Early the next morning, Yun Zishu sent someone to meet with Feng Ci, the legitimate son of the Feng family. After Feng Ci came to the door, he and Yun Zishu entered the study, followed by Sicang. The three of them chatted in the study for nearly two hours.
After lunch, another order came from the palace, and the emperor summoned Yun Zishu.
Yun Zishu changed her clothes and entered the palace. She learned that the emperor was in Changchun Palace, so she followed the palace attendants who came to lead the way to Changchun Palace.
As soon as she stepped into the palace door, she saw Concubine Wu kneeling on the ground, sobbing softly.
Yun Zishu paused and looked up at the emperor sitting on the brocade couch. Then she lowered her eyebrows and bowed respectfully: "My son, I see you, the emperor."
"Zishu." The emperor's expression was not good-looking. He didn't know whether he was angry with Concubine Wu or someone else. "I asked you to come here today because there is something I want you to know."
Yun Zishu was silent for a moment: "My dearest son, I listen attentively."
"When you were invited by Zijiao to visit An's family before, An Huaishan tried to do something wrong to you?"
Yun Zishu nodded: "It is indeed true, but I quickly escaped and left the place of right and wrong in a hurry without letting anyone know."
Her ability to lie with her eyes open was so powerful that the emperor and Concubine Wu were not interested in refuting it at this time, even though they knew in their hearts that An Huaishan's current tragic situation was all caused by her, and they could not do anything to her without evidence.
"The imperial concubine confessed something today." The emperor said quickly, with a hint of disappointment and condemnation in his tone. "She actually wanted to teach you a lesson about An Huaishan. Originally, she just wanted to scare you, and she didn't really mean it.
He's messing around."
Yun Zishu said oh, without comment.
She was actually a little surprised that Concubine Wu compromised so quickly. After all, the Dongyou envoy would not leave for the time being. She thought that Concubine Wu would have to struggle for at least a few more days, waiting for the Queen Mother's decree to come down before she had to agree to her conditions.
I didn't expect her to give in so quickly.
However, Yun Zishu understood her thoughts. Yun Chen could be forgiven for making a huge mistake. Concubine Wu had just been demoted for a few days. Because of Concubine De's incident, she was quickly restored to her position. Maybe between her and most of them, Concubine Wu was demoted.
In people's eyes, Concubine Wu's mother and son's love will never fade - even if they are punished for a while, they will still get up sooner or later.
This is the lucky person, the one who makes people envious and envious.
It is true that the envoys of Dongyou will not leave for the time being, but they will not stay too long. They will leave here as soon as they have negotiated the details of the marriage. At that time, the Dayong royal family will begin to prepare for the marriage and arrange a funeral procession to escort Yun Zishu to Dongyou.
You, Concubine Wu will be favored again soon.
But Yun Zirou is still staying peacefully in the imperial city, protected by his mother-in-law and the prince, and is not harmed in the slightest. This plan is crackling, and Yun Zirou will spend a few months of grievances in exchange for a safe life for Yun Zirou.
Yun Zishu twitched the corners of her mouth imperceptibly, and with a bit of coldness, she narrowed her eyes and said, "How do you plan to deal with this matter?"
Concubine Wu knelt on the ground and apologized in shame: "I have no virtue, I am willing to be punished by the emperor."
"The envoy of Dongyou is here, so it is not appropriate to make things big. Besides, yesterday we ordered the imperial concubine to be restored to her rightful position. If we demote her again, it will inevitably make people think that I have changed the order overnight, which will make people laugh." Emperor Zhaoming said in a serious tone, full of emotion.
The emperor's majesty said, "Zishu, you think I will punish the imperial concubine to stay in the Changchun Palace for half a year and think about her past mistakes. What do you think?"
Close your mind and think about your mistakes?
"I'm afraid that such a painless punishment will not convince the public." Yun Zishu said in a respectful tone, "It is a favor for the emperor to restore the imperial concubine to her throne, but as the head of the harem, the imperial concubine cannot relieve the emperor's worries and can't fully support the imperial concubine.
He cares about the harem, but secretly murders his legitimate daughter. If this kind of thing can be tolerated, where are the royal rules? If everyone does something wrong without being punished, where is the law? I hope my father will deal with it impartially."
When Emperor Zhaoming heard these words, he was surprisingly not angry: "Then what do you want to do?"
"Tomorrow morning, I will tell all civil and military officials that the imperial concubine is narrow-minded and selfish. She framed her legitimate daughter with sinister intentions. She has betrayed her father's divine grace and has been demoted to Zhaoyi. She has spent a year behind closed doors, copying scriptures every day and cultivating herself." Yunzi
Shu said word by word, extremely calmly, "In this way, the ministers will not feel that the father's orders have been changed overnight, but that the dragon's grace is great, but the imperial concubine did not know how to cherish it, and made a big mistake. The ministers will also understand that the father's painstaking and thoughtful
Mistakes must be punished fairly and strictly, so that ministers can be warned to do things well and avoid evil ways."
Emperor Zhaoming's expression was very calm, from beginning to end.
Yun Zishu's words were neither humble nor arrogant, every word was clear and peaceful, without indignation, anger, and no emotion at all. It was like... as if she was sincerely giving him a suggestion, or expressing her views pertinently.
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And Emperor Zhaoming listened, and for the first time, he was not unhappy at all - maybe he was, but it didn't show on his face.
After a moment of silence, he turned to look at Concubine Wu: "Concubine, what do you think?"
Concubine Wu was so angry that she wanted to bite off a piece of Yun Zishu's body.
Tell the ministers?
Yun Zishu deliberately wanted to kill her.
She thought she could do whatever she wanted with the marriage bargaining chip, so she deliberately moved out the Queen Mother to force her to give in, in order to avenge the grievances she had suffered in the An Huaishan incident.
Concubine Wu figured it out last night. Yun Zishu had always had a grudge in her heart. She was getting married anyway, and there was no possibility of her coming back after leaving Dayong. Naturally, she wanted to take this opportunity to take revenge on her.
If Concubine Wu is cruel and lets the eighth princess marry the first princess together, of course there is no need to be threatened by her, but can she be so cruel?
Zirou is her biological daughter who was pregnant in ten months.
She originally wanted to struggle for two days to get the emperor to take a tougher attitude, but the empress dowager's attitude was even tougher. She summoned the emperor as soon as he came down from the court, and her words made it sound like the eighth princess must be acquainted with her.
How can Concubine Wu still sit still?
"I accept my punishment." Concubine Wu knelt upright, with a respectful and humble posture, and a sincere attitude in admitting her mistake, "The incident at An Huaishan was indeed my instruction. My behavior was inappropriate, narrow-minded and unvirtuous, and I am not worthy of being a concubine anymore. I am willing to be punished.
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After finishing his words, he bowed his head and kowtowed: "I will cultivate my own body and behave righteously from now on. I will never behave like this again. I hope my true princess can forgive me this time."
Yun Zishu raised her eyes slightly, glanced at Concubine Wu, glanced at her good father, and then lowered her eyes quietly.
This moment was regarded as the last blow before the marriage. The calmness on the father's face was completely different from the thunderous anger in the past, but represented a kind of determination.
If it's not marriage, it's murder.
But because of the marriage, I can only endure it. After all, it is a country thousands of miles away that I will never see again. Maybe my father can bribe an envoy from Dongyou and let her die in the imperial city of Dongyou later.