Chapter 341: Chapter 341: The Suffering Wife VS The Mistress (Part Twenty-Seven) Chapter 341: Chapter 341: The Suffering Wife VS The Mistress (Part Twenty-Seven) Qin Shao had an audience in the palace with Grand Princess Ronghua and Grand Tutor Liang and his wife.
Grand Princess Ronghua did not beat around the bush, she directly repeated the words Qin Yuanzheng had said and then knelt upright before the Emperor, “This old body cannot bear to see my granddaughter subjected to such humiliation, I earnestly request the Emperor to rescind his decree!”
Emperor Xiande quickly helped her to her feet.
His tone was gentle, “Great-aunt, rest assured, I watched the junior sister grow up, and I could never sit by and watch her fall into a pit of fire. Rest assured, I have already sent someone to investigate, and if it is as junior sister says, and if Qin Yuanzheng is unsuitable as a match, it would also be my fault for having drawn the marriage tie back then. I will give great-aunt and cousin an explanation.”
Even Grand Princess Ronghua, herself, did not expect that this young emperor, known for his decisive actions, would be so easy to talk to.
The Emperor’s subordinates, naturally efficient, meant the members of the Liang Family did not have to wait long before they received news from the Emperor.
The matter concerning Qin Yuanzheng and Zhang Mingshu was indeed true.
The Emperor said to Grand Princess Ronghua, “I am to issue a decree to annul the previous marriage order, which is not difficult. However, no matter what reason we find, I fear the junior sister’s reputation will be ruined.”
Grand Princess Ronghua fell silent.
This was indeed the problem they had been avoiding all along. Even if it were revealed that the Crown Prince of Zhenbei, Qin Yuanzheng, was morally lacking, ultimately Liang Chenyu was a girl who had been engaged before. Those truly top-ranking noble families would probably be reluctant to have their sons marry such a legal wife.
“Regardless, even if it means her reputation is damaged, I do not wish for my Yuer to marry someone like the Crown Prince of Zhenbei!” Grand Princess Ronghua clenched her teeth.
“The Empress Dowager has arrived!” For some reason, the Empress Dowager, who had been staying in Shoukang Palace, had come to Qianlong Palace.
“I have heard about the matter concerning your young miss,” said the Empress Dowager as soon as she entered.
“Are you now worried about how to resolve this matter? I, however, have a method,” said the Empress Dowager slowly and deliberately.
Grand Princess Ronghua’s eyes lit up, “Please enlighten us, Empress Dowager.”
The Empress Dowager smiled meaningfully, “Miss Liang Chenyu’s life pattern is noble, too noble for the Crown Prince of Zhenbei to handle.”
Her words rendered the entire hall silent in an instant.
Grand Tutor Liang understood the Empress Dowager’s implication in just a second: If even the Princely Heir couldn’t match the life pattern of Chenyu, then there was only one option left…
He discreetly glanced at the Emperor seated at the head, noticing that his expression revealed nothing.
Grand Princess Ronghua also understood the meaning behind the Empress Dowager’s words. Was the Empress Dowager proposing that the Emperor marry their Yuer?
Seeing that the people from the Liang Residence did not speak, the Empress Dowager lifted her eyelids slightly, “What, do you all have objections to my proposal?”
Since Grand Tutor Liang dearly loved his daughter, he did not want his daughter to enter the dangerous harem, “To reply to the Empress Dowager, my daughter is stubborn by nature and I fear she may be unfit…”
The Empress Dowager gently placed her cup onto the desk with a thud, interrupting Grand Tutor Liang, “Miss of the Liang is exemplary in virtue, conduct, and achievement, a paragon throughout our Qi Country. Grand Tutor Liang, with such self-effacement, is it possible that you disdain our Imperial Family?”
Beads of sweat formed on Grand Tutor Liang’s forehead, even if he were given a hundred times the courage, he would never dare make such a statement.
At this point, he could only hope that the Emperor sitting at the head would speak out. Wasn’t this the same Emperor who was always extremely averse to discussions of marriage? Why then was he silent today?
Could it be that the Empress Dowager’s authority was so great that even the Emperor dare not speak out?