Chu Wang Fei

by Ning er

  It’s visible that she is reminding everyone present that today the one who got insulted, was a descendant of Qu family and not Yun family’s daughter in law. Those people are standing on Fu Guo Gong Fu and they actually dared to be so arrogant. They simply didn’t put the empress dowager in their eyes. It can be regarded as disrespectful and it’s blatantly going against Yu Qian Di who has always shown filial piety. It’s a provocation to the power of the emperor. If these unruly people don’t get punished, she fears that in the future these people will seek refuge with outsiders and commit treason.

  Of course, these words are a bit too serious, but the imperial family has always taken the power of the emperor really serious. Naturally they can’t tolerate people whom are brazenly challenging the emperor’s power.

  Not surprisingly, when Chen Lao Tai Jun’s words fell down, the rest of the people’s eyes in the room looked and the people whom are sitting in the highest seats.

  Yu Qian Di looked at the empress dowager with a bad expression and said while smiling faintly: “Muhou9, Miss Yun is sad because of this matter. You also can’t afford to harm your body, otherwise, its zhen’s fault.”

  The empress dowager saw that Yu Qian Di is so filial, her expression slightly eased up. She patted Yun Qian Di’s hand and said slightly emotional: “Emperor, your biological mother, Ruan shufei also died because of childbirth. It’s similar to Meng er’s. How can muhou not be sad? But you are all people whom have filial piety and being really gracious to myself, muhou is naturally very pleased. Actually, I don’t know that the daughter of the vice minister of justice, who grew up with both parents will be so vicious. At such a young age, she actually is being like that towards another. Such a misconduct woman. If she is not properly punished, in the future won’t all the Misses from the good families and from the commoners, one learning from the other? By then, where will Xi Chu still has the face to claim to be a nation with etiquettes? Doesn’t this mean to let those barbarians laugh at us?”

  The empress dowager’s voice was light while speaking with a trace of anger. The dignity exuding from her body made even Yu Qian Di turn solemn. He swept his gaze coldly over Yun Xuan Zhi once. Then he said in a high voice: “Summon the minister of justice, the vice minister of justice and Miss Xing!”

  After those words fell, the people know that these three will have bad luck.

  The eunuch who was standing outside, heard Yu Qian Di’s voice, quickly turned to go bring the edict over to those three.

  Yun Xuan Zhi who has been glared once by Yu Qian Di, his heart which originally wanted to say some good words for Su Yuan disappeared. He is thinking how he should protect himself, to not get dragged into this matter. Thinking like that, Yun Xuan Zhi couldn’t help but look at Yun Qian Meng, blaming her for making a fuss of nothing.

  Qu Ruo Li has already passed away for so many years, what does it matter if someone said some words? Making a fuss of nothing, magnifying little things. Especially making the empress dowager and Yu Qian Di angry. He is afraid that this matter won’t be settled.

  Yun Xuan Zhi is full of anger but without a place to vent. That pair of eyes full of anger glared at Yun Qian Meng to remind her to not force people so aggressively in the future.

  At this time, Yun Qian Meng also set her sights on him. That pair of stubborn eyes contained tears that refused to fall. It also revealed the disappointment in him and it also seemed to accuse him of being heartless. It made Yun Xuan Zhi’s heart tremble and he didn’t dare to look face to face at Yun Qian Meng.

  The inner room is temporarily quiet. It’s so quiet that even if a needle fell down, it can be heard. And everyone has a calm expression, making the quiet in the room feel a bit strange.

  Less than a time to boil tea from the door came the eunuch who went to summon the three people. Yu Qian Di’s eyes turned serious. He said with a cold voice: “Let them come in. Could it be that zhen personally needs to go invite them?”

  That rhetorical question explained to all the people how the mood of the emperor is now. And it also let people understand that the relation between the empress dowager and the emperor is deep. And to let those who look down at Fu Guo Gong Fu to open their eyes and look lest their dog eyes suddenly turn blind one day and bark disorderly.

  Shortly after, the three respectfully walked into the room. Seeing everyone’s solemn expression and also seeing Yun Qian Meng kneeling in front of Yu Qian Di and the empress dowager, the three people’s hearts are calling ‘this is bad’. They fear that Yun Qian Meng really went to report and blamed them.

  Su Yuan’s heart suddenly became bottomless. He immediately knelt down with the two other next to Yun Qian Meng and bowed to Yu Qian Di.

