Quick Transmigration: Drama Queen's Daily Life-Chapter 1030 - 1019: Ever-Victorious General

"What do you think of Ye Qiu after today?" The old Emperor paused for a moment and then asked the Crown Prince.

The Crown Prince did not answer immediately but pondered for a moment: "Your son believes that although General Ye is a talented military man, his literary skills are equally outstanding. However, he is too proud and rigid, and I fear he will not get along with the courtiers."

The old Emperor laughed at this: "I was asking about your feelings as a man towards a woman, not this!"

The Crown Prince blushed with embarrassment and said, "Father Emperor, this pertains to the chastity of a lady, how can your son speak of it?"

The old Emperor was unconcerned and laughed even louder: "It seems there is interest."

The Crown Prince knelt immediately: "Father Emperor, please understand!"

"Rise. I have told you before, when it’s just the two of us, there’s no need for so many formalities. Your Empress Mother couldn’t let go of you before she passed, asking me to take good care of you. However, in the early years, the regime was unstable, and I had to accept many concubines. Now, with the intertwining forces of harem and previous dynasty, even I, your Father Emperor, have no immediate solution. But rest assured, the throne will always be yours." The old Emperor sighed, seeming to recall the past.

The Crown Prince felt a surge of bitterness. Clearly, he is the legitimate eldest son, and his Father Emperor favors him, but because of the entanglement of aristocratic power, he and his father have to display a facade of dislike and restraint in front of others.

Someday, someday, he will make everyone willingly kneel at his feet!

"I understand Father Emperor’s careful intentions. Father Emperor, I will study diligently," the Crown Prince promised.

"I have always been reassured about you. What do you think of the idea I just mentioned?" the old Emperor asked again.

"Father Emperor intends to make Ye Qiu the Crown Princess Consort?"

"That’s right," the old Emperor nodded, speaking astutely. "After much consideration, she is the most suitable. Although her temperament is not fit to be the Mother of the Country, we are not truly making her the Mother of the Country. What we need is her power and her influence with the Ye Family Army among the people."

"But she is now high in power and position. What if, in the future, I cannot suppress her?"

"Do you not even have this much confidence in yourself?" The old Emperor sized up his son, feeling that everything about him was exemplary, "I know that among the noble ladies in the capital, very few are not interested in you."

"But General Ye is different from ordinary women."

"As long as she’s a woman, how could she resist the beauty of spring?" The old Emperor waved his hand, "I just can’t believe that with such excellent conditions as yours, she will remain unmoved. If even you can’t impress her, then who can she possibly be interested in?"

As he said this, the old Emperor’s eyes turned cold, seemingly sinister.

"Father Emperor, I was just speaking casually. Besides, your son has not interacted much with General Ye and is still unsure of her thoughts."

"Even if she doesn’t have feelings for you now, I will create more opportunities for you two to interact. The more you engage, the more she will inevitably fall for you. Once a woman falls in love, she is willing to give everything for the man she loves," the old Emperor said with much experience.

However, he failed to notice that the Crown Prince was clenching his fists at this moment. Wasn’t this exactly what happened to his Empress Mother? For the stability of the Father Emperor’s throne, she tolerated him taking so many concubines, endured the disrespect and schemes from those concubines, ultimately even sacrificing her own life.

"When she falls in love with you, she will make the Ye Family Army support you. In the face of military power, civil servants count for nothing. But remember, even if she loves you, she should not stay too long, understand?"

"I understand, thank you for your guidance, Father Emperor."

The next day at court, the old Emperor lavishly praised Ye Qiu’s literary talent while stripping Grandmaster Yu of his position, and ordered the Crown Prince to personally escort Marquis Ye, a national statesman, back to his mansion as a sign of favor.

While those two poems about plums were being discussed widely, inside the Yu Mansion, it was a scene of desolation.

"Master, what on earth happened, master? Who are these people? Why are they taking away the things bestowed by the Emperor? Why are they saying we have to move out of the mansion?" As soon as Grandmaster Yu returned home, he was met with his own lady crying uncontrollably, his eyes immediately filled with bloodshot anger.

"Why? You ask me why? Go ask the good daughter you raised, what on earth she’s done outside to cause this calamity to our family?"

"Rourou?" Lady Yu was stunned, "Rourou has always been obedient, how could she cause such trouble and bring such a disaster to our family?"

"If not her, then who? She insulted Marquis Ye at the Prime Minister’s Mansion that day, and the Emperor says I failed in disciplining my daughter, so I’m no longer qualified to educate the Crown Prince. I’m no longer the imperial tutor; naturally, these imperial gifts, this residence, must be taken back."

"Bang!" Just then, Yu Rou walked in and, upon hearing this, shattered the White Jade Porcelain Vase in her hand, which the Crown Prince had once gifted her. She didn’t want it taken, but it turned out it was never hers to keep.

"How can that be? How could it be because of what I said that day?" She muttered, pale-faced, "She said she wouldn’t take it to heart. She said it when she left."

"There were so many people present that day, even if she didn’t care, someone would have reported it to the Emperor. You rebellious daughter! How dare you say that an Emperor-appointed First-rank Marquis is nothing? Do you know what the Emperor said to me today? The Emperor asked if I’m something! You rebellious daughter, my decades of hard work have been destroyed by you in a single day!"

Growing increasingly exasperated, Grandmaster Yu slapped his daughter hard.

Yu Rou, already a frail woman and mentally unstable, was knocked to the ground by the slap. Even Lady Yu, who usually doted on her the most, showed only a trace of reluctance and did not help her up.

After all, Lady Yu still resented this daughter. Without her, the family wouldn’t be in such dire straits. Now, her concern was for her son’s future prospects.

"I will go plead with her, I will ask her to persuade the Emperor to change his mind. I will apologize to her; I will even kneel before her." Yu Rou couldn’t accept her family’s loss of power and influence, and she couldn’t imagine how she would interact with those aristocratic ladies in the future.

She still didn’t realize that since her father’s fall from grace, she no longer had the qualifications to attend those gatherings.

"My humble self has arrived home, Your Highness, please return." Ye Qiu thanked the Crown Prince.

The Crown Prince smiled gently at her: "Won’t Marquis invite me in for a sit?" 𝗳𝚛𝚎𝚎𝘄𝕖𝕓𝕟𝕠𝚟𝚎𝕝.𝗰𝕠𝐦

Ye Qiu frowned and refused: "There are only two widowed sisters-in-law at home, it might be inconvenient."

The Crown Prince nodded in understanding: "It was my abruptness. Next time, when there’s another opportunity, I hope Marquis won’t refuse my invitation."

"Certainly."

As soon as Ye Qiu saw the Crown Prince off, she encountered Yu Rou, who looked almost insane. If she hadn’t identified herself, it might have been hard to recognize the pale and panic-stricken woman as the same arrogant and domineering Yu Rou from a few days ago.

So, she’s finally tasted the bitterness of life? Ye Qiu smirked slightly.