Chapter 250

After Ye Mu arrived at the imperial palace, she went straight to Mo Linyuan and reported what happened,

“You see what I mean? She is truly a ruthless woman, who won’t yield easily, especially when we’re trying to capture information to use against her.”

Once she finished, Ye Mu shrugged her arms a little helplessly.

Having just left court, Mo Linyuan was wearing a refined dragon robe. He had a dignified presence while sitting in an imperial chair. He then beckoned her to come over, “You have already done a very good job.”

Once Ye Mu arrived beside him, he praised her. He originally had a relatively comfortable smile, but soon after, his eyebrows knitted like he had a headache. “Today during court, due to the continuous argument concerning the gossip issues, we’ve quarreled to the point of unexpectedly bringing up the topic of me being single and not married yet. They truly just want to humiliate me!”

His eyes held a frigid glint which disappeared in a flash. Right then, someone came in to report something, “Your Majesty, Prime Minister Wen seeks an audience with you!”

Mo Linyuan and Ye Mu looked at each other. Mo Linyuan replied, “Let him in.”

Soon after, Wen Ze walked in wearing his official robes. He looked awful, like he was plagued by a heavy consciousness and couldn’t get enough sleep.

“My sovereign.” He prostrated himself, before he promptly stated his demand, “Please let this old official resign and return to his hometown!”

Mo Linyuan and Ye Mu were both stunned. Since they were surrounded by trusted aides, Mo Linyuan didn’t hesitate to ask about the taboo topic, “Why would the Prime Minister ask for such a thing?”

Wen Ze, in front of everyone, calmly declared, “There’s no need to hide from Your Majesty, this official truly admired the previous esteemed Empress! Right now, someone is using this official to attack her reputation as well as badly influencing Your Majesty. That’s why due to this situation, this official cannot attend the imperial court meetings anymore!”

Even though the Wen family was the most influential aristocratic family standing, if he had to face people gossiping and accusing him of using an illegitimate child to seize the country, he wouldn’t be able to withstand that kind of continuous verbal attack.

He believed that the best method right now was for him to live in seclusion for a brief moment, to create a facade of having fallen out of favor.

Moreover, if he didn’t do this, and waited until the emperor couldn’t handle the pressure anymore… when the king had to make his move, it would already be too late. Wen Ze just thought that he should take the initiative to show his devotion and loyalty.

Mo Linyuan remained silent. Ye Mu, who stood beside him, spoke merrily,

“Prime MInister Wen is truly loyal, it is as clear as the sun and moon. Surely those who started the rumors only did it out of envy of the great relationship between the Prime Minister and His Majesty. That’s why these slandering comments appeared. Truthfully, if there had to be someone missing in the imperial court, we wouldn’t want to have you of all people missing!”

“But…” Wen Ze glanced over at Mo Linyuan with a complex expression. Since Mo Linyuan’s recent slaughtering of the two big families, Wen Ze has been afraid of him. It has also made the other top advising officials fearful of him. Wen Ze was truly worried that, if he didn’t take the initiative to hand over his authority, Mo Linyuan would directly decapitate him.

If Mo Linyuan really made his move… that’s why in order to preserve his life, why not hand over his power to the king?

Mo Linyuan finally replied, “You are overthinking.”

Mo Linyuan said begrudgingly, “I already have a solution for this issue. You don’t have to worry about it.”

We Ze still didn’t quite comprehend what he heard, so Ye Mu took him aside and shared her plan with him.

Wen Ze’s eyes brightened, “Miss Ye is truly clever. Then, is there any way this official can help?”

Mo Linyuan and Ye Mu glanced at each other before exclaiming, “Of course!”