After Luo Jifeng left, the rest of the He family naturally followed suit.

Yun Lianhua was somewhat lost in thought, staring blankly at the plaque above the Marquis's residence.

Originally, it was thought that by making a scene, at least her new identity, Yun Fahua, could become part of the Marquis's bloodline.

She never expected that not only would she be barred from entering the Marquis's mansion, but she would also be demoted to a commoner by His Majesty, and from now on, she would never be able to become a noble lady again.

What exactly happened?

Why is this happening?

Xie Sheng felt terrible seeing Yun Lianhua's distraught state.

Yun Lianhua was his savior, and he wanted to give her the best of everything, but things seemed to be getting worse.

He reached out and took Yun Lianhua's hand, saying, "Lianhua, don't be afraid. You still have me!"

Yun Lianhua put on a wronged look, looked at Xie Sheng, and said, "Your Highness, you are all I have left!"

Xie Sheng felt very sorry for her, so he reached out, picked up Yun Lianhua, and took her away.

Seeing Xie Sheng like this, the others all felt a bit disgusted.

Cui Yuetuan went even further, directly criticizing, "How shameless! How can a crown prince do such a thing? What kind of decorum is this!"

Yun Chuwei found it somewhat amusing and said, "Alright, you should say less. After all, he is the crown prince of a country!"

Cui Yuetuan snorted and, as expected, said nothing more.

Once Yun Chuwei returned to the courtyard, she asked Cui Yuetuan, "You just said you needed my help. What is it?"

After hesitating for a long time, Cui Yuetuan finally spoke: "Do you know that His Majesty has issued an edict ordering my sister to marry the Crown Prince?"

Yun Chuwei nodded slightly. It is said that this imperial edict was obtained by the Empress.

"If you want His Majesty to retract his decree, it might not be easy. You must understand that this is no small matter. His Majesty clearly has his reasons for agreeing," Yun Chu said in a low voice.

Huo Qingjue had indeed told her about this before, because Cui Pingting was someone Jiang Wanqiu liked, so they were all quite concerned about it.

She naturally wanted to help Jiang Wanqiu as well.

However, at present, there is no good solution.

Cui Yuetuan shook her head slightly: "I don't want His Majesty to retract his decree. I just want to see His Majesty once. I want to marry into the Eastern Palace in place of my sister!"

Yun Chuwei was extremely surprised: "You clearly hate His Highness the Crown Prince so much, you..."

"Even if I hate it, I still want to do this. Because I want my sister to be happy. My sister already has someone she loves, how could she bear to marry into the Crown Prince's palace? I..."

Cui Yuetuan lowered her head and remained silent for a long time, without continuing to speak.

She knelt down directly in front of Yun Chuwei.

Upon seeing this, Yun Chuwei immediately reached out and helped her up.

"Just say what you have to say, there's no need to be like this!" Yun Chuwei said earnestly.

Cui Yuetuan looked at Yun Chuwei and asked earnestly, "Can you let me see His Majesty? Just help me see His Majesty, and I can talk to him about the rest myself. After I've tried my best, I can give up. Even if His Majesty doesn't agree, I won't regret it."

Yun Chuwei nodded: "If you've really thought it through, come to the palace with me next time, and I'll bring this up with His Majesty. However, whether His Majesty will see you or not, I don't know!"

Yun Chuwei actually thought that Emperor Tianqi would not meet with Cui Yuetuan.

How could such a powerful ruler care about a woman's feelings?

Upon hearing this, Cui Yuetuan immediately said, "No matter the outcome, I will be eternally grateful to you."

Yun Chuwei twitched the corners of her mouth and slowly said, "No need to be so polite. However, I still advise you to think twice about this matter."

Cui Yuetuan nodded seriously: "I will definitely think about it again! However, I feel that no matter how long I think about it, I will make the same decision!"

Seeing her determination, Yun Chuwei said nothing more.

-

A few days after Yun Xian's funeral, Yun Chuwei was summoned by Emperor Tianqi.

As agreed, she brought Cui Yuetuan with her when she entered the palace.

Yun Chuwei never expected to see Xie Sheng on her way to the palace.

Xie Sheng's eyes were filled with ruthlessness as he looked at Yun Chuwei.

Yun Chuwei and Cui Yuetuan approached Xie Sheng and bowed.

Xie Sheng looked at Yun Chuwei and said coldly, "Yun Chuwei, you are truly a ruthless and vicious woman!"

In Xie Sheng's view, the imperial edict that demoted Yun Lianhua and the others to commoners was something Yun Chuwei had asked the emperor for.

If it weren't for Yun Chuwei, Yun Lianhua would never have become a commoner.

Yun Lianhua was his savior, and he longed to marry her as his crown princess. However, his mother refused.

He originally planned to back down and marry Yun Lianhua as a concubine.

But now that Yun Lianhua has been demoted to a commoner, he has no way of marrying a convicted commoner as a concubine.

It's all Yun Chuwei's fault.

For now, he can only keep Yun Lianhua in the Eastern Palace and wait until he ascends the throne.

This matter ultimately wronged Lianhua.

In her previous life, due to Yun Chuwei's framing, Lianhua was forced to fake her death and suffered countless injustices.

Upon hearing this, Yun Chuwei smiled and said, "Being ruthless means you don't have to wrong yourself, so what's wrong with that?"

Cui Yuetuan chimed in, "Yes, what's wrong with being ruthless? It's much better than being framed. Even though we're ruthless, we're only dealing with those who deserve to die. We're not like some people who are immoral, disgusting, and unscrupulous, yet think they're so clean!"

Xie Sheng frowned, looking at Cui Yuetuan with some displeasure, and said, "Cui Yuetuan, who are you talking about?"

Cui Yuetuan was not intimidated at all: "Of course I'm talking about those despicable and disgusting people! Why is Your Highness reacting so strongly!"

Yun Chuwei smiled slightly and said, "Maybe some people know they are immoral and disgusting, so they feel like they've been insulted!"

Xie Sheng was furious: "You..."

Yun Chuwei bowed again, saying, "Your Highness, His Majesty is still waiting for me. I shall take my leave now!"

After Yun Chuwei finished speaking, she turned and left.

Cui Yuetuan also bowed to Xie Sheng and then followed Yun Chuwei.

Xie Sheng looked at the two of them with a gloomy expression.

He gritted his teeth slightly and said, "Yun Chuwei, you just wait. This time, I will make sure you never return."

-

Yun Chuwei soon met Emperor Tianqi.

After she performed the grand ceremony, she looked at Emperor Tianqi and awaited his instructions.

Emperor Tianqi sighed and said, "What you said last time, that the rebellion would start in the northeast, has indeed come true!"

As the Tianqi Emperor spoke, he handed the memorial in his hand to Sun Jiasheng, who was standing to the side.

Sun Jiasheng, with great tact, presented the memorial to Yun Chuwei.

Yun Chuwei opened the memorial and began to read it.

Her brows furrowed slightly. The memorial in question was a report of a rebellion in Ji Province.

After reading the memorial, she asked, "Does Your Majesty want me to write a strategy guide for the expedition?"

Emperor Tianqi shook his head slightly: "This rebellion is just beginning, and we must strike them hardest in the shortest time possible to make an example of them. I have decided to send Xie Xin to quell the rebellion. You can go with her."