Su Qingtian's face turned green.
The crowd burst into laughter.
The tense atmosphere was completely dispelled.
Emperor Ye Yao laughed heartily.
His beloved general was a brave warrior defending the country abroad, a majestic first-rank general in court, and a household name in the capital.
Who would have thought that at home, he would be driven to distraction by his youngest daughter, a complete reversal of fortune, making it impossible not to laugh.
Just for the fact that he could control General Su, the Emperor had to look highly upon this little girl!
In an excellent mood, Emperor Ye Yao carried the child back to the main banquet and sat in the honored seat.
At the banquet, those present, unaware of what had transpired, were somewhat puzzled as to why Emperor Ye Yao was holding the young miss of General Su's family.
Only Ye Jingyu, after taking a sip of wine, glanced at the child in the honored seat, a hint of amusement flashing in his eyes.
Not far from him, Ye Jingcheng's expression grew increasingly grim.
When the banquet ended, Su Yunmo had no choice but to let go of Emperor Ye Yao, her great support.
However, after leaving the banquet, Su Qingtian could no longer find the person he was looking for.
Outside the palace gates.
On the carriage of Prince Yu's Estate.
Ye Jingyu watched the child climb into the carriage and curved his lips, "Isn't the General's Estate's carriage still here?"
"I don't want to ride it," Su Yunmo closed the carriage curtain, climbed onto the soft seat, pulled a plush blanket around her head, and shivered.
Seeing her like a frightened quail, Ye Jingyu raised an eyebrow, "Don't want to, or don't dare?"
It was rare for her to be afraid of someone.
Su Yunmo's eyelids twitched. She pulled the blanket down and glared, "You saw it? Where were you hiding?"
Ye Jingyu silently turned his gaze away, "This King was not."
What a lie!
Su Yunmo pounced and sat on his lap, grabbing his collar, "You scoundrel Ye Jingyu, if you continue to stand by and watch without adding fuel to the fire, I'll go and complain to Consort Liang tomorrow!"
Ye Jingyu curved his lips playfully, "Is that the attitude you use when asking for help?"
"Are you sick? Who's asking you?" Su Yunmo bared her teeth, like a little tiger that had just been weaned.
Ye Jingyu smiled without speaking.
The carriage continued to move and stopped after a moment.
Qianxue's voice came from outside, "Master, we've arrived at the General's Estate."
Su Yunmo's forehead exploded. She could even hear the sound of Su Qingtian grabbing his shoe sole.
"It seems Miss Su doesn't need this King's help. Then you can get out of the carriage now." Ye Jingyu grabbed her collar and tried to pull her off him.
Su Yunmo wailed, hugged his neck, and whimpered, "Brother Yu, Momo was wrong, Momo was bad. Brother Yu, save me~"
Ye Jingyu held her collar and raised an eyebrow.
Su Yunmo cursed him inwardly, her expression becoming even more pitiable, "What does Brother Yu want?"
Ye Jingyu's lips curved into a playful smile.
"What good things does this little rabbit have that are worth this King coveting? This King doesn't care. How about you give this King a kiss as a thank you?"
Su Yunmo's eyelids twitched.
This scoundrel wanted to kill her!
"Momo! Where is that little brat? Is she in the carriage!"
Su Qingtian's gritted teeth could be heard from outside.
Su Yunmo's hair stood on end. She knelt up and kissed Ye Jingyu's left cheek. Her soft lips exuded a milky fragrance.
She said pitifully, "Momo kissed you, Momo is very good~ Brother Yu, help me, please~"
Ye Jingyu's eyes darkened slightly.
The carriage curtain was lifted, revealing Su Qingtian's dark face.
Su Yunmo screamed, darting behind Ye Jingyu as if she had seen a ghost, covering her head with the blanket.
Ye Jingyu shook his head with amusement.
Su Qingtian slammed the sole of his shoe on the carriage and ground his teeth, "Your Highness Prince Yu, this general needs to handle some family matters. Please hand over that child to me."
"Although it is a family matter, this King would like to remind General Su that one cannot solely rely on beating children." Ye Jingyu picked up the child behind him, along with the blanket, and got out of the carriage.
He himself couldn't bear to see the little fellow get hit. Last time she was hit, she couldn't even sit down properly. Children should be pampered.
Su Qingtian stared at the 'cocoon' in the young man's arms and said resentfully, "This doesn't seem to concern Your Highness Prince Yu."
"It doesn't concern you now, but it will in the future." Ye Jingyu gently patted Su Yunmo's back, comforting her.
A fire suddenly flared in Su Qingtian's forehead.
In the future? This scoundrel was interested in his daughter?
Good! No wonder he caused such a scene at Momo's birthday banquet last time. So he had planned it all along!
None of these royal princes were good people! They were all after his precious daughter!
Bah!
The General's Estate had raised such a fine head of cabbage, it couldn't be spoiled by a pig!
"Momo! Come here to your father, right now!" Su Qingtian roared, unable to stand Su Yunmo being in Ye Jingyu's arms for even a moment.
Su Yunmo heard the increased anger in his tone and instinctively leaned closer into Ye Jingyu's embrace, looking dependent.
Su Qingtian's heart ached, as if he could already see Su Yunmo getting married.
Ye Jingyu curved his lips, lifted the blanket from Su Yunmo's head, and kissed her forehead in front of Su Qingtian.
Su Qingtian immediately wanted to pull out a thirty-meter-long saber and hack at him, "What does Prince Yu mean by this?!"
"It means that if General Su continues to resort to violence, this child will eventually lean towards someone else." Ye Jingyu's words were not a threat, but they were more effective than a threat.
Su Qingtian took a deep breath.
He refused to believe that the little one would stop being close to him because he hit her a few times, and instead become close to an outsider!
"Momo, Daddy won't hit you anymore. Come to Daddy."
Su Yunmo glanced back at Su Qingtian, still sensing danger, and shook her head in panic, "Daddy is lying. Momo wants to be with Brother Yu."
Su Qingtian's heart sank.
The little brat was really afraid of him!
He hit her because she made a mistake, and he didn't really hit her, just scared her. If he had truly beaten her to death, she wouldn't have been bouncing around the next day.
This ungrateful little thing!
Su Qingtian was very troubled and could only try to suppress his temper, "Your Highness Prince Yu's words, this humble subject will remember!"
He really couldn't hit Momo anymore in the future. He absolutely couldn't bear to see the little one asking Ye Jingyu for help, otherwise, who knew how much advantage he would take.
Qianxue glanced at his master with worry.
General Su probably wouldn't lay hands on her anymore, but his master causing this scene would surely offend him. It would be difficult for his master to approach the young miss again.
Ye Jingyu put down the child in his arms, patted her head, and pulled out a piece of paper from his embrace, handing it to Su Qingtian.
"Actually, this King came today to discuss an important matter with General Su."
To be honest, Su Qingtian didn't want to accept the paper, but he couldn't refuse out of politeness, so he had to take it and open it.
Anyway, no matter what was written inside, he wouldn't pay attention to it. He absolutely wouldn't help someone who coveted his daughter!
Su Qingtian thought to himself, his gaze casually swept over the words on the paper, and then his fingers stiffened. He looked at Ye Jingyu with a complex expression.
Su Yunmo's gaze flickered between the two, looking somewhat puzzled.
Why wasn't Daddy angry?
Ye Jingyu said calmly, "Doesn't General Su invite this King to the study for a chat?"
Su Qingtian clenched the paper and put it into his sleeve. Finally, his gaze deepened, and he respectfully made a gesture of invitation, saying seriously, "Your Highness Prince Yu, please."