It was as if the vigorous and motivated young man in Yishan Academy appeared in front of him again. The pride and conceit of that young man seemed to have been a matter of a past life. At that time, he must have never imagined that he would fall into this kind of plight.

In just three years, things had changed into an unrecognizable state. His mother had turned into a pile of bones and Yishan Academy was likely already overgrown with grass and would no longer be prosperous.

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Looking at the Crown Prince’s sincere gaze, Yun Feiyu repeatedly tightened and loosened his hands. The low voice of Yun Feiyu finally sounded in the cell that had been silent for a long while: “I thank Your Highness for such regard, but this sinful official is too ashamed. Please allow me more time to figure out some things, and then I will follow the orders of Your Highness.”

Su Mu sighed and said, “Alright, if you have figured it out, then notify the prison guard. You can go out at any time, no one will dare to stop you.”

Yun Feiyu said: “Thanking Your Highness.”

Su Mu knew what he was struggling with. Although he and Yun Feiyan were siblings, the world they came into contact with was completely different, which caused their thoughts and reasoning to head towards opposite directions.

In any case, sooner or later he would come to an understanding. Besides, even if his person was in the cell, he would still be of use to him. Su Mu didn’t continue to persuade him anymore. After the two talked for a bit longer, Su Mu left.

Walking out of the prison, the earth was already shrouded in night, and not far away, the imperial palace that had been washed in countless people’s blood laid dormant like a monster. A tall figure appeared on the roof of the Crown Prince’s Palace, but the surrounding guards continued to patrol casually as if they didn’t notice him at all.

“Gu Yunzhou?” Su Mu called out at the unexpected visitor, and then lightly landed on the roof opposite Gu Yunzhou.

Immediately after Su Mu landed on the roof, Gu Yunzhou said “follow me” and then flew away. Su Mu had no choice but to follow with confusion.

Outside the imperial city towered the main peak of Bailu Mountain, the highest mountain within a thousand miles. Standing on top of the peak, one could overlook the beautiful Yuping Lake and the entire imperial city.

The stars were hidden by the mountains and valleys, and the bright moon hung lonely in the sky like a huge pearl. Just like the tall and upright figure standing under the moon, strong and cold but also lonely.

Su Mu quietly landed behind Gu Yunzhou, enjoying this picturesque scenery and beauty.

The light breeze playfully teased his hair and stroked his firm face. Gu Yunzhou turned around and drew out his sword without a word. Like a ghost he made his way towards Su Mu swiftly. The sharp sword flashed past as quick as shadows. Except for Su Mu, there were probably no more than a handful of people in the world who could track Gu Yunzhou’s sword.

The ink black pupils were as dark as night, and Su Mu’s expression tensed as he shifted sideways to avoid the blade of the sword and then snapped out his right hand like a lightning bolt. The five-finger claw gripped Gu Yunzhou’s forearm like an iron hook. However, Gu Yunzhou’s arm was as firm and hard as cast iron, shaking him off with a just little effort.

The first exchange of blows could not decide the victor. The speed of the two was faster than the flickering of flint sparks. The two stood opposite each other and stared at each other intently. The wind gradually picked up, blowing at the hems of the two and causing it to dance and flap wildly.

A dark cloud obscured the moon, and both the sky and the earth fell into darkness for a moment. Two unclear shadows flickered in and out on the main peak of Bailu Mountain like ghosts. Accompanying them were the continuous sound of metal clashing, continuous and ear-piercing.

The dark clouds soon drifted away, and the moonlight once again fell on earth. Under the moonlight, two men who were equally world-renowned stood facing each other. Su Mu’s chest was moving slightly up and down, his breathing coming in short quick inhales as his eyes stared sharply at Gu Yunzhou. A cheek had been cut by the sword wind, leaving behind a small wound with red blood beading and trickling down the snow-white skin. The image it presented was one of a strange and dangerous beauty.

Standing not far from Su Mu, Gu Yunzhou also didn’t escape completely unharmed. The clothes on him were torn apart by Su Mu’s clawed fingers, leaving a few thin scratches that very easily brought to mind certain ambiguous scenes.

The entire night, Su Mu and Gu Yunzhou fought endlessly on the top of Bailu Mountain but still neither victory nor defeat was to be had. Though, their clothes did suffer in their place. Su Mu’s luxurious court robes were mercilessly cut open by Gu Yunzhou’s iron sword. Gu Yunzhou’s black robes were also clawed into cloth strips by Su Mu, and the two of them could almost be described as barely clothed.

It wasn’t until yinshi (3-5am) approached and Su Mu must attend morning assembly did they stop. A cool breeze blew unimpeded at his bare skin and Su Mu blushed, pulling at the remaining cloth to cover his body. His eyes caught Gu Yunzhou’s strong and muscular body, and then just as quickly he guiltily withdrew his gaze, awkwardly covering his embarrassment with random words: “Hey, how can your swordsmanship be so good! It’s very powerful!”

“I only have the sword.” Gu Yunzhou said lightly.

The words were simple, the tone plain but it caused Su Mu’s heart to shrink uncontrollably, as if it was suddenly pinched.

Looking at his lonely figure, Su Mu didn’t know how to respond. Gu Yunzhou didn’t seem to want his answer either, and his figure disappeared before Su Mu’s eyes in a flash.

“Gu…..”

