Chapter 25 Commitment Letter
Upon hearing this, the old woman immediately bowed and returned.
"Yes, this servant will go and get it right away."
A moment later, the old woman walked up to the Empress Dowager with a magnificent-looking wooden box in her hands.
"Here you go, hurry up and take it."
The Empress Dowager raised her eyebrows at Tianyao with a kind smile and said.
Upon hearing this, Tianyao hurriedly stood up, took the wooden box with both hands, and was about to kneel down to express her gratitude when she suddenly remembered that the Empress Dowager had just said that there was no need to kowtow. So, she bowed slightly and performed a salute.
"Alright, hurry up and go, or the person will be gone."
The Empress Dowager waved her hand at Tian Yao and spoke in a kind tone, with no trace of her imposing and cold demeanor.
"Yes, thank you, Your Majesty. Your son will go immediately."
Tianyao nodded to the Empress Dowager, then turned and left the Empress Dowager's palace.
Emerging from the Empress Dowager's palace, Tianyao held the wooden box in both hands, took a deep breath, and looked overjoyed.
That's great, they came out safe and sound.
Sure enough, the Empress Dowager had been keeping an eye on her and her surroundings. She knew perfectly well that even the fate of Madam Cui was uncertain and that she needed the imperial physician to save her life.
How terrifying, how terrifying.
Living is really hard.
Tianyao let her imagination run wild as she opened the wooden box and looked inside. There lay a token belonging to the Empress Dowager.
With this token, one can mobilize the imperial physicians of the Imperial Medical Academy.
Tianyao took out the token, rubbed it in her hand for a while, then turned her head to look at the maid behind her.
"Your Highness, is there anything I can do for you?"
The maidservant met Tian Yao's gaze with respect, bowed, and asked.
Tianyao hesitated for a moment, then finally made up her mind, spoke in a deep voice.
"Go to the Cui family now and ask the Prince Consort for a letter of commitment, promising to go to the palace with me the day after tomorrow to request His Majesty to dissolve my engagement with him. If he agrees, I will send a physician from the Imperial Hospital to treat Madam Cui. If he does not agree... he will agree."
"Go."
The maid was taken aback. Was Her Highness determined to divorce her husband?
She didn't dare delay and quickly replied.
"Yes, this servant will go right away."
After saying that, she lifted her skirt and ran towards the palace gate.
After the maid left, Tianyao turned around, sighed softly, and walked towards the Imperial Hospital.
Emotionally, she didn't want to separate from Yunzhou. After all, there were no problems in their relationship, Yunzhou hadn't upset her, and he hadn't made any big mistakes.
However, with Madam Cui around and the ingrained belief in the Cui family continuing its lineage, the Cui family was now like a quagmire and a pit of fire to her, and she was unwilling to struggle in such a place.
Yunzhou was important to her, but not irreplaceable.
Therefore, between living an easy and comfortable life and Yunzhou, she chose to live an easy and comfortable life.
Thinking of this, Tianyao's lips curled up into a smile.
To put it bluntly, she is selfish and doesn't care about anyone but herself. Tianheng is like that, and so is Yunzhou.
If she were a person who valued emotions more than herself, then when the late emperor asked her to choose a husband, she would have chosen Tianheng instead of choosing a husband to marry.
The same applies now. If she were someone who values emotions more than herself, then in her current situation, she would choose Yunzhou instead of choosing divorce to escape.
Haha, thankfully, she's not a sentimental person. People who are sentimental live a stifled, painful, and unhappy life, like Tianheng and Yunzhou.
She wanted to live her life happily, freely, and unrestrainedly, without caring about the lives of others.
Thinking about these things, Tianyao felt much lighter, as if she could roam freely across mountains and seas.
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The Cui family.
Madam Cui's courtyard was now filled with people.
"Do you think Madam Cui can pull through?"
One of them asked the person next to him in a low voice.
"Shh, watch your words. No matter what, Madam Cui is still Minister Cui's mother. No matter how much Minister Cui hates Madam Cui for forcing him to divorce the princess, he can't just stand by and watch her die."
The person next to him glared at the man with a stern expression, then lowered his voice and replied.
"I think so too, but Minister Cui has not yet asked the princess to invite the imperial physicians to treat Madam Cui."
"I'm afraid that if this drags on any longer, even if the imperial physicians from the palace come, Madam Cui will probably be powerless to save her."
The man nodded slightly, somewhat worried, and said...
Upon hearing this, the person beside him sighed, raised his eyes, and looked at Minister Cui Yunzhou, who was standing at the very front, his thoughts drifting away.
What they could think of, Minister Cui must have already thought of long ago.
The reason why Minister Cui has not yet gone to plead with the princess is most likely because the fact that a few days ago, Madam Cui led her clansmen to the princess's residence to force him to divorce the princess has really angered him.
Moreover, it is said that Lady Cui's death sentence was commuted at the request of His Highness the Princess.
Despite how Madam Cui treated the princess, the princess disregarded past grievances and begged His Majesty to pardon her death sentence, all because of Minister Cui's influence.
He understood why Minister Cui was unwilling to plead with the princess again.
Saving face might work once, but it will annoy people the second time, and might even exhaust any goodwill that has been built up over time.
From the fact that Princess Cui slapped Madam Cui without hesitation in front of Cui Yunzhou in front of the Princess's residence that day, it was clear that Princess Cui held the upper hand in the relationship between Minister Cui and Princess Cui.
Her Highness will not swallow her anger or endure humiliation because of Minister Cui.
Minister Cui's reluctance to ask the princess for help likely stems from his desire to exhaust the bond between them.
Minister Cui truly loved the princess, as evidenced by his statement to Madam Cui in front of his clan that he would rather be expelled from the Cui family than take a concubine.
How one person feels about another is best revealed in such a choice between two options.
The person beside him sighed deeply. Since ancient times, loyalty and filial piety have been difficult to reconcile, and Minister Cui is in a difficult position as well.
"Your Excellency, the princess's maidservant requests an audience."
Suddenly, a servant of the Cui family, panting and sweating profusely, ran towards Cui Yunzhou while shouting.
In an instant, all the eyes of the Cui family members outside the room fell on Cui Yunzhou.
Where?
Cui Yunzhou's eyes lit up. He turned around and asked urgently as he walked out.
"It's in the outer hall."
The servants followed Cui Yunzhou back.
A short while later, Cui Yunzhou entered the outer hall and met the princess's maids.
Upon seeing Cui Yunzhou, the maidservant hurriedly bowed and greeted him respectfully.
"My lord, Your Highness the Princess has asked me to ask you for a letter of commitment, promising that you will go to the palace with Her Highness the day after tomorrow to request His Majesty to dissolve the engagement between you and Her Highness the Princess. As long as you agree to give the letter of commitment, Her Highness the Princess will send a physician from the Imperial Hospital to treat Madam Cui."
As soon as the maid finished speaking, Cui Yunzhou laughed, but the laughter was so sorrowful that it chilled one's heart.
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