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

Chapter 413

"Such assumptions are meaningless. Young Master Yun can rest assured that I am only second in her heart."

He should be the one worrying about whether he will be abandoned.

Yun Xiaohan was surprised.

"Your Majesty, elder brother!" Yun Xiyue rushed over upon hearing the news.

"Slow down."

Murong Yu took her hand and walked towards the large lawn in the courtyard.

"Why did you leave the palace?" Yun Xiyue asked curiously.

"I went to the Zeng residence."

Yun Xiyue nodded. "And how is she?"

"He's been poisoned. He can only take antidote pills to temporarily suppress the poison's effects. To find an antidote, we need to go to the Northern Palace Kingdom."

So complicated?

Yun Xiyue didn't ask any further questions and gave her several bottles of antidote pills.

"Is A-Yue a mind reader? You know everything I'm thinking," Murong Yu said with a smile.

"I don't want to be a roundworm."

Yunxi Yue sat on the swing set, her toes lightly touching the ground, and the set began to sway.

Murong Yu pushed her from behind.

"We will also prepare a flower vine swing frame like this in the palace in the future."

Yun Xiyue smiled and said, "Okay!"

The two chatted for a while.

The Empress Dowager then sent someone to find her, saying that she was feeling unwell.

Tell the Emperor to go back immediately.

"Your Majesty, weren't you supposed to be visiting General Zeng outside the palace? Why did you end up at the Yun residence?"

Murong Yu said, "Mother, aren't you in good health?"

The Empress Dowager's face darkened visibly. "Are you... only satisfied when you've angered me to death?"

"Mother, why can't you accept A-Yue? From a broader perspective, she is suitable; from my own selfish perspective, she is the empress I want to marry."

"Does Mother not allow me to have even the slightest selfish desire?"

The Empress Dowager closed her eyes briefly. "But she's not suitable; her status doesn't match."

"How can she not be worthy? If she were the daughter of a minister, you might think Fangfang would be suitable, but her father is Prime Minister Pei, and her uncle is the head of all officials, controlling the court. You might think Zeng Rou would be suitable, but her father holds military power. Whether the daughter of the Pei family or the Zeng family becomes empress, it would be detrimental to me."

The Empress Dowager disagreed, saying, "But they are all important officials in the court. At this time, we should marry their daughters and treat them well so that they will be more loyal to the court."

"Does Mother really think so?" Murong Yu chuckled.

“Everyone here is an important official in the court, and they all want this position as empress. I feel it is not appropriate to give it to anyone.”

The Empress Dowager's expression changed slightly. It was indeed the case that choosing the Yun family was the most suitable option. "But she is a woman who has been married twice and was once someone else's wife."

"Mother, I have already made myself very clear to you. A-Yue only has me as her man."

The Empress Dowager said, "Others won't think that way! If you want her, you have many choices. Why insist on giving her to your principal wife? Elevating her like this will only make people think you are lustful and a foolish ruler. Even if you make her empress, the officials in the court will not be convinced."

Murong Yu said, "If you are not satisfied, then this salary will not be paid in the future. Currently, the salaries of the court, the military camps, and some expenses of the palace are all paid for with money from the Yun family."

The Empress Dowager exclaimed in surprise, "How is that possible? I simply do not believe that the Yun family can support the entire court on their own."

Murong Yu's eyes flickered slightly.

Seeing his reaction, the Empress Dowager knew that he was saying this on purpose and was lying.

"Mother, A-Yue sent you Purple Fragrance and medicine to regulate your body. All of these cost money. She didn't ask for a single penny when she sent them to me."

"Putting aside my relationship with her, even if I were the emperor, I couldn't just take things for free, could I? Shouldn't I be paid for these things?"

The Empress Dowager was even more shocked, never expecting that the medicine sent by the Emperor was actually sent by Yun Xiyue.

After she ate it, her health did improve a lot.

"Then I will refuse to eat anything she sends me from now on. I refuse to believe that this country cannot survive without her."

Murong Yu said, "These medicines were prepared by a divine physician. The Empress Dowager said that she wanted the divine physician, Ghost Hand, to come and treat your body. He couldn't come, so he sent the medicine instead."

"This is what we agreed upon beforehand. Are you going to break your promise by refusing to take your medicine out of spite?"

The Empress Dowager frowned. "That's not what I meant. You can't make up baseless stories just to force me to accept her."

"She did help us once with those two million taels, but I said I would return them to her. Don't worry, my son, I will have the Qi family and the Liu family prepare two million taels and return them to her when the time comes."

Murong Yu's expression instantly turned displeased. "You're truly confused!"