Chapter 58: The Little Fox Snorted

"Little fox, are you hungry? Have some breakfast first." Liyue placed a bowl of chicken soup in front of the little fox, whose eyes instantly lit up as she stared at the bowl. Just smelling the aroma made her unable to help licking her lips.

"Squeak, squeak, squeak!" I'm hungry, hungry, hurry up and let me eat!

Liyue smiled and gestured for the little fox to eat. The little fox didn't know the meaning of being polite; besides, this was prepared for her in the first place, so she immediately dug in. She delicately licked the chicken soup—it was so delicious!

"Little fox, I need to tell you something. All the palace maids are talking about it. Do you think I should tell you?" Liyue rested her chin in her hands and watched the little fox eat.

The little fox was unconcerned and continued eating. What does whatever they are saying have to do with me?

"Little fox, do you know? The Emperor is going to take concubines! From now on, you won't be able to cling to him so much, because he will have to sleep with other madams to spread his branches and leaves and produce royal dragon descendants."

The little fox had just taken a gulp of chicken soup when Liyue's words startled her so much that she spat it right out.

Thoughts flashed through her mind: Taking concubines = she would have a mistress. Not being able to cling to him = falling out of favor with no backing. Sleeping with madams = her innocent master was about to be defiled by others!

However, what on earth was a dragon descendant? The little fox was left speechless.

Quickly brushing that word aside and recalling her previous thoughts, she couldn't help letting out a loud cry: "Squeak, squeak, squeak!" Good heavens! I cannot allow such a thing to happen. I've decided, I'm going to rescue my master who is being coerced by those officials! My innocent master, you must, absolutely must hold on; the little fox is coming to save you.

The little fox stopped eating her chicken soup altogether and darted out in a flash. Remembering the memorials from earlier, it must be those old and ugly ministers forcing her cute and worldly-unaware master.

Seeing the little fox run off, Liyue was terrified and hurriedly gave chase. Her heart simply couldn't handle one shock after another; if anything happened to the little fox, she would surely be too ashamed to ever face Xuanyuan Yu again.

In the council chamber, Xuanyuan Yu was reviewing the memorial, his glassy, bright pupils carrying a deep sense of mockery. Taking concubines, taking concubines, it was always taking concubines. It seemed they had been neglecting state affairs lately and instead focused entirely on the matter of him taking concubines.

It appeared they needed a proper warning. He called out, "Yeming."

Yeming materialized from the void and said, "Yeming is here."

"Tomorrow, I want to see the household of the Left Vice Minister executed by beheading."

Yeming knelt on one knee and replied, "Understood, Your Majesty."

Not long after Yeming departed, Eunuch Li entered and reported to Xuanyuan Yu, "The Crown Prince of the Murao Kingdom requests an audience. Does Your Majesty wish to see him or not?"

"Let him in," Xuanyuan Yu said indifferently. Naturally, he knew the purpose of the Murao Crown Prince's visit.

The princes and princesses of the other three kingdoms had already requested leave and departed the Xuanxue Kingdom this morning. He naturally knew the reasons behind this as well—likely returning to their home countries to plot countermeasures and jointly deal with his Xuanxue Kingdom.

Mu Yueqi strode into the council hall. Today, he wore a purple robe paired with a black silk sash at his waist, from which hung a crystal-clear piece of spiritual jade. His silk-like black hair was secured by a gold crown inlaid with gems, and a trace of faint anxiety furrowed his brow.

"Yueqi pays his respects to the Snow Emperor. Today, I come to implore the Snow Emperor for a favor, and I hope the Snow Emperor will grant it," Mu Yueqi said, bowing low with his hands cupped.

Xuanyuan Yu remained unperturbed, concealing the chill in the depths of his eyes as he said, "No need for formalities. I wonder what urgent matter brings the Murao Crown Prince to seek me out and beg for my favor."

"Yueqi comes on behalf of Qingge. Yueqi is already aware that the young and worldly-unaware Qingge unintentionally offended the Snow Emperor, but the Snow Emperor is magnanimous and will surely spare Qingge."