Because of today's incident, the empress dowager had already been angry once, and when she saw the emperor coming, she mentioned this matter as well.
Unexpectedly, the emperor just laughed and said, "The people of Beidi are unrestrained. Helian You's words and actions were inappropriate, but they were not malicious. It was just a joke between young men and women."
Xue Zhiyi was accompanying him and couldn't help but frown when he heard this.
Fortunately, he was the emperor, otherwise someone else would have been beaten if he had said this.
The Empress Dowager's face turned pale, and Huo Zhiyu twisted her handkerchief, the humiliation and anger in her eyes rekindled. But it was the Emperor who spoke, and even if she was impulsive, she would not speak presumptuously at this time.
Seeing this, Concubine Ge agreed, saying, "The princess is so smart and charming. It's no wonder that the Northern Di prince feels a desire to get close to her."
The Queen Mother suddenly said, "The people of Beidi are unrestrained, but the Imperial Concubine is a daughter of the noble family of Dayong. Is it possible that her words are so disrespectful?"
Concubine Ge's expression froze, but the emperor smiled and defended her, "Mother, now is a crucial time for peace talks between the two countries. Anle is the princess of Dayong and a sensible child. I believe she will not pursue the harmless words of the Northern Di prince for her own pleasure."
The implication is that in order to negotiate peace, Huo Zhiyu must endure all kinds of grievances.
This grievance is not only about today's offense, but also about the marriage in the future. Just because she is the princess of Dayong, she has this obligation.
"Everyone knows that Ayu is a princess because her father and brother died for Dayong."
The empress dowager reminded the emperor in a cold voice about the merits of Huo Yan and Huo Wuzhi, and asked him whether he really wanted to push the orphans of these loyal and brave men out in front of the whole world just for the sake of a marriage alliance.
The emperor's smile froze for a moment, then deepened. "Mother, peace talks are imminent. This is a matter of great importance. It would be inappropriate to repeatedly mention that battle. Mother is kind and compassionate. I'm sure you don't want to see the war reignited. Naturally, you hope the peace talks go smoothly."
In the past, when Dayong was at war with the Northern Di, the loyalty and bravery of the Huo family were praised by thousands of families to inspire the people.
But now that peace talks are imminent, if this matter is mentioned again and again, it will only make the people of Dayong more aware of the blood feud between the two countries, which is not conducive to peace talks.
Upon hearing this, the Empress Dowager's usually kind face couldn't help but show annoyance: It seems that the Emperor is determined to sacrifice A Yu.
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