Chapter 38 What kind of trick is this?
s, a sudden red light flashed across the silent Yanhuagong Hall. A figure shot down from the steps above and almost instantly appeared before her eyes. 。"Zhui'er didn't know how her elder sister was b..."Simple." Ye Wen's sleeve flicked, and a dagger appeared from within. "Take this, and stab yourself in the heart. I'll be right here watching, waiting until you turn cold before having someone throw your body into the snow outside the city. As for whether or not you come back... that depends on fate. Like me, if I'm lucky, I'll return. But if Ye family's fourth sister is unlucky, she won't."
Ye Hongzhuang was dumbfounded, what did she mean by "fourth sister" and "hers" Wasn't that just one person
But she had no more heart to think about these things. The dagger was swinging before her eyes, the sun glinting off its surface so brightly it hurt her eyes.
That night, the scene of Wen Yan being stabbed in the heart at Su Wangfu's wedding hall was still vivid in her mind. She knew how much pain it would cause just thinking about it, so how could she possibly stab herself
Then she knelt backwards, but found that kneeling was too slow. She tried to scramble up using her hands and feet, but as soon as she stood up, Cui Mama pushed her back down.
“For Sixth Highness, please, Third Sister, just admit it! Don’t you secretly admire Sixth Highness Then please make a sacrifice for the one you love. It won’t be in vain to repay Sixth Highness's intention to marry you as his rightful wife. Rest assured, as long as you do this, this old servant will speak well of you before the Empress Dowager, and Sixth Highness will forever remember Third Sister’s great kindness.”
Ye Hongzhuang collapsed, flinging Cui Mama's hand away and screaming wildly, "I won't! Absolutely not! Ye Wenyan, you're a demon! You're our family's disaster! You're so hard-fated, even the King of Hell wouldn't take you. How can our Ye family possibly control you Sooner or later, your entire family will be killed by you!"
After scolding Ye Wenyan, she went on to berate Cui Mama: “And you old hag, what kind of scheme did you come up with to make me act pitiful in front of her And you just want me to plead for the Sixth Prince's forgiveness Ye Wenyan won't only punish one person; she'll punish both of us. As long as we pretend to be pitiful, she'll be merciful. But look, is she showing mercy And you, why did you make me stab that eunuch His life is a life, isn't mine a life too Go dream your dreams! No one can take my life, and no one can make me risk my reputation to save others! Even Quan Qinglu doesn't get to!"
Ye Hongzhuang, in a frenzy, pushed Cui Mama until she fell to the ground. Then, Ye Hongzhuang leaned against the only tree in the courtyard and gasped for breath.
Cui MaMa sat on the ground for a good half before she came to her senses. The moment she did, she shouted at Ye Wen with rage: "You despicable person! You're still so arrogant Without General Ye Lao, you're nothing! You thought someone would back you up Don't open your eyes and see what the world is like now! Who do you think you are"
Ruier was so angry that she wanted to go find bricks again, but Xiangdong held her back.
Ye Wenyan smiled and looked at the old lady, "What kind of world is this now It's a time when the former emperor has passed away and the new emperor is about to ascend the throne! I cured the new emperor's voice a few days ago. Grandma, will he be grateful to me"
"Bah!" Cui Mama got up, her voice growing louder with each word, "What use is gratitude The new Emperor is young and can't rule yet. Matters in the palace will be handled by the Regent King and the Empress Dowager. Do you think the Empress Dowager will be grateful to you"
Ye Wen shook her head, but then nodded. "Half and half!" she said. "Half and half. Empress Li definitely won't be grateful to me, but Empress Yu might be a different story. Hehe, actually, whether the empresses are grateful or not doesn't matter. I just need to remember that night, Yunchen, the inspector from Beqi, will represent Beqi in thanking me. That's enough. Don't you think so, Ma'am"
Cui MaMa opened her mouth, but was left speechless.
Of course, the Grand Preceptor was grateful. But what about the gratitude owed to the Empress Dowager Who held power in Northern Qi Certainly not the imperial family or powerful clans. It was the esteemed Emperor residing within the magnificent Yanghua Palace!
She began to regret it, at her age she had long passed the impetuous years, how could she lose her temper like this when she met this witch from the Ye family today
The Witch of Ye Jia was still saying, "Come on, I used to be young and foolish, relying on my grandfather for everything. But now that I've come of age, I'm no longer a child, and naturally I wouldn't think of finding someone else to lean on. It's just about standing firm, I can do it myself."
Her face grew darker, “The old woman who came from the palace clearly didn’t learn proper etiquette. You are a guest in my house. Have you ever heard of guests pointing at their hosts and cursing I truly don't know how your mistress taught you this.”
Grandmother Cui couldn't help but retort: "Dare you curse the Empress"
“Listen here, Empress Dowager. I'll say this again: remember your place as the mistress of this household. She is now the Empress Dowager, not the Empress! Calling her the wrong title will get you your head chopped off. And let me be clear, I'm not scolding her, I'm scolding you. If you don't want to listen, just shut your mouth and scram. Don't come here looking for trouble!”
