Yuan Qingling thought that the marriage of the second consort had been doing for a few days. Moreover, the rumors outside also said that she could not have children. The reason why she was summoned to the imperial palace this time should be the thing of the divorce.
He asked her Nurse Qi if she had come here today or last night.
Nurse Qi said, “Mu Ru has come once.”
By the way, the emperor should have asked Yu Wenhao what he wanted. It was his wish to marry the daughter of the Chu family. How could he not be happy?
Yuan Qingling was calm. Since the royal family wanted to divorce her, they would definitely give her enough compensation so that she would not worry about her livelihood in the future. At least, she had an IOU. She believed that this IOU could change a small house for her.
She finally felt relieved and got on the carriage.
At the gate of the imperial palace, she lifted the curtain of the carriage and looked at the endless golden glazed cornices. She thought that this might be her last time entering the imperial palace.
There was unspeakable joy and freedom in her heart.
With this kind of mood, she got off the horse carriage and walked to the royal workroom. She also enjoyed the scenery in the imperial palace in a good mood.
The imperial palace of the North Tang was indeed beautiful. It was not as elegant as the Jiang Nan pavilions. The imperial palace of the North Tang was magnificent, with tall towers and magnificent palaces. The pillars were painted with gold paint. The power of the imperial power was obvious everywhere.
When they arrived at the entrance of the royal workroom, they saw a person walking out.
The man was dressed in a blue Confucian suit with ruby inlaid on his official cap. He was about 60 or 70 years old, with white hair and beard, and a fair face. He looked thin, but his eyes were very sharp. When he came out, he casually raised his eyes and looked at Yuan Qingling’s face like two flashes of lightning, which shocked her.
She recognized this man. He was Master Chu who held half of the North Tang’s territory in his hands and was superior to thousands of people.
Master Chu’s gaze focused on Yuan Qingling’s face for about a second before turning away. He did not go up to greet her, but walked away from the corridor on the left.
However, the second his eyes glanced at Yuan Qingling’s face, it was like snow flowing down from a high mountain, with traces of cold blood seeping out.
Yuan Qingling had never seen a person’s eyesight so scary. Just a glance at her made her scared and cold.
No wonder Lord Yuan would rather sacrifice his daughter than curry favor with Master Chu. But who gave him the courage to let the original owner, Yuan Qingling, take away the prince that he liked?
Lord Yuan had the ambition, but unfortunately, he didn’t have the strength.
After being defeated, a fierce and ambitious person turned into a stray dog with its tail between its legs.
While she was thinking, Mu Ru came out. His face was a little pale. It could be imagined that he was not happy inside just now.
“The princess is here? Go in. His Majesty is waiting for you.” Mu Ru said.
Yuan Qingling went in.
Emperor Mingyuan sat on the dragon chair, holding two round jade beads in his hand. When he saw Yuan Qingling come in, he slowly put down his body, which was obviously a little relaxed. Seeing this, Yuan Qingling guessed that he was very nervous just now.
“Greetings, Father!” Yuan Qingling went up to him and knelt down to greet him.
“Get up!” Emperor Mingyuan’s voice sounded tired and powerless.
“Thank you, Father!” Yuan Qingling stood up and stood aside with his hands down.
Emperor Mingyuan stared at her. “I remember asking you that day. You didn’t object to Yu Wenhao’s marriage, did you?”
Yuan Qingling said, “Yes, I’m glad to see that.”
“You’re happy to see it?” Emperor Mingyuan’s voice became more and more severe. “I ordered Mu Ru to go out of the imperial palace to ask Yu Wenhao, but he said that you refused. He cared about your feelings, so as not to make a fool of himself and his wife.”
Yuan Qingling was dumbfounded. “What the hell are you doing, Yu Wenhao?”
“My daughter-in-law didn’t object.” Yuan Qingling hurriedly explained, “His Highness didn’t ask me what I meant at all.”
“Are you implying that Yu Wenhao doesn’t respect you?” Emperor Mingyuan’s voice became even gloomier.
“No, that’s not what I meant.”
This was too different from what she had thought along the way. She had thought that all she needed to do was to say yes, and then wait for the divorce. Then she would pack up her bag and leave. After all, the rumors outside were all laid out for her.
“The answer that Mu Ru got is that you shouldn’t have taken a second consort so quickly on the excuse that you’ve just joined the sect for a year. I remember that you promised to give birth to a child for the royal family soon, but you failed to do it. What actually do you mean by your words?”
Yuan Qingling was at a loss.
At that time, she said that she would give birth soon, but because of the atmosphere at that time, she said what she should say. How could she think about what would happen next?
“Do you agree or not?” Emperor Mingyuan asked harshly.
Yuan Qingling opened her mouth and agreed. However, Mu Ru said, “My Lady, be careful not to offend the emperor.”
Yuan Qingling didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. The crime of deceiving the emperor?
However, how could she answer that it was not a crime of deceiving the emperor? Whether she agreed or not, she had committed the crime of deceiving the emperor.
Mu Ru reminded her, “The princess said that she agreed at that time because she wanted His Highness to have a child, didn’t she? If you give birth to a prince within a year, you don’t have to worry about that, do you?”
“This…” Yuan Qingling couldn’t be happier about this.
If she didn’t say yes, wouldn’t that mean that it was empty-handed to say that she wanted to give birth to a son of the royal family? It was an affair related to having children. It was true that she had committed the crime of deceiving the emperor. After all, he was the emperor.
But if she said yes, didn’t that mean that she acquiesced in Yu Wenhao’s marrying Miss Chu? Then wouldn’t the Chu family swallow her alive? Moreover, Lord Yuan must have told Master Chu that she was willing to go to the court. In this way, She would not be able to go back to her parents’ home anymore.
A wave of anger rose in Yuan Qingling’s heart. “Yu Wenhao, if you don’t want to marry me, why did you use me as a shield?” You’re hiding behind a woman. You’re right, aren’t you?
“Are you mute?” Emperor Mingyuan’s voice was heard.
Yuan Qingling could only say slowly, “Father, please forgive me. I… actually don’t want His Highness to marry a second consort so soon.”
Emperor Mingyuan snorted. “Then why are you so generous to say that you agree to this?”
“I’m afraid I’ll commit a crime of jealousy.” Yuan Qingling said in shame. She had already cursed Yu Wenhao a hundred times in his heart.
“How can I not understand a woman’s mind? If you don’t agree, just say it directly. Will I force Yu Wenhao to be a co-consort?” Emperor Mingyuan’s expression softened a lot, and his tone was no longer as stern as before.
Yuan Qingling glanced at Emperor Mingyuan and suddenly had an idea in her mind. Perhaps, the emperor did not want the Yu Wenhao to marry Miss Chu, but he had to mention it at this point.
No wonder the emperor was not really happy when she said yes that day.
Yu Wenhao refused the marriage as an excuse and the emperor was relieved.
Yu Wenhao was known as King Xian, but what about her? She was jealous, petty, narrow-minded, and could not allow her husband to marry a second consort. She had offended both her parents’ family and the Chu family.
No wonder Master Chu had looked at her so coldly just now.
The anger in Yuan Qingling’s heart rushed up to her head, and it bursts out with explosions.