[Inside the harem, the two factions clashed in a chaotic melee.]
[The scene was bustling with excitement.]
[Guards and eunuchs, drawn by the noise, saw Ye Yu beating someone.]
[They calmly walked away as if nothing was happening.]
[Ask yourself.]
[In the palace, who hasn't received Ye Yu's silver notes?]
[As the saying goes, When you take someone's handout, you're beholden to them.]
[Ye Yu showered them with money every day.]
[Was it excessive for him to beat someone occasionally?]
[Was it worth stopping him?]
[Of course, walking away calmly was only because Ye Yu was the one doing the beating.]
[If Ye Yu were the one being beaten, they would have rushed over to help immediately!]
[In the shadows, Chief Eunuch Sun Fu looked troubled and softly asked: Your Majesty, should this servant intervene?]
[If the beating continues, the Fifteenth Prince won't be able to take it.]
[Ye Kuiliang replied indifferently: What's the matter? Have you received so many rewards from Ye Anming's mother that you now feel sorry seeing him beaten?]
[These words made Chief Eunuch Sun Fu break out in a cold sweat.]
[In the harem, who didn't have a few people on their payroll as informants?]
[But none did it as blatantly as Ye Yu.]
[Everyone else conducted their dealings secretly.]
[Chief Eunuch Sun Fu had thought his own transactions were hidden well, but had they been discovered after all?]
[He immediately knelt and pleaded: Your Majesty, spare this servant's life!]
[Ye Kuiliang ignored Sun Fu and instead watched Ye Yu's back, murmuring softly: Interesting.]
[This simple word made Sun Fu understand.]
[In this fight, Ye Kuiliang admired Ye Yu.]
[Sun Fu was quite surprised; he had served the emperor for fifty years. He rarely saw Ye Kuiliang admire any prince.]
[To be favored by the emperor was a great fortune!]
[Then, Ye Kuiliang waved his large sleeve, gripped his cane, and left slowly.]
[Before leaving, he didn't forget to leave one more order.]
[Let them fight; the worse it gets, the better. No one is to intervene.]
[That evening.]
[News of Ye Yu's brutal beating of Ye Anming spread throughout the palace.]
[Suddenly, everyone was filled with curiosity about this Sixteenth Prince of the Great Yong Dynasty.]
[He beat his own elder brother, and in front of so many people. Did he really not know the meaning of fear?]
[Lady Xu, seeing Ye Anming beaten so badly, immediately went crying to Emperor Ye Kuiliang to complain.]
[However, to everyone's surprise, Ye Kuiliang only gave two sentences.]
[It's just kids fighting; adults don't need to interfere.]
[If he lost, it's his own lack of ability; he can't blame anyone else.]
[These two casually spoken sentences effectively shifted the blame entirely away.]
[Is it really over just like that?]
[Lady Xu was a smart woman; she read many layers of meaning in those two sentences.]
[So, she neither cried nor made a scene, but turned and left.]
[Soon after, Ye Anming's screams echoed through the palace once more.]
[Useless! You can't even beat a child younger than you. What use are you?]
[Under the rod, all children are equal.]
[Ye Anming never expected to be beaten twice in one day.]
[This incident caught everyone off guard.]
[Ye Kuiliang really didn't punish Ye Yu, not even questioning him.]
[This made Ye Yu's mother, Lady Zhou, very happy.]
[She distributed another large amount of gold coins.]
[This incident greatly boosted her prestige; in such a joyous state, what else could she do but give money?]
[She couldn't help it; she was just a little bit extravagant!]
[Ye Yu didn't stay idle either. He immediately found those who helped him that afternoon and started distributing money.]
[After this event, Ye Yu's reputation as the money-scattering prince even spread to the court.]
[It became the focus of the ministers' discussions over tea and meals.]
[Ye Yu also started to ponder why Ye Kuiliang, this rebellious father, didn't give any punishment.]
[Could it be that he also played like this when he was young?]
[Ye Yu didn't dwell too much on this question.]
[The emperor's mind was the hardest to fathom.]
[Who knew what the emperor, who had ruled for over three hundred years, was thinking?]
[No matter, growing up well was the most important thing.]
[Three days later.]
[Ye Kuiliang finally showed his true colors.]
[He summoned Ye Yu and Lady Zhou together.]
[In their presence, he personally wrote an edict.]
[While the princes are in the palace, they are forbidden to accept any property from their mothers. If discovered, they will be confined for three years!]
[After reading the edict, Ye Yu's face changed drastically, bluntly stating that this was targeting him.]
[However, Ye Kuiliang straightforwardly told Ye Yu.]
[Yes, it is targeting you. You keep scattering money every day. The Zhou family's wealth isn't for you to squander like this.]
[What's the matter, feeling upset?]
[It's normal to feel upset; this is the privilege of being the emperor.]
[If you want absolute power with no one to check you, then you can be the emperor too!]
[Hearing this, Lady Zhou was overjoyed and immediately tugged on Ye Yu's sleeve, urging him to stop causing trouble.]
[How could Ye Yu not understand the hint in Ye Kuiliang's words?]
[Trying to lure him with the emperor's position?]
[Ye Yu immediately laughed and said: I have no interest in the emperor's position.]
[Nor would I fight for it.]
[If I'm not allowed to spend money in the palace, then I simply won't spend it!]
[Ye Yu claimed he was not angry at all.]
[Having already reached the Foundation Establishment stage, advancing further would surely draw attention.]
[Confronting Ye Kuiliang head-on would be unwise; it was better to use this opportunity to recuperate.]
[Once he left the palace at fifteen and established his own residence, he could continue his lavish spending.]
[Ye Yu had already found out that his maternal grandfather had only one daughter, Lady Zhou, and she had only him.]
[This meant that the largest merchant guild in the Great Yong Dynasty would eventually fall into Ye Yu's hands.]
[By then, he could squander wealth to his heart's content, so why rush?]
[Ye Yu smiled, didn't seek permission, and left with a bow.]
[This frightened Lady Zhou.]
[First, he expressed his refusal to compete for the throne, then he turned and left without waiting for Ye Kuiliang's further instructions.]
[This could easily be deemed as gross disrespect.]
[So Lady Zhou immediately pleaded with Ye Kuiliang, claiming that Ye Yu was still a child, prone to nonsense and impulsive behavior, and begged the emperor for forgiveness.]
[Ye Kuiliang indicated it was no big deal, but the smile on his face grew even wider.]
[In the following five years.]
[Ye Yu cultivated his moral integrity and refrained from spending money.]
[This made many in the palace feel very uncomfortable.]
[At fifteen, Ye Yu officially left the palace and established his own residence, receiving the title of Prince Reckless!]