My Aloof Lord Ex-Husband Begs for Remarriage
Chapter 334 - 335: Direct Confrontation

Chapter 334: Chapter 335: Direct Confrontation

The task of blocking the village road naturally fell upon Ye Yunting’s shoulders.

After leaving the court, he ignored the surrounding officials and walked directly toward Ye Jiuxiao.

"It really surprised your nephew that Uncle Emperor came to the court today," he said.

His voice was well controlled; apart from the two of them, no one else could hear what he said.

"With such a significant incident occurring, it was naturally this prince’s bounden duty to attend," replied Ye Jiuxiao.

Ye Jiuxiao gave him a look that was both amused and indifferent, still maintaining the demeanor of an elder.

"Uncle Emperor isn’t here for that woman’s sake, is he?"

Seeing his nonchalant manner, Ye Yunting felt extremely irritated.

Although he had never shown it, he had always been somewhat envious of this uncle of his since he was a child.

How could he not be when Ye Jiuxiao was entrusted with important tasks while he was still learning from his teachers at the Imperial Academy?

Clearly, he and Ye Jiuxiao were not much different in age.

"Uncle Emperor had better open his eyes and see clearly that that woman is now so haughty with someone else’s bastard in her belly."

"Uncle Emperor treats her with all your heart and soul; be careful not to lose all your dignity in the end!"

Ye Yunting, having twice stumbled upon them together, felt his emotions spiraling even more out of control.

Even though there was no impropriety in how Ye Jiuxiao and Chu Nanli interacted, he just couldn’t stand it!

Hearing the contempt in Ye Yunting’s words, Ye Jiuxiao’s expression immediately darkened.

Indeed, he had not expected Ye Yunting to be so shameless!

It was bad enough he was heedlessly credulous, but to speak ill of a woman behind her back was disgraceful.

His nephew, it seemed, was in dire need of a good lesson.

"From what I see, all the years you’ve spent on your studies have really gone down the drain!" retorted Ye Jiuxiao.

Ye Jiuxiao wasn’t being polite, and of course, Ye Yunting couldn’t swallow this affront.

He met Ye Jiuxiao’s gaze with fury: "Uncle Emperor, do you really think I said something wrong? When that woman was begging me to marry her, she made all sorts of promises, and yet she turned around and betrayed me, carrying a bastard."

"Who knew she had already been promiscuous before she married into my Prince Residence?"

Ye Yunting had only managed to say half of what he wanted.

When he confronted Ye Jiuxiao’s eyes, icy cold, he was instantly at a loss for words.

In that instant, he even felt a genuine murderous intent in Ye Jiuxiao’s eyes.

Ye Jiuxiao looked at him expressionlessly: "It seems, I should propose to the Emperor Brother that someone needs to re-educate you."

"Idiot!"

It wasn’t until Ye Jiuxiao had gone without a trace that Ye Yunting realized he had been insulted.

The feeling of anger borne from humiliation surged in an instant, but with Ye Jiuxiao already far away, he could only seethe impotently on the spot.

After leaving the Imperial Palace, the chill in Ye Jiuxiao’s eyes still had not completely dissipated.

He turned his head to a Hidden Guard at his side: "Investigate for me what assets he has in his name."

He couldn’t touch Ye Yunting directly for the time being, so he’d just have to make him bleed financially.

Conveniently, that silver could be used to ensure Chu Nanli’s well-being during her pregnancy.

Only when he reached Chu Nanli did he return to his usual self.

He shared with her all the Emperor’s plans that day, and a look of worry quickly appeared on Chu Nanli’s face.

"Your Majesty is truly unwise to do this."

These past couple of days, she also learned some things from Liu Yinyin.

In the village, some people have reached the point of blindly worshipping that Madam Huan.

She had no doubt that if Madam Huan ordered them to die, they would carry out the command without hesitation.

Such powerful brainwashing capabilities could definitely not be achieved by Madam Huan alone.

"What the Emperor cares about most, naturally, is his throne."

"Therefore, even if there is only a sliver of a chance, he would strangle it in the cradle."

Ye Jiuxiao shook his head; the reason he did not report his findings like Ye Yunting did was due to such concerns.

Fortunately, he had already arranged for manpower here in advance; the situation should not escalate to something too serious.

Chu Nanli still frowned deeply, "But my prescription is almost complete, I just need to observe up close the changes in the villagers after they take the medicine."

"Now the situation has indeed become a bit tricky."

Upon entering, Ye Jiuxiao had actually already noticed the dark circles under her eyes.

He understood better than anyone that Chu Nanli truly wanted to save these common people.

"How about I send a few more people over to record the changes in the villagers and report back to you?"

Now, this was the only compromise he could think of.

"How could that work? To ensure quick results, I added quite a few potent ingredients to the prescription, young people might be fine, but it’s not certain whether the older folks and children can withstand it."

"I must see it with my own eyes to be at ease."

If the elderly and children couldn’t bear it, with her there, she could secretly use the medicine from her space to treat them.

She calculated that if the medicine in her space was only used for the elderly and children, there would be enough.

"Then I will have the Imperial Medical Bureau assist you," Ye Jiuxiao said, brooking no argument. When it came to Chu Nanli’s safety, he wouldn’t tolerate the slightest mishap.

Chu Nanli of course knew he meant well, so she didn’t take his tone to heart.

She couldn’t help but laugh, "Forget about the others, but there are quite a few Imperial Physicians in the Imperial Medical Bureau who are over fifty. If you have them come over and they end up getting sick, wouldn’t that create more trouble for me?"

"At least Zhuang Muyan and Physician Lin can come," Ye Jiuxiao’s tone softened, "Both of them have been nagging me about it. If it weren’t for my men stopping them, that kid Zhuang Muyan might have already sneaked in."

Zhuang Muyan was indeed talented.

He even thought to hide in the ox cart transporting the medicinal herbs to come in, but he didn’t pay attention while hiding, and by the time the guard discovered him, he was nearly out of breath.

When Zhuang Lin came to collect him, he was still cursing all the way back.

"Then let them come."

Chu Nanli rubbed her forehead somewhat helplessly, she certainly hadn’t expected Zhuang Muyan to do such a thing.

This kid, could it be that he had spent all of his intelligence on studying medicine?

"Take this prescription back with you, let the various Imperial Physicians of the Imperial Medical Bureau see if there’s anything wrong with it. If not, we can start distributing medicine tomorrow."

Chu Nanli’s initial plan was to give the medicine to those who were the most severely ill first.

They were the most ill, and naturally, the effects would show the quickest.

Once the effects became apparent, the other villagers would surely accept it.

Now that the Emperor has issued this order, she could only change her previous plan and directly boil the medicine to distribute to every commoner.