Chapter Twelve: A Hair's Breadth Escape

  Yun Qianyue heard the old emperor's laughter and smiled slightly, but her eyes didn't quite reach her smile.

  Ye Qian seemed to understand the old emperor's meaning, looked at Yun Shangyue with a pitiful gaze, leaned in close and whispered: "Before I met you, I had heard about your arrogant and carefree ways, and often admired them. But now, I think you're really too pitiful! To have such a fate, it's all yours to bear."

  Yun Shallow Moon's mouth corners twitched, and she weakly smiled at Ye Qian. Unintentionally, she touched the wound on her lip again, and she winced in pain. Immediately, she retracted her smile and said with a bad temper: "What's there to pity? This life isn't easy for anyone."

  Ye Qian was taken aback and couldn't help but burst out laughing, "You're absolutely right!"

  "I didn't know when Ye Gongzhu and Yuelai had become so close?" The old emperor looked at Ye Qian and Yun Shangyue who were approaching, smiling and opening his mouth. "If I'm not mistaken, this is Ye Gongzhu's first time in Tian Shengjing City, right?"

  "Hua Tian Sheng Wu Huang, this is indeed my first time in Tian Sheng City." Ye Qian retreated a few steps back from Yun Shang Yue and smiled at the old emperor: "I'm a straightforward person, I get along well with everyone. Especially yesterday when I met Miss Wen Da Jiang Jun's family, we really hit it off."

  "Oh? The young lady from General Wen's household? Which young lady?" The old emperor asked with interest.

  "What's your name, like a swallow." Ye Qian said.

  "That's General Wen Da's most beloved youngest daughter, and also the cousin of the Crown Prince's concubine. She has a good relationship with the Crown Prince's concubine too. Hmm, she's a knowledgeable and reasonable child." The old emperor smiled and nodded.

  "Tian Sheng Huang said it right, that Wen Miss is indeed a knowledgeable and reasonable person! Moreover, she's also very hospitable, pulling me to talk for a long time at the entrance of Rong Wang Fu. I really like her." Ye Qian smiled in agreement, with an innocent look, seemingly genuinely liking Wen Ruyan.

  "How did you end up at the gate of Rong Wang Fu?" The old emperor asked with a smile.

  "This is where I start from. When I set out from Nanjiang half a month ago, I didn't know that someone had used our Nanjiang curse to wreak havoc in Tiansheng. I came just in time to help Your Majesty with your work." Ye Qian looked at the old emperor and continued under his smiling inquiry: "I came to Tiansheng for three things."

  "What? Which three things? Princess Ye, tell me and I'll listen. How many days have you been in this Heavenly Sacred City, I haven't caught a glimpse of your shadow, it wasn't until this morning that I finally saw you." The old emperor raised an eyebrow.

  "The first thing is to see if Jing Shizi has grown three heads and six arms." Ye Qian said. "Oh?" The old emperor looked at Rong Jing, seeing that his face was calm, he smiled and asked, "What do you mean by this?"

  "Jing Shizi is hailed as the number one prodigy of Tian Sheng, while the number one high-level spiritual master in the world has said that Jing Shizi's talent is not limited to Tian Sheng, but is unmatched in the world! So, I want to see if this divine person has grown three heads and six arms!" Ye Qian said.

  "Ah, I see!" The old emperor smiled, "What about the second matter?"

  "The second thing is to see what kind of elm-headed brain Cloud Shallow Moon has grown, and she can't even recognize a single character, it's said that she can't even hold a book properly, doesn't understand literature, this is tolerable, but it's also said that she doesn't know women's etiquette, only knows some fancy boxing moves, I want to see how such a useless thing has survived until now." Ye Qian said.

  Yun Qian's mouth twitched slightly as she silently cursed this woman!

  "Little girl is much stronger than you!" Ye Qian glared at her discontentedly. Is there a way to talk without giving people face?

  Ye Qian stuck out her tongue at Ye Qing, with an indescribably cute expression.

  The old emperor's gaze swept between Ye Qian and Ni Xue, then landed on Yun Shangyue who was standing weakly to the side. He paused for a moment before shifting his line of sight away, smiling as he asked, "Oh? Now that you've seen Moon, what do you think of her?"

  "Rumors indeed don't deceive me!" Ye Qian said.

