Remarrying Chun Yuan

Emperor Qi Xiao wiped the sweat from his forehead. He never expected that one day he would be so eager to win over this illegitimate son, and even fear that he would leave.

“As long as he is willing to stay, I can feel half at ease. In fact, I still have many things to deal with.” Emperor Qi Xiao did not mention the words “Consort Yu”, but Cheng Hai directly understood the implied meaning of Emperor Qi Xiao.

“Her Majesty the Empress is still hoping to hold her granddaughter and it is not appropriate for her to handle such matters. This servant is willing to share the burden for Your Majesty,” Cheng Hai volunteered.

Qin Muyan is already dead, and the entire Jiang family has been executed. It's impossible for Consort Yu to continue living in the palace alone. But these women can devour her bit by bit until there's nothing left. It's better to just end it quickly.

Emperor Qi Xiao was surprised that Cheng Hai would volunteer. "Then you can do it," he said, and then fell silent.

After all, she was once his favorite concubine, and he still had feelings for her.

This small amount of affection is far from enough to make up for the grave mistakes made by the Jiang family and Qin Muyan.

Cheng Hai nodded, "Then the other concubines..." After all, Consort Yu was originally a Noble Consort and had once been in charge of the six palaces.

She has quite a few people under her command.

Otherwise, it would be impossible for a slave to easily crawl out of the dog hole to deliver a message.

"Do as you please, don't ask me." Emperor Qi Xiao simply waved his hand, meaning "silence them," but he didn't want to say those two words aloud.

Cheng Hai left quietly.

In just three days, ten concubines and several palace maids and servants quietly disappeared from the harem.

These people were secretly taken out and thrown into a mass grave.

When the Empress heard about this, she simply nodded slightly and said nothing more.

After chatting with the Crown Princess for a while, she went to see Emperor Qi Xiao.

"Shuo'er has already been granted the title of Prince, and it is no longer appropriate for him to reside in the Eastern Palace. Your Majesty, I implore you to grant him a separate residence so that he can move out of the palace.

Previously, when Emperor Qi Xiao promoted Yuan Cuo, it was a pressing matter. Although the Empress knew that this matter should be brought up, she did not want to run into trouble at Emperor Qi Xiao's worst juncture.

But things are different now. We know everything, including the fact that the imperial harem has been subjected to a large-scale purge.

Moreover, the Empress had also heard from Cheng Hai that Yuan Cuo had refused Emperor Qi Xiao's request. He told the Empress about this in the hope that she would take the initiative and share Emperor Qi Xiao's burdens, since some matters were not for a servant like him to meddle in.

Upon hearing her say this, Emperor Qi Xiao took the initiative to help her up.

“Yuan Cuo doesn’t care about the throne of Daqi at all. He doesn’t care whether Shuo’er moves out of the East Palace or not.”

The Empress was embarrassed, not expecting Emperor Qi Xiao to be so direct with her, "But the rules must be followed, otherwise the laws of our Great Qi will become a joke, and no one will care about His Majesty's decrees."

"You really expect him to move out?" Emperor Qi Xiao hadn't expected the Empress to be so adamant.

The Empress nodded seriously, "Leaving the palace might help Shuo'er's condition improve. Besides, what he did back then was no less serious than what Qin Muyan did; he should have been punished long ago." She was very earnest.

Emperor Qi Xiao nodded slowly. Having been forced to abdicate by two sons in succession and disliked by one son, he had indeed been an outstanding emperor.

"Then bestow the old imperial uncle's residence upon him. It is not far from the palace. If you wish to visit him, you can change into plain clothes and exit through the west gate."

The Empress's eyes sparkled; she hadn't expected Emperor Qi Xiao to say such a thing.

"His Majesty……"

"I only hope that you won't say anything about leaving me too, and that you can stay by my side forever." Emperor Qi Xiao grasped the Empress's hand. "I feel like I have nothing left, except for you."

The Empress pursed her lips and agreed firmly.

In fact, when she mentioned allocating a mansion to Qin Mushuo, she hoped that His Majesty would grant her permission to leave with him.

Unexpectedly, Emperor Qi Xiao's words stirred her pity, and even though she was heartbroken, she was still willing to stay by his side.

News of Qin Mushuo moving out of the East Palace spread quickly.

The Ministry of Rites acted swiftly, completing the repairs and relocation in less than twenty days.

This was also the first time Fang Ziqing had left the palace since her marriage. She felt that the sky outside the palace was even bluer.

"This humble servant does miss the braised pork knuckle from Guiyue Tower. It was Liu Yuechu's favorite dish, and I tried it myself. I originally found it too greasy, but after entering the palace, I've been craving it ever since."

She recalled how Liu Yuechu, when she was in the capital, wished she could eat at every single restaurant in the city.

The princess smiled as she thought of her, "I wonder how she is doing in Chu? It must be quite an exciting thing to be secretly taken away like this."

The fact that the Chu Emperor was not dead and had taken Liu Yuechu with him quickly became known to everyone in the capital and became the hottest topic of conversation.

Some casinos even opened betting odds on when Liu Yuechu would be able to return to the capital.

"I asked Madam Liu, but unfortunately she didn't know either. She only received a letter sent at the beginning of the month, along with many snacks and trinkets, all for her two children."

"Did she complain about the State of Chu in her letter? What else did she say?" the princess asked curiously.

"She said everything in Chu was wonderful, with beautiful scenery and pleasant landscapes. She also found delicious food, better medicine prescriptions, and even the carpentry skills of Chu broadened her horizons."

"But they also said that the Chu emperor did not allow her to trade with Daqi, and that she had leaked secrets."

Princess Consort: "...She always manages to surprise people. She didn't mention anything about homesickness or missing her children. She only thought about making money for Daqi."

"Indeed, I heard that the Duke of Baoguo was furious because the letter was several pages long, but only mentioned him in one sentence. Moreover, it told him to take good care of the affairs of Daqi and not to rush to Chu to bring her back. She wanted to play a little longer." Fang Ziqing had met Huang Wanwan before, and Huang Wanwan was also very excited when she talked about this. They both admired Liu Yuechu's decisiveness and unruliness.

"It's a pity we didn't have the chance to see it. It's already a miracle that we were able to leave the palace in this lifetime." The Princess Consort thought of Qin Muyan and the Jiang family's fate and felt that it was a good thing that Qin Mushuo was abandoned early on.

"By the way, how is Jiang Yunjiao?" Fang Ziqing suddenly thought of her.

Everyone in the Jiang family is dead, but Jiang Yunjiao has already married and is now considered a member of the Pei family, so she won't be dragged back to be executed or exiled.

The princess scratched her head and sighed, "Originally, the Pei family could have just divorced her and gotten rid of the problem, which would have solved a troublesome issue. Otherwise, this matter would have been really difficult to handle."

"But who knew that Jiang Yunjiao would suddenly become pregnant."

“She is pregnant, so it’s impossible for me to divorce her, both morally and logically. Even if we were to get a divorce, it would be criticized by many people.”

Fang Ziqing was stunned. "Isn't Jiang Yunjiao infertile? How could she be pregnant?"

Pei Chun had repeated this sentence countless times: "Isn't she unable to get pregnant? How did she get pregnant after only one night of sleeping together!"