Yun Chuwei then stepped into the Imperial Study.
In the imperial study, besides Emperor Tianqi and Eunuch Sun, there was a man dressed as a royal physician and a man dressed as a general.
Yun Chuwei was very familiar with both of them; she had been familiar with them since her previous life.
Yun Chuwei glanced at the two people, and finally bowed respectfully to Emperor Tianqi, saying, "Yun Chuwei greets Your Majesty, long live Your Majesty."
Emperor Tianqi raised his hand, gesturing for her to dispense with the formalities: "I heard you've vomited blood several times these past few days, what's going on?"
Yun Chuwei's expression was calm, and she said indifferently, "It's just a backlash from divination; I won't die anytime soon. My mother didn't know about these things, so she called the imperial physician, which is why you were alarmed."
Emperor Tianqi nodded knowingly.
He knew about the situation at the Valley Hidden Sect; the more talented someone was, the more severe the backlash they would suffer.
It seems there was a reason why the Valley Hidden Sect asked Old Madam Yun for Yun Chuwei in the first place.
Emperor Tianqi thought for a moment and said, "These past few days, I have been wanting to summon you, but I was afraid that you were not fully recovered! Now that I have seen you, I think you are in pretty good health."
Yun Chuwei said slowly, "It won't affect my life."
Emperor Tianqi took an imperial edict and handed it to Sun Jiasheng, who was standing to the side.
"Take this imperial edict for now. After this matter is settled today, you will take up your post at the Imperial Observatory!"
Sun Jiasheng held the imperial edict in both hands and handed it to Yun Chuwei.
Yun Chuwei took the imperial edict and said, "Thank you for your great kindness, Your Majesty!"
Emperor Tianqi nodded slightly, then continued, "These two people beside you will be following you from now on."
Yun Chuwei knew that these two people were assigned to her by Emperor Tianqi, so she was not surprised.
The two people standing to the side, however, were completely unaware of the situation.
When His Majesty summoned them to the Imperial Study, they were curious about what His Majesty's instructions were.
Now, when His Majesty tells them to follow Yun Chuwei, they are all somewhat shocked.
This young girl in front of them looks a few years younger than them. Why should they follow her?
They were somewhat resistant to it.
However, before they could demonstrate their abilities, they were singled out by the Tianqi Emperor.
"Huo Qingjue, from now on you will follow Yun Chuwei and be responsible for protecting her. You and your men will only obey Yun Chuwei's orders, except for mine. Understand?"
Even though this once-great ruler was now in his twilight years, his words still carried a powerful sense of oppression.
Huo Qingjue dared not refuse and could only agree, "Your subject obeys!"
Emperor Tianqi nodded in satisfaction, then looked at another man: "Jiang Wanqiu, from now on you will only be responsible for Yun Chuwei's health care, you don't need to worry about anything else."
Although Jiang Wanqiu was unwilling, she, like Huo Qingjue, dared not say anything more.
"I obey the decree!"
Emperor Tianqi was very satisfied. He waved for the two to leave first, and then gave an instruction to Eunuch Sun.
"Let all those people outside in!"
Upon hearing this, Sun Jiasheng immediately agreed and went out.
Soon, Xie Xuan and the others came in.
Upon seeing Emperor Tianqi, the group immediately bowed in respect.
After Emperor Tianqi had everyone rise, he said, "Now that everyone is here, let's begin!"
Upon hearing this, Yue He spoke first, recounting the content of his impeachment, and concluded with a summary.
"Your Majesty, I believe that a woman like Yun Chuwei is unworthy of marrying into the royal family!"
Others chimed in.
Even Yun Xian apologized, saying, "I am guilty because Yun Chuwei has been away from home for many years. I have failed to fulfill my duty of educating her, which has led to her developing such a personality. It is my fault. Even if Your Majesty cancels the engagement between Yun Chuwei and Prince Xuan, I will have no complaints."
Emperor Tianqi looked at Yun Xian without speaking, seemingly considering the matter.
At this moment, Xie Xuan spoke up: "Father, I believe that the officials hold a prejudice against Miss Yun. I am unwilling to annul my engagement with Miss Yun! Please, Father, consider this carefully!"
Upon hearing this, Yue He quickly said, "Your Highness, you are truly foolish! Yun Chuwei is putting on an act in front of you, feigning sincerity and pretending to be timid and gentle. You have no idea what kind of person she is. You will definitely regret it later!"
Yue He then turned to His Majesty and said, "Your Majesty, I do not wish for Prince Xuan to be deceived. I beg Your Majesty to issue a decree to annul the engagement!"
Emperor Tianqi looked at Yun Chuwei and asked, "Yun Chuwei, what do you say?"
Yun Chuwei replied, "I believe that Lord Yue enjoys talking nonsense!"
Upon hearing this, Yue He angrily retorted, "Yun Chuwei, where have I been spouting nonsense? Do you have any evidence?"
Yun Chu smiled slightly: "You just said that I pretended to be timid and gentle in front of Prince Xuan, so that he wouldn't know what kind of person I am. Do you have any evidence?"
Yue He sneered, "We witnessed this with our own eyes! They can all testify to it!"
Yun Chuwei scoffed, "A den of snakes and rats, in cahoots. Even if you could testify against each other, what persuasive power would that have!"
Yue He frowned, then retorted, "You say you didn't, but isn't that just your side of the story? What's the point of that?"
Yun Chuwei turned to Xie Xuan and asked with a smile, "Your Highness, what kind of person do you think I am?"
Upon hearing this, Xie Xuan thought carefully for a moment, then randomly picked a few words and said, "Intelligent and decisive, outspoken and bold, unafraid of authority, skilled in divination..."
He finally understood why Yun Chuwei had made that scene at the entrance of the Imperial Study.
It was all to provoke Yue He into impeaching her over this matter.
Upon hearing this, Yun Chuwei smiled and said, "Thank you for your praise, Your Highness!"
Then, she turned to Yue He and said, "Lord Yue, did you hear His Highness's description of me? Which sentence mentioned me as timid and gentle? You're saying I pretended to be timid and gentle in front of His Highness Prince Xuan? Isn't that utter nonsense?"
Yue He was stunned. He looked at Xie Xuan, then at Yun Chuwei: "You...you...His Highness Prince Xuan is still before the Emperor. Are you trying to deceive the Emperor?"
He didn't believe Xie Xuan's opinion of Yun Chuwei was like that.
Xie Xuan narrowed his eyes slightly and said unhappily, "What do you mean, Lord Yue? Everything I said is true. Why do you say that I am deceiving the emperor? Do you mean that I have to help Lord Yue deceive my father in order to not be deceiving the emperor?"
"You..." Yue He didn't know what to say for a moment.
Xie Xuan turned to Emperor Tianqi: "Father, a few days ago, when I was handling a case with the Prefect of the Capital, I encountered Miss Yun. Miss Yun was neither servile nor arrogant in front of the Prefect of the Capital, and she was not afraid of power when she was wronged. Later, she even helped the Prefect of the Capital find the victim. It was because of that case that I learned that Miss Yun is exceptionally intelligent and can perform divination. Everything I said is true!"
Emperor Tianqi nodded slightly: "The memorial regarding this case has been delivered to me. It does mention Yun Chuwei's assistance in the investigation, which surprised me quite a bit! Yue He, do you have anything else to say?"
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