Chapter 56: Such a beautiful face, but only the eldest princess can kiss it?
"Empress Dowager!" Fang Qianxue knelt on the obsidian floor and bowed to Empress Dowager Liu. "Qianxue does have something to ask. I beg the Empress Dowager to allow me to divorce my husband."
She didn't believe that the old queen would help her without compensation, but now she was in a hurry to take her two children away from the Lu family, so she didn't care whether she was plotting against her.
Her grandfather is dead, the emperor and empress are unreliable, and Yan Fenghua’s foundation is not strong enough, so she can only rely on Shou’an Palace temporarily. As for whether the empress dowager wants to use her, that will be considered later.
The room was quiet for a few breaths. Empress Dowager Liu slowly turned the Buddhist beads and said with a look in her eyes: "I know that you feel bad about Lu Changqing marrying another wife. Qianxue, I also want to help you, but you should also know that in our Dayong, it is difficult for a woman to gain a foothold on her own."
Fang Qianxue replied: "Your Majesty, I have a salary now, and it is not a problem to support myself and my two children."
"You want to take the two children with you?" Empress Dowager Liu frowned. "I'm afraid that's not possible. If you want to divorce and remarry, I can give you an order now."
"Empress Dowager, after Lu Changqing marries Xu Miaoyan, he will definitely not treat my children well," Fang Qianxue pleaded, "My Yaoer and Yuaner are still young. If I leave, they will die."
Empress Dowager Liu thought for a moment, then sighed and said, "I need to think about this matter. You should get up first."
Xiao Mingzhe wanted Fang Qianxue, and she thought it was a good idea. Fang Qianxue could tame Qilin and would be useful in the future, but it would be different if she took two children with her.
Unfortunately, her young son was killed by a female assassin and he still has no offspring. The old lady feels regretful whenever she thinks of this and wishes she could dig out the female assassin and whip her corpse.
Fang Qianxue stood up, exchanged a few words with Empress Dowager Liu, and then planned to go to the horse farm to take a look at Qilin.
He Qiong sent a young eunuch to take her to the horse farm. But as soon as she arrived outside the gate of the Imperial Garden, she heard a woman's teasing voice.
"I haven't seen you for a few years. Ah Xu, you have grown so tall? Why are you so cold? You used to accompany me to appreciate the flowers."
"Empress Song, please respect yourself!" It was the voice of Jiang Xu from Liaoyuan Marquisate.
Jiang Xu turned around to leave, but was stopped by Yunpin again.
"Why hasn't the young marquis come to the palace for a long time? Have you forgotten us sisters?" Zhuang Xiaoyun said with a smile, "Oh, your eyes are so fierce now, but you were very obedient when you were a child."
Jiang Xu's eyes were bloodshot and he wished he could kill the two men with a single sword, but after thinking it over he turned around and planned to leave.
Zhuang Xiaoyun stretched out her hand to stop him, and looked at Jiang Xu as if he was a lamb to be slaughtered: "Why are you running? We don't ask you to do anything, can't you just accompany us sisters?"
She and Concubine Song were out of favor, and there was really nothing fun to do in the palace. Jiang Xun was so weak that he could be pinched to make water come out of him. What's more important was that he didn't dare to call for help.
He was originally a hostage who was hated by the emperor. If there was any scandal between him and the concubines in the harem, he would be the first to be beheaded.
"I haven't seen you for a few years. The young marquis has become more handsome. Why do you only let the princess kiss such a handsome face?" Song Zhuyan simply stepped forward and touched his chin.
Jiang Xu took a step back and stumbled and fell right in front of Fang Qianxue.
"Is the young marquis okay?" Fang Qianxue helped him stand steadily.
"Nothing." Jiang Xu looked at her shyly, his face flushed.
"Empress Song! Concubine Yun!" The eunuch who led the way hurriedly covered his eyes, as if he saw something he shouldn't have seen.
"Tsk, what a bummer!" Song Zhuyan said as she pulled Zhuang Xiaoyun and said, "Let's go, there are people here today."
"Wait!" Fang Qianxue stepped forward and asked, "What are you two ladies doing in broad daylight?"
"We didn't do anything?" Zhuang Xiaoyun said with a smile, "If you don't believe me, ask Young Marquis Jiang, what did we do?"
Fang Qianxue glanced at Jiang Xu and saw that he pursed his lips and said nothing. She understood a little bit in her heart: "Eunuch, please go to the entrance of the Imperial Garden and guard it. Don't let anyone in."
"Yes!" The young eunuch stepped back, shaking his whisk.
Fang Qianxue then looked at Concubine Song and Concubine Yun solemnly: "The two ladies naturally did nothing, but there is no shortage of gossipers in this palace. If someone with ulterior motives spreads rumors..."
"Don't scare me," Song Zhuyan pointed at Jiang Xu and said proudly, "If anyone wants to die, he will be the first to die!"
"Yes, the young marquis may not be able to escape death. The Liaoyuan Marquisate is far away in the southern border, and His Majesty cannot move." Fang Qianxue pointed at Song Zhuyan and Zhuang Xiaoyun, "But you are different. Your parents and brothers are all in the capital."
Song Zhuyan and Zhuang Xiaoyun were immediately frightened and turned pale.
His Majesty is very concerned about his reputation. If one of his concubines cheated on him, he would probably kill them all in a rage, confiscate their property, and execute all nine generations of their clan.
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