Emperor An was still feeling irritated, and Rong Yue's determination made him even angrier. However, the little bit of rationality he had left reminded him that Rong Yue could not die here, and the palace could not be spilled because of Prince Chen's blood.
He doesn't mind if one or two people die, but it can't be Rong Yue.
Emperor An suppressed his impatience and said to Rong Yue, "Xie Tianyu has betrayed you. You can leave the Prince Cheng's Mansion. After the divorce, the palace and property will still belong to you. It will be regarded as repayment for the debt owed to you by the royal family over the years."
Eunuch Feng was shocked. It was not easy for His Majesty to allow the princess to divorce, but he was actually willing to give her the property of Prince Cheng's Mansion.
He quickly knelt on the ground and persuaded: "Princess, His Majesty is really doing this for your own good."
"You may feel happy for the moment and relieve your grievances, but the old princes from the royal family are not easy to deal with. You will have to live in the capital in the future, and the Princess of Yiyang will also have to stay in the capital. Even if you don't think about yourself, you have to think about the Princess."
"She gave all the dowry left to her by Madam Rong and the things of the Grand Tutor to the academy. You must leave something for her so that she won't be looked down upon when she gets married in the future..."
Rong Yue seemed to be moved by his words, and she held back her tears and whispered, "But we are an orphan and a widow, how can we protect such a large family business?"
"That's easy."
Emperor An was very upset and just wanted to get rid of Rong Yue and stop her from "making trouble". Seeing that she gave in, he said directly:
"I will issue an edict to transfer the property of Prince Cheng's Mansion to the Rong family, and grant you an imperial decree to be the Lady of the Rong Kingdom. I will also allow you to establish your own residence and inherit the Rong family lineage."
"You have the imperial edict in your hands and the imperial decree before you. No one dares to bully you."
Seeing Rong Yue's expression moved, Emperor An said:
"This is my bottom line. I cannot have a righteous divorce. The only option is a peaceful divorce. If you are willing, I will issue an order immediately and have someone do it."
Rong Yue's eyes were red, perhaps because she knew there was no possibility of arguing anymore. Even though she was unwilling, she had no choice but to accept it.
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
Emperor Andy heaved a sigh of relief.
Eunuch Feng personally escorted Rong Yue out of the hall. He was originally worried that something might happen to the former Princess of Cheng, but who would have thought that after coming out of the hall, her expression no longer showed any sadness or anger. Except for a little redness under her eyes, the tears that had surged in her eyes before were gone without a trace.
"I just scared my father-in-law." Rong Yue said gently.
Eunuch Feng opened his eyes wide: "Princess..." No, he quickly changed the subject: "Madam, this is..."
"When you are seriously ill, you must first remove the carbuncle, but your majesty is unpredictable, so I can only take the risk." Rong Yue respectfully bowed to Eunuch Feng, "Thank you for preventing me from bleeding in front of your majesty, otherwise I would have to lose half my life to get what I want."
Eunuch Feng was shocked at first, then suddenly realized. After a moment, he hurriedly supported Rong Yue and whispered, "I dare not perform such a great ceremony in front of you, Madam."
Rong Yue said softly, "I'll let you take the blame for me today. Rong Yue owes you a favor. If you need anything in the future, Rong Yue will definitely do her best."
Eunuch Feng quickly smiled and said, "Madam, you are too polite."
Rong Yue did not say much, nor did she stay in front of the emperor for long. She said goodbye to Eunuch Feng and left. Eunuch Feng went to the tea room in the side hall to prepare new tea for Emperor An. Just after he entered for a moment, a little eunuch followed him in, walked to Eunuch Feng, took out a few things and handed them to him.
Eunuch Feng was stunned for a moment, and then he heard the young eunuch lower his head and say, "I am Peng Qin from the Internal Affairs Bureau. I was asked by Princess Cheng to bring a thank-you gift to you, Lord."
Eunuch Feng narrowed his eyes and was about to say that it was not necessary.
The young eunuch said, "Sir, please take a look first."
He was holding the things and did not retreat at all, and was not afraid at all that someone outside might suddenly come in.
Eunuch Feng was puzzled and reached out to pick up the things in his hand. They were several house deeds, slave deeds, and deeds to some fertile fields outside the city.
He lowered his eyes and didn't care. Although these things were not cheap, they were not enough to attract Feng, the eunuch who often served before the emperor.
Eunuch Feng glanced at it casually and wanted to return it, but when he saw the things on the back of the papers, his face changed and he pulled them out abruptly. After reading what was written on them, he turned his head and angrily said to the young eunuch: "What do you mean, Princess Cheng?!"
"Don't be angry, sir."
Peng Qin lowered his head and said, "These were not obtained by the princess, but intercepted from others. The eunuch also knew that the princess and the Lu family were not on good terms. When he secretly sent people to keep an eye on the Lu family, he found that they suddenly sent people to keep an eye on a wealthy family in the city. The princess found it strange and sent people to pay more attention to it. She accidentally found out that it was related to the eunuch."
