In an instant, all the court officials who had stood on Ye Beiyao's side scrambled toward Ye Jinghua.
Unfortunately, before they could make it over, the men in black who had appeared silently behind them cut them down.
Before long, Ye Beiyao's robes were filthy, his hair had come loose, and he was a complete mess, terror in his eyes:
"Ye Jinghua, you're rebelling! This is treason! The world will despise you.
"And even if you kill me, you still won't be able to ascend the throne legitimately."
Sitting on the threshold, Su Qiao yawned in boredom. "Why bother with legitimacy? Whoever refuses to submit can just be cut down."
"Mm, my Princess Consort certainly has my style."
Ye Jinghua walked over to her and happily stroked her long hair.
"Then leave Ye Beiyao alive and let him see whether I can ascend the throne openly and legitimately. Let him see who dares refuse to submit to me."
He actually dared to set his sights on my Xiao Qiao'er.
How could he die so quickly?
He has to stay alive.
And he has to live for a long, long time.
That way, he can see how sweetly Xiao Qiao'er and I live together.
Su Qiao pulled his hand away. "Stop touching my hair all the time. You've messed it up."
More importantly, she always felt as if he were petting some little dog.
"All right, I won't touch it." Ye Jinghua smiled as he placated her.
In less than half an hour, everything had calmed down.
According to Su Qiao, Ye Beiyao had simply been stuffed with too much free time.
She had forgotten that she had egged Ye Jinghua on and forced Ye Beiyao to make his move.
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Life in the palace was so boring that it was