Chapter 294 Entering the Palace, Su Mo Seeks Help
However, she didn't say anything.
After talking to Empress Dowager Zhang for a few words, Yun Qiao said that she wanted to go and see the Grand Empress Dowager.
Since her son's death, the Grand Empress Dowager has become less and less visible, especially in the past six months. Her health has been much worse than before. When Yun Qiao goes, the Grand Empress Dowager still sees her, but if the Empress Dowager and the Emperor go, the Grand Empress Dowager will not see them at all.
Seeing Yun Qiao coming, the Empress Dowager took her hand.
"It's rare that you don't hate me and come to see me."
"How could I bear a grudge against you? You are the Marquis's aunt." Yun Qiao did not bear a grudge against her only because of this relationship.
Little did she know that the more she said this, the more upset the Empress Dowager felt.
She didn't say much to Yun Qiao, just asked her if the children were all right and if she had time, she could bring them to the palace to see them.
When Yun Qiao left, the Empress Dowager gave her a lot of rewards. She didn't have a daughter, and she brought a lot of her own money when she entered the palace. She had no place to spend the money in the palace, so she gave Yun Qiao a lot of rewards.
What the Empress Dowager was thinking was that what she was giving was not just Yun Qiao, but the entire Chen family.
When they were about to leave the palace, Lily, who was following Yun Qiao, quietly handed her a note.
"Your Highness, this was secretly given to me by the eunuch beside Concubine Su."
【Help me, Su Mo. 】
The note was simply written.
Yun Qiao was thinking about leaving the palace, so she turned and went to the cold palace. Given her current status, the empress dowager was not aware that she was going to the cold palace, and even if she knew, she would definitely not care too much.
Empress Dowager Zhang needs Chen Jingyan now, but she is also afraid that Chen Jingyan will not help her assist the emperor.
When Yun Qiao arrived at the cold palace, the imperial physician had not arrived yet.
Looking at Su Mo shivering from the cold, Yun Qiao's eyes darkened.
If she had been like Su Mo when she traveled through time, relying on her identity as a time traveler, being self-centered, and thinking that she could change the world, she would not necessarily have had a good outcome.
Smart people don’t differentiate between time travel and non-time travel.
There were also quite a few smart people in ancient times.
"Empress Su..."
Seeing Yun Qiao, Su Mo's eyes became warm, "Madam Hou, please help me."
"I really did help you with the letter you wrote to help the Marquis, but the Emperor didn't listen to me. I went to the Empress Dowager and pleaded for mercy."
"I know. That's why I came this time."
"How do you want me to help you?"
Su Mo thought for a moment, then suddenly said, "I've tasted the wealth and luxury of the palace, but I always felt it was nothing special. I want to go outside the palace and seek the simple life I want."
"I want to change my identity and live my life again."
Yun Qiao hummed, "Rest well first. I'll tell you what to do later."
"Thank you, Madam Hou."
Yun Qiao turned and left after saying this.
But then I heard Su Mo say, "I always feel like I'm very close to you. It's an indescribable feeling. It's really strange."
Yun Qiao ignored him and left.
Su Mo couldn't help but smile bitterly in her heart. She must have thought that she was trying to make connections.
Yun Qiao knew what she was thinking, and also knew that Su Mo was not trying to build a relationship. As both of them were time travelers, their magnetic fields should be similar, so they felt very close. It wasn't intimate, but just a strange sense of familiarity.
When Yun Qiao walked out of the harem, she saw Chen Jingyan standing tall and waiting for her from a distance.
"My Lord, you came out quite quickly."
After hearing Yun Qiao's words, Chen Jingyan turned around and looked, "It's just some ordinary words, nothing much to say."
"Let's go home."
As Chen Jingyan spoke, he took Yun Qiao's hand and walked towards the carriage not far ahead.
The two got on the carriage, and Yun Qiao mentioned something about Su Mo to Chen Jingyan.
"Do you want to help her?" Chen Jingyan asked.
"She came to me for help. Moreover, when you were trapped in Kyoto, I also wrote to her. She didn't break off relations with me. Although she didn't help much, she didn't stand idly by either."
"My Lord, regarding the concubines in this palace, how were they arranged after the late emperor's death?"
Chen Jingyan said, "Basically, no one chose to leave. After all, they were the emperor's concubines, so it wouldn't be easy for them to leave. And Concubine Su had no children. If she had a son, they would have been granted land and allowed to leave with their son. People like her would end up living alone in the palace."
She thought too simply.
Yun Qiao thought that since the late emperor had died, his concubines could be driven out of the palace.
