Chapter 260: Volume 1_Chapter 260: Ye Imperial Clan

Volume 1_Chapter 260: Ye Imperial Clan

Hearing this, Ye Lanjue's gaze changed slightly.

He seemed to pause before asking, "Do you want to know what this King looks like?"

Yun Qiyue nodded without hesitation, "Naturally, how could I not want to know what my future husband looks like?"

Hearing the words 'future husband', Ye Lanjue's mood suddenly improved.

"On the day we marry, if you want to see, you can lift the mask yourself and look at it for as long as you like." Originally, he had never really intended to hide his appearance from her.

Hearing this, Yun Qiyue blushed.

Because she inexplicably felt that there was a thick flavor of doting in Ye Lanjue's words.

However, having received this promise, Yun Qiyue's eyes lit up, "Okay."

Finally, she could see the true face of the Imperial Uncle; she was so happy.

Yun Qiyue was in a very good mood.

Then, Ye Lanjue's fault-finding wasn't over yet.

"You care about him very much?" The vinegar jar Ye Lanjue spoke again.

If it were the first time Ye Lanjue asked this, Yun Qiyue would have felt the question was somewhat inexplicable.

Having asked it a second time, Yun Qiyue couldn't help but take it seriously.

"Who?"

The Imperial Uncle seemed to be jealous, but the problem was, she didn't even know who the Imperial Uncle was jealous of, which was embarrassing.

Ye Lanjue cast his gaze on Xuanyuan Ze again, the meaning very obvious.

And Xuanyuan Ze, standing two steps away, clearly felt the 'care' from Ye Lanjue, and was so scared his body stiffened, standing there like a wooden person.

If the people below couldn't hear the conversation between Ye Lanjue and Yun Qiyue, Xuanyuan Ze was the exception.

After all, he was very close, and his ears weren't deaf.

At first, he was only surprised by Ye Lanjue's uniqueness in front of Yun Qiyue.

But when that gaze locked onto him, he suddenly had a premonition.

Perhaps the 'him' in the Imperial Uncle's words might have something to do with him.

But heaven and earth are my witness, he had absolutely no relationship with the Imperial Aunt.

In fact, he didn't know the Imperial Aunt at all.

This was simply a disaster from the blue.

Xuanyuan Ze was about to cry inside.

Fortunately, Yun Qiyue also knew who the 'him' in Ye Lanjue's mouth was by following Ye Lanjue's gaze at this time.

Looking at Xuanyuan Ze's back, Yun Qiyue was completely bewildered.

Then, she looked at Ye Lanjue in an indescribable way, "Imperial Uncle, are you okay?"

Ye Lanjue: "..."

Furrowing his brows, he didn't understand.

However, not understanding didn't mean he could really say he didn't understand, so Ye Lanjue kept a straight face—naturally, covered by a mask, even if he didn't keep a straight face, others couldn't see his mood.

In short, Ye Lanjue would not admit that he didn't understand Yun Qiyue's meaning.

"Who is he?" Yun Qiyue asked directly, and then continued, "Imperial Uncle, if I remember correctly, I don't seem to know him."

So, what is there to compare?

Ye Lanjue: "..."

Suddenly, he felt a bit uncomfortable.

"Hmm."

He hummed casually, not knowing if he was covering up something or what.

In short, after the 'hmm', Ye Lanjue did not continue to look at Yun Qiyue, but looked at the crowd below and announced one thing, "From today on, he..."

Speaking to this point, Ye Lanjue stuttered a bit.

Then, his gaze landed on Xuanyuan Ze again, asking in his habitual cold voice, "What is your name?"

Xuanyuan Ze: "..."

Although he didn't turn his head, Xuanyuan Ze knew that the Imperial Uncle was asking him.

But this question gave him a feeling of a critical hit.

The Imperial Uncle didn't even know his name.

How much of a failure was he as a person?

Xuanyuan Ze's heart was complicated, but he still turned his head respectfully and said, "Nephew... Xuanyuan Ze."

Ye Lanjue nodded, then waved his hand to signal Xuanyuan Ze to continue turning around.

