kvmb Chapter 400: Deposed as a Commoner
Chapter 400: Deposed as a Commoner
"Why, you didn't say a word. Are you so happy that you've gone crazy?"
The emperor waited for a moment, but when he saw no response from Concubine Yue, he smiled.
Holding Concubine Yue's hand, he led her to the soft couch by the window in the east room, intending to sit down together.
Concubine Yue struggled slightly and refused to sit.
The emperor said, "Please sit down. It's just you and me here, so there's no need to be formal. I've chosen you as my new empress, and we'll be husband and wife. From now on, you and I will share the same origin and grow old together. What do you say?"
As he spoke, he exerted a little force with his hands to let Concubine Yue sit.
However, Concubine Yue struggled hard to break free from his hand and knelt on the ground before he changed color.
"Your Majesty, I am terrified. I was demoted for my crimes, and was also assaulted by Qu Bing. Although I haven't lost my virginity, I have damaged the royal family's reputation. Your Majesty is already a great grace to allow me to stay in the palace. There is no need to make fun of me by telling me about being a queen. Your Majesty cares about me deeply, and I am deeply grateful. I thank God for this grace!"
She bowed her head and kowtowed.
Once again, she dodged the emperor's hand that was reaching out to grab her.
The emperor's hand froze in mid-air for a moment, then he silently retracted it.
"I'm not kidding you. I never joke. I've already decided to make you my new queen."
His voice was no longer as gentle as before, and unconsciously carried a hint of severity.
It was because although Concubine Yue was respectful and claimed that she was guilty and had done harm, he had already felt the resistance to him emanating from her bones.
He was annoyed.
Suppress it before it is released.
I just feel that Concubine Yue doesn't know how to appreciate my kindness.
"I... am so frightened that I dare not accept your grace."
Concubine Yue's response was once again ungrateful.
"Concubine Yue!" the emperor said emphatically, "Are you angry with me?"
"I don't dare."
"Is it 'dare not', not 'not angry'?"
"Thunder, lightning, rain, and dew are all grace from the Lord, and I, your concubine, must bear them."
I have to endure your humiliation and dare not get angry with you, but I am just unhappy!
The arrogance of Concubine Yue, who came from a noble family, had once been admired by the emperor in the past. However, at this moment, she became a sharp blade that hurt both the emperor and herself.
The emperor stared at her crawling back.
The silence in the hall was suffocating for a moment.
After a long time, the emperor sneered faintly.
"Okay, very good, Yan, have you made up your mind and are unwilling to be my queen?"
Concubine Yue knelt on the ground, not saying a word or moving, and lay quietly.
Answered everything with silence.
The emperor stood up and walked out of the east room.
"Then your position as a concubine is no longer necessary. You will be demoted to a concubine and moved to the smallest row of rooms in the backyard of Changle Palace."
Gengyi, the lowest rank of concubines in the palace, the ninth grade.
Naturally, you can't live in the main hall, you have to live in the worst room.
The emperor's anger and indifference, along with the cool breeze blowing in from the half-open window, fell on Concubine Yue's head.
She kept her forehead touching the ground and smiled with her lips curved.
I don't know whether I am laughing at myself or at the emperor.
"Since I am no longer worthy of serving Your Majesty, why should I continue to be a dresser? Wouldn't it be more appropriate to demote me to a commoner and let me live in the Smoke and Cloud Palace?"
The emperor, who had just walked to the imperial desk, suddenly turned around and said, "Okay, then you go to Yanyun Palace. Cao Bin!"
Cao Bin, who was waiting at the steps outside the hall, was startled by the emperor's sudden outburst and hurried into the hall.
Hear the emperor's angry order.
"Issue the Six Palaces: Concubine Yue is resentful and stubborn, lacking both the virtue of cooperation and the blessing of self-discipline. Effective immediately, she will be demoted to a commoner and moved to Yanyun Palace!"
Cao Bin was stunned.