Su Mu wanted to stop him, but in the end swallowed the rest of his words. The relationship between the two seemed not to the point where they could talk about such personal matters. What’s more, Gu Yunzhou was a very cold and reclusive person. Su Mu stared at the place where Gu Yunzhou disappeared from. After a while, he also flew down to the top of the peak and rushed towards the palace.

But what Su Mu didn’t know was that after he disappeared, Gu Yunzhou’s figure reappeared back in place, staring at the direction of Su Mu’s disappearance until the sunrise.

Throughout the morning assembly, Su Mu was completely lacking in any interest. The officials who had been with Su Mu for a long time also discovered Su Mu’s absentminded state. Lin Siyuan, who was standing among the officials in the hall, also noticed that Su Mu’s thoughts had wandered who knew where. Could it be that it was because he met Yun Feiyu yesterday, causing the Crown Prince to still be so preoccupied today?

Liu Xi and Huang Xuan, who were in the Crown Prince’s Palace, instantly felt a sense of crisis.

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With a “bang” Liu Xi kicked over the stool, gritting his teeth with a vicious expression: “Truly, just all kinds of monsters, ghosts, and snakes want to cling to the Crown Prince. I finally drove away Ye Qingfeng, but now an even more difficult Gu Yunzhou shows up. Does the Crown Prince have a peach blossom fate or what!” (TN: peach blossom fate=many suitors/admirers)

On the other side of the Crown Prince’s Palace, Huang Xuan calmly listened to the eunuch’s report. And then with a still calm face, he replaced the “Medical Classics” in his hands with “Poison Classics”.

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Above the court, Su Mu sat in his position of power. No one dared to meet his gaze as it passed over them. Seeing the meek and sheep-like officials below, Su Mu felt a little annoyed. Obedience was a good thing, but too much obedience was not a good thing. And besides, these people were just “obedient” on the surface. They were not so well-behaved in their actions.

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Su Mu rested his hands on the armrests of the gilded dragon chair, tapping the armrest with his fingers, and said, “Is there nothing you want to say to Ben Gong?”

Every one of the officials looked at each other, turning heads and exchanging looks, but not one of them dared to be the early bird. Su Mu waited for a while and seeing that no one answered, he directly picked on someone and asked: “Wang Zhichen, how about you? You don’t have anything you want to say to Ben Gong?”

Wang Zhichen, Shangshu of the Ministry of Justice, walked to the center of the hall with cold sweat beading on his back and stammered: “Your Highness, this official…..this official…..”

“Since there is something then just speak.” Su Mu’s tone was calm, but the slightly drawled voice let Wang Zhichen know that the Crown Prince was not in a good mood.

He cautiously said: “Your Highness, a few days ago…..the New Laws have been delegated to the counties, but…..some people have not implemented the will of Your Highness, but instead…..”

“Instead, what?” Su Mu asked indifferently.

“Instead, they spoke rudely of Your Highness.” After saying this, Wang Zhichen felt as if his under clothes were soaked through. Fortunately, he had on a lot of layers, Wang Zhichen thought with some gladness.

It didn’t matter if they cursed a few words, so long as they didn’t cause a large-scale bad influence.

After Wang Zhichen stepped back, Yun Jing, who had been hesitating, finally summoned the courage to walk to the center of the hall and said to Su Mu: “Your Highness, is it not somewhat improper to abolish all the slave contracts?”

Su Mu said: “It is not abolished but changed into an employment contract. Is it not stated that work must be done in exchange for monetary compensation? What is improper about this?”

Yun Jing hesitated and said, “But many gentry disagree.”

Su Mu said: “So what if they don’t agree? In any case, the government does not recognize the validity of the slave contracts and only recognizes the employment contract. If someone violates the law then just arrest and punish them. Those who fail to correct their ways will be severely punished.”

It was still early in the morning, but Su Mu was already out of enthusiasm. These people only saw the problems brought about by the New Laws, but could not see the power it could exert in the future. It made Su Mu suddenly feel as if he was talking to the wall.

When he was about to enter the gate of the Crown Prince’s Palace, Su Mu paused in his steps and said: “Prepare some food and drink for a visit to the imperial prison.”

Among the people Su Mu knew, only Yun Feiyu could guess some of his thoughts. Su Mu decided to pay a visit to the imperial prison.

In the prison, Yun Feiyu sat in a daze with a newly compiled and implemented New Laws in his hand.

It would be great if you and the former Crown Prince were not the same person.

He sighed slightly, his feelings for the Crown Prince had become more complicated. Just as he was feeling conflicted, the eunuch’s shrill voice sounded in the aisle.

“His Royal Highness is here!”

Yun Feiyu’s heart jumped and felt very surprised. He wondered why the Crown Prince would come to see a man who had tried to murder him?

However, it was undeniable that there was a glimmer of joy in his heart. But, in his heart he still blamed the Crown Prince for harming his mother and sister.

Yun Feiyu looked at the Crown Prince in gorgeous court clothes, appearing indescribably noble and magnificent, and couldn’t help sighing, “He has become more and more like a true emperor.”

“This sinful official, Yun Feiyu, greets His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.”

Su Mu motioned for people to open the door while saying: “Rise. There are not many people who can see through my mind, and so I just want to have a talk with you.”

Yun Feiyu replied in a tone that was neither humble nor overbearing: “This sinful official dares not.”

The eunuch quickly spread a brocade cloth on the table in the prison, and then placed all kinds dishes and a jug of wine on the table.

Su Mu picked up the wine jug and said, “Go guard outside.”

As soon as Su Mu spoke, the entourage who had been following him the whole time immediately disappeared.

