Xue Song's dismissal is a foregone conclusion.
Later, rumors even circulated that the Crown Princess would pick elm seeds and send them to the Emperor if she wanted to pick someone.
Now, Xie Zhou felt that his father not only couldn't bear to see Xue Song, but also didn't want to tolerate the Dong family.
As Xue Song got older, he became increasingly muddle-headed. Whether he was truly muddle-headed or pretending, he caused a lot of trouble.
Xie Zhou felt that his father also needed to stabilize the unstable Eastern Palace.
So, was giving away elm seeds a worthwhile gift?
Why didn't anyone think of solving the problem by picking elm seeds from trees?
As for who will learn from this in the future, the position of Crown Princess is something no one can learn. Anyone who climbs a tree and breaks their leg is simply overestimating themselves.
The emperor asked Erlang, "What is Qing'e Palace doing?"
Xie Zhou replied, "Di Erlang wants elm seeds, and Qing'e wants to climb the tree herself to pick them as a tribute to the Duke of Yan and the Lady of Cao."
Today, he instructed, "The elm tree is so tall, watch out so you don't slip."
Xie Zhou was deeply moved: "Thank you, Father Emperor."
The others listened, saying that the current emperor did not care about the Crown Princess's decorum; the Crown Princess was someone who should not be offended.
As for repeatedly mentioning the Di family and trying to elevate them, the Di family seems to genuinely not care about Di Baose.
Xie Zhou requested permission from his father, the emperor: "Your subject wishes to demote Consort Di to the rank of Zhaoxun."
The present day sighs: "Don't mistreat her."
We can't let him down. Xie Zhou is gone.
Back at the East Palace, a bright moon hung overhead, and Consort Pei seemed to be having a great time playing in the tree.
Upon seeing His Highness, Di Shan hurriedly took a large bag of elm seeds and bid farewell.
Xie Zhou asked from under the tree, "Why aren't you coming down yet?"
Huan Yue came down.
Xie Zhou pulled her over to check, and said that everything was fine: "Father Emperor has decreed that some be sent to Grand Secretary Xu's residence. Grand Secretary Xu said that the old lady likes to eat them."
Huan Yue assured her, "It's a small matter, I will definitely take care of it."
Xie Zhou asked her, "Does your head not hurt anymore?"
It doesn't hurt for now, but it will hurt again when needed.
Xie Zhou didn't want to tell her what her father had said, for fear that he would become even bolder in the future. She also understood that Grand Secretary Xu agreed with her.
Grand Secretary Xu had steadily risen through the ranks from two imperial examinations, demonstrating his considerable influence. His wife, the old lady, was a wise and understanding woman who also maintained a good relationship with Lady Cao.
With these old ladies backing him up, Xie Zhou was afraid his wife would get arrogant.
Huan Yue saw that he had gone to the former court and had a lot of business to attend to. That wasn't her business, so she went back.
Xie Zhou followed her into Qing'e Palace through the back door and said, "Di Baose has been demoted to Zhaoxun."
Huan Yue heard a scream, even though it was quite far away.
The demotion to Zhaoxun isn't important; what's important is that the cousin doesn't like his cousin. The villainous female supporting character is so pitiful.
Huan Yue looked at the scoundrel and asked, "Why are you following her? Is it alright?"
Never mind, Xie Zhou won't hold it against her. She still has to pick elm seeds to present to her father first thing tomorrow morning.
Night fell, and Qing'e Palace was quiet, while Chengxiang Hall was bustling with activity.
Di Baose hadn't eaten and had to kneel all day; it was unbearable for most people, let alone for the pampered and precious Di Baose.
Several maids and wives from the Di family sat to one side, drinking tea and eating melon seeds.
In this position, a few familiar faces from the Eastern Palace would come together to guard Di Baose, ensuring she wouldn't be alone even if she wanted to die in the middle of the night.
Di Baose was so angry that he felt powerless.
She knew these were people from the Qiang family.
Half of her dowry was prepared by her mother, and the other half was forcibly arranged by Qiang Shi. Now, four of her mother's men are useless, and no one is helping her anymore.
Although the Empress gave her four more, they were still suppressed.
Chengxiang Hall was supposed to be tidied up, but everyone wasn't busy, and there wasn't much to do normally. No one knew anything about Di Baose's situation.
Logically speaking, if someone is demoted to Zhaoxun, they certainly can't live in Chengxiang Hall, so their belongings would have to be moved.
So it's possible that it's true that Consort Pei made Di Baose sleep in the pigsty!
A spring night with a gentle breeze and some tea is quite pleasant, and I'd also like a plate of freshly baked elm seed cakes.
Di Baose's stomach rumbled as she smelled the aroma.
The maidservant was quite blunt: "How could someone as noble as you have a rumbling stomach for such poor people's food?"
A palace maid made a sarcastic remark from the side: "Everyone has to eat, drink, and relieve themselves."
A palace attendant brought news: "Minister Xue has retired."
The maid asked, "The Minister of Rites?"
The eunuch said, "It seems he was extremely dissatisfied with Consort Pei, so the Emperor forced him to retire."
Di Baose ignored her rumbling stomach; she couldn't understand anything else, but she could understand the Minister of Rites. Even the Emperor knew who it was.
Di Baose shouted, "What does the sage want to do?"
The maidservant retorted sharply, "You deserve it. Even if Consort Pei were to skin you alive, it wouldn't matter."
The four palace maids trembled. Minister Xue and the others didn't know much about it, but they roughly knew that it was the Dong family faction.
Is the Emperor's dismissal of Minister Xue related to these four women?
Wouldn't Empress Dong want them dead even more? Even though they were innocent.
Xiangnu came over and gave Di Baose a bowl of porridge.
Di Baose was starving and drank it down fiercely.
Xiangnu said disdainfully, "It's not that I'm reluctant to kill you, it's just that you look quite amusing. What about the two beauties of Sheng'an? Countless young ladies in Sheng'an are laughing at you."
The aloof Xiangnu is gone.
Di Baose was so angry she wanted to bite her to death!
A palace maid joined in; although she was also hungry, she could endure much more than Di Baose, for servants cannot be pampered.
The palace maid was quite eloquent. She said to Di Baose, "Fortunately, it's Consort Pei. If it were someone else, someone less magnanimous than her, she would have plenty of ways to humiliate people. People should know when to bow their heads, so that they will have opportunities in the future. I heard that Consort Pei was not well treated in the Pei family. Now, how many people can compare to her?"
Another person said, "Thirty years east of the river, thirty years west of the river. One can bend and stretch."
As for whether it can straighten out after it has bent over, who cares?
In fact, Di Baose had the Di family background, which gave her a much greater chance than others.
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