Astute Princess: Married to be the Empress Novel - Chapter 65

Chapter 65 Annul A Marriage
As for Imperial Daughter Lan Ying, not only did she not make any achievements, she even attracted the pressure of other armies because of her own selfishness, and she even attracted the economic pressure of Tianyi Village. Now that she was actually plotting against the Emperor’s heir, she naturally did not have the qualifications to stand by the Crown Prince’s side.

When the Emperor saw the approval in the eyes of the ministers, he said, Fortunately, the Crown Prince still agreed to let Princess Ling Hua enter the manor. He gave some instructions to Nanjiang and Concubine Ni, so the Emperor could only helplessly agree, “Alright, then. Imperial Daughter Lan Ying doesn’t need to enter the manor. As for Princess Ling Hua’s status, I’ll grant her the title as a concubine in the future.” However, an ordinary concubine was not a good concubine, nor was she a noble concubine. If it weren’t for the fact that the late Empress Dowager and Ni Fei were here, Princess Ling Hua wouldn’t have been able to see it for herself.

Seeing that his goal had been achieved, Huyan Mingshuo did not stay any longer. He bowed to the Emperor and said, “Father Emperor, Mother Empress is leaving the palace soon. There is still a need for me to take care of everything. I will leave first. After sending Mother away, I will directly return to the manor. After all, the Crown Princess is my Yelan Imperial Family’s direct bloodline.”

He just highlighted the importance of the child, Not mentioning worrying about Fu Yingran, he was afraid that Fu Yingran would leave a bad impression in the hearts of the officials. After all, Ying Ran still had to survive in Ye Lan in the future, so she could not make too many enemies for her. As for the importance that everyone attached to the child, there was nothing wrong with it. After all, his son would be the heir to the throne of Ye Lan, so it was inevitable for him to be valued.

The Emperor weakly waved his hand and said, “Go, send Mother away for me. I will send two imperial physicians to the Crown Prince’s Mansion later. We must ensure that the fetus in the Crown Princess’ stomach is safe.” Regardless of what Fu Yingran did, the fetus in her belly was his first imperial grandson, and he still attached great importance to it.

Huyan Mingshuo looked at his people in the palace hall and signaled them to calm down. He was free to speak. Then, he turned around and took Xiao Yizi away from the palace hall to arrange for the empress to leave the palace. When the officials received His Highness the Crown Prince’s signal, they did not say anything else. They stood in the palace hall without saying anything.

Just as Huyan Mingshuo left, the guard on duty at the entrance of the palace ran in with a messy piece of paper in his hand. He knelt on both knees and said, “Reporting to the emperor, there is a group of people outside the palace. They handed over their joint names and begged the emperor to take a look.” As he spoke, he handed over the messy joint statement.

The Emperor took it and opened it. He was shocked. His expression instantly turned bad. He didn’t expect that Fu Yingran would really shut down all the shops in Tianyi Manor. Also, when did the news of the Great Wei army spread out, and it even made everyone in Yelan know how to end it. I didn’t expect that because of my own private decision, Yelan would be in such a situation. It seems that Fu Yingran really can’t be underestimated. He was careless for a moment.

The emperor couldn’t make up his mind for a moment, so he could only pass down the number one paper to the officials and ask, “Let’s see what the Qing Clan can do about this matter.” After saying that, he leaned back on the dragon chair with haggard heartforce. He underestimated Fu Yingran too much. The current situation was no longer under his control. All control was in Fu Yingran’s hands. If he knew this would be the case, he should not have let Prince Zuo and Helian Lanying fool around.

At this moment, all the officials were speechless when they saw the joint statement. Everyone knew that this was caused by the Emperor’s repeated protection of the Zuoxian Palace. The key to this matter was how the Crown Princess decided. They were also powerless. Thus, everyone stood there with their eyes, noses, and hearts fixed. They did not say a word.

The Emperor looked at the crowd helplessly and finally looked at the culprit, King Zuo Xian, and asked, “King Zuo Xian, this matter is caused by your daughter. Tell me what to do.”

“Your Majesty, this old subject knows his crime. I only ask Your Majesty to forgive Lan Ying for being young and ignorant.” There was no other way. Everyone already knew about this matter. He couldn’t hide it anymore, so he could only ask for His Majesty’s blessing again.

No matter how confused the Emperor was, he knew that it was difficult to offend the crowd. This was no longer something that could be done just by suppressing Fu Yingran. Perhaps he would put Ye Lan in trouble again. In that case, he would be Ye Lan’s sinner. Thus, he turned to the Right Virtuous King and asked, “What do you think of the Right Virtuous King?”

This Prince Youxian was the Queen’s elder brother and the Crown Prince’s biological uncle. Asking him his opinion was a disguised way of asking the Crown Prince how to handle this matter. However, this time, the Crown Prince did not leave any instructions. He only told them to remain calm. Fortunately, this Prince Youxian was not an incompetent person. Based on what the Crown Prince had just done, he could probably understand the Crown Prince’s intentions.

Thus, he said to the Emperor, “Reporting to the Emperor, I feel that the most important thing at present is to appease the Crown Princess. The key to this matter is still the Crown Princess. As long as the Crown Princess speaks, Great Wei may be able to withdraw his troops, and Tian Yizhuang may also be able to remove the economic pressure. I believe that if we do not follow the advice given by the Crown Princess yesterday, things may turn around.”

