Troubled times: Start practicing spiritual practice by taking care of your sister-in-law.

Chapter 712: Chen Shu, the Empress Zhao who committed suicide
"Shu is beautiful and gorgeous, like a flower and jade. Shu means beautiful and wonderful. When mother was young, she was the most beautiful woman in Jiangnan. My daughter looks so much like her mother. She will definitely be a great beauty when she grows up. Let's call her Chen Shu."

As he spoke, Chen Mo took the swaddled baby from the servant's hands, placed it next to Xiao Yunxi, and chuckled.

"Chen Shu."

Xiao Yunxi silently repeated it several times, and then her beautiful eyes lit up and she said, "This is good."

Moreover, the names of Chen Jia, Chen Nuo and other children are all single-character names, so it won't be special when Shu'er plays with these brothers and sisters in the future.

Chen Mo smiled and said, "Then call me Chen Shu."

Xiao Yunxi had a faint smile on her face. Looking at the baby who was still crying beside her, she couldn't help but raise her hand to tease the baby.

As if the baby felt the closeness of his mother, the crying suddenly stopped.

The midwives and maids in the room were also smiling. The maid who was taking care of Xiao Yunxi said with a smile: "Madam, the young lady also likes this name."

"You all go down first. I'll chat with Yun Xi." Chen Mo dismissed the servants.

Afterwards, Chen Mo told her about Chen Qin.

Xiao Yunxi had already agreed to this matter, so naturally she would not regret it now.

Moreover, she, who had longed for a son, gave birth to a daughter instead, which was more or less disappointing.

If Chen Qin could be taken care of for a while, perhaps it would make up for some of the loss in his heart.

After chatting with Xiao Yunxi for a while, Chen Mo asked her to have a good rest and left the delivery room.

Wu Mi asked, "How is it?"

Chen Mo chuckled and said, "Mother and daughter are safe."

Wu Mi nodded, then pulled Chen Mo aside and said, "My husband, when you were in the room just now, there was news from the palace that His Majesty had deposed the queen and was going to make Wu Xian the queen."

"What?" Chen Mo frowned, and then he couldn't help but think of the Wu family sending their daughter to the palace, and asked, "What does the father-in-law mean?"

Chen Mo felt a little uncomfortable. You could send the girl from the Wu family into the palace, but now you are doing this without discussing it with me in advance and making the decision on your own. This is a bit of a disrespect for me.

Wu Mi also frowned: "I don't know about this either. My father never told me."

"Please take care of Yunxi. I'll go to the palace to take a look." Chen Mo was still a little annoyed.

Wu Xian was just conferred the title of Imperial Concubine some time ago, and now Emperor Yong'an has deposed the empress and made Wu Xian the empress. It is inevitable that people will feel that they forced Emperor Yong'an to do this.

The key is that you didn’t do it.

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The emperor's palace.

Zhao Yusu was devastated upon learning that he had been deposed and was charged with several false charges. Especially the news that the queen had no children and could not ascend to the throne made Zhao Yusu feel extremely sad.

How can I get pregnant if you don't even touch me?

Besides, I have no son. Does the new Concubine Wu have a son? Why are you deposing me and enthroning her?
She was so sad that she broke into Emperor Yong'an's bedroom and asked him for an explanation.

When Zhao Yusu first came in, Emperor Yong'an was still a little scared and felt guilty towards her. However, when Zhao Yusu talked about why he had neglected her recently and how she had done something wrong to him, his anger began to bubble up.

How have you wronged me?
I saw with my own eyes that you seduced the King of Wei and were unfaithful to your husband. How could you fake it?
You clearly know everything, yet you're still pretending to be pitiful. Do you want to put all the blame on me?

She's really a whore who tries to pretend to be a virtuous woman.

Seeing Zhao Yuxu pretending to be pitiful and not knowing what she had done wrong, Emperor Yong'an wanted to slap her in the face and kick her away.

But he dared not.

Because of the affair between Zhao Yusu and King Wei.

Emperor Yong'an not only did not dare to fight, he also had to constantly suppress the anger in his heart, and he didn't even dare to yell at the other party.

He could only turn his back to Zhao Yusu.

It is said that she is a queen but has no children.

They said she condoned the crimes of her own people, concealed them and failed to report them, and broke the law knowingly.

The many reasons why Zhao Yuxu was deposed were listed in detail.

If there was Dou E in this world, Zhao Yusu felt that he was more wronged than Dou E.

When Zhao Yusu married Emperor Yong'an, he was still just a prince.

The imperial power was hollowed out at that time, and Emperor Yong'an, who was a prince at the time, had no real power.

Even the people she relied on had no real power. As the wife of Emperor Yong'an, who was still a prince at the time, how could she have the qualifications and rights to help her own clansmen commit crimes?

