After the morning court session, the prime minister, the secretary of state and other ministers did not leave the palace, but went to the Kunning Palace where the empress dowager was.
The Queen Mother sat on the armchair, holding the teacup in one hand and pinching the button on the teapot lid with the other, and glanced indifferently at the ministers kneeling in front of her.
"What brings you here?"
The Prime Minister hurriedly bowed and said, "Your Majesty, I have no other choice but to come to Kunning Palace and disturb you. I hope you will forgive me!"
The empress dowager's expression was indifferent. She knew without a doubt that the ministers came to her because of Song Wenjing.
"Tell me, what happened to your Majesty?"
As expected, as soon as the Queen Mother finished speaking, the Minister of State hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, His Majesty wishes to disband the harem and take the Jiang family's legitimate daughter as the new Queen of Nanxuan!"
The Queen Mother paused and looked at the Minister.
"You mean His Majesty wants to disband the harem for the Jiang family's legitimate daughter?"
The Minister nodded heavily, "That's right! His Majesty has already issued the order, and once the imperial edict is drafted, it will be announced to the world soon!"
The empress dowager's eyes flickered slightly, and she remembered what Song Wenjing had said a few days ago.
Could it be that Jing'er has already made up her mind and wants to take the woman she likes into her harem?
Very good!
The Queen Mother's face was filled with joy. She forced herself to remain calm and said, "Since ancient times, emperors have often been ruthless. I would be happy to see Your Majesty become an emperor with compassion, righteousness, and flesh and blood."
"Since he is disbanding his harem for the one he loves, I think there is nothing wrong with this."
"Besides, you all know your Majesty's situation. None of the concubines in the harem can get close to your Majesty. Staying in the palace will only add to your sorrow. It would be better for them to leave the palace and live their own lives."
The Grand Tutor slapped his thigh anxiously, "Oh, I understand what the Queen Mother said. If Your Majesty wants to dismiss the harem, I will not stop you. But the one he wants to take as his new queen is General Zhou's new wife!"
Snap——
The teacup in the Queen Mother's hand fell to the ground, and the scalding hot tea splashed all over the floor!
She looked at the tutor in disbelief: "What did you say?"
The Grand Tutor looked anxious and repeated what he had just said.
"Empress Dowager, the new queen Your Majesty wants to marry is General Zhou's new wife! If Your Majesty insists on taking that woman into the harem, wouldn't that be like the emperor usurping his subject's wife?!"
"Yes, Queen Mother, there is no impenetrable wall in this world. If the news of Your Majesty seizing my wife gets out, you will be branded as a tyrant!"
"I beg the Queen Mother to make the decision and advise Your Majesty to withdraw his order!"
Several ministers spoke in unison and put pressure on the Queen Mother.
"I understand. You can leave first."
The Queen Mother closed her eyes, supported her forehead, and ordered several ministers to leave.
"I'll take my leave!"
After the ministers had left, the nanny beside the Queen Mother came forward and began to rub her temples.
"My Lady, you just took the medicine, so your emotions shouldn't fluctuate."
The Queen Mother slowly opened her eyes, looking troubled, and said, "Go, tell the Emperor to come to Kunning Palace to see me."
"yes."
As soon as the Queen Mother finished speaking, a palace maid hurried out of Kunning Palace.
But the palace maid's trip was destined to fail. After the court session, Song Wenjing went to the general's mansion.
This time he did not sneak in, but came to the main gate of the general's mansion openly.
Because Song Wenjing was wearing casual clothes, the guards in front of the general's mansion did not know his identity, and he was stopped by the guards as soon as he reached the door.
“Bold!”
The eunuch following Song Wenjing showed a badge, which scared the guards so much that they knelt down in a hurry.
"Greetings, farewells, Your Majesty!"
The eunuch put away his badge and said in a deep voice, "Lead the way to the guest room. Don't tell anyone about this!"
“Yes, yes!”
The guards stood up tremblingly, one of them walked in front to lead the way, and the other obediently retreated to his original position.
Led by the guards, Song Wenjing walked into the general's mansion with his hands behind his back.
Not long after Song Wenjing entered the general's mansion, another guard hurriedly ran towards the courtyard where Zhou Huaiqian was.
At that time, Zhou Huaiqian, who was seriously injured, looked pale and was leaning weakly on the head of the bed drinking medicine.
"General, General, something terrible has happened!"
The guard ran in in a panic, and Zhou Huaiqian frowned unhappily.
"Why are you so flustered?"
The guard didn't even have time to breathe as he hurriedly said, "General, the emperor has arrived! He's in the guest room!"
"What?!"
Now it was Zhou Huaiqian's turn to lose his composure. His hand trembled and the medicine in the bowl spilled out instantly.
The guard hurriedly repeated, "General, His Majesty has come to the General's Mansion and is now in the guest room!"
Zhou Huaiqian lifted the quilt from his body and said in a deep voice: "Help me up!"
With the help of the guards, Zhou Huaiqian put on his outer robe and dragged his weak body towards the guest room.
When Zhou Huaiqian arrived at the guest room, Song Wenjing was already sitting in the main seat, enjoying his tea.
Zhou Huaiqian lowered his eyes to hide the darkness in them. He brushed aside the guards and limped in.
"Your Majesty, I pay my respects. I did not know Your Majesty would be visiting today. If I have been negligent, I hope Your Majesty will not blame me!"
Song Wenjing put the teacup in his hand on the table and looked down at Zhou Huaiqian.
"Wake up. I heard that you took leave this morning to recuperate from your injuries. I was really worried about your health, so I came to the General's Mansion to visit you. I wonder how serious your injuries are?"
Zhou Huaiqian: “…”
Don't you know how serious his injury is?
She came to the General's Mansion hypocritically to greet him, but wasn't she just going there to stab him in the heart?!
Zhou Huaiqian's chest was boiling with anger, but he still had to pretend to be grateful.
"Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty. I am fine. After a few days of rest, I will be able to return to the court and help Your Majesty."
"My dear, your health is the most important thing. I will let others take care of the affairs of the court for the time being. My dear, just take good care of your injuries. It will not be too late to attend court again after you are fully recovered."
Song Wenjing's words and actions showed his concern for Zhou Huaiqian's health, and Zhou Huaiqian was a little confused about his intentions for a moment.
You can't really be making this trip just to rub salt into his wounds, right?
Since Song Wenjing didn't speak first, Zhou Huaiqian had to ask first.
"I wonder what orders your Majesty has for you today?"
Song Wenjing flicked his sleeves and said word by word, "I have two imperial edicts here. One is for you, my beloved minister, and the other is for Miss Jiang Jingyu of the Jiang family."
Song Wenjing never acknowledged Jiang Jingyu's identity as the general's wife, and simply called her Miss Jiang.
Zhou Huaiqian clenched his fists tightly under his sleeves. Just as he was about to speak, Song Wenjing's voice came from above his head again.
"I heard that you had a deep bond with your late wife, and that you were forced to marry Miss Jiang because of a joke played by your elders when you were young. My dear, as a loyal minister of the Southern Xuan Kingdom, how could you endure such an injustice?"
"Today, I will decide that you and Miss Jiang should divorce. From now on, the two of you will part ways and have no further ties."
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