At this time, the people from the Crown Prince’s Party also came out of the class to join the discussion, “This official seconded me. I beg the Emperor to place the people of Yelan above all else.” All the officials knew that the Emperor had deliberately suppressed Fu Yingran for the sake of the Zuoxian Palace. In the past, it was only a matter of the royal family. As long as the country was not in danger, they would not say anything. But now, it was not just a matter of the royal family. It was a matter of the entire yelan, so they had the right to speak.

The emperor also knew that this matter had already reached a situation beyond his control. He could only order, “Send my order, remove Prince Zuo from the throne and demote him to deputy general. Immediately go to the southern border to assist General Mu in guarding the border. Helian Lanying abolished the title of imperial daughter and dissolved her engagement with the Crown Prince. The Prince Zuo family immediately moved out of the imperial palace and headed to the southern border.”

This is the pet minister’s sorrow. When I pamper you, I will do my utmost to honor you. When I demote you, I will be merciless. Prince Zuo Xian also knows that there is no turning back on this matter. It is good to be able to preserve my life. If I don’t have to worry about burning firewood, I will definitely get my money back in the future.

Thus, he unwillingly bowed and said, “This lowly official has issued a decree to thank Your Majesty for your kindness.” Prince Zuo knelt on the ground and kowtowed as he stood up. He consciously walked to the back of the officials and stood at the bottom. With his current position, he could only stand there.

At this moment, the Emperor was also tired. Seeing that everything had been settled, he signaled for the eunuch to retreat. Upon receiving the Emperor’s signal, the eunuch immediately shouted to everyone, “Retreat!”

All the officials knelt down and bowed their heads in unison, saying, “Send respectfully to the Emperor.” Then, the Emperor got up and left the Ganming Palace. He had to investigate. Why was it that the news spread all over the palace? He had no idea. The Crown Prince had suggested that Mu Xiu was doing it on purpose. The Empress had left the palace to pray for blessings. It was probably just an excuse. The purpose was to get out of his control and make it impossible for him to restrain the Crown Prince.

He had to get out of the palace before the queen, After all, Fu Yingran was his wife, and he was the only one who was most suitable to handle this matter. If the Empress were to leave the palace, the Crown Prince would no longer have any ties with Mu Xiu. At that time, no one in Ye Lan would be able to persuade Fu Yingran, and Ye Lan would fall into a desperate situation because of his momentary foolishness.

It didn’t matter if it was two years earlier, He was determined to revive Ye Lan, But recently, he felt that he was unable to handle many things, especially the matter with Fu Yingran. He was also responsible for it. He was worried that Fu Yingran would vent all of his resentment on the people of Ye Lan. Ye Lan would be in a difficult situation, so how would he face the Huyan Clan’s ancestors in the future?

After the emperor left, all the officials also stood up and walked out of Qian Ming Palace. Everyone automatically alienated Zuo Xian Wang. No, they should call him Helian Lieutenant General now.

When the Emperor arrived at the palace where the Empress lived, the palace was quiet. Only a few maids were cleaning the courtyard. It was obvious that the Empress had left. So, she turned around and rushed to the entrance of the palace. The guard at the entrance said that the Empress’ luanjia had just left.

The Emperor immediately understood, This was probably arranged by the Crown Prince in advance. It seemed that because he did not listen to the Crown Prince’s advice many times and forced him to marry a concubine regardless of his wishes, the Crown Prince had already raised his heart to resist. This time, he was afraid that he would abandon his hand. The Emperor was also anxious. He knew that once the Empress left the capital, the Crown Prince would no longer have any worries and would be able to rest assured in the Crown Prince’s Mansion.

But now, there were so many things that the Crown Prince needed to take charge of. In fact, he didn’t even know about it. Since when did most of the people in the court belong to the Crown Prince, and they were only perfunctory towards the Emperor. Thinking of this, the Emperor quickly called the personal eunuch and ordered, “Quickly go to the city gate. No matter what, you must stop the Empress and not let her out of the city.”

Actually, at this time, the Crown Prince was also looking for the Empress everywhere. He immediately went to Yu Kun Palace when he came out of Qian Ming Palace. He was afraid that the Emperor would detain the Empress after knowing the truth. He was planning to send the Empress out of the palace as soon as possible, but when he arrived at Yu Kun Palace, there was no trace of the Empress. Therefore, he only arrived at the entrance of the palace a step earlier than the Emperor. After asking, he found out that the Crown Princess had sent someone to escort the Empress out of the palace.

Hence, Huyan Mingshuo instructed the guard seriously, “If the Emperor asks later, say that this palace escorted Mother out of the palace. As for the Crown Princess, don’t reveal a single word. Otherwise, this palace will annihilate your nine families.” Then, he mounted his horse and was about to rush to the city gate, but when he turned around, he saw that the emperor’s carriage had already arrived from afar, so Huyan Mingshuo hurriedly beat the horse and left.

He couldn’t help but sigh in his heart. Fortunately, Fu Yingran picked up his mother a step earlier. Otherwise, his mother wouldn’t be able to leave the palace today. I’m afraid that his father and emperor would still use his mother to control him later. At that time, he probably wouldn’t be able to let go of his hands and feet. If someone were to control his father and emperor, Yelan would be in danger.

As the saying goes, only Fu Yingran could cooperate with him so seamlessly. In his heart, he was even more certain that only Fu Yingran was the most suitable person to stand beside him.

Fu Yingran did not disappoint him. At this time, she was waiting for the Empress to arrive at the city gate. She even spread the Empress’ voluntary petition to leave the palace to pray for the country. Even if the Emperor came to his senses and sent people to retrieve the Empress, they would have to take into account the people’s mouths and let the Empress out of the city.