Later, Emperor Yong'an was supported by Lu Sheng to become the emperor. In order to prevent the incident of the emperor's blood letter from happening again, he imprisoned Emperor Yong'an and her. She could not even see her own relatives, let alone condone their crimes.

Later, it was Chen Mo's turn to be in power. Although Emperor Yong'an had more freedom, he was still a puppet emperor. Moreover, Chen Mo and his faction were cleaning up the court and cracking down on crime, so she also had no chance.

Therefore, these charges are completely unfounded.

Only if he had no son could Emperor Yong'an stand firm.

Zhao Yushu's eyes were red, and she sobbed softly with a handkerchief in her hand, her sorrow unbearable.

Suddenly she thought of something.

I also feel that there must be a reason behind Emperor Yong'an being so heartless.

Zhao Yushu said in a sad voice: "Your Majesty, is it the King of Wei who forced you to do this, forced you to marry Wu, depose me and your concubine, and make Wu the queen?"

At this moment, she felt that there must be the King of Wei's aggressive pressure behind this.

Otherwise, with such a deep relationship between her and His Majesty, how could she have fallen to this point today.

When Emperor Yong'an heard what Zhao Yusu said, his body trembled, because Emperor Yong'an felt that Zhao Yusu was sent by Chen Mo specifically to test him.

Test whether you hate him.

After all, what Zhao Yusu said just now was a bit strange.

Thinking of this, Emperor Yong'an also felt a little sad.

The feelings I have had with her for many years are not as good as the King of Wei's. Even at this time, he is still testing me.

"No." Emperor Yong'an's voice was extremely firm.

But these words were like someone using a chisel to chisel Zhao Yusu's heart bit by bit, causing her heart to ache. However, she did not believe it and instead said in a low voice, "You are lying. Otherwise, Your Majesty, why don't you dare look at me?"

Emperor Yong'an turned around and looked at Zhao Yusu, who was crying bitterly. He felt a little touched. If he had not witnessed her affair with the King of Wei with his own eyes, Emperor Yong'an would have been deceived by her appearance.

Emperor Yong'an hardened his heart and said, "No."

Zhao Yushu's delicate body swayed upon hearing this. She suddenly covered her heart with the handkerchief in her hand, and pointed at Emperor Yong'an: "Your Majesty, dare you look into my eyes and say it again?"

"No." Emperor Yong'an looked into Zhao Yusu's eyes and said without any hesitation.

Zhao Yuxu, who suffered a shock, collapsed to the ground, feeling hopeless.

She couldn't believe it and didn't want to accept it. After crying for a while, she thought of something, or maybe she was making excuses for Emperor Yong'an, sobbing, "It's either forced or coerced. Did the Wu family promise Your Majesty that as long as Your Majesty makes Wu the empress, your life will be safe?"

Wu Xian: This happened too suddenly.

Zhao Yusu couldn't help but think so.

Emperor Yong'an clenched his hands slightly in his sleeves, but in the past few years as a puppet emperor, he had long been able to control his expression and thoughts, and said firmly: "No."

In order to reassure the King of Wei behind Zhao Yusu, Emperor Yong'an finally said: "The relationship between you and me as husband and wife has ended."

"The love between husband and wife is over!"

"The love between husband and wife is over!"

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These words fell into Zhao Yuxu's ears, like the echo of a valley, constantly reverberating in her mind, and also cutting off her last glimmer of hope.

The light in her eyes suddenly disappeared.

She didn't know how to walk out of Emperor Yong'an's bedroom.

She was walking in the palace corridor like a zombie.

Although she was deposed by Emperor Yong'an, she was not punished or imprisoned. After being deposed, she was no longer the empress, but she was still a concubine in the palace.

The palace maids and eunuchs passing by saluted her, but she seemed not to hear them.

She walked aimlessly.

Before I knew it, I arrived at the back garden.

Looking at the calm lake, Zhao Yusu felt that there was no meaning in living and walked straight into the lake.

"The queen fell into the water."

Behind her, there was a palace maid who served Zhao Yusu, but seeing Zhao Yusu's appearance, she did not get too close. When she saw Zhao Yusu fall into the water, she shouted in panic and walked towards the lake.

before this.

Inside Hanyuan Hall.

Geng Songfu, Zuo Lianglun, Wu Yanqing and others were also confused when they learned that Emperor Yong'an was deposed.

Although recently they have been paving the way for Chen Mo to go further.

But there was absolutely no intention to let Emperor Yong'an depose the empress.

This was entirely Emperor Yong'an's own decision.

However, according to the procedure, Emperor Yong'an's decree would be ineffective if it did not go through Hanyuan Hall. After all, deposing the empress was not a trivial matter and required the consent of them and the King of Wei. If they did not agree, it would be completely Emperor Yong'an's "self-satisfaction" and the decree could not even leave the palace.