Leaning against the tree, Ye Hongzhuang said: "The maids in the palace are of high status, how can you be so reckless"
"Shut your mouth!" Ye Wenyan roared. She had already been annoyed last night after an inexplicable fight with Shi Liyuan, and now these two were here first thing in the morning to add insult to injury. "Ye Hongzhuang, this is my yard now! You have nothing better to do than come here and cause trouble Are you tired of living Instead of acting like a spoiled child, why don't you just cut yourself open Then I can think about treating Sixth Prince."
Ye Hongzhuang felt she couldn't talk to this fourth younger sister. How did things end up circling back around again
Why would she take her own life What right does she have to do that She's carrying the child of the Quan family, why would she choose to die with the child
That's right, kid!
She remembered, immediately covering her stomach with her hand and whimpering in pain.
Even Cui Ma'ma was worried. Regardless of whether she liked the Ye Hong makeup or not, this imperial concubine had to be protected at all costs.
Then he quickly came over to help her up, while menacingly warning Ye Wenyan: "You unlucky devil, if the Young Master gets even a scratch, Empress Dowager won't let you off."
Yè Wēn yán let out a cold snort, "Your Majesty isn't looking to spare me now either! And frankly, I have no intention of sparing you either."
Grandma Cui's heart skipped a beat. "What do you mean"
“It's nothing, just that you ran into my courtyard early this morning and went crazy. If I don't return the favor, it would seem like I lack manners and wouldn't reciprocate. Although our General's Mansion is a family of warriors, my father taught us well. Someone gave me such a grand gift, if I don't return something in kind, it wouldn't be the style of someone from the Ye family.”
Grandma Cui found that Fourth Sister's smile was even more sinister that night, especially with her pale face. It looked just like a ghost.
"What do you mean" she asked Yè Wēn-yán, "What gift are you returning"
Ye Wenyan gave her a free smile, then suddenly reached out and went straight for the collar of her shirt.
Cui Mama was so scared that she cried out, "Ah!" She wanted to cover it with her hand, but unfortunately, the thing people were taking out had already been taken out.
"What is this Oh, a piece of jade, but why is it tied with red string" she asked Cui Mama. "With the late emperor gone and the country in mourning, you still wear red string"
Cui Ma-ma panicked, "Quickly let go! That was bestowed by the Empress Dowager, when it was given to me it had a red string tied on it. I've worn it for over ten years."
"Who gave it to her, I don't care! All I know is the jade pendant's string is red. During a national mourning period, this is a huge taboo!" She tugged hard, ripping the string from Cui Mama's neck. The old woman choked and rolled her eyes, as if she was being hanged.
Ye Wen handed something to Zhuai'er, "Take this to the authorities, someone is being disrespectful to the late emperor, highly disrespectful!"
The child ran away!
Cuimima was nearly scared to death. Yehongzhuang was still crying, and she didn't bother with her anymore. She turned around and called Xiangdong: "Come on, accompany me to Fuluo Courtyard to pay respects to the old lady." As she walked, she muttered, "Fortunately, Sixth Prince did not inherit the throne, otherwise, the old lady's Fuluo Courtyard would have to be renamed. After all, using a character like 'lu' is taboo."
Then Cui's grandmother came to her senses and pulled Ye Hongzhuang along to chase after her. After catching up, she immediately knelt down without saying a word.
Night Wenyan looked at the two people, pondered for a while, and said: "Actually, last night I had already figured it out, let bygones be bygones! The Sixth Prince is the son of the late emperor, and his temper has always been hot. What's the point of getting angry with her So this morning, my original plan was to go to Duke Shu's mansion after paying respects, and treat his injury. But look, you guys made such a fuss, I got angry and changed my mind."
Aunt Cui's face turned pale with fright, "Fourth Sister, you can't change your mind so easily!"
She shook her head. “Not easily, it was under your relentless insults that I had to change my mind. Alright, I'm going to pay respects to my grandmother. Get out of the way, a good dog doesn't block the path!”
Seeing the person walk away, Cui Mama looked at Ye Hongzhuang, feeling exasperated: "You're both from the Ye family, sharing the same blood, yet you're so different from her!"
"Ye Hongzhuang wasn't yielding either: "You weren't like this before! Otherwise, you wouldn't have brought me into the Su Mansion as a legitimate wife and kept her outside as a concubine." She stood up and patted the snow on her filial garments, "Grandma, don't just worry about me, think about how to explain your red string affair! Ye Wenyan's maid went to report to the officials. I pray she doesn't leave the mansion, but if she does, Grandma had better figure out how to take responsibility for this crime."
She raised her hand, "Today you coaxed me here and I came, but to want me to stab my heart once to exchange for the well-being of Sixth Prince, I can't do it. Alright, Cui Mama, help me go back, I am tired."
Ye Hongzhuang deeply regretted coming on this trip. Hearing that Ye Wen was standing behind with Yun Chen, she couldn't understand what kind of person this Yun Chen was. How did that girl get involved with the Imperial Inspector
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