Su Mu filled the cups for the two of them, and said to Yun Feiyu: “Sit down.”

Yun Feiyu sat quietly across from Su Mu. From this position, he could clearly see the faint dark circles under Su Mu’s eyes. The New Laws would inevitably encounter great resistance. Yun Feiyu had never thought that the Crown Prince would really change his evil ways, and never thought that these unbelievable policies would come from someone like the Crown Prince who could not even write a word.

He tried his best to murder the Crown Prince. In addition to avenging his mother, he also had the intention of ​​eliminating harm for the people of the world. But that thick book containing the New Laws made it difficult for him to face reality. The reality that the Crown Prince was now the hope of the Qing kingdom.

Was he wrong? He couldn’t help asking himself.

In theory, the Crown Prince could not die because if the Crown Prince should die then what they were working for would go up in smoke. But according to law, the Crown Prince deserved to die and yet emotionally, he did not know how to choose.

Su Mu didn’t know the other’s inner entanglement. He took a sip of wine and ate a few bites with his chopsticks before asking: “After prohibiting the private sale of land, how can I get those big landlords to hand over their lands? Do not say kill, as there would be no people left if I killed them all.”

“Allocate the same inheritable property to the legitimate and illegitimate children.” Yun Feiyu answered, looking as if he had forgotten that he had even tried to murder the other.

Su Mu, who had just picked up his chopsticks, paused and then said with some surprise: “A writ to extend kindness, this is a good idea.”

It coincided with his own thinking.

“Extending kindness order?” Yun Feiyu raised his eyebrows and then fell into thinking before saying: “This name is really ingenious.”

Su Mu raised an eyebrow somewhat proudly, and said, “I’m overwhelmed.” Then he frowned and said, “But isn’t it too slow to wait for that group of people to die?”

Yun Feiyu looked at the increasingly mature Crown Prince and saw that he was about to transform from a handsome young man into a wise king. He felt a little sad. As Feiyan and Lin Siyuan said, there was no hope for him to enact revenge on the Crown Prince. With his crimes, even if he didn’t die, he could expect to spend the rest of his life in prison.

He took a sip of the slightly bitter wine, and said: “Men are considered to have come of age at twenty, so it can be allocated at this time.”

Su Mu put down the wine cup. Thinking of the embarrassing drunken behavior from last time, he couldn’t help but blush and cough covertly, “Excellent idea, it will immediately disperse the unity of those clans.”

Then Su Mu asked him a few more questions and found that he was truly a talent, his offered solutions were very similar to his own thoughts. But because of the limitations of being an ancient of this era, his vision was not as good as Su Mu’s, but on how to deal with the people of this era he was definitely much better than Su Mu. Su Mu believed that so long as the other was given proper training and experience, he would definitely be able to play a hugely useful role.

So Su Mu put down his chopsticks and looked at Yun Feiyu’s eyes seriously, saying in a sincere tone: “The Qing kingdom needs you, the people need you. Yun Feiyu, leave here with me!”

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Seeing that Yun Feiyu was affected by his words, Su Mu hurriedly pursued the victory and said: “From the beautiful mountains and rivers, to bringing peace and prosperity’, have you forgotten your aspirations from when you were a boy? Have you also forgotten your ambition to ‘Punish the thieves and lawbreakers everywhere, and level the waves of the Xijiang River’?”

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“Who is it? I will definitely cut and dismember him into pieces!”

Yun Feiyu was so angry that he almost lost his mind. Why had the little sister he cherished and protected since they were children meet with such tortuous harm?

Feeling Yun Feiyu’s distress and anger, Yun Feiyan’s heart warmed. She wiped the tears on her face and covered it back with her veil and said slowly: “It was Chen Chuan.”

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Yun Feiyu restrained the almost gushing hatred and asked with gritted, “Chen Chuan, the leader of the southeast army? Damn bastard! Why did he treat you this way?”

Yun Feiyan, whose face was once again covered, only revealed a pair of beautiful and gentle eyes, a fresh and elegant aura surrounding her. No one could think that she actually had an unsightly face under that veil.

Yun Feiyan’s soft voice sounded in the dark prison: “Three years ago, when the Crown Prince charged into the Qingxi Temple where mother and I were located, mother took a hit from the Crown Prince’s palm to save me. I was lucky and managed to escape with the help of a nun from the nunnery. After escaping, I lost my way but a woodcutter rescued me. I lived in the woodcutter’s home to recover from my wounds. But it wasn’t long before the southeast army began to conscript men into the army, and the woodcutter was caught and taken away. Seeing me they also took me away as well. There were many women there. They were bought, forcefully captured, or lied to.”

When her words reached here, her white and tender hands trembled slightly and the skin on her face turned pale. Yun Feiyan lowered her head and cried silently: “I spent a year there…..after…..after…..I was given to Chen Chuan. Later, Liu Fu, the woodcutter, had also become Chen Chuan’s guard. He tried to help me escape but was caught and killed by Chen Chuan. I was also caught by Chen Chuan and then…..I became like this.”

She wiped her face but the tears kept coming: “Afterwards, it was only when the three armies attacked the imperial city did we find a chance to escape.”

When a beautiful woman fell into the hands of a group of beasts, it was possible to imagine what would happen with just one’s toes. Yun Feiyan’s few words made Yun Feiyu and Lin Siyuan want to dismember Chen Chuan and those beasts into pieces. And Yun Feiyu’s hatred towards the Crown Prince also reached a new height. If it hadn’t been for the Crown Prince killing into Qingxi Temple, how could Yun Feiyan fall into Chen Chuan’s hands?

