SFS Chapter 781 Duanmu Chen Leaves the Capital!
Chapter 781 Duanmu Chen Leaves the Capital!
After learning about Princess Nali's situation, Mu Xin Nuan felt more sympathy for this princess of lowly status and her predicament in the Turkic lands.
As a princess, even if her birth mother came from a humble background, she shouldn't have ended up in such a miserable state, right?
So she's actually resorting to seducing her own brother to make a living?
What kind of weighing of options must have led her to make this decision?
Duanmu Chuze didn't have that much sympathy. In his view, everyone has their own destiny, and everyone also has the opportunity to change their destiny. It's just that whether or not they can seize it depends on the individual.
Duanmu Chuze felt more pity for Nali.
If she hadn't seduced Gimme, or rather, if she hadn't wanted people to notice her beauty, she certainly had many ways to do so. But she didn't.
This can only mean that she is a rather materialistic and pragmatic woman.
In order to win against other princesses, she was willing to sacrifice her beauty.
Such a woman simply could not arouse his sympathy.
They're not starving or freezing, so why would she sacrifice herself for them?
"Aze, does Father Emperor know about this?"
"Father was unaware of this."
"And what about this marriage alliance?"
"Don't worry, even if Father Emperor wants me to take a concubine, he won't want me to marry a woman from a foreign land. That would only bring more trouble to our Great Yong royal family."
"I understand."
Mu Xin Nuan was completely relieved and no longer cared about Princess Na Li.
Duanmu Chen's letter of repentance was quickly delivered to Duanmu Chuze by the secret guards.
After briefly glancing at it, Duanmu Chuze thought about it for a moment, shook his head, and then took the thick stack of confessions to the Imperial Study.
"Greetings to my father."
"Hmm, get up. Why are you here at this hour? I've heard that you rarely leave the East Palace at night. You even take the memorials I give you for review back to the East Palace. What's wrong with you today?"
The emperor, unusually in a good mood, began to tease him a few times.
"Father, this was written by Duanmu Chen. Please take a look."
The Emperor's smile froze, then his brows furrowed, and he waved his hand, "It's fine not to look! You can imagine what he'll write."
“Father, no matter what, he is still my eldest brother’s son and your first grandson. Please take a look. If you think he is sincerely repenting, please give him another chance.”
The Emperor was slightly surprised. "Aze, tell me the truth, this letter of repentance was written at your behest, wasn't it?"
Duanmu Chuze smiled somewhat awkwardly, "As expected, nothing can be hidden from Father."
"Why are you doing this now? You've already killed Jili, which can be considered revenge for your elder brother. You don't owe your elder brother anything."
"Father, my elder brother has always treated me very well. Since Duanmu Chen is his son, please be lenient. At least grant him his freedom first. What do you think?"
“What do you think? You must understand that with his personality, once he has real power, he might do something else. For such a serious crime, the fact that I only stripped him of his title is already an extraordinary act of mercy.”
"Yes, Father is absolutely right. Please give him another chance, just for the sake of my elder brother. At least read this letter of repentance first."
The Emperor hesitated for a moment, and Duanmu Chuze pressed on, "Your Majesty, I understand your meaning. He no longer holds any military power and cannot cause any major trouble. In that case, why don't you give him a chance, and also give yourself a chance?"
"Alright, just leave it here. I'll look at it when I have time."
"Yes, Father."
In fact, over all these days, hasn't the Emperor both loved and hated this eldest grandson?
However, given the heinous crime of forcing the emperor to abdicate, and the fact that he was the emperor's own grandson whom he had personally trained, the emperor was not so soft-hearted as to treat him well.
After Duanmu Chuze left, the Emperor sighed softly, got up and went to the window. He paused for a moment, then walked back to his desk and took the thick letter of repentance in his hand.
Duanmu Chuze said something that truly touched his heart: that was his first grandson!
He was so happy when he saw his grandson born, but what about now?
A hint of moisture appeared in the Emperor's somewhat cloudy eyes.
The Emperor was deeply moved and gratified by Duanmu Chuze's actions and his earlier plea for Duanmu Chen.
At least for now, Duanmu Chuze has no intention of killing his nephew, Duanmu Chen.
Even if Duanmu Chen had harbored some wicked thoughts towards Mu Xin Nuan in the past, the fact that Duanmu Chu Ze treated him so well can only be attributed to Duanmu Chen's good luck.
In the end, Duanmu Chuze is a sentimental person, and he did all this because of his elder brother.
"Fourth Prince, if I hadn't made your eldest brother the Crown Prince so early, wouldn't things be very different now?"
The following morning at the imperial court, Duanmu Chuze brought up the old issue again, suggesting that the emperor temporarily lift Duanmu Chen's house arrest and propose that he be allowed to leave the capital temporarily.
"What are your opinions on the Crown Prince's suggestion?"
That's the emperor's own grandson, who would dare to object?
If they say the wrong thing, they might not only lose their official positions, but also their lives.
"Very well, then let Duanmu Chen move his entire family to Yanzhou and stay temporarily at the Chang Le Prince's Mansion. Duanmu Chen is in poor health and should not receive guests."
That's enough for now.
What the Emperor intends to do next, and what Duanmu Chen's future holds, are basically set in stone.
Duanmu Chen's title can never be restored.
But at least he had freedom. The emperor only said that he should not see outsiders, but did not say that he could not see them at all.
In addition, Wang Xinyan and Sun Ruoxiang were essentially freed.
For Duanmu Chen at this time, leaving the capital was naturally the best option.
For his children, avoiding everything here and getting away temporarily is the most important thing.
Duanmu Chen has truly figured it out.
Perhaps he really hated Duanmu Chuze before, but in the end, it was because his own strength was too weak.
Honestly, if I had gone to the border myself, would I have achieved the same results?
During his stay at the manor, he carefully reviewed and studied all of Duanmu Chuze's previous achievements. He realized that if it were him, he would never have been able to come up with such a strategy.
So, if we lose, we lose.