His goal was simply to completely crush the Sikong Royal Residence in order to control military power.
In fact, it was indeed a great injustice.
Back then, he hadn’t been involved at all. However, it was impossible to keep him completely in the dark about the events happening in the capital city; at most, he had been a bystander.
As he pondered over these thoughts, the old Emperor once again felt a headache coming on.
If only he had known how useless Sikong Yun’s family would be, he would have chosen to save Sikong Mo back then.
Even if, out of moral obligation, he couldn’t personally take action against Sikong Mo, at least having saved his life would have put him in a favorable moral position, making Sikong Mo even more devoted and loyal to Dongyue.
The Chief Eunuch, as the only Chief Eunuch by the old Emperor’s side, naturally had to consider everything for the old Emperor. After much hesitation, he still spoke up to advise, "Emperor, the Empress’s sixtieth birthday is only five days away. Do you think it’s too obvious to order the War King to leave the capital now? Maybe... we should wait until after the Empress’s grand birthday celebration to issue the imperial decree?"
In the end, the imperial decree ordering him to leave the capital was not issued. Instead, to comfort the War King who had been missing these past few days, the old Emperor issued another decree to express his affectionate care.
Considering that the old Emperor and Sikong Mo of Jing Prince did share some camaraderie, he directly had Jing Prince deliver this decree.
Perhaps it really is true that good people do not live long, but calamities linger for a thousand years.
Two days later, the second prince finally woke up.
And because of his ordeal, the Emperor immediately restored his status as the second prince.
However, the current second prince was no longer the rash and impulsive prince from before. Having experienced the dungeon in the Sikong Royal Residence, he seemed somewhat stupefied now, especially when he heard the name of the War King Sikong Mo, he would even tremble all over.
Many who knew said that the second prince had been scared silly!
Of course, Sikong Mo’s notorious reputation rose even higher in the capital city.
The capital city truly lived up to its name as the nation’s capital, its prosperity incomparable to that of a small town.
Moreover, since Ye Gaosheng’s leg had mostly healed, Ye Jiu, who had decided to leave the capital after the Empress’s grand birthday, wanted to take the opportunity to explore the capital in the few remaining days, making the trip worthwhile.
Along the way, Ye Gaosheng and Ye Wenzheng became completely like Ye Jiu’s errand boys.
Ye Jiu led the way, busy shopping, while the two of them were behind him carrying things until their arms were filled with both large and small packages.
Seeing Ye Jiu’s mood, it seemed he had no intention of stopping yet.
Helplessly, Ye Gaosheng and Ye Wenzheng could only sigh and continue to accompany him.
At the city gate, the wife of Jing Prince sat low-key inside the carriage, occasionally lifting the curtain to peek outside.
At the side, nanny Liu comforted softly, "Princess Consort, don’t worry, Madam Mo and..." At this point, nanny Liu grew nervous and quickly corrected herself, "They will surely arrive soon."
"I know," Jing Prince’s wife said with a choked voice, "I just miss that child."
For some reason, as Jing Prince’s wife uttered these words, her mind involuntarily thought of Ye Jiu’s face, adding, "I wonder if she looks more like the Prince or more like me."
It had been several years since they’d seen each other. When they followed Mr. Mo on his new appointment years ago, the child was only six or seven years old, and her features had not yet fully developed, so it was hard to tell who she resembled.
Just then, a carriage suddenly entered through the gate, with a large "Mo" character on the curtain.