My Aloof Lord Ex-Husband Begs for Remarriage
Chapter 406 Bloodline

Chapter 406: Chapter 406 Bloodline

"Even so, he has to agree to it."

If Ye Jiuxiao had shown any interest in getting married before this, the Empress Dowager could have arranged it for him immediately.

But no matter how she hinted, Ye Jiuxiao was indifferent, and gradually, the Empress Dowager had no choice but to abandon the idea.

Now that Ye Jiuxiao finally had plans, she was even more unsure how to proceed.

"In any case, I absolutely cannot allow my brother to marry that woman!"

If he really consented to their union, wouldn’t the entire Royal Family become a laughingstock?

The Empress Dowager was not incapable of understanding the Emperor’s thinking.

She sighed again, "How about this, if your imperial brother insists on this, after they get married, you can send him to his fiefdom. That way, any rumors won’t spread back to the capital."

"How can that be?"

The reason the Emperor had always kept Ye Jiuxiao in the capital was because he feared Jiuxiao getting out of his control.

If Ye Jiuxiao really went to his fiefdom, what if he harbored disloyal intentions? What then?

It was more reassuring to have him under close watch.

"If I send my brother to the fiefdom, wouldn’t others see it as me not being able to tolerate him and intentionally banishing him?"

To the public, the Emperor of course had to appear as a good elder brother concerned for Ye Jiuxiao’s well-being.

"Moreover, if the imperial brother really went to the fiefdom, wouldn’t Empress Dowager only be able to see him once every three or five years?"

His words struck right at the heart of the Empress Dowager.

The Empress Dowager’s attitude became even more hesitant.

After a long time, she finally sighed, "If that is the case, let’s not bring up this matter for now."

Anyway, Ye Jiuxiao wasn’t asking for a marriage grant.

He seemed to be in no hurry.

After learning this from the Empress Dowager, the Emperor became even more displeased seeing Ye Yunting again.

Originally, Ye Yunting had insisted on marrying a woman with an unknown background from the commoners, which was bad enough.

In less than half a year, the two of them had reached such a deplorable state, and this increased his displeasure greatly.

Now it even dragged Ye Jiuxiao into it.

This aggravated his anger even more.

"What exactly have you been doing? The simplest task I entrusted to you, and you managed to turn it into this mess?"

Ye Yunting silently endured the Emperor’s wrath, obviously still not quite understanding what had happened.

Seeing that the Emperor had not calmed down, he could only bow his head proactively, "Your son knows his mistake. Please punish me, but Father Emperor, please don’t let anger harm your health."

"I think you don’t even know where you went wrong!"

Seeing his submissive demeanor, the Emperor felt slightly more pacified.

"Do you know that your imperial uncle told your imperial grandmother that he wants to take your former Princess Consort?"

"What?"

This sentence from the Emperor almost made Ye Yunting lose control of his expression.

How dare Ye Jiuxiao!

That was his woman!

"Father Emperor, your son thinks it’s unacceptable!"

At that moment, Ye Yunting almost revealed the truth.

The child in Chu Nanli’s belly was his!

But recalling all that had happened before, Ye Yunting still held back.

"I also feel the same, but what should I do if your imperial uncle insists?"

The Emperor sighed. Even if he was against the idea, he couldn’t openly say anything.

Ye Yunting finally managed to contain his emotions, "She will not agree to it."

More importantly, he did not agree.

He absolutely would not allow Chu Nanli to marry another man while carrying his child!

That was his bloodline!

If that child ever recognized another man as his father, he would rather the child not be born at all.

"Enough, right now, I don’t want to talk about this troublesome matter. If your imperial uncle brings it up again, we can talk about it then."

The Emperor waved his hand impatiently, directly dismissing Ye Yunting.

After coming out of the hall, Ye Yunting’s expression remained frighteningly somber.

How dare Ye Jiuxiao act this way?

He was now even more certain that Chu Nanli’s cold attitude towards him was because of Ye Jiuxiao!

It must be that Ye Jiuxiao had said something to her, and furthermore, it must have been something unpleasant.

Otherwise, how could Chu Nanli, who once was so deeply infatuated with him, have become like this?

He did not believe that Chu Nanli truly had no lingering feelings for him at all.

"Prince, are we returning to the Prince Residence?"

Ye Yi saw Ye Yunting approaching from afar and went to meet him.

Without coming close, he could already detect the incredibly low pressure surrounding Ye Yunting.

"Not going back." Ye Yunting instructed directly, "Go there."

Naturally, he meant Chu Nanli’s place.

The gatekeeper saw the War King Residence’s carriage from a distance and hurriedly went in to inform Chu Yi.

After Chu Yi learned of this, he could only come in and report to Chu Nanli.

"Why has he come again?"

Nowadays, whenever Chu Nanli heard news of Ye Yunting, she would reflexively frown.

This guy really was, annoying!

"Then tell him that I do not wish to see anyone right now and ask him to please return first."

Chu Nanli remembered that Ye Yunting had stood outside for quite some time when he visited a few days ago.

If he intended to do the same as last time, her attitude would not soften at all.

Chu Yi understood Chu Nanli’s stance and was just about to go out and convey the message when a servant, looking troubled, followed behind Ye Yunting and walked in.

"Prince, our master has said she is feeling unwell today and is not convenient to receive visitors."

"Can’t I even speak a few words with her?" asked Ye Yunting coldly as he looked toward Chu Yi. He had never liked the servants by Chu Nanli’s side, especially these two who were closest to her.

However, now, he knew that if he wanted to avoid Chu Nanli detesting him even more, he would have to be slightly nicer to these servants than usual.

"Prince..."

"Why are you stopping me?"

Ye Yunting’s patience quickly eroded due to Chu Yi’s obstruction.

Fortunately, just when he could no longer restrain himself and was about to lash out at Chu Yi, Chu Nanli still came out after hearing the noise.

During the day of her visit to the palace, the clothes Chu Nanli wore were cleverly tailored so that at first glance it was not very apparent how far along she was in her pregnancy.

Now, dressed in simple clothing, her belly looked noticeably rounder.

Ye Yunting’s expression softened in an instant, "I only wish to speak a few words with you; I mean no other harm."

"Please come in, Prince," said Chu Nanli. She knew that if she did not meet Ye Yunting today, it would likely be difficult to send him away.

She gave Chu Yi a look to reassure him not to worry too much and then asked Yanyan to go and pour some tea.

"Prince, if you have something to say, just speak, as I’m not feeling very well and may not be able to entertain you for long," Chu Nanli said, massaging her temples, her face a picture of weariness.

Seeing her so exhausted at this moment, the confrontational questions Ye Yunting had prepared suddenly became impossible to utter.