Astute Princess: Married to be the Empress Novel - Chapter 182

Chapter 182 Hope Shattered
This time, the Right Virtuous King really gave up. Even the other ministers shook their heads when they saw this situation. They said, “It’s over, it’s over. This time, it’s really over. The Emperor has sealed off all the outlets. Now, there is really no hope at all.”

I just pity these kids, “They are all good years. Their life should have been colorful. Just because of this temporary vanity, their happiness was ruined. In the future, they can only waste their time in this high wall. Ah … what a sin. I still have some things to do, so I’ll go back to the manor first. I won’t go to this Consort Feng ceremony. I can’t bear it anymore. Goodbye, Virtuous King Right.”

As he spoke, the man wiped away his sad tears and walked back dejectedly. When the others saw him like this, they all said, “This old man also has some matters to attend to at home. Let’s go first. Everyone, please help yourselves. Goodbye, Virtuous King Right.” “Goodbye!” “Goodbye!” Soon, everyone was gone.

Only the Right Virtuous King and Mu Lin were left standing there. The current Mu Lin, Although he still had the position of deputy general, he didn’t have a single soldier in his hands. Even Mu Army had been disbanded yesterday. Now, he relied on that small salary to support his large family every month. His father, Mu Feng, although Huyan Mingshuo had pardoned his death penalty, stealing the treasury was still a big crime. Impunity was not enough to convince the public.

Hence, Huyan Mingshuo removed him from the position of Great General. At the same time, the imperial seal of everyone else in the Great General’s Mansion was lifted, Mu Lin was the only one who wasn’t implicated, The post of Deputy General was still retained, In fact, Huyan Mingshuo had deliberately left the Mu Clan a way to survive. As long as Mu Lin still had a monthly salary, their entire Mu Clan would not starve to death. With this salary, as long as they reduced their expenses and lived frugally, they would still be able to live in the Imperial Capital. However, it was definitely not as glorious as before.

Originally, Mu Lin had been busy demobilizing servants in the manor these past few days, take an inventory of one’s family property, I want to see if I can do what Fu Yingran did back then, And do some business and make some money, so that his family wouldn’t have to go through so much trouble, As the saying goes, From thrift to extravagance, from extravagance to thrift is difficult. These people in the Mu Manor have been nourished for all these years, but now they are being forced to cut back on their clothes and food. It is inevitable that some people will complain. If the Mu Manor is not peaceful for a long time, he will have to try to improve the current situation of the Mu Manor. He has been very irritated these past few days.

Today’s Consort Conferred Ceremony, He didn’t want to come, But then he thought, After all, Mu Lian was his biological sister, The direct daughter of the General’s Mansion, After entering the palace, he was still a noble imperial concubine. Therefore, he thought that it was better to enter the palace and take a look. If he could find a way out from Mu Lian, then it would be a great help to the Mu Clan. Perhaps the Mu Clan would be able to make a comeback with this. However, what he saw now was such a situation, and the hope in his heart was instantly shattered.

Thinking about how he had spent the past few years with Huyan Mingshuo, He couldn’t believe it, Huyan Mingshuo would do such a decisive thing, So he touched the thick wall and said to himself, “This wall is so thick and ice. The Emperor’s wall is not only blocking off the rear path of these women, but also blocking off the hearts of us people. He is telling the people of the world that we have been abandoned by him and have nothing to do with him ever since.”

“Yes, this wall is ice, Looks like the Emperor really doesn’t need us anymore, “This king can’t watch this Consort Sealing Ceremony anymore. This king really has no face to face them. This king harmed them all. Also, Ya’er. If this king had listened to the Emperor’s advice and given up letting Ya’er enter the palace, perhaps Ya’er would already be that lofty princess. Ah … it was all this king’s greed that harmed her.” After saying this, the Right Virtuous King also turned around and walked out of the palace without looking back. He wanted to leave this cold place immediately.

Seeing him leave, Mu Lin took a deep look in the direction of the main hall of the Western Palace. He sighed and turned around to leave.

At this moment, in the main hall of the West Palace, The girls’ hearts were also filled with desolation. Looking at the tall palace wall, the deserted hall, the palace maids, and the hour, it was already this hour. The Emperor had yet to show his face, nor had he sent anyone to deliver a message. They had never thought of such a scene. This was completely different from the Consort Conferred Ceremony they had imagined.

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The current situation could be said to have completely disrupted their plans. Originally, everyone had come for the only chance at the Consort Sealing Ceremony. They had tried their best to show themselves, so that the Emperor could look up to them and fly up to the branches to become a phoenix.

But in this situation, It was beyond their imagination, Completely caught them off guard, Right now, these women were already panicking. They didn’t know what to do next. Thus, they could only look at the door and place their hopes on their families. Now, they wanted to see their families as soon as possible so that they could discuss with them and see what to do next.

However, when the auspicious hour was almost here, no one entered the West Palace. The eunuch looked at the sky, then at the crowd, and then shouted, “The auspicious hour has arrived. The Consort Sealing Ceremony begins now. Please kneel down and receive the imperial edict.”

As he spoke, he walked to the center of the ceremony and respectfully stretched out his hands to retrieve the imperial edict from the sealed brocade box. At this moment, all the women looked out of the door, hoping that a miracle would happen at the last moment. However, what they saw was still the empty palace gate.