"If you want to help her, there are ways, but she'll have to take someone else's identity. At the end of this month, a group of palace maids will be released from the palace. When the time comes, find someone and make some arrangements, and she can take over the maid's identity and leave."
"Is this method feasible?" Yun Qiao asked.
"If I say it's feasible, it's feasible."
If it was to ask for a young palace maid, Yun Qiao wouldn't have to worry at all, Chen Jingyan could just say a word, but as for asking for the concubine of the late emperor, even if Chen Jingyan was a powerful official, he couldn't do such a thing.
On the way back, Yun Qiao said that the Empress Dowager was not in good health.
Chen Jingyan just hummed.
In his heart, he still blamed the Empress Dowager. She was his aunt. The reason why he helped the late emperor was because of his aunt.
But after the late emperor ascended the throne, his aunt, Empress Dowager Chen, did not even think about him at all.
Now I am trying to find ways to please the couple.
After staying in the palace for so long, Yun Qiao was very hungry when she returned to the general's mansion. She asked the maid to prepare lunch first. She and Chen Jingyan ate it later. The children had already eaten and were taking a nap.
The fourth child was not asleep, so Yun Qiao asked the maid to bring him over.
Chen Jingyan had to go out for something in the afternoon. Several guards came from the military camp, and he wanted to train them personally to protect the children. Chen Jingyan told Yun Qiao about this, and Yun Qiao supported it.
Especially Nian Nian, she needs the protection of secret guards.
After lunch, Yunqiao played with the fourth child and heard Xiaotao talking to someone with a smile.
"His Highness has just returned from the palace. He has just had lunch and is playing with the young master."
"Second Madam, please come in."
Hearing this, Yun Qiao said with a smile, "Second sister-in-law is here."
"Mrs. Qiao."
Yun Qiao told her not to be polite and call him "Your Highness", but to just call him by his name.
That’s what Li Yuan shouted.
"Since you've been back for a few days now, I've sorted out the account books and brought them here for you to review. Most of the properties in the mansion were sold off, so there's not much left. As a housekeeper, I'm not very capable. Although I didn't accumulate much, I didn't squander it either."
Yun Qiao said, "Just take care of it, you don't have to give it to me."
"It's time to give it to you. Now that you're back, I feel relieved."
Feeling that something was not right with Li Yuan's words, Yun Qiao had the little one taken away. She looked at Li Yuan and said, "Sit down, let's have a good chat. I'm free these days."
In fact, she was not free either. The powerful officials and noble ladies in Kyoto City all wanted to get close to Chen Jingyan, so naturally they wanted to send invitations to meet her.
Yun Qiao declined and disappeared.
She may not have time for outsiders, but she definitely has time for Li Yuan.
Li Yuan was already feeling aggrieved, and now when he heard Yun Qiao's caring words, his nose felt sore.
He talked on and on for a long time.
"Since he's busy, let him be busy. I'm going to divorce him. I can always leave him. I was the one who shamelessly chased after him in the beginning. Later, I got married. I thought the man I pursued would bring me happiness. I didn't expect that life after marriage would be so hard to describe."
Li Yuan was reluctant to talk about more private matters.
Gu Heng always stays in the same position in bed.
She is always on the bottom and he is on the bed, and after they are done, he always turns over and lies on his side.
He didn't say any considerate words, nor did he do anything intimate. He never even talked to her.
Li Yuan felt that he just didn't love her.
Because I don’t love you, everything is forced, even the things in bed are forced.
"Have you decided to divorce? What did your second brother say?"
Li Yuan wiped her tears with a handkerchief and said softly, "He didn't say anything. I was the one who suggested it. I want to return the account books in the mansion to you when you come back, and then I'll divorce him. I only have one request, to take Chen Yang with me."
"Mother Qiao, you may not know this, but he's already connected with the Gu family. He's even funded their education. I'm not against him doing this, but why didn't he tell me?"
"You don't know how all those distant relatives came to see me."
"Some time ago, an old lady came to my house and said directly, according to the Gu family's seniority, I still have to call her aunt."
“It’s really infuriating.”
Yun Qiao frowned. "If you don't like him, just send him away. Why waste yourself? Yuan Niang, you can think about the divorce again. Second Brother hasn't made any major mistake that requires a divorce."
"Well, I'll take care of the account books for now, and give you some time to rest. When spring comes, I'll take you hunting in the suburbs to relax."
Li Yuan was grateful to Yun Qiao for thinking about her. She said "hmm" and suppressed her bad mood.
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