Yuan Qingling was stunned, Yu Wenhao, what on earth are you doing?
"My daughter-in-law has no objection." Yuan Qingling hurriedly defended, "Your Majesty never asked me what I meant in this matter."
"Are you implying that Lao Wu doesn't respect you?" Emperor Ming Yuan's voice became even darker.
"No, that's not what I meant..."
This was far different from what she had imagined all the way. She originally thought that she only needed to reply with certainty that her daughter-in-law had no objections, and then wait for the divorce letter before she packed up and left. After all, the rumors outside were all about her.
The hall is foreshadowing.
"The answer Eunuch Mu Ru got was that you should not have accepted a concubine so quickly because you have only been in the profession for a year. I remember that you also promised that you would soon give birth to an heir for the royal family. Your words are inconsistent. What is the truth?
What's the meaning?"
Yuan Qing was speechless and could not argue.
At that time, she said that she would give birth to a child soon, but it was just because of the atmosphere at the time that she said what she needed to say. How had she thought about what would happen next?
"Do you agree or disagree?" Emperor Ming Yuan asked sharply.
Yuan Qingling opened her mouth, with a word of agreement in her throat, but Eunuch Mu Ru said: "Princess, be careful what you say, don't know if you have committed the crime of deceiving the emperor."
Yuan Qing Ling couldn't laugh or cry. Is this the crime of deceiving the emperor?
But how should she answer the question without committing the crime of deceiving the emperor? Whether she agrees or disagrees, she has committed the crime of deceiving the emperor.
Eunuch Mu Ru reminded: "The princess agreed at the time because she wanted to have more children for the prince, right? But if the princess gives birth to the prince within a year, then you don't have to worry about this, right?"
"This..." Yuan Qing Lingchou paled the back of her head.
If you say no, then wouldn't it mean that the original statement that you wanted to provide the royal family with descendants was empty talk? It concerns the heirs, and it can indeed be used to convict someone of deceiving the emperor. After all, he is the emperor.
But if she said yes, wouldn't it be equivalent to acknowledging that she did not agree with King Chu's marriage to the second young lady of the Chu family? Then the Chu family would not be able to eat her alive? And I must have told Chu Shoufu that she was willing to go to court to beg.
Well, in this case, just waiting is a slap in the face, and then she will probably not be able to return to her natal family in the future.
Anger suddenly rose in Yuan Qingling's heart, Yu Wenhao, your mother doesn't want to marry, why do you use me as a shield? You are hiding behind a woman, you are justified?
"Are you mute?" Emperor Ming Yuan's voice struck him immediately.
Yuan Qingling could only say slowly: "Father, please forgive me, but my daughter-in-law... is actually unwilling for the prince to marry his concubine so soon."
Emperor Ming Yuan snorted, "Then you are so generous and say you agree with this matter?"
"My daughter-in-law is afraid of committing the crime of jealousy." Yuan Qingling said with shame, having already scolded Yu Wenhao a hundred times in her heart.
"How can I not understand a woman's thoughts? If you don't agree, just say so. Wouldn't I force a concubine into the fifth child?" Emperor Ming Yuan's expression also softened a lot, and his tone became less severe than before.
Yuan Qingling glanced at Emperor Ming Yuan, and a thought suddenly popped into her mind. Perhaps the emperor was not willing to let the fifth child marry the second young lady of the Chu family, but he had to mention it because of this.
No wonder the emperor was not really happy when she agreed that day.
However, Yu Wenhao used her as an excuse to refuse the marriage, and the emperor breathed a sigh of relief.
Yu Wenhao lost his reputation as a wise king, but what about her? She was jealous, stingy, and narrow-minded. She would not allow her husband to marry a concubine, which offended both her natal family and the Chu family.
No wonder the way Chu Shoufu looked at her just now was so cold.
The anger in Yuan Qingling's heart went straight to his forehead, exploding in bursts.