Ye Zhen originally planned to enter the palace, but she was worried about Old Madam Lu, so she never said it. Unexpectedly, the Empress Dowager sent someone to pick her up.
"Since the Empress Dowager is looking for you, you should hurry into the palace." Old Madam Lu looked at Ye Zhen with a smile. She knew that this granddaughter was different from others. In the future, the Lu family may have to count on her to stand up again.
Ye Zhen followed the palace maid into the palace.
The Empress Dowager was already waiting for her in the Palace of Compassionate and Peaceful. She only learned today that Lu Lingzhi had been stripped of his title. Although he had committed the crime of deceiving the Emperor, what would Yao Yao think if the Marquis of Anyang was abolished at this critical moment? "Empress Dowager, Her Royal Highness is here." Aunt Cheng came in and whispered.
"Let her in." The Empress Dowager said hurriedly. She could not help but blame her son in her heart. Now she was trying to deceive the little girl into becoming her wife. Even if he wanted to deal with Lu Lingzhi, he should delay it for a while.
Ye Zhen came in with a shallow smile on her face and bowed respectfully to the Empress Dowager. "Yao Yao greets mother."
The Empress Dowager looked at the smile on her face and felt more distressed, thinking that the smile was forced. "Get up and come to mother."
Ye Zhen didn't know what the Empress Dowager was thinking. Anyway, the smile on her face at this time was definitely not fake. Since her rebirth, she was the happiest at this time. Not only was there news of her father, but Lu Lingzhi finally got his retribution.
"Mother, when will you go to Chengde Villa again?" Ye Zhen sat down beside the Empress Dowager and asked in a low voice.
The Empress Dowager touched her face pitifully. "There are many things in the palace now, and Ai jia can't leave. Yao Yao, how is your family now?"
"This morning, we moved out of the manor and returned to the place where we used to live. The house is very big. As long as we clean it up well, it will be excellent." Ye Zhen could not show her joy and kept speaking with her head down.
"Yao Yao, you … don't blame the Emperor. Your eldest brother committed the crime of deceiving the Emperor. The Emperor has been merciful." The Empress Dowager sighed softly, only hoping that Yao Yao would not resent the Emperor in her heart.
Ye Zhen had no opinion on Mo Rongzhan's approach at all. She knew that he was being merciful, otherwise, the Lu family would certainly be raided.
"Imperial Mother, I don't blame His Majesty. His Majesty has already given our Lu Family a place to live." She said in a low voice. She could not bear to see Old Madam and Lu Shiming suffer. This punishment was just right.
The empress dowager breathed a sigh of relief in her heart and asked tentatively, "Yao Yao, have you heard about the rumors in the capital recently?"
What rumors? Ye Rou was stunned for a moment. Then, she remembered the rumor that she could only marry Mo Rongzhan. She couldn't help but blush. "I've never heard of it."
Seeing her cheeks flush red, the Empress Dowager knew that she must have heard of it, but just didn't want to admit it. "Aijia originally thought that what Grandmaster said was the Emperor's will, but these past two days I found out that it was the truth. You and the Emperor's horoscope should be like this. If you don't believe it, when your master returns, you can ask him."
Ye Zhen was immediately stunned. Impossible! She always thought that it was a rumor fabricated by Mo Rongzhan. How could it be true?
"Don't say that you don't believe it. Aijia didn't believe it at first. Yesterday, I specially invited the master of Huguo Temple into the palace and asked him carefully. Only then did I know that it was true."
"…" Ye Zhen pursed her lips and lowered her eyes without speaking.
"Aijia originally planned to exempt you from the title of princess in the next two days, but now that your eldest brother's matter has happened, we can't be so anxious." The Empress Dowager said helplessly. She should let the Emperor worry.
Ye Zhen leaned timidly against the Empress Dowager. "Mother, you don't want me as your daughter anymore?"
The Empress Dowager chuckled and touched her cheek. "Aijia wants you to be my daughter-in-law. Are you willing?"
Looking at the Empress Dowager's eager and expectant eyes, Ye Zhen could not refuse.
"If you don't speak, Aijia will take it as a yes." The Empress Dowager said with a smile. Although she lost a beloved daughter, she was also very satisfied with having Yao Yao as her daughter-in-law.
"Mother …" Ye Zhen bit her lip. She was already preparing to leave the capital quietly. Anyway, the Empress Dowager had not yet planned to exempt her from the title of princess. She could leave before the marriage was granted.
As for Lu Shiming and his wife … She was afraid that she would not have the courage to speak the truth.
The Empress Dowager took Ye Zhen's hesitation as shyness and patted the back of her hand with a smile. "Mother understands what you are thinking. What kind of person the Emperor is, Aijia knows in my heart. You are not completely without affection for him, are you?"
"Mother, are your legs still sore?" Ye Zhen didn't want to talk about this topic anymore. Talking too much would make mistakes.
The Empress Dowager smiled. "With your medicine soaking my feet, I don't feel sore these two days."
Ye Zhen said, "Then I will give you acupuncture again. Soon the weather will be cold, and I am afraid it will relapse."
"With you by Aijia's side, even if it relapses, I am not afraid." The Empress Dowager said with a smile.
By that time, she might have left the capital! Ye Zhen smiled. "It's always good to cure it as soon as possible, so as not to suffer from soreness."
"Good." The Empress Dowager stood up with Ye Zhen's hand and walked to the soft couch.
Ye Zhen stayed in the Palace of Compassionate and Peaceful all day to accompany the Empress Dowager, while Mo Rongzhan argued with the ministers in the court about who should be the Empress.
Led by Prime Minister Xu and Tang Zhen, both thought that the Emperor should make Lu Yaoyao the Empress. However, led by Liu Zongyuan, Lu Yaoyao was a princess who was the Emperor's brother and sister. If she was made the Empress, wouldn't it be a mess?
Lu Yaoyao was not the Emperor's biological sister. It was not a big deal to change the title of Princess.
Things had been going well, but recently, Lu Lingzhi's incident gave Liu Zongyuan an excuse, and things were in a deadlock.
"Liu Zongyuan, do you think that I should not make an Empress and have no descendants in this life?" Mo Rongzhan looked at Liu Zongyuan coldly and asked.
"Your Majesty, this is not what I mean. It is not clear whether the birth chart is true or false. Everything may be just a coincidence. Your Majesty should make another Empress instead of believing in this nonsense." Liu Zongyuan said.
"Lord Liu, I heard that you have an only daughter with outstanding talent and beauty. I wonder if you are willing to risk your daughter?" Prime Minister Xu asked lightly.
Liu Zongyuan choked. If it was before, he naturally hoped that his daughter would marry the Emperor, but now … even if he did not believe it, he did not dare to take the risk.
Mo Rongzhan's thin lips curved slightly. "It's settled."
Many courtiers in the hall secretly thought that this result had long been expected. The Emperor must have taken a fancy to Third Miss Lu, but Lu Yaoyao was made a princess. That's why he went through so much trouble. Unfortunately, Liu Zongyuan was really blind and could not see through the Emperor's mind.
(Nine-headed Bird Academy)
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