King Jinnan followed You Heng's gaze and looked at You Yuji, frowning slightly. At least at this moment, he didn't like You Yuji's temperament. If she wasn't a grassland girl, but a lady from their Chen country, or a daughter from Su country, she wouldn't be so noisy. Wasn't it said that her mother was born in a famous family in Su country? Why couldn't she inherit a little more of the tenderness of the water country girl in Su country
There were some things that King Jinnan was not comfortable saying, so he glanced at the princess.
The princess sighed helplessly in her heart, looked at You Yuji and said kindly: "Yuji, mother knows that you feel wronged. Anzhi is indeed confused, but has mother ever been harsh to you during this period of time?"
"Of course not." You Yuji said.
Harsh treatment? Of course not. It was precisely because the princess was not the kind of evil mother-in-law who would torment others that You Yuji felt compassion and could not bear to see Fang Qingyi frame the princess. Although in You Yuji's opinion, Fang Qingyi had only tampered with Chen Anzhi's wine, she felt that Fang Qingyi's target might be the princess's baby.
"You also know that mother once forcefully forced her sister to divorce her husband's family. At that time, her husband's family was about to be convicted, and divorce was a last resort to escape. My maiden family is the Yuande Marquis Mansion, and even such a high-ranking family can't stop those rumors." The princess thought of her sister's bitterness over the years and sighed softly, "Yuji, you are still young and don't understand that rumors are knives that can kill people."
You Yuzhi looked at the princess calmly, without any emotion between her eyebrows, and it was obvious that she was not moved by the princess's words.
The princess sighed, "Child, we plan to send Anzhi to the army in a few days and let him experience the military for a year. He will grow up and be sensible."
You Yuji said, "Princess, I signed the divorce agreement with the prince at that time, and you asked me to think about it again."
The princess nodded.
"I have never wavered." You Yuji said firmly in a gentle tone, "All people and things in this world can be divided into those who care and those who don't care. Rumors are not like knives. If I don't care, they can't hurt me at all."
The princess frowned.
You Yuji placed the divorce agreement they had signed that day on the table and said calmly, "Princess, Yuji is not an impulsive person. When I wrote the divorce agreement that day, I was determined to leave. The reason I promised you that I would go back and think about it was just an excuse. I was just waiting for the Empress Dowager to return to Beijing."
The princess's brows deepened.
Today is the day when the Empress Dowager Cixi returns to Beijing from another palace.
After listening for a while, the King of Jinnan's face became more and more solemn, and he could not help but say: "If it was an ordinary marriage, this king would never say anything about children. But this marriage was decided by the Empress Dowager Cixi herself. My father has always valued filial piety, and the divorce may anger him."
He narrowed his eyes slightly, stared at You Yuji, and said with a warning: "Can you afford it?"
You Yuji looked calm and asked, "Your Majesty is also worried about being blamed by His Majesty, right?"
This marriage is complicated, and if it comes to a divorce, and His Majesty punishes us, it will not be the You family that will be punished.
"It would be a good thing if I could be forgiven. If Your Majesty is unhappy..." You Yuji's faint smile slowly faded away. "My father died on the battlefield. According to the laws of this dynasty, if a military officer of rank 3 or above dies on the battlefield, his wife and children will be exempted from the death penalty unless they are guilty of treason. Besides, Your Majesty cherishes talents, especially those who surrender to the country."
The purpose of the marriage was to integrate the surrendered nations. However, the only surrendered nation who married into the palace was You Yuji. It was precisely because her father died in battle that the marriage was a reward.
The Jinnan Prince laughed and said, "Why, do you think that the cancellation of this marriage will bring greater harm to my Jinnan Prince's Mansion? Don't forget that the Jinnan Prince's Mansion is named Chen!"
You Yuji barely paused before continuing, "It's the beginning of spring, and it's your Majesty's sixtieth birthday."
There were some things that You Yuji could not say too clearly, in order to avoid being accused of discussing state affairs privately.
—Your Majesty would not be willing to choose a new emperor who would not treat the surrendered country well.
The King of Jinnan understood. He laughed and asked, "That's interesting. I agree. But if the daughter of a surrendered general that Your Majesty has arranged to marry is forced to divorce, how can it bring good reputation to me?"