  "Hahaha……" The old emperor burst out laughing and said after he stopped: "Although Yuè Yāo Tóu doesn't understand literature, she has a true temperament. In this Tian Sheng capital city, no one among the young ladies from great families can surpass her in this aspect. Moreover, she has been studying with Jing Shi Zi for over a month now and is no longer illiterate. Now that she's also in charge of the Cloud King Mansion's household affairs, isn't it completely different from what the rumors said about being useless?"

  Ye Qian scratched her head with her hand, "I haven't found it yet!"

  The old emperor smiled and asked, "What's the third thing?"

  "The third thing is that the Qixi Festival in Tian Sheng Jing Cheng is said to be very lively, we have seen too many Qixi Festivals in Nan Jiang and it's not interesting anymore, so let's come here to Tian Sheng to take a look at the Qixi Festival!" Ye Qian said.

  The clouds are shallow and the moon is thinking, it just occurred to her that tomorrow is the first day of the seventh month of the lunar calendar, Qixi Festival is what that world calls Double Seventh Festival, the day when Cowherd and Weaving Maiden meet. Indeed, there aren't many days left. If Ye Qian didn't mention it, she would have forgotten.

  "Hmm, it's just a few days before the Qixi Festival. Princess Ye has arrived just in time to have some fun! The old emperor smiled and nodded, then asked with a smile: "Just these three points? Is that all?"

  "It's all gone! Everything else is trivial and not worth mentioning!" Ye Qian said.

  "I've heard that Princess Ye has a liking for this little demon king. I thought you were here to see him! It seems he's not even worth mentioning?" The old emperor smiled and raised an eyebrow at Ye Qian.

  "Your Majesty, it's just a rumor!" Ye Qing looked at the old emperor with an unpleasant expression.

  Yun Qianyue discovered that in the entire Tian Sheng, there were only two people who dared to show a bad attitude to the old emperor. One was Ye Qingran, and the other was Rong Jing, who although didn't show a bad attitude, would still make the old emperor yield three times.

  "Who spread the rumor? You don't have to be embarrassed and deny it, everyone knows that I like you. The Emperor knows there's nothing to be ashamed of." Ye Qianjiao glanced at Ye Qingchen with a hint of annoyance, then smiled sweetly at the old emperor: "He's just being shy. Yesterday, I was curious about Yun Shangyue and moved into the Cloud King's Manor, he followed me and also moved in. Mingming also likes me, but is too embarrassed to admit it."

  "You're talking nonsense, I'm for..." Ye Qingyan's face darkened with rage.

  "Look, you're getting angry!" Ye Qian pointed at Ye Qingran, interrupting his words.

  "Who's gotten angry now, you stinky woman!" Ye Qingran was even more furious.

  The old emperor looked at the two of them and burst out laughing.

  "Uncle Huang, don't listen to her nonsense! I really dislike such a vicious woman!" Ye Qian's forehead was bulging with rage, and if she said one more word, he would slap her to death.

  "Indeed, one thing can subdue another!" The old emperor smiled and looked at Ye Qian, saying: "My Heavenly Saint's little demon king, who no one could control, has finally been controlled by someone. This is truly a joyous occasion! After a pause, he asked Ye Qian with a smile: "Princess Ye, how old are you this year? Have you reached the age of wearing hairpins?"

  Yun Pian Yue thought that Lao Huang Di was going to make things happen for the two of them? He even asked about Ye Qian's birthday!

  Yè lightly changed color and said angrily, "Imperial Uncle, why are you asking her age? I don't like this woman at all!"

  "King De, look at this mischievous monkey of yours! Isn't it time to get him married and settled down?" The old emperor turned to Prince De.

  De Qin Wang glanced at Ye Qian, his eyes swept over Yun Shang Yue, and nodded with a smile, "The Emperor is absolutely right! This mischievous monkey, Little Demon King, needs someone to take care of him!"

  "Hmm, I think so too. He is one year older than Jing Shizi. Jing Shizi will come of age this winter. This little demon king came of age in early spring this year. Although I didn't hold a coming-of-age ceremony for him, his age has also arrived." The old emperor said.

  "Not bad!" Duke De nodded.

  "Princess Ye, I see that you and Yuelan are about the same age. But is this really so?" The old emperor asked Ye Qian again.

