Chapter 509 The Princess Who Was Widowed Early (2)
Fortunately, they came to Yangzhou in a hurry and did not bring much with them. Shi Yi asked the old servant to hire a carriage, and the two of them set off for Kyoto.
At the same time, Song Weicheng and the fifth prince also set off for Kyoto.
The return of the newly widowed princess to the capital attracted the attention of the people of Kyoto. Not long after Shi Yi arrived at her residence, the imperial edict from the palace arrived. Emperor Rui summoned her to the palace for an audience.
Chengming Palace.
"Your son pays homage to the emperor. Long live the emperor." Shi Yi and his entourage bowed deeply.
Emperor Rui sat on a high seat, looking down at his daughter, his voice as loud as a bell, "Shi Yi, do you know you are wrong?"
Shi Yi fell to the ground, but his attitude was neither humble nor arrogant: "I don't know where I am wrong."
"My mistake is that I don't know it!" Emperor Rui's voice was like a roaring lion in the forest, and his deep and powerful voice echoed in the hall, "You are the daughter of the emperor, and the re-selection after the death of the prince consort is a loss of face for my royal family!" Shi
Yi's heart skipped a beat, because the father in the original owner's memory had never said this to her. In doubt, she raised her head and looked directly at the emperor's face.
When Emperor Rui saw her looking up, he relaxed his breath and softened his tone. "You are the eldest princess. You represent not only your own image, but also the image of our royal family. You should think twice before doing anything."
Although he was the emperor and had many children, only this eldest daughter was the one he had been looking forward to with all his heart. Therefore, after she was born, he would go against all odds to make her the eldest princess and enjoy the fiefdom. But perhaps because of her lack of blessings, the eldest daughter became more and more timid and rigid in her behavior. After the death of her husband, she went to Yangzhou to relax, which was the most extraordinary thing she did.
At this time, Shi Yi only needed to follow Emperor Rui's words and admit her mistakes, but she did the opposite and retorted loudly: "I don't think I am wrong!"
"You..." Emperor Rui patted his dragon chair heavily, hating her for not fighting, "At this point, you still don't admit your mistakes. You know, the discussion in Kyoto is all because of you."
"Father, please forgive me. It is precisely because I am a member of the royal family that I cannot do such ungrateful and mean behavior." Since she had already looked directly into the emperor's face, Shi Yi made the best of it and continued to look at him with her head held high, saying in a sonorous and powerful voice, "This son and the prince consort have known each other since childhood and have cherished and loved each other. When the prince consort passed away, as his wife, I was heartbroken and unable to sleep like any other woman in the world. Going to Yangzhou to avoid the sad place of Kyoto was a natural move. This is the first reason."
Emperor Rui looked at her thoughtfully, and Shi Yi struck while the iron was hot, choking with sobs as if she was too sad to control herself, "Although the prince consort was from Kyoto, he had longed for the scenery of Yangzhou since he was a child. He told this son many times before his death that he would go to Yangzhou to enjoy it in his lifetime. This son went to Yangzhou to fulfill the prince consort's last wish. This is the second reason."
"Third, in ancient times, people used to break willow branches to bid farewell, and the willow trees in Yangzhou are the best. It is a good thing for me to break willow branches to bid farewell to my late husband in Yangzhou." Shi Yi let her tears wet her cheeks, ruining her makeup, and she looked even more sad and desolate.
Emperor Rui stared at his daughter in silence for a long time, and then said softly, "Get up."
When an ordinary couple breaks up, the other party must be sad for a long time. Although he is the emperor, apart from his status, he is not much different from ordinary people, let alone his children. He was actually thinking wrong about this matter.
"Go see your grandmother. She misses you very much." Emperor Rui raised his wide sleeves and waved his hand, motioning her to go out. The words fell, but she was still standing there, and her anger rose again. When she was about to lose her temper, she was stunned by her words.
"Father, you seem to have aged a lot recently, please take care of your health."
After Shi Yi finished speaking, she bowed and retreated, but Emperor Rui could see the tears in her eyes clearly.
In the harem, he had many princesses and princes, some of whom he loved symbolically, and some of whom he couldn't even remember clearly. Some of those princesses and princes pleased him, while others feared him like a tiger. Only his eldest princess was different from the others. In her heart, he seemed to be an ordinary father.
Aged? Take care of your health? Everyone in the palace, from the queen, the queen mother, the ministers to the palace maids and eunuchs, all praised him for his vigor and rosy complexion, but only he knew that his health was getting worse year by year. The previous dynasty forced him to establish a crown prince several times, but he blocked it, and he didn't know when the next game would take place.
He was the Son of Heaven, the emperor, and his supreme status was never allowed to be challenged by others. In any case, he must win this battle to establish a crown prince.
Shi Yi exhaled the turbid air in his chest only after he walked out of the hall. The majesty of the emperor is indeed not something that ordinary people can challenge, let alone the Rui Emperor who has personally led many expeditions. Listening to Emperor Rui's words and looking at his expression, it seems that his feelings towards his daughter are not as distant as they appear. The sun shines on her body, and the gold thread on her robe sparkles. She suddenly realizes that Emperor Rui seems to be too good to his daughter. When she was born, she was given the title of the eldest princess and granted with fiefdom and food.
Unconsciously, she deviated from the direction of the Empress Dowager's palace and came to the Imperial Garden.
In the Imperial Garden, several children were playing. Shi Yi had no impression of the children in her memory. She could only guess that they were all of noble status.
She was about to leave quietly, but was seen by one of the sharp-eyed girls. She ran over and grabbed her skirt, and instructed her to fish for the five-colored koi in the fish pond for them. The other children seemed to respect her, and they surrounded her and asked her to do what the little girl said.
It seems that not only she didn't know their identities, but they also didn't know her details. Shi Yi smiled bitterly and was about to refuse, but the little girl found something more interesting and ran to the side. The other children followed suit, following behind her like little tails.
"What attracted their attention?" While talking to himself, Shi Yi saw a child kneeling in a far corner. He hung his head, wearing a torn shirt, and the backs of his hands and feet that were exposed were covered with black marks from being whipped.
He seemed to be aware of Shi Yi's gaze, and raised his eyes to look over, his eyes as numb as a dry well. Only then did Shi Yi see clearly that his cheeks were covered with red marks from being branded by the branding iron, and the wounds were still oozing pus. His neck was swollen, and there was a huge wound extending from his chin to his neck.
Just one glance, Shi Yi was shocked.
(End of this chapter)
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