I insist

Chapter 349: The Late Emperor's Last Edict

"Did she mention me?" Yu Huailin asked cautiously after thinking for a moment.

The eldest daughter-in-law turned her head and secretly smiled.

"What do you wish my mother-in-law to mention about you, Your Highness? Or why do you think my mother-in-law would mention you?"

The eldest daughter-in-law, however, was beating around the bush with Yu Huailin, simply trying to test his sincerity.

Yu Huailin became uneasy and deliberately took a sip of water to cover it up.

"I was just asking casually."

It seems that I have no choice but to confront Yu Huailin directly.

The eldest daughter-in-law stepped forward and looked directly into His Highness's eyes. "I've come today to ask Your Highness whether you like my mother-in-law or not?"

"this,"

It's no wonder that Yu Huailin's turbulent childhood made him ruthless and cold-blooded; how could he possibly say such shameful things?

"If Your Highness doesn't speak up soon, don't blame me for not helping you."

Seeing this, and reflecting on everything that had happened during the day, Yu Huailin finally made up his mind.

"Thank you for your concern, Tian Yumei. I understand what I should do."

As she was about to leave, Tian Yumei was afraid that Yu Huailin might say something inappropriate after he left, as she couldn't quite figure out Song Miqiu's personality.

"Your Highness, my mother-in-law understands perfectly well. She's just a bit proud, like any woman. You should just be more accommodating to her in everything, and things will be fine, won't they?"

With Tian Yumei's words, Yu Huailin felt more confident.

Standing in front of Song Miqiu's door, Yu Huailin hesitated for a moment before stepping forward and knocking on the door.

After a long time without any response from inside, Yu Huailin waited anxiously at the door and knocked again.

Unfortunately, just as Song Miqiu was hungry and had just gone to the kitchen to look for food, Yu Huailin came knocking on the door.

Just then, the guard stepped forward and whispered something to Yu Huailin.

"Your Highness, the old eunuch sent someone to say that he has something important to discuss with you and needs you to come over now."

It seems like today's efforts were wasted again.

"Very well, Your Highness understands. We'll prepare the horses immediately and head there right away."

As he spoke, he walked out of the courtyard, only to be met head-on by Song Miqiu, who was returning from the kitchen.

The atmosphere between the two was very tense, and Song Miqiu was waiting for Yu Huailin to say something first.

After a brief standoff, Yu Huailin finally spoke, "You wait at home, I have something urgent to attend to and will be right back."

They didn't explain why, they just left behind that one sentence.

"Seriously? What's this all about?"

Song Miqiu was left behind cursing Yu Huailin as an unreliable, heartless scoundrel.

After cursing, he couldn't help but feel a pang of heartache when he thought of Yu Huailin's departing figure. This trip to the palace must be fraught with risks, and he had no idea what tricks Liuli would pull this time.

Despite her worries, Song Miqiu could do nothing but pray for Yu Huailin's safe return.

But he felt relieved the next moment. After all, this was the path Yu Huailin, as a grandson of the former emperor, had to take. It was also a good opportunity to see Yu Huailin's loyalty to him, otherwise he would have to make countermeasures sooner.

Yu Huailin arrived at the palace that very night and went straight to the old eunuch's residence.

Upon entering the room, one could see that the old eunuch had been waiting for a long time.

"What could possibly be so important that you summoned me here in the middle of the night?"

The old eunuch calmly and slowly took out the imperial edict from behind his back.

Yu Huailin had not expected that the Emperor would come to him at this time. Could it be that his identity had been exposed and the Emperor wanted to eliminate him completely?

"Yu Huailin receives the imperial decree."

What needs to be done must be done; we can't let the old eunuch find any fault with us.

"Hahahaha." To everyone's surprise, the old eunuch burst into laughter upon seeing Yu Huailin's appearance.

Yu Huailin stood up and looked at the old eunuch angrily, as if to say that he should give him an explanation.

The old eunuch placed the imperial edict on the table and sat down leisurely.

"Your Highness, do you think this is an imperial edict issued by the Emperor? If the Emperor knew your identity, do you think this edict would say anything? Would this old servant still be so leisurely?"

This time, Yu Huailin really misunderstood.

"Then, could it be..."

“That’s right, this is the last imperial edict issued by the late emperor before his death, and this old servant has found it.”

Unexpectedly, the old eunuch possessed such power, managing to find such forbidden items. Yu Huailin thought it was time to find an opportunity to eliminate him.

Seeing that Yu Huailin did not answer, the old eunuch stepped forward and looked at him provocatively, asking, "Aren't you curious about what's written inside?"

Yu Huailin drew his sword from his waist and deftly placed it against the old eunuch's neck.

"I think you've gotten too bold and can't even recognize your own identity?"

This frightened the old eunuch so much that he knelt down and begged for mercy, "Your Highness, you absolutely cannot doubt this old servant's loyalty!"

Yu Huailin didn't want to escalate the situation, so he said, "Stand up and bring me the imperial edict."

The old eunuch was so frightened that his legs went weak, and he scrambled to hand the imperial edict to Yu Huailin.

Yu Huailin opened the imperial edict and quickly browsed through it. After grasping its contents, he looked at the edict in his hand and fell into deep thought.

After hesitating for a moment, he handed the imperial edict back to the old eunuch.

"The late emperor's last edict may also be our last trump card."

Yu Huailin was pondering how to use this imperial edict to create a stir in the palace.

Yu Huailin's lips curled up slightly; he had already come up with a brilliant idea.

"Why not hand it over to Prince Rui?"

The old eunuch couldn't believe his ears. "You mean the Emperor's younger brother, the current Prince Rui?"

The old eunuch, after all, had never seen the imperial edict and did not know its contents.

"Exactly."

Seeing Yu Huailin's resolute expression, the old eunuch wondered what the point of doing this was.

What he didn't know was that the imperial edict stipulated that Prince Rui would inherit the throne, which meant that the current emperor was plotting to usurp the throne.

"This old minister does not understand. Why Prince Rui? There are many princes in the palace with more power than Prince Rui."

"Just do as I say, and you'll have to take care of the rest."

It's not too late to tell the old eunuch the truth at the last minute.

"Hand the imperial edict over to Prince Rui, and he will understand everything after reading it."

Yu Huailin continued, "I want to watch the Emperor and Prince Rui fight like dogs, so that we can find an opening to attack."

Although the old eunuch had his own selfish motives, he was ultimately on the same side as Yu Huailin and quickly understood the meaning behind Yu Huailin's words.

"According to what you said, shouldn't we make some preparations as soon as possible?"

"Don't worry, Your Highness has already been secretly recruiting soldiers and horses, but the progress is a bit slow at the moment. There will be new progress in a few days."

The old eunuch had no idea that Yu Huailin had made so many plans behind his back.

"Your Highness is indeed very thoughtful."

"Tomorrow, you shall secretly deliver this imperial edict to Prince Rui. Remember to stay by his side at all times and observe his movements. If anything goes wrong, report to me immediately."

Regarding the matter of power, the old eunuch still believed in Yu Huailin's leadership ability, and he never doubted this.