Thinking of this, he became even more confused as to why ​​Yun Feiyan would hand over the antidote to the Crown Prince. But at this moment, as he watched Yun Feiyan’s tears soak through her veil, he couldn’t feel anything in his heart except for heartache. With tears in his eyes, he said with guilt: “I’m sorry Feiyan, it’s because I didn’t protect you and mother.”

Yun Feiyu fell into deep self-blame, and he involuntarily developed deep doubts about himself. Of his two most important relatives, one died violently while the other was tortured into such an unrecognizable state. But he was completely incapable of doing anything, imprisoned in this small cell and unable to seek revenge on their enemies.

Looking at his pained and tortured expression, Yun Feiyan hurriedly said: “Brother, don’t blame yourself, this has nothing to do with you.”

Yun Feiyu raised his eyes and looked at her in distress: “Don’t you hate the Crown Prince? It’s because of him that you have become like this now. Why did you save him?”

Yun Feiyan said with tears in her eyes: “I not only hate him, I also hate this world. Why can the Crown Prince kill people at will? Why do princes and nobles treat human life like so much disposable trash? Why can wives and children be bought and sold at will? Why must the wife be completely subordinate to the husband? Why can’t women also be officials? Or do business? Brother, who made these decisions? Why should we obey all of this?”

Yun Feiyu and Lin Siyuan, who had always been confident in their scholarly knowledge, were completely stumped by Yun Feiyan’s questions. Why was it like this? It seemed that the imperial power had always been the supremacy since ancient times. They had the power to dictate the lives and deaths of the common people and even the court officials, but when was this ancient time?

“Shi Ran destroyed and conquered six kingdoms causing blood to flow like rivers, and the people of these six kingdoms were not allowed to become officials but casted as slaves of the Shi Kingdom. When the Emperor of Wu was fighting for the throne, the blood flowed like rivers in the imperial city of the Wu Kingdom, ignoring the lives and suffering of the citizens in the city for three days and three nights. When he attacked the seven clans of the Western Regions, no male was spared while all the women were reduced to slaves. The murders they committed were no less than that of the Crown Prince.”

“There are countless Crown Princes and countless Chen Chuans in this world, so it is this world that is wrong!” Yun Feiyan’s eyes were full of hatred, but her tone was very calm.

But in the ears of Yun Feiyu and Lin Siyuan, it was no less loud and shocking as thunder from the nine heavens.

History was always so similar. Blood and bones laid the road to peace. After peace, the people once again step onto this bloody road constructed of bones. But why was this a cycle that they never seemed to be able to escape from?

Yun Feiyu and Lin Siyuan couldn’t think of an answer, and Yun Feiyan only had an extremely vague thought in her mind. It had troubled her over countless days and nights, but still she remained puzzled.

In the Crown Prince’s Palace, in the study room, Su Mu held a stack of papers in his hand that recorded the words of the three people. At the end, after finishing reading the last word, Su Mu could not help but feel that Yun Feiyan was indeed a woman ahead of her times. Perhaps if it weren’t for the fact that he had come from a later generation, he might not necessarily have Yun Feiyan’s vision.

Su Mu looked at the questions raised by Yun Feiyan in his hand, and shook his head: “It’s a pity that you won’t be able to see the world of your dreams in your lifetime.”

Speaking of this, Su Mu really did miss that world a little bit.

“Since an ancient woman could have such courage, how can someone from the modern age lose to her?”

Su Mu’s competitiveness and enthusiasm was fanned. He put down the papers in his hand, picked up a brush, and wrote in a manner of one possessed on pieces of smooth paper. After a while, he called out: “Han Yi.”

A sturdy young man walked into the study and bowed, “This official is here, please give your orders.”

Su Mu folded what he had written and said: “Give this letter to Lin Siyuan and have him write it as a notice.”

Han Yi received a thick stack of papers from Su Mu’s hand: “Yes.”

A few days later, the Crown Prince’s notices recruiting skilled craftsmen from all over the world as well as prohibiting private trafficking of land and human beings were posted outside Xuefeng Villa. Ye Qingfeng, who was being forced to communicate with the Zhao family’s young lady, passed by the notice board. Seeing those notices was almost like seeing the Crown Prince. After leaving for so long, the other didn’t even bother to send a message to him. This vexed Ye Qingfeng greatly, his gums itched and his heart felt like it was being scratched by a cat’s paw. He wanted nothing more than to grab that heartless little thing right away, throw him on the bed and cruelly ‘bully’ him for a nice long session.

Ye Qingfeng couldn’t help looking up to the sky and sighing, why did he fall in love with such a heartless little guy?

When the three armies were besieging the city, although Ye Qingfeng’s influence in jianghu could not turn the tide, it was still possible to deal some damage to the three armies. The reason that he did not end up doing anything was because of his hope to take the Crown Prince and elope after the three armies broke into the city. At that time, no one would be able to fight with him for the Crown Prince’s attention.

He had been free and unrestrained in jianghu for so many years, but now he had to pit his wits against those fox demon spirits in the palace for that little heartless guy. Ye Qingfeng felt as if he would lose his hair from the grief.

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He looked at the words “Xuefeng Villa” on the front door, and secretly thought: “There is still such a big problem to solve, but you little heartless fellow don’t even know to send a letter to comfort me. See how I will deal with you when I return.”

