Chapter 464

Chapter 464

Although she now holds the title of Consort Dowager, she was still trapped in Jiuqi Garden and cannot leave. In contrast, Empress Dowager Liu was being worshiped by people in glory. Today, she would travel with the emperor and tomorrow, and would go to the Taoist temple to burn incense and pay respect.

Especially after Yongle’s death, Empress Dowager Liu vented her anger, constantly asking her to copy Buddhist scriptures for the late emperor or go to the temple to kneel and pray for him. It was not until her grandson and granddaughter came to the capital this time that she saw a glimmer of hope in her desperate situation.

Her grandson Gu Xi said that he came to the capital this time to take her away, her son, Wang Yu said he had long wanted to go on a Northern Expedition but because the emperor was being despicable and shameless, he took her as a hostage so, he did not dare to act recklessly.

He also said that Wang Yu had already planned everything and just asked her to relax; as long as she cooperated with their plan, she would be able to leave the capital smoothly and would see the wide sea and vast sky.

Imperial Consort Fang was naturally moved, she had been a caged bird for 11 years and wished she could fly to Yuzhou immediately.

When the right time came, her substitute would dress up as her and stay in Jiuqi Garden, while she would quietly leave the capital with Gu Xi and others.

Finally, the time has come.

Gu Xi asked for an edict from the emperor for them to return to Yuzhou, to which the emperor immediately agreed. The substitute was then arranged.

According to the plan, the substitute would set herself on fire in anger after being “provoked” by Empress Dowager Liu.

In this way, no one would know that she had already gone to Yuzhou, and when Wang Yu’s northern expedition succeeds in the future, she would be able to reappear in front of the people with the dignity of Empress Dowager. In this world, the winner was the king and the loser was the bandit. And the world would naturally praise her for enduring humiliation and bearing the burden for the past 11 years.

According to the plan, she quietly hides in the cart delivering vegetables that leaves the Jiuqi Garden today. Due to the narrow and stuffy interlayer of the cart, she needed to remain motionless for nearly an hour; therefore, Gu Xi specially prepared a medicine for her. As long as she takes it, she would soon fall asleep, and when she wakes up an hour later, she would naturally be free.

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