CHAPTER 614: CHAPTER 201: SONG SCUMBAG, DO YOU KNOW HOW RUOTONG IS? (FIFTH UPDATE)

Xiao Zhanping and Ye Qichi left.

Xiao Jinxing and Wu Xufan, naturally sensing the mood, also left one after the other.

Only Xiao Jinsen and Zhao Mengyu, who was shaking with anger, remained in the great hall.

"Mother." Xiao Jinsen called out to her.

Zhao Mengyu, holding back her rage with great effort, said through gritted teeth, "Go to my sleeping quarters."

Xiao Jinsen followed Zhao Mengyu’s steps.

As soon as they entered the Concubine’s Palace.

Zhao Mengyu couldn’t hold it in anymore and began frantically smashing the ornaments in the palace.

The palace maids and eunuchs were so frightened that they trembled.

All of them knelt on the ground, not daring to make any sound.

"Mother." Xiao Jinsen stopped her.

"I want to kill that wench Qin Junsheng!" Zhao Mengyu said vehemently.

Her eyes were bloodshot.

Her body shook wildly with rage.

"Mother, please, calm down." Xiao Jinsen suppressed his own anger as well, having thought for years that their father would not beget any more children, only for it to happen suddenly.

And at such a critical moment.

He too wished he could kill Qin Junsheng to vent his frustration.

"Right now, the most important thing isn’t that Qin Junsheng is carrying Father’s child; the most important thing is whether I should go to the border to wage war!" Xiao Jinsen said.

"The mere mention of it infuriates me all the more!" Zhao Mengyu was tense all over, enraged. "What is Xiao Jinxing? Why should you have to make a choice between you and him? The Emperor should simply exile Xiao Jinxing to the frontier! A son whose mother committed such grave crimes is now daring to be on equal footing with you! Has the Emperor gone mad?!"

"Mother." Xiao Jinsen looked at the servants around and called out to her.

Zhao Mengyu was also speaking out of sheer anger.

"All of you servants, leave!" Xiao Jinsen ordered the servants in the room.

The servants hastened to leave.

Fearing that any delay might inexplicably cost them their heads.

Only two people were left in the great hall.

Only then did Xiao Jinsen reveal his hidden emotions. "During this period, the Emperor indeed has started to see Xiao Jinxing in a new light. Although the Emperor summoned Ye Qichi today because of Qin Junsheng, he still spoke of court affairs in front of Ye Qichi, which shows that the Emperor views Ye Qichi differently."

"Why didn’t Xie Ruiyao manage to win Father’s favor?!" Zhao Mengyu redirected her anger at Xie Ruiyao.

"That woman is useless anyway." Xiao Jinsen said, "Now that the Imperial Aunt has passed away, I can divorce Xie Ruiyao at any moment."

"Isn’t she pregnant?!" Zhao Mengyu asked.

"Yes, it was discovered a few days ago," Xiao Jinsen nodded. "Had it not been for the pregnancy, I would have had her leave long ago."

"Keeping Xie Ruiyao around isn’t without its benefits. She did handle the elder princess’s death cleanly and decisively."

"Yes, my son also agreed to keep her by his side just because of this," he said reluctantly.

"Have you made up your mind whether or not to go to the border?" Zhao Mengyu, somewhat calmer, inquired.

She also knew that this was the most pressing matter at hand.

After all, the decision would have to be made tomorrow in front of all the civil and military officials.

"I really haven’t decided," Xiao Jinsen replied. "Going or not, the impact on me will be significant."

"I’d rather you not go," Zhao Mengyu conveyed her thoughts. "The Emperor’s favor towards me has already decreased noticeably, and I worry that once you leave, the Emperor might be seduced by those wretched women in the harem, and my position may not even be secure. I fear that when you return in a few years, the Emperor will have also grown cold towards you."

"That’s precisely what I’m concerned about. But if I don’t go..." Xiao Jinsen said, "I fear the Emperor will then become prejudiced against me."

