activa-t Chapter 431 Sent to the Queen Mother's Palace
Chapter 431 Sent to the Queen Mother's Palace
Jun Zeqian's face darkened when he heard this.
"Your Majesty." Jun Zeqian stood up and said, "My sister has just returned and doesn't know the rules. If I have offended you with my words, please forgive me for my father's sake!"
The Western Region Emperor narrowed his eyes slightly and said, "It's not impossible to spare her the beating, but did you hear clearly what I just said? The Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun must be taken into our possession."
Jun Zeqian lowered his head. He saw Shang Ruoyi nod slightly from the corner of his eye. He whispered, "Your Majesty wants the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun. You might as well let General Kang Zhong go. He is familiar with the terrain there. I have never been here before, so I am afraid it might be inappropriate."
"An expert said that only the people of the City Prince's Mansion can help me take back the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun. Since your father is ill, you should lead the troops yourself. Otherwise." His eyes fell on Shang Ruoyi: "Go back and tell your father that he can't take care of his daughter himself, so I will discipline her for him personally!"
"emperor!"
"No need to say more!" He waved his hand and said, "From today on, she will live in the palace. When you take back the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun, she can return to the palace."
As soon as she finished speaking, several guards came to her side: "Princess, please."
Shang Ruoyi pretended to be angry and glared at the guards, then turned to meet the Western Region Emperor's gaze with a hint of fear.
When this look fell into the eyes of the Emperor of the Western Regions, he felt very comfortable.
Jun Yunting looked at Shang Ruoyi with some doubt. How could such an eloquent person let himself be detained in the palace so easily?
You know, a war can last from a few months to one or two years, or even longer. She is willing to be detained here indefinitely?
Shang's family, Shang is like that.
Why does this name sound familiar?
Before she could think about it carefully, her father turned away, leaving only him and Jun Zeqian in the hall.
At this time, Jun Zeqian looked anxious and left in a hurry without even saying hello. It seemed that he was discussing countermeasures with the king of the same city.
He looked in the direction Shang Ruoyi left. At this moment, Eunuch Zhao came forward and said, "Your Highness, there is news from the palace that the concubine has fallen into the water."
"If you fall into the water, then fall into the water. As long as you don't drown, there's no need to worry about it." He sneered. The women in the mansion were used to using such tricks, just to attract his attention.
"The one who fell into the water was General Kangzhong's legitimate daughter. That little ancestor is making a scene in the mansion! She is determined to kill Concubine Yun." Eunuch Zhao said with some embarrassment: "You should go back and take a look!"
Upon hearing this, Jun Yunting said in a deep voice: "Do you know why he fell into the water?"
"From what I heard, it seems to be because of a hairpin with a pearl." Eunuch Zhao whispered, "The hairpin you gave to Concubine Yun had a pearl on it, and Concubine Kang was very envious. I think it was because of this that the two concubines..."
Jun Yunting lost all his patience when he heard that. He waved his hand and said, "If you want to beat them or kill them, let them do as they please." He guessed that they didn't have the courage to do so.
But speaking of the Dongzhu hairpin, he suddenly thought of the Li family: "Where did the Li family of Beiling go?"
"Are you talking about the royal merchant who raised the Dongzhu?"
"Yes, so where did the Li family go?"
"It is said that the Dongzhu oysters were stolen, so the Li family left Beiling. I will send someone to find out where they went."
He originally wanted to speak up to stop it, but when he thought about such a wealthy family falling apart and leaving the place where he had lived for many years, he thought that they were either trying to make a comeback or to hide their identities.
If he kept his real name, he always felt something was wrong. Who knows, maybe someone had used some method to make a comeback. Right now, money was hard to make, so maybe he could get some money too.
Shang Ruoyi followed the guards to the Empress Dowager's Ningshou Palace. As soon as she arrived at the palace gate, she was stopped by the eunuch: "Stop, this is Ningshou Palace, the residence of the Empress Dowager. You fools actually walked in with knives on your waists. Do you want to die?"
"Eunuch Liu, I am following the Emperor's orders to send the City King's daughter to the Queen Mother's palace to learn the rules."
The daughter of the city king?
Could it be that she is the City King’s biological daughter?
"Now the person has been sent. Please inform the Empress Dowager that the Emperor has ordered that the daughter of the King of City has failed in moral conduct and is being sent to Ningshou Palace for the Empress Dowager to personally teach her."
When Eunuch Liu heard this, he realized that since it was the emperor's order, they, as servants, had no choice but to obey.
"In that case, please sit in the side hall for a while, and I will go and invite the Queen Mother."
Shang Ruoyi sat on the chair, looking at the simple and elegant decoration in the side hall, and nodded secretly. Although she didn't see anyone, she passed so many palaces along the way, but this was the only one that touched her heart.
Today, she deliberately angered him and let the emperor detain her in the palace. She wanted to know who the so-called master was.
If she was outside the palace, it was not impossible for her to enter the palace, but it would take some trouble. Instead of that, it would be more convenient to be detained here from the beginning. Moreover, she was very curious about what the emperor's private treasury looked like and how many unnamed treasures were in it.
Soon, Eunuch Liu came in and said with a smile, "Little Princess, the Queen Mother invites you."
Shang Ruoyi followed him to the main hall, where she saw a graceful old lady sitting on the main seat, holding a string of Buddhist beads in her hand and resting with her eyes closed.
"Empress Dowager, the little princess is here."
She slowly opened her eyes and her gaze fell on Shang Ruoyi's face. Shang Ruoyi half-knelt on the ground and said, "Greetings to the Queen Mother."
"Get up!" She coughed a few times and said, "I like you like this."
"Thank you, Queen Mother."
The Queen Mother looked at her for a long while, then smiled and said, "I think your manners are not any worse than those of the princesses in the palace. Why did the Emperor send you here?"
Shang Ruoyi smiled and said, "In reply to the Empress Dowager, the Emperor asked my brother to seize the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun from Tianshun. I felt that this was not right, so I argued with the Emperor in the palace. Perhaps the Emperor was angry because he did not say anything to me, so he detained me in the palace to learn the rules. Most likely, he did it to vent his anger."
When the Queen Mother heard her say this, she was stunned at first, but then she couldn't help laughing and said, "You little girl, you are really brave. You actually made up a story about the Emperor. With your sharp tongue, the Emperor will definitely send you here."
Shang Ruoyi didn't expect the Queen Mother to have this attitude.
I thought she would be angry with me, but I didn't expect her to laugh out loud.
"However, you are not wronged to come here. Women are not allowed to discuss state affairs without authorization. Not only you, but also I cannot say too much about this. Previously, you were not guilty of ignorance, but if you don't change in the future, you will suffer sooner or later. Remember this?"