With wives as numerous as clouds and soldiers as numerous as a million, you say he's a useless

"He just left like that?" Zhao Xuefu felt that Ye Jinyu's fighting ability was too weak.

After she came in, she and Ye Cheng'an hadn't done anything yet when the other party left?

What's the point of coming to a post station? Is this a joke?

While holding Zhao Xuefu's hand, Ye Cheng'an said, "If I'm not mistaken, he's probably gone to find a way to get revenge on us. If nothing unexpected happens, Ye Jinglan and Su Wanrou will target me at the New Year's Eve banquet, while Ye Jinyu will be eyeing you..."

"Therefore, the princess should be mentally prepared and act with caution."

Upon hearing this, Zhao Xuefu's pretty face turned icy, and an endless, chilling killing intent suddenly flashed in her eyes. "He dares to lay a hand on me? I will make him suffer the consequences!"

"Hongluan, go secretly follow Ye Jinyu and see what he's up to!"

"Yes, Princess." Hongluan accepted the order and turned to leave.

Later, when he returned, his face was icy cold. "Princess, I saw Ye Jinyu's men go to a pharmacy in Beian City. After they left, I interrogated the shopkeeper, and he admitted that Ye Jinyu had purchased a potent aphrodisiac from him..."

"What a despicable Ye Jinyu! How dare she plot against me with such vile schemes and dirty tricks! Hongluan, go and do me a favor. Replace Ye Jinyu's medicine with water and bring it to me."

"At the New Year's Eve banquet, I'll make him lose all face!!!"

……

……

Three days later.

It was the time Ye Jinglan and Su Wanrou agreed to frame Ye Chengan with a fabricated crime and place him under house arrest in Beian City.

On this day, a grand banquet was held in the royal court to celebrate New Year's Eve.

All the civil and military officials were Su Wanrou's people. They had arrived at the scene long ago, wanting to help the prince and princess complete this siege against Ye Cheng'an.

However, they certainly didn't expect that high-level hunters often appear in the form of prey.

From the very beginning, Ye Cheng'an had anticipated the potential turmoil at the New Year's Eve banquet, and he even brought Han Zhaolie and others along to the banquet.

This surprised everyone.

"Why did the eldest young master bring back all these old officials who had already been dismissed by the prince?"

"Why didn't the royal guards stop them?"

"What does he mean by that?"

"Someone, immediately go and inform the Princess about Ye Cheng'an's actions..."

Ye Cheng'an didn't care about these people's reactions. To be frank, these little karami were not worthy of his attention at all.

He invited Han Zhaolie and his entourage to sit down, and they chatted while waiting for the New Year's Eve banquet to begin.

The other court officials, though wanting to stop him, were deterred by the fact that Ye Cheng'an was no longer the kind and benevolent young master he once was, but a mad dog who would bite anyone in his path. They could only watch helplessly as he and the likes of Han Zhaolie usurped the throne.

In the rear hall, Su Wanrou and Ye Jinglan were furious when they heard that Ye Cheng'an had invited those old ministers and subordinates who had been demoted to the New Year's Eve banquet.

"That unfilial son, he never stops causing trouble! He's only been summoned back to Beian City and he already dares to oppose me!"

"My beloved concubine, you are absolutely right. This boy is a wolf in sheep's clothing; he must not be allowed to return to Liuzhou, or he will rebel sooner or later!"

Su Wanrou gently patted Ye Jinglan's chest to help him catch his breath, while comforting him, "Your Highness, please don't let such a small matter upset your health. Anyway, we've already made plans. After the New Year's Eve banquet tonight, the eldest son will no longer be able to threaten you..."

"Let's calm down, and then we'll go to the banquet and put our plan into action, shall we?"

Ye Jinglan nodded, took a deep breath, and went to the banquet hall with Su Wanrou.

Ye Cheng'an and Han Zhaolie were already seated. Seats for tonight's banquet were limited, so their presence left some officials without a place to sit.

Those people could only stand aside and watch helplessly. Only when Ye Jinglan arrived did they step forward to complain about their grievances of having their seats taken.

"Your Highness, the eldest son has brought many dismissed officials to the banquet without permission, and our seats have all been taken away... This..."

Ye Jinglan was already angry, and seeing this, he angrily rebuked Ye Cheng'an, "You unfilial son, look at the mess you've made! Who gave you the right to invite these people on your own initiative?"

"They have already been dismissed from their posts by me! Are you openly defying me?"

Ye Cheng'an smiled and said, "Father, don't worry. Of course I know that Lord Han and his ilk have been dismissed from their posts by you, but the reason I brought them here is because I thought that you would miss them."

"Since Father doesn't like them, then I will let them leave."

"Lord Han, you may all leave."

Upon hearing this, Han Zhaolie and the others immediately stood up, preparing to leave the palace.

But soon, Ye Jinglan realized that this rebellious son must have brought Han Zhaolie and his entourage into the palace in a grand manner. In other words, the fact that these people were brought into the royal court to participate in the New Year's Eve banquet had already caused a great uproar and was known to everyone.

