Volume 1 Chapter 27: Laughing at the Prosperous Splendor

  Look at Old Master Wang's expression and the tone of his words, the Phoenix True Classic is very powerful. However, she was easily caught by the Fourth Prince and couldn't break free, while those women said her kung fu was that of a three-legged cat, and she herself only felt a bit lighter, but didn't feel anything else, was it really that powerful? Yun Shang Yue obviously didn't believe it.

  "Rascal! What's with that look in your eyes?" Old Master Wang's old eyes bulged wide.

  Yun Shallow Moon immediately collected her expression, if it was very fierce then wouldn't she have profited? In the future, after figuring it out clearly, what would she be afraid of? Not to mention being bullied by others, she could bully others at will. Thinking of this, she wasn't angry anymore, and smiled, "Grandfather said everything right, I shouldn't have taken action myself, nor should I have let Mo Li take action, we should have forced the people under Feng Ce Fei's command to throw her into the lake instead. By taking action ourselves, we were actually doing her a favor."

  Yun Lao Wangye hummed in agreement.

  Yun Shallow Moon rubbed her nose, wiping away a layer of ash on it, thinking that this should be enough. If that Wang Ye or whoever wanted to come and settle accounts with her, at the very least they would have to get past Old Master Wang first.

  "You silly girl, what are you thinking of now? Do you think everything will be alright as long as I'm backing you up? Hmph! Don't even think about it. You settle this matter yourself. My old man doesn't have time to bother with you." Old Master Wang went to knock on Yun Shangyue's door again.

  The cloud was shallow and the moon had prepared for this time, hiding quickly, letting old Wang Ye knock in vain. She pouted discontentedly, "Don't, Grandpa, if you don't care about me, who will? It won't do, I'll be bullied to death. Especially..."

  "Report to Old Master Wang, Master Wang and Consort Feng have arrived!" The voice of Yu Chuan came from outside.

  Yun Shallow Moon immediately shut her mouth and looked out, only to see a middle-aged man walking into the courtyard with a majestic gait. Although he was already middle-aged, his appearance was still impressive, and it could be seen that he was a handsome young man in his youth. However, his appearance didn't resemble hers; she should have resembled her mother's body instead. Behind him followed Feng Ce Fei, who was drenched from head to toe. Without thinking, Yun Shallow Moon knew that trouble had come knocking on their door. She looked at Old Master Wang, and he gave her a "you're on your own" look before sitting down in the main seat, seemingly waiting for a good show.

  Yun Shangyue couldn't help but feel helpless, it seemed that this old man had made up his mind to ignore her. Why was she so unlucky? In the past, whenever Yun Shangyue got into trouble, this old master would always cover for her, why did no one cover for her now that she just arrived? She bit her lip and saw that Wang Ye and Feng Ce Fei had already reached the door, immediately moved a chair to sit beside Old Master Wang.

  Old Wang glanced at her, his face expressionless, but a hint of smile still lingered in the depths of his eyes.

  "The son greets the king!" The king walked in, looking at Yun Shangyue with a bad expression, and gave an old man a salute.

  "Hmm!" Old Master Wang hummed a low, emotionless sound.

  "The daughter-in-law greets the king!" The phoenix imperial concubine also took a glance at Yun Shangyue, her eyes filled with resentment and venom, but she quickly looked away, bowed her head, and knelt on the ground. Instantly, a large patch of water stains appeared on the ground, and she sobbed softly: "The daughter-in-law begs the king to take charge, Yun Shangyue has no respect for her elders, and actually threw the daughter-in-law into the lake. The daughter-in-law is also her mother, please punish her, otherwise, she will become even more lawless in the future."

  "Yueyue, you're going too far! Yesterday you hurt your elder sister, and today you actually threw your mother down into the lake. Are you going to drive me and your grandfather out of this Cloud King's Manor tomorrow?!" The Phoenix Concubine's words fell, and the King glared at Yun Shangyue with anger, seeing her sitting there motionless, he shouted: "Still not kneeling for me?!"

  "Is the king here to question me about my wrongdoing? Why didn't he ask for the reason behind it? How could I have beaten and thrown someone without cause? Why did I not hurt anyone else in the palace, but only injured Eldest Sister's hand? Why did I not throw any other concubine or aunt into the lake, but specifically threw Feng Ce Fei into the lake?" Yun Qian Yue sat still, ignoring the king's angry shout, and raised an eyebrow slightly. "I suppose the king didn't even ask questions before coming to find me to question my guilt? Your partiality is a bit too great."