  Ye Qian blinked her eyes and didn't answer, instead asking back, "I still don't know Cloud Shallow Moon's birthday, nor do I know if we're about the same age!"

  Yun Pian Yue thought that she didn't even know her own birthday now, and had always been hearing people say that she was about to come of age soon, but no one told her the exact date, and she never asked anyone either.

  "I recall that Ruyi's hairpinning ceremony and Jing-shi's capping ceremony were on the same day, weren't they? If I'm not mistaken, it was on the winter solstice. " The old emperor turned to ask Rongjing.

  Clouds were shallow and the moon was stunned, and she said that she and Rong Jing were born on the same day? This... is also too coincidental, right? In ancient times, men came of age at 18 and women at 15. Rong Jing is exactly two years older than her? Not a single day more or less?

  "It seems so!" Rong Jing smiled faintly and nodded at the old emperor.

  Yun Shallow Moon thought that everyone had been saying she was about to come of age, and she really thought it would be soon. Now it's only the beginning of July, and there are still half a year before the Winter Solstice! Her heart, which had been anxious to find a way to stop the old emperor from marrying her off, suddenly calmed down a bit. Half a year was enough for her to prepare. The old emperor would not possibly marry her off before she came of age. Because in ancient times, girls were not considered adults until they came of age, and they could not get married unless they were a child bride. But her status would never be that of a child bride. So, at least for the next half year, she was still safe.

  "Haha, indeed it is! On that day, I will definitely hold a grand wedding ceremony for Jing Shizi and Yuè Yāotóu!" The old emperor laughed loudly.

  Rong Jing smiled faintly and didn't speak, Yun Shang Yue disagreed, anyone can say nice things, but who knows what will happen at that time!

  "Originally, Jing Shizi and Yun Qianyue's birthdays are both on the Winter Solstice!" Ye Qian's gaze swept across the two of them, and she smiled at the old emperor: "What a coincidence, I'm also born on the Winter Solstice!"

  Yun Shallow Moon was taken aback for a moment, and her gaze swept lightly over Ye Qian.

  The old emperor was also stunned, "Princess Ye's birthday is also on the winter solstice? The same day as Jing Shizi and Yuè Fāng?"

  "She's talking nonsense! Her birthday is clearly on the Double Ninth Festival!" Ye Qian glared at her with a hint of anger, "You don't even know how to blush when spouting nonsense! You can even randomly change your own birthday?"

  Ye Qian suddenly burst out laughing, looking at Ye Qingran with a smile that lit up her entire face, "You even know my birthday, and yet you say you don't like me? Look, your true feelings are showing!"

  Yun Qian looked at Ye Qiang silently, only today did she realize that this woman was indeed a cunning fox. Ye Qiang couldn't outdo her, and Yun Qian pitied him with a glance, seeing his face turn pale in an instant.

  "Hmm... Hahaha..." The old emperor burst out laughing, "So that's how it is!"

  "You stinky woman! I remember your birthday is because of that day..." Ye Qingran felt that he was really defeated by this woman today, and couldn't help but feel hatred in his heart.

  "Hush, if you dare to say what happened that day, I'll tell everyone about us sleeping in the same bed. Then you'll have no choice but to marry me." Ye Qian's mouth twitched as she whispered secretly to Ye Qingchen.

  The night was lightly stained with the mouse's fear of the trap, and it immediately fell silent.

  Yun Qian could understand the lip language, thinking that what Ye Qian said was probably about her detoxifying with Ye Qing and being caught by Nan Lingrui while lying together naked. If it were true that Ye Qian had spoken out, after all, this would mean that Ye Qing had ruined Ye Qian's reputation, so judging from the attitude of the old emperor and De Qin Wang at this time, it was likely that they would have decided on the marriage between the two immediately, she couldn't help but laugh.

  "Brother De, you've also seen it, this little demon king has his day today!" The old emperor laughed and said to Prince De.

  "This little scamp! Someone will finally be able to manage him!" Duke Tei smiled and nodded.

  Ye Qian raised an eyebrow with a pleased expression, just about to say something, when her gaze swept across the figure walking towards her from afar, and her face changed in an instant.

