Situ Yao felt a little troubled but had no choice but to take Lin Xiangru away, and told the others to return to the palace if they were fine.
Su Mengyan had never thought that Situ Yao would treat her like this. She felt very upset. Biyun wanted to comfort her but didn't know where to start.
Watching Su Mengyan's distraught figure leave, An Lirong sighed, looked at Fu Liu who was still kneeling on the ground, and said, "Get up, let's go back."
After hearing this, Fu Liu quickly stood up from the ground and asked curiously, "Didn't the Queen punish me to kneel for two hours? Will it be okay if I get up now?"
You're already up and still saying this, An Lirong thought. However, she didn't want to argue with Fu Liu, so she said, "It was the Emperor who told us to go back."
The two walked side by side into the courtyard. An Lirong couldn't help but sigh, "They say the emperor and empress are very affectionate, but now you've seen it too. Isn't it the same when there's a new person?"
Fu Liu didn't know what to say, so he just didn't say anything.
In the imperial study, Situ Yao was very curious about what had happened today, so he called Biyun over.
When Lin Xiangru saw Biyun come in, he realized that Biyun was the emperor's woman.
At this time, she was very worried that Biyun would exaggerate her own story.
However, she was just overthinking it. After Biyun came over and heard Situ Yao's question, she told him the whole story in detail without deliberately exaggerating anything.
"Is this what Biyun said?" Situ Yao looked up at Lin Xiangru who was looking uneasy and asked.
Lin Xiangru dared not lie anymore and could only say, "Yes, but the Queen cannot punish me without any reason!"
Situ Yao felt a headache. He said helplessly to Lin Xiangru, "Even so, you can't be disrespectful to the Queen. She is the Queen after all. Why are you provoking her?"
What's wrong with the Queen? Lin Xiangru didn't think so. She always believed that as long as she was favored by the Emperor, even the Queen would give her some face.
"Your Majesty..." Lin Xiangru didn't want to listen to the emperor's lecture, so he acted coquettishly in a sweet voice.
"What I mean is, she is the Queen after all, you should give her some face and don't provoke her in the future. Well, if there is nothing else, you can go back, I will come to your place in the evening." Situ Yao said.
"I'll go to your place in the evening?" This meant that the emperor was going to his own palace in the evening. Lin Xiangru instantly became happy.
You have to know that she had a dispute with the queen and tried to hit the queen, but not only did she not receive punishment from the emperor, but the emperor even went to her palace. Lin Xiangru felt that her favor was overwhelming for a while.
Watching Lin Xiangru's triumphant figure getting farther and farther away until he could no longer see him, Situ Yao frowned.
If possible, he would not want to do this, but...
"Your Majesty, is everything okay with the Empress?" Biyun spoke at this time. She thought of the Empress's back and felt a little worried.
Su Mengyan's sadness was obvious on her face, and even someone like Biyun, who had never experienced love, could see it.
So it was not unreasonable for her to worry about Su Mengyan at this time.
Hearing Biyun's words, Situ Yao sighed: "I've wronged her this time, but there's nothing we can do about it."
Yes, he has just ascended the throne not long ago, and everything requires the assistance of those ministers. If some people intend to create chaos at this time, there are too few people under his command who can be used.
The reason why he was so biased towards Lin Xiangru this time was actually because she was the prime minister's daughter, and Situ Yao just needed the prime minister's help. Otherwise, how could he allow Lin Xiangru to bully others like this and even want to attack Su Mengyan.
After Biyun inquired about Su Mengyan's current situation, Situ Yao felt a little sad, but he couldn't comfort Su Mengyan now.
If his foundation is already solid, why would he need to use these women to consolidate his position?
Rather than saying that taking a concubine was to make the positions of those ministers more stable, it would be more accurate to say that Situ Yao was doing it to make his own foundation more solid.
At this moment, Su Mengyan could only be wronged, but Situ Yao had not considered whether this grievance would be temporary or long-lasting.
Thinking about what Situ Yao said today and his every move today, Su Mengyan felt a little blocked in her heart.
It's true that when you have a new love, you forget the old one. Is it possible that even Situ Yao cannot escape this rule?
Su Mengyan is a modern person, so she has seen a lot of things like this, but it is still a little difficult to accept when it happens to her.
When Biyun came back from Situ Yao, she saw Su Mengyan sitting alone by the window, staring out the window, as if thinking about something.
Sighing, she knew how much harm the emperor's actions would cause to Su Mengyan, but she could understand Situ Yao's approach.
There is no room for love between men and women in front of the country. Sometimes, if you take care of the country, you cannot take care of your family, and if you take care of your family, you cannot take care of the country. The emperor just chooses to put the overall situation first.
Suddenly, Biyun thought of what Su Mengyan had arranged for her to investigate before.
Perhaps I can use this matter to distract the Queen's attention and make her mind no longer focus on the Emperor.
Thinking of this, Biyun came behind Su Mengyan and said, "Empress, you asked me to investigate the affairs of the Minister of Revenue's concubine. There is something going on."
Sure enough, Su Mengyan's attention was drawn to this matter, and she hurriedly asked, "What have you investigated? Tell me in detail."
"Yes." Biyun responded. Seeing that Su Mengyan no longer thought about the past, she was very happy with her method of diverting her attention.
"The Minister of Revenue does have a concubine. Her name is An Churong. She is a singing girl on a brothel."
What? Su Mengyan was shocked when she heard this. She didn’t expect that even someone like the Minister of Works would not be able to escape the fate of having a new love.
However, Su Mengyan still felt a little ashamed of having a mistress. The men here had three wives and four concubines. If he really liked her, he could just take her home. Why would he keep her outside?
After thinking about it again and again, Su Mengyan decided to write a letter and tell Situ Yao about it.
In modern terms, this was a letter of denunciation, reporting the Minister of Revenue for his immoral private life. Even in ancient times, if an official of the imperial court did not have a decent private life, he would be criticized by the world.
Su Mengyan picked up a pen and wrote down everything she had investigated in a letter. She then sealed the letter and handed it to Bi Guiyuan, saying, "Go find a servant who is close to the emperor and have him quietly deliver this letter to the emperor."
This move made Biyun quite confused. Since she had written the letter, why didn't she hand it to the emperor personally? So she expressed her doubts.
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