Tian Yu cautiously followed the eunuch to the Imperial Concubine's palace. Upon entering, she saw Li Weiwei and Wu Ling'er, and roughly understood what was going on. Following the eunuch's instructions, she bowed to the Imperial Concubine, but after kneeling for a long time, she couldn't hear the Imperial Concubine's voice. Tian Yu remained kneeling, afraid to raise her head. After a long while, Tian Yu was about to get angry and leave when she finally heard a lazy voice say, "You are Tian Yu?"

"Yes, Your Highness."

"Lift your head up and let me see you."

Tian Yu raised her head to look ahead, but remained kneeling on the ground, unable to get up.

"She's alright looking, but she's nowhere near as good-looking as our princess."

Tian Yu smiled but didn't know how to answer. She could only look at the imperial concubine in front of her without saying a word. The imperial concubine was only about thirty or forty years old, but she was well-maintained and dressed in brocade and gorgeous clothes. She was a beautiful and elegant woman, but she also revealed a shrewdness. Tian Yu thought that she couldn't possibly be a simple little white rabbit if she could get to this position in the harem. She just didn't understand what the relationship was between the princess and her.

"I heard you hit Weiwei?"

“That’s her aunt! You have to stand up for your niece!” Li Weiwei said angrily, pointing at Tian Yu.

Under the Consort's gaze, Tian Yu said, "Yes! But there were reasons for what happened that day, which is why I attacked the Prince."

"Since that's the case, guards! Slap him in the face!"

Several palace maids and matrons stepped forward to restrain Tian Yu, about to punish her. Tian Yu was speechless; this was too domineering. She shouted, "Imperial Consort, you want to punish me without even knowing the facts? Are you trying to give the Che Kingdom delegation something to talk about?"

"I've long heard that your son silenced the Che Kingdom's delegation in the main hall. Do you still want to use that to intimidate me?"

"I'm not trying to frighten the Imperial Concubine, but the delegation hasn't left yet. If they knew that the Mr. Tian they respect had the Emperor's concubine slap him the very next day, do you think Wu Kingdom would still have any face left? What would the scholars and literati of Wu Kingdom think? What would the Emperor think? And what would become of your Li family's reputation? Are you intolerant of others?" Tian Yu knew that scholars were highly valued here, and although the Li family held a high position and great power, there were many people who coveted them.

The Imperial Concubine looked at Tian Yu for a long time. Tian Yu noticed her hesitation and continued, "If word gets out that the Imperial Concubine tortured me without permission because of the Princess, the Li family will become the target of public criticism. Moreover, everyone knows that it was the Princess who brought the Princess to cause trouble that day. At that time, the Princess publicly humiliated me. People from the Marquis's mansion were present, as was Prince Wu. If you don't believe me, the Imperial Concubine can ask Prince Wu."

Consort Li pondered for a moment, dismissed the servants, stepped down from the bed, and stood in front of Tian Yu, looking down at her and saying, "Even if the princess humiliated you in public, it was a favor to you. How could a country bumpkin like you lay a hand on the princess? I'm not punishing you today because of the Marquis. Remember, there will be a next time, and I will not let you off lightly!"

"Aunt!" Li Weiwei wanted to say something, but was glared at by Consort Li and could only stay to the side, feeling wronged.

"Thank you, Your Highness!"

"I've heard that the Marquis has rejected the princess many times because of you. Is that true?"

Tian Yu's legs were aching from kneeling, but the Imperial Concubine showed no intention of letting her get up. Tian Yu lowered her head and said, "This humble woman has only recently arrived in the capital and knows little about this matter. The Marquis is a man of great principle and naturally wants to marry the princess. Perhaps he is just feeling indebted to me and is therefore temporarily unable to think things through. This humble woman believes that as long as the princess treats you sincerely, the Marquis will naturally understand her feelings in time." As Tian Yu spoke, she inwardly broke out in a cold sweat, thinking, "I'm sorry, Zhao Moyan. I'll use you as a shield for now. This Imperial Concubine clearly summoned me here today to deal with me."

“You and he are already engaged and have a child. Now you live with the Marquis every day. How can the princess treat him sincerely? Aunt, you must stand up for the princess!” Li Weiwei said.

"Yes! The Imperial Concubine usually dotes on Ling'er the most. Since Mother doesn't care about Ling'er, you must stand up for Ling'er. Ling'er must marry Brother Moyan."

"Princess, rest assured, I will definitely stand up for you." The Imperial Concubine patted the princess's hand and said, then returned to sit down on the couch.

"Ms. Tian, ​​what do you have to say? Will you leave on your own initiative, or should I send someone to invite you to leave?"

"We'll have to ask the Marquis about that, after all, we've been husband and wife."

"Husband and wife, I heard you divorced a long time ago, is that true?"

"Yes, that is indeed true."

"That makes things easier. You leave the child behind!"

"That's not a good idea! If I leave like this, not only will I not be able to help the princess, but the Marquis will also think that the princess is a willful, capricious, and narrow-minded person. At that time, the princess will probably have even less hope."

“You! I’m not, you’re talking nonsense,” the princess said.

"So you don't want to leave?" Consort Li said.

"No, Your Highness, think about it. If I leave, the Marquis, being a man of deep affection and loyalty, will surely feel even more indebted to me, and naturally will be even less willing to accept the princess. What I mean is, the princess is young and beautiful, certainly better than me. If she puts more effort into the Marquis, it's only a matter of time. I'm just a country bumpkin; given enough time, the Marquis will feel less indebted to me and will naturally grow tired of me. Then the princess will have a legitimate and honorable relationship, so why rush things now?"

"Hmm! What you said makes sense, but what if you absolutely refuse to leave then?"

"This is my divorce agreement with the Marquis!" Tian Yu said, pulling out the divorce agreement she had brought with her.

Upon hearing this, the group was overjoyed. When the palace maid came over to take the divorce papers from Tian Yu, Zhao Moyan, who had just entered, snatched them away first, startling everyone. Then, the Emperor and Prince Wu appeared in the room. Tian Yu looked into Zhao Moyan's eyes, unsure how to explain, and could only lower her head to avoid looking at him, wondering when they had arrived without anyone announcing their arrival.

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