  Ye Qian's face changed slightly as she gazed at the three horse-drawn carriages that had stopped not far away. The curtain of the third carriage opened first, and a familiar figure emerged from within. With a gentle swing of his fan, he exuded an air of elegance unmatched by anyone else - it was Nan Lingrui. He smiled instantly, leaned in close to Ye Qian, and gritted his teeth as he said: "Finally, someone has come to deal with you! You stinky woman, if you don't behave yourself, I'll strip you naked and send you to Nan Lingrui's bed! Let's see how obedient you are then!"

  Yeh Qian heard this and withdrew her gaze, looking at Ye Qing with a slightly changed expression. She suddenly smiled coyly and said in a low voice: "Compared to him, I like your bed more!"

  Ye Qian immediately dodged away from Ye Qian's side, with a look of extreme disgust on her face.

  Yun Qianyu smiled and looked at the two of them, her gaze also turned to that place. Nan Lingrui was still as handsome and elegant as ever, the gentlewoman painting swaying gently in the sunlight at noon. Under the sun's rays, the painting seemed even more striking than he himself. She thought to herself that with the relationship between Nan Lingrui, Ye Qian, and Ye Qingran, today would be another entertaining day.

  She shifted her gaze to the other two carriages, and saw that the person who came out of the second one was Ye Tian Yu. After Ye Tian Yu got off the carriage for a long time, the curtain of the first carriage slowly opened, and Ye Tian Qing's figure appeared from inside. After the Crown Prince got off the carriage, he personally lifted the curtain, and then Miss Qin from the Chancellor's Mansion poked out her head...

  Yun Shallow Moon's eyes blinked, thinking that Qin Yu Cong had finally come!

  "Is she Qin Yujing? I don't think she looks that great!" Ye Qian whispered to Yun Shangyue.

  Yun Qian's eyes curved into a smile as she said in a low voice, "You haven't even seen her face yet, how do you know she doesn't look good?"

  "Because I saw a big scorpion on her!" said Ye Qian.

  Yun Qian Yue looked at Qin Yu Cong, who was wearing a simple and elegant dress, with a delicate and weak appearance. She smiled slightly. Was Ye Qian referring to the snake demon beauty? Did Qin Yu Cong count as one? Perhaps she did, only this beauty's eyes hadn't revealed her venomous heart yet, so Yun Qian Yue couldn't see it.

  "Was it because you liked this woman that you didn't like me?" Ye Qian asked again.

  Yun Qian Yue saw Qin Yu Jing get off the carriage and almost fell to the ground, Ye Tai Zi pitied the beauty and hugged her tightly. This scene looked like a talented man and a beautiful woman, she withdrew her gaze and swept a glance at the execution platform, only to see that everyone except her and Rong Jing, including the old emperor, was looking in that direction, she smiled and nodded, "Hmm, probably!"

  Ye Tianqing is too foolish, because Rong Jing's sentence "Qin Miss is a great talent, worthy of being the empress" has made him behave like this. Has he forgotten that the crown prince may become emperor or may not? The old emperor's body is not good, but his age is not big, holding the imperial power for life, how can it be so easy to let go? Ye Tianqing, this crown prince, wants to ascend to the throne and take over too hastily.

  "It seems that Miss Qin from the Chancellor's residence is indeed seriously ill!" The Filial King suddenly spoke up.

  "Yes, the young lady has been bedridden with a cold since yesterday and is in a daze. The imperial physician from the hospital has come and gone several times to our residence, but I don't understand why this cold is so severe this time." Minister Qin said anxiously.

  "There is Jing Shizi, let's wait for Miss Qin to come over and have Jing Shizi take a look at her. It's just wind and cold, nothing serious." The old emperor looked at Ye Tianying supporting Qin Yuying as she walked over, his eyes flashing with a hint of severity, but his tone was warm.

  Yun Shallow Moon had been paying attention to the expressions of everyone here, clearly seeing the fierce light in the old emperor's eyes. In his heart, he sneered. This is the emperor, under the high position of imperial power, in his eyes, Ye Tian at this moment was a person who was competing with him for power, not his son.

  "Nowadays, even if I see her face, I still can't tell how good-looking she is. Is she really the number one beauty of Tian Sheng? I think Yun Shangyue is far better than her, why isn't she the number one beauty of Tian Sheng?" Ye Qian spoke up for Yun Shangyue at this time, looking at Qin Yuxin's face.