“Big brother Ye, why aren’t you moving, let’s go in!”

Ye Qingfeng, who had been lost in his own world, was awakened by a woman’s voice and hurriedly pulled himself together, “Ah, let’s go.”

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The Emperor had just given the order to hold a concubine selection feast for the Crown Prince, but the next day he was so sick he could not get out of bed.

In the Qionghua Pavilion, Huang Xuan sat next to Liu Xi and frowned deeply: “How could this be? It is impossible that my medicine did not work.”

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Suddenly, he thought of an answer that made him feel as if he was thrown into an ice cellar. With cold sweat beading, he said: “Could it be…..”

“The Crown Prince!”

Liu Xi’s face was dark and his expression was a little uneasy. Those horrorific torture scenes related to the Crown Prince appeared before his eyes once again. Liu Xi hurriedly suppressed the fear in his heart and said: “His Highness must have intervened, otherwise His Majesty would not have escaped this catastrophe.”

Huang Xuan nodded thoughtfully and wondered: “But since His Highness knew that we did it, why didn’t he arrest us? After letting us carry out the plan, why did he save His Majesty? Also, doesn’t His Highness want to take the throne?”

Liu Xi also frowned inexplicably, unable to think of an answer for a long time.

When Yun Feiyu, who was in prison, learned the news from Lin Siyuan, he sneered and said: “What an impressive Crown Prince, he really impresses more and more. Using his own father as a shield is truly impressive.”

Lin Siyuan looked at him incomprehensibly, and asked: “Feiyu, what do you mean? His Highness didn’t do anything?”

Yun Feiyu looked at his friend and sighed: “The Crown Prince’s new laws will inevitably be opposed by many people when it is first implemented. However, these people dare not directly face the Crown Prince and can only go to the Emperor to reason. But the Emperor doesn’t care about state affairs at all. When the time comes, these people who have run into a wall will not dare to fight the Crown Prince directly. Instead they can only turn their aim on the Emperor.”

Lin Siyuan was still puzzled: “But what is the point? The Crown Prince can ascend directly to the throne, and the Emperor won’t be able to stop him at all. Those people don’t even dare to offend the Crown Prince at this time, let alone the Crown Prince when he has ascended the throne.”

Yun Feiyu shook his head and said: “First, those who are dissatisfied with the Crown Prince’s new laws can transfer their displeasure to the incapable Emperor; second, the Crown Prince favors…..men, and has no wife, no concubine. Those in the court who dared to force the Crown Prince to marry women have all been killed. But as the Emperor he must face the will of the kingdom’s people. The Crown Prince cannot kill everyone in the world; third, only the existence of this incapable Emperor can show the wisdom of the Crown Prince; fourth……”

Yun Feiyu said a lot, causing Lin Siyuan to finally become enlightened, but also feel cold sweat spring up on his back. The calculations of the Crown Prince were too fearsome.

Lin Siyuan was stunned and said: “Feiyu, why don’t I ask the Crown Prince to let you go, and you don’t find the Crown Prince to take revenge. You couldn’t kill him before, and now it’s even more impossible.”

“What if your mother was the one who was murdered by the Crown Prince?” Yun Feiyu stared into his eyes and asked, “Can you also let go of your hatred?”

Lin Siyuan frowned and said, “I’m not asking you to let go of your hatred. It’s just that you are not the Crown Prince’s opponent at all, and now the Crown Prince is the only hope of the entire Qing kingdom. Didn’t you hope that the people in the world can live and work in peace? This is something the Crown Prince can accomplish.”

Yun Feiyu looked at him and did not speak. Lin Siyuan’s words did not have any effect at all on the other, so he did not continue persuading him. After all, not having experienced it himself he could not understand the other’s pain.

Lin Siyuan took out a book from his arms and said: “This is what you had me bring over last time. It is a hard life in prison, so if you need anything just tell me.”

Yun Feiyu took the blue book and nodded. He looked at Lin Siyuan and asked, “How is Feiyan?”

Lin Siyuan did not tell Yun Feiyu about Yun Feiyan giving the antidote to the Crown Prince. Therefore, the Crown Prince having been completely detoxified was still unknown to Yun Feiyu. Lin Siyuan avoided Yun Feiyu’s gaze and unconciously looked to the side. With a guilty heart he replied: “She’s pretty good.”

Lin Siyuan had some doubts whether the two siblings were born by the same parents. They were both enemies of the one who killed their mother. Yun Feiyu wanted the Crown Prince to die, but Yun Feiyan handed over the antidote.

Yun Feiyu looked at his dodging gaze, and gradually grasped tighter at the book in his hand. He turned his gaze to the corner and said, “Feiyan, you come out.”

They were discovered!

Lin Siyuan’s heart jumped, secretly yelling oh no in his heart.

Yun Feiyan was still dressed in white, with an opaque white veil over her face. She slowly walked up to Yun Feiyu, looked at him through the bars, and said, “Brother.”

Many thoughts flashed in his mind. Looking at Yun Feiyan’s bright eyes, his heart began to sink. Yun Feiyu squeezed the book severely enough to bend it out of shape. The warmth on his face had also disappeared. He asked: “You gave the antidote to the Crown Prince.”

Although it was a question, he already had a definite answer. But he still had a glimmer of hope in his heart.

“Yes.”

Yun Feiyan’s calm answer completely destroyed his delusion. He endured the exploding anger and asked, “Why?”

