Finally, the first place in the second class also received the imperial edict and was awarded the seventh-rank reviewer in the Hanlin Academy. Everyone came forward to congratulate him, and the atmosphere in front of the Hall of Supreme Harmony was full of joy.
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Inside the cold palace of Changchun Garden, the furnishings were dilapidated, the windows were broken, and there was an atmosphere of decadence.
Li Yunting, once a dignified figure, now appears shabby, wearing a linen dress, with messy hair flying in the wind and her eyes blank and dazed.
On the table, a bowl of cold rice and a plate of pickled vegetables were placed alone, neither of them had been touched.
The door slowly opened, but Li Yunting didn't even look up. She just said coldly, "Get out! Even my dog wouldn't eat the things you sent. Is this how you plan to fool me?"
Empress Dowager Lu Fengqing quietly stepped into this dilapidated place, looked around, a trace of pity flashed in her eyes, and she shook her head slightly.
Eunuch Chang Bao stepped forward, his voice full of authority: "Mr. Li, the Empress Dowager has come to see you in person. Why don't you rise and pay your respects?"
The word "Empress Dowager" was like a bolt from the blue, instantly waking Li Yunting up.
She struggled to stand up from the bed, but due to not having enough food for several days, her body was too weak and she stumbled and fell to the ground.
However, she crawled to Lu Fengqing desperately and grabbed her dress tightly.
"Queen Dowager, please plead with His Majesty. I am willing to return to my fiefdom. I really can't stand the life here." Li Yunting pleaded.
Lu Fengqing turned his head slightly, a complex emotion flashed in his eyes, but he didn't look at her directly.
Eunuch Chang Bao sighed and said, "Commoner Li, you are no longer the Princess of the County, so how can you even talk about a fiefdom? I gave you the opportunity to return, but you insisted on staying. If you had chosen to leave then, His Majesty might have found some excuse to exonerate you. But you persisted in your stubbornness. Now that the Ministry of Justice has irrefutable evidence, His Majesty is showing great grace by sparing your life."
"Grace?" Li Yunting said with a wry smile, "Come and stay here for a day and try... Queen Mother, I really can't stand it any longer."
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