Chapter 751 Gathering - It's All Fate
Ru Xue looked at the maid's pleading eyes, and her eyes involuntarily welled up with tears.
She was one of them too; it was because of their support that Ru Xue was able to persevere for over a year.
But now she's being asked to abandon them all and leave on her own. How could Ru Xue possibly agree to that?
"No!" Ru Xue shook her head.
Seeing this, the maidservant panicked and simply pushed her into Bai Moqin's arms, jumped onto the carriage herself, and told the coachman to drive the carriage away at high speed.
From afar, Ru Xue could still see the maid's shadow peeking out to look at her, but in the darkness of the night, that shadow vanished in an instant.
"Don't worry! They'll be fine."
Seeing Ru Xue's worried expression, Bai Moqin offered her incredibly gentle words of comfort for the first time.
The moonlight was alluring, and for the first time in a long time, the young man and woman saw love in each other's eyes. Unfortunately, some people just don't understand romance.
Wu Ying couldn't hold back any longer, and seeing that the two still had time to talk about love, he interrupted them without any politeness, saying, "Let's go!"
Urged on by Wuying, the group followed him to the prepared location.
On the banks of the moat, Wuying and Xu Feng had built a raft over the past few days. With their help, the Emperor, Bai Moqin, and Ru Xue were seated on the raft.
Having prepared everything, Xu Feng took a letter from his pocket and handed it to Bai Moqin.
"Your Highness, please deliver this letter to my young master."
Xu Feng was Yun Yichen's man, which was no secret to Bai Moqin.
However, since Xu Feng was also someone close to Yun Yichen, why didn't he have Wuying deliver the message on his behalf?
Bai Moqin glanced at Xu Feng with a puzzled look, and when she saw that Xu Feng had already gone ashore and stood next to Mingyu, while Wuying was diving into the water and pushing the raft forward, she immediately understood.
Holding the items close to their hearts, the four of them drifted slowly into the distance, watched by Xu Feng and his wife.
The moat was very long. Even though they had reached the point closest to the city gate, it still took them more than half an hour to float on the river before they reached the place outside the city where the others would meet them.
"Your Majesty, there is no time to lose, let's get going immediately!"
The men who came to meet Gu Renjie bowed to the emperor and then led him to the carriage that had been prepared in advance.
"Mo Qin, do we really have to leave?"
The emperor had stayed in the capital for so many years. Although he longed for the vast world outside, he was also filled with a fear of the unknown future.
Bai Moqin smiled as she looked at the clothes the emperor was grabbing, "Doesn't Father know very well that Eldest Brother has already taken control of the court?"
Now, the Imperial Guards and the soldiers guarding the city are all the Crown Prince's men. If the Emperor wants to regain control of the court with just a few civil officials, it's simply a pipe dream.
Therefore, Bai Moqin believed that only by reaching the border and contacting General Song would they have a chance to lead their troops back to the capital.
"Oh well, it's all fate."
The emperor was well aware of what his trip would bring to the eldest prince.
But now that he's almost lost his own life, he has no time to care about the future of that rebellious son.
The carriage traveled overnight onto the official road, and under the protection of Gu Renjie's secret guards, it sped towards the border.
Tonight, the Wei Kingdom's palace is destined to be an extraordinary night.
Upon entering the palace after the first key was laid to rest, the eldest prince immediately went to the empress's bedchamber.
The eldest prince naturally couldn't directly confront the empress. He first used the pretext of discussing the imperial edict to the empress, exchanging information about necessary preparations before casually remarking:
"Mother, there is something I am not sure if I should say."
The eldest prince asked the empress with unusual humility. As soon as the empress saw his expression, she knew that something must have happened to her son.
"We are one, mother and son. What is there that shouldn't be said? Say whatever you want!"
The Empress only has one child, the eldest prince. Over the years, the eldest prince has long been her only hope. So she will do everything she can for the eldest prince.
Seeing that the Empress was in a good mood, the eldest prince carefully considered his words before asking directly, "Mother, if I were to marry the princess to your household for a political marriage, what position would be appropriate for her?"
Sure enough, as soon as the eldest prince finished speaking, the empress's smile immediately faded.
"What position would you like to give her, my son?"
The Empress originally thought that even though this princess had been married to Bai Moqin, as long as she was useful to her son, it wouldn't hurt to give her the position of a concubine.
Judging from the Crown Prince's words, it seems he intends to offer her more than just the position of a concubine.
The eldest prince's first wife was the daughter of a civil official in the court, and she controlled more than half of the civil service resources. Combined with the military power held by the empress's family, this allowed them to stabilize the court even while the emperor was imprisoned.
But he hasn't even reached that position yet, and he already wants someone else's daughter to make way for someone else. His son must have lost his mind.
The eldest prince was oblivious to the empress's ever-changing expression. Upon hearing the empress's question, he replied almost without thinking, "Although the princess sent for marriage is not the emperor's biological daughter, she is still listed in the royal register."
"Therefore, I think it would be better to let her enter the prince's residence as a concubine."
"Nonsense!"
As soon as the eldest prince finished speaking, the empress immediately reprimanded him.
"Your father-in-law has done so much for you over the years. Do you think those civil officials are pushovers? A concubine? How could you even think of that? If you really dare to marry your brother's wife as a concubine, then tomorrow all the officials will stand up and stab you in the back."
The Empress hadn't disciplined her son for a long time, but after hearing her words today, she could no longer hold back.
She was afraid that if she tried to become a concubine, the civil officials would accuse the eldest prince of taking advantage of the deposed crown prince's downfall to seize another man's wife. But this guy is as if he's afraid that he won't have any dirt on her.
Upon seeing the Empress like this, the eldest prince immediately thought of that tearful woman.
Perhaps her mother really said something really nasty to her, which forced her to want to go to the temple!
"Mother, I know I was wrong."
Despite his resentment, the eldest prince had to admit that the empress was right. He still needed the support of his wife's family, and Bai Moqin had only recently been deposed, so bringing Sun Ruoyun into the mansion at this time was indeed inappropriate.
Forget it! For now, let's just wait patiently for the imperial edict to be read. Once he's firmly in power, it won't be difficult to bring the beauty into the palace.
"It's good that you know you were wrong. It's getting late, you should go back now!"
The Empress felt somewhat relieved to see that her son wasn't completely muddle-headed; at least in matters of great importance, he could still distinguish between what was important and what was not.
As for the princess who claimed she wanted to go to a temple for a political marriage, the empress naturally didn't bother with her.
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