Chapter 126: Lord, Why Has Modesty Replaced Your Arrogance? (1/2)

That night, Consort Taizhen lost sleep.

Lying inside the tent, Consort Taizhen rolled around her bed, and all that filled her mind was the ‘Song of Purity and Peace’. Never had she seen any poem that could strike the depth of a woman’s soul and move a woman’s heart in such a manner.

Even those illiterate old nannies could sense the extreme beauty of the poem.

Holding the letter tightly, Consort Taizhen suddenly understood why the palace maid of the Clothes Incineration Section would be so daring as to secretly keep this letter and poem despite the risk of decapitation.

It wasn’t because she was brave or ignorant, but because she couldn’t bear to incinerate it despite knowing the risks involved.

What that Consort Taizhen was unable to wipe from her mind was that this Song of Purity and Peace was labeled as the first. There might be a second one and a third one…

The first song was already so beautiful, so how would the second one and third one be like?

Thus, Consort Taizhen was unable to sleep.

…

While Consort Taizhen’s heart was in chaos over the ‘Song of Peace and Purity’, at the same time, another storm was brewing in the royal court.

King Song had been banned from the royal court for consecutive days under the orders to the Sage Emperor in the name of resting at home. This matter had angered the officials, and their opposition grew even more intense.

The fight between the supporters and opposers intensified.

At this moment, an official raised the idea of working together with King Song to gather the names of over ten thousand officials throughout the Great Tang Empire for a petition to stop the Sage Emperor.

However, at this crucial moment, the unthinkable happened. The most fervent opposer to the ‘Consort Taizhen incident’, as well as the de facto leader of the crowd, King Song, suddenly chose to remain silent.

This abrupt change caught everyone off guard. Given King Song’s personality, no one thought that he was scared.

Some of those who were familiar with King Song paid him a visit, and from him, they heard an astonishing news.

Initially, King Song was adamant on preventing Consort Taizhen from entering the palace. But recently, King Song stumbled on some new information. Even though his words were vague, the meaning of his words were clear:

There was a hidden story to the Consort Taizhen incident. It was very likely that the truth wasn’t as everyone thought it out to be.

In an instant, everyone was shocked.

Everyone knew King Song’s personality; he wouldn’t lie over such matters. Furthermore, given his identity as a king of Great Tang, there was no need for him to lie either.

This was precisely the reason why King Song’s silence had shocked the entire royal court. No one knew what the hidden story was, but this single action of his caused a huge wave among the officials.

Initially, everyone was determined. Even if they were sentenced to death, they had to stop Consort Taizhen from being inducted at all costs so as to prevent this blemish from leaving a mark on Great Tang’s history.

But at this moment, the officials hesitated.

And this hesitation was more than enough than reverse the entire situation.

The slightest hesitation in one’s heart would cause one to be unable to oppose as fervently as they did before. All of the sudden, the voices opposing to Consort Taizhen on the royal court was reduced by more than half.

No one could have expected such an abrupt twist in the situation! …

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Yuzhen Palace.

“Hahaha, this calls for a celebration! Seems like your wedding is around the corner! …”

Dressed in a white robe, Yang Zhao walked toward a red tent with a memorial in his hand. A bright red glow was on his face, and he couldn’t help but laugh heartily at the current situation.

“Our greatest enemy, King Song Li Chengqi, has suddenly changed overnight! Not only did he not oppose to us, he even started speaking up for us!”

Yang Zhao laughed delightfully. This was the happiest news he had heard in the past few days.

“What!”

In the red tent, Consort Taizhen abruptly stood up and walked to the edge of the tent. She was also surprised by this sudden change.

Without hiding anything at all, Yang Zhao spoke of everything that happened in the royal court.

“Little sister, you really couldn’t have imagined it. Without King Song, all of those opposing us are unable to raise a storm anymore. Now, the future before us is bright!”

Excited, Yang Zhao gestured wildly.

“Hmph, what future before us is bright? Isn’t this obviously King Song’s attempt at reconciliation after experiencing His Majesty’s determination first-hand in this matter?”

Consort Taizhen contemplated for a moment before harrumphing coldly.

King Song had offended the Sage Emperor, and as a result, the latter sent five imperial edicts to him. Consort Taizhen knew of this matter, and in her view, King Song was obviously trying to make peace with them after realizing that he was in a bad position.

“Hehe, you can’t really put it that way. Even though he had been demoted, his influence still remains. If he were to make a stand, many officials will still stand by him, and that will be detrimental to our situation. His silence is the best news to us.”

Yang Zhao said.

Consort Taizhen harrumphed, but she had to admit that her Cousin Yang Zhao was right on this matter.

The Sage Emperor could ignore the officials and adamantly induct her in as his consort, but being criticized by the entire royal court wasn’t a pleasant affair. If she could enter the court safely and silently, that would be for the best.

After all, if she wanted to climb higher in the royal palace, she couldn’t disregard the opinions of the officials.

“Hm? Little sister, what’s that you are holding?”

Through the veil of the tent, Yang Zhao suddenly noticed that Consort Taizhen was holding something in her hands. From what his sharp eyes caught, it seemed to be a letter.

“Un?”

Yang Zhao’s heart skipped a beat and he immediately realized that something was amiss. In the capital, his cousin had no kin other than him. Who would write a letter to her?

“Little sister, can I take a look?”

Stretching a hand in, Yang Zhao asked.

Consort Taizhen hesitated for a moment. Knowing that her Cousin Yang Zhao was the type of person who would persist until he achieved his aim, she reluctantly handed over the ‘Song of Purity and Peace ‘1’’ over.

“It’s a poem?”

Yang Zhao was stunned. He had considered all possibilities, but never in his dreams did he expect for it to be a poem.