frightfiction Chapter 1225 Was he taking the opportunity to make demands of me?
Chapter 1225 Was he taking the opportunity to make demands of me?
Upon hearing Su Yueyao's words, the Empress flew into a rage and shouted, "Su Yueyao, get out of here!"
Su Yueyao, seemingly oblivious to the Empress's anger, continued, "Your Majesty, I may leave, but will you grant me the land?"
"Get out of here!"
"Then... Your Majesty, let's not talk about the land for now. I need to go to the Ministry of Justice prison to see my husband, otherwise I won't feel at ease."
"Su Yueyao, you must agree to attend court and handle state affairs diligently after your confinement period. Only then can I allow you to see him. Otherwise, don't even think about seeing him until the case is solved! You will be thoroughly interrogated and investigated, and I might even torture your husband!" the Empress said coldly.
"Your Majesty... No! My husband... Your Majesty, do you already know who is behind this, and deliberately turned a blind eye, watching me get implicated so you could take the opportunity to make demands on me?"
"I disdain doing that. You choose to see your husband and honestly agree to my request, otherwise there's no point in talking. I've heard that the Ministry of Justice's prison is full of fierce and ruthless death row inmates. I wonder if your husband can adapt to being in there."
"I can grant Minister Ma the right to refrain from torturing your husband for three days, but after that, I will have no say in the matter!"
Upon hearing this, Su Yueyao glared angrily at the Empress, gritted her teeth, and snorted, "Your Majesty is right. As the Grand Tutor, I should, after recovering, serve Your Majesty and the court, and guarantee that the counterfeit currency case will be thoroughly investigated within three days."
When the Empress heard Su Yueyao agree, her expression softened. Then she heard Su Yueyao say, "Your Majesty, but I still have a husband but no children. I am also very fertile, so even if I become pregnant, I still won't be able to handle the morning court and state affairs!"
"Su Yueyao, you... can't you just stop having children? How many daughters do you already have? Will you have enough inheritance to divide among them in the future?" the Empress said dejectedly.
"Well... Your Majesty need not trouble yourself with this. Would Your Majesty also like to bestow this wasteland upon me?"
"Dream on! Get out of my sight! If the counterfeit money case isn't solved in three days, I won't be able to protect your son and the Xu family!"
"I will solve the case within three days!"
The Empress snorted coldly upon hearing Su Yueyao's words, and decided not to pay her any more attention.
"Aren't you leaving? If you don't leave, my good son will invade!"
Meanwhile, the crowd waiting outside was in a state of unease amidst the Queen's repeated rebukes.
Finally, unable to contain himself any longer, the eldest prince pushed open the door and stormed into the palace.
"Mother, my wife is still in confinement. How can you treat her like this? You know very well whether we were involved in the counterfeit money matter or not. Don't threaten my wife!"
Upon hearing the eldest prince's words, the empress was so enraged that her eyes glazed over. She grabbed an inkstone from the table and threw it at him, shouting, "Feng Juntao, you unfilial son! I am your mother, both of you get out of here! Get out!"
Seeing that the Empress was already quite angry, Su Yueyao immediately pulled away the eldest prince, who still wanted to argue.
"Your Highness, don't anger your mother! Let's go, let's go quickly!"
"My lady, has the Empress Dowager issued a decree ordering you to see Minghe? I am..."
"Stop talking! His Majesty has agreed. If you say anything more, we'll both get beaten!" Su Yueyao pulled the eldest prince out of the hall.
When the crowd at the door saw the two of them come out, they immediately surrounded them.
"His Majesty has agreed to let me go to the Ministry of Justice prison to see Minghe, and this matter has nothing to do with His Majesty. We need to find out the mastermind behind this within three days."
"That's good, that's in our best interest."
Before Huan's father and the others could ask any more questions, Fu'an came out of the hall, bowed, and said, "Lord Huan, Commander Cui, Lord Xun, Lord Chen, His Majesty summons you into the hall!"
"Uncles, please come into the hall! I'm going to the Ministry of Justice prison to check on the young master; there are some details I need to confirm."
"Alright! Yueyao, you all need to be careful lately. We're short-handed, so have Yiyang send some Imperial Guards over! The forces behind us will stand firmly behind Yueyao. Go back soon and take good care of yourself," said Father Cui.
"Thank you, Uncle. I will."
Seeing Su Yueyao's determined expression, Cui's father and the others nodded and entered the hall.
Su Yueyao waited until they entered the hall before leaving.
"My lady, shall we go to the Ministry of Justice prison now?"
"Okay, I'll go! I won't feel at ease if I don't see Minghe."
“My lady, we’ll go with you. His Majesty has already decreed that the Ministry of Personnel and Jing Shu will take charge together, so I don’t think Minghe will suffer!” Cui Yiyang said.
"Yiyang, did you notice that Minister of Personnel Wenren was being somewhat overly friendly with us today? Could he have other motives?"
"Probably not. The Wenren family doesn't participate in factionalism. The position of Minister of Personnel has almost always been controlled by the Wenren family. They are responsible for the appointment, dismissal, and evaluation of officials. The Wenren family can be considered to be on His Majesty's side!"
"What do you mean by 'consider'?" Su Yueyao asked, puzzled.
It is or it isn't; what does "it is" even mean?
“My lady, what Yiyang means is that although Minister Wenren has not explicitly sided with His Majesty’s faction, he has always supported His Majesty’s selection of officials, especially in the previous selection of those from humble backgrounds. Moreover, many of the minor officials in the Ministry of Personnel are from humble backgrounds, not all of them are from the Wenren family,” Pu An explained.
"I see!"
"My lady, to be honest, the Wenren family once wanted to form a marriage alliance with you. When you chose us, the eldest son of the Wenren family was assigned to a prefecture for training and was not in Fengdu, so he missed the opportunity. They also mentioned entering your harem later, but you never agreed," Gongyang Ruoyu said with a smile.
"I don't quite remember. Besides, things are fine as they are now. We don't need their help with anything, as long as they don't oppose us!" Su Yueyao said.
"I thought my wife would regret not marrying the Wen family's son, otherwise, she would have had the Ministry of Personnel firmly under her control!"
"Ha! Gongyang, why don't you say that I should marry all the powerful and influential men in the world? That way, I would have everything to myself. Even His Majesty, the ruler of the world, hasn't married all the sons of noble families. You really think highly of me."
"The husbands chosen by His Majesty are those who can keep the court in check. Some noble families can get in, while others cannot. My wife is different from His Majesty; she is very capable of marrying those powerful and influential men."
"Gongyang is so generous! So magnanimous! Since you're so generous, you don't need to come and serve me for the next month! I should think more about how to marry all those powerful and influential young men!"
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