bayedsolid Chapter 161 What?! Wuming is actually a woman!
Chapter 161 What?! Wuming is actually a woman!
Upon hearing this news, Grand Tutor Zhao could no longer sit still and paced back and forth.
As he paced back and forth, he thought to himself: No wonder! No wonder that old fox, the Grand Tutor, said those things! It turns out he was testing him back then!
Damn it, why did it take him so long to understand? If he had known earlier, he would have rescued Manager Ye no matter what.
I just wonder how many people know Manager Ye's true identity!
Now that he knows her true identity, what should he do next?
Grand Tutor Zhao paced back and forth with his hands behind his back. After a while, a servant came in to report.
"Grand Tutor, His Majesty requests an audience."
Upon hearing this, Grand Tutor Zhao's mind skipped a beat. Finally, it was coming?!
Zhao Taifu hurriedly led his carriage into the palace.
There was no need for an announcement at this point; the eunuch led him directly into the imperial study.
Unexpectedly, there were other people in the Imperial Study, all of whom were first-rank officials, and even the Grand Tutor was there. However, the Grand Tutor did not look at him, but instead lowered his head and looked straight ahead.
Even though Zhao Taifu was surprised, he didn't dare to show it.
The emperor at the head of the table spoke, "Grand Tutor Zhao, you're the only one missing."
Grand Tutor Zhao was filled with fear and unease upon hearing this, "Your Majesty, I am late."
The emperor waved his hand, and Grand Tutor Zhao immediately understood his meaning. He then remained silent and quietly stepped aside from the other ministers, waiting for His Majesty to speak.
"The Grand Tutor and Grand Preceptor must already know Ye Yuwu's true identity."
At this moment, the Grand Tutor could no longer contain himself. He bowed to the Emperor and said, "Your Majesty, why did you conceal her true identity? Why didn't you take her into custody sooner to create more value for our Jin Kingdom!"
"Grand Tutor, I have considered what you have thought of, but the Crown Prince's words have enlightened me. Coercion and force can sometimes backfire. Jin Kingdom is now being eyed covetously by various countries, and I cannot tolerate any losses!"
If the Crown Prince hadn't said those words to him some time ago, he probably would have tacitly approved of the Grand Tutor's actions.
However, this is uncontrollable. Rather than imprisoning Wuming, it would be better to let her run wild outside, which might have unexpected results.
Ultimately, Wuming was still within the Kingdom of Jin, and under his protection, no one dared to act recklessly.
As long as someone protects her, nothing serious will happen to her.
However, there is one thing to be careful about: if you are going to send someone to protect him, you must not let her discover these intentions.
After all, a woman would be terrified if she knew about this.
What will happen if she stops writing storybooks?
This is also a situation he was unwilling to create.
The emperor was pondering these matters when he suddenly heard the Grand Tutor speak from below.
"Then why didn't Your Majesty stop this old minister before?"
He still maintained a tacitly acquiescing attitude; otherwise, he wouldn't have been so eager to find out the whereabouts of "Wuming" from Ye Yuwu.
The Grand Tutor had these thoughts on his mind, but dared not complain about the Emperor.
"Because I trust you, Grand Tutor. I believe you are also doing this for the sake of the country and will not do anything out of line."
The Grand Tutor felt a chill run down his spine; His Majesty had indeed mastered the art of controlling his ministers.
However, what His Majesty said is true.
Even if he wasn't sure if what Ye Yuwu said at the time was true, he didn't intend to hurt her and wanted to get a definite answer.
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for recognizing my unwavering loyalty to the Kingdom of Jin!"
"Alright, there's no need for such words. I have my own decision. The reason I've summoned you here is to inform you of Wuming's true identity!"
This was also a plan that the emperor had carefully considered.
Rather than letting those in the court suspect each other, it's better to inform these ministers of these matters, so they can think twice before making any underhanded moves.
What their country needs now is unity, not to engage in underhanded tactics behind each other's backs like they are doing now.
For example, the emperor was already very dissatisfied with what the Grand Tutor had done, but he did not immediately retaliate; he only gave the Grand Tutor some warnings.
The Grand Tutor was a clever man and naturally understood His Majesty's thoughts.
A combination of punishment and reward deterred the Grand Tutor from taking any further action.
Upon hearing this, the ministers, who had just been staring blankly at His Majesty and the Grand Tutor's words and had no idea what cryptic they were talking about, suddenly felt a chill run down their spines.
Is it coming!
"This Mr. Wuming is none other than Ye Yuwu, the owner of Zhiyu Bookstore!"
These words shocked the ministers standing below.
Ye Yuwu and the others knew this person before. Although she had a delicate appearance, her behavior was completely unlike that of a lady from a respectable family.
Such an ordinary commoner could actually be Wuming! And Wuming is actually a woman!
They were shocked and couldn't believe it, but since His Majesty had said so, it must be true.
"A woman could actually write such a story!"
"Don't even mention a once-in-a-century event, it's a once-in-a-millennium occurrence! How did she even write these prescriptions?!"
The ministers naturally dared not say these things in front of His Majesty.
So they could only exchange knowing glances and gestures to their colleagues to convey their thoughts.
No wonder Wuming was able to write a story that spoke for women. It seems that His Majesty already knew about it. They only gradually realized this from their conversation with the Grand Tutor.
It turns out that the Grand Tutor accidentally captured Ye Yuwu, hoping to find out the whereabouts of "Wuming" from her. However, he somehow discovered that Ye Yuwu was "Wuming".
Moreover, His Majesty was aware of this matter, but he did not stop the Grand Tutor from imprisoning Ye Yuwu, with the intention of taking this opportunity to reveal Ye Yuwu's true identity to them.
But why go through all this trouble, going through all this and all this, before finally informing them of this matter? It's completely unnecessary!
Is there some other plan?
No matter how hard they thought about it, they couldn't figure it out; the emperor's thoughts were hard to fathom!
Then they saw that Zhao Taifu was completely calm and composed, and they thought to themselves that he was a cunning old fox. It seemed that he had known all along!
"What does Your Majesty intend to do?" Grand Tutor Zhao suddenly stepped forward and asked the emperor, causing the ministers around him to hold their breath in suspense.
Unexpectedly, the emperor was not angry. Instead, he said frankly, "Only a few of us in the Imperial Study know about this matter. What we need to do now is to protect 'Wuming'. If she writes any more novels, we must send someone to inform the palace immediately. Then we can discuss countermeasures together!"
Upon hearing these ministers' words, he sat up straight and nodded solemnly.
This is a major event and should be taken seriously. As soon as the story is published, they will study Wuming's story at an extremely fast pace.
Just like the honeycomb briquettes and white sugar before.
"This old minister also thinks so, but Ye Yuwu's status is too low now, and anyone could kick her while she's down. It would be difficult to protect her in secret."