  Everyone was stunned by her words and turned their gaze to Yun Shangyue, seeing that the thick powder on her face had been mostly wiped away by Ye Qing, revealing her clear eyebrows and eyes. Although her complexion was pale, under the half-concealment, her stunning beauty could still be vaguely seen. Because of Miss Shangyue's reputation for being uneducated and not knowing etiquette, everyone had neglected her appearance. At this moment, it was indeed as Ye Qian said that she was more beautiful than Qin Yujing by a fraction.

  "A woman's beauty is not just about looks, what's the use of having a good face? Without any talent or knowledge of etiquette, without even half the qualities that a woman should have, how can she be called the number one beauty in the world? The number one beauty in the world must be first-rate in both talent and looks." Xiaoyi Wang snorted coldly.

  Everyone nodded in agreement with Xiaojin Wang's words, withdrawing their gaze from Yun Shangyue's face. At this moment, Qin Yuxin walked over with a gentle and weak gait. Although her complexion was pale, she still had the elegant demeanor of a noble lady who was well-read and courteous. The number one beauty in Tiancheng was indeed worthy of her title!

  Ye Qian was refuted by Xiao Qin Wang, leaving her speechless for a moment. She looked at Yun Shangyue. Yun Shangyue smiled faintly, not taking it to heart. She pouted and stopped talking.

  Ye Qing wanted to refute, but Yu Guang swept a glance at Yun Shang's indifferent face and swallowed back the words she was about to say.

  Rong Jing seemed to have not heard Hsiao Chin Wang's words, his eyes were dim and distant.

  "The crown prince thought he was late and wouldn't be able to see the fun, but it's not too late yet!" Nan Lingrui walked over first, fanning himself with a folding fan, and gave the old emperor a standing bow. "Long live the Heavenly Emperor!"

  "Is the Crown Prince's body much better? I have been busy these days, and my hospitality is not good enough. Please forgive me, Crown Prince!" The old emperor looked at Nan Lingrui, his eyes stopping on the jade fan in his hand for a moment, and said with a gentle smile.

  "I'm not feeling well and got sick, but I shouldn't blame the heavenly saint for not being hospitable enough!" Nan Lingrui said with a hint of sarcasm, seemingly glancing at Rong Jing, emphasizing the words "not feeling well" as if still resentful about getting diarrhea from eating too much that day.

  Yun Qian Yue thought back to that night when the two of them were in her room, and they had fallen into Rong Jing's trap. It was quite amusing. She glanced at Ye Qing Ran, and saw that his face didn't look good either. She thought that probably both Nan Ling Rui and Ye Qing Ran had taken note of this debt to Rong Jing. She looked at Rong Jing, who was glancing back at her with a hint of a smile in his eyes. She silently mouthed to him: "Heartless!"

  Her long eyelashes blinked, but she didn't say a word, and withdrew her gaze.

  "The Crown Prince did not stay in the temporary palace arranged by me, but instead moved into the Yunwang Mansion. I still don't know what's going on? Is the Yunwang Mansion better than my temporary palace?" The old emperor asked with a smile.

  The Cloud King's face changed, and he hastily said: "Where is the old minister's mansion comparable to the imperial palace!"

  He was originally frightened by the situation described by Imperial Physician Wang when he took Yun Shangyue's pulse, and before he could recover, he heard a conversation between the old emperor and Rong Jing about granting Yun Shangyue a marriage, which scared him half to death. Now hearing the old emperor say this again, his face turned pale, and he almost couldn't stand upright.

  "We were just joking with Rui, the Crown Prince. Don't take it seriously, Wang!" The old emperor chuckled and waved his hand.

  Although Yun Wangye got the old emperor's words, he still couldn't put his mind at ease. He looked at Yun Qianyue and saw that she was also calmly looking at him, unruffled. Suddenly, he felt a little ashamed, thinking that all these years of compromising had worn away his backbone, and now he wasn't even as good as his own daughter. He lowered his head and didn't say another word.

  "This old minister also thinks that the Cloud King's Mansion seems to be even better than the Emperor's palace! Not only did the wise prince move into the Cloud King's Mansion, but Princess Ye moved into the Rong King's Mansion, and Xiao Wangye is still living in the Cloud King's Mansion. The Cloud King's Mansion is now more lively than the Emperor's palace."