If he were to have these people driven out at this point, wouldn't that make him, the King of the North, appear narrow-minded?

They can't even tolerate some veteran officials and former subordinates?

No!

People like Han Zhaolie cannot leave yet!

We can't leave now!

We have to wait until after the New Year's Eve banquet!

He immediately said, "Wait! Did I say you could leave?"

Han Zhaolie frowned. "The prince won't let us leave, but there aren't any seats set up for us here..."

"Besides, we are all a group of dismissed veterans; how are we qualified to attend the New Year's Eve banquet here?"

"...Wang Chengen, why aren't you arranging the seating at all times?" Ye Jinglan shouted.

Wang Chengen immediately ordered people to prepare seats.

As for Han Zhaolie and the others, they sat back down next to Ye Cheng'an.

This was Ye Cheng'an's first attempt to intimidate Ye Jinglan.

He wanted to show the other party what it meant to invite a god but have a hard time sending him away.

Since the other party and Su Wanrou want to bring him back, they must bear all the consequences!

Ye Jinglan was clearly quite angry about this humiliation, but he couldn't punish Ye Cheng'an for such a trivial matter, so he could only announce the start of the banquet.

Later, during the New Year's Eve banquet, they launched another attack on Ye Cheng'an.

But he could never have imagined that no matter what he said or did, he couldn't provoke Ye Cheng'an.

If Ye Cheng'an doesn't get angry, he won't make a mistake, thus eliminating the prerequisite for him to detain the other party.

This made Ye Jinglan very anxious.

Seeing this, Su Wanrou simply volunteered, whispering in Ye Jinglan's ear, "Your Highness, since the eldest son is so unmoved by your provocation, why don't you let me give it a try?"

"The young master already has many misunderstandings about me. If I were to fan the flames, it would surely achieve twice the result with half the effort."

Upon hearing this, Ye Jinglan nodded, "My dear consort, please be careful in everything you do, and don't let this rebellious son hurt you."

"Your Highness, please rest assured, I will definitely take care of my safety. Of course, if I could suffer even a minor injury for Your Highness's great cause, it would be my honor." Su Wanrou always had such an understanding demeanor.

She rose and slowly walked to Ye Cheng'an, personally pouring him wine. "Young Master, this cup of wine is for you. I apologize for all the misunderstandings of the past. Today is New Year's Eve banquet, why don't we turn hostility into friendship?"

Ye Cheng'an picked up his wine glass with a smile. He knew, of course, that Su Wanrou wanted to provoke him and give Ye Jinglan an excuse to confine him.

So they remained completely unmoved.

Seeing this, Su Wanrou seized the opportunity to lean close to Ye Cheng'an's ear and whisper in a voice only the two of them could hear, "Ye Cheng'an, you probably don't know yet, do you? Actually, the old Northern King, and your mother..."

"They all died at the hands of the prince!"

"!!!" Ye Cheng'an's eyes widened suddenly.

Although he wasn't the original owner, he was still using someone else's body. If his maternal grandfather and mother were indeed killed by Ye Jinglan, he would definitely kill him to avenge the original owner.

Seeing that Ye Cheng'an finally reacted, Su Wanrou continued, "Do you know why the Prince has disliked you so much all these years? Why he always ignores you?"

"It's because whenever the prince sees you, he is reminded of your mother and grandfather."

"He hates you because he hates your mother. From the beginning, his approach to your mother was only to compete for the position of King of the North. He knew that the King of the North had no children, so he created one coincidence after another and various opportunities to show off."

"In his eyes, you were never his child, but merely an accident that occurred during the struggle for power."

After Su Wanrou finished speaking, without waiting for Ye Cheng'an's reaction, she began to act, leaning backward.

It was as if Ye Cheng'an had pushed her.

She fell to the ground in a disheveled state, looking pitifully at Ye Cheng'an, and cried out, "Young Master, you... I kindly shook hands with you to make peace, I didn't even care that my brother was killed by you, yet you still treat me like this..."

"No matter what, I'm still your stepmother!"

"If you can be so disrespectful and defiant towards me today, will you treat the Prince the same way tomorrow?"

"Your Highness, I beg you to do justice for me! The eldest son just said that sooner or later he will kill me and Jin Yu, and sooner or later he will reclaim his identity as the Crown Prince of the Northern Border... Waaah..."

"Ye Cheng'an!!!" As expected, Ye Jinglan flew into a rage.

But Ye Cheng'an remained indifferent, saying, "I'm here, you don't need to speak so loudly, I'm not deaf!"

"You...you have committed insubordination and disrespect for your stepmother, which is already considered unfilial and disobedient. I hereby punish you, from this day forward, to be confined in the Royal Court's You'an Hall to reflect on your mistakes. Without the King's order, you shall never leave this place for the rest of your life!!!" Ye Jinglan said through gritted teeth, enunciating each word clearly.

House arrest!

finally come.

Ye Cheng'an's eyes turned cold, and he stood up, his gaze sweeping over Ye Jinglan. "Father, have you thought this through? Are you sure you want to do this?"