sbdcsierra Chapter 252 There is a loophole, she has to exploit it, right?
Chapter 252 There is a loophole, she has to exploit it, right?
Before long, the Royal Theater welcomed groups of women one after another. Even the noble ladies from aristocratic families who had disdained to fight for seats in recent days came to join in the fun.
With such a big stage, today's performance can finally go on as usual.
When night fell, Jun Mo hurried over, looked at the packed lobby, raised his eyebrows, and asked Yu Jiuer: "We should be able to sign 20,000 people today, right?"
Yu Jiuer nodded at him, her eyes full of smiles: "It's close to 20,000 people! Your Majesty, you actually got the Emperor to agree to open the Royal Theater for us to use. That's amazing! How did you do it?"
Jun Mo shrugged and said, "How difficult is that? Just bring your son into the palace, go to the Empress Dowager first, then go to the Emperor's place to play, and the problem will be solved!"
Yu Jiuer opened her mouth wide with a look of admiration.
Are her two baby bumps really that effective?
If she couldn't sign 100,000 names, could she bring her child to the emperor?
No, with such a trump card, why would she bother collecting autographs here? If she could just bring her son, the universal card, into the palace, wouldn't it be easy to get the female Enke?
Jun Mo seemed to see through her thoughts and pinched her small nose: "Don't have any bad ideas! My son's face doesn't work at all times. It can only be effective if used well. If you don't use it well, it will be counterproductive!"
"I understand! The universal card of face must be used wisely! I just couldn't help but let my imagination run wild to relieve my nervousness!" How could Yu Jiuer not know the dangers involved?
Serving the emperor is like serving a tiger. The emperor now dotes on his sons because they fill his regrets.
Without a grandson, the emperor would be letting down his ancestors. He attached great importance to face and reputation throughout his life. He certainly didn't want to be accused of being unfilial after his death, so he doted on her two sons.
But if her two sons threaten his other interests, that would be another matter!
So, don’t use children to threaten the emperor. Pulling teeth from a tiger’s mouth is no joke.
Yu Jiuer asked again: "Your Majesty, if we still want to requisition the Royal Theater tomorrow, will the Emperor give it to us?"
Jun Mo squinted at her, thought for a moment, and said, "When my father agreed to requisition it, he said this: 'The Royal Theater is idle anyway. Since Jing'er and Xin'er have asked for it, it's okay for you to use it!'"
Yu Jiuer's eyes seemed to be brightened when she heard this, and she grinned and said, "So, the emperor didn't specify how many days he would borrow it?"
There's a loophole, she has to exploit it, right?
Jun Mo was shameless and doted on his wife, saying, "Use it first. Anyway, the emperor said you are free to do it! If he asks, I will take the responsibility for you!"
"Yes! Thank you, Your Highness!" Yu Jiuer leaned close to his ear and whispered, "I am so lucky to have a husband like you!"
"That's good to know!" Jun Mo looked at the stage with a proud look on his face and said hurriedly, "Get ready, it's our turn to go on stage!"
Yu Jiuer couldn't help laughing. It seemed that this proud prince was addicted to accompanying her?
This was the last performance tonight, and Yu Jiuer and Jun Mo performed on stage together as usual.
Yu Jiuer still encouraged the women to keep improving themselves in the end.
Inspired by the speech she made during her first performance, she would prompt the women to ask questions at the end of each subsequent performance, thus elevating the theme of Women's Enco.
This time, she successfully attracted the emperor's attention.
In a private room upstairs in the Royal Theater, the Emperor and the Queen Mother were holding Yu Jiuer's two sons, sitting upstairs from above, looking down and having a panoramic view of everyone's performance on the stage.
Including Yu Jiuer’s final inspiring speech.
The Empress Dowager said to the Emperor earnestly, "This concubine Yu is quite interesting. My son! If you can't save face, you won't be able to enjoy the blessing of your children and grandchildren! If you want Jing'er and Xin'er to love and respect you, you must first try to forgive their mother!"
"Hasn't I forgiven her enough? She hid the child for two years and faked her death to deceive the emperor. If it were someone else, their heads would have been chopped off long ago. I still let her marry Mo'er as a co-wife. Isn't that enough?" The emperor snorted coldly.
"She is greedy and asks for too much! What is a woman capable of? I want to see how long she can hold out."
The Queen Mother had an unfathomable look on her face and shook her head, "You! You can't see clearly after all, which is more important, face or family affection!"
"Mother, don't be fooled by her words!" The emperor was dissatisfied with Yu Jiuer in every way. He glared at Yu Jiuer and said coldly,
"She, Yu Jiuer, is just a little liar, full of tricks and sharp tongue. I'm afraid she doesn't tell the truth and she's very shameless!"
