Su Yunmo went to the study. Eunuch Jiao was guarding the entrance today.
Seeing her approaching with such ferocity, Eunuch Jiao guessed that she might already know about the 'engagement' and quickly stepped forward to block her.
"Miss Su, His Majesty is currently in the study discussing matters with Prince Kun. You cannot go in now."
The words 'discussing matters' ignited a fire in Su Yunmo's heart.
She gritted her teeth, "I need to go in and discuss matters too. Don't stop me!"
Are all emperors against her? The late emperor chose Ye Jingcheng, who murdered his wife, for her, and now this one wants to betroth her to his son.
Do they want her buried in the imperial mausoleum?
"Little Ancestor, this is the imperial palace, and behind this is His Majesty's study, not your family's storeroom. You can't just barge in whenever you please!" Eunuch Jiao was sweating profusely.
Su Yunmo also came to her senses, realizing she had been a bit rash in her haste and had forgotten her status.
The emperor might tolerate her occasional displays of affection out of amusement, but if she were to barge in at this moment, it would be an offense against imperial authority.
Su Yunmo took a deep breath, desperately trying to calm herself.
She looked at Eunuch Jiao, "Eunuch, you must already know about the 'engagement.' Can you tell me why my imperial uncle suddenly thought of arranging an engagement for me?"
Even if Chu Xingyun had brought it up first, given the emperor's previous disposition, he would never have agreed.
For one thing, her father was not in the capital. How could he bestow a marriage upon her without consulting her parents?
Eunuch Jiao had spent a lot of time with the little dumpling and genuinely liked her. Seeing her question, he didn't want to hide anything, but...
"Please forgive me, but as a servant, it is not appropriate for me to speak of this. However, you can go and see Consort Liang. Once you see her, you will understand everything."
"Consort Liang?" Su Yunmo was stunned, not immediately grasping the connection between these two matters.
But she still followed Eunuch Jiao's suggestion, "Is Her Ladyship in His Majesty's sleeping quarters?"
Eunuch Jiao sighed and shook his head, "Her Ladyship moved out of His Majesty's chambers last night and returned to the Cold Palace."
Su Yunmo's heart suddenly skipped a beat, and a bad premonition began to form.
She turned and hurried towards the Cold Palace.
Yi Zuo and Yi You were guarding the entrance.
The entire atmosphere of the Cold Palace was somewhat somber.
Yi Zuo and Yi You called out to her, but she didn't respond, heading straight into the room.
Ye Jingyu had been here all morning, and mother and son had been talking.
"Your Ladyship!" Su Yunmo burst in from outside. Seeing the mother and son, her heart leaped.
"Momo, you're here." Liu Lanxue called out to her gently, beckoning her, "Look, Yu'er brought me some new pastries today. Don't you like them? Come and have one."
Su Yunmo's fingers tightened, "Your Ladyship, have you recovered your memory?"
Liu Lanxue nodded.
Su Yunmo felt a tremor in her heart, vaguely understanding what the 'engagement' was about.
Although she was confident in the antidote and knew that Consort Liang's poison would be cured, she hadn't expected it to be resolved under these circumstances.
The little dumpling took a deep breath. Knowing that this was not someone else's fault, she didn't mention her engagement, so as not to upset the mother and son.
Ye Jingyu had accompanied Consort Liang all morning, and he probably didn't know what was happening outside.
Thinking this, Su Yunmo composed herself and walked over as if nothing had happened, "I'm not used to the palace food anyway. This is much tastier."
She took a pastry and put it in her mouth as usual, "Your Ladyship finally recovered her memory, why do you look unhappy? This is a good thing."
Ye Jingyu paused his peeling of the orange and looked down, remaining silent.
Liu Lanxue gave a complicated, wry smile, "Perhaps."
"What? Are you angry with His Majesty?" Su Yunmo knew it was not appropriate to ask such a question in this situation, but she was eager to know what had happened.
Liu Lanxue lowered her eyebrows, "I am but an abandoned consort. How could I be qualified to be angry with His Majesty? It's just that he is angry because I recovered my memory."
However, it made sense. No one liked their woman knowing about their past failures.
The matter of Duke Ying was a shadow for him. Now that Duke Ying was dead, and those related to him were also dead.
Only she remained. If she were still foolish and ignorant as before, it would be fine. But now that she had recovered her memory.
Then every time he saw her, he would recall the unpleasant events of the past, and naturally, he wouldn't want to see her anymore.
Su Yunmo frowned, guessing Liu Lanxue's thoughts, but she always felt that Ye Yao Di's behavior was not entirely due to this reason.
How to put it...
It just didn't quite add up.
Even now, Su Yunmo still believed that Ye Yao Di was sincere towards Liu Lanxue.
"A king's sincerity is not worth much," Ye Jingyu's steady voice came. Although he was clarifying for Su Yunmo, it also seemed like a reminder to Liu Lanxue.
Liu Lanxue's body stiffened slightly. Knowing that her son was worried she would be sad about this, she gave him a comforting look, "As long as you can visit your mother in the palace occasionally, your mother will be very happy."
She had no other thoughts beyond this.
Seeing that she could think so pragmatically, Ye Jingyu was slightly relieved.
Yi Zuo entered, "Your Highness, Her Ladyship needs to rest."
Liu Lanxue had just recovered from her illness and could not expend too much energy.
Ye Jingyu nodded, stood up, and picked up the little dumpling, "Mother, we'll be leaving now."
"Go ahead." Liu Lanxue nodded and watched them leave.
Su Yunmo was carried out by Ye Jingyu by her collar like a kitten, still holding pastries in both hands, and took a few bites with annoyance.
Ye Jingyu carried her out of the Cold Palace and put her down on the ground, taking her hand as they walked away, "Nothing is happening in the palace today. I'll take you back first."
The people in this imperial palace were all sycophants. When his mother was living in the emperor's sleeping quarters, those people were afraid and jealous, and dared not do anything.
Now that his mother had returned to the Cold Palace, who knew how many people would come to watch the show. Because of him, the women in the harem dared not do anything to his mother.
But it was inevitable that some people would set their sights on others, and only Momo was close to him.
Just in case, it would be better for the little one to come to the palace less often these days.
Just as Ye Jingyu was about to instruct her, the little dumpling suddenly stopped.
"What's wrong?" he looked down at her.
The little dumpling looked at the opposite side with a tense expression.
Ye Jingyu frowned and looked up. Ye Jingkun was standing not far away, "Is something wrong?"
Ye Jingkun didn't reply. He walked over and stopped three steps away, his gaze falling on the little dumpling. He reached out his hand towards her, "Momo, come."
Su Yunmo narrowed her eyes dangerously, remaining still.
Ye Jingyu also narrowed his eyes, a cold glint flashing in his eyes, "Second Brother, you might not know, but this child doesn't like to be touched by strangers."