Chapter 48: Disfigured Palace Maid vs. Cold-blooded Emperor
Ye Beichen didn't dare to move, so Yu Yao took the initiative to help him relieve the pressure.

There are so many women in the harem, and if she doesn't help him, there are many women who want to help him, so it's better for him to do it himself.

Seeing that she came by herself, Ye Beichen was also frightened, thinking that she had thought about it.

With a chuckle, he instantly became the host.

Just be very careful and gentle in your movements.

Although it is not as comfortable as before, it can still relieve the pain.

But no matter how careful they were, there was always some noise. Nanny Qian, who was sleeping next door (the person sent by the Empress Dowager to keep an eye on the place), seemed to have heard the noise.

He said loudly through the vermilion carved door: "The Empress Dowager said that everything should be based on the prince. Please be patient, Your Majesty."

Ye Beichen looked embarrassed and cursed with a dark face: "You dog slave who uses chicken feathers as a token of authority, get out of here."

"Your Majesty, I am only following your orders."

Nanny Qian outside the door didn't seem afraid at all and continued speaking with a stern face.

Then, he continued, "If Your Majesty is willing to endure the hardship, there are many ladies in the palace who can help you. Otherwise, how about I go and summon one to you?"

Eunuch Fu, who had just heard the noise and rushed over, lost his balance when he heard what Madam Qian said and almost fell to the ground.

"Oh, Madam Qian, you misunderstood. The emperor didn't do anything. He just got up at night and made some noise. What do you think?"

When Eunuch Fu reacted, he hurriedly stepped forward and pulled Nanny Qian aside.

In her heart, she cursed the other person for being a tactless person. If the emperor wanted other concubines to sleep with him, would he come to Yuexian Palace every day?

"Eunuch Fu, I just heard a noise in the room that looked very similar to..."

Nanny Qian turned her gaze to Eunuch Fu, but before she could finish her words, Eunuch Fu pushed her back to the next room with a laugh.

"What do you mean by similar? I was the one who just took care of the emperor when he woke up at night. How could I not know? You must have heard it wrong."

Eunuch Fu laughed twice and half-pushed and half-pulled Nanny Qian to the back of the next house.

He also closed the door and ordered a young eunuch to guard it.

Nanny Qian is not allowed to come out and disturb the emperor.

Inside the room, Yu Yao's face turned red with embarrassment and she hid under the quilt, not daring to come out.

It feels really bad to have someone eavesdrop on you.

Ye Beichen laughed twice, his voice hoarse, "Don't worry about the outside, let's continue!"

The blushing and heart-pounding sound soon rang out in the house again.

The sound is very subtle and you can't hear it at all if you don't listen carefully.

Because Yu Yao was pregnant with twins, Ye Beichen did not dare to make too much of a fuss. He calmed her down a little and then stopped.

The next day, outside the palace.

The bustling streets of Beijing suddenly became lively.

Two groups of people came rushing in, led by people from Prince Duan's Mansion and Grand Tutor's Mansion respectively.

Wave after wave, even a fool would know that something had happened to someone.

All of a sudden, the entire capital city was in an uproar, and the people were speculating about what had happened.

Not only the Taifu Mansion was dispatched, but even the Prince Duan Mansion was dispatched.

"Oh my God, what happened? Five hundred people left the city, right?"

"Yeah, I've never encountered such a situation before. Something big must have happened. Let's wait and see."

Xihe Hall in the main courtyard of Prince Duan’s Mansion.

Princess Duan was drinking tea with several noble ladies in the yard when a maid came in hurriedly.

"Madam, something terrible has happened. Something has happened to the eldest son."

"How dare you make such a fuss?"

Princess Duan put down her teacup, frowned, and looked extremely unhappy.

Didn't you see that all the ladies were here? Even if there was something bad going on, you should have waited until the people left to tell them. You have no manners.

Although Princess Duan was angry, she also knew the seriousness of the matter, so she smiled and said to the ladies, "I'm so sorry, I have something to do at home, so I'll take my leave first. You ladies can continue chatting."

"It's okay, Princess, don't worry about us, go ahead!"

