Chapter 54 Your Majesty, Please Allow Me to Divorce
The Third Prince was heartbroken. "Uncle Ninth Prince, I am your nephew, your biological nephew."
Why should we speak up for others?
Li Wuyang nonchalantly played with the jade ring, "Asking for something from others is like begging. Our royal family cannot afford to lose this person."
The Third Prince: ...M.D., if he wasn’t my uncle, I would have punched him a few times.
Forget it, he doesn’t dare!
He quickly changed the subject, "Yun Zheng, I finally understand why Jiang Wenzhou doesn't like you."
He thought these words would hurt Yun Zheng, but Yun Zheng was unmoved. "He's blind and loves to eat stinky dog shit."
The emperor and the empress looked at each other in surprise. They didn't expect that she was such a wild woman.
Princess Jiangcheng almost lost control of her expression, her face flushed red, and she quickly lowered her head to cover it up.
The Third Prince sneered, "How vulgar! This is disrespectful to the king. Come, drag her out and give her a beating."
He made a big accusation just to vent his anger.
Li Wuyang's cold voice rang out, "Your father hasn't spoken yet, when will it be your turn to make the decision?"
The Third Prince was both angry and anxious, "Uncle Nine, why are you helping her?"
Li Wuyang spoke bluntly and pointedly, "She can make money for the national treasury, but you can't."
The annual tax revenue of Da Qi was about 50 million, and she alone filled one-fifth of it, so the empty treasury could finally breathe a sigh of relief.
The Third Prince stared at him. What nonsense are you talking about? Disgusting!
Yun Zheng righteously stated, "If loyalty to the country becomes a crime, then who in the world will dare to be loyal to the emperor and love the country in the future?"
The emperor looked at her intently for a long moment and said, "Well said. Come, please give me a seat."
"Thank you for your grace, Your Majesty." Yun Zheng sat on a seat at the side, with her brows lowered, looking quiet and well-behaved.
The emperor had to admit that Yun Zheng came from a family of businessmen and was a natural born businessman. He was very good at business and had a quick mind.
Right now, the national treasury is empty and a capable official who can make money is urgently needed. Unfortunately, she is a woman.
"The Minister of Revenue praised your ability. If you were a man, he would want you to work in the Ministry of Revenue. I feel so sorry when I say this."
Yun Zheng cautiously probed, "So, you want to recruit talents regardless of their background? Let me be a female official?"
The emperor's face suddenly hardened and he said coldly, "Women are not allowed to interfere in government affairs."
Yun Zheng sighed silently. Looking at the series of decisions made by the current emperor since he ascended the throne, it was difficult to comment.
Three things were closely related to her: first, the emphasis on agriculture and the suppression of commerce became even more pronounced; second, the strong advocacy of women's virtue, including the Three Obediences and Four Virtues, was promoted; and third, chastity arches were considered a political achievement for local officials.
Alas, the latter two items are constraints and cruel oppression of women.
The Queen coughed lightly, interrupting the silence. "Did you bring the women's ring that Ye Yizhen copied?"
"Ah, this..." Yun Zheng looked embarrassed and hesitated to speak.
"What's the matter? Did you forget?" the queen joked with a smile.
Nanny Li, who was standing by, stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, the Second Young Master Jiang came to block the door early this morning, saying that Ye had fallen ill while tending to her mother-in-law and could not copy the female precepts. He asked the village head to speak well of her."
Yun Zheng couldn't say this because she was the person involved and it would be difficult for her to gain people's trust.
But that wasn't necessarily the case with Nanny Li. She came from the imperial palace and was considered one of the emperor and empress's own people.
"But, last night, Ye was still full of energy and asked me to follow her. I didn't want to, but she even shouted at me to be beaten and killed."
She glared at him fiercely, "This uncle and sister-in-law insulted me at will, and they also have a lot of resentment towards the palace."
The queen's face darkened. She was the master of the harem and could not sit idly by and watch others challenge her authority.
