Little Kitten had no idea what the adults were thinking. He was still busy, and finally picked out a small cushion for the Empress Dowager. The Empress Dowager's face lit up with a smile, and she praised the little darling more than anyone else. He picked out something for everyone who was on good terms with this boy, making everyone laugh.
The most exciting part of the entire first birthday celebration has arrived. Everyone is looking at the kitten and urging him on.
"Little prince, grab it! What are you grabbing? What do you want?"
The little cat glanced at Hailing, then at the others, and finally, after rummaging through the crowd, it grabbed a ruby-encrusted sword that seemed completely out of proportion to its size. It was clearly too small for it to pull, and it wobbled precariously, making people worry, but the little guy held on to it with all its might, and then looked at everyone with a big smile on its face.
As the eldest son of the royal family and the future crown prince, ruling the world with military might is naturally the most gratifying thing. Little Cat's actions brought him great success. The Prime Minister was so excited that he led his men to kneel down and shouted loudly, "A passionate encounter with a bad man: Take down the gangster boss TXT download."
"Your Majesty, we offer our congratulations."
Ye Lingfeng was also exceptionally happy tonight, not because his son had brought him honor, but because he discovered that his son was particularly intelligent and very suitable to be the future ruler of Beilu, so he gave the order.
"Effective immediately, the young prince Ye Xurui is hereby granted the title of Crown Prince of the Northern Lu Kingdom."
His word was as good as gold; on the kitten's first birthday, he ascended to the position of crown prince.
In the palace, the court officials all withdrew, and Helian Qianxun and Feng Qian also bid farewell and left. Hai Ling tried to persuade them to stay in the palace for one night, but Helian Qianxun refused. Seeing how smart the other woman's son was, he was anxious. This time when he returned, he could no longer tolerate this woman's recklessness. He would tie her to the bed and make her give birth to a son for him.
Finally, Helian Qianxun and Feng Qian left the palace together and headed to Yunjiang.
In front of Guangyang Palace, Hailing held her son and looked at Ye Lingfeng beside her: "Ye, do you think Helian Qianxun is jealous?"
"He must be jealous that I have a clever son."
"Haha, now it'll be hard for Feng Qian not to get married." At this moment, the kitten in his arms had fallen asleep. Ye Lingfeng reached out and took the kitten, then called for a sedan chair to come over, and they headed towards Liuyue Palace together. Everyone in Guangyang Palace had left the palace.
The family of three returned to Liuyue Palace and had just settled the kitten when they heard an urgent report coming from outside the palace gate.
Ye Lingfeng looked at Hai Ling with a puzzled expression. There was no fighting going on, so why was there such an urgent report? "I wonder what happened somewhere?"
Hai Ling also looked worried. She called Shi Mei in to take care of her son, Xiao Mao'er, and then left the palace with Ye Lingfeng.
Outside the main hall, Ji Shaocheng led a man in and said calmly, "Your Majesty, an envoy from the Southern Ling Kingdom requests an audience."
"Nan Ling Kingdom?"
Why would the Southern Ling Kingdom come to see them at this time? Could it be related to the Shao Yi Kingdom?
Ye Lingfeng's expression darkened slightly as he led Hai Ling to sit down on the high seat one after the other. The one from Nanling Kingdom was a prime minister and a general, but Ji Shaocheng only brought the prime minister, leaving the military officers outside the palace gate.
"Greetings, Emperor Xie."
"What happened?"
Ye Lingfeng raised his long, narrow eyebrows and asked softly, his deep pupils revealing no emotion.
"Reporting to Emperor Xie, the Shaoyi Kingdom has repeatedly attacked our Taizhou, causing countless deaths and injuries. Our Emperor has sent me to the Nanling Kingdom to request Emperor Xie to intervene and mediate."
"Mediation?"
Ye Lingfeng and Hai Ling exchanged glances. Shao Yi Kingdom was attacking Nan Ling Kingdom because Nan Ling Kingdom had once destroyed Shao Yi Kingdom. Shao Yi Kingdom had not forgotten its national and personal grudges, so it wanted to attack them. Now, asking him to mediate was a bit unreasonable. When they were in trouble, Mu Ye had helped them without hesitation. If they were to step in now and stop him from attacking Nan Ling Kingdom, it seemed inappropriate.