  This sentence is undoubtedly intended to stir up trouble and provoke the Yun Wang Fu to offend the old emperor's heavenly authority!

  Yun Wangye was at a loss for words, and for the time being, he couldn't think of how to turn things around, refuting both Xiaoqin Wang's words and making the old emperor feel comfortable and relieved.

  "The Cloud King's Mansion isn't just anyone's home, is it? Who made me a rare creature? Everyone wants to come and see me at the Cloud King's Mansion. Not to mention the noble Crown Prince Rui and Princess Ye, even the beggars on the streets are curious about how the Cloud King's Mansion raised someone like me." Yun Qianyue spoke up, her voice soft and weak, but clear as day to everyone present. "The Emperor's palace and summer resort aren't just places anyone can enter, you know? Isn't this just highlighting the huge difference between the Cloud King's Mansion and the Emperor's palace and summer resort? Nowadays, the Cloud King's Mansion is a complete mess. If even the Filial King doesn't want to live in his own Filial King's Mansion anymore and wants to move into the Cloud King's Mansion instead, that's fine by me!"

  Filial King's face stiffened instantly as he said dryly, "This king has no interest in the Cloud King's Manor!"

  "You have no interest, and you can't stop others from having interest!" Yun Qiu Yue's words fell, and she no longer paid attention to the Duke of Filial Piety. This old thing, she and the Duke of Filial Piety's grudge would probably last until death and never be resolved. It's best if he didn't provoke her bottom line, or else she would find a way to take down the Duke of Filial Piety's estate.

  "Haha, I knew this little girl was a formidable one, never letting others get the better of her in words." The old emperor burst out laughing, clearly pleased with Yun Shang Yue's words, and his eyes, which had been fixed on Yun Wang Ye's gloomy face, lit up.

  Yun Wangye let out a sigh of relief, feeling that it was wise to hand over the power of the household to Shallow Moon. He glanced at Yun Wuhan, who hadn't shown up today, thinking that this son was hopeless. All these years, he had been doing his own thing and never helped him like Shallow Moon did.

  "The imperial palace of the Heavenly Saint is naturally good, but it's too cold and quiet. And without beauties to accompany me, it's really boring. The Cloud King's mansion is different, with beauties as numerous as clouds, these days the Crown Prince has been getting more and more comfortable." Nan Lingrui fanned himself with a folding fan and winked at the Filial King, saying with great charm: "I don't know if the Filial King's mansion also has beauties as numerous as clouds. If it's like the Cloud King's mansion, then today I won't go to stay in the Cloud King's mansion, how about staying in the Filial King's mansion instead?"

  "I advise you to give up this idea, the Xiaojing Wangfu has a lecher like Leng Shaozhuo, where can there be beauties in the Xiaojing Wangfu? Even if there are beauties, they would have been ruined by him, and those who haven't been ruined are all ugly." Ye Qianyan scolded before Xiaojing Wang could even speak.

  Filial King's face stiffened with anger and he shouted: "Xiao Wangye! You..."

  "Leng Wang Shu, did I say something wrong?" Ye Qingran raised an eyebrow.

  Filial King was scolded by him, and his mansion was indeed messed up by Leng Shao Zhuo.

  "That being the case, then the Xiaoqin Wangfu is simply a filthy place! This prince will not go!" Nan Lingrui slapped his folding fan shut, "This prince will still live in the Yun Wangfu!"

  "Is the Cloud King's Manor not also impure?" The Filial and Reverent King was greatly embarrassed by Ye Lingchen and Nan Lingrui's words, feeling unhappy in his heart. He glanced at Yun Shangyue with disdain and said, "The Cloud King's Manor is no better than my Filial and Reverent King's Manor!"

  "Does the phrase 'filial piety' mean that you are telling His Majesty that all the empresses of the Tian Sheng dynasty, from the founding ancestors to Empress Zhenjing and several generations of empresses, were born in a filthy place? Does this mean that from the beginning, all the empresses were born in a filthy place?" Yun Qiuyue suddenly laughed and said to the old emperor: "Your Majesty's uncle, doesn't this count as Filial Piety King looking down on the imperial family and defiling the Yun Wangfu? I don't know if such words should be punished! The ancestors and Empress Zhenjing and all the empresses of the Tian Sheng dynasty are watching from above. I estimate that even the spirits in the imperial mausoleum would be so angry to hear these words that they would come back to life!"

