After this incident, Princess Fengyang's temperament changed drastically and she almost went insane.
The Queen Mother was deeply shocked and looked a little depressed.
She even suspected that this was retribution for her many bad deeds, but she didn't think she had done anything wrong.
In this palace, there is also the heartless and disloyal previous emperor. How can one survive without being ruthless?
She did nothing wrong, but why did her daughter have to go through such pain?
Of the two men, one was found by her and the other was found by Fengyang himself.
I never expected that something would go wrong...
Is this karma? Those who harm others will eventually harm themselves.
The Queen Mother even began to doubt herself.
But this was only a moment. When the empress dowager heard that Zhao Yu had returned, she cheered up.
Xu Youqi's identity as the prince of Qi has been verified. It's a pity that she was so smart all her life but was fooled by a young man.
Then the child of Fengyang is the blood of Qi, and the court officials will not allow a child with the blood of Qi to become the crown prince.
What a pity for her grandson.
But she had worked hard to plan this for her entire life, and there was no way she was going to let it go like this.
The current plan is to let Zhao Yu get married as soon as possible and get pregnant as soon as possible.
The Queen Mother had the portraits of all the noble ladies in the capital presented, hoping to find a noble lady who could give birth easily for Zhao Yu. She also thought that if that didn't work out, she could take in a few more concubines for Zhao Yu to ensure that Zhao Yu could have children as soon as possible. Then the Queen could fake a pregnancy and everything would fall into place naturally.
But the empress dowager did not expect that when she was trying every possible means to plan for Zhao Yu and the Zhao family, Zhao Yu, who had just returned to the capital, came to demand an explanation.
Zhao Yu had just come to see the Empress Dowager. He hadn't mentioned his experiences in Jiangxi, nor had he asked about Princess Fengyang. Instead, he directly asked, "Was it my aunt who asked the Emperor to appoint Jiang Yi as his consort?"
There was a strong resentment in his eyes.
The Queen Mother knew that her nephew had been controlled too strictly in the past, so when he grew up, he hated others asking about his private affairs.
This is also the reason why she let the emperor play the bad guy.
But she was still angered by her nephew's aggressive tone. The Queen Mother initially didn't want to acknowledge the incident, but with a chilling feeling in her heart, she said directly, "So what if it was me? Do you still want to blame me for a little Jiang Yi? I'm doing this for your own good. How could someone like that be worthy of being admitted into our Zhao family?"
Zhao Yu looked at the Queen Mother in astonishment. "What's wrong with someone like her? Even if she's unbearable, you can't just arrange for her to die without even telling your nephew."
"My nephew will not give up."
The Queen Mother asked, "What do you want?"
Zhao Yu said, "My nephew will go and ask the emperor for the person."
Zhao Yu went to see the emperor. The emperor still looked gentle. He asked Zhao Yu about his situation in Jiangxi and some things that happened on the road. Zhao Yu answered absent-mindedly.
After the emperor finished asking, he quickly took the time to say: "Your Majesty, you promised me before..."
"Yes, I promised you that as long as you defeated Prince Su, I would grant you a marriage, but you didn't do it, right? And Jiang Yi is now my concubine." The emperor changed his previous gentle look and looked at Zhao Yu steadily.
Zhao Yu said, "The Emperor doesn't like Consort Chen, but he married Jiang Yi because of his aunt's coercion. It would only take a word for you to release Jiang Yi from the palace."
"Then what do you think of me?" The emperor sneered solemnly. "Zhao Yu, Jiang Yi is my concubine. You asked me to hand my concubine over to you personally. Do you think that in the eyes of the Zhao family, I, the emperor, am not only dispensable, but also something you can trample on at will?"
Zhao Yu looked at the emperor in astonishment.
Only then did he realize that his demands were excessive. He suffered repeated setbacks in Jiangxi, and the only hope that supported him to return to the capital was Jiang Yi.
But Jiang Yi became the Concubine Chen, and he was unwilling to accept it.
After a long pause, he said, "I have overstepped my bounds. I am willing to hand over all my authority to Your Majesty, and I only ask that you release Jiang Yi."
"How could you have thought that I valued the little power you hold?" The emperor smiled. "You have truly failed to understand me these past few years."
"The Zhao family is powerful, but I never want anything given by others."
"And who do you think Jiang Yi is, someone I can let him surrender to Wu."
"How about we make a bet?"
Zhao Yu felt that the emperor was a little strange. Before he had time to think about why, he asked, "What bet?"
The emperor said, "I will give you a chance. I will have someone take you to see the Concubine Chen. If she agrees to go with you, I will let her go. If she refuses, will you leave the capital forever?"
"Zhao Yu, do you dare to accept this bet?"
Zhao Yu accepted the bet without any hesitation.
He remembered that before he left, Jiang Yi was still making sachets for him, and she had some feelings for him.
Even if not, following him is better than following the emperor.
After all, Jiang Yi has no feelings for the emperor.
Just at the moment when he looked up, the emperor deliberately touched the sachet at his side.
His eyes suddenly widened.
"Is it strange? Xiaoyi met me long before you took her away. It's a pity that she was taken away by you in the end. But so what? For those who don't know how to cherish, even if they have the first opportunity, it's useless."
"Do you still want to continue this bet?"
The emperor said calmly.
Zhao Yu felt dizzy at the moment, but he still accepted the bet.
The emperor ordered someone to take him to see Jiang Yi.
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