The one who spoke was Master Min's wife.

Princess Duan smiled, then stood up and went back to the house. The old woman followed her quickly.

Inside the house!

Princess Duan sat upright on the couch, looking coldly at the old woman, and said unhappily, "Tell me, what happened to the eldest master?"

The old woman glanced at Princess Duan cautiously, and then said, "Princess, please forgive me. I heard it from people on the street. They said that the eldest young master and several young masters from other mansions were hunting outside the city, and the eldest young master accidentally got separated."

"No one knew what happened in between. When everyone found the young master, they found that he was lying in a pool of blood. Not only was his lumbar vertebrae broken, but he also lost a leg."

"what?"

Princess Duan stood up from the couch in shock, stared at the old woman fiercely, and asked sternly, "Is this true?"

The old woman seemed to be frightened by Princess Duan's eyes. Her face turned pale, and she knelt on the ground with a plop. She said tremblingly, "I also heard about it. I am not sure whether it is exactly like this or not."

"Why don't you go and find out?"

Princess Duan was so angry that she smashed a teacup on the old woman's forehead, breaking the skin instantly and causing blood to flow all over her face.

But even so, the old woman did not dare to reach out to wipe it, and said with a pale face and trembling: "Yes, yes, yes, I will go and find out clearly."

She crawled out of the house, and did not wait to leave Prince Duan's Mansion to inquire.

The eldest son was carried back covered in blood.

A large group of people followed behind.

Some are from Prince Duan’s Mansion, and some are from the Grand Tutor’s Mansion.

Of course, there were also a few doctors following behind with medicine boxes on their backs.

“My Son”

Princess Duan, who followed out, let out a shrill cry of pain when she saw her eldest son, who was covered in blood, had a pale face, and had lost one leg.

Afterwards, he could no longer control the blow and fainted.

Something happened to the eldest son and Princess Duan also fainted.

The whole palace was in chaos, with people carrying people, fetching water, and treating patients.
Something happened in Prince Duan's mansion, and the ladies who were originally drinking tea with Princess Duan felt it was not appropriate to stay any longer, so they left tactfully.

At this time, Prince Duan was discussing matters with the Grand Tutor in a teahouse. When he heard that his eldest son had gotten into trouble, he suddenly felt unwell.

After hastily apologizing to the Grand Tutor, Prince Duan hurried back to the palace.

But as soon as he stepped into the palace gate, he went to see his eldest son.

Then I heard the servants in the mansion come hurriedly to report that the second young master had gotten into trouble again.

After some questioning, we learned that the second young master was watching a beast fight in the Colosseum and was so itchy that he went down to compete with a third-level tiger-flame lion himself.

During the fight, the Tiger Flame Lion went crazy and somehow bit the Second Young Master's arm.

The second young master's arm was torn off.

By the time the people below discovered it and rushed onto the stage, the Second Young Master's torn arm had already been eaten by the Tiger Flame Lion.

Even if I want to pick it up, I can't.

One lost a leg, the other lost an arm, and neither of them could be reattached.

In this case, one naturally loses the qualification for adoption.

Even if his two sons were very outstanding, it would be impossible for them to be adopted under such circumstances.

The throne that he had planned for decades was completely shattered.

Prince Duan could no longer bear the blow and fell ill from then on. His illness was so serious that he couldn't even get up.

I saw many famous doctors but there was no improvement.

After hearing about it, Ye Beichen personally brought all the doctors from the Imperial Medical Bureau to visit and express his condolences.

"Brother, although my two nephews have injured their arms and legs, at least they are still alive. Don't be sad, okay?"

Ye Beichen lifted his robe and sat on the edge of Prince Duan's bed. Looking at Prince Duan who was too sick to get up, he felt so happy inside.

Although I felt happy inside, I didn't show it.

Prince Duan resisted the urge to strangle the man in front of him and said sadly, "My brother, please don't comfort me. Both of my sons are my life. How can I not be sad to see them become useless?"

He strongly suspected that Ye Beichen had secretly hired someone to do it, but he had no evidence.

(End of this chapter)