Remarrying Chun Yuan

Chapter 294 Confrontation

Liu Yuechu was not surprised when she heard that Emperor Qi Xiao wanted her to come to the palace for lunch the next day.

After all, Cheng Hai has already taken Meng Changhuai away for several days, and a conclusion will be reached soon.

Princess Chen was very worried, saying, "I don't know what that person said to His Majesty. If he deliberately makes up stories about you, you must not admit it."

"The greater the merit, the more doubts His Majesty will have. At this time, it is better to be cautious."

Princess Chen already knew that the Governor-General was with Yuan Cuo, but she didn't know the details. It was only after Chen Zhongyao gave her a few pointers that she was reminded not to complain about her father not sending a letter.

Liu Yuechu knew in her heart that she did not believe that the child in her womb could make His Majesty broad-minded and tolerant.

At worst, we can just give birth to her and then order her to be killed...

The coldness of royalty was immeasurable, and she had no interest in testing the temperature.

The next morning, she got up and changed her clothes. Since she was going to the palace to dine with His Majesty, she could not wear casual clothes. She had to wear proper formal attire.

Fortunately, she is currently three months pregnant, and although she often touches her lower abdomen, it is not protruding, and she can still wear her clothes. However, the jewelry is too heavy, so she put it in a box and will wear it again when she enters the palace.

She ate a little too much for breakfast and had some snacks on the way.

She was supposed to have lunch with Emperor Qi Xiao, but what could she possibly eat? She might get scolded and then go hungry; her body couldn't handle that now.

She had already received instructions at the palace gate, and a palanquin was already waiting for her.

This was a special gift from His Majesty; otherwise, this journey would not have been short.

Granny Fang was by his side, along with Xia Zhi and Gu Yu.

If it weren't for the fact that it was inconvenient for the secret guards to show themselves in the palace, she would have kept all the gifts bestowed upon her by His Majesty and the Empress with her, and would kowtow in gratitude whenever she was reprimanded.

Emperor Qi Xiao chose to have lunch at the Empress's Fukang Palace today.

When Liu Yue entered the palace, a young eunuch came to deliver the message, and the Empress sent someone to greet her at the gate.

The Empress was overjoyed to see Liu Yuechu arrive with the Grain Rain and Summer Solstice gifts she had bestowed upon her.

Liu Yuechu offered a token greeting to the Empress, who then excused her from kneeling. "These two girls have become noticeably more radiant with your presence. They seem to be living a good life, much better than I am here," the Empress said.

"It's all thanks to Your Majesty's grace."

"This servant came here today because I was thinking of Her Majesty the Empress. I must kowtow to her to put my mind at ease."

The two maids were also very sweet-talking, but since the Empress wasn't the main character today, they didn't waste any more time on pleasantries.

The Empress smiled and nodded, telling them to go and talk to their sisters in the palace.

The maids also looked at Liu Yuechu, asking if they could go.

Liu Yuechu smiled and said, "Go ahead. Her Majesty the Empress has already agreed, so there's no need to ask my opinion anymore. I have Granny Fang by my side, so I don't need you. In Her Majesty's palace, would I be wronged?" She gave a preemptive warning, making veiled remarks.

The two men smiled and thanked him, then hurriedly left.

The Empress was also surprised that His Majesty had summoned her to the palace for a meal. "...It has been a long time since I have been able to serve His Majesty a meal together. Today, I am fortunate to have done so because of you."

"Your Majesty, please don't say that. I'm glad I'm going to get scolded today. It's also fortunate that His Majesty chose your palace. If he really gets angry later, I'll have to ask you to plead for him," Liu Yuechu said, feigning weakness and coquettishness.

The Empress wanted to know why, and hearing her say that, she said, "What did you do to anger His Majesty? You are clearly pregnant, so you should take good care of your health. But you don't need to worry, if His Majesty wanted to reprimand you, he wouldn't have chosen Fukang Palace."