But he dared not delay in the face of the emperor's wrath, so he had to bow and agree. He was a little slow to leave the hall when the emperor shouted, "Hurry up!"
He quickly disappeared from the emperor's sight.
But outside the palace, where the emperor could not see, he slowed down and even stopped.
He pricked up his ears to listen to the noise inside, waiting for Concubine Yue to plead and ask the emperor to revoke his order.
Because Concubine Yue was no ordinary woman, born in the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion and with a mother who was a princess of the imperial clan, she could not be easily deposed. Moreover, he served the emperor personally and had vaguely known that the emperor intended Concubine Yue to be the empress, so it was even more impossible to depose Concubine Yue as a commoner at this time.
But the result surprised Cao Bin.
Not only did Concubine Yue not beg for mercy, she also thanked him loudly and then easily left Chenqian Palace.
"Why, Eunuch Cao, why aren't you going to deliver the imperial edict? Why are you resting here?"
As soon as Concubine Yue stepped out of the palace, she interrupted Cao Bin's waiting.
There is no way out for her at all!
"I'm just about to go!"
Cao Bin quickly ran away before the emperor got angry.
There was a sound of broken utensils hitting the ground in the hall.
Concubine Yue walked down the steps and looked back, only to see a corner of the dragon's bright yellow robe. The emperor seemed to be pacing back and forth in the hall, furious.
She curled her lips in a silent sneer and walked away quickly.
"Your Majesty, what's going on? Why is His Majesty..."
Linglong who was waiting outside asked anxiously.
But Concubine Yue ordered him to shut up.
Concubine Yue hurried away from Chenqian Palace and did not return to Changle Palace. She just walked aimlessly along the palace road, full of resentment.
He walked through the Imperial Garden and past one palace after another until he saw the edge of Shanglin Garden, then he slowly stopped.
Looking back at Chenqian Palace, one could only see a golden roof hidden behind numerous palaces and tall trees, shining brightly and coldly in the late autumn sunlight.
The golden light was so dazzling that Concubine Yue felt sore and painful in her eyes. When she came to her senses, she found that she had already shed tears.
"Don't be sad, my lady. Let's find another way..."
"I'm not sad! I'm just, angry!"
Concubine Yue couldn't understand why she was so angry. She was so angry that she didn't care about anything and just wanted to cry loudly.
But he is not a child anymore.
In the end, she just sobbed and shed tears, then slowly walked towards Changle Palace.
"Linglong, you are the head maid in Changle Palace, a proper palace lady. I am now a commoner, not as high-ranking as you. I will go to Yanyun Palace by myself, and you stay in Changle Palace. I am afraid that you will be implicated by me in the future and have a hard time, so go to the storehouse and pick out some of my personal gold, silver and jewelry, those that are not in the imperial treasury, to keep for yourself. If you are bullied in the future, use money if you can. If money can't solve the problem, ask the Zhenguo Mansion for help. When you are old enough to leave the palace, I will tell the Zhenguo Mansion to release you from slavery. You have served me well, take away some money, and become a wealthy lady in the future..."
"My Lady, stop talking!"
Linglong couldn't stand it anymore, so she knelt on the ground, hugged Yue Fei's legs and started crying.
"I'm not going anywhere. I'll stay by your side. Wherever you go, I'll go! Your Majesty, don't be discouraged. His Majesty is only angry for a moment. How could he really send you to the cold palace? Let's go find Concubine Qing and Concubine Zhao to plead for mercy before the emperor. We should also ask the Duke and his wife to come to the palace to plead for mercy!"
Concubine Yue stopped talking, broke away from Linglong, wiped away her tears, and went to Changle Palace silently.
But just when he was halfway there, he was stopped by Fei Wan's sedan chair coming towards him.
"Empress Zhao!"
Linglong pounced first.
Before he could open his mouth, Fei Wan stopped him.
"You don't have to say anything. I know everything."