  Filial King's face changed greatly, and he was shocked to stand up from his chair, "Your Majesty, the old minister didn't mean it that way..."

  "What does that mean? Are we all mistaken? Although I am weak and ill now, I have not died yet, so I can still hear clearly. As a descendant of the Yun Wang Fu, I must seek justice for my aunts!" Yun Shangyue coldly looked at the Filial King, sneering.

  "Old minister..." Xiaojin Wang's body trembled, almost unable to stand steady, and he hastily wanted to explain himself to the old emperor. Unexpectedly, one sentence gave Yun Shangyue a handle to grasp. Especially since he implicated the ancestral Yellow Emperor and Empress Zhengjing, this was a grave crime!

  "Yes, Cold King Uncle probably thinks so in his heart!" Ye Qingran also sneered, "Insulting the Yun Wangfu is nothing, but insulting the Tian Sheng dynasty's empresses, including the deceased Empress Dowager, is also included. The Empress Dowager was from the Yun Wangfu and was the birth mother of the Emperor. She had a reputation for coming from a polluted place, it's really..."

  Ye Qingran deliberately left her words unspoken, making a "tsk" sound twice, and the meaning was self-evident.

  Filial King's face turned white as paper, looking at the old emperor, finally unable to bear such a great crime, "Plop" knelt on the ground, "Your Majesty forgive me, I absolutely have no..."

  "Emperor Cold, you still haven't changed your habit of speaking without thinking after all these decades! How can the Cloud King's residence be a filthy place? Are you saying that our Holy Ancestor was blind?! You dare to be so presumptuous!" The old emperor's face showed no expression, but his voice was extremely stern.

  "Your Majesty spares me, it's just that I, your old minister, am not eloquent... how dare I insult the Holy Ancestors and Her Majesty the Empress..." The Filial King was terrified, prostrating himself on the ground, not even daring to lift his head.

  "I didn't see that the Filial King was afraid, but people have always said that there are thoughts during the day and dreams at night. A clumsy mouth is not just a coincidence. It seems that in the Filial King's heart, he had already made up his mind about this. Not daring doesn't mean not wanting to, thinking too much will naturally lead to a slip of the tongue and letting everyone know. Cloud Shallow Moon decided not to let this old thing go today. She wanted to see how the Old Emperor would protect him. The Old Emperor just wanted to use the Filial King's mansion to strike at the Cloud King's mansion, but she was going to make this chess piece lose its effectiveness."

  "Yun Shangyue, what nonsense are you spouting? How could I... Your Majesty, Yun Shangyue is talking nonsense, this old minister has no divided heart, this old minister is loyal to the heavens, to Your Majesty, and to our ancestors... May Your Majesty see clearly!" The Filial King raised his head, glaring at Yun Shangyue, then bowed his head to express loyalty to the old emperor.

  "I'm not talking nonsense, is the Duke of Filial Piety being slandered? Everyone present knows the truth! Cloud Shallow Moon smiled faintly and spoke in a soft voice, seemingly following the Duke's words: "The Duke of Filial Piety is indeed loyal and devoted. In his household, there are sons who cause chaos and disaster. The guards under his command are even more arrogant than the imperial palace guards, walking recklessly on the streets. Ordinary people are not afraid of the imperial palace guards or the Crown Prince, but they fear the young master of the Duke's mansion and his guards. Even when a dog from the Duke's mansion goes out, it walks with impunity, biting several people to death without anyone daring to report it to the authorities. Tsk, tsk, the Duke's mansion is indeed loyal and devoted to the Emperor, the Imperial Uncle, and the heavens!"

  "A pack of nonsense! When did such a thing happen? Yun Shangyue, don't slander just because you're not on good terms with Shao Zhuo... The Emperor is wise and discerning..." Xiaojin Wang was so angry that he wanted to slap Yun Shangyue and shut her up.

  "Oh! So that mad dog that bit people was from the Xiaojing Wangfu, I've also heard about it." Nan Lingrui suddenly enlightened, "At that time, this prince and Su were strolling on the street, almost getting Su bitten by this prince."

