Ye Siheng also showed off a bit, adding, "Of course, Emperor Brother is capable, but it’s thanks to my support that you ascended the throne."
Emperor Muwu subtly rolled his eyes and said, "Indeed, I owe much to the Ninth Brother’s support."
He changed the subject and added, "But I must say, this son of mine is quite exceptional! Ninth Brother, don’t you agree?"
Chu Yan had deliberately refrained from using the magical inspection thod.
It was likely that Elder Xu and other high-ranking officials no longer doubted his abilities.
The Chu family had truly raised their children well.
This thought made Emperor Muwu feel a little sad as he compared his two hopeless sons to Chu Yan.
Ye Siheng grew slightly irritated and said, "Yes, congratulations, Emperor Brother."
He glanced at Nanli, who was standing with Chu Yan, focused on Ye Yanli’s injury.
A pang of jealousy struck him.
The imperial physician had already bandaged Ye Yanli’s wound, saying, "There’s no need to worry, Prince of Changchun. The swelling will go down in a few days."
Ye Yanli nodded. "Thank you. But is there a way to completely cure the poison?"
The imperial physician hesitated and said, "My dical skills are not sufficient..."
Nanli then spoke up, "I’ll check their pulses later. Perhaps I can find a way to treat it."
Ye Yanli’s face brightened. "Thank you, Ninth Princess."
Nanli gave a slight nod, feeling a mix of emotions.
Though the children in the palace had been carefully selected, this ti they were indeed victims of a senseless disaster.
After Nanli finished attending to her duties, she went with the imperial physician to Wuying Palace.
Once the treatnt plan was confird, Nanli headed to the Imperial dical Departnt to get the necessary dicines.
At this mont, Qing Feng arrived.
He asked, "Princess, how much longer will you be busy? The prince is already well and waiting for you in the side hall."
"I still have quite a bit to do. Let the prince return first," Nanli replied, adding, "And tell him to bring Rainbow along."
Qing Feng sighed and left to take Rainbow back to the side hall.
When Ye Siheng saw Nanli wasn’t leaving the palace with him, his face imdiately darkened.
His expression made even Emperor Muwu shiver.
Qing Feng quietly stepped back, hoping he wouldn’t get caught in this tension.
Emperor Muwu swallowed and said, "Ninth Brother, you should know by now that Sixth Miss was always busy and out of sight. Why are you getting upset every ti?"
Ye Siheng shot him a cold glance. "You wouldn’t understand, Emperor Brother."
"How could I not understand? I was in harmony with Empress Xie for twenty years!" Emperor Muwu huffed, clearly frustrated. "You’re too idle! If you have nothing to do, help review so morials or go to the Supervisory Office."
Ye Siheng retorted, "I’ve finally managed to avoid such matters. Why would I jump back into that pit?"
But he still stood up and adjusted his robe.
Emperor Muwu asked, "Then where are you going? Aren’t you bored?"
"Back to the residence to practice," Ye Siheng said, and without looking back, he walked out.
Emperor Muwu, frustrated that Ye Siheng didn’t stay, pouted. The Chief Eunuch ca over to report, "Your Majesty, it’s ti to review the morials."
Otherwise, the officials from the cabinet would start pressuring him.
Emperor Muwu’s face darkened when he heard this.
He leaned back on his cushion, pretending to be exhausted and said, "I perford ancestor worship today and am truly worn out. I’ll rest for the day."
The Chief Eunuch was left helpless and had no choice but to go to the cabinet with an excuse about the emperor’s health.
And so, the whole palace soon knew of Emperor Muwu’s condition.
Pri Minister Lu, with a flicker of thought, gestured for a little eunuch to go and pass on a ssage.
Chu Yan, now a prince, had moved into the palace.
He was staying at the Yong’an Palace on the eastern side, which was close to both the cabinet and Qianlong Palace. Emperor Muwu’s intention was clear.
If Ye Siheng hadn’t made his statent that day, Chu Yan would likely already be crowned the Crown Prince.
However, after walking around Yong’an Palace, Chu Yan’s eyes grew misty, and his heart tightened.
He was about to move into the palace, and the Chu family had been reluctant to let him go. But Chu Shuo had used so thod to send him off, bringing with him more than ten trunks of belongings.
Now, both the main hall and the side halls were filled with treasures, sparkling with gold and displaying various rare items.
The palace servants were astonished.
It was as if the entire treasure vault had been emptied out.
The close servant in charge, Fushun, who was the Chief Eunuch’s apprentice, said, "Your Highness, the Second Young Master’s arrangent is too extravagant. The servants may start gossiping."
Normally, Chu Yan would have been more cautious.
But now...
He didn’t care. "This was personally arranged by Second Brother. There’s no need to change it. If anyone has anything to say, let them speak. Let’s see if Father Emperor will listen to them."
Only with these treasures around him would his heart feel at peace.
Because Second Brother had promised that whenever a better item was found, it would be sent to him imdiately.
Fushun didn’t know how to respond to this.
At that mont, a little eunuch ca in with a ssage from Pri Minister Lu.
It was about Emperor Muwu’s health. Chu Yan was needed to attend to him; otherwise, the civil officials would start making comnts.
Chu Yan nodded and went to the palace, but Emperor Muwu was already asleep.
The Chief Eunuch said, "Your Highness, if you’d like, you can wait in the side hall. I’ll notify you as soon as His Majesty wakes up."
Chu Yan looked calm as he replied, "Father Emperor is unwell today, so I assu there will be no morials to review. Where is Royal Uncle?"
"The Ninth Prince hasn’t dealt with any morials for a while. Once the Emperor rests, he will review them," the Chief Eunuch muttered. Would this new prince also start rushing him? What would happen to the Emperor’s days ahead?
Chu Yan asked, "So Royal Uncle went ho?"
"Yes."
Chu Yan thought for a mont and said, "Since Father Emperor can’t review the morials today, take a box of them and bring them to the Prince Yu Mansion. Let Royal Uncle review them, and I’ll observe."
The Chief Eunuch was stunned. "But... Your Highness only just beca a prince today. You should rest. Bringing the morials to the Ninth Prince might get you thrown out!"
Chu Yan insisted, "The morials are for Royal Uncle to review. It won’t burden . Now that I’m a prince, I should help Father Emperor with his work."
"But..." The Chief Eunuch hesitated.
"Please hurry," Chu Yan urged.
He would be leading troops in ten days or so. He had to learn as much as he could in the anti.
This path—he was either going all the way or not at all!
With no other choice, the Chief Eunuch packed the morials and had them loaded onto a cart by the Imperial Guard, preparing to take them out of the palace.
He instructed Fushun, "If His Highness can’t get into the Prince Yu Mansion, comfort him a bit. He’s still young, and people might judge him unfairly."
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