For a moment, both Ye Lingfeng and Hai Ling, who were at the top of the class, fell silent.
Zhao, the prime minister of Nanling Kingdom, could tell from their expressions that they were worried. It was precisely because they had a good relationship with Shaoyi Kingdom that they sought help from Beilu Kingdom.
"Has Emperor Xie considered that if our Southern Ling Kingdom is destroyed, the world will be out of balance? The current emperor of Shaoyi Kingdom is mindful of past relationships and may not attack Northern Lu Kingdom, but what about future emperors? Can they also refrain from attacking Northern Lu Kingdom? If Shaoyi Kingdom attacks Southern Ling Kingdom, the world will be out of balance. Not to mention the countless casualties and the many families torn apart, can Northern Lu Kingdom really protect itself? If this balance is broken, the world will be in chaos. Has Emperor Xie thought about these things?"
The words of Prime Minister Zhao of Nanling Kingdom are not without reason. (The following is a separate, unrelated sentence: "The bridal chamber is filled with endless entanglements: The cunning CEO's plan to seduce his wife.")
Logically, they couldn't stand idly by while Shaoyi attacked Nanling, because if Nanling fell, the world would descend into chaos.
Think of the common people surviving in chaotic times; they are less than ants. Moreover, it is still unknown how many years it will take for the flames of war to be raged before unification is achieved. Therefore, it is best to avoid such a thing from happening.
Seeing that Ye Lingfeng and Hai Ling remained silent, Prime Minister Zhao knew that they had been thinking seriously, so he quickly spoke up.
"The reason why Shaoyi Kingdom attacked Nanling Kingdom is because we destroyed Shaoyi Kingdom before, so they are still angry. My emperor has said that if Shaoyi Kingdom agrees to a peaceful resolution, Nanling Kingdom is willing to compensate for part of the losses and publicly apologize to Shaoyi Kingdom."
Upon hearing this, Ye Lingfeng and Hai Ling were intrigued.
The reason why the Southern Ling Kingdom has gone to such lengths is twofold: firstly, because the country is weak, and secondly, because it is for the sake of all the people. Since they have gone to such lengths, it is not right for them to sit idly by. Therefore, Ye Lingfeng slowly spoke up.
"I am willing to act as a peacemaker for both of you, but whether or not a settlement can be reached is not my concern."
"Thank you, Emperor Xie, and Empress Xie."
As long as Ye Lingfeng agreed, the matter was half settled, so Prime Minister Zhao of Nanling Kingdom was very happy.
Ye Lingfeng looked at Ji Shaocheng and ordered, "Hospitalize Prime Minister Zhao well. We'll have a meeting in the study tomorrow morning to discuss when to depart for Shaoyi Kingdom."
"Your subject obeys the decree."
Ji Shaocheng led Prime Minister Zhao away. In the main hall of Liuyue Palace, Hailing looked at Ye Lingfeng and said, "Do you really want to go to Nanling Kingdom?"
"Um/"
Ye Lingfeng nodded. From both a national and moral standpoint, he shouldn't have allowed Shaoyi Kingdom to conquer Nanling Kingdom. If Nanling Kingdom were destroyed, the world would be out of balance, and Shaoyi Kingdom would become too powerful. As Prime Minister Zhao said, if Emperor Muye of today is concerned about past relationships, will future emperors also be concerned about past relationships? Sooner or later, the world would be in chaos. So what can be guaranteed now is peace, or unification. (The last sentence appears to be an unrelated advertisement and is omitted from the translation.)
Unification would mean the deaths of many people, and he had no such ambition. He only wanted the people to live in peace, so he would naturally step in to handle this matter.
"I'll go with you."
"You can't ride in a carriage. No, you stay in the palace with the Empress Dowager and help me manage court affairs."
Ye Lingfeng's eyes fell on Hai Ling's belly. He remembered that the imperial physician had said that Ling'er's pregnancy was not going well, so she should rest and take care of herself.
"I'm fine now. I had the imperial physician examine me before, and after taking so many pregnancy-stabilizing medications, I'm in a stable period now. There won't be any problems. As long as I'm careful, everything will be fine."