Chapter 35 A Shocking Secret
Empress Dowager's Palace.
Tianheng sat in his chair with a cold expression, staring at the Empress Dowager, and questioned her in an icy voice.
"Mother, what exactly did you say to Yao Yao that day?"
The Empress Dowager picked up her teacup, took a slow sip, and then leisurely looked up at Tianheng before turning back.
"What can I say? I can only express my concern for her health."
"She is unable to bear children, and as her mother, I naturally have to take care of her."
At this point, the Empress Dowager paused, a look of confusion on her face, and asked.
"What? Did something happen to her again?"
Tianheng gripped the armrests of the chair tightly, staring at the Empress Dowager with a scrutinizing gaze.
Despite Tianheng's oppressive aura, the Empress Dowager remained calm and composed, showing no sign of panic.
"You all get out and close the door."
Seeing this, Tianheng turned to look at the nanny waiting beside the Empress Dowager and the maids standing in the hall, and gave a deep order.
Upon hearing this, the maidservant hurriedly bowed and withdrew.
Upon hearing this, the nanny looked at the Empress Dowager, awaiting her instructions.
The Empress Dowager nodded slightly, and the nanny then turned and left.
A moment later, the palace doors were closed, leaving only the Empress Dowager and Tianheng inside.
Under the Empress Dowager's indifferent gaze, Tianheng stood up and walked step by step to her.
"Mother, you'd better not do anything to Yao Yao again, otherwise, I won't mind exposing your scheme of switching the crown prince."
Tianheng lowered his voice and spoke in a tone that only he and the Empress Dowager could hear.
The Empress Dowager's dark pupils contracted, and the teacup in her hand fell to the ground with a crisp 'thud'.
How could he have known?!
When did he find out?!
The Empress Dowager was no longer as indifferent as before; she looked at Tianheng as if he were a devil.
No, she didn't believe he knew.
He must be bluffing her.
She handled the matter very cleanly; everyone else who knew about it, except for her, was already dead!
"Your Majesty, what are you saying? I don't understand."
The Empress Dowager's fingernails dug into her flesh, but she was completely unaware. Feigning composure, she asked.
"Oh."
Tianheng sneered. Even at this point, she still refused to admit it.
But it's okay, he'll make her admit it.
"Mother, since you don't admit it, then I'll be more explicit. Your biological son is dead, and I am an adopted child."
"You must be wondering, since you've killed everyone who knew, how did I find out about this? Isn't that right?"
"Because, I have been exceptionally intelligent since I was a child, and I have had self-awareness from the moment I opened my eyes."
Tianheng spoke each word carefully, and to the Empress Dowager, his voice sounded like the whispers of a devil.
No, impossible, absolutely impossible.
At that time, Tianheng was just a baby. How could he possibly understand and remember what happened back then?
The Empress Dowager shook her head, repeatedly shaking her head.
In her heart, she denied this fact again and again.
"Mother, please think it over carefully."
Seeing the Empress Dowager's wavering and almost frantic state, Tianheng looked at her with disdain, then turned and left after speaking.
If you don't want people to know, then don't do it in the first place. Since the Empress Dowager chose to do it back then, she must bear the consequences.
If she wants to remain Empress Dowager indefinitely, she should behave herself and not cause any trouble.
Otherwise, he wouldn't mind overturning the table; since he wouldn't get what he wanted, no one else would have a good time either.
After leaving the Empress Dowager's Palace, Tianheng returned to the Inner Affairs Hall, picked up his brush, and began to write.
A moment later, an imperial edict was issued.
"Go, give this imperial edict to Xie Mingyuan, and have him announce to the world that I am going to choose a husband for the princess!"
After the ink dried, Tianheng rolled up the imperial edict and handed it to his personal eunuch beside him, giving the order in a cheerful tone.
The personal eunuch was startled and hurriedly bowed to receive the imperial edict with both hands. He then slowly withdrew and took the edict to the cabinet.
cabinet.
