Su Jingyao stared at the back of Princess Qingping as she left. There seemed to be an indescribable loneliness in her back.
She couldn't help but frown slightly.
What on earth did Jun Zechen do to make the county lady so easily take the initiative to cancel the engagement?
Her fingers tapped lightly on the small table on the couch.
Forget it, this Princess Qingping doesn't look like a law-abiding person, and she doesn't deserve sympathy.
Half a month later, the Queen Mother returned to the palace. Qi Wanyin said that she wanted to stay with the Queen Mother all the time. Did she have to live in the palace?
When Su Jingyao thought of this, she couldn't help but turn the bracelet on her wrist, her eyes looking a little dazed.
That’s good, since she’s under her nose, she doesn’t have to worry about Princess Qingping causing any trouble.
Moreover, the empress dowager is a clear-headed person. She can see through some of Princess Qingping's tricks at a glance without Su Jingyao having to expose them herself.
The Queen Mother's feelings for the County Lady will only exist as long as the County Lady does not touch the interests of the Queen Mother and Jun Zechen.
How much kindness and compassion can someone like the Queen Mother, who has been in power in the harem for many years, have?
Su Jingyao sneered.
The county lady should not shoot herself in the foot.
During this period, Su Jingyao was also busy preparing for the ceremony of the Queen Mother's return to the palace.
Now that the kingdom has recovered Yuehui and Canglang, and the treasury is full, the ceremony must naturally be held in an extraordinary grand manner to show her, the queen, and His Majesty's respect and filial piety for the empress dowager.
Two days later, Jun Zechen agreed to County Lady Qingping's request to cancel the engagement because she was the orphan of a martyr and had made great contributions in the Canglang Campaign.
For a moment, the capital city became lively as if a huge rock had been thrown into a lake.
Some people felt that it was not worth it for the Su family. They shook their heads and sighed, their faces full of indignation.
There were also people mocking the Su family for having their engagement broken off, and the shrill laughter echoed in the streets and alleys.
Some even thought that the county lady was unorthodox, and some even thought that she had no sense of propriety, righteousness, or shame after having stayed in Canglang for several years.
All kinds of unpleasant words came like a tide.
Su Jingyao tolerated such rumors for several days. Two days before the Queen Mother returned to the palace, Su Jingyao finally took the initiative to ask Jun Zechen for the freedom of marriage for women.
He even wrote a short essay of thousands of words, quoting from classics, with his handwriting beautiful and powerful.
It was submitted to the Palace of Heavenly Purity in the name of the Queen and reviewed by Jun Zechen.
When Jun Zechen saw the Queen's memorial, surprise first flashed in his eyes, and then the surprise gradually turned into admiration and appreciation.
His eyes were fixed on the paper with beautiful handwriting, his expression focused and serious.
Some of the paragraphs are written like this.
The Book of Rites says: "Food, sex, and love are the greatest desires of human beings."
Marriage is a great desire of human beings.
If a woman is not allowed to marry freely and is forced to obey the arrangements of power and interests, she will surely feel resentful and die in depression.
In this case, how can families have peace and society have harmony?
For example, Mencius said: "Respect the old as my own, and the young as my own."
Your Majesty is kind and compassionate. You should understand the feelings of women and allow them to choose their own marriages like men. This will demonstrate your majesty's kindness and generosity and benefit all people.
Women's freedom to marry does not violate moral principles, but rather conforms to human nature.
Enable women to have happy marriages, harmonious families and prosperous society.
I hope Your Majesty will give it deep thought and implement this benevolent policy to create a story that will be passed down through the ages.
I am deeply apprehensive and respectfully await Your Majesty's judgment.
This is one of the contents. After reading it, Jun Zechen's eyes stayed on the letter for a long time, with a lot of thoughts in his mind.
He had always known that his queen had many unique insights of her own.
However, Princess Qingping's marriage to the Su family had no good intentions.
So even though Jun Zechen knew that Princess Qingping had been the subject of a lot of controversy these days and had stayed indoors in the Princess's Mansion all day, he did not sympathize with her.
However, she did not expect that her queen would put aside past grudges and come up with such a far-reaching idea.
It not only helped Princess Qingping, but also brought welfare to women all over the world.
Thinking of this, a warm feeling surged in Jun Zechen's heart.
On the second day, Jun Zechen wore a dragon robe and sat majestically in the court.
During the morning court session, he solemnly informed the ministers of the Queen's memorial.
When the ministers heard the news, they were immediately shocked and argued endlessly with different opinions.
Some ministers frowned and shook their heads.
Some ministers were whispering to each other.
However, the Su family and the ministers who were on good terms with the Su family in the court naturally stood on the side of the queen.
The Su family’s current glory is all due to the Queen, so they naturally would not go against the Queen.
Even Minister Su agreed with his sister's idea.
Even though he was the person involved in this incident, he did not want Princess Qingping to be criticized by the world because of it.
So when Minister Su expressed his attitude in the court, the ministers who held opposing opinions saw that the person involved was so clear-headed and understood the righteousness of the matter, so they had no choice but to shut up and could say nothing more.
And judging from His Majesty's attitude, he obviously highly appreciates the Queen's move.
If I continue to object, wouldn't that be going against His Majesty?
The atmosphere in the court became subtle and tense.
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