flstandardbreds Chapter 153 The ancients’ wise sayings are not without reason
Chapter 153 The ancients’ wise sayings are not without reason
Yu Jiuer pulled back her hand and swore, "Don't worry, Madam, I know myself well and will never think about things that don't belong to me! If I break this oath, I will be punished by heaven and earth!"
"Good, good child!" Concubine Duan cried with joy. Such a girl was worthy of Jun Mo's sincere treatment.
She continued, "In this case, I can rest assured to write a letter to the Emperor to inform him of the child's matter."
"My queen, there's no need to be so anxious about this matter, right?" Yu Jiuer's scalp tingled. It would be so difficult to clean up such a big mess!
Once the child is exposed, Yu Jiuer will have to be resurrected, and various problems will follow. She admits that she is afraid of trouble and just wants to delay it as much as possible.
"Do you think this matter can be concealed? The other party has been holding back because he wants to secretly assassinate the child. Mo'er has recently resisted no less than ten groups of people who wanted to assassinate the emperor's grandson outside Yinshan. He didn't tell you about this because he didn't want to make you worry!
All the secret guards should know this. If you don't believe me, you can ask the Shadow and Moon Shadow beside you!"
Concubine Duan then sighed, "It is better to confess voluntarily than to let the opponent report to the emperor for other purposes! Once they think that the assassination is hopeless, they will report it directly, and the nature of the matter will be different!"
Yu Jiuer was shocked. It turned out that the peace and tranquility she had always thought was the result of Jun Mo's fighting outside?
No wonder there's always a faint smell of blood on him lately?
He always guarded her silently like this, causing her finally determined heart to begin to waver.
Can she escape from this huge melting pot of imperial power and wealth as she wishes?
Yu Jiuer asked Concubine Duan: "But how can we atone for the crime of deceiving the emperor by disguising ourselves as men?"
As the Emperor's concubine and having lived in that big melting pot for so many years, Concubine Duan must be able to handle things better than her.
“You can’t tell anyone about your disguise as a man until you die. When someone is able to take over the position of magistrate of Yinshan County, we will announce Yu Wushuang’s death to the public and bury this matter forever! Even my father, Prime Minister Rong, must be kept secret!” Concubine Duan already had a plan in mind.
Yu Jiuer nodded: "Okay! Jiuer understands! Let's just say that Yu Jiuer secretly followed her brother to the capital to take the exam, and then she was poisoned and detoxified. After returning, she was too afraid of being blamed by Prince Jing so she faked her death. Later, she found out that she was pregnant but weak, and she kept it a secret for fear that she would not be able to give birth to the child."
"Yes! That's what I said!" Her insight and cleverness made Concubine Duan's eyes full of admiration, and she continued:
"After the child was born, you kept it a secret to protect the child from being assassinated! And I will prove to the emperor that the child was indeed assassinated many times, and Mo'er has already left enough evidence.
Plus, you risked your life to give birth to two grandchildren for the royal family. Your merits and demerits offset each other, so you will definitely be able to escape this disaster!"
"Your Majesty is indeed thoughtful! But now the Princess and Concubine Xiang are still in Yinshan County. If the Emperor knows about this now, will they also receive the news and take action against the child?"
Concubine Duan said confidently: "I will handle the emperor's affairs, and leave all other matters to Mo'er! You have to trust him! If the son I have raised with all my heart and soul can't even protect his own children, how can he take on the important task of protecting the people of the Great Dong Dynasty in the future?"
Yu Jiuer sighed in her heart, these two people have the same confidence and arrogance, they are worthy of being mother and son!
After a moment's silence, Yu Jiuer asked what she was most worried about: "If the emperor knew about the child's existence, would he have to take the child away?"
"The Emperor will let the children return to Prince Jing's Mansion in the capital, and grow up safely under his eyes! Thanks to these two children, Mo'er should be able to return to the capital smoothly this time to plan major events. You will leave with us at the time, and everything here will be handed over to the non-existent Yu Wushuang. Mo'er will leave someone here to handle everything."
In the eyes of Concubine Duan, as long as the Emperor does not blame her, nothing else matters.
Yu Jiuer's mind turned over and over again, and she sighed, "Yes! The court is changing rapidly, and the prince asked Prime Minister Rong to be the only one in the court to plan and strategize for him and turn the tide. He should really go back and face it himself to fulfill his filial duty!"
She tentatively asked Concubine Duan, "If we all leave, what if the Western Regions attack us?"
