He is just a slave, but his master is the emperor. After all, he is just a slave!
"Old Princess, aren't you embarrassing this old slave?"
Wen Yao came to the rescue: "Grandma, I can do it. Just wait at home. I haven't committed any murder or arson. I am a woman in a house. Can the emperor eat me?"
Only then did the old princess let go: "Well, you go ahead. If Xiao Rui comes back, I will ask him to come into the palace and wait for you. Don't be afraid, my child."
This "Don't be afraid" made Wen Yao almost cry. No one had ever cared about and loved her so much. She nodded and followed Zhou Liangyu into the palace.
There were inevitably various temptations on the way, and Zhou Liangyu answered them all accurately. Wen Yao also understood that he had no skills and could not serve the emperor closely for so many years. Finally, he handed him a purse: "Thank you, Chief Manager. I bother you to run away in the middle of winter."
On a trip, pick up the bar and grab it.”
"Okay, thank you Crown Princess for the reward."
He can still accept this. Everyone likes to come out to announce the decree, just for this benefit.
I just returned to the sedan chair and opened it. Even though Zhou Liangyu had seen the big scene, he was also frightened. A total of ten thousand taels of silver notes, one thousand taels a piece, and ten pieces of thin paper could be used in the inner city.
I bought a five-story house.
Zhou Liangyu sighed, she was worthy of being the eldest lady who could turn the Wen family into an imperial merchant. Such a big deal was not something ordinary people could do.
There are so many wealthy families, many of whom are rich, but Miss Wen is the first one who can spend ten thousand taels to befriend a eunuch.
He knew that Wen Yao was showing goodwill, and he was willing to remind him at the appropriate time, so that he wouldn't break the rules anyway.
This reminder is sometimes crucial.
Soon they arrived at the entrance of the palace. Wen Yao got off the sedan and saw Yuan Rui waiting at the door. The young man looked like a jade and looked at her with concern. Wen Yao felt warm in his heart: "Why are you here?"
"I will accompany you to the palace. I think you will probably go out when you get home, so I will wait here."
Yuan Rui held her hand, which was a little cold, and wrapped both hands together to warm her up.
Zhou Liangyu stepped forward and saluted: "My eldest son, you and the eldest concubine are really in love. The emperor summoned the eldest concubine and allowed the old slave to report back to the emperor. The eldest son will go to see you again."
"Okay, thank you for your hard work, Mr. Manager."
"Business matters."
Yuan Rui followed Wen Yao into the palace, but he couldn't go to the emperor's Qianqing Palace and had to wait outside.
Soon, the eunuch came to invite him and the emperor summoned him. Yuan Rui breathed a sigh of relief. It was good to be with Yaoyao. What if he could handle something and Yaoyao was a little girl and was scared?
We went to the side hall. The room was not big. Not only Wen Yao was there, but also Prince Xuan and Concubine Xian. There was a woman kneeling on the ground. Yuan Rui took a look and his face changed drastically. She turned out to be Zhi Hua.
Wen Yao's expression remained unchanged, and she was given a seat and gave Yuan Rui a reassuring look, "Don't worry."
"See Your Majesty, I came without an edict. Please forgive me, Your Majesty."
Emperor Xianqing raised his hand: "It's okay. I'll give you a seat. I'll ask you some questions. I understand that you are worried about your newlywed wife."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
Yuan Rui and Wen Yao sat together, not speaking, their eyes met, everything was silent.
Emperor Xianqing spoke, "Mrs. Wen, do you know the woman who is kneeling?"
Wen Yao replied: "Why don't you know me? My eldest maid has served me for more than ten years since she was a child. However, she was sent to the government for betraying me, but I don't know who was so bored that she was kidnapped.
To be honest with the emperor, Dali Temple is still looking for her these days. If you make a mistake, you will always be punished. I didn't expect this cheap maid to be here with the emperor.
If it disturbs the emperor, then I am not gentle enough."
Before Emperor Xianqing could speak, Concubine Xian was already furious, pointing at her and scolding: "Ms. Wen, you have done something wrong, you dare to murder the prince, how brave you are!
Your maid has already confessed that it was you who harmed my emperor, why don’t you kneel down and confess your guilt!"
Yuan Rui was about to stand up to defend Wen Yao, but she held down his wrist and said: "Your Majesty, don't worry, I will do it myself. Now that Concubine Xian has talked about this matter, we can make it clear what is right and what is wrong."
The woman was so angry that she forced Wen Yao to do it by herself. She didn't need Yuan Rui to come forward. With him as her backing, Wen Yao was very stable.
He stood up and bowed and said: "Concubine Xian, I dare to ask you that I harmed His Highness Prince Xuan, so why did I harm him? Isn't it a good thing for me to look at His Highness?"
Concubine Xian didn't care about covering up her ugliness and said: "My prince almost took off his clothes on his wedding day and suffered from fainting. The imperial doctor diagnosed that it would even affect the heirs. Women's hearts are the most poisonous. How could you be so cruel?"
Wen Yao looked surprised and couldn't help but cover her mouth and exclaimed: "Oh my God, such a thing can happen. Oh my God, it's simply appalling. Is it true that King Xuan can't give birth to a child?"
Concubine Xian, I have my condolences and accept the change. The Imperial Hospital has many talented people and it will definitely be cured. Don’t be pessimistic and despair. Hope that a miracle will happen at any time.”
Concubine Xian heard that what she said was getting more and more off-topic, and shouted angrily: "Shut up, why are you pretending to be innocent? It was obviously you who did it, but you are still pretending that your maid has confessed."
Wen Yao became even more confused: "What am I pretending to do? No, Concubine Xian, you have to provide evidence when speaking, did she say I did it? Well, Zhi Hua, tell me, how did I harm King Xuan?
Giving birth to a child?”
Wen Yao pointed her finger at Zhi Hua, with a cold look in her eyes. She was really good, but she stabbed her again. Sure enough, rebirth does not mean everything, many things have changed.
Zhi Hua looked up at her. The coldness in his gentle eyes frightened her, but she had to walk all the way to the dark side. From the moment she agreed to King Xuan to exchange the bride, there was no turning back.
Zhi Hua said: "The eldest lady knows medical skills and is very good at it. She has cured Princess Jing and the Crown Princess. She has superb medical skills. It is easy to harm King Xuan."
Wen Yao sneered: "Because of this? There are so many doctors in the world. It is easy for them to harm people. Are they all murderers?
When did it become wrong to have medical skills?
Your Majesty, I do know some medical skills. My fifth brother was sick since he was a child. He followed the doctor in elementary school and learned a little bit. But because of this, it would be too funny to blame King Xuan for not having children on me.
?”
Concubine Shu said: "How could it be just this? You were with Prince Xuan on the wedding day, and you had the best chance to make a move. Who else could be there besides you?"
Wen Yao's face darkened, she stared at Concubine Shu and asked, "Since Concubine Shu mentioned this, let's talk about it carefully. Prince Xuan's wedding is also the day when I get married. Why did I appear in Prince Xuan's palace?"
Concubine Shu's eyes dodge. Since she wants to hold Wen Yao responsible for harming King Xuan, she has to start with the matter of changing the bride.