  The king was taken aback and looked at Yun Shangyue in surprise, as if he had never heard her speak so clearly and logically before.

  "Besides, my mother died early, and Feng Ce Fei is just the concubine of the emperor. Even if she's a stepmother, how can she be considered my mother? As far as I know, the ranking of women in the imperial court is very strict." Yun Shang Yue said lightly: "I am the legitimate daughter, my mother was the queen, Feng Ce Fei wants to be my mother, but she doesn't even have the qualifications!"

  "You..." The originally tear-stained face of Feng Ce Fei now flowed with even more tears, seeing Old Master Wang's expression unchanging, she allowed Yun Shang Yue to speak, and turned towards the stunned Master Wang, crying: "Master Wang, look at her, although I'm not her mother, but in these years after my sister left, I've done my best to take care of the estate, she...she...I won't live..."

  It's better for you to die! Yun Pian Yue was too lazy to even glance at Feng Ce Fei. Can't you pretend a bit more convincingly?

  "Shallow Moon, you're being too unreasonable! How can you say such things... about your stepmother?" The king frowned, but his tone was less severe than before.

  "Father King? Did I just say something wrong?" Yun Shangyue raised an eyebrow and asked back.

  The phoenix concubine cried even harder at once.

  The king wanted to refute, but not a single word could be refuted. In front of the old king, his face was somewhat unbearable, and he said after a while: "What you said is correct, but is this your attitude when speaking to me and my father?"

  "When my father came in, I was going to give him a proper greeting, but he didn't even let me finish before scolding me without asking for an explanation. How can this be blamed on me? My attitude has always been bad, and Father must know that too. There's no helping it, I've been like this since birth. Even the Emperor doesn't blame me for being rude, so why should Father get angry over this?" Yun Shangyue didn't even bother to put on an expression. Isn't she a spoiled brat? Then she'll just be a spoiled brat through and through.

  "You're really too spoiled!" Prince Wang glared at Yun Shangyue.

  Yun Shallow Moon raised her eyes and looked at the ceiling. This sentence is probably known throughout the entire Tian Sheng, it's simply nonsense!

  "Tell me, why did you offend your elder sister yesterday? And why did you offend your stepmother today? Explain everything clearly. If it's not your fault, I won't pursue the matter. But if it is your fault, I will have to deal with you today... this little girl!"

  Old Master Wang snorted coldly, and Yun Shangyue sneered inwardly.

  "Your Highness, how can you not believe that I was bullied by her? Can you really trust her just because of a few words she said? Haven't you seen through her in all these years? She has been spoiled by the emperor and has become more and more lawless. Not only did she beat someone to disability on the street, but also set fire to the Wenchun Building, killing hundreds of people. Now she has ruined her sister's hand, a hand that could play the piano beautifully after ten years of education from famous masters in the capital. The imperial physician said that she can never play the piano again. And this morning, I wanted to ask her why she hurt her sister, but she threw me into the lake instead. Your Highness... think about it, can you trust a single word from this arrogant and unruly girl?"

  The king's face grew darker and darker.

  Yun Qianyue looked at the king and said calmly, "Whether you believe me or not, Father King should listen first. When beating someone to death with a stick, shouldn't one be given a chance to plead their case? Isn't that right?"

  "Well, then speak! I want to see what you can come up with today!" Seeing Yun Shang Yue's attitude as not taking him seriously, the prince's father's authority was being disrespected, and he became even angrier.

  "Your Majesty!" Concubine Feng suddenly shouted loudly, her voice extremely mournful. "Are you going to listen to her nonsense? Do you want me to experience the pain of being wronged and humiliated again? I'd rather die than live with this shame!"

  Wow, she's really good at acting! Yun Shang looked at Feng Ce with admiration. She didn't dare let her speak, but she insisted on speaking. Seeing the king was about to comfort Feng Ce, she immediately said: "Father! She may be your beloved concubine, but I am also your daughter. If you listen to her, you shouldn't ignore me. Otherwise, Grandfather is sitting right here, and if you show favoritism...

  "Yun Shallow Moon, do you want to drive me to death?" Phoenix Concubine suddenly stood up, glaring at Yun Shallow Moon with hatred, and then suddenly turned around and crashed into the wall. "Then I'll die for you to see! Let everyone in Tian Sheng see how you drove your stepmother to death!"