Chapter 68 Leaving the Palace 1

The raindrops hit the ground, splashing tiny water droplets.

The eunuch came to inform that the emperor would arrive at Fuyao Palace in a quarter of an hour.

Concubine Zhengui took a sip of tea very calmly.

She knew the emperor too well. She knew that the emperor must have known the truth when he came to Fuyao Palace at this time.

But she doesn't regret it.

Along with the sound of rain, footsteps came from far away.

"Your Majesty, you are here." Concubine Zhengui glanced at Xie Junyao with a smile.

Xie Junyao's eyes were filled with meaning. He sat down three chairs away from her and said in silence, "I often wonder why you became like this."

Concubine Zhengui moved her lips.

Xie Junyao said, "Regarding Yu'er's case, what did she do wrong? What did her mother do wrong? How could you allow someone to do such a cruel thing?"

He began to regret whether he should have given Yu'er to Wen Wanyu for raising because of his selfishness, which brought her more than a little danger.

Concubine Zhengui raised her head slightly: "Your Majesty, it is you who has changed..."

"I give up the position of Queen..."

"Do you have to bring up the past every time? Yueyao, my guilt towards you will be consumed."

Concubine Zhengui choked.

She saw Xie Junyao's impatient look facing her, "Isn't my compensation to you enough? Over the years, no matter what you wanted, I gave it to you. What else do you want?"

Upon hearing this, Concubine Zhengui smiled bitterly, tears streaming down her face. She covered her chest and almost cried out,

"I want your sincerity."

"But you never gave it to me. Never gave it to me."

Xie Junyao lowered his eyes and said in a dull voice, "I am the emperor and cannot give my true heart."

Sincerity is so fake. The women in the harem are all here for power, status, or to bless their families. How can there be any sincerity?

He was the emperor, and when his ambition became the throne, he personally cut the thread that connected him to his sincerity.

It is impossible for him to be sincere in this life.

Concubine Zhengui burst into tears: "Your Majesty, you said you are not sincere, but what about Concubine Ling? What do you think of her?"

Xie Junyao paused and said, "Jieyu Ling is very well behaved."

Concubine Zhengui laughed a few times: "Your Majesty, you want to tell me that you just treat Concubine Ling as a cat to entertain you. Whenever you have nothing to do or when she is well behaved, you pet her."

Xie Junyao had nothing to say.

He didn't know if he was being stubborn or unwilling to admit it, but he didn't dare to admit it. He said, "I've said before, I'm not sincere. Yueyao, you should know what I hate the most."

"I'm not biased towards her, and Concubine Ling is indeed innocent. It was me who sent Yu'er to Chang Lixuan. If you're angry, why don't you take it out on me? What does this have to do with Concubine Ling or her mother?"

Guiguifei remembered what he once said. What he hated most was hurting innocent people, even if there was nothing he could do about it.

Concubine Zhengui was hoping that the Emperor was special to her. He was not truthful to anyone else. She was simply overly sensitive, believing the Emperor was truly devoted to Concubine Ling.

It must be like this.

Concubine Zhengui wiped away her tears and asked tenderly, "How will the emperor punish me?"

Xie Junyao rolled his Adam's apple. He hadn't figured out how to deal with her.

If she was given a lenient sentence, Wanwan would be left with no explanation. If others followed suit, they would likely have no peace of mind. But if she was given a severe punishment, it wouldn't work either. At the very least, her brother would be unhappy.

"You... I will have the truth investigated. If it was really you or your mother who planned this, I will strip your mother of her title of Imperial Consort. I will also take away your title."

Xie Junyao was never one to be easily moved by softness. Every step he took was for the better. A while ago, Concubine Wan ordered people to dress up as ghosts to scare people. If it weren't for that plan, she shouldn't be called Concubine Wan. She should be called Wan Zhaoyi or Wan Jieyu.

——

The sky darkened, leaving behind a gradually spreading twilight.

Qingdai brought a set of clothes, claiming they were sent by Li Dexian. Wen Wanyu took a look and saw they were ordinary women's clothes. Since she was going to leave the palace secretly, she had to dress simply.

She changed her clothes, a emerald green Cuiyan shirt on the upper body and a green grass pleated skirt with scattered flowers and water mist on the lower body.

A eunuch led her through the path to the city gate, where a carriage was parked.

After Wen Wanyu thanked him, she slowly walked over. She thought it must be something the emperor had prepared for her.

She lifted the carriage curtain and was surprised to see the Emperor sitting inside, dressed like an ordinary man. He had a book rolled up in his hands, and his eyes shifted from the book to her face.

Wen Wanyu was surprised, "Your Majesty, you..."

"Are you going to accompany me out of the palace?"

Xie Junyao nodded: "I have nothing to do anyway. Why don't I accompany you out of the palace?"

Wen Wanyu smiled at him, got into the carriage, sat beside him, and said in a voice that only the two of them could hear, "Thank you, Your Majesty."

Xie Junyao didn't say anything.

In fact, the decision to accompany her out of the palace and back home was a spur-of-the-moment decision.

Worrying about her is only one reason.

Xie Junyao believed that in this situation, she must need him very much.

The carriage moved slowly.

The surroundings changed from silence to a bustling bustle of people, shouts of people and neighs of horses. In addition, you can clearly hear the passionate calls of vendors and the bargaining of customers.

It is the breath of the human world.

Xie Junyao said to her, "I am not in a position to show up. When the time comes, just go in. I will be waiting for you in the carriage."

Wen Wanyu whispered "Okay". She didn't know how long she could stay in the mansion, how long the emperor would let her stay, and whether he could only see her mother.

Xie Junyao seemed to see her hesitation.

He shook her hand and said, "I'll wait for you. Please talk to your family. I'll be waiting for you at the back door of the Wen Mansion in half an hour."

Half an hour! Wen Wanyu nodded excitedly, her eyes as clear as spring water, "Thank you, Your Majesty."

The carriage stopped.

Xie Junyao opened the curtain for her: "Go."

Wen Wanyu couldn't help but reach out and hug him.

Just one second, let go, and get off the carriage.

Xie Junyao smiled.