But the next second, the decree from the palace came.
But this time was different from the previous ones, because this time, it was the new emperor who wanted to see her.
This surprised Zhao Yunzhu greatly.
She followed the eunuch into the palace and learned that Empress Dowager Liu had left the palace early this morning to stay in the royal villa.
I’m afraid I won’t be able to return to the palace for a while.
Zhao Yunzhu followed the eunuch all the way to the Yangxin Palace.
She had been to this place before, but now there was a new emperor sitting on the throne.
The new emperor was still young after all. Although he was wearing a bright yellow dragon robe, the childishness on his face had not yet faded.
There is a hint of innocence in his eyes.
Seeing her coming, the new emperor raised the corner of his lips and threw the memorial in his hand back onto the dragon table.
He stood up and trotted towards her with light steps.
Zhao Yunzhu was slightly stunned, then stopped and slowly knelt on the ground to salute, "Your Majesty."
"Sister-in-law, please stand up quickly."
The new emperor raised his hand to help her up.
Zhao Yunzhu slightly shifted her body to avoid physical contact and bowed again, "Thank you, Your Majesty."
Just then he slowly stood up.
The new emperor was slightly taken aback, but he didn't take it to heart. Instead, he invited her to sit down and talk. "I've always wanted to meet the emperor's sister-in-law, but I'm always busy."
"It is my blessing to be summoned by Your Majesty."
Zhao Yunzhu half-closed her eyes and spoke in a calm and distant tone.
"I heard that the Ninth Emperor's wife lived in the cold palace for some time?"
Zhao Yunzhu suddenly raised her eyes and looked at the new emperor, puzzled. Why did the emperor mention the cold palace?
Could it be that he wanted to get some information from her?
The new emperor saw that Zhao Yunzhu's eyes were full of vigilance and had a secret guess in his mind.
It seems that he made the right bet this time.
"I heard that there's an old friend of the Queen Mother living in the cold palace. I'm always curious, but my mother doesn't like me asking about things in the cold palace."
There was a hint of loss in the new emperor's eyes.
"Why is the Emperor suddenly curious about the aunt in the cold palace?"
Zhao Yunzhu's tone was a little more tentative.
The new emperor looked innocent, smiling sincerely at her and saying, "I heard that Aunt Qing had been serving the Queen Mother since she was a child. Many years ago, for some unknown reason, she angered the Queen Mother and was banished to the cold palace for many years. I heard that she went insane a long time ago. A while ago, I also heard that when my father passed away, Aunt Qing in the cold palace almost died."
"I'm just curious, what big mistake did Aunt Qing make to make the Queen Mother so angry?"
The new emperor looked at Zhao Yunzhu very seriously.
Trying to get some information out of her.
After all, he didn't dare go to the cold palace for fear of angering the empress dowager, and he didn't want the empress dowager to be angry.
"Your Majesty, I don't know either. However, I do have something to say. I hope Your Majesty will forgive me for not being guilty. I have only just spoken."
"I forgive you, Concubine Yun, just speak your mind."
The new emperor was in high spirits, but unexpectedly, Zhao Yunzhu's next words were like a blow to his head.
"That Aunt Qing in the cold palace, I think, looks about six or seven points like Your Majesty."
"What?"
The new emperor suddenly stood up and Zhao Yunzhu knelt on the ground in panic.
"Concubine Yun, could you please help me deliver a letter to Aunt Qing in the cold palace?"
The new emperor came back to his senses and looked at Concubine Yun, who was kneeling on the ground with a look of panic, and there was a hint of pleading in his tone.
"I am willing, but I would like to ask for an imperial decree from Your Majesty!"
Zhao Yunzhu looked up at the new emperor.
Seeing that she agreed to go to the cold palace, the new emperor was delighted and agreed. "You tell me, I will do my best to satisfy you."
"I have nothing else to ask for. I only ask the Emperor to give me an imperial edict so that I can go and stay with Prince An."
The new emperor was quite surprised. He didn't expect that she came to ask for this matter today.
"Okay, I promise you, but you must not tell anyone else about your trip to the cold palace. As for the cold palace's reply, you are not allowed to read it. Just send it to me."
The new emperor put away his smile, and his cold eyes revealed a chill.
"Your Majesty, rest assured. I've made note of this."
…
In the end, Zhao Yunzhu had two things in her arms, one was the imperial edict from the new emperor, and the other was a letter from the new emperor asking her to deliver to the cold palace.
The people guarding the cold palace had already been transferred away.
Zhao Yunzhu easily walked into the cold palace.
"Aunt Qing?"
Looking at Aunt Qing sitting in the yard, she seemed a little more haggard than before.
He looks silly and stupid, which makes people feel distressed.
"Why are you here?"
After she saw Zhao Yunzhu's face clearly, she finally came to her senses.
There was a hint of joy in his eyes.
"The Emperor summoned me to the palace today, so I stopped by to see Aunt Qing."
Zhao Yunzhu quickly stepped forward and helped Aunt Qing to her feet. "Aunt Qing, can we talk in the room?"
"Oh, okay!"
Aunt Qing's eyes showed a hint of joy, and she followed her into the house.
Aunt Hua handed over the food she was holding.
"I just happened to be eating something with Aunt Qing."
Aunt Hua brought pastries, meat dishes, vegetarian dishes, and big white steamed buns.
Aunt Qing looked at the table full of food. It had been a long time since she had seen such delicious food. "Thank you for taking the trouble and thinking of me. I am very grateful that you came to see me. Please talk to me nicely."
The deep palace is silent, and the cold palace is even more desolate.
Zhao Yunzhu smiled and nodded in agreement.
She did not tell Aunt Qing directly that these foods were not prepared by her, but were brought by the new emperor.
Let’s eat first.
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