He worked so hard for three years, looking for opportunities to get close to the Crown Prince again and again, enduring inhuman torture time and time again to poison the Crown Prince. But why did his biological sister save the Crown Prince?

Yun Feiyu admitted that he was not a stupid person, but at this time he could not think of a slightly more reliable reason to excuse his sister.

Looking at the anger and heartache in her brother’s eyes, Yun Feiyan also felt pain. She closed her eyes and a drop of tear slid from the corner of her eye. She stretched out her hand to take off the veil she had never taken off in front of others.

Then, Yun Feiyu, who had been in anger, was suddenly struck dumb. When he recovered, he rushed to Yun Feiyan. Regardless of propriety, he stubbornly held Yun Feiyan’s hand and questioned: “How could this be? Who caused you to be like this!”

His sister has been beautiful and lovely since she was a child, and she became even more beautiful when she grew up. She had been crowned the title of the number one beauty in the imperial city. But who was standing in front of him now? How could this ugly woman with scars on her face that could disgust at a glance be his sister?

The lower part of her entire face was completely unrecognizable. No skin was intact, her mouth and nose had become terrifying shapes, and her neck was also covered with ugly and terrifying scars. It was conceivable that there should be even more horrific scars on her body. 

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Yun Feiyu did not dare to think about the inhuman abuse she had suffered, and even the torture that the Crown Prince used on him was “mild” when compared to what his sister had suffered.

Lin Siyuan standing on the side was also shocked and speechless. He had thought the same as Yun Feiyu, thinking that Yun Feiyan only wore the veil to avoid trouble that her beauty might bring. He never expected it to be like this!

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Hearing that the Crown Prince asked to see him, Su Yuan reluctantly got up from the beauty in his arms and walked weakly to sit down in front of Su Mu, “Why does the Crown Prince want to see me?”

The strong powdery smell of women’s makeup in the room made Su Mu frown in disgust and the Emperor was already preparing for the concubine selection feast. Su Mu had no choice but to say: “Fu Huang, at this time the war has just passed, and the people urgently need time to recuperate. It is not advisable to hold a concubine selection feast.”

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Su Yuan truly couldn’t understand it. How was the soft and fragrant woman not better than a hard and firm feeling man. He looked at Su Mu with a pair of dim and vigor lacking eyes, “It is precisely because the chaos has just passed that we need a big happy event to get rid of the bad luck. Crown Prince, don’t be too addicted to the male sex, you have to at least leave an heir for Qing kingdom.”

Su Mu said: “Er chen have my own plans on this matter, and Fu Huang does not have to worry about it. As for the concubine selection feast, please take back the decree.”

As soon as he heard that his search for beauties would be cut off by Su Mu, Su Yuan was immediately unhappy, and said in a displeased tone: “Crown Prince, I can listen to you for other things, but I cannot change the concubine selection feast. There are three unfilial matters with having no descendants as the most unfilial of all. The Qing kingdom cannot be lacking an heir. There must be a mistress of the East Palace. This matter has been decided. Zhen is tired. Please go back, Crown Prince.” (TN: East Palace=Crown Prince’s Palace)

Seeing the Emperor walking back into the inner room impatiently, he could already think of what he was rushing back to do with just his toes. Su Mu walked out the door with a sullen face. As he was walking back to his residence, he happened to run into Huang Xuan who was coming back from the imperial medical college.

Although it was only the end of spring, Huang Xuan, who had been walking swiftly under the sun, had a layer of sweat on his forehead and a layer of pink also stained his tender and firm cheeks. After seeing Su Mu, his clear eyes became even brighter. Excitedly he said: “This official pays respects to His Royal Highness.”

The pleasing and beautiful boy made Su Mu feel a little better, but Huang Xuan still detected the annoyance on his face. He asked with concern: “Is there anything worrying Your Highness? Can you tell this official?”

Su Mu led Huang Xuan over to sit down in a pavilion. The maid quickly served fragrant tea and pastries. Su Mu picked up the tea cup and took a sip, “The Emperor wants to hold a concubine selection feast for me. I am currently troubled by this matter.”

Selecting concubines!

Huang Xuan felt as if thunder had slammed down on him, his mind completely blanked and his heart felt as if it was in a vice grip. His hands clenched so tightly his round nails almost pierced the flesh on his palms. The sunny smile on his face had completely disappeared.

Huang Xuan’s face turned pale and he tried to force a smile, “Then what is Your Highness’s intention?”

“Didn’t I just say that I am troubled about this. Ben Gong can love only men and it would not be good to ruin the life of other women.”

When Su Mu put down the teacup and looked up, he saw Huang Xuan, who was sitting opposite him, with an extremely pale face. Su Mu quickly touched his handsome face and said: “I don’t plan to marry a wife or concubine so don’t worry. Even for show I won’t do it.”

Huang Xuan held the Crown Prince’s hand on his face and said reluctantly: “But you are the Crown Prince, how can you have no children?”

“There is a solution to everything, and I will solve it, so you don’t have to worry about it.” Su Mu said.

Seeing Huang Xuan nod obediently, Su Mu said again: “Don’t let your imagination run wild, I will do what I said and won’t go back on my words. I will go to the study first.”

“Respectfully sending off Your Highness.”

Huang Xuan stood in the pavilion and watched the Crown Prince’s figure gradually disappear. There was a trace of determination on his face.

How could he give away what he loved, a love he had worked so hard to get.

“Tsk tsk, even rabbits will bite when angered!”