After his personal eunuch handed the imperial edict to Xie Mingyuan and relayed Tianheng's words to him, Xie Mingyuan's eyes widened in disbelief.
"Father-in-law, has Her Highness the Princess and Minister Cui of the Ministry of Personnel divorced?"
"How come I had no idea when they divorced?"
He guessed that the princess would divorce Cui Yunzhou. After all, what Cui Yunzhou's mother did was too disgraceful. The princess, being of noble birth, would certainly not accept it passively.
But he never expected, he really never expected, that it would happen so quickly.
What shocked him most was that His Majesty actually issued an imperial edict to select a husband for the princess.
The father-in-law especially understood Xie Mingyuan's shock, because although he had witnessed it all firsthand, he was still shocked, utterly shocked.
In just one day, really just one day, many big things happened.
In the morning, Her Highness the Princess and Lord Cui came to request a divorce decree, and His Majesty agreed without hesitation, issuing the divorce decree directly.
In the afternoon, His Majesty learned that the princess had gone to the brothel and redeemed two men of gender A. He immediately went to see the Empress Dowager and, after discussing something with her, returned to the Inner Palace and immediately wrote this imperial edict.
"To be honest, Your Excellency the Prime Minister, Her Highness the Princess and Lord Cui obtained the imperial decree for divorce this morning. This is not a secret. However, it was only recently, so it probably hasn't spread yet."
My father-in-law replied, in a very friendly tone.
Of course, how could we not be friendly? This is a first-rank official, wielding great power.
"I see, thank you for clearing up my doubts, Eunuch."
Xie Mingyuan nodded and thanked him.
"Then, Your Excellency, you are busy. I will go back to report."
After finishing his sentence, the father-in-law turned and left.
After his father-in-law had completely left, Xie Mingyuan returned to his seat and opened the imperial edict.
The words "Princess Choosing a Son-in-Law" were prominently displayed at the top.
Xie Mingyuan pursed his lips, patiently continued reading.
Choosing a son-in-law: in half a month.
Candidate requirements: good-looking, talented, and of secondary gender (A).
During the selection process, participants wore uniform clothing, had the same hairstyle, and wore the same blindfolds. The princess personally selected the participants, and His Majesty would personally bestow a marriage upon the person chosen by the princess.
After reading it, Xie Mingyuan's eyes lit up.
He meets those requirements!
So, he can also run for office?!
Moreover, with identical clothing and hairstyles, and wearing an eye patch, even a princess would be unlikely to recognize him.
In this way, he would have a chance to be chosen by the princess.
Thinking of this, Xie Mingyuan was filled with excitement and couldn't wait for the day of choosing a son-in-law to come.
...
Xie Mingyuan is extremely efficient.
A day later, notices announcing the princess's selection of a husband were posted all over the palace gates, and news of the princess's selection spread throughout the streets and alleys.
Princess's Residence.
Tianyao, the person involved, naturally found out as well.
She sat in the study, sighed softly, and frowned.
What exactly does Tianheng want to do?
Doesn't he care about her?
She cares about her, yet she wants to choose a husband for her. What kind of logic is this? She can't understand it no matter how hard she tries.
To be honest, she understood perfectly well that the Empress Dowager wanted to choose a husband for her.
Most importantly, she doesn't want to choose a husband!
Once a son-in-law is chosen, the marriage must be arranged by imperial decree, and once arranged, the couple cannot marry!
She doesn't want to get married at all right now. If she gets married and it doesn't work out, she'll have to get a divorce, which is too much trouble. So right now, she just wants to keep male lovers.
Keeping male concubines is great; if you don't want them anymore, you can just abandon them.
Right now, she doesn't want to be a responsible person at all; she just wants to live as she pleases, without any restraint.
But Tianheng just had to go against her, which was really annoying.
Tianyao was in a bad mood.
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