After being expelled from the mansion, I changed the dynasty by writing novels.

Chapter 287 Negotiating Conditions

But the emperor was the supreme ruler, and she could not resist on the spot. She could only tell the emperor that she needed to go back and think about it carefully.

All of this was a delaying tactic. Ye Yuwu certainly didn't want to compromise like this and marry a man she didn't know well.

Her only bargaining chip right now is her other identity, and the more the emperor doesn't want others to know about it, the more she can use that.

So she took this opportunity to expose her other identity to the world.

Even the emperor could not stop her identity from spreading rapidly.

So within a day, almost everyone knew, and the emperor roughly realized that he could no longer hide Ye Yuwu's identity.

"What are you going to do?" The emperor looked at her through the screen, but Ye Yuwu had her head down, so the emperor couldn't see her clearly.

Ye Yuwu did not reveal her emotions, but calmly negotiated with the emperor, "Your Majesty, I only want to be a good official, not end my life by getting married?"

"You can still realize your value by getting married. I will not strip you of your official position. You can continue as before."

“It’s different,” she murmured.

If anyone had dared to speak to the emperor like that before, he would probably have been furious. Even now, though the emperor may be angry, he is holding back his anger.

"Your Majesty, all you want is my abilities. So why are you so insistent on me getting married? If I really get married, half of my energy will be taken away to deal with household affairs. I already have very little time now, and I have so many things to do. Even my favorite storytelling can only be done in my spare time. I can't imagine how I will have time to do these things if I really get married."

"Why not? I certainly won't let my prince hinder you!"

Ye Yuwu sighed. The emperor still didn't understand her meaning. "In this era, women are not in control of their own lives. Even though women are now allowed to go to school and become officials, the essence has not changed. If I really get married, I will still be subject to many things beyond my control. I don't want these things to hold me back, Your Majesty. I don't want to stop here. I still have many things to do."

This was the first time Ye Yuwu had openly expressed her "ambition" to the emperor.

The emperor was greatly encouraged upon hearing this.

"Do you know what you're saying?" the emperor slammed his hand on the chair.

Ye Yuwu was not frightened at all.

"I have always known what I am doing." She did not want to be a pawn, nor did she want to be the one who controls the pawns. She wanted to be the chessboard, a chessboard that could set the rules.

She said that whichever side wins the pieces wins, and that she can turn the tide of the entire game at any time on her own.

Of course, she absolutely could not explain these things to the emperor directly.

They talked a lot more after that.

Those outside couldn't hear anything; they only saw Ye Yuwu emerge from the room just before sunset.

Nobody knows what they said next.

"Your Majesty, the person has already left."

Not long after the door to the room was closed, a man suddenly appeared from the shadows, his voice as cold and imposing as a frozen river.

The emperor propped his head up with his hands, his eyes closed, his mind replaying Ye Yuwu's words. "Ye Yuwu, don't let me down!"

Not long after Ye Yuwu returned to the Ye residence, a figure suddenly appeared in her courtyard.

Following the pure white moonlight, I could see his face clearly. It turned out to be Qi Jingyue, whom I hadn't seen for a long time since we returned to Bianjing together.

"You've spoken with him?"

Ye Yuwu instantly understood who the "he" he was referring to was, but she did not answer.

Qi Jingyue saw her concerns and said, "Don't worry, everyone around here is one of my people. No one knows I came to see you."

Ye Yuwu trusted his opinion on this point, so she nodded and said, "We talked a lot."

Qi Jingyue sighed, "This was all his plan. He seemed to have guessed that you would use this method to break free, so he took the opportunity to make you expose your identity so that you would tell the truth and solidify your loyalty to Jin Kingdom."

Ye Yuwu naturally knew that her little tricks were no match for the emperor, but, "Isn't it enough that the goal has been achieved?"

Qi Jingyue was taken aback. He looked at Ye Yuwu, who seemed a little tired, and suddenly asked, "Are you happy here?"

Ye Yuwu suddenly fell silent. In fact, after returning to Bianjing from the border, she found that the situation in Bianjing had changed a lot, and she could no longer be as relaxed as before.

"This is something I have to go through."

"What if I told you I could let you live a happy and carefree life in anonymity? Or let you go to another country and live a good life..."

“Then I would be even less happy. There are still so many people of Jin Kingdom here. I can’t let them continue to live in misery.”

If going to the border was the emperor's scheme and strategy, then Ye Yuwu admitted that he had succeeded. After witnessing the lives of ordinary people, she understood that she could not stand idly by.

She didn't understand before why some people were willing to make sacrifices, but now she does, so she wants to do something about it.

Upon hearing her words, Qi Jingyue laughed instead.

“I don’t know what your ultimate goal is, but I think we have the same goal right now,” Qi Jingyue suddenly said.

Their conversation didn't last long; Qi Jingyue left after saying only one sentence.

He said, "If you have any difficulties, you can come to me."

"Purpose? I don't even know what your real goal is!" How can I judge whether they are on the same page now?!

Tonight is destined to be a sleepless night.

Bai Zunyue unexpectedly stumbled upon Qi Jingyue visiting Ye Yuwu.

Seeing that Ye Yuwu was unharmed, he left silently, and no one knew that he had ever been there.

Ye Yuwu's true identity quickly spread throughout the imperial court.

All the ministers were shocked.

"Ye Yuwu is Wuming? Is it true or false?"

"How could it be fake? She admitted it herself, and she did it at the Dali Temple. How could it be fake?"

Several officials happened to be having dinner at the restaurant, and everyone looked surprised when they heard the news.

"No wonder, no wonder His Majesty favors her so much. It turns out he knew her identity all along and even allowed women to hold official positions, all to pave the way for her!"

"We never imagined that Wuming was a man, but she was actually a woman! It's astonishing that a woman could be so learned!"

It's no wonder they thought Wuming was a man. Since ancient times, women have rarely written such books, and there are also things that require extensive reading to learn, some of which even contemporary scholars and craftsmen could not develop.

Therefore, Wuming is undoubtedly the number one person in Jin Kingdom.