"Your Majesty, the Pingxi Marquisate has no respect for the imperial family and no intention of self-reflection."
The emperor's face was not looking good either. Nanny Li was from the palace and represented the face of the palace. How could she be beaten and killed at will?
Jiang Wenzhou not only lied to the emperor, but was also so eager to steal from the palace? What was he trying to do? To get information from the palace?
For a moment, his thoughts were scattered and he was thinking too much.
The third prince glanced secretly at his father and spoke first.
"Master Jinyun, didn't I ask you to supervise the Ye family? Why didn't you do it?"
Was this to divert firepower from the Pingxi Marquis's residence? Yun Zheng narrowed her eyes slightly. It seemed that everything had already been foreseen.
"How can I care? She is the apple of Mr. Jiang's eye. If she sheds a tear, Mr. Jiang will think it's my fault and want to kill me."
The Third Prince tried his best to excuse him, "Second Young Master Jiang is gentle and elegant, and very reasonable. He can't be wrong!"
Yun Zheng was somewhat stunned, yet still found it unbelievable. She calmly probed, "Yes, yes, yes, he cheated on Ye Yizhen for marriage and hid the fact that he was the heir to two branches of the Yun family. That's right."
"In order to fill Ye Yizhen's coffers, he came to steal my dowry and give it to her, that's right."
"He bravely entered the Mirror Division for Ye Yizhen and roared at the Nine Thousand Years Old Man, that's right."
As she spoke, everyone's expressions were interesting, and each and every one of them was quite shameless.
The Third Prince's expression darkened. "Why are you dragging Ninth Prince into this for no reason? You're just trying to stir up trouble!"
Yun Zheng opened her eyes innocently and said, "Third Prince, you are defending them so much, disregarding morality and justice, and you are lying with your eyes closed."
"So, here comes the question. Jiang Wenzhou and Ye Yizhen, who is your sweetheart? Or... both of them?"
Everyone: ...What kind of lewd words are these?!
The emperor and empress were shocked and looked at the third prince involuntarily.
Li Wuyang played with the teacup, his cold gaze falling on a certain part of the Third Prince, "Third Prince, I didn't realize you were so good at playing."
The Third Prince subconsciously shrank back, shaking with anger, his face flushed red. "It's not me, I didn't do that, I'm innocent."
Li Wuyang sighed softly, "Royal brother, you must discipline him well and don't let him go astray."
The Emperor doesn't mind his son finding more women, but not men! Yin alone cannot produce life, and Yang alone cannot thrive. When Yin and Yang combine, everything comes to life. This is the way of heaven. Note (1)
"Queen, pick a few more women for the Spring Banquet and arrange the marriages for the third and fourth sons."
"Yes." The queen agreed immediately. The eldest prince and the second prince had already gotten married last year, but they had no children.
The Third Prince was almost crying with rage. Could they have all believed it? His innocence, his pride!
"Yun Zheng, you are spreading rumors and misleading people, you..."
Yun Zheng smiled and dug a hole, "Don't go play with them in the future. The innocent will be innocent."
I believe that after what happened today, the emperor will keep an eye on the whereabouts of the third prince. Once he comes into contact with the Pingxi Marquis Mansion, then... hehe.
The Third Prince was even more anxious. How could this be possible? He was even trying to pull the Pingxi Marquisate into his own camp!
The emperor couldn't bear to see his son embarrass himself again, so he frowned slightly and interrupted, "Jinyun, you did a good job this time. You have made a great contribution. Just ask for anything you want."
He was just talking, who would take it seriously?
Yun Zheng stood up and bowed deeply. "It is my duty to share the king's worries. I dare not boast about my achievements."
She took a deep breath and decided to give it a try.
"However, I really can't bear to see Jiang Wenzhou causing such chaos over his beloved. The whole mansion is in turmoil, and I don't want to waste any more time. Your Majesty, I beg you to allow us to divorce amicably!"
As soon as these words were spoken, the atmosphere froze and became eerily quiet.
Is she crazy?
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