  “Minister of justice, did you wronged Miss Yun today?”

  Yu Qian Di saw that those people arrived, immediately questioned.

  It’s just that Yu Qian Di didn’t ask course of the matter, but directly asked this one sentence. It seems that in Yu Qian Di’s heart, he has long determined that Su Yuan wronged Yun Qian Meng.

  Su Yuan has been an official for so long, how could he not hear the meaning behind Yu Qian Di’s words? Although his heart is trembling, but he knocked his head respectfully in front of Yu Qian Di. The whole body is on the ground. His voice was full of pain: “Emperor, is weichen10 who was careless for a moment and wronged Miss Yun! However, asking emperor to commemorate that chen is showing deep affection towards my children and forgive weichen this one time.”

  Hearing that, Yun Qian Meng sneered in her heart. Really a good sentence ‘showing affection towards my children’. This Su Yuan is really cunning. He put every faulth on this insignificant sentence and melted the charge against him about wronging an official’s daughter. But how can she let him do so?

  Yun Qian Meng followed and knocked her head once on the floor at Yu Qian Di. Then she straightened up, looked at Su Yuan and coldly said: “Just now Su daren put a really big official authority and wanted to take chennu in front of all those furens and Misses to the prison to question. But at this time, Su daren is now admitting that you were careless? Such contrast, how can Su daren let people be convinced about your personality?”

  When Yun Qian Meng opened her mouth, she put the seriousness of the matter at front and also didn’t tolerate Su Yuan for searching for more excuses to shed off his sin.

  “Miss Yun is yet saying that you aren’t aggressively forcing people. Su daren apparently admitted is mistake, but Miss Yun seems to be grabbing this matter without letting go.”

  At this time, Jiang Mu Chen opened his mouth. His eyes absent-mindedly glanced at Chu Fei Yang. Then he looked at Yu Qian Di and finished speaking those words.

  “Hai hai…hai hai…”

  At this time, Chu wang began coughing again.

  Chu Fei Yang saw that and reached out his hand again to pat his back for him. Chu wang dodged his body without being seen. Then a little sentimental, he said: “Emperor, empress dowager, a child without mother is really pitiful, ah. Our Fei Yang also didn’t have a mother from an early age. His father is also busy with work. Pity this child to be raised around this old man and till now he hasn’t even gotten married. In the future, after this old man went away, with what face should I go see Chu family’s ancestors, ah?”

  Nobody thought that Chu wang will open his mouth at this moment. Those common words also didn’t feel right. At this moment they felt it’s interesting. Each person sat back and watched how this case will be settled.

  Because Chu wang has opened his mouth, Chu Fei Yang frowned. In his heart, he is scolding his yeye for always putting the matter about him not being married yet, at the front. If he really felt that wangfu is lifeless, why should he always look at his grandson? It would be better for him to put down his heart and to make plans for himself.

  Chu wang seemed to have felt Chu Fei Yang’s mind. That pair of hands full of calluses pressed on Chu Fei Yang’s hand at this time. He looked at Chu Fei Yang with eyes full of love. He wanted to open his mou
th to speak but he began to cough endlessly.

  But, Chu wang’s words are the same as Chen Lao Tai Jun’s words. They made everyone’s heart ripple slightly. Expecially in the hearts of Qu family, they have already determined that it’s Su Yuan who is bullying Yun Qian Meng for not having a mother. So, he is blatantly bullying a female! But among the crowd the one with the worst expression is Hai Tian.

