Chapter 435
The princess of the royal clan could only go to Empress Dowager and explain the courtiers and the royal clan’s thoughts on this matter. They all knew that Empress Dowager Liu could easily be persuaded, and since the emperor was filial, they could ask Empress Dowager Liu to come forward to persuade the emperor. Unexpectedly, Empress Dowager Liu scolded them severely and rejected their requests.
“The emperor’s decision to repudiate Yongle’s marriage on behalf of her was this dowager’s idea!”
“Yongle appeared in this dowager’s dreams and begged only this one thing. So, why can’t this dowager fulfill her wish?!”
“Since you all feel that Yongle shouldn’t repudiate her husband, you’re in luck, it just so happens that the position of Dong Ping’s main wife was still vacant, and someone needs to fulfill the position. One of you should set an example and marry his legitimate daughter to Yuzhou if you think that Yongle should not divorce his husband. This can also fulfill the late emperor’s favor for Dong Ping as his son-in-law.”
When it comes to their biological daughters, these royal princesses were speechless and could only leave her palace in despair.
After the emperor heard about this, he thought that Empress Dowager Liu’s ideas were very clever. Thus, he publicly stated in court that he was thinking of choosing someone to marry in Yuzhou, and if anyone thought it was inappropriate for the eldest princess to divorce her husband, and thought that Dong Ping was a good match he could send their daughter and marry her to Yuzhou.
With this statement, the noisiest ministers became mute. Who dares to respond!
Everyone knows that the animosity between Wang Yu and the emperor could never be resolved, and eventually these two sides would wage war. When that time comes, the family that was connected with the marriage to Yuzhou would be put into a difficult position. This was not a marriage, more like hitting the head of the whole family with knife and seeking death.
Although none of them knew what kind of life the Eldest Princess of Yongle had lived in Yuzhou, she was only in her early thirties and died so young, so there must have been some unseemly shady businesses.
For these courtiers, it was okay to talk with words, but it was not okay to send their daughter out and involve the entire family.
Seeing the courtiers’ reactions, the emperor felt happy when he looked around his ministers and asked. “Who else has opinions?”
The ministers all said in unison, “Your Majesty is wise.”
The emperor withdrew from the court with a straight face and returned to Empress Wei’s palace, but this time, he was all smiling as he lamented. “People in this world will never know how painful others are feeling until they experience the pain themselves.”
Empress Wei smiled triumphantly and asked for a reward on behalf of her niece, “Your Majesty, isn’t Xiao Jiu’s idea a good one? Shouldn’t she be rewarded?”
This idea was proposed by Qin Jiu. The day before yesterday, after the matter of divorce was decided, Qin Jiu and Fang Hanjun were called by Empress Dowager Liu. Qin Jiu told Empress Dowager Liu that most of the traditional courtiers were going to make a fuss these days, and casually made this suggestion to make Empress Dowager Liu happy. Empress Dowager Liu heed this suggestion.
The emperor laughs loudly, “Xiao Jiu is a smart child who hits the mark on these people. I will have to think about what good things to give her to adorn herself.”
Empress Wei smiled and thanked him on behalf of her niece. The couple then continued to chat and laugh occasionally.
On the same day, the emperor’s in-laws’ dishonesty and abusiveness causing Princess Yongle to divorce her husband was announced to the whole country in the form of an official document.
In addition to sending the two divorce certificates of the mother and daughter to Yuzhou, the emperor also sent Eunuch Zhou Xin to Wang Yu’s residence in the capital, conveying the decree to Gu Xi, Princess Duan Rou, and the others.
Although it was an oral edict, Gu Xi, Princess Duan Rou, and others still needed to kneel and listen. Zhou Xing deliberately chose to deliver the edict at the outer gate and let them kneel on the cold and hard bluestone brick ground.
After listening to the oral edict, County Princess Duan Rou stood with the help of her maidservants and fumingly said. “Ridiculous! How can a woman divorce her husband!”
Zhou Xin mockingly pulled the corner of his mouth and said peculiarly, ”County princess is dissatisfied? You have to accept it, even if you’re not convinced. This is the capital, not Yuzhou.”
County Princess Duan Rou: “!!!”
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