From the beginning, the King of Jinnan knew that he would never let You Yuji go, and he had to keep her in his mansion with fine clothes and delicious food. Chen Anzhi could do whatever he wanted, and at most he would be charged with being a young and ignorant playboy. But the King of Jinnan's mansion could not treat You Yuji harshly.
The Jinnan Palace is closely related to Chen Anzhi, but they are not completely identical.
For the Jinnan Palace, the most beneficial approach is to keep You Yuji in the palace and not agree to a divorce.
Facing the questioning of the King of Jinnan, You Yuji did not answer immediately, but said: "The Queen Mother is a kind old lady."
King Jinnan was stunned for a moment before he said, "Of course."
Your Majesty was not a favored prince in his childhood. His biological mother, the current Empress Dowager Dong, was of low status and was not favored, so he was bullied. Fortunately, the Empress Dowager Xi was kind and asked the late emperor to keep him by her side and take good care of him. Before Your Majesty ascended the throne, he had been taken care of by the Empress Dowager Xi. Therefore, after Your Majesty ascended the throne, two Empress Dowagers were established.
"I told the princess earlier that I was waiting for the Empress Dowager Cixi to return to the capital. It is because although it was His Majesty's idea to grant the marriage that day, it was the Empress Dowager Cixi who granted the marriage. The Empress Dowager Cixi is kind and loving. It is better to report the whole story to her first rather than report it directly to His Majesty."
King Jinnan frowned, disagreeing with You Yuji's words: "You still ignore the honor of the two families and insist on divorce. Isn't this behavior a bit selfish?"
In the eyes of the King of Jinnan, keeping You Yuji is the best outcome. Even if His Majesty does not blame him, it is still a problem.
"We are waiting for the Empress Dowager Cixi to return to Beijing, not for ourselves, but for the Jinnan Palace." You Yuzhi said.
King Jinnan chuckled, thinking You Yuji's words were very interesting. He picked up the teacup on the table, pinched the lid and gently moved the two tea leaves floating on the tea.
You Yuji's voice was still gentle, but this gentleness was more resolute: "In ancient times, there were three ways for a marriage to come to an end. If the Jinnan Palace is unwilling to divorce amicably, then naturally they are also unwilling to divorce. Then there is only the third way."
The Prince of Jinnan paused in fiddling with the tea leaves, and a hint of surprise appeared in the eyes of the princess. Even Chen Anzhi, who had been keeping his head down and looking listless, suddenly raised his head and looked at You Yuzhi in disbelief.
You Heng sat sideways, listening to the girl next to him talking. He didn't have much expression on his face, but he couldn't help feeling a little sad in his heart.
You Yuji continued in a gentle tone: "I don't want to make enemies with the Jinnan Palace. Yuji and the prince are not suitable. It is best to part ways."
Even at this time, You Yuzhi was unwilling to blame Chen Anzhi.
Since I don't care, there is no point in blaming others.
"Yuji only wants to wait for the return of the Empress Dowager Cixi, so that the two families can amicably dissolve the marriage. If the Jinnan Palace is unwilling, Yuji will have no choice but to go to the palace in plain clothes and hand over the divorce letter signed by the prince and me."
You Yuji looked at Chen Anzhi with a firm gaze, "If the Jinnan Palace insists that this divorce letter does not count, then we can only end it as a righteous separation."
The third way to dissolve a marriage is to break off the relationship. The couple will go to court to investigate and record the case. From then on, the two families will break off the relationship and there will be no possibility of reconciliation.
"You!" King Jinnan stood up suddenly.
The method of breaking off a righteous relationship not only completely tore the two families apart, but also made the matter public, making it known to the world and becoming a topic of conversation for everyone after dinner.
His Jinnan Palace cannot afford to lose face.
The King of Jinnan, who had been calm all this time, suddenly became a little angry. He pointed at You Yuji and gritted his teeth, "Do you really want to make your two families talked about and ridiculed by the world because of this little thing of yours? Do you really have no concerns at all?"
