Demoted from wife to concubine? Reborn, the mistress of a noble family plots another high-status mar

Chapter 298

"stand up."

Yun Xiyue had only been kneeling for a short while when Murong Yu arrived and helped her up.

"Your Majesty, the Empress Dowager has just recovered from a serious illness and is in a bad mood. Please don't upset her. It's alright for me to kneel for a while."

“You’ve just recovered from a serious illness yourself.” Murong Yu said coldly, pulling her up.

"emperor......"

No one announced it; the room was filled with laughter and cheerful conversation.

Murong Yu arrived suddenly.

Everyone hurriedly stood up and bowed.

"Your Majesty's arrival is timely. I only punished her by making her kneel for half an hour," the Empress Dowager said displeased.

Murong Yu asked, "What did Yun Xiyue do wrong that you want to punish her?"

"Because of her alone, the Emperor mobilized the Imperial Guards to search for her. Then why does the Emperor value her so much?" the Empress Dowager asked rhetorically.

Murong Yu's eyes darkened slightly, and a layer of frost gradually settled on his face. "You can ask the Prime Minister about this."

The Empress Dowager's expression changed slightly.

Could it really be because of catching a spy? Asking the Prime Minister is a matter of state; if she were to actually ask, it would be meddling in politics.

"Then what was she doing running out in the middle of the night? Why did they arrest her instead of any other spies? And how did she end up in the Yun family's caravan?"

Murong Yu smiled. "The Empress Dowager is recuperating in Fu Ning Palace. I have said that no one is allowed to disturb you. How come your information network is still as good as ever?"

Madam Xiao looked flustered and had to stand up to explain, "Your Majesty, the Empress Dowager only just learned about these things. When I entered the palace, the Empress Dowager inquired about Ling'er, and after learning that Ling'er had married Young Master Yun, she couldn't help but say a few more words."

"That's when I found out that Miss Yun had been kidnapped."

Xiao Ling'er said, "Your Majesty, my mother... is just worried about me, she doesn't mean anything else."

"It's all gone!"

As emperor, he was always the one being explained to by others, never the one explaining his own actions to others.

He was very dissatisfied with the Empress Dowager's interrogation.

"Why did the Emperor disagree with General Xiao's request for a marriage? Is it wrong for her, a divorced woman who has remarried, to marry the eldest son of the Xiao family?" the Empress Dowager continued to press.

Murong Yu said coldly, "Miss Xiao is already married to the eldest son of the Yun family, there is no need for a marriage between relatives."

"If the Empress Dowager believes that Yun Xiyue's status is not good enough for Young Master Xiao, wouldn't it be unfair to him if I were to bestow a marriage upon him?"

The Empress Dowager choked and couldn't answer.

"Yun Xiyue helped our country acquire 30,000 warhorses and also saved the Empress Dowager. I promised her that she would not have to marry," Murong Yu continued.

"Mother, don't forget that when you were suffering from your illness, it was she who cleverly saved you. Even if you don't like her, you shouldn't ostracize her in front of everyone like this."

The Empress Dowager's expression changed slightly, and she almost couldn't catch her breath.

"Queen Mother..."

“Cousin, say less. Mother is just afraid that you might be confused and want to marry Xiyue. If you promise not to marry her, then Mother will naturally not have any objections to her.” Pei Fang walked to the Empress Dowager’s side and smoothed her over.

"emperor."

Yun Xiyue hurriedly stepped forward, "Your Majesty's health is of utmost importance, please summon the imperial physician immediately."

Murong Yu's expression remained calm, but he did not lash out and signaled for someone to fetch a doctor.

After examining the Empress Dowager, the imperial physician said that she had suffered a heart attack from anger. "Your Majesty, the Empress Dowager's condition is not good. If she is to be cured, we will have to invite a miracle doctor."

Everyone looked at Yun Xiyue.

"The divine physician is not here, but she is his apprentice. She should be able to help the Empress Dowager with her health!"

Yun Xiyue said, "My master and I have not learned any medical skills."

"But His Majesty just said that you saved the Empress Dowager. Could it be that you don't know medicine but deliberately said you saved the Empress Dowager?"

Yun Xiyue looked at Zhou Zhilan, who had been deliberately stirring up trouble time and time again. "Noble Lady Zhou, are you questioning the imperial physicians' medical skills, and are you questioning the Emperor?"

Consort Zhou hurriedly told Murong Yu that she did not mean that, "Your Majesty, the most important thing now is to invite the divine physician back to treat the Empress Dowager's health, and what the Imperial Concubine said also makes some sense."

"The Emperor and Miss Yun are getting too close, and he's protecting her in every way. Given her special status, it's inevitable that the Empress Dowager will worry. The only way to put the Empress Dowager at ease is to put her at ease."

Murong Yu was too lazy to pay attention to her and signaled his men to clear these people out.