Liu Xi’s jade-like fingers curled a strand of his silky dark hair and walked gracefully into the pavilion. He poured a cup of tea for himself and sipped it gently.

Huang Xuan didn’t even spare him a look. He was about to leave but was stopped by Liu Xi.

“That’s the Crown Prince’s father, are you sure that the Crown Prince will be able to tolerate you then?”

Huang Xuan stood outside the pavilion and turned his head slightly, looking at Liu Xi’s face that seemed completely indifferent and uncaring about the matter, and asked, “I don’t understand what you are talking about?”

With a “bang”, Liu Xi sneered and slammed the teacup on the stone table. He said, “You can make that pure and innocent look in front of the Crown Prince but I know that the truly pure and innocent people around the Crown Prince have long since died. Just entering the palace and you knew to live in Feiyu Pavilion and use Yun Feiyu as your shield. You are the son of a merchant, and whoever thinks you are truly pure and innocent is really stupid.”

Liu Xi flicked the drops of tea that had fallen on his clothes and said, “There’s no need to beat around the bush, in the entire Qing kingdom and even the whole world, the only one who can make the Crown Prince concede is His Majesty. That group of ministers in the imperial court is just a waste of space, even if the Crown Prince wants to pick the stars they won’t dare to say a word.”

Huang Xuan turned around. His eyes were still clear, but the innocent and pure expression on his face had long since disappeared. He said indifferently: “What do you want to do?”

Liu Xi looked at Huang Xuan and emphasized each word: “Help His Royal Highness ascend the throne.”

“You?” Huang Xuan smiled disdainfully.

Liu Xi didn’t care about the expression on his face. In any case, Huang Xuan didn’t like him just as he didn’t like Huang Xuan. He stood up and said, “The only stumbling block in His Highness’s way is that one inside.”

Liu Xi looked at the direction of the harem. Huang Xuan naturally knew that he was talking about the Emperor who spent his days in the harem and not doing proper business.

“You also said that he is His Highness’s father.” Huang Xuan pointed out.

“There are so many people who want his life, why should we do it ourselves.” Liu Xi lowered his lashes and said coldly: “We just need to make it convenient for others.”

Huang Xuan glanced at him. No matter how he looked at that beautiful face, he only had an urge to tear it apart. Huang Xuan coldly said: “The spies belonging to outside forces in the palace have long been uprooted by His Highness. It takes more for outsiders to enter the palace than just opening their mouths. Since you have everything planned, why bother to come to me? You just want to drag me into the water with you.”

Liu Xi said angrily: “Who let His Highness care somewhat about you?” Then he said with a pleased look, “Of course, not more than me.”

Huang Xuan directly ignored that vile smug face and said: “This is not the place to talk. I will find you to discuss the specific matters later.”

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After he finished speaking, he immediately walked out of this courtyard. He didn’t want to spend even a moment more with this fox demon.

Liu Xi was right. They planned to get rid of the Emperor, the Crown Prince’s father. In order not to leave a deadly weakness for the other to latch on, and to distribute the Crown Prince’s anger, pulling the other into the water was the best method.

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Su Mu slowly opened his eyes and the first thing he saw was Gu Yunzhou’s indifferent face.

“Gu Yunzhou.”

Su Mu felt as if all the strength in his body had been drained. He opened his mouth but only made a small sound.

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He tried to move the body still held in Gu Yunzhou’s arms, feeling a little stiff and painful. In addition, his body also felt sticky and exuded a strong smell of blood. It all caused Su Mu to frown uncomfortably. He raised his arms weakly, attempting to get up from Gu Yunzhou’s arms.

Gu Yunzhou sat on the ground with one hand holding him and one hand on Su Mu’s chest to send internal force into him. He looked at Su Mu who was struggling like a newly born kitten in his arms without any expression.

Su Mu moved for only a brief while but already felt that he had no strength left at all. In the end he gave up the useless struggling. He lay in Gu Yunzhou’s arms and looked at him, “Can you help me call the maid in?”

Gu Yunzhou looked at him coldly and said, “No.”

Su Mu asked with exasperation: “Why?”

“You are too weak. For the time being you cannot be let go of.” Gu Yunzhou said calmly.

Su Mu looked at his dirty body with disgust, and said, “But I can’t remain in this state, I’m going to attract flies.”

Gu Yunzhou looked at Su Mu and then made a move with his right hand. The curtain in the distance immediately flew over and covered Su Mu’s naked body. In the next instant Su Mu felt himself wrapped and then lifted.

The door of the room was suddenly opened, and the maidservants guarding outside didn’t even have time to react when Gu Yunzhou disappeared holding Su Mu.

Inside the imperial palace, in the Royal Garden, Gu Yunzhou suddenly appeared beside a clear pond holding Su Mu. He pulled the gauze wrapping Su Mu and threw it aside, then still hugging Su Mu, he walked in without a flicker of change to his expression.

Su Mu’s face blushed a rare deep red. Seeing that he would be immersed in the pond water, he reminded the other with exasperation: “It’s only spring now, you want to freeze me to death? Hey, hey……huh?”

When his whole body sank into the water, Su Mu was surprised to find that he did not feel cold at all. Su Mu lifted his hands from the water, and a layer of steam rose from his bare arms. The cold water did not make Su Mu feel cold but instead only made him feel refreshed.

“I didn’t expect internal force to have this kind of use.” Su Mu said in surprise.

