The Queen Mother jumped from the tower, and His Majesty was reborn with fear

Although there was a lot to talk about when father and daughter reunited, Yu Jinzhi did not dare to stay in the general's mansion for too long.

Today, Xie Yuxiu had reminded me to go back early, and he would be waiting for me in the palace. If I stayed in the general's mansion for too long today, Xie Yuxiu would definitely not let me go easily.

So after the two of them had dinner together, Yu Jinzhi hurriedly prepared to return to the palace. The sun had already set, and if she was any later, she might not be able to make it.

Yu Sheng looked at the frame of Yu Jinzhi's car leaving, tears still flickering in his eyes. But as a great general, how could he cry in front of others? Wouldn't that make people laugh? So he just kept holding back his tears.

"General, don't worry too much. Since the princess can make a special trip out of the palace to visit you today, then His Majesty should not treat the princess that badly." Butler Wang also comforted him.

"Before, I thought that since I had power in my hands, Zhizhi would be confident, and others would always think twice before touching her. But now I realize that some things cannot be controlled at will." Yu Sheng said.

His Majesty is not someone who can be manipulated at will, and he will not be afraid of a general with military power. In his opinion, if a king is afraid of a minister, it is not the minister's problem, but the monarch's incompetence.

"Your Majesty's thoughts are not so easy to guess. Zhizhi will only encounter more dangers if she stays with him." Yu Sheng said.

He was afraid because their Majesty was so dangerous.

Xie Yuxiu has always been proactive. He likes to take control of everything and likes to have everything under his control. Once something is beyond his control, he will definitely not let it develop or survive.

Xie Yuxiu was able to climb to his current position from an unpopular prince without any help. He did not rely on the support of any old ministers, so he would not be afraid of these ministers in the court.

The nobles were arrogant, the poor were ambitious. Everyone was greedy. If he relied on appeasement and obedience to make these court officials work for him, he would sooner or later fall into a passive position. So it would be better to let them check and balance each other and take the initiative to show their loyalty to him.

When the nobles were arrogant and rebellious, he supported the poor. When the poor were greedy and dissatisfied, he used the nobles to suppress them.

All the means and strategies ultimately come down to human nature. Only when everyone realizes that only Xie Yuxiu can give them what they want, will they always join him for the sake of their own interests.

He doesn't need everyone to come and serve him, because in addition to this kind of people, he also needs a few ignorant people to serve as his stepping stones.

In addition to benefits, the most important thing is deterrence. Killing a chicken to scare the monkey is not completely ineffective. On the one hand, there is the temptation of benefits, and on the other hand, there is the thundering means. Smart people know which one to choose.

Royal Palace

Yu Jinzhi's carriage had already arrived at the palace gate. Fortunately, she rushed back before the keys were given, otherwise she would not know what was waiting for her today.

Carriages were not allowed to enter the harem, so she had to get off and walk. Qingyu helped her down: "Princess, be careful."

It was getting late and it would be easy to fall if you weren't careful.

"It looks like it's going to rain. I'll ask someone to get some umbrellas." Qingyu said.

Yu Jinzhi nodded. The weather has always been changeable. There have been strong winds in the past two days, and it looks like it’s going to rain today.

Jiayu Palace is quite far from here, and we would get wet if it rains on the way.

but……

When passing by the Imperial Garden, Yu Jinzhi saw a large group of people coming towards this side not far away.

"Oh, isn't this Princess Jiayu?" The woman in the lead had a head full of pearls and jade, and Yu Jinzhi recognized her, feeling unlucky. How could she run into her here?

Concubine Jia, the most favored concubine of the late queen, was also the youngest concubine in the late queen's palace. She was younger than Xie Yuxiu. She was brought back from outside the palace by the late emperor. Her family was in business. As soon as she entered the palace, she was favored and even promoted to concubine as an exception.

It is precisely because of this unique pampering that she always looks down on others, is willful and capricious, and does things without considering the consequences.

Not only that, Xie Yuxiu had also indulged her in many ways. It was said that it was because she had said a few good words for Xie Yuxiu in front of the late emperor that Xie Yuxiu tolerated her misbehavior in the harem.

"Jia Yu greets Concubine Jia." Yu Jinzhi also saluted in a very proper manner. In fact, she had suffered a lot from Concubine Jia.

Whether before or after entering the palace, she always found various reasons to make things difficult for herself. But with her status, she couldn't resist anything.

"You're back so late. I'm afraid Princess Jiayu doesn't take the palace rules seriously. The women in the harem don't even have this little sense of propriety. How did you learn these rules?" Concubine Jia chose to attack directly.

Yu Jinzhi had actually thought of this consequence, but what could she do? She could only accept it, after all, given her status.

"Jia Yu has followed the instructions of Her Majesty the Concubine, but... Jia Yu is not a woman from the harem. She must have His Majesty's permission to leave the palace today to visit her injured father." Yu Jinzhi retorted word by word.

But her current attitude obviously angered Concubine Jia, so Concubine Jia immediately became furious: "How dare you! Are you saying that I have wronged you?"

Although she is already a concubine, Concubine Jia is still used to referring to herself as "this palace".

She was deliberately making trouble today, and Yu Jinzhi knew that whatever she said was wrong.

"Jia Yu doesn't dare." Yu Jinzhi's expression did not change much.

"Don't dare? Aren't you brave enough? You tried to escape from the palace without permission before and were caught by His Majesty. Now you return to the palace late at night and dare to contradict me without respect for the inferiors. If I don't teach you a lesson recently, I'm afraid you will not be able to convince the public!" Concubine Jia was furious.

Yu Jinzhi is no longer surprised by this; such things happen every once in a while.

"Today I will punish you to kneel here all night, and you can only return to the palace tomorrow morning. Do you accept the punishment?" Concubine Jia looked arrogant.

"Jia Yu accepts the punishment." Yu Jinzhi was not surprised at all.

But... maybe this isn't such a bad thing.

Seeing that her goal had been achieved, Concubine Jia felt relieved. She looked down at the woman kneeling in front of her and said, "Just accept the punishment. This is for your own good."

After saying this, Concubine Jia hurriedly left the Imperial Garden with her men. She was probably here just to block him today.

"Princess..." Qingyu's face was full of worry.

"His Majesty said that he would wait for me in Jiayu Palace today, but now I'm afraid I can't go back..." Yu Jinzhi lowered his head, hinting at something.