The delicate little cabbage was pushed by the old emperor

Emperor Yong'an walked down the stairs with the medicine bag and whispered to Shen Leyan, "Take her back to her room to rest first. I'll take care of the rest."

After watching them leave, Emperor Yong'an said sternly, "I came here today not to wish to be a monarch and a subject with my uncle."

Shangguan Rui looked at Emperor Yong'an with a complicated expression and sighed, "Your humble servant knows, but..."

"Okay, let me ask you if you knew about the poisoning."

Shangguan Rui hesitated for a long time before finally confessing the truth: "I only learned about the poisoning before coming here."

The crime of deceiving the emperor is punishable by the death of nine generations of the family.

Even though he was a member of the empress dowager's family, he didn't dare to act rashly.

"It was Ah Qing who bribed Hongye to mix the powder into Madam's medicinal food."

"Although Ah Qing committed a serious offense, I beg Your Majesty to show mercy and spare her life. She will definitely not commit the same offense again."

"Besides, the madam's health was already not good, and she was bedridden for years. Ah Qing only caused such a disaster for the sake of the children's happiness."

When Emperor Yong'an heard this, he understood.

He was silent for a moment before saying, "Have you ever considered whether this is fair to Madam Shangguan and Yueyin?"

"What's so unfair about that? I've always been the one the master favored. If Jiang Xuemei hadn't interfered and insisted on marrying in, I would have been Madam Shangguan long ago."

"God has opened his eyes. Who can blame her for her poor health and bad fate? I was just helping her. What did I do wrong?"

Aunt Qing shouted out of control, "She'll die sooner or later, so why didn't she go earlier?"

"Does she have to occupy this position and let my son call her mother? My Fei'er can only be a concubine's daughter and can't even decide her marriage?"

"Then can I make a choice?"

Shangguan Yueyin finally learned the truth of the matter. She was very calm at this time, especially after hearing her father's constant defense of Aunt Qing at the door just now, she became even more disappointed with him.

She calmly walked up to them and asked, "Has my mother ever done anything to wrong you? She has always treated Shangguan Jingyu, Shangguan Yuefei, and me equally and has never been harsh on them."

"Is she in good health? Does she need your help? Since you two love each other so much, I will help you on behalf of my mother."

"Your Majesty is here. Please understand that today I will take my mother out of the Shangguan Mansion. I, Shangguan Yueyin, and Shangguan Rui will sever my father-daughter relationship, and will have nothing to do with the Shangguan Mansion from now on."

Emperor Yong'an looked at her disheartened expression and sighed, "Why are you doing this..."

"Sister Shangguan..."

Shen Lebai, who came to deliver ginseng, happened to see her looking like she was about to break, and he felt his heart breaking as well.

He ran over quickly and with great effort took back his hands that were about to hug her.

Shangguan Yueyin knew they were worried and curled her lips, "I'm fine, don't worry."

"I have made up my mind on this matter. I beg Your Majesty to grant my wish."

Shangguan Rui sneered after hearing this, "Good! Very good!"

"Even if the Empress Dowager were here today, I would still say that you are truly ignorant of the immensity of heaven and earth."

"It's all my fault for not disciplining you properly. You've become lawless because of your pampering."

"I also regret not restricting your travel, allowing you to leave the house at will, make friends with outsiders, and specifically disobey your father."

"enough!"

"You are no longer my father. What qualifications do you have to say that to me?"

"They are all my friends. I don't allow you to slander them, let alone say anything about my mother and the Queen Mother." Shangguan Yueyin continued with a sneer.

"In your eyes, all I have to do is be obedient and watch my mother get killed. Then I'll marry whoever you tell me to marry, just to consolidate your position as Lord Shangguan and never disobey you."

"I tell you, it's impossible."

Shangguan Rui's hand, which was pointing at her, began to tremble. He was obviously furious. "Go! Take your mother away now!"

As expected, Shangguan Yueyin turned around and left with Shen Leyan and the others without any reluctance.

Shangguan Rui watched all this with a gloomy face. He didn't expect Shangguan Yueyin to be so resolute.

"Is uncle satisfied now?"

"Your Majesty, you have also seen it. This rebellious girl is really...ah...I am sorry to have embarrassed Your Majesty." Shangguan Rui said with some regret.

"Why should I laugh at you? In my opinion, she did a great job. My cousin has suffered greatly in this matter. Not only did you not appease or compensate her, but you have also been biased towards the person who poisoned her."

Shangguan Rui was speechless for a moment. His arrogance in front of the emperor disappeared in an instant. He gradually calmed down and fell into deep thought.

He seemed to think that what the emperor said made sense, and just when he was about to waver and compromise, Aunt Qing suddenly interrupted him.

She had waited for this day with great difficulty, and she wished Shangguan Yueyin could leave earlier so that her Fei'er could be the eldest daughter of the Shangguan family.

She absolutely could not let Shangguan Rui regret his actions, and she began to fan the flames again, saying, "Master, although Yueyin cannot be blamed entirely for this matter, she is so determined to sever ties with you, causing you such embarrassment. This is also wrong."

"Her temper has changed so suddenly. I don't know who she learned it from outside. Maybe she was instigated by a villain!" After instigating her, Aunt Qing did not forget to criticize Shen Leyan who offended her.

But he didn't expect that her words of slander would make the already angry Emperor Yong'an even more furious.

"Come here, drag her away and give her thirty lashes first."

"Mrs. Qing was arrogant, poisoned the mistress, instigated trouble, and violated etiquette. Therefore, she was beaten with thirty sticks, demoted to slavery, and expelled from the Shangguan Mansion."

The guards immediately stepped forward and dragged Aunt Qing out. Soon, the sound of a board hitting someone and Aunt Qing's screams could be heard.

“Master, save me…save me…!”

“Ah! Ah…”

Shangguan Rui was shocked and wanted to plead for mercy, but Emperor Yong'an raised his hand to stop him.

"For the Empress Dowager's sake, I will not pursue today's matter. But if I find you unfairly treating others unfairly and favoring your concubine over your wife again in the future, don't blame me for not caring about your uncle's reputation."

"After I return to the palace, I will report the truth to the Empress Dowager. You can take care of yourself." After saying this, Emperor Yong'an waved his sleeves and left.

Shangguan Rui stood there, feeling extremely regretful.

He knew that he was wrong this time. He shouldn't have always favored Aunt Qing and hurt his daughter.

He just couldn't bear to have Concubine Qing demoted to slavery and expelled from the mansion, but the emperor was currently furious, so he didn't dare to plead for mercy.

On the other side, Shangguan Yueyin packed up her things with her mother and maidservant and left Shangguan Mansion in a carriage.

Shen Lebai quickly helped them find a villa in the city and settled them down.