Xie Xin waved her hand and said irritably, "It's all because of Zhao Cheng. He's such a nuisance. Even after being exiled, he still insisted on seeing me. It's my fault, though. I was curious to see what he could come up with, so I went to see him. He actually said that although he approached me with a mission, he genuinely liked me. He just hadn't been able to muster the courage to approach me before."
After Xie Xin finished speaking, he made a gesture of shivering, and then continued, "It really disgusted me."
Yun Chu smiled slightly but made no comment.
She mounted her horse and said to Xie Xin, "It's time to set off!"
Xie Xin immediately agreed and then led his men to clear the way.
Yun Chuwei stayed in the middle, neither too far nor too close to His Majesty's carriage.
Although Consort Xi has been stripped of her title and banished to the Cold Palace, she is still sitting in the carriage behind His Majesty's.
It's also quite close to Yun Chuwei.
Throughout the journey, Yun Chuwei felt two pairs of eyes fixed on her.
Feeling uncomfortable under her gaze, she looked back and, unsurprisingly, met Consort Xi's fierce eyes.
That look seemed to want to tear her flesh off.
If looks could turn into knives, she might already be tortured to death.
Yun Chu raised an eyebrow, moved a few steps closer to Consort Xi, and slowly said, "Consort Xi, why are you looking at me like that?"
Consort Xi gritted her teeth, the sound seemingly squeezed out from between her teeth, not loud but enough for Yun Chuwei to hear.
"Was it you?"
Yun Chu smiled slightly, and said in a low voice, "Consort Xi, you're wronging me. Although you planned to scheme against me, before I could do anything, you were crippled yourself."
Upon hearing this, Consort Xi's face turned extremely ugly.
She did indeed have many plans, intending to scheme against Yun Chuwei and Xie Xin, and to use any means necessary to bring them into her camp and turn them into her son's allies.
However, before those plans could be implemented, she was sent to the cold palace.
The Zhao family was exiled, Xie Yang was sent to his fiefdom, everything was settled, and the whole game was lost.
She didn't understand why this was happening.
Seeing Consort Xi's bewildered expression, Yun Chuwei slowly said, "It seems that Consort Xi has served His Majesty for half her life, yet she still understands him completely. Do you think your methods can escape His Majesty's eyes? Do you think you can influence His Majesty's thoughts with your methods? Should I say you are too naive, or too ignorant?"
Consort Xi was shocked upon hearing this: "What do you mean?"
Yun Chu smiled and said, "What I mean is, you are still alive, your family is still alive, and the Eleventh Prince has only gone to his fiefdom. This is perhaps the best outcome. If Consort Xi is not satisfied and still wants to cause trouble, she may regret it in the future!"
Consort Xi's face instantly turned pale.
Her gaze became vacant, and she kept shaking her head gently: "Impossible! He couldn't have done this to me! Impossible! It can't be..."
Yun Chu glanced at Consort Xi, then ignored her and rode away from her carriage.
She had no interest in taking the blame for the Tianqi Emperor.
Moreover, if they don't make things clear to Consort Xi, there's no guarantee that this person won't do something foolish and attack her and Xie Xin, which would only bring them trouble.
She wanted to make it clear to Consort Xi that she wanted to see if Consort Xi dared to, and if she had the ability, to take action against Emperor Tianqi.
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Clearly, Consort Xi dared not lay a hand on Emperor Tianqi.
Of course, she no longer had the power, because Consort Xi, who got off the carriage outside the palace gate, had gone mad.
Her hair was a mess from pulling it, and her clothes were askew.
When the palace servants called her, she didn't answer. She just pulled her hair and giggled foolishly, saying from time to time, "I am the favored concubine, I am His Majesty's favored concubine!"
Seeing this, the palace servants could only help Consort Xi walk inside.
Watching the palace servants take Consort Xi away, Xie Xin asked, "Do you think Consort Xi is truly insane or faking it?"
Yun Chuwei chuckled softly: "Whether it's true or not, it's safest for her to be insane, isn't it?"
Xie Xin nodded: "That's right!"
-
Yun Chuwei originally thought that after sending Emperor Tianqi back to the palace, she could go back to her residence to rest.
However, Emperor Tianqi still summoned her.
When she met Emperor Tianqi in the Imperial Study, she intended to bow, but Emperor Tianqi told her to skip it.
Then, Emperor Tianqi asked bluntly, "What did you say to Zhao Qian?"
Zhao Qian is the maiden name of Consort Xi.
Yun Chuwei replied respectfully, "At that time, Consort Xi fiercely questioned me, asking if I had framed her. I merely analyzed the situation for Consort Xi, informing her that I had done nothing! I did this simply because I didn't want to be implicated!"
Emperor Tianqi was somewhat at a loss for words, both amused and exasperated.
He initially liked the girl's straightforwardness. But was it really appropriate for her to speak so directly?
"Do you think I'm cruel?" Emperor Tianqi asked.
This is tantamount to admitting that he orchestrated Consort Xi's affair.
Yun Chu lowered her head slightly and slowly said, "Everything Your Majesty does must have a reason!"
Emperor Tianqi was somewhat helpless. After thinking for a moment, he changed the subject.
"Have you been spending a lot of time with Xiao Wu lately?"
"I believe that entrusting certain matters to the Fifth Princess would be much more efficient. If Your Majesty finds this inappropriate, I can find someone else!"
Emperor Tianqi waved his hand: "No need! Let her continue doing what you asked her to do. I've also promoted a few people, and I'll assign them to your ranks. If you have any other matters to attend to, just have them handle them."
"Yes!" Yun Chuwei replied.
Emperor Tianqi looked at Yun Chuwei and added, "Those people were all specially trained by me. They will become the pillars of the Great Chu in the future."
"Your subject understands!" Yun Chuwei responded.
Emperor Tianqi was then satisfied: "You may leave!"
"Your subject takes his leave!" Yun Chuwei bowed and withdrew.
Emperor Tianqi watched Yun Chuwei leave the imperial study, then suddenly turned to Sun Jiasheng beside him and said, "Sun Jiasheng, do you think this girl has other ideas?"
Sun Jiasheng's heart sank into his throat, filled with fear and anxiety.
His Majesty's reliance on and favor towards Miss Yun is evident to all.
Moreover, His Majesty had already written an imperial edict, decreeing that after his death, the throne would be passed to Prince Xuan.
The imperial edict even explicitly stated that Miss Yun would be the new emperor's empress.
Such favor is unprecedented.
But now, His Majesty is asking such a question again. What's going on?
He didn't know how to answer, so he could only agree with Yun Chuwei and praise His Majesty.
“This servant believes that Miss Yun has always acted in accordance with His Majesty’s orders. Moreover, His Majesty’s planning is meticulous and everything is in accordance with the plan. Even if Miss Yun has some other ideas, they cannot escape His Majesty’s plan,” Sun Jiasheng said with trepidation.
Sun Jiasheng hadn't expected that his answer would actually please Emperor Tianqi.
"You're right. As long as the overall direction isn't right, it doesn't matter if that girl slacks off a little." Emperor Tianqi sighed. "No matter how capable she is, she's still just a young girl!"
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