Chen Anzhi listened to these words in a daze, and he knew what it meant. No, he didn't want to be laughed at by those people. He knew too well how those young masters in Beijing made fun of others when they were having fun.
He regretted, deeply regretted that he had been impulsively provoked by You Yuzhi into signing the divorce agreement!
He suddenly rushed forward, grabbed the divorce papers on the table and tore them open with great effort.
You Yuji did not stop him, nor did she even look at him.
Chen Anzhi tore up the paper and the divorce agreement, only to find that it was not the one he signed that day.
"This is not a divorce letter!" Chen Anzhi looked at You Yuzhi in surprise.
You Yuji didn't want to talk to Chen Anzhi. She knew that the person in charge of the Jinnan Palace was the Jinnan King, and this was not just about her marriage to Chen Anzhi. She looked at the Jinnan King calmly and said, "For the palace, the best is for me to stay in the palace peacefully, the best is for the two families to resolve the issue peacefully, and the worst is to break up on principle."
"You, that's impossible. Unless I die." You Yuji stood up. "The divorce agreement signed by the prince is in a very safe place. If I really die in the palace, someone will go to the palace to file a complaint to His Majesty on my behalf."
If that is the case, then for the Jinnan Palace, it is even worse than Yi Jue.
If others didn't kill her, You Yuji would always be kind and not want to kill them all. But being kind doesn't mean she would wrong herself and allow others to bully her.
Just as her father taught her - Yuanyuan, the premise of being kind is that you are strong enough. You forgive because you disdain it, not because you are powerless. Otherwise, it is not kindness, but cowardice.
You Heng also stood up. He was so tall that when he stood up, he immediately gave people in the room a strong sense of oppression.
You Heng had a smile in his eyes. After listening to You Yuji for so long, it was time for him to speak.
"As the saying goes, those who are barefoot are not afraid of those who wear shoes. No matter how much our You family displeases His Majesty, what kind of punishment can we get? On the contrary, the King of Jinnan is like a tiger under the feet of the emperor, so we should be more cautious."
King Jinnan stared at Chen Anzhi with a complicated expression for a moment before closing his eyes weakly.
The princess also sighed softly, knowing that this was the only way. You Yuji had already laid out several roads, and even picked the best one for the Jinnan Palace.
Next, the two families discussed when and how to report to the Empress Dowager Cixi.
It was almost noon when You Yuji and You Heng returned to Tanxiang Yingyue. King Jinnan originally wanted You Heng to stay in the front yard to have dinner together, but You Heng refused.
You Jiamu looked at You Yuzhi eagerly, sizing up her expression.
You Yuji put a piece of braised pork into his bowl, and the child breathed a sigh of relief and ate with big mouthfuls of food with a smile.
After lunch, You Heng, Jiao Yushu and You Jiamu left the Jinnan Palace. You Heng had some things to do, so Jiao Yushu naturally had no reason to stay any longer and left with You Heng. You Jiamu was reluctant to leave his elder sister, but You Heng still lifted him up on his shoulders and carried him away.
You Yuji personally escorted the person to the main gate of the palace before slowly walking back.
The snow from last night had not melted yet, and the sky and the earth were covered with white. You Yuji looked at the snow-capped mountains in the distance, and her body suddenly shook.
"Madam, what's wrong with you?" Zhenxu followed her and hurried to support her.
Several servants who were sweeping snow on the roadside looked over curiously.
"Nothing." You Yuji smiled and continued walking forward. She walked back to Tanxiang Yingyue with normal steps. As she was about to enter the house, she said tiredly, "Zhenxu, go get me a doctor."
"Hey!" Zhenxu responded and ran away quickly.
Si Que stood at the window, looking at You Yuji. He saw that she frowned, a hint of pain appeared between her brows, and then she pushed the door and walked into the room as usual.
Si Que also frowned.
You Yuji entered the room, closed the door, and immediately slid down, her back pressed against the door. She raised her hand stiffly, and placed the back of her fingers on her burning forehead.
She really can't hold on any longer.
Her second brother said that she was being stubborn, but from the day their father passed away, she never allowed herself to cry in front of others or show any vulnerability.
The author has something to say: When qaq was about to be released, the backend was pulled, my update time is 222222 woohoo