"The princess has never told anyone about this, and she has also ordered people to stop the Lu family. The princess asked me to hand these over to the eunuch for disposal, and also asked if the eunuch has any grudges against the Lu family?"
Eunuch Feng's face was extremely ugly: "Lu family?"
Peng Qin said, "I don't know the details, but the princess said that she had secretly had someone move that family to where the title deed is. But the Lu family is not easy to deal with, and they seem to want to use this to control you. If possible, you should let them leave Beijing as soon as possible to avoid being controlled by them."
Eunuch Feng stood there with a changing expression on his face. The rich man that Princess Cheng mentioned was the descendant of his cousin. The child should have been executed for committing a crime earlier, but he was rescued by a trick. Later, he "earned" a lot of money in the palace and was raised in Beijing.
No one knew about their relationship, and no one knew that the child was adopted by him and gave birth to two grandchildren for him.
The Lu family suddenly targeted them, probably because they had been frustrated in the court recently, and they wanted to control him, who served the emperor, to ease the situation.
But what about Princess Cheng?
How could she stop the Lu family, transfer them to another place quietly, and even dispatch people from the Internal Affairs Bureau to act for her in the palace?
etc.
The Ministry of Internal Affairs…
The eunuch supervisor...
Eunuch Feng's expression kept changing, and a figure suddenly appeared in his mind.
Xiao Yan!
The expression on Eunuch Feng's face changed. Only Xiao Yan could figure out His Majesty's thoughts so easily. Only he dared to let Princess Cheng threaten with death, not only in exchange for a divorce from Prince Cheng, but even forcing His Majesty to give away all the property of Prince Cheng's mansion, and use Lady Rong to appease Princess Cheng and let her "let it go."
Eunuch Feng looked at the man in front of him and asked, "What does Governor Xiao want?"
Peng Qin recalled his own governor's words, "There must be one smart person in the palace, Eunuch Feng," and chuckled, "You are joking, eunuch. The governor is in the same situation as you. Besides, these are just Princess Cheng's thanks for your protection today, so you don't have to think too much about it."
"Please keep these things carefully. You can take the people away from outside the city at any time. I still have things to do in the Internal Affairs Bureau, so I will take my leave now."
Eunuch Feng watched the young eunuch retreat respectfully without making any requests from beginning to end. He frowned tightly, thinking that Xiao Yan would not give him so many "benefits" for no reason, but he could not refuse these things.
He was silent for a long time before he carefully put away the thing in his hand.
After the tea was brewed, Eunuch Feng calmed down and took the tea back to the next hall.
Emperor An was not in a good mood. Things had not been going well for him recently. The speed of refining the golden elixir was not as fast as before. Moreover, there were constant things going on in the court. Even though Lu Zhao was imprisoned, he did not feel too happy.
He became more and more anxious. He took the red medicine bottle and poured two pills into his mouth. After taking it mixed with liquor, a blush appeared on his face.
Only then did Emperor An loosen his clothes and feel more comfortable.
"The person has been sent away?"
Emperor An asked when he saw Eunuch Feng come in.
Eunuch Feng whispered, "Princess Cheng left crying. She looked very upset, but it's no wonder. Anyone who encounters such a thing would probably find it hard to bear."
Emperor An leaned back in his chair and said, "Xie Tianyu did something stupid, and he still wants me to clean up the mess for him. Go and pass down the decree to confer the title of Emperor Rong Yue, and to confiscate the property of Prince Cheng's mansion and give it to the Rong family. Ask the Ministry of Rites to draft the decree and do it as soon as possible."
"yes."
Seeing Eunuch Feng lowering his head to pick up the broken porcelain pieces on the ground, Emperor An suddenly spoke up: "But who is the woman who had an affair with Xie Tianyu and gave birth to Xie Yin?"
Eunuch Feng's hand trembled and the porcelain piece almost scratched him. He wanted to say he didn't know, but for some reason he suddenly thought of the Lu family.
The pile of things hidden in his chest was a little hot. He suddenly seemed to understand what Xiao Yan and Princess Cheng meant. He lowered his eyes and whispered, "I also find it strange. Princess Cheng was the most beautiful woman in the capital. I don't know who has such great ability to surpass the princess."
Eunuch Feng gathered the porcelain pieces together and said casually, "But I remember that Prince Cheng married Princess Cheng for the Rong family's connections, and even won the favor of the late emperor for this. Logically speaking, considering Princess Cheng's family background, talent and appearance, Prince Cheng would never have had other thoughts and used such means. It is impossible that there was anyone in the capital who could surpass the Rong family back then..."
"What did you say?" Emperor Andy frowned suddenly.
Eunuch Feng was stunned for a moment: "Your Majesty?"
Emperor An did not wait for Eunuch Feng to speak, but just sat up with a cold look on his face. In the past, the Rong family was prosperous, and Rong Qian'an had a special status in the court, which could surpass him and the Rong family...
Those aristocratic families?
Wait, Prince Cheng is colluding with the Lu family...
Prince Cheng and the Lu family? !