He waved away the ministers and called Tu Qingyu in.
As soon as Tu Qingyu entered the hall, she began to cry, her crying was sad and resentful, as if the emperor had died.
"Father! You must make the decision for Qingyu, Father! Qingyu has such a miserable life... Wuuuuuuu... My parents, grandmother, and brother have all left me. Now I have no one to rely on, and in this world, I am at the mercy of others."
"Nonsense!" The emperor quickly interrupted her spell. She was crying so loudly that if she continued talking like this, all the ministers waiting to be summoned outside would hear her.
"You still have your father. You know, of all my children, I love you the most." He raised his voice deliberately when he said this. "Good boy, get up first and talk to your father. Who bullied you?"
Tu Qingyu was helped up by the eunuch beside the emperor, and the emperor hurriedly said, "Please take a seat."
She was still clutching her handkerchief and crying. The emperor had a headache from crying, and then he slowly spoke, "Father, Qingyu wants to ask to be dismissed. I hope you will abolish Qingyu's position as the princess."
The old emperor's expression immediately turned gloomy.
"What happened? Did Qi Xiao bully you?"
"No, no..." She sobbed, "If it was the prince, Qingyu would have accepted him. After all, the prince is Qingyu's husband. A woman's husband is her heaven. I know that."
"Why is that?"
"But, but Father, even though Qingyu is a woman, she is still a person with self-respect. My father and brother are both iron-willed generals, and I am the daughter of a general.
Now…now I have been bullied by the daughter of a minor official.”
"The daughter of a minor official?"
"A few months ago, the prince brought back a woman. She was the legitimate daughter of a doctor in the Ministry of Works. The prince brought her back and doted on her. This was nothing. She was just a concubine, so he took her in. I never said that the prince was not allowed to take a concubine.
But she refused to do so. She was a guest living in the mansion, in charge of the household expenses, and she withheld the monthly allowance from me, the princess, and even took away the rewards from the palace at will.
There are countless things like this.”
"You, as a princess, can't you be a little tougher? Is the princess I appointed so useless?" The emperor felt a little disappointed after hearing this.
A princess was bullied by a little girl!
Even so, you still dare to come and cry in front of him?
"Father!!!" Tu Qingyu shouted mournfully, and the word "Father" scared everyone present.
She stood up and said, "After all, the prince is the master of the mansion. Who in the mansion doesn't obey him? Even if I have the intention, what's the use?"
"Yesterday, yesterday..." She cried until she almost fainted. "Yesterday, I just resisted a little, and the nanny beside the prince went into the palace and told Concubine Li."
"Your Majesty summoned me to the palace today. Usually, I would go to the palace... Qingyu was really scared, so I wanted to ask my father for help."
"If His Majesty the Prince of Qi truly dislikes me, please ask His Majesty to revoke the imperial decree granting me marriage, or to divorce me, or to abandon me. From now on, Qingyu will be accompanied by the ancient Buddha and the green lamp. If that doesn't work, this day, this day will come..."
Qingyu is better off hanging himself with a foot of white silk, like my grandmother."
"Qingyu misses my grandmother, my father, and my brother... Qingyu misses them so much... Father, if not, you must sentence me to death... This life is really boring and miserable..."
"Nonsense!" The emperor winked at the people around him. Could he let others hear what he said?
"Don't worry, your father will make the decision for you." The old emperor quickly comforted the man, "As long as your father is here, no one can bully you."
Tu Qingyu looked at him eagerly, "Really?"
The old emperor was stunned when he was looked at by these eyes.
Why didn’t I realize before that his daughter-in-law is so beautiful?
Yes, Tu Qingyu's mother was also known as the most beautiful woman in the capital. General Tu was also a handsome man, so the daughter he gave birth to would naturally not be bad.
Thinking of his general who died in battle, he sighed slightly, and his tone became softer when he spoke.
"Really? You should go back now. You don't need to go to Concubine Li's place. If she summons you from now on, you can go if you want to, and not go if you don't want to. I will handle the matter between the King of Qi and that woman."
Tu Qingyu looked at him with a face full of emotion. She bowed deeply and said, "Qingyu thanks Father."
"Good boy, get up." He then called over his attendants and said, "The hu of pearls that Yu Kingdom presented as tribute the other day, the new satin that the weaving department has just delivered, and the jade ruyi that Li Kingdom has sent, are all given to the princess as rewards."
"Qingyu thanks the emperor for his great grace."
"Go ahead, I'll let Dalu take you back."
"Qingyu resigns."
Concubine Li, who was frantically pacing around in Qi'an Palace, saw the servant who had gone out to investigate return and quickly grabbed him. "What's going on? Did she really dare to complain to His Majesty?"
This is outrageous. An orphan girl actually dares to cry before His Majesty.
The eunuch knelt on the ground and replied, "Your Majesty, the princess was sent out by the eunuch beside His Majesty. His Majesty also gave her many gifts, and..."
"What else do you have? Just say it quickly. Why are you hesitating like that?" When Concubine Li heard the eunuch sent it out, her face turned dark.
"Also, His Majesty has sent someone to our palace."
"What?!"
Tu Qingyu had just left when His Majesty sent someone here. The meaning was obvious.
She held the hand of the maid beside her and said, "Mammy, what should I do? His Majesty must have believed what that little bitch said and is here to hold me accountable."
"Don't panic, Your Majesty. It doesn't necessarily mean His Majesty is here to hold you accountable. Who knows, who knows..."
Before the nanny could finish her words, the emperor's men entered the Qi'an Palace.
"Propagate His Majesty's oral instructions, Concubine Li..."
The general meaning was that Concubine Li should kneel before the scriptures and pray for the country every day, and she was not allowed to step out of the Qi'an Palace without the emperor's order.
After everyone left, Concubine Li became completely paralyzed.
"Your Majesty, are you going to put me under house arrest?" Or is it a house arrest with no specific time limit.
Just because Tu Qingyu went to the palace to file a complaint?
She didn't have much grace to begin with, so wouldn't she be trampled into the mud if this happened?
The nanny helped her up and said, "Don't worry, your majesty. You still have His Royal Highness the Prince of Qi. You are the mother of an adult prince. His Majesty will not keep you confined for too long."
"Prince Qi... yes, that's right. I still have Xiao'er. He will definitely find a way." After she finished speaking, her eyes darkened. "Tu Qingyu... this little bitch... after this, I will make her pay."
No matter how angry she was, Tu Qingyu had no interest in knowing. She was very happy on the way back to the palace from the palace.
She would have been even happier if she hadn't seen that dead face when she returned.
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