When Shen Yuyao returned to Yuxiu Palace, the palace lanterns were already lit.
As soon as Xia Xiaoxian saw her come back, she grinned at her.
"Liang...Liang kiss...hug."
He also stretched out his chubby little hands and asked for a hug.
[My mother must have been terrified. She was completely stunned.]
[Hurry up and hug me. I'm here, so don't be afraid. Be good!]
Shen Yuyao was touched and smiled at Xia Xiaoxian.
[Wow! My mother smiled, so beautiful.]
[However, mother, please don't be fooled by the emperor who changes his attitude faster than turning the pages of a book!]
[If we really want to save Lord Lu, we have to rely on the Empress...]
Frames flashed before Shen Yuyao's eyes, showing the emperor's completely different faces today.
Fengxiandian was vicious and violent when he reprimanded the prince.
I heard about the prince's calmness and strength when he fell into the water.
The queen's kindness and weakness as she hugged the prince and cried bitterly.
A cruel and cold-blooded person who would rather kill someone innocently than let them go.
Strong, tough, soft, vulgar, arrogant, calculating...
How could there be so many completely different personalities in the same person!
And they are all so vivid!
Shen Yuyao felt a chill on her back. Such a person stood at the pinnacle of power in the Great Xia Dynasty.
Fortunately or unfortunately?
She couldn't be sure.
But at this moment, she knew that what Xia Xiaoxian said was right.
We must take a two-pronged approach to ensure that Lord Lu can survive!
Shen Yuyao quickly wrote a secret letter and took out the Queen's token and handed it to Zi Su.
"Zi Su, hurry up and take this letter to Kunning Palace. It might be too late if you're late!"
Zi Su followed and left in a hurry.
......
The next morning, just as Shen Yuyao had finished washing up, the imperial edict arrived.
Shen Yuyao and everyone else from Yuxiu Palace knelt down to receive the imperial edict.
"By the Emperor... Tian Chengyun, I decree: Princess Shen of Ning has rendered meritorious service in treating the Crown Prince. She is hereby granted three pieces of brocade, three pieces of woven gold, one piece of Ula mink fur, two taels of gold, and twenty taels of silver!"
[The emperor is so stingy, he only gave me such a small reward.]
[Last time I saved the Queen, I only got a jade pendant. This time I saved the Prince, I got the same small reward.]
[It's not even enough to cover the daily income of my mother's estate. Sigh!]
[Is this emperor even poorer than his mother?]
After Shen Yuyao received the imperial edict and expressed her gratitude, she secretly felt that the reward was too little.
She risked her life for this, and this is all she got.
She wanted to cry but had no tears!
As soon as the eunuch who delivered the decree turned around, Xu Yunxuan, who was also receiving the decree, stood up.
She frowned, rubbed her knees, and kept mumbling.
"Scratch! Really scratch!"
"Oh my god, author, are you serious? Is this how the emperor of the prosperous Great Xia Dynasty rewarded his meritorious officials?"
"In this Great Xia Dynasty you wrote about, I wonder who would still be willing to be an official!"
"This is the most dangerous profession I know."
"Well, even if you become an official for love, the reward shouldn't be so small!"
"Two ounces of gold, how can it be two cents? Does such an emperor really exist?"
"It seems the author's brain is really not very good. Ugh! Pitfalls!"
"Concubine, please calculate how many meals we can have at Zuixianlou?"
Baizhi also came to joke.
Xu Yunxuan told Zisu and Baizhi every day that everyone is equal, and gradually, everyone became more casual when talking to Xu Yunxuan.
"I'm afraid it's only enough for three meals!"
"My princess took such a huge risk just to earn money for three meals. Is there any emperor who can do this?"
Shen Yuyao: "......"
Perhaps only someone who has traveled through time can say such outrageous words!
Shen Yuyao almost laughed out loud. Are all the people in her room obsessed with money?
Is it true that those who keep company with vermilion become redder and those who keep company with ink become blacker?
As soon as the eunuch who announced the decree left the Yuxiu Palace, Zisu entered the palace.
"Princess, Chunmei, the maid from the Empress's side, came over and said."
"Lord Lu Lian has been spared the death penalty and exiled to Maozhou."
"The Emperor also granted special pardon to Lord Lu's eldest son, Lu Zan, and granted him special permission to depart next spring."
Shen Yuyao finally felt relieved.
Although the journey of exile was long and difficult, at least a branch of my mentor's bloodline was left behind.
"Ah, then how did the Empress persuade the Emperor to change his mind? Did Chunmei tell you?"
Just as the heavy stone in my heart was put down, my curiosity about eating melons was aroused again.
"Perilla, good Perilla."
"Come, come, have some tea and a bun, then sit down and talk slowly."
Baizhi offered Zisu a cup of tea, and Xiaoxianbao also handed over a steamed dumpling with fresh meat.
Xu Yunxuan quickly put a small stool for Zi Su.
Shen Yuyao sat on the couch, supporting her chin with one hand, looking at Zi Su with anticipation.
Everyone in the room not only loves money, but also loves to eat melons!
"The Emperor of this dynasty has been accustomed to dining with the Empress since his youth."
Zi Su imitated the storyteller and started to tell the story!
"That day, the Emperor saw that the Crown Prince was fine, so he returned to the Empress's Kunning Palace for dinner as usual."
"The Emperor was already in a bad mood, but he saw that the dinner prepared by the Empress had neither wine nor meat!"
"As an emperor, he has to eat vegetarian food? The emperor was even more unhappy and asked the empress."
"Why is that?"
Zi Su imitated the emperor and pointed at the table in the hall.
"The Queen replied: I am praying for Mr. Lu!"
"The emperor was stunned when he heard this, put down his chopsticks and remained silent."
"The Queen continued, 'Ordinary people hire teachers and have to respect them throughout their lives, let alone us, who are now the royal family and role models for the nation.
"Besides, the Emperor knows that Mr. Lu has been living peacefully at home. How could he be involved in these rebellious activities?"
"When the emperor heard this, he didn't need to have dinner. He immediately returned to Fengxian Palace and issued an imperial decree, sparing Mr. Lu's life and sentencing him to exile in Maozhou."
"As soon as the imperial decree came out, the Empress brought out the best wine and delicious food!"
"The emperor should be enjoying his meal very much now!"
"That's how it is..."
Shiso took a big sip of tea.
"This queen is so wise!"
"She is worthy of being a virtuous queen!"
The emperor and empress of the Great Xia Dynasty had different backgrounds but they became husband and wife. After marriage, they appreciated each other, shared joys and sorrows, and endured the ups and downs together.
She had accompanied him through those years of swords and swords, and finally they reached the pinnacle of power together.
They worked together to stabilize the country and never left each other.
It can be said that the emperor was cruel and brutal, but the queen was his only remaining tenderness.
Such a love between husband and wife is something Shen Yuyao can only dream of but cannot achieve.
Everyone in the room was immersed in their own reverie.
Only Xia Xiaoxian stared with her big round eyes, looking at Perilla and then at Angelica dahurica.
[Hey, wake up, you guys...]
[Stop dreaming, this is the imperial palace! ]
[No matter how much the emperor loves the queen, doesn't he still need three palaces and six courtyards? ]
[Those who want to be together forever need to avoid pitfalls...]
Shen Yuyao fell into deep thought for a moment...
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