  "The Imperial Palace of Filial Piety is not just a place where dogs can roam freely and bite people to death, what's the big deal? Even Cold Young Master's little cricket can kill hundreds of people! This isn't even news!" Ye Qingran hummed and looked at the old emperor, "Your Majesty, this is the so-called loyalty that Cold Wangye talks about every day. If he continues to be loyal like this every day, your subjects will become fewer and fewer."

  The old emperor's face, which had been expressionless until now, finally showed a hint of anger.

  "Your Majesty, I... " The Filial King was greatly shocked and did not expect that his words would lead to these crimes. At this time, even if he had a hundred mouths, he could not argue, let alone those things that were unclear. Suddenly, he had an idea and closed his eyes as if he were dying, "I don't know where I offended the wise prince and the young king, but they actually put so many black pots on my back. I have said too much and made mistakes, Your Majesty will see clearly!"

  Yun Shang Yue thought that this filial king was indeed quite capable, no wonder he could keep the Filial King's mansion standing for so many years, except for having an unfilial son, he was also a cunning fox. Seeing the old emperor's expression soften, she thought that she couldn't miss this opportunity, her eyes flashed with a hint of severity, today she must give this filial king a blow.

  Just as she was about to speak, a faint cry suddenly came from behind her. The cry was weak, but the voice was not low, and it immediately grasped everyone's heart, including the old emperor's line of sight, which followed the sound.

  Yun Shallow Moon's eyes narrowed, thinking that Qin Yu Cong's voice was really coincidental, and the level of her voice was also very good. Not only did it attract the attention of Emperor Lao and others, but it also interrupted what she wanted to say, and now that she missed the opportunity, even if she spoke again, no one would listen. She withdrew the look in her eyes and slowly turned her head to look back.

  Only to see Ye Tianqing and Qin Yujing already standing behind her, Ye Tianqing was staring at her in a daze, while Qin Yujing was falling towards the ground. The direction she fell was exactly down the stairs, this execution platform is five meters high, if she falls, even if she doesn't die, she will be crippled.

  "Hold her up quickly!" The old emperor was shocked and hastily shouted at the stunned Ye Tian.

  When Ye Tianying arrived with Qin Yuxin, he was just listening to Yun Shangyue mention his name. He looked at Yun Shangyue and saw her standing there weakly, although her face was covered in powder, she couldn't hide the radiance of her eyebrows and eyes. For a moment, he was infatuated, and gradually loosened his grip on Qin Yuxin's hand. At this time, hearing the crowd's exclamation and the old emperor's loud shout, he suddenly woke up and saw Qin Yuxin falling towards the high platform, quickly reaching out to catch her.

  With just a loud "crack", the night sky suddenly tore off a piece of Qin Yuxin's skirt, and she fell from the high platform. He was shocked and lost his color, wanting to grab her again, but it was too late, he could only watch as Qin Yuxin fell down from the platform.

  "Jiang'er!" Qin Chengxiang cried out in shock.

  The old emperor was shocked and jumped up, "Quick! Save her!"

  Yè Tiān Qīng immediately threw away the half-piece of cloth in his hand and flew down, but even if he was faster, he couldn't catch up with Qin Yuē Cóng's falling speed.

  The shallow clouds and moonlight illuminated the scene, and Ye Qian stood still, her eyes fixed on the sight before her. Nan Lingrui also stood motionless, while Ye Tianyu seemed to have been startled into immobility as well. Ye Qian's expression was one of watching a good show. Her brow furrowed in thought, wondering what consequences would arise if Qin Yuyin had fallen to her death. She turned to look at Rong Jing.

  Rong Jing seemed to have glanced at her too, and then Yun Shang Yue saw a white shadow flash by. Rong Jing's original position was now empty. She was stunned for a moment, only to see him flying down, catching Qin Yu Cong just as she landed. She wondered when he had recovered his martial arts skills? As soon as this thought emerged, she heard a "crack" sound, her heart tightened, it was the sound of bones breaking. Looking closely, she saw that Rong Jing's arm, which had caught Qin Yu Cong, had fresh blood flowing from the elbow.

  Digression

  Don't you want Qin Yuxiang to die from a fall? (⊙_⊙)

  Believe it or not, our Rong Jing only loves Yue Er, he has never saved useless people ~ O (∩ _ ∩) O ~

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