Baibaozhai has not yet been repaired, so Yun Shu doesn't need to look after the shop and is practicing her shooting skills in the inner courtyard.
Upon hearing the eunuch's summons, she emerged from the courtyard, spear in hand, and asked with an imposing air, "My name is Yun Shu. What brings you here?"
The eunuch, who had intended to give her a hard time, softened his tone upon hearing this.
"Miss Yun, please heed my decree."
Yun Shu knelt down expressionlessly.
The eunuch unfolded the imperial edict and read it aloud.
"...The Yun family's daughter is virtuous, gentle, and wise, a model for women. She is hereby granted the title of Princess Minghui."
Yun Shu's eyes widened.
The emperor is holding a grudge against the Yun family, so why would he bestow upon her the title of princess?
Could it be that his conscience, which had been dead for many years, suddenly came back to life?
"Princess Minghui, receive the imperial decree."
The eunuch reminded him.
Yun Shu accepted the imperial edict blankly.
He asked, "No fiefdom?"
The eunuch nearly choked to death on his own saliva.
Even legitimate princesses in the royal family rarely have fiefdoms. You, a poor man, should be grateful for the emperor's favor to be granted the title of princess, yet you still want a fiefdom.
Why don't we just go to heaven?
The eunuch replied irritably, "No."
Yun Shu immediately gave an expression that said, "The emperor is such a stingy person."
The eunuch's lips twitched as he watched.
I thought to myself, "You'll see how powerful you are soon enough."
He unfolded another imperial edict and continued reading it.
"By the grace of Heaven, the Emperor decrees that Princess Minghui has been selected as the bride for a marriage alliance with the Northern Jin Dynasty. A date will be chosen for her to enter the palace to receive instruction..."
Upon receiving this imperial edict, both Xiao Qingyin and Yun Shu's expressions changed.
After the eunuch finished reading, he smiled and said, "There is only one princess of marriageable age, the Third Princess. She should have been the one chosen for the marriage alliance, but unfortunately, the Third Princess died young, so we have to choose someone else."
After saying that, he gave Xiao Qingyin a meaningful look.
Xiao Qingyin instantly understood that this was the Imperial Concubine's revenge.
Knowing that she was not easy to deal with, the imperial concubine targeted her weakness, namely her family.
Like mother, like daughter.
If a daughter is ruthless, the mother will only become more ruthless and vicious.
Yun Shu threw away the imperial edict in her hand, stood up with her spear in her hand, and glared angrily at the eunuch.
I wish I could shoot that old sly fox.
The eunuch bent down, picked up the imperial edict bestowing the title of princess, and handed it to Yun Shu along with the imperial edict for the marriage alliance.
“Princess Minghui, the imperial edict cannot be carelessly thrown away. If His Majesty finds out, he will punish you.”
He paused, looked into the gate, and smiled, "Those who understand the times are wise. What do you think?"
Yun Shu clenched her fist, then relaxed it.
He snatched the imperial edict from the eunuch's hand and said coldly, "Alright, you can get out of here."
The eunuch did not take offense at her rude attitude.
He possessed composure towards someone who was about to die and never return.
"Princess, take these next few days to prepare and say goodbye to your family and friends. The palace will send someone to pick you up the day after tomorrow, and you probably won't have many chances to see your family again."
After saying this, he slowly stepped onto the carriage by the back of the young eunuch and led the Imperial Guards away.
Yun Shu threw the imperial edict to the ground and smashed it to pieces with her spear.
Xiao Qingyin pursed her lips.
Yi Shuihan's face also darkened.
"I'll go see His Majesty and ask him to rescind his order."
Having said that, he rode away on his big white horse.
Xiao Qingyin didn't hold out much hope for this. The emperor harbored deep resentment towards the Yun family, so how could he possibly retract his decree so easily?
"I'm sorry, I've dragged you into this."
She said to Yun Shu with a guilty expression.
Yun Shu shook her head.
"This is not your fault, Sister Yin."
The two returned to the courtyard, with Han Shi and Yun Zhao looking worried.
Clearly, they had heard both imperial edicts.
"What should we do?"
Han muttered to himself.
"The emperor is trying to wipe out our Yun family."
Women sent to marry foreign rulers never had a good ending, especially since the Northern Jin emperor was already over sixty years old.
Sending Yun Shu to marry a foreign ruler is tantamount to sending her to her death.
The Yun family is down to just a few people now, is the emperor still not satisfied?
"I do have an idea."
Xiao Qingyin replied.
"That's faking your death. But if that's the case, Cousin Shu will have to live under an assumed name or change her appearance from now on."
Yun Shu shook her head.
She doesn't want to live a sneaky life.
"Going to marry a foreign ruler isn't so bad. Maybe I can kill the Northern Jin emperor, seize power and become empress, and then lead my troops to destroy that dog emperor."
Xiao Qingyin: "..."
Disrespect, disrespect.
Sparrows cannot comprehend the ambitions of swans.
Han glared at Yun Shu.
"Nonsense. Do you think the Emperor of Northern Jin is so easy to kill? Several of his sons tried to kill him and take the throne, but he crushed them all to dust."
"That's because they weren't born with that fate. I, on the other hand, am a star sent down from heaven."
Yun Shu looked triumphant.
Yun Zhao gave her a whack on the head.
"Come on, with a brain like yours, you're not even qualified to be an assassin, let alone an empress. It's not even dark yet, and you're already dreaming."
"How can you talk about your own sister like that?"
Yun Shu rolled up her sleeves, ready to fight him.
There was a sudden knock on the door outside the courtyard.
"You just wait."
Yun Shu angrily went to open the door.
She looked surprised when she saw the person outside the door.
Why are you here?
"I just made a new weapon and I wanted to show it to you."
Wei Yan said excitedly.
Where?
Wei Yan shook the object in his hand.
"An umbrella?"
"It can change shape."
Wei Yan pressed the umbrella handle mechanism, and the umbrella "whooshed" open, transforming into a shield.
He pushed the umbrella ribs upwards again, and the umbrella folded in the opposite direction, becoming a spear.
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