed off to the outhouse; God knows he just has better endurance than others.

"What’s going on with the madam and them?"

Mingqiu looked at the master going back and forth to the outhouse, her expression somewhat odd.

"It’s just some wicked people doing wicked things at the palace banquet."

Ming Lan, who accompanied into the palace, naturally knew the palace’s affairs, "Go quickly and have the kitchen prepare some bowls of herbal soup. Though the masters ate in the palace once, the medicine needs to be taken two more times to be effective."

"Alas, I’ll go right away, Ming Lan sister, please watch over them."

Mingqiu muttered while walking away, wondering why even attending a palace banquet could be so unsafe.

After a while, Yang Chuxia came out first, and Mingqiu brought the medicine over too. After drinking a bowl, she felt a lot better in her stomach.

Who knows what kind of purgative the Grand Emperor used; the medicinal properties were too strong. She ate little but was only slightly better than others.

"Has it been sent to the young master?"

"I got the kitchen to send it over before coming."

"That’s good." After thinking about it, she added, "Prepare more dried petals for him these days; that child is a clean freak."

"Yes, I understand, Madam." Mingqiu nodded and left.

Ye Zi’an came back again, took the medicine, and sat in the chair, too lazy to move.

"Tomorrow I guess a lot of people won’t be able to attend morning court!"

This is truly unlucky and embarrassing.

"There’s nothing we can do about it; no one wants this to happen." Thinking about the mastermind of this incident, Yang Chuxia looked up somewhat helplessly, "He’s really pulling out all the stops."

"It’s frustrating, oh, just afraid even if the Emperor knows it’s him, he can’t do anything about it."

However, Ye Zi’an was wrong about Baili Yan this time; the Grand Emperor’s actions incited Baili Yan’s anger thoroughly, and he was not courteous at all with the Grand Emperor, showing for the first time the means and courage of an emperor.

Baili Yan thought that ascending the throne is the greatest event in an emperor’s life, more important than marriage. Every occasion and detail of this day would be meticulously recorded by historians. And the night’s incident is utterly blackening his reputation; he could foresee that when his descendants mentioned him, the first thing would be the embarrassment that happened on the day of his ascension.

The Grand Emperor, as a father, didn’t consider his son’s interest at all. In such a time, if you are unkind, don’t blame me for being unrighteous.

"The Emperor, take your medicine!"

The Empress, seeing his face as dark as ink, felt anxious but still bravely brought the medicine.

Baili Yan said little and drank it all in one gulp.

"The Emperor, about today’s event..."

"Just take good care of the children, I have my own plans about this. Don’t ask what shouldn’t be asked!"

"Yes, I understand, Your Majesty."

Late at night, Baili Yan, accompanied by two young eunuchs, arrived at Yunqian Hall, the residence of the Grand Emperor, a place historically vacated through generations.