"Don't worry about this, Mo'er will take care of it!" Concubine Duan sat down and picked up the teacup. "Before we arrived at Yinshan County, didn't the people from the Western Regions dare to cross the border? You have fought with the people from the Western Regions, so you don't know what's going on?"
Yu Jiuer nodded. She actually knew very well in her heart that if there were no people in the Great Dong Dynasty colluding with the Western Regions, they would never dare to attack rashly!
But she just wanted to find an excuse to stay in Yinshan County!
Yu Jiuer hesitated for a moment, but decided to express her wish: "Your Majesty, Jiuer doesn't want to leave here! Is there any way to make the emperor agree to let the child stay in Yinshan County and live with Jiuer?"
Concubine Duan looked up, with a look of surprise on her face: "Impossible! Jiuer, being able to enter the luxurious Prince Jing's Mansion in the capital is something that many people dream of. Even if you go in as a servant, you can be superior to others and enjoy glory. Countless people are scrambling to get in. Why do you have such an idea? You don't want such a good destination?"
Yu Jiuer lowered her head and remained silent. She bowed to Concubine Duan and said goodbye.
My mind is full of thoughts.
Why does everyone think that she should follow Jun Mo to the capital city as a good destination?
In ancient times, it was ingrained in men's minds that they should have three wives and four concubines, and Jun Mo would certainly follow this rule to rise to power.
According to the thinking of people of their time, marrying Jun Mo is indeed a good destination, but she is a modern person! She can't accept the ancient men's three wives and four concubines. Is that wrong?
If she is not calm and rational in dealing with relationships, and just throws herself into it blindly because she is in love, she will end up losing miserably and even her dignity.
"Life is precious, love is more precious, but if it is for freedom, both can be abandoned!" The ancients' wise saying is not without reason.
However, if she doesn't go to the capital, she will be separated from her child. Wouldn't that be like cutting out her beloved child?
The children have become the target of public criticism, and it is indeed not safe for them to stay here without the protection of Jun Mo and the emperor.
Is there no way to have the best of both worlds?
Oh! I am so worried!
Yu Jiuer was thinking as she walked, and unknowingly she came behind the rockery in the garden.
She turned and walked out, and accidentally saw a scene she shouldn't have seen on the other side of the rockery: the eldest princess slapped Princess Qingrou hard in the face.
The boneless Princess Qingyang fell to the ground but still managed to kneel down and admit her fault: "Mother, please calm down! Rou'er knows her fault!"
When the princess saw Yu Jiuer, a trace of surprise flashed across her eyes, but she immediately regained her cold expression: "Master Yu, eavesdropping on others is a mean act!"
"Greetings, Princess!" Yu Jiuer explained after greeting her, "The Princess has misunderstood. I just happened to pass by! I didn't see anything, and I didn't hear anything!"
To deal with the evil imperial power, the way to survive is to be able to bend and stretch.
"Hmph! That's better!" The princess left with a wave of her sleeves, leaving Princess Qingrou with one sentence: "Kneel until the sun sets!"
It was not until the princess disappeared from sight that Yu Jiuer said to Princess Qingrou, who was lying on the ground like a delicate flower being ravaged, "She has gone far away, you can get up now!"
At this time, Princess Qingrou had stopped crying and pretended to be strong. She said calmly, "Sir Yu, I'm sorry to make you laugh! This kind of thing is commonplace to Qingrou. It's not worth worrying about!"
"You...disobeyed the eldest princess?" Yu Jiuer asked.
In light of the conversation in the morning, Princess Qingrou knew that the county magistrate had no ill intentions, so she said honestly: "My mother originally asked me to seduce the prince this morning, but I only sent him cakes and failed to win his favor! So my mother asked me to burn my boats and sneak into his room at night..."
Qingrou was so ashamed that she couldn't say any more.
Yu Jiuer asked, "You refused, so you got slapped?"
"Well! I have worked so hard to keep the holy and pure friendship in my heart, how could I desecrate it?" Princess Qingrou wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes stubbornly.
"This time the prince seems to have pushed the princess into a dead end. If you don't agree, it will be difficult to get through!" Yu Jiuer paused, and then said, "Perhaps you can try to take a small step forward and send him some midnight snacks to test his feelings!"
Men, especially those raised in the royal family, would have a tendency to flirt with women who came and went at will.
Besides, she also wanted to test Jun Mo to see if he was a hypocrite!
If he really accepts Qingrou, then she will implement her plan, make friends with Qingrou, and place her own people around him.
Princess Qingrou looked at Yu Jiuer with wide eyes, as if considering the feasibility of this matter.