Xuanyuan Ze turned around, his expression somewhat bitter.

He felt that he was indeed a bit of a failure as a person.

He used to be a transparent person, now he is also a transparent person, and in the future, he will probably also be a transparent person.

However, fortunately, he had no ambition.

In his view, being able to live a safe and smooth life was not bad.

However, Ye Lanjue's next words almost shattered the entire court.

Only to hear Ye Lanjue say in a deep voice, "From now on, the Emperor of Donglin will be Xuanyuan Ze."

Donglin Emperor... Xuanyuan Ze?

This sudden news stunned everyone, including Xuanyuan Ze.

Emperor?

Him?

He must be dreaming.

Xuanyuan Ze smiled bitterly.

He actually had such a dream of being an Emperor, but he had never thought about it.

"On what grounds?"

Xuanyuan Ze felt he was in a dream, but others didn't think so.

The person with the biggest reaction was the Crown Prince Xuanyuan Qi.

He was the Crown Prince, he was the heir to the country, on what grounds should the Emperor be someone born of a lowly maid whom he had never put in his eyes?

Xuanyuan Kun was also full of anger, "Ye Lanjue, don't forget, your surname is Ye, not Xuanyuan; the Xuanyuan Dynasty's empire is not for you to decide."

And others were naturally opposed as well.

It was just that they were not as intense as the father and son Xuanyuan Kun and Xuanyuan Qi.

After all, they still had some fear of Ye Lanjue.

"Xuanyuan Dynasty?" Ye Lanjue sneered, "You don't really think that just because your Xuanyuan family has been Emperors for a few generations, the empire is really yours, do you?"

Once Ye Lanjue said this, Xuanyuan Kun fell silent.

And those older officials, as well as some royal family members, suddenly had their expressions change.

As for the rest, they were all bewildered.

Ye Lanjue's words clearly had a deeper meaning.

But what exactly it meant, many people did not know.

And those who were older, who had originally been very opposed to Ye Lanjue's words, suddenly fell silent.

Including some older royal clansmen.

Why?

Because they suddenly remembered one thing.

That was, the original royal family of the Donglin Kingdom was actually surnamed Ye.

Unlike other countries, many countries might have had different dynasties due to the exchange of old and new.

But Donglin was not.

Donglin Kingdom could be said to be the longest-lasting ancient country on this continent.

And the Donglin royal family was originally surnamed Ye.

The change of surname was actually not because of the change of dynasty, but because the royal Ye family had grown tired of being Emperors back then, so they let their confidant with the surname Xuanyuan help them be the Emperor.

They even left words that if one day the descendants of the Ye surname returned, as long as the descendants of the Ye clan needed it, the Xuanyuan clan must hand over the throne.

This point, the older Xuanyuan clan members actually knew.

When Ye Lanjue became the late Emperor's adopted son, many people had these guesses, after all, there were too few people surnamed Ye in this world.

However, until Xuanyuan Kun became the new Emperor, some people who knew about this matter defaulted that Ye Lanjue was not from that royal Ye family.

However, only Xuanyuan Kun knew that Ye Lanjue was.

The late Emperor actually wanted to abdicate to Ye Lanjue.

It was just that Ye Lanjue let Xuanyuan Kun be the Emperor.

Xuanyuan Kun's throne, only Xuanyuan Kun himself knew, from beginning to end, was yielded by Ye Lanjue.

This point had always been a thorn in Xuanyuan Kun's heart.

The Ye clan had withdrawn from the Donglin royal family for many years, on what grounds should they become the royal family as soon as they arrived?

So, ever since Xuanyuan Kun became Emperor, he had always thought about suppressing Ye Lanjue, always wanted to rule personally, and had reached the point of becoming possessed.

Now, had things finally reached this point?

Xuanyuan Kun smiled bitterly.

And Xuanyuan Qi could not accept this fact.

"This is not true." Xuanyuan Qi shouted.

This was absolutely not true.

How could he believe that their Xuanyuan family was actually the servants of the Ye clan; he didn't believe it.

"Don't believe it? Then do you believe the late Emperor's last edict?" ===== CHAPTER 261 =====