Chapter 673: Broad-mindedness
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Fu Zifei stumbled back after being pushed by Mingzhu, nearly falling to the ground. When she saw the disdainful expressions of everyone in the hall, she couldn’t help but pour out all her anger, “Aunt, you’re going too far! Are you trying to stage a coup?”
Mingzhu first instructed the imperial physician to treat the Great Empress Dowager according to the normal procedure, then strode up to Fu Zifei and confronted her, “I didn’t hear clearly what you just said. Can you repeat it?”
Fu Zifei regretted blurting out that sentence as soon as she said it. Now, under Mingzhu’s pressure, she naturally backed down and dared not mention staging a coup again, “I said Aunt is too much! The Great Empress Dowager is seriously ill, and you barging in here and arbitrarily giving orders, what if it delays her treatment? Will you take responsibility?”
“I will take responsibility,” Mingzhu glanced around at everyone in the hall and said slowly, “In terms of blood ties, I am closest to the Great Empress Dowager. In terms of relationship, the Great Empress Dowager is my aunt and also the grandmother of my child. Furthermore, in terms of interests, no one wants the Great Empress Dowager to recover more than I do. Otherwise, won’t His Highness and I be burdened with a lifetime of infamy? Whoever dares to stir up trouble again, don’t blame me for being rude to them!”
When Fu Zifei heard that Mingzhu intended to drive her out, it meant that the first person the Great Empress Dowager would see upon waking up would not be her, but Mingzhu. Thinking that she had already lost Yuwen Guang’s favor and the position of empress was not yet secure, she refused to be driven out. She immediately said loudly, “Everyone knows what Aunt said, but don’t forget why the Great Empress Dowager collapsed. In terms of relationship, Aunt, didn’t the Great Empress Dowager forbid you from visiting her a long time ago?”
Mingzhu decisively slapped her face and sneered, “All this gossip is useless. You’re short-sighted and selfish, like a mother hen. Drag her out!”
Fu Zifei, overwhelmed with humiliation, covered her face and said, “Why did you hit me?”
Mingzhu’s hand stung a bit from the slap. She rubbed it slowly and said, “Because I’m your aunt, and because I’m the Great Empress Dowager’s niece.” She glanced at her and said lightly, “Keep making noise, do you want another slap?”
Mei Yusi emerged like a ghost and respectfully said to Fu Zifei, “Miss Fu, please.”
Fu Zifei knew that once Mei Yusi intervened, she basically had no room for retort. Tears streamed down her face as she looked at Mu Gugu, “Gugu, the Great Empress Dowager just fell ill, and they are bullying me like this. Please say something. We can’t let them collude like this…”
Mu Gugu was too busy taking care of the Great Empress Dowager to pay attention to her. Fu Zifei had no choice but to rush out, crying, and when she reached the door, she saw her father, Fu Mingcheng, standing there. She threw herself into his arms and burst into tears.
Mingzhu nodded lightly at Fu Mingcheng and said, “Uncle, you take Zifei away to avoid her causing trouble here and delaying the Great Empress Dowager’s treatment.”
Fu Zifei had just calmed down, but hearing this made her cry again. Cause trouble? Delaying treatment for the Great Empress Dowager? Who was causing trouble and delaying treatment?
“Understood. But we are all worried about the Great Empress Dowager’s illness, so we will wait here for good news. Does Wangfei have any objections?” Fu Mingcheng looked at Mingzhu with a complex expression. This woman was indeed as domineering and ruthless as rumored. His daughter was no match for her at all. However, he was prepared long ago. He cleared his throat and gestured to Mingzhu to look outside, “Not just me, but also Lord Peng and the others.”
A row of ministers and relatives stood at the door, all loyal to the Great Empress Dowager. Leading the ministers was Peng Liang, who had been promoted from Deputy Minister of Personnel to Minister of Personnel. He had recruited a group of young officials, led by his son-in-law Liao Guang. Most of these young officials came from humble backgrounds and were quite radical. Their goal was to protect orthodoxy and oppose the interference of the Great Empress Dowager’s family and other noble clans. Rather than standing on the side of the Great Empress Dowager, they stood on the side of the legitimate son of Emperor Zhengqian, Yuwen Guang.
In their view, Emperor Zhengqian was the legitimate ruler. Unless he had no sons, it should be his son who inherited the throne. As long as his son was alive, he should be the one to ascend. Otherwise, everyone else would be illegitimate and should be opposed.
The relatives were not many, except for Yuwen You at the forefront, mostly elderly Wangs. These people either received the Great Empress Dowager’s favor in their early years, were entrusted by Emperor Zhengqian, or had their own considerations of interest. In short, they were not easily swayed by Yuwen Chu.
Standing in the hall, Mingzhu looked at the dense crowd outside, feeling an unprecedented pressure. This was different from the harem struggles or ordinary confrontations. These people came from all directions, with different backgrounds, thoughts, and supporters in the court. If she handled things even slightly improperly or made a slight mistake, it would cause significant trouble for the Fu and Yuwen families.
These people are simply afraid that she might take the opportunity to kill the Great Empress Dowager. So today, she will publicly demonstrate to them what it means to have an open mind and heart! Mingzhu calmly said, “Esteemed gentlemen, you have worked hard. If the Great Empress Dowager knew, she would surely be very pleased. Therefore, please take your seats and wait quietly with me, praying together for the Empress Dowager.”
With these words, she had the palace doors wide open, laid out cushions and brocade, invited Peng Liang and others inside to serve tea, and quietly watched as the imperial physician treated the Great Empress Dowager.
She arranged it like this, and Peng Liang and the others had nothing to say. Some people wanted to nitpick, but when they saw Fu Zifei silently weeping beside them, they had to consider whether they could afford to bear the blame for influencing the treatment of the Empress Dowager.”
Yuwen You knelt on the cushion, his gaze heavy and fearless as he looked at Mingzhu. Thinking back, he never expected her to transform into the dignified and magnanimous figure she was today, displaying a hint of maternal authority.
Yuwen Chu and Yuwen Guang hurried over. Yuwen Guang’s face was tear-stained. He knelt and kowtowed in front of the Great Empress Dowager’s sickbed, while Yuwen Chu remained silent, standing beside Mingzhu. It wasn’t that he was slow to react, but as the party involved, he couldn’t appear too dominant. So he deliberately delayed his approach, anticipating that a mess would be waiting for him here, but he didn’t expect Mingzhu to have already handled everything before him.
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