"Actually, I didn't do anything. I just wanted to help my older brother marry the woman he liked, so I did a little bit of something." Liu Yuechu's eyes curved into crescents as she raised her little finger. "But it really was just a little bit of something, absolutely nothing disgusting."

The Empress was astonished and waited for Liu Yuechu to explain in detail.

Before Liu Yuechu could speak, Emperor Qi Xiao had already stepped into the gate of Fukang Palace. "She didn't just do a little bit of trickery; she almost uprooted the Dali Temple Minister's Mansion."

"May your Majesty be blessed with peace and prosperity."

"Long live the Emperor!"

After everyone paid their respects, Emperor Qi Xiao entered and took the seat of honor.

His face was cold and indifferent, showing no smile to Liu Yuechu. "You ruined the marriage of my Hanlin Academy compiler. Lately, I've been so absent-minded that I've even written the wrong imperial edicts twice. When I apologized, I was in tears. It's all because of you!"

“If he can’t even handle this little thing, how can he be qualified to be an editor for His Majesty?” Liu Yuechu didn’t hesitate to rub salt into the wounds of this hypocrite, Lü Shan. “If he doesn’t have this much capacity, His Majesty would be better off having someone else serve him.”

"Look at what she's saying! What kind of nonsense is this?!" Emperor Qi Xiao pointed at her, both amused and exasperated.

The Empress could tell that His Majesty didn't really blame him, so she chimed in with a few words of support, "What Yuechu said is not wrong. It's just a marriage. Why is he so distracted from his official duties? In the end, he's just not lucky enough. I've met that young lady from the Dali Temple Minister's mansion. She's not someone he can handle. If he really married her, there would be chaos and the family would be impossible to live with."

"If he can't subdue him, how can Liu Musheng?" Emperor Qi Xiao scoffed.

Liu Yuechu shook her head vigorously. "My older brother can't control him, but he can take a beating. He only fell in love with Wanwan after she slapped him."

"???" Emperor Qi Xiao's lips twitched.

"It really is like brine setting tofu; one thing subdues another." He didn't know how to comment.

The Empress couldn't help but giggle, and she asked His Majesty at the opportune moment whether the banquet should begin.

Emperor Qi Xiao nodded, and lunch was served one dish at a time.

Liu Yuechu's lunch was prepared separately, and there were no cold or raw foods.

Emperor Qi Xiao and the Empress ate some cooling dishes. The weather had been hot lately, and the lunch was over quickly. The Empress then ordered tea, snacks, and desserts to be served.

Liu Yuechu loved eating the red bean and osmanthus cake, and kept eating it.

Emperor Qi Xiao actually had something else he wanted to ask, so he summoned Liu Yuechu to accompany him to the garden to digest his food.

The Empress understood this and did not follow.

Liu Yuechu gave Fang Mama a wink, then smiled and followed Emperor Qi Xiao into the garden.

"Why did you send Meng Changhuai to the palace for Cheng Hai?" Emperor Qi Xiao looked at the riotous flowers in the garden, but had no heart to appreciate them.

Liu Yuechu was naturally happy to see the flowers in full bloom, but unfortunately, their conversation was not suited to the atmosphere.

"Hou Lai said that he had just set his sights on this person, and I figured that it was Eunuch Cheng who wanted him, so I had Hou Lai deliver him."

Emperor Qi Xiao was not surprised. After taking a dozen steps, he suddenly stopped and said, "What did he say to you? Describe it to me."

Liu Yuechu's heart skipped a beat; how could she possibly say such a thing?

Is it true that Meng Changhuai was the doctor who delivered Yuan Cuo's baby? Is it true that his mother was actually the wife of Prince Chun?

But she also knew that Yuan Cuo's biological father was the high and mighty emperor of the Great Qi Dynasty standing before her...

If I were to actually say it, would I die here on the spot, or be killed to silence me?