The Aloof Lord's Mysterious Wife-Chapter 524: With This Palace Around, No One Shall Touch Yan’er

Ye Siheng glanced at him and said, "You need to go tell Xie Beihan that if Ye Chengyan’s body is not buried soon, I will have it burned and his bones ground to ashes."

Qing Feng was somewhat taken aback, "Lord, the Emperor does not wish to be the villain. Why must you take on this role?"

He felt sympathy for his lord.

"So much talk. Do you want to go back to sweeping the floor?" Ye Siheng said coldly.

Qing Feng trembled and immediately shook his head, "I will go handle it right away!"

With that, he used his lightness skill and vanished from sight in an instant. freēwēbnovel.com

Ye Siheng looked at the falling snow, his expression unchanged.

He had spared Xuanyuan Che and planned to use him, which would certainly make Empress Xie resent him. Since that’s the case, being the villain once more is no concern.

Over the years, he had borne enough ill repute.

In Fengxi Palace.

Although it was winter, Ye Chengyan’s body had been lying in the palace for a long time without being sealed in a coffin. The palace was already filled with a faint but unpleasant smell of decay.

Empress Xie had almost turned gray overnight.

She had cried all her tears but still insisted on coming to the coffin daily, burning paper money for Ye Chengyan.

The steward aunt could no longer bear it and said, "Your Majesty, it has been so many days. It’s time to seal the coffin."

Empress Xie turned and glared at her with a fierce expression, "The Emperor has not yet decreed that Yan’er should be buried with princely honors and laid to rest in the royal mausoleum. How can we seal the coffin!"

She could not believe that Emperor Muwu would be so heartless.

The steward aunt was at a loss for words and stepped back, not daring to speak further.

Outside, the Imperial Guards were fine, but the palace maids inside were suffering greatly.

Not only did they have to face the dead, but they also had to endure the stench and, worst of all, kneel on both sides, wailing!

After several days, their eyes were swollen, their throats hoarse.

Now, they could no longer cry.

Empress Xie glared at them and scolded, "Cry for this Palace. How can Yan’er rest in peace otherwise!"

The maids trembled and had no choice but to force their hoarse voices to continue crying.

The once gentle and respected Empress Xie had changed dramatically. She now seemed like a madwoman, making things difficult for them after Ye Chengyan’s death.

At that moment, Xie Beihan witnessed the scene.

Dressed in plain white attire, with a matching headband, he walked in slowly and knelt on the mat.

Empress Xie did not look at him, her face cold as ice, "I’ve told you, you have no right to kneel before Yan’er."

"Aunt..."

"Don’t call me Aunt!" Empress Xie suddenly erupted with anger, her voice harsh, "I treated you like my own son, yet at a crucial moment, you did not help Yan’er!"

The old Empress Xie was no more.

In her place was a woman who had lost her son and was now consumed by madness.

Xie Beihan’s heart ached. He choked up, "Aunt, I was trying to help Yan’er, to persuade him to turn back."

Empress Xie retorted, "Turn back? If you had not forced him to the brink of death, Yan’er would have already obtained the Imperial Jade Seal. He would be the ruler of Mu Nation; why would he need to turn back!"

Her son had sincerely cared for him, yet ended up in this situation!

"My father taught me to be loyal to the king and love the country. Am I to go against my father’s words?" Xie Beihan said, tears streaming down his face. "Aunt, Yan’er made a mistake. I cannot follow him into error; otherwise, the Xie family would bear the label of treason, and not only would our ancestors be tainted, but future generations would also be condemned!"

Empress Xie could not accept this.

To her, Ye Chengyan’s survival was the only right outcome.

She twisted her mouth into a mocking smile, "Beihan, the He family was right. You have no talent or strategy. You are squandering your inheritance, and the glory of the Xie family will eventually be ruined by you. Yan’er’s actions were not just for himself but for you and the Xie family. If he had succeeded, you would have a solid position, and the Xie family could prosper for decades! But you, talking about loyalty, missed such a great opportunity!"

Xie Beihan was also shocked.

He truly did not recognize the woman before him anymore.

"Aunt," he continued respectfully, "don’t you remember Sixth Sister? She’s only gone to Border Nation, not dead. Yan’er can control Capital for a day or two, but can he control it for a year or two? Whether I forced him or not, he was destined to fail!"

Empress Xie’s face turned even paler.

Her lips moved, but she couldn’t find the words to refute.

She did not remain kneeling but instead slumped down despondently.

"Have you seen the Emperor?" she suddenly asked.

Xie Beihan’s voice grew subdued, "The Emperor does not wish to see me either."

"Hah, thanks to Yan’er, he did not drink the poisoned sour plum soup. He bears no filial piety and instead..." Empress Xie laughed eerily, "He has condemned Yan’er to death and demoted him to a commoner, forbidding him from entering the royal mausoleum. Such a heartless father in this world!"

Xie Beihan was silent for a moment.

He touched his robe and said, "Aunt, stop clinging to this. Yan’er cannot enter the royal mausoleum. If you drag this out, the Ninth Prince will have Yan’er’s body burned, and Yan’er will rest even less peacefully."

Empress Xie’s eyes widened in shock, "He can try! With me here, no one shall touch Yan’er!"

Seeing the hatred in her eyes, Xie Beihan felt even more distressed.

Yan’er, look at the mess you’ve made. If only you had been more obedient and well-behaved, the Emperor and Aunt wouldn’t have drifted apart, and the Ninth Prince wouldn’t have spoken so harshly.

But now, there was no way out.

"Aunt, the Ninth Prince speaks and acts decisively. Think carefully."

After speaking, Xie Beihan stood up.

Empress Xie grabbed his hand, "You caused Yan’er’s death. Find a way to fix this!"

"Aunt, you always taught me to prioritize matters. How can you not understand now? It’s already hard enough for me to keep my title and the Xie family’s honor. If I continue to be entangled in Yan’er’s burial, what will become of the entire Xie family?"

Xie Beihan gritted his teeth and had to reveal the truth, "In fact, Yan’er’s entering the royal mausoleum is futile. No matter how much paper money you burn, it will not help. His sins are too great; he has already been taken to the underworld for punishment. So, Aunt, let go of this obsession."

Empress Xie looked at him, dazed, "What did you say?"

Her Yan’er, how could he be suffering in hell? He should be going directly to the Yellow Springs and crossing the Bridge of Helplessness to be reincarnated.

"Nanli..." She swayed as she stood up, "She is capable. She can definitely rescue Yan’er from the underworld and help him be reincarnated as a human."

But Empress Xie had knelt for too long, and her legs were numb.

She swayed to the side.

Xie Beihan, unable to bear it, supported her, "Aunt, finding Sixth Sister is useless. The Nether World has its own rules, and Sixth Sister cannot interfere."

"She can! She must!" Empress Xie screamed.