Rumeng was already in tears by the end of her speech. The queen had a kind personality and was not only their master but also a relative.
"I don't blame you. It's enough that you can protect Xuan'er."
Rumeng and she both understood that the Queen must have known that a storm was about to come that day, so she used plum soup to get Rumeng away, in order to keep Rumeng and protect Jinxuan.
Although she was just a powerless palace maid, she did it.
During the time when her mother passed away, she had been taking care of Jinxuan and never left him.
Ru Meng didn't look up. She knelt there with her head down and sobbed, because at this moment, there was finally someone who could share this heavy sadness with her.
"Rumeng, why are you here? Did Concubine Zhu ask you to bring Xuan'er here? Isn't Xuan'er under house arrest?"
After calming down, Ah Man remembered the most important issue: who asked Ru Meng to send the imprisoned Xuan'er to her? She had clearly told Murong Kai's people yesterday to let Xuan'er stay with Concubine Zhu first. She couldn't let anyone know that Xuan'er was her weak spot.
"It was the emperor who issued the order. The emperor also let the princess take charge of the affairs of the harem." Ru Meng said softly, her voice trembling.
It was only when she was on her way to escort the Crown Prince here that she learned that the princess had returned to the palace yesterday. She also learned that the princess had been placed under house arrest after meeting the emperor. She just didn't understand what had happened in the court that made the emperor change his mind.
They now don't understand what the emperor is thinking, so the princess's current situation seems to be prosperous, but they don't know whether it is really so inside.
Rumeng and the others are loyal to the queen and the princess, so they naturally hope that the princess can manage the harem steadily and remain the emperor's most beloved daughter.
But after what happened with the Queen, even if the Emperor gave power to the princess, they were still more uncertain in their hearts.
"What happened in the morning court?" Ah Man asked softly, but she already had the answer in her heart. If nothing happened in the court, her father would not have changed his mind so quickly.
Rumeng didn't say anything, and the palace maids and eunuchs standing beside her looked even more confused. They were imprisoned in the Canyang Palace with the princess, and had no idea what was happening outside.
Just when Ah Man was full of confusion, the voice of a eunuch announcing an imperial decree suddenly came from outside.
Looking at the little eunuch walking towards her across the yard, Ah Man's heart was once again filled with bitterness.
This was the second time she had received an imperial decree from her father since she was a child. The previous time was when her father ascended the throne and bestowed the title on her, the eldest princess.
My father didn't like to move these things that restrict the monarch and his subjects into their homes, but now, it is completely different. If there is anything, my father doesn't tell me in person, but uses this cold imperial edict instead.
The content of the imperial edict was simple. In addition to what Rumeng told her, she was also responsible for handling the queen's funeral.
Ah Man stood up from the ground, took the imperial eunuch's hand, and asked coldly: "There are rumors outside that my mother committed suicide out of fear of punishment. I don't know what to do with her funeral? Should we hold it according to the standards for a concubine who committed suicide, or according to the standards for the queen?"
Ah Man naturally wanted to give her mother a grand funeral, but now was not the time for her to do whatever she wanted. There were many rumors outside about her mother committing suicide, and who knew what her father was planning
In order for her and Xuan'er to live safely and smoothly in the palace in the future, she could only use this matter to test her father.
"Your Highness, since the Emperor has asked you to do this, I believe you can do it well. Just do it the way you want. Tomorrow, the envoys of the Great Zhou Dynasty will come to the palace to pay homage to the Queen. I hope that the Princess can arrange it as soon as possible and don't let the envoys of the Great Zhou Dynasty make a fool of themselves."
The young eunuch who delivered the imperial eunuch was a favorite of the emperor. Before he was trusted and favored by the emperor, he had been taken care of by the empress many times. Now that the princess asked, he naturally told her everything he could.
(End of this chapter)