After being a widow for half my life, I found out that my husband was not dead.

Now that Yan Mu is not in the capital, the emperor chose this opportunity.

Liu Yunxiang lowered his head and said nothing. Whatever he said at the moment was wrong, just express his attitude like the emperor.

As the sun turned westward, it became cold outside the palace. Liu Yunxiang knelt on the cold ground, but within a moment, the coldness had spread throughout his body.

"Hmph, since you are so ignorant, just kneel here and reflect." After saying that, the emperor flicked his sleeves and left.

After the emperor left, there were guards watching him.

Zi Jin was outside the palace gate, but he sneaked in while the gatekeeper was not paying attention.

"Girl, it's freezing outside, you're suffering so much."

It had been nine cold days, with ice and snow everywhere, and the cold wind was like a razor blade. She was already so cold that her teeth were chattering.

If this continues, it will indeed be too painful, and there is no need to update it.

She tilted her head slightly and whispered to Zijin: "Go and bring in some reinforcements."

"Who?"

"Old Prince Junping."

"Ah, will he?"

"Zhang Qi has the IOU left by him. Just take the IOU and ask him to repay the debt."

After Zijin left, Liu Yunxiang exhaled a little. She didn't worry about whether the old prince was willing to help her. After all, he owed her money. What she was worried about was that even if the old prince begged for mercy, the emperor would not spare her.

In particular, Yan Mu's marriage to Chang Ning was related to the alliance between the two countries. It was a serious matter. Even if Yan Mu was in the capital and the emperor insisted that he marry Chang Ning, there was nothing he could do unless he really resisted the decree.

Liu Yunxiang frowned, but now she was glad that Yan Mu was not here.

While she was thinking about how to resolve the immediate crisis, she heard movement on the steps. She looked up and saw two palace ladies carrying a large basin of water. They walked to the steps. One of them seemed to stumble accidentally, and then a large amount of water came out. The basin of water poured down.

The water flowed down the steps and soon reached Liu Yunxiang's knees.

In this weather, dripping water turned into ice. When it reached her knees, it would not only wet her clothes, but soon her knees would freeze to the ice. It won't take long for her legs to become useless.

Liu Yunxiang frowned and was about to get up and move somewhere when Nanny Jiang came out next to the Queen.

"Princess!" Nanny Jiang shouted, "The queen kindly advised you, but not only did you not appreciate it, you also made her faint. Now she is dizzy and short of breath, unable to get up. Are you reflecting on this?"

Liu Yunxiang took a deep breath, "I can't bear your empress' kindness."

"presumptuous!"

When the water flowed over, Liu Yunxiang stood up and looked at Aunt Jiang with cold eyes, "You are a slave, and you are the one who yells in front of this princess. You are the one who is so presumptuous!"

"You, you!" Aunt Jiang pointed at Liu Yunxiang, her face turned blue, "The emperor asked you to kneel in front of Feifeng Palace to reflect. If you dare to get up, you..."

Liu Yunxiang moved to a place without water and knelt down again, "Your Majesty asked me to kneel and reflect, but you didn't ask me to kneel in the water. And if you go in, I'll ask the Queen, does she really want Yan Mu to marry me?" Will Changning get the support of Beijin?"

Aunt Jiang saw that although Liu Yunxiang was kneeling at the foot of the steps, she straightened her back and her aura was still fierce, making people dare not disobey him.

When Mother Jiang entered, Liu Yunxiang bent down slightly and used his hands to rub his knees.

The ground is so cold that when I kneel on it, it feels like dozens of ice needles are piercing my bones.

At this time, the sky was getting dark, and I don't know if Zijin found the old prince.

At night, the north wind blew. Liu Yunxiang's knees had lost all feeling. She was feeling groggy. She didn't know how long she could hold on.

The old prince finally came, with a dark face and striding over in the cold wind. He was full of anger, but seeing Liu Yunxiang like this, he let out a long sigh.

"I shouldn't owe you money!"

Liu Yunxiang supported his body with his hands and looked up at the old prince, "Have you been reprimanded by the emperor?"

"That's called swearing! I'm so old, I can't even keep my old face!" As he spoke, the old prince patted his face.

Liu Yunxiang smiled, "It's okay, you are thick-skinned."

The old prince glared at Liu Yunxiang and sat down on the steps in front of her. "I begged for mercy for you, but the emperor used state affairs to pressure me, calling me an old fool, indifferent to the importance, and unworthy of being a courtier. Looking at his attitude, your seventh son Marrying Princess Changning is a certainty."

Liu Yunxiang lowered his eyes, "I will never agree to it."

"Death is an option."

Liu Yunxiang glared at the old prince, "Before I die, you must pay back the money you owe me!"

The old prince looked down at his gown. There were holes in the knees. He sewed the patches himself under the oil lamp yesterday. Although they didn't look good, at least they didn't leak.

One word: poor.

"Look at your impatience, listen to me slowly. If I don't go out of my way to beg the emperor, the emperor will relent."

Liu Yunxiang's eyes lit up, "Oh?"

"He gives you two options."

"Which two?"

The old prince stroked his beard, smiled, and said: "The first point is that you accept the marriage of Old Seventh to the princess of Changning. The emperor considers your contribution to the court in donating money and food. You are the principal concubine, and she As a concubine."

Liu Yunxiang snorted, "What about the second one?"

The old prince glanced at Liu Yunxiang, and then said: "Actually, which man doesn't have three wives and four concubines, especially when the seventh is a prince, if he..." The old prince pointed to the sky, seeing that Liu Yunxiang understood, and then Said: "You can't be the only one in such a huge harem."

"Why not?"

"Which emperor in all dynasties only married one person?"

"I don't dare others, I just care about him."

The old prince sighed, "The second item is that the emperor issued a decree asking Yan Mu to divorce you."

Liu Yunxiang's eyes deepened, and she guessed that the emperor would not compromise with her, a weak woman with no power.

She narrowed her eyes and looked at the old prince, "Is this what you beg for me?"

The old prince waved his hand and told her to calm down, "What I can help you with is to wait for Yan Mu to return to Beijing and ask him to write you a letter of divorce in person."

"you……"

"If you can't handle this, he has to handle it."

Liu Yunxiang breathed out, "It's not like you don't know his temper. I'm afraid he will really confront the emperor head-on."

They had been cornered and forced into a dead end, and now they had finally found a new situation, and the road was getting smoother and smoother. She was afraid that Yan Mu would act impulsively and destroy this good situation, and their efforts would be in vain.

"If you knelt here all night and went directly to the Palace of Hell, you wouldn't have to worry about this." The old prince spread his hands.

Liu Yunxiang stood up with his arms. Because his knees were numb from the cold, he stumbled forward and gritted his teeth before standing still.

"Anyway, I can't let him carry it alone."

The old prince put his hands on his hands and said, "Then it depends on whether your attitude is tough enough."

On the way back, Liu Yunxiang kept thinking that her attitude could be tough, but Yan Mu could not. He used the excuse of amnesia to finally get the emperor to trust him and get close to him, and he could not ruin the overall situation because of this.

Back at home, Liu Yunxiang asked Zijin and Jinyan to clean up their belongings.

"Girl, are we... leaving the palace?" Jin Yan asked without knowing why.

Liu Yunxiang nodded, "Yan'er and Xingyi are already asleep, right? Wake them up. It's windy outside and put them in big cloaks."

Jinyan listened to the howling wind and asked, "Can't we leave tomorrow?"

"Leave tonight."

She has to give the palace an attitude, and this attitude must be firm enough!