"Empress Dowager, Empress Dowager, you must do justice for Yuening, Empress Dowager!" Yuening knelt before Empress Dowager Wu, sobbing as soon as she entered.
Empress Dowager Wu glanced at Granny Hui, who quickly stepped forward to help Yuening sit down.
"Why didn't you stay home and rest properly? What are you doing coming to the palace? Don't you care about your health?" Empress Dowager Wu's words were reproachful, but also showed concern.
Yuening wiped away her tears and said, "Empress Dowager, all of this was caused by Zhao Ruojin. I beg you, Empress Dowager, to do me justice and kill that Zhao Ruojin!"
Empress Dowager Wu already knew about the events of the day Yuening had her accident.
It was clearly Yuening who wanted to frame Zhao Ruojin and steal her husband, but she was outmaneuvered and had no evidence whatsoever.
"Kill Zhao Ruojin, and then give her husband to you as your lover?" Empress Wu said sarcastically.
It seems she spoils Yuening too much, making her unruly.
After this incident, she should learn to be more restrained.
"Empress Dowager..." Yuening was speechless for a moment.
Empress Dowager Wu knew, of course, that this matter was inextricably linked to that Zhao Ruojin.
How dare an ordinary merchant's wife lay a hand on a princess of a nation?
Moreover, after Yuening's incident, she didn't leave at all and remained in Longxiao City.
Where do they get their confidence?
The message sent back by her men confirmed that Jiang Qi'an and his wife were indeed ordinary merchants from Da Chu, doing business in Xiaoyue.
Something unusual must be going on. Empress Wu had a feeling that something was wrong.
Empress Wu always trusted her intuition, and she had relied on it to avoid several crises.
Therefore, even though she knew that Princess Yuening had suffered a loss at the hands of others, she hesitated to take any action.
She doesn't do things she's not confident about; when she does act, it's always with a fatal blow!
"Yuening, what you need to do now is to take good care of your health and wait for the wedding. Don't rush anything else," Empress Dowager Wu advised.
With red eyes, Yue Ning looked at Empress Dowager Wu and said, "Empress Dowager, are you just going to let people bully Ning'er like this? Ning'er is the princess of Xiaoyue. What Zhao Ruojin is doing is a slap in the face to Xiaoyue and to you, Empress Dowager."
Yuening was clever; with just one sentence, she tied her personal grievances to Empress Dowager Wu's reputation.
"Oh, then what do you want me to do? Send someone to arrest Zhao Ruojin? What's the reason? Do you have any evidence to prove that she did it?"
"Yuening, although I am the Empress Dowager, I cannot act arbitrarily and arrest people without cause."
"Empress Dowager, why don't you send the Shadow Guards to kill Zhao Ruojin?" Yuening suggested.
"Nonsense! Are the Shadow Guards meant to handle your personal grudges?" Empress Wu was furious. The Shadow Guards were her trained assassins for herself and Zhuo'er; how could she possibly use them for such a trivial matter?
Yuening could tell that the Empress Dowager was angry, so she dared not mention the Shadow Guards again. She rolled her eyes and said, "Empress Dowager, if the Shadow Guards won't work, then I can ask the Grand Preceptor to help me, right?"
Empress Dowager Wu fell silent; she understood what Yuening meant.
When Yuening saw that the Empress Dowager was silent, she knew that there was hope, so she started to act coquettishly, "Empress Dowager, if I don't get revenge, I won't be able to recover properly and have a peaceful wedding."
You should let me talk to the Imperial Advisor. With the Imperial Advisor's help, we can definitely get away with it without anyone noticing, so we won't have to worry about anyone finding out anything.
If the Imperial Advisor is unwilling to intervene, Ning'er will absolutely not persist any longer and will completely abandon this matter.
To show her determination, Yuening quickly wiped away her tears and swore an oath with three fingers together.
Empress Dowager Wu thought for a moment, then sighed, "Then go and find the Imperial Advisor. If he doesn't agree, you should obediently return to the Princess's residence to recover from your injuries and not cause any more trouble."
"Ning'er will obey the Empress Dowager's decree."
Yuening left Ningkang Palace and went to the Imperial Observatory to see the Imperial Preceptor.
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