noffsinger Chapter 362 Lost his position
Chapter 362 Lost his position
The next morning, the palace sent two imperial edicts to Shen Qingqian, one was the emperor's decree, and the other was the empress dowager's decree.
The content of the Queen Mother's decree was self-evident, which was to let Shen Qingqian marry Zhao Yichen as a concubine;
The content of the imperial edict said that Shen Qingqian had committed insubordination and made the empress dowager faint, so the emperor wanted to remove her title of general.
As for these two decrees, Shen Qingqian only needs to choose to accept one of them, and the other can be returned.
What this means is that if Shen Qingqian receives the Empress Dowager's decree and is willing to marry into the Chen Palace as a concubine, then the Emperor's decree will be withdrawn, and she will still be the original General Qingyi;
But if Shen Qingqian chooses to accept the emperor's decree and loses her official position, then she doesn't have to marry and the empress dowager's decree will be invalidated.
When Shen Qingqian heard the eunuch's message from the palace, she felt it was ridiculous! It was really an era where the imperial power was supreme. This was clearly forcing her to submit!
Shen Qingqian felt that her passion had been completely dashed! She accepted the emperor's decree without hesitation.
Shen Qingqian is now rich and powerful, and she wants to be an official just to protect her country and do more for the people. But the people above deliberately suppress her because of a little personal grudge and want to control her, and she, Shen Qingqian, won't do it!
With her current financial resources, she could easily live her whole life lying flat on the ground! Moreover, she had a gun, so no one in this world could do anything to her!
The eunuch who came to deliver the imperial edict was very surprised to see Shen Qingqian actually accepted the emperor's edict. He obviously did not expect that Shen Qingqian would rather lose her official position than be the Prince of Chen's concubine!
"General Qingyi, are you sure you want to choose the emperor's edict?"
The eunuch asked again somewhat unwillingly.
Shen Qingqian chuckled and said, "I am sure that the thunder and rain are all grace from the emperor. Shen Qingqian accepts the order and thanks you."
The eunuch looked regretful, shook his head and left.
Shen Qingqian was originally going to go to the military camp, but now that she has been dismissed from office, she no longer needs to go.
She looked at the shining imperial edict in her hand, feeling rather disheartened and lonely. She smiled bitterly and turned back to the house.
The educated youth Zhizhu and Yingzi looked at each other and followed in.
"Girl, what should we do next?"
The educated youth asked first.
Shen Qingqian looked at them and said, "Zhiqing Zhizhu, I am no longer a general, and have become an out-and-out peasant girl, so I plan to return to Ping'an Town. Are you two still willing to follow me?
If you are willing, I am confident that I can definitely support you; if you are not willing, I will return the indenture to you and you can regain your freedom, or go back to find the King of the Morning. "
"We're going to follow the girl!"
"Yes, no matter who the girl is, we will follow her for the rest of our lives!"
Zhiqing and Zhizhu quickly expressed their opinions with firm attitudes.
Shen Qingqian smiled with relief and said, "Okay, let's live a carefree life together from now on."
"Well, every day is a good day as long as I can follow the girl!"
The educated youth said.
Shen Qingqian looked at Yingzi again and asked, "Yingzi, you and Han Qingshan are engaged. Han Qingshan is in Beijing now. Do you want to stay?"
Yingzi shook her head like a rattle, "Miss, it's just an engagement, not a wedding. I don't want to stay in the capital. I want to follow you back to Ping'an Town."
"Okay, they are all my good sisters!"
Shen Qingqian was very pleased to receive their affirmative responses, and her mood improved a little.
"Then go gather all the servants in the yard and ask for their opinions. If anyone is willing to follow us, take them away. If not, let them go!"
The three of them took orders and went out to do what Shen Qingqian had asked them to do.
Of course, not everyone was as loyal as the educated youth Zhizhu and Yingzi. Some of them chose to leave, but the majority still stayed.
In the Imperial Palace, in the Imperial Study, when Emperor Qiyuan learned that Shen Qingqian had received his imperial edict, he was no less surprised than the eunuch who delivered the edict.
"Did Shen Qingqian really accept my imperial decree and not choose the empress dowager's decree?"
The eunuch answered truthfully: "Yes, Your Majesty, General Qingyi chose to accept the imperial edict without any hesitation."
Emperor Qiyuan frowned. When the empress dowager proposed this suggestion to him yesterday, he did not think there was anything wrong with it. On the contrary, he thought it was a very good idea.
Because in his opinion, between losing her job and getting married, Shen Qingqian would definitely choose the latter. In this way, he could give the Queen Mother an explanation and dampen Shen Qingqian's spirit, so that she would know how to act in moderation in the future.
But I didn't expect that Shen Qingqian, a girl, would be so stubborn!
Emperor Qiyuan initially regretted making this decision. Shen Qingqian was both civil and military, and had the world in her heart. Deposing her from her title of general would undoubtedly be a great loss to the court.
But later he felt a little angry, angry that Shen Qingqian looked down on his son, the son he was so proud of!
How can a girl be so stubborn?
Seeing that Emperor Qiyuan's face was getting worse and worse, the eunuch quickly comforted him, "Your Majesty, General Qingyi..., Miss Shen is still just a little girl after all. She is young and easily impulsive. I think she will regret it after she suffers a loss.
From a fourth-rank general to a peasant girl, I believe no one can accept this kind of gap. Maybe when she wakes up, she will take the initiative to ask the emperor for help. "
Emperor Qi Yuan thought this made sense and was comforted. Thinking that Shen Qingqian would come to him soon and might even cry and ask to marry his son, he felt much better.
"Well, you are right. Since she has given up her official position, the house I gave her must be taken back. When she loses these things I gave her and returns to her hometown to live like an ordinary person for a while, she will fully realize her mistakes.
But if she wants to marry into the Chen Palace, she still needs the Queen Mother’s approval.”
In Yishou Palace, when the Queen Mother heard that Shen Qingqian would rather lose her official position than become Prince Chen's concubine, she was very angry.
However, the reason why the Queen Mother was angry was different from that of Emperor Qiyuan. The Queen Mother felt that the reason why Shen Qingqian did not choose her imperial decree was that she was deliberately going against her, or even provoking her.
She said angrily: "This Shen Qingqian is totally ignorant and extremely arrogant!"
The nanny beside the Queen Mother stepped forward and said, "Master, it is a good thing for us that Shen Qingqian is so ungrateful.
Before, she held an official position and was a subject of the Emperor, so the master could not do anything to her. But now, she has committed suicide, lost her official position, and become a commoner. Isn't she now at the mercy of the master? "