  Not mentioning that Chu Fei Yang didn’t even look at her, seeing Chu wang’s attitude at this moment, she can guess that Chu family is giving Yun Qian Meng special treatment. And this special treatment is like a knife in Hai Tian’s heart. It’s like she is on fire at this moment. That pair of calm eyes couldn’t help but get the color of blood. While looking at Yun Qian Meng, they have more hatred. It appears, today, she has been used by Yun Qian Meng. Perhaps that time at Fu Gui Tang has also been planned in advance by Yun Qian Meng. Knowing that today is Lao Tai Jun’s birthday, Yun Qian Meng created the coincidence in Fu Gui Tang. Then let herself in front of all the watchful eyes thank her. And all of this has been in order to attract Chu Fei Yang’s eyes. And now seeing the love that Chu wang is showing Yun Qian Meng, she is afraid that all of this has been a conspiracy. She is afraid that the breaking off of the engagement has also been planned ahead to climb onto such a big tree as Chu Fei Yang. Or is this all the empress dowager and Yu Qian Di’s meaning? After all, to form a relation with the pair of mother and son Yuan defei and Chen wang who don’t get along with the empress dowager, it would be better to form an alliance with Chu wang who has military power. Yun Qian Meng’s marriage has been bestowed by the previous emperor. To let the other side break off the engagement, first they would spread Yun Qian Meng’s cowardly character to the outside to let Chen wang get the idea to break off the engagement. Then the side of the man broke off the engagement, Yu Qian Di wouldn’t have a choice but to agree. In the future, if someone takes this matter and make a big fuss out off it, all the fingers will be pointing at Jiang Mu Chen. This will not even move Yu Qian Di’s throne for little. Then they let Yun Qian Meng grab Chu Fei Yang’s heart and expand the empress dowager’s power. This step by step careful calculation, even Hai Tian, who has always been good at scheming couldn’t help but applaud.

  But the man, who Yun Qian Meng has set her eyes on, is the one that she, Hai Tian wants. She wouldn’t let other women rob the man who she has set her eyes on.

  Hai Tian rose from her seat and bowed towards Yu Qian Di and the others. Then she slowly said: “Emperor, chennu has some words, don’t know if I should say them or not.”

  Yu Qian Di saw her, his expression changed slightly. He nodded and said: “Say.”

  Hai Tian received approval, that pair of beautiful eyes looked at Yun Qian Meng. She said lightly: “According to chennu, the back palace is now in the xuanxiu11 period and the minister of justice’s daughter’s name has also been handed over. Now this thing happened, Miss Su can’t enter the palace anymore. And Miss Yun, who initiated all of this, can not be said that she doesn’t have any fault. Chennu is dull and don’t know how to settle this case. Asking the emperor to settle this case.”

  After Hai Tian’s remark, Su Yuan’s whole body crooked. It’s just that pair of eyes stared at Yun Qian Meng in great anger. He wished that he can kill her now. Their Su family has endured under Yun Xuan Zhi for so many years and finally they’ve cultivated a daughter with talent and beauty. But today, because of the quarrel between the Misses, Yun Qian Meng lets Yue er suffer such injustice and let the effort of so many years of their Su family be wasted. How can this hatred not let Su Yuan grit his teeth?

  Yun Qian Meng turned to look at Hai Tian. This Hai Tian junzhu is exquisite and dignified, but her heart is so vicious. Saying a few words that are not related to this case, but that easily provoked Su Yuan and let him have a deeper hatred for her. And she crashed with a woman who is about to enter the palace, she fears that she also will be punished.

  “What? Since when has Hai wangfu begun to intervene with the matters of the back palace? Can it be that the empress isn’t doing her duty well?”

  At this time, Chen Lao Tai Jun opened her mouth. The ridicule of those words is very thick, making the smile of Hai Tian’s face trembles a bit. That pair of proud eyes looked down, letting those long and thick eyelashes block the light that is emitting from those eyes.

  Of course, the empress also tasted those words. In particular, when seeing that not only are the looks of Hai Tian unparalleled, but she is also swift and decisive in Hai wangfu. Her heart began to feel a little warry of this Hai Tian. She smiled gently, looked at Yu Qian Di and said: “Emperor, today is Lao Tai Jun’s good day. We can’t let her be unhappy, ah. Chenqie looking at this case feel that Miss Yun is indeed wronged. Emperor, reward those who needs to be rewarded and punish those who needs to be punished. Don’t let there be rumors.”

  The empress’ words weren’t light nor heavy, but they felt like a thorn in Hai Tian’s throat, making her unable to go up or down. For a time, it let Hai Tian get really angry. Her hands couldn’t help but tighten. With a body full of cold aura, she sat down without speaking any longer.

  Yu Qian Di also didn’t want to waste much time on this matter, so he nodded at the empress. His eyes shot sharply at the people kneeling down below and said with a heavy voice: “The vice minister of justice is lax in discipline resulting in your daughter accusing Miss Yun wrongly. Originally this should be punished heavily, but today is Lao Tai Jun’s good day. Zhen will deal with it leniently. You will be punished with six months of salary and at the same time punishing Miss Xing to copy hundred times. As for the minister of justice, you as a minister didn’t give an example. Didn’t find out the truth and wronged people. Punished with a year of salary and withdraw Su family’s Miss’s name from entering the palace. In this lifetime she can’t take part in the selection.”