But then again, Su Mochi only knew how to use his internal force to kill people so it was not surprising that this body did not have such a memory. However, Su Mu truly admired Gu Yunzhou for being able to use his internal force to achieve this effect on others as well.

The cold pond water washed Su Mu’s pale and pliable body. He raised his hands laboriously to wash his dirty body, when suddenly there was a noise that caused Su Mu to stop.

“Your Majesty, chen qie is here, ah……Your Majesty, you are so bad……chen qie will not comply~!” (TN: chen qie is used by the emperor’s wives and concubines to refer to themselves and can be translated as “I, your lowly concubine”)

“Ai fei, you are too naughty, haha……I caught you……” (TN: ai fei is what the emperor calls his wives and concubines and can be translated as “beloved concubine”)

What came after that was a series of indecent and erotic sounds that would make anyone blush.

Su Mu recognized that this was Su Yuan, that old thing’s voice, but he didn’t plan to stick his nose in; it was just that the words that came next from the woman made Su Mu’s eyes go cold.

The woman said coquettishly: “Your Majesty……the Crown Prince is already twenty years old, but he has no heirs yet. The harem of the Crown Prince is controlled by a group of male pets who are not decent or presentable, and there is not even one woman who can carry on the ancestral line. In the future, who can inherit this kingdom?”

Su Yuan’s hesitating voice came from outside, saying: “This……the Crown Prince will take care of it, ai fei let us……”

“What~!” The woman pretended to be angry and said: “Your Majesty, chen qie is thinking about this kingdom for you! Why don’t you care about the Crown Prince being this unsensible.”

Then the woman’s voice softened again, and she said sweetly: “Your Majesty, chen qie has a younger sister who is both talented and beautiful, just 18 years old. She is a perfect match for the Crown Prince.”

Su Yuan still hesitated and said, “But……the Crown Prince doesn’t like women……he killed all the women who had been sent to him before.”

The woman continued to gently persuade: “That used to be before, but now it’s different. Now the Crown Prince is wise and talented, gaining the favor of the Emperor of Wu and beating those rebels to the ground. In the future, he will definitely be a sage ruler just like you.”

Su Yuan never interfered with the Croen Prince’s affairs, not only because he only cared about his own pleasure and enjoyment, but also because he had witnessed the hellish scenes of the Crown Prince killing people. It still made him tremble with fear whenever he remembered it. The Crown Prince was a demon who did not even recognize blood relatives when he killed. Even his mother had died at his hands let alone himself. But Qing kingdom couldn’t have no heir to succeed the throne. Those princes and royal grandchildren had all been massacred by the Crown Prince long ago and the Crown Prince only liked men. Su Yuan was also a little worried about this matter, but he never dared to bring this up with the Crown Prince.

Concubine Li, still with a flush that had yet to recede from her face, wrapped around Su Yuan’s body like a beautiful snake spirit. After seeing the Emperor waver a little, she immediately increased the pillow talk, striking while the iron was hot.

“Your Majesty, it’s not like you are forcing the Crown Prince to accept it. We only need to send people to the Crown Prince’s Palace and that’s it. At that time when the Crown Prince is immersed in fragrant jade and flowers, chen qie does not believe that the Crown Prince can resist. Besides, doesn’t the Crown Prince like men? My younger sister is as handsome as a man and I guarantee the Crown Prince will like her.”

Su Mu lay in Gu Yunzhou’s arms, listening to the conversation taking place between the two while playing with the pond water boredly.

“But……” Su Yuan’s hesitant voice sounded, he still didn’t want to pull on the Crown Prince’s tiger whiskers.

Concubine Li secretly resented that this stupid Emperor acted like a grandson in front of his own son. She pretended to be angry and said: “Your Majesty, you are the Emperor, and the Crown Prince is your son. You are just giving the Crown Prince a small gift. Would he dare to defy you openly? Besides, the imperial family’s heirs are related to the matters of this kingdom, not just the Crown Prince’s personal affairs.”

“Ai fei, the affairs of the kingdom has the Crown Prince to take care of, we just need to enjoy the present, come ai fei, let’s do it again……”

Concubine Li looked at this old and ugly Emperor with muddy eyes and sagging sallow skin in front of her and all she felt was disgust, completely losing her appetite. But for the sake of her own future, she had to cater to and endure the Emperor doing whatever he wanted to her body.

Suddenly her eyes lit up, and she pushed away the Emperor in a pretense of shyness, and said: “Your Majesty, it has been a long time since a beauty has entered the palace harem. Why don’t we hold a concubine election feast for the Crown Prince, and on the way select some pleasing beauties for Your Majesty.”

Su Yuan, who originally planned to ignore the Crown Prince’s affairs, immediately forgot everything when he heard the word beauty. He praised Concubine Li for her wisdom and courtesy, and then the two of them fooled around once more before leaving.

“Concubine election feast.”

Su Mu curled his lips and said: “These women in the harem really don’t learn their lessons. Shi Nuo.”

A young man in black emerged from nowhere. He bowed his head and knelt on one knee by the pond, and said, “What is your command?”

“Deal with that woman just now. Make it clean.” Su Mu said without emotion.

“Yes, Your Highness.” Shi Nuo answered and disappeared as silently as a ghost.

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The “deal with” that Su Mu ordered was not to kill Concubine Li. With Su Mu’s power it was laughably easy to cause a concubine to lose power and status in the harem. As for what would happen later, Su Mu had no interest in knowing.

It was just that Su Yuan still presented a bit of a headache for Su Mu. It seemed that he must go to pay him a visit once again.

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