Jing'er and Xin'er were playing games with the palace maids after watching their parents' performance. When they heard the emperor's words, they stopped what they were doing and looked at each other.
Two and a half year old Xin'er put his hands behind his back and pouted at the emperor in a condescending manner, "Grandfather, my mother is very good! You speak ill of her behind her back, shame on you!"
Jing'er ran to the Empress Dowager and quickly climbed onto her chair. She stood up straight, put her hands on her waist and pointed down to the Emperor and said, "Grandfather Emperor, don't you see how much people down there like my mother? Your people all like her, but you don't. Don't you think there's something wrong with you?"
The emperor was stunned for a moment by the boy's sophisticated appearance. He didn't expect that such a young child could say something that left him speechless.
He held the child on his knees and coaxed him, "Jing'er, be good. Grandfather will think about your words carefully when he returns, okay?"
Jing'er looked at him seriously for a long while, as if trying to discern the truth in his words, and then nodded with satisfaction.
After the children ran out to play, the Queen Mother laughed so hard that she doubled over: "These two children are so clever and sly, so cute! From now on, we must not talk about their parents in front of them!"
The emperor kept his shrewd eyes on the two children, as if thinking about something.
The Queen Mother shook her head and laughed, saying with a double meaning: "This performance tonight was really good, it left us wanting more!"
"Why are you making such a big scene and mobilizing so many troops?" The emperor looked down at Yu Jiuer who was flirting with Jun Mo and sneered.
"There are still five days left. Let's see if she can gather 100,000 places. If she can't, I wonder if she dares to speak nonsense again."
"Let's go back to the palace! I have already informed Mo'er that the two children will go back to the palace with me tonight." The Queen Mother could not persuade her any further, so she stood up and went to look for the children.
Tonight's performance ended successfully. Yu Jiuer and Jun Mo held hands and stepped into the carriage.
On the fifth day, the number of signatures on the petition: 19,800.
"Finally, we have collected 64,100 names!" Yu Jiuer was so happy that she wanted to sleep with the petition in her arms.
On the sixth day, it rained continuously.
Yu Jiuer continued to requisition the royal theater openly, and operas, songs and dances were performed as usual.
But Yu Jiuer was disappointed. The number of people who came today was not as many as she had imagined.
She pouted and asked herself, "Did I drain the capital so quickly?"
Jun Mo nodded.
Yu Jiuer looked helpless. Perhaps she had gone too far in the past few days. All the women in the capital who could go out had come out, and the women who could not go out might not be allowed to come by their families.
Especially those political enemies of Jun Mo, her family will definitely order the women in the family not to support her.
On the sixth day, the number of signatures on the petition: 7,600.
On the seventh day, Yu Jiuer had no better way but to lead her men in a desperate struggle and continue fighting in the capital for another day.
As a result, on the seventh day, the number of people who signed the petition was 5,900.
The number of people was decreasing day by day, and Yu Jiuer's heart sank to the bottom. "It's been seven days, and we have only gathered 77,600 people! There are still three days left. Can we gather more than 20,000 people?"
She was so anxious that she was at a loss.
Jun Mo touched her head and consoled her, "Let's go to Kaifeng Prefecture early tomorrow morning! It will take half a day on the road, and the performance will start at noon. I have already asked someone to make arrangements at noon today! The Yulin Army has already gone to Kaifeng Prefecture to promote it in advance!"
Yu Jiuer's eyes lit up a little, and she asked hurriedly, "Is there a place in Kaifeng Prefecture that's not afraid of rain?"
"The horse ranch of the prefect of Kaifeng Prefecture is very large! I have already requisitioned it from him!"
"That's great!" Yu Jiuer threw herself into Jun Mo's arms, hugged his strong waist tightly, and choked up, "My Lord, you are the noble man of my life!"
"You are the noble person destined for this king!"
Early in the morning on the eighth day, the group headed straight to Kaifeng Prefecture.
But before the performance, Liu Qingyun disappeared.
Fortunately, there was someone in his troupe who could take his place in the performance.
Before dark, Yu Jiuer saw from afar him and Jun Mo hurriedly walking into the gate of the horse farm.
It seemed that the two of them had had an argument, and the atmosphere was a little off.
Yu Jiuer was stunned for a moment. When did they become so familiar with each other? How could they still argue?
"Brother Qingyun, why did you come just now?" Yu Jiuer ran out and suddenly smelled a strong smell of blood when she approached him. She frowned and asked, "Brother Qingyun, are you injured?"
Jun Mo put his arm around Yu Jiuer's shoulders and led her inside. As they walked, he answered for Liu Qingyun: "He's fine! He can perform two more shows tonight and he'll be full of energy!"