Everyone else was fine, They had already accepted their fate, long before they entered the palace, Fathers and brothers had already told them what might happen, As long as Imperial Concubine Lian and Imperial Concubine Ya were here, the chances of these women making a name for themselves were slim. The greatest possibility for them was that they would die alone in the West Palace. Both of them were young and had good times. Although they were unwilling, their status was inferior to others, so they could only accept their fate.

But Mu Lian couldn’t do it. This wasn’t the result she wanted. She had waited so many years and finally became Huyan Mingshuo’s concubine. How could she accept such a result? If Huyan Mingshuo was present today and had personally seen him, he would still look down on him. She would accept this result, but he would not even show his face. This meant that Huyan Mingshuo had completely ignored them. How could she be willing to accept this?

‘”Wait a moment, Eunuch. It’s already auspicious. The Emperor hasn’t appeared yet. May I trouble Eunuch to go to the Eastern Palace and invite the Emperor again? There are many people at the Consort Sealing Ceremony today. No matter what, the Emperor should come and see for himself. It’s not in vain to waste the sisters’ attire.”

As she spoke, she walked to the father-in-law’s side. He removed a jade bracelet from his wrist and handed it to him. Before he entered the palace, his mother had secretly given it to her. She said that it was passed down from his mother’s ancestors and would only be passed on to his eldest daughter. This time, he wanted her to bring it into the palace so that she could take it out and pack it up when necessary to find a way out for him.

Hearing Mu Lian’s words, the father-in-law lowered his head and looked at the jade bracelet in his hand. This was definitely a good item. If it was in the past, he would definitely accept it without hesitation. Wasn’t it just a trip to the Eastern Palace? It’s just a small matter.

However, things were different now. The new emperor had just ascended to the throne, and even the Imperial Court was being rectified. Not to mention their harem? If he dared to act against the wind now, he would probably die without a corpse.

So he shoved it back into Mu Lian’s hands without hesitation, He said respectfully, “Imperial concubine Lian should take it back, It’s not that this servant is unwilling to take your place this time, It wasn’t a big deal, Just running errands, However, the Emperor had already instructed him a long time ago, The servants were forbidden to send messages on behalf of any of the empress in the West Palace, “Otherwise, I will go to Xing’s room for two days. That punishment room is not a place for people to stay. Anyone who enters will have to peel off their skin if they don’t die. Imperial Concubine Lian, please spare this servant. Besides, since the founding of Ye Lan, the Emperor has never appeared in every Concubine Sealing Ceremony. Imperial Concubine Lian, please don’t make things difficult for this servant anymore.”

Hearing the eunuch’s words, Mu Lian was extremely angry in her heart. This was truly a bullying of Hu Luopingyang by a dog. She thought that as the eldest young miss of the General’s Manor, Mu Lian had never seen her respectfully since childhood. She had never been ridiculed like this before. But now, even an eunuch dared to ridicule her. How could she endure this? However, she had to endure it no matter how much she couldn’t bear it. After all, this was the Imperial Palace, not a place where she could act recklessly. Moreover, now that the entire General’s Mansion was implicated, her status was naturally different from before.

She had no choice but to suppress her anger, adjust her state of mind, change her smiling face again, and put the bracelet into the eunuch’s hand again. She said to him, “Since Eunuch has said so, I can’t do anything more reluctantly. Since it’s the ancestral system, it’s fine if the Eastern Palace doesn’t go. Since the Emperor has something to do, then forget it.”

However, now that the auspicious time had arrived, there was not a single person who had come to observe the ceremony. This did not make sense. Could I trouble Eunuch to go out and see if they were stuck by something? “Why hasn’t he arrived yet?”

From the looks of it, The Emperor did not intend to come, The originally planned countermeasure, I don’t need it at all, She suddenly remembered, When she went out today, Big Brother had personally said that he would definitely come to the palace to observe the ceremony. Her only hope now lay in Big Brother. With the friendship between Big Brother and the Emperor over the years, she should be able to invite the Emperor over. Even if she could not, as long as she could see Big Brother, she could discuss with him and see what she should do next.

She would definitely not accept this outcome. She must try to fight again and make Huyan Mingshuo change her opinion. Otherwise, her life would really be ruined.

However, seeing that the auspicious time was almost over, no one came to watch the ceremony. Not only was Big Brother absent, but even the Right Virtuous King did not come. That was Ya Fei’s father.

Based on the importance that Youxian Wang and his wife attached to Xiao Ya, This Consort Sealing Ceremony, Duke Youxian said that everything should be there. However, at this time, she didn’t even see a single person. This time, Mu Lian’s heart was uncertain. However, once they entered the palace, they wouldn’t be able to walk freely. Thus, she wanted to let the eunuch go out to explore and see what had happened and why no one had entered yet.

This time, the eunuch no longer pushed the bracelet out. Instead, he smiled and put it into his sleeve pocket. Then, he said, “This is easy. Please wait a moment, ladies and gentlemen. This servant will go out and take a look. When we have found out more, we will immediately report it to the ladies and gentlemen.”

As he spoke, he turned around and left the main hall. As long as he didn’t go to the Eastern Palace to touch the Emperor’s bad luck, everything else would be easy. Wasn’t he just going out to inquire? It’s a small matter.

Thus, he left the West Palace and found his companions in the palace to inquire about the situation. After he found out what had happened, he immediately returned to the West Palace.