Early in the morning, Ye Wanshu asked Chunhong and Xingtao to dress her up and wait for her at Cuiweitang.
The two girls were a little confused about Prince Daoan's arrangements.
"Miss, ever since His Highness stopped the marriage, the Queen Mother has been very unhappy with you. Tomorrow is your wedding day with His Highness, so why would he bring you into the palace with him?" Chunhong pouted and said, "Won't this make the Queen Mother unhappy?"
Ye Wanshu has always been puzzled by this matter.
Logically speaking, Gu Tingchen shouldn't have let her enter the palace on a day like today.
Moreover, this bastard never really trusted me from the bottom of his heart. If I said something in front of the Queen Mother and embarrassed them, it would only make today's coronation ceremony unpleasant.
Could it be that this bastard has noticed something?
Ye Wanshu pondered silently for a while, and suddenly felt something was wrong.
Gu Tingchen has always suspected that the emperor left a secret decree for his father before abdicating, and he is even more cautious about Fu Mingchi. If he wants his father and the civil and military officials to completely submit to him, there is only one way, and that is to kill the emperor.
And the crime of regicide had to be pinned on her.
At that time, her father would either choose to join the Gu family, or he would have to choose to sacrifice his own family for the sake of justice and break up with her, his legitimate daughter.
In this way, when Fu Mingchi went to Beijing to defend the king, the traitor he wanted to kill was her.
"Gu Tingchen, you are so cruel." Ye Wanshu secretly clenched her fists.
Just then, Gu Tingchen, wearing a purple python robe, walked in slowly.
Seeing his cousin looking uneasy, Gu Tingchen smiled faintly and stepped forward to help her up: "Wanwan, what's wrong? Did you not sleep well last night?"
Ye Wanshu subconsciously shook him off and sneered, "Cousin, you're worrying too much. You've been protecting me so closely all day, how could I possibly have trouble sleeping?"
Although the words were insincere, Gu Tingchen was still very satisfied.
"Wanwan, don't worry. I will keep you tightly in my hands for the rest of my life and will never let anyone hurt you." Gu Tingchen promised solemnly.
"Really?" Ye Wanshu's brows furrowed slightly as she slowly looked at him. "Half of Lin'an City hates me to the core now. Are you sure you can protect me today, cousin?"
"Of course." Gu Tingchen chuckled. "I know there are still some villains in the court who want to harm my Gu family, but don't worry, Wanwan. It won't be long before I get rid of them one by one."
As he spoke, he deliberately moved closer, his eyes filled with provocation. "Especially that restless Prince Yongning. Wanwan may not know this, but he has already personally led his troops to the northern border. This time, I will make sure he never returns."
Ye Wanshu just smiled coldly at him, ignored him, and walked out the door.
After getting on the carriage, she vaguely heard Gu Tingchen and Liu Zhang whispering for a while, and then the carriage headed towards the palace.
From Nanhua Street to Changle Street, half of Lin'an City seemed unusually deserted today. Apart from the patrolling army, even the peddlers and hawkers who usually came and went on the road were nowhere to be seen, as if they were all silently expressing their dissatisfaction with Empress Dowager Gu's usurpation of the throne.
It was not until we reached the palace gate that we could hear the noisy discussions.
Ye Wanshu lifted the curtain and looked into the distance, only to see her father and his ministers waiting outside the Meridian Gate.
Father and daughter exchanged a look. Ji Yuan's face grew anxious, and he hurried forward to ask, "Prince Dao'an, what is your intention? Today is the day when the Queen Mother is crowned Emperor. It's such a solemn and majestic occasion, and it's not a time for a harem banquet or gathering. How can you bring a young girl into the palace? Wouldn't that make you a laughingstock to the world?"
"What are you talking about, father-in-law?" Gu Tingchen sneered, "Wanwan will soon be my princess consort. She will have a very noble status in the Great Ye Dynasty. Who dares to laugh at her?"
Seeing Ji Yuan's uncertain expression, Liu Zhang knew that His Highness's words were unreasonable, so he had to force an explanation: "Prime Minister, Princess Jinghe has been rewarded by Emperor Zhaolie many times, and now she has abdicated the throne to Empress Longze. It is not wrong to let Princess Jinghe express gratitude to Emperor Zhaolie on behalf of our Highness and the Empress."
Last night, Gu Tingzhou came to the mansion and mentioned to Ji Yuan that his daughter would enter the palace today. He felt something was amiss. Ji Yuan felt something was wrong at this critical moment when his daughter was actually allowed to see the emperor.
He was about to speak when Ye Wanshu quickly gave him a look.
Although the emperor has abdicated, Gu Tingchen still trapped him in the palace. If the emperor cannot be taken out of the palace, it will not be a good thing for the emperor to fall into the hands of Prince Qi or Gu Tingchen today.
Since that bastard Gu Tingchen asked her to kill the emperor, it also gave her the opportunity to take the emperor out of the palace.
"Father, Commander Liu is right." Ye Wanshu smiled calmly, "Emperor Zhaolie has been kind to me. For both public and private reasons, I should go to the palace to express my gratitude in person."
Ji Yuan's face was still full of worry.
Ye Wanshu shook her head at him and said, "Father, you must assist the Queen well in the future."
After saying this, he got off the carriage and followed Liu Zhang into the palace.
Emperor Zhaolie is still living in the Hall of Mental Cultivation, and the road is guarded by layers of imperial guards everywhere. If Liu Zhang had not let her in, it would have been difficult for her to get close to the Hall of Mental Cultivation on her own.
As soon as they arrived at the palace gate, Liu Zhang sent someone to bring a pot of wine and handed it to Ye Wanshu.
"Princess, His Highness will come to pick you up later." Liu Zhang glanced at the pot of wine and said, "His Highness has instructed that you only need to personally deliver this pot of wine and persuade Emperor Zhaolie to drink it as a token of your gratitude for his kindness."
Without thinking too much, Ye Wanshu knew that there was something wrong with this pot of wine.
But since she had already entered the Yangxin Palace, it no longer mattered whether she brought the pot of wine in personally.
Obediently accepting the wine, Ye Wanshu glanced at him with a sullen expression: "Liu Zhang, you've been aiding and abetting the evil, haven't you ever considered the consequences for yourself?"
"Princess, please don't worry about my affairs."
Liu Zhang smiled disapprovingly, "Princess, your Highness is deeply in love with you. You really shouldn't have repeatedly disobeyed him and hurt his feelings. Today is a great opportunity for you and His Highness to put aside your past grudges. Please don't let His Highness down."
"You are such a loyal and good dog."
Ye Wanshu glared at him, then slowly walked into the Yangxin Palace with the wine in her hand.
The hall was unusually quiet. Apart from Emperor Zhaolie, there was only a eunuch who was over fifty years old.
The sky was clear outside, but the light in the hall was very dim. Emperor Zhaolie was sitting at his desk, flipping through a thick ancient book in his hand intently. Hearing footsteps coming in, he half-closed his eyes and glanced up.
"Are you Princess Jinghe?"
Although he had never seen this girl before, he was immediately certain of her identity because she looked quite similar to Ji Yuan.
"Your Majesty, your humble servant greets you." Ye Wanshu knelt down and bowed respectfully.
"I am no longer the emperor. You don't need to be so polite."
Emperor Zhaolie looked intently at the wine in her hand and understood her purpose.
"Is it your father's idea or the Gu family's?"
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