Part 1 - Yu Nu Jiao / Jade Slave / Enslaved By Love

Chapter 146 The Queen Mother's Face

"Fine cloth."

Yin Ji spoke, pulling Xiu Xiu out of her memories. She quickly handed over the clean fine cloth. Seeing him carefully holding up Xie Yun's upper body and bandaging the wound on her lower abdomen, she felt relieved.

The emperor didn't seem to be angry about Xie Yun's avoidance at the moment. Perhaps she could expect more of the emperor's patience.

She really hopes he aunt can stay. If she is the only one left in the palace, she doesn't know what to do.

Xiu Xiu thought to herself, raised her eyes and secretly glanced at Yin Ji, and saw that he was sitting on the bed, holding Xie Yun's hand without moving, just like he had done countless times before.

Cai Tianxi's soft shout suddenly sounded outside, and Yin Ji came back to his senses. He rubbed the back of Xie Yun's hand very lightly, and he was visibly reluctant, but he still put the hand back into the quilt, then got up and walked out.

"Don't tell her I was here."

Xiuxiu responded quickly, not understanding why the emperor ordered this. Logically, with the two of them in this state, he should tell Xie Yun everything he did.

Maybe she would not mind once she was touched?

But for Yin Ji, taking care of Xie Yun was not worth mentioning, and he even resisted it. If he hadn't let Xie Yun come here, why would she have to suffer like this?

His heart was heavy, and he couldn't breathe, but he restrained all his emotions as soon as he left the tent.

Cai Tianxi came forward, his face not looking good: "Your Majesty, it was the Empress Dowager's decree, and the old Prince An came to announce it personally."

Although Yin Ji had guessed it long ago, his face still sank: "She is endless."

Cai Tianxi did not dare to answer. This time, the court purge was based on cheating in the imperial examination. After seeing the emperor's determination and means, each family had decided to sacrifice their pawns to save the chariot and use obedience to be loyal to the emperor, but the Xun family was different.

The Xun family had an empress dowager, and other families could cut off their arms to survive, but they were unwilling.

The empress dowager's status was precious. With her as the backer, the Xun family had always been the most violent in this matter. The empress dowager also issued decrees every few days to help, and other families were also watching. If the emperor backed down in dealing with the Xun family, they would naturally hold the handle and check the imperial power.

The empress dowager's move was not only to save those people in the Xun family, but also to use filial piety to attack Yin Ji's majesty.

Just two days before Xie Yun woke up, the Queen Mother used the excuse of dreaming about the late Emperor to blame Yin Ji for being unfilial, forcing him to handle such heavy government affairs, take care of Xie Yun, and find time to copy the "Book of Filial Piety" in the past two days. He even slept less than two hours a day.

But filial piety is the most important thing. Even if the Queen Mother has no real power, Yin Ji cannot disobey her blatantly. What's more, there are so many relatives who are in danger of losing their lives. They are afraid that he will not even care about the Queen Mother and will not show mercy to them. He has become the Queen Mother's backer.

Cai Tianxi felt worried just thinking about it.

"Let's go and have a look."

Yin Ji spoke, and Cai Tianxi responded quickly, following him one step behind to the central army tent.