Zhao Mengyu nodded in agreement.

So this matter was inherently a difficult choice.

"What do you think Xiao Jinxing will choose?" Zhao Mengyu suddenly thought to ask.

"I don’t know," Xiao Jinsen shook his head. "I don’t know when it started, but Xiao Jinxing’s thoughts have become increasingly inscrutable to me."

"If he wants to please the Emperor, he will definitely go to the border. But once he leaves, given his current power in the court, he will soon lose his footing there, even if he eventually wins the war and comes back...."

"I will never allow him to come back victorious!" Xiao Jinsen’s expression turned icy.

Zhao Mengyu looked at Xiao Jinsen.

So, her son had actually already made a decision.

That is, he was unwilling to go to the border.

"Even if that were the case, it can’t overturn the control we will have later," Zhao Mengyu’s eyes were cold.

Xiao Jinsen nodded.

A cold smirk curled at the corner of his mouth.

Clearly.

The mother and son had reached a consensus.

That is, they would not go to the frontier!

"Mother, during these days in the palace, you should avoid any direct confrontations with Qin Junsheng. I will certainly not let Qin Junsheng’s child live, it is just a matter of time. Mother, you must be careful not to act rashly and greed for quick success."

"This palace naturally knows." Zhao Mengyu said coldly, "A third-rate concubine cannot shake the status of this palace in the harem."

But sometimes, it’s just unbearable.

"Mother, I’ve asked Song Yanqing to wait for me at the palace gate. I have some matters to discuss with him," Xiao Jinsen said, "Your son will take his leave now."

"Mhm." Zhao Mengyu calmed her emotions and nodded slightly.

Xiao Jinsen left the Consort’s palace.

His heart was naturally holding back a breath of frustration.

Always feeling that recently, he was being led around by Xiao Jinxing.

He walked towards the palace gate.

From afar, he saw a familiar figure there.

Could it be?

Ye Qichi?!

Has she finished the diagnosis so quickly?

Is Ye Qichi now talking to Song Yanqing?!

At the palace gate.

Ye Qichi was indeed talking to Song Yanqing.

She followed Xiao Zhanping to check on Qin Junsheng’s pulse, which turned out to be mere pregnancy sickness. She prescribed some medicine for nausea and then left without delay.

It must be said.

The Emperor truly dotes on Qin Junsheng.

After Ye Qichi left, a palace maid brought a message saying Xiao Jinxing had gone to see the Empress Dowager and asked her to wait for him at the palace gate.

So, she came to the palace gate.

And that’s when she ran into Song Yanqing.

Song Yanqing seemed to be waiting for someone. When he saw her, his gaze paused briefly, but still, he proceeded with the proper courtesies, "Greetings, Prince Consort."

Ye Qichi then sized Song Yanqing up and down.

No missing arms, no lame legs.

At a glance, he seemed to have lost some weight.

"Not dead then?" Ye Qichi casually remarked.

Song Yanqing’s throat moved, and he slowly said, "Not dead."

"Then do you know how Ruotong is?" Ye Qichi countered.

"Unaware." Song Yanqing replied.

"Want to know?"

"Not interested."

Damn it.

Jerk.

"Neither is she dead," Ye Qichi still revealed.

Song Yanqing’s body obviously trembled slightly.

But he didn’t show much reaction.

"Disappointed?" Ye Qichi asked.

"This official has no ties with Miss Xie, and thus her life and death have no connection to me, naturally, there is also no room for disappointment."

"You really are a scumbag through and through," Ye Qichi commented coldly.

Song Yanqing showed no discernible emotion.

Probable couldn’t comprehend what "scumbag" meant.

"Xie Ruotong is not dead, but..." Ye Qichi looked at Song Yanqing, many things naturally had to be told to him.

It would be good to make him feel disgusted.

"She can no longer conceive."