Ye Lu An waved his hand and said, "No need. I've already taken the antidote in that way, and I'll gradually recover soon."

His words were filled with a deep sense of desolation, and he even let out a self-deprecating laugh. "You must be laughing at me. I'm a man who has lived more than half of my life, yet I was schemed against and got involved in such a scandal."

After saying that, he let out a deep sigh.

Bradley asked straightforwardly, "What are your plans next?"

The princess must have gone all out to create such a situation. If Ye Lu An doesn't solve it, she definitely won't give up easily.

"What can I do? I'll just take responsibility directly!"

"What about your elder brother?" Bradley's face darkened slightly when he saw his brother in such a decadent state.

Then Ye Lu An let out another deep sigh. "My elder brother has forgotten everyone. He doesn't know who Rongyu is or who I am. What does it matter whether he knows or not!"

At his words, Freya suddenly realized.

That's right, Ye Lu Qi had lost his memory and didn't care about such things at all.

The princess had taken advantage of this fact to act so brazenly.

"But there's still a possibility that he might recover. What then?" Bradley pinched the bridge of his nose, feeling a headache coming on because of this matter.

Ye Lu An's forehead was also throbbing. After a night of indulgence, he was completely exhausted.

After all, he was getting older. Even with the best maintenance, his body couldn't keep up with his desires.

He wasn't like Bradley, who was young. Even if he had a wild time every night and didn't sleep for several days and nights, he could still be full of energy.

"We'll cross that bridge when we come to it. Let's talk about it later!" He kept pinching the bridge of his nose, feeling as if his head was about to explode.

Bradley knew that he was very annoyed now. After all, with this incident, he was caught between his elder brother and the princess.

If he were in Ye Lu An's position, he probably wouldn't know what to do either!

"You must come up with a comprehensive way to deal with this matter. Otherwise, you'll not only have to bear the pressure from the outside world, but you won't be able to get past the hurdle with your elder brother. You'll end up being in a difficult situation both inside and out!"

After saying this, Bradley didn't say anything more and left quickly with Freya.

Ye Lu An needed to calm down at this moment.

Bradley also believed that with Ye Lu An's many years of experience and broad vision, which were definitely beyond those of an ordinary person, he could make the best decision calmly and bring about the best outcome for this matter.

The moment they left, Freya clearly heard the crackling sound coming from the study.

It was Ye Lu An venting his emotions.

Bradley ignored it. Giving Ye Lu An space to calm down was because he knew that Ye Lu An's so-called calmness was just a way to hide his emotions.

Although Ye Lu An seemed to be a playboy and a bit unruly on the surface, deep down, he valued relationships more than anyone else.

This incident was undoubtedly a huge problem for him.

"I used to think that Ye Lu An lived a carefree life. I didn't expect that he would also be trapped by emotions one day!"

The key was that these emotions weren't romantic love but family affection!

The saddest thing in the world isn't failing to obtain love, but having to make a choice between love and family affection.

At this moment, Ye Lu An was suffering so much because he was being morally bound by family affection.

"I've known Lao Xue for so many years, and this is the first time I've seen him lose his composure like this. It seems that the princess has really pushed him to the edge this time!"

"Back then, Ye Lu An gave up his future to help Ye Lu Qi. Now that Ye Lu Qi has lost his memory and returned the throne to Ye Lu An, it can only be said that fate plays tricks on people!"

Freya couldn't understand the struggles in the royal court and didn't want to step into such a life.

Even if she recognized her kinship with Ye Lu Qi in the future, she didn't want to be a princess in the Ye Lu Royal Palace.

Because what she wanted most was to be Leonard's queen.

Everything in the Ye Lu Royal Palace had never belonged to her, and it would have nothing to do with her for the rest of her life!

...

Naturally, the scandal that happened here also reached the ears of Ye Lu Mingshuo and the queen.

Knowing that the princess had taken such a risky step to secure her future, the queen clearly couldn't stay calm!

"Damn bitch! I should have poisoned her and her child together back then!"

The queen had originally planned to find an opportunity to get close to Ye Lu An and then eliminate this threat when he fell into her trap. But who would have thought that the princess would suddenly appear out of nowhere.

Now, all her plans had been completely disrupted!

After all, since the princess had had a relationship with Ye Lu An, Ye Lu An would definitely take responsibility for the princess, and the two of them could be together as a matter of course.

In that case, that bitch Rongyu might soon become the new queen.

And it would be much more difficult for her to get close to Ye Lu An now.

"So what should we do next? Should we still kill Ye Lu An?" Ye Lu Mingshuo asked.

"He must die."

A cold light flashed in the queen's eyes. Since the beauty trap hadn't worked, she could only use tough measures to put Ye Lu An to death.

For now, she had to find someone suitable to do the deed for her, and the assassination plan had to be carried out as soon as possible.

Thinking of this, the queen looked at Ye Lu Mingshuo with a vicious murderous intent in her eyes. "Mingshuo, use your connections to find a professional assassin. The assassination must be carried out within this week."

"Okay, leave it to me."

Ye Lu Mingshuo didn't have many abilities, but hiring an assassin for an assassination wasn't the first time he had done such a thing. With experience and money, why should he be afraid of not being able to hire an assassin?

After finalizing the plan, Ye Lu Mingshuo brought over his computer and started searching the Dark Web for a reliable assassin.

In fact, when Ye Lu Qi was on the throne, he had also found several reliable assassins on the Dark Web to assassinate Ye Lu Qi. However, someone had always interfered in his plans each time, resulting in his repeated failures.

The Dark Web had been quiet for several years, but it had suddenly become active again recently.

Ye Lu Mingshuo logged into his account and posted a bounty. Moments later, someone took the initiative to contact him.

"Add five million, and I'll carry out the mission." A man named Master Xiao replied.

Ye Lu Mingshuo narrowed his eyes. He had already offered a high price of ten million, yet the other party still dared to ask for more. Just as he was about to ignore the message, the other party sent another one.

"Besides taking Ye Lu An's life, I can also get Leonard's head."

When he received this message, Ye Lu Mingshuo's eyes turned cold.

He hadn't specified who to kill, but just mentioned someone in the Ye Lu Royal Palace. Unexpectedly, the other party had guessed that it was Ye Lu An.

Moreover, the other party knew Leonard.

Could this be a coincidence?

Ye Lu Mingshuo was quickly intrigued and continued to chat with the other party. "Why do you know Leonard? Do you have a grudge against him?"

The reply came quickly. "According to the rules of the Dark Web, no questions related to the mission are allowed."

The other party was highly secretive and didn't reveal a single extra word.

Ye Lu Mingshuo was so eager to know the reason that he increased the price. "Answer my question, and I'll add another five million."

He had thought that the other party would compromise, but unexpectedly, the other party remained unmoved and coldly refused.

"No comment."

Ye Lu Mingshuo became even more confused. Just by adding five million, the other party was willing to include Leonard's life?