Rebirth of the Merchant Woman's Revenge

They both then collected their thoughts, straightened their clothes, and entered the imperial study one after another.

Seeing this, Eunuch Chengping could no longer stop Concubine Yu and had to follow them into the imperial study.

"Your Highness, long live the Emperor."

"Please stand up."

The emperor had a smile on his face, and he was not too surprised to see the two of them come in together. He could still guess some of Concubine Yu's style of doing things.

"When did fifth brother come to Beijing? Has he met mother yet?" the emperor asked knowingly.

Li Xingxian was not allowed to enter the capital without being summoned, yet he actually asked this question.

Li Xingxian was already used to it, and said with a smile, "I haven't seen the Queen Mother yet. I arrived in Beijing early this morning, and after a short rest, I went to the palace. I haven't had time to go there yet."

"Well, some unpleasant things happened at the Queen Mother's birthday party. You should have heard about it."

"Yes, I also heard that mother fell ill shortly after the birthday banquet. I wonder what her situation is now?" As soon as Li Xingxian mentioned his mother, his face immediately turned worried.

He was only allowed to return to Beijing twice a year, once for the emperor's birthday and once during the Chinese New Year. He was not even allowed to attend his mother's birthday.

"She couldn't recognize people for a while, but after a period of recuperation, she is much better now. She will get better and better in the future. You can go and meet her directly later."

"Yes, I obey your command." Li Xingxian bowed and saluted the emperor again.

The two of them exchanged pleasantries and greetings. Wang Yuyan just stood quietly by the side, not saying a word, as if he didn't exist.

Finally, after the two finished their conversation, Li Xingxian took his leave of the emperor and was taken directly to see the empress dowager by the eunuch.

The emperor then turned his gaze to Wang Yuyan who was still standing obediently on the side, "What's wrong with Concubine Yu? Is there anything you want to talk to me about?"

Wang Yuyan couldn't hide the grievance in her heart after hearing his words, but she stubbornly ignored the moisture in her eyes and said with a faint smile,

"I made some sweet-scented osmanthus cake myself, and I thought it tasted pretty good, so I brought it here for Your Majesty to try."

"Well, good, Princess Yu is thoughtful."

After the emperor finished speaking, his eyes swept over the food box in Qi Meng's hand, knowing that she was just finding an excuse to come and see him.

He then continued, "I have been busy with disaster relief in Jinzhou and my birthday these days, and I have neglected Concubine Yu. Are you angry with me?"

Wang Yuyan quickly raised her head and looked at the emperor who was high above her. She was really exhausted, so she could only say sensibly, "I dare not. I am just worried about the emperor's health, so, that's why..."

"Yu Fei is the one who loves me the most. I understand this in my heart. When I am done with this busy period, I will go to Yu Chen Palace to see you."

After hearing this, Wang Yuyan felt even more aggrieved. The emperor must have ordered him to leave because he was annoyed that he came and disturbed him.

"Yes, I will leave now. Your Majesty, please remember the baby in my belly and let him hear your voice from time to time."

After she finished speaking, she knelt down carefully and bowed to the emperor, which made the emperor frown.

"Although you are still young, you can't be so careless about your body," the emperor said as he stood up from his chair, walked to Wang Yuyan and carefully pulled her up.

Wang Yuyan finally couldn't hold back her tears at this moment, and her tears fell like beads from a broken string, "Your Majesty, I haven't seen you for many days, and the prince in my belly misses you."

Before Wang Yuyan finished speaking, she replaced herself with the baby in her belly, fearing that what she said was too explicit and would make the emperor uncomfortable.

The emperor was amused by her words. "Okay, Concubine Yu, I know everything. But you also know that the Scholar's Mansion took in the Jiang family of Zhaoyang and caused such a big leak. The two guards in Prince An's Mansion did such a thing. No matter what, it is not convenient for me to visit you more often now. Do you understand?"

Wang Yuyan looked up unexpectedly. She had not expected that the emperor would say this matter so bluntly. From what the emperor said, he was just showing his attitude to everyone, and he still had his own thoughts in his heart.

That's good.

Wang Yuyan quickly grabbed the emperor's arm that was supporting her, and threw herself into his arms, "I knew it, I knew that the emperor still cares about me. I will take good care of my pregnancy in Yuchen Palace and will not cause any trouble for the emperor."

"Well, this is the serious thing to say. Ze'er has already led people to Jinzhou to provide disaster relief. When he comes back, as long as he doesn't cause any trouble, I will definitely reward him. Do you understand?"

The emperor has made his words so clearly. If Wang Yuyan still doesn’t understand, he would be really stupid.

"I understand, I understand, thank you, Your Majesty." Wang Yuyan still had tears on his face, but he smiled happily.

"Go back, go back. I have to meet with envoys from other countries later. Please go back to the palace safely."

The emperor helped her wipe the tears from her face, and this was considered as a formal order to expel her.

Wang Yuyan nodded, saluted the emperor, and then reluctantly left the imperial study with Aunt Qimeng.

The emperor felt a little distressed as he watched her leaving. No matter what Wang Zhuo and the others had done, in fact, he had always been biased towards Wang Yuyan in his heart.

This woman was the only one that he had fallen in love with in all these years, besides the Queen. The other women in the harem were just tools for him to check and balance the power in the court, including the Queen's sister, Concubine Si Yange.

By the way, he had a special preference for Prince An Li Junze and his daughter Li Youyi.

But even so, he never thought of making Li Junze the crown prince, not for any other reason, but because he was too much like himself, so he understood Li Junze's thoughts best.

Also, what kind of situation would it be if he became the crown prince? That was not what he wanted to see.

Therefore, even if Li Junze is very similar to himself, he does not want another himself to be the future monarch.

He just wanted to pamper them, just like those fathers in the common world, loving them and their three children unconditionally, no, maybe four of them in the future.

Of course, the prerequisite is that Li Junze agrees to follow the path I have arranged for him. Otherwise, I don’t mind letting him become a real civilian.

In fact, the emperor has not realized until now that he has never thought of punishing Li Junze. Even the most severe punishment would be to deprive him of his identity and make him a commoner.