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

Chapter 797

Yun Xiyue looked at Murong Yu. His face was very ugly, and the Empress Dowager could not see the pain in his eyes. She did not believe him.

"Empress Dowager, please stop."

"His Majesty has no intention of harming Prime Minister Pei, nor has he ever thought of harming you."

"You are mother and son, why are you fighting each other? As the Empress Dowager, can't you just enjoy your retirement? You've already spent most of your life fighting with the women of the harem for a man. You've finally made it to the top, why do you have to get involved again?"

Yun Xiyue couldn't understand why she did this.

As a woman, she understood the pain of her past.

After entering the palace, she disliked fighting with the other women in the harem.

She didn't want to repeat her past life, ruining her entire life for a man.

"The Emperor is related to you by blood; he is the closest person to you in this world."

The Empress Dowager froze, tears welling in her eyes. "Then ask him why he sent me to Ziyun Mountain?"

Murong Yu's expression was cold, his eyes showing no emotion as he looked at her. "I want you to stay away from the conflicts. I don't want to see my uncle using you anymore."

"Also, I don't want you to cause trouble for A-Yue's Yun family. You are my mother, and I have no other choice but to face this dilemma."

The Empress Dowager cried, "Then why wasn't Yun Xiyue sent away? Why were it my uncle and I who were sent away?"

“You knew someone wanted to kill your uncle, yet you still sent him away from the capital, which was tantamount to taking his life.”

Murong Yu did not argue with her. "Since you are not satisfied, then go back to the palace. Tomorrow I will send A-Yue and the child to the Summer Palace. They will not be coming back."

Yun Xiyue was stunned for a moment; it wasn't impossible for her to leave.

She can go back to the Yun family.

However, this will attract criticism.

Going to the Summer Palace is indeed a good choice.

But Murong Yu had to run back and forth.

If his itinerary were known, he could easily be targeted for assassination.

Ultimately, the Empress Dowager did not consider Murong Yu's feelings or his safety.

The Empress Dowager froze, as if realizing something. "Then the hundred-day celebration..."

"The event will proceed as planned. After the 100-day celebration, A-Yue will leave the palace."

The Empress Dowager wiped away her tears, finally feeling a sense of balance. "The child cannot go; it's too dangerous."

"Heh." Murong Yu stared at her coldly, letting out a sneer full of mockery.

The Empress Dowager suddenly felt embarrassed and seemed to realize that such coercion was inappropriate. "I don't really want to force you to send away the Empress. I just think the Emperor has gone too far. In order to protect the Yun family, he doesn't care about my life and the life of Prime Minister Pei."

"Now your uncle is gone... do you know that?" She broke down in tears as she said this.

Murong Yu did not shed a single tear. The Empress Dowager scolded him for being cold-blooded and heartless, and she became more and more heartbroken, until her voice became hoarse from scolding him.

She couldn't take it anymore and fainted.

Murong Yu had someone escort her back to Funing Palace.

"Your Majesty..." Yun Xiyue hadn't expected Pei Zhili to die so quickly.

Murong Yu rubbed his brow. "He did it on purpose, wanting to use his own life to anger the Empress Dowager, the Pei family, and all the officials."

"Since there's no way to turn things around, he'll fight to the death."

Yun Xiyue sighed inwardly, "Then he's really dead?"

"Yes. To get revenge on me, and to make this situation even more murky."