  After those words, Xing Jin Die saw that her daddy’s face turned dark and Su Yuan’s face is full of regret. If he had known that this will make his daughter unable to enter the palace, he wouldn’t have deliberately sought out Yun Qian Meng to vent the anger for his daughter and Su Qing. But who can know that the people present are so vicious? They even would bring out the matter of Yue er participating in the selection and ruin their Su family’s years of hard work. Compared to being punished with a year of salary, Su Qian Yue can’t become an imperial consort made Su Yuan’s heart felt more pain. But the three people whom have been punished can only hide the pain in their heart. After respectfully saying their thanks, they went out of the inner room.

  Only Yun Qian Meng is left kneeling. The empress saw that she (YQM) was so pitiful; she personally went down to help her up. She took her (YQM) hand, turned and said to Yu Qian Di: “Emperor, this Miss Yun is elder by more than ten years than our little gongzhu. But comparing, our little gongzhu’s fortune is bigger. She has the protection of each master in the palace and she also has the empress dowager and the emperor’s blessing. Asking the emperor to see that Miss Yun is so pitiful and be lenient.”

  While talking, the empress couldn’t help but glance at Hai Tian to let Hai Tian understand that she has overstepped her bounds and also to warn her to not to things that she shouldn’t do and to not speak words that she shouldn’t spoke.

  Hai Tian naturally received the empress’ warning. Seeing that the empress is so courteous with Yun Qian Meng, she got angrier. But in front of the emperor, she can’t forget one’s manner. So she can only endure. It’s just that the hostility lingered on those eyebrows.

  Lao Tai Jun saw that the empress who was never nosy and always generous, spoke for Yun Qian Meng, her hanging heart finally fell down. The eyes looked at Yun Qian Meng revealed a hint of love.

  Originally, the emperor didn’t want to punish Yun Qian Meng, but after Hai Tian’s words, under the circumstances he can’t be too biased. This time seeing that the empress personally went down, he also smiled at Yun Qian Meng: “Presumably, Miss Yun didn’t have the time to celebrate with Lao Tai Jun ye
t. If Miss Yun’s gift will let all of us feel joy, then let’s take it as you’ve atoned.”

  Yun Qian Meng raised her head slightly and looked at Yu Qian Di. Although this emperor is young, but the domineering aura lets people be afraid. Remembering the time when she daringly broke off the engagement in the hall; that time she had just come through another place, didn’t understand the situation and did such a daring thing. For a time, Yun Qian Meng felt a layer of cold sweat on her back. She immediately bowed and replied: “Chennu, obey.”

  Until this time, did the hearts of the Qu family really come down.

  Chu wang glances once at Chen Lao Tai Jun at this time. He saw that she is also looking at him. Both’s eyes exchanged current in the air, but it also lets people wonder what the meaning is.

  “Since the emperor said that, Meng er go down and prepare.”

  The empress dowager saw that some people didn’t want to miss the slightest chance to go against Qu family, so she let Yun Qian Meng temporarily go away to avoid letting her be used by someone as target.

  Yun Qian Meng understood. She bowed towards the crowd and withdrew from the inner room.

  The moment she stepped outside of Rui Lin yuan, she is being hugged by someone. A surge of natural aroma came from behind. Yun Qian Meng smiled and said softly: “Biaojie, you’re beginning to make fun of Meng er again.”

  Even though, Yun Qian Meng guessed who she is, Qu Fei Qing is still elated. She held Yun Qian Meng’s hand and walked slowly. The smile in her eyes became more real.

  “Just now, I heard everything from the outside. That minister of justice deserves it. He still dares to send such a daughter into the palace. I am afraid that she won’t even survive for three days.”

  While saying, that beautiful nose of Qu Fei Qing frowned. It made her truly lovely.

  Yun Qian Meng saw her childlike personality, her mood also lifted. She pulled Qu Fei Qing closer and said with caution: “Today is waizumu’s birthday, there are many guests. Biaojie needs to be cautious. Don’t be like Meng er and let someone find something at fault with you. The emperor gave face to waizumu and the empress dowager and didn’t punish Meng er. But if biaojie made a mistake now, how can the emperor still shield us?”