Why My Domineering Prince Regretted Filing for Divorce?-Chapter 765 - 587: Oh—What Does It Mean?_2

Also worthy of being a consort.

Thinking of this, Shang Ruyi turned her head and smiled slightly at Yu Wenye, who had been looking at her in the mirror with a complex expression.

"Like this, is it okay?"

Yu Wenye averted his gaze, took a deep breath, and then stood up.

"Let’s go."

So, the two left the Duke Mansion, as Yu Wenquan and the others had left early, they did not tarry and took a carriage to leave.

The journey was smooth, although the sky had just begun to brighten, a time when many commoners were not yet awake, but today, the avenue their carriage passed required no lanterns because nearly all the houses and buildings along the street were lit up.

Even as their carriage passed, windows opened, and many looked down, whispering.

At this moment, even three-year-old children in Daxing City knew what would happen today.

Yet Shang Ruyi also knew that even those at the heart of this political storm might not know what else would happen today.

After a while, their carriage arrived at Hanguang Gate.

Two eunuchs were waiting there, as soon as they disembarked, they warmly led them forward, and those officials waiting at Hanguang Gate for the morning assembly were utterly silent, only watching their backs, and the complex emotions in their eyes were palpable.

Once they entered Hanguang Gate, someone whispered, "Is it... the King?"

Immediately, someone nodded and gestured with a "two".

The person beside them looked more solemn, saying, "Then the eldest son is the new—"

The crucial two words were ultimately not spoken out loud, as those around exchanged glances, seemingly finding it unsurprising, only a few military generals shook their heads and said, "The Battle of Fufeng was won so beautifully, yet it counts for nothing, how absurd."

Several civil servants immediately said, "Managing the plague, is that a minor achievement?"

"We never said that. But if the second prince hadn’t won decisively at the Battle of Fufeng, the plague might have left no one in Daxing City to suffer from it."

"What are you saying? The Princely Heir conquered Daxing City without a fight, which led to today’s situation; otherwise, what does the Battle of Fufeng have to do with us?"

"Without fighting to conquer? Do you really think such a good thing exists?"

"Are you trying to erase the Princely Heir’s achievements?!"

As the debate grew more heated, almost ready to break into a brawl, several eunuchs stepped forward to separate both sides, smilingly saying, "Gentlemen, the morning assembly is about to start, why argue now and risk delaying matters?"

"Indeed, today is a joyous day, everyone should speak less."

Only then did the individuals reluctantly cease their skirmish.

But as they lined up and walked forward again, anger was evident in their glances, revealing a subtle invisible rift between the officials.

On the other side, Yu Wenye and Shang Ruyi, led by the two eunuchs, proceeded along the familiar path, through East Pavilion Gate, ascending Taiji Palace, though familiar, today it appeared almost entirely foreign.

The paths had been thoroughly cleaned, the stone slabs washed, exuding a moist and cool aura, behind the towering palace walls stood countless sturdy and tall flagpoles, atop were various colored flags fluttering in the wind, snapping sharply; under the sunlight, the majestic Taiji Palace was renewed, flying eaves and curled corners, dragons coiled around, even though the sun hadn’t pierced the clouds, the palace seemed to radiate dazzling golden light of its own, daring not to look directly.

Moreover, numerous samurai in armor stood on both sides, adding to the solemn and dignified atmosphere of the palace.

Though she already knew what would happen today, seeing this scene, Shang Ruyi truly realized—

It was all really coming!

She held her breath, after climbing the final step of Taiji Palace, she looked again at the main hall whose door was already opened but hesitated—though today’s affair was of the Yu Wen Family, and she being a daughter-in-law of the Yu Wen Family was one of those who previously designed and forced Chu Chengfei and Chu Ruoyan to promise abdication, she naturally couldn’t be uninvolved. But without the Emperor’s summons, her position seemed inappropriate to enter the hall directly.

Is it going to be like last time, waiting in the side hall?

She remembered last time, she waited in the side hall for a summons, later in the presence of Princess Xinyue, she originally awaited Princess Xinyue’s "marriage arrangement," but she didn’t expect, what eventually came was the sound of the Golden Dragon Drum, and even— the end sound of the Chu Dynasty.

Thinking of this, she felt a spontaneous emotion, turned to Yu Wenye, "Should I wait in the side hall?"

Yu Wenye said calmly, "You’d better not go in."

"Why?"

"Father is already there."

"Ah?"

Shang Ruyi was stunned, but upon reflection, understood.

Today’s assembly has only one agenda, it’s that Chu Chengfei abdicates to Yu Wenquan, yet because of this, Yu Wenquan cannot be present, or it would seem like bullying the young emperor. For legitimacy and virtue matching the position, his task is simply to wait.

And the side hall is the best place to wait.

Shang Ruyi nodded, then turned to look at the side hall, only to find the door closed, but a familiar figure stood at the entrance.

On closer inspection, it was Eunuch Yu!

Shang Ruyi was startled, looking at him in surprise, and at that moment, Eunuch Yu’s small, always smiling eyes, shining with brilliance, met hers, more accurately, it met Yu Wenye’s deep and stern gaze behind her, then he gently cupped his hand to them.

Shang Ruyi took a deep breath again.

He stood there, which meant that besides Yu Wenquan, inside there was also—