Chapter 338: Scheming Again

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

Seeing Feng Yili’s actions, Yu Yunxi asked helplessly, “Aren’t you afraid of arousing the Emperor’s suspicion by being so close to me?”

“The Emperor is already suspicious of me. Is he going to suspect me less because of this?” Feng Yili replied nonchalantly.

Yu Yunxi:

His words were so reasonable that she could refute them.

‘Forget it. The entire capital is filled with the Emperor’s spy. He probably already knows that I’m close to Feng Yili, There’s no point in hiding it now…’

There was also another thing that Yu Yunxi was curious about. How did Feng Yili, who was under the guise of the King of Youshan, manage to get her grandfather to agree to let him enter the capital? She wondered if they had made a deal.

“King of Youshan, you..

Just as Yu Yunxi opened her mouth to ask about the matter, the high pitch of a eunuch rang in the air.

“The Emperor, the Empress Dowager, the Empress, Consort Hong, Consort

Yang, and Consort Mu have arrived!”

Not long after that, a majestic figure appeared in front of everyone’s eyes.

“Greetings, Your Majesties the Emperor, the Empress Dowager, and the Empress. Greetings, Consort Hong, Consort Yang, and Consort Mu.”

The ministers kneeled down immediately.

Meanwhile, Chu Yuefu and the other princes and princesses began to kneel one after another as well.

Yu Yunxi frowned slightly when she saw this. After a moment, she kneeled down as well. However, just as her knees were about to touch the ground, she discovered that an arm had reached out, placing a hand under her knee. She turned to the side in shock only to find Feng Yili already kneeling on one knee and using his hand to cushion her knees.

“There’s gravel on the ground. Don’t hurt your knees,” Feng Yili said seriously.

Yu Yunxi’s heart trembled fiercely. After all, Feng Yili was the Prince Regent of Tianxia. He controlled a huge troop and had a noble status. Even the Emperor of Tianxia was wary of him. There was no doubt that he did not need to kneel in Tianxia. However, in Xichu…

“Rise…”

As soon as the Emperor’s voice fell, Yu Yunxi hurriedly helped Feng Yili up.

Feeling the warmth on his arm, the corners of Feng Yili’s lips curled up slightly. Although Yu Yunxi no longer had her memories, she still cared about him. He was naturally gratified.

After taking a seat on the dragon throne, the Emperor; Chu Zai, immediately looked at Yu Yunxi with a piercing gaze.

‘She’s indeed very close to the King of Youshan. What are the two of them planning?’

At this moment, the Empress Dowager said lightly, “Emperor, didn’t you say that Yunxi made things difficult for the Jiang family? Why don’t you deal with that matter now?”

The Empress Dowager had many spies in the capital. It was not surprising that she knew about what happened to the Jiang family.

Chu Zai’s expression darkened when he heard the Empress Dowager’s words.

After a while, he said frostily, “Although Yunxi made things difficult for the Jiang family, she also eased the burden on the national treasury. There’s really no way to deal with her now.”

The Empress Dowager said unhappily, “Emperor, don’t tell me you’re going to do as she pleases? It’s up to you to deal with your subjects. When is it her turn to do such a thing? She’s just an unimportant princess.”

At this moment, Consort Hong coughed before she said softly, “Empress Dowager, why do you say that? That child, Yunxi, is only helping the Emperor. I’ve heard about the Jiang family. They actually wanted to frame General Qu. General Qu has always been loyal to Xichu and has made great contributions to the country. We can’t let him down…”

“Consort Hong, are you contradicting me?” the Empress Dowager asked unhappily.

Consort Hong’s eyes reddened immediately. She launched into a coughing fit, struggling as she said, “Empress Dowager, that’s not what I meant. I just..

Seeing this, Chu Zai hurriedly helped Consort Hong. He turned to the Empress Dowager and said seriously, “Mother, Consort Hong is also thinking about the imperial court. She has a point. Don’t be angry with her. She’s weak, and the imperial doctors have said that she has to pay attention to her emotions.”

The Empress Dowager’s expression turned extremely ugly after she heard these words.

‘It’s because of this woman again that the Emperor said such words to me…’

Meanwhile, Empress Qin watched coldly from the side as Chu Zai asked about Consort Hong’s well-being. From the corners of her eyes, she also saw Consort Mu gnashing her teeth in anger.

‘Although the Emperor usually dotes on that b*tch, Consort Mu, compared to Consort Hong, she was simply not worth mentioning… The relationship between the childhood sweethearts is really good after all…’

At the same time, Yu Yunxi saw everything. She had long heard that the Emperor had doted on many consorts and concubines over the years, but he still favored Consort Hong the most. Based on what she had seen, it seemed like the rumors were true.

Consort Hong was petite. Although she looked frail and sickly, it could not hide her beauty at all. Indeed, such a woman was easy to cherish and love.

At this moment, Chu Zai said in a deep voice, “Recently, many things have happened in Xichu, and everyone feels uneasy. It’s good to hold a celebratory event so that everyone can relax. Moreover, General Qu is about to leave for Kongzhou to provide disaster relief. The autumn hunt can be considered a farewell for him.’

General Qu quickly stood up and thanked the Emperor.

Yu Yunxi looked over and met Qu Yu’s eyes. Although Qu Yu smiled at her, she felt that Qu Yu’s smile was a little forced. It was as though Qu Yu was trying to suppress her emotions. She frowned slightly as she wondered inwardly, ‘Did something happen to Qu Yu again?”

Before Yu Yunxi could figure it out, Chu Zai said again, “The champion of this year’s autumn hunt will receive a reward from me. The champion is allowed to make a request from me. However, the request can’t be too excessive.”

As soon as Chu Zai’s voice fell, the officials sitting below the podium grew visibly excited. After all, this reward was too precious.

On the contrary, Yu Yunxi yawned and muttered under her breath, “How boring.”

Feng Yili held back his laughter and asked, “Eldest Princess, why do you think it’s boring?”

“It sounds like a good reward, but only the Emperor knows what request is excessive and what is not excessive. If the request is too simple, then the champion has worked so hard to win for nothing. If the request is too excessive, the champion risks offending the Emperor…” Yu Yunxi replied slowly.

Simply put, the reward sounded good, but it was not. Feng Yili’s smile widened when he heard this.

‘She’s already seen through it so quickly…’

At this moment, the Empress Dowager suddenly turned to look at Yu Yunxi and said, “Eldest Princess, I heard that you also know martial arts. Why don’t you participate in the hunt?”

Yu Yunxi refused decisively. “Empress Dowager, although I know martial arts, my skills aren’t very good. I definitely won’t be able to deal with the ferocious beasts in the forest. Hence, I only came to join the fun.”

‘Her skills aren’t good?’

When Chu Zai and the Empress Dowager heard Yu Yunxi’s words, their eyes Flashed

The Emperor Emeritus would not be participating in the autumn hunt. Therefore, if anything happened to Yu Yunxi here, the Emperor Emeritus would not be able to do anything about it..