But whether it is effective or not is the same as whether Emperor Yong'an does it or not.

At least Emperor Yong'an had the intention to depose the emperor and took action.

Geng Songfu guessed that Emperor Yong'an must have been frightened and panicked.

And just when they were confused.

Chen Mo is here.

As soon as Chen Mo came in, he asked whether this matter had anything to do with them.

Seeing that it was time, Geng Songfu no longer concealed the truth and told Chen Mo about his plan. However, deposing Emperor Yong'an was definitely not part of his plan.

Seeing that Geng Songfu was paving the way for him to become emperor, Chen Mo was angry and happy, with a hint of surprise. Finally, he raised his hand and pointed at Geng Songfu: "You are making a fuss. You are putting me in an unjust position."

"Your Highness, you are too polite. Your Highness is of the royal blood of the Chen Kingdom, so how can you not be the emperor? Moreover, if there were no Your Highness, I don't know how many people would call me "I" and how many would call me "no" in this world. When the retired emperor was in power, the country was in a precarious situation due to internal and external troubles. If it weren't for Your Highness's conquests, there would be no peace today. Your Highness has done a worthy service to the Song Dynasty, so how can you accuse him of being unjust?" Geng Songfu said.

"You are harming me. From today on, you will each be fined one year's salary."

Chen Mo pointed at Geng Songfu, then angrily flicked his sleeves and left Hanyuan Hall.

"Prime Minister Geng, what does the prince mean? Does the prince really not want to go further?" Wu Yanqing said.

"No." Geng Songfu shook his head, looked at Chen Mo's departing back, and said with deep eyes: "The prince is also ready. Let's continue to act according to the plan."

Chen Mo was not very angry about Geng Songfu's plan. At least as a subordinate he could take the initiative to share his worries instead of bringing it up directly himself, which would be too direct after all.

To put it bluntly, his angry outburst in Hanyuan Hall just now was just a show for outsiders.

He wanted to be emperor, but he couldn't show it openly.

After coming out of Hanyuan Hall, Chen Mo walked towards Shoukang Palace and told the empress dowager about the deposed empress of Emperor Yong'an and little Chen Qin.

When passing by the back garden, I suddenly heard the panicked cries of the palace maids inside.

"The Queen fell into the water"

When Chen Mo heard this, he was shocked and walked inside.

When I got closer, I saw a woman in a gorgeous long dress struggling in the water. By the lake, a palace maid was calling for help, she was in a panic.

"The Queen."

Chen Mo raised his eyebrows, and without hesitation, he performed the Cloud Wandering Steps, tapped the surface of the lake a few times, then grabbed one of Zhao Yusu's arms and rescued her to the shore.

Zhao Yusu couldn't swim. Even though she was actively seeking death, the moment she fell into the water and sank, her instinct for survival made her struggle continuously.

Fortunately, Chen Mo rescued him in time. Zhao Yuxu only drank a few mouthfuls of lake water and did not even faint. He just coughed violently a few times and coughed up some water.

When he came to his senses, Zhao Yuxu crawled towards the lake again.

Seeing Queen Zhao's desperate look and looking at her heading towards the lake, Chen Mo immediately realized that she was deliberately seeking death. He quickly grabbed her and pulled her back, asking, "Queen, why do you want to commit suicide?"

Zhao Yuxu, who was unable to seek death and was stopped, raised his eyes and saw Chen Mo. He was furious and raised his hand to slap Chen Mo: "It's all your fault."

Although Emperor Yong'an said no, Zhao Yusu still believed that Chen Mo must have forced him to do so.

However, Zhao Yusu would definitely not be able to succeed with this slap.

Chen Mo grabbed the fair wrist and said, "What does the Queen mean? I don't understand."

The maid next to her also spoke up for Chen Mo: "My Lady, it was the King of Wei who saved you."

Zhao Yusu looked at the young man who was holding her wrist and pretending to be ignorant, and she became even more angry. At this moment, she didn't care whether she would offend Chen Mo or not. She was not afraid of death anyway, and shouted angrily: "Let me go. If you don't want others to know, then don't do it. You know what you did."

Hearing this, Chen Mo understood that Queen Zhao was blaming him for her being deposed.

However, he couldn't explain this matter, and he couldn't explain it clearly. After all, Geng Songfu and the others were his own people.

Chen Mo sighed in his heart, stared at Zhao Yushu, and said: "Your Majesty, I think Your Majesty's decision to depose the Queen was just a momentary impulse, Your Majesty, don't take it to heart, I will find Your Majesty later and ask Your Majesty to take back his intention.

Madam, you still have to look forward. Even if you don’t consider yourself, you have to consider your father and mother.”

(End of this chapter)