"General Su, why don't you just be frank and tell me what you want?"
Yuwen Ran did not relax after hearing what General Su said. His intuition told him that a man must want something extraordinary.
It is absolutely impossible to be as simple as he said, to repay the injustice suffered by his sister.
"Since Your Majesty has asked this, then I will not mince words. What I want is very simple. I want Your Majesty to depose Gu Yanyue from the position of Queen, and Your Majesty must guarantee that after this matter is settled, you will immediately make Concubine Su the Queen!"
"This is impossible!" Yu Wenran blurted out without even thinking.
"That's impossible."
General Su sneered as if he had heard a huge joke.
"Prime Minister Gu rebelled. Her daughter, the daughter of a traitor, had served the Emperor for many years. It was Your Majesty's mercy not to execute her on the spot as an example to others. How could you allow her to continue to rule as the heir to a kingdom?"
"As for my younger sister, Su Xue'e, firstly, she has served the Emperor for many years and is qualified to be the Empress. Secondly, she is already pregnant with the Emperor's child, and the six harems have not yet given birth, so she should be the Empress. Not to mention, the Su family was the first to contribute to His Majesty's suppression of the rebellion. In terms of seniority and family background, why shouldn't she be the Empress?"
General Su pressed on. After a moment, he sneered, as if realizing something, "Could it be that Your Majesty has been bewitched by the Queen and would rather live with her as a pair of mandarin ducks in the underworld than become the ruler of a ruined nation?"
This is a blatant threat!
Yu Wenran pursed his lips tightly and clenched his hands into fists unconsciously, fearing that he would rush forward and fight fiercely with General Su in the next second.
"Your Majesty!" Gu Yanyue quickly winked at Yuwen Ran upon seeing this. She then turned to General Su's side.
"General Su, you are really exaggerating. Yan Yue is just a woman. How could she have the ability to deceive the emperor? Your Majesty is unwilling to depose the queen only because he remembers the love between husband and wife and demonstrates his benevolence.
"As the daughter of a traitor, I naturally cannot bear the title of Empress. Sister Su is of noble birth and is now pregnant with the dragon fetus. It is perfectly reasonable for her to be Empress. General Su and Your Majesty, please do not harm the country for my sake."
After Gu Yanyue said this to General Su with a smile, she looked at Yuwen Ran.
"Your Majesty, I know you cherish the past, but I am willing to sacrifice myself for our country and the people. This is my duty of loyalty and patriotism."
After saying that, she actually knelt down in front of Yuwen Ran and performed a great ceremony of worship.
"I, the daughter of a guilty minister, Gu Yanyue, beg Your Majesty to depose me from the position of empress."
Not to mention Yuwen Ran, even General Su and Su Xue'e were shocked. They had never thought that Gu Yanyue would go to such lengths for Yuwen Ran, giving up the position of queen that everyone admired.
Yuwen Ran hesitated again and again, and finally said painfully: "Send her to the cold palace."
"General Su, I have agreed to the conditions you proposed to me. Please pay more attention to the suppression of the rebellion."
After Yu Wenran finished speaking, he turned his head away and stopped looking at other people.
"As long as Your Majesty does not break your promise to me, I will naturally fulfill what I promised Your Majesty. Then I will wait to hear good news from Your Majesty."
General Su left without stopping. Su Xue'e, on the other hand, was smug after she realized that His Majesty would depose Gu Yanyue and make her the new empress.
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Su Xue'e happily thanked Yu Wenran, then walked up to Gu Yanyue in a domineering manner.
"Empress, I can't call you Empress anymore. What should I call you then? Daughter of a guilty minister? Don't hate me and my brother. It's your own fault that you met such a father."
Gu Yanyue turned her head and ignored Su Xue'e's smug behavior, but walked gently to Yu Wenran's side.
"Your Majesty, don't be sad. You are not only Yanyue's husband, but also the ruler of a country, the support of the people of the world. You can put aside your children's personal feelings for the sake of the country. I am proud to have a husband like you. And in Yanyue's heart, you will always be more important than Yanyue!"
After hearing what Gu Yanyue said, Yu Wenran wanted to say something, but was stopped by Gu Yanyue who put a slender finger on his lips.
"I know exactly what your majesty wants to say. Now let's get down to business."
After saying that, Gu Yanyue stood by the desk and pondered. Yuwen Ran sighed, and he also wanted to finish the imperial edict in one stroke, stamped it with the jade seal and threw it on the table.
"...However, Gu has nowhere to go and it's difficult for her to raise an heir. Moreover, her father is a rebel, and as the daughter of a criminal, her virtue is unworthy of her position... She has been banished to the cold palace, and her fate will be determined later."
Gu Yanyue picked up the imperial edict and quietly read the words on it, and couldn't help but laugh. Yuwen Ran was really worried about her, so he didn't directly depose her as queen, but only said to banish her to the cold palace, and even reserved the position of empress for her.
Although her position as queen would be abolished after the rebellion was pacified, it was truly rare for him to have such an intention.
"In the end, it is I who have let you down." Yu Wenran didn't know what to say, so he could only leave these words in her ear.
"Your Majesty has no choice. This is my own choice. I understand."
Gu Yanyue placed the imperial edict on the table.
That smiling face was like a spring flower, as if Yuwen Ran was not going to abolish her position as queen, but to make her queen.
"I understand every word of your majesty's intentions in the imperial edict."
After saying that, Gu Yanyue picked up a pair of golden scissors beside the red candle, gently cut off a strand of black hair from her temples, put it into a purse, and handed it to Yuwen Ran.
"Black hair, a thread of love. I cut off a lock of my hair, hoping that Your Majesty will always remember me in the future."
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