Volume 1: Flourishing Laughter Chapter 35

  The night sky stared at the back of Ye Qing, who was lightly dusting the house, and followed him into the house with a squint.

  The king seemed to have acquiesced and followed the two into the house.

  Old Wang closed his eyes and rested, while Cloud Shallow lay on top of him like a small cat, seemingly asleep.

  The night is lightly dyed with a daze, and the sky is slightly stunned.

  The king suppressed his anger and said to the old king, "Father, it has been confirmed that Xianghe bullied Shanyue first, and Shanyue only hurt her hand in self-defense. As for Feng Ce Fei being thrown into the lake, it's not Shanyue's fault either, but rather she wanted to kill her. What do you think should be done with her?"

  "She's your woman! You deal with it yourself!" Old Master Wang said without even lifting his head.

  The king remained silent for a moment, his gaze fixed on Yun Shangyue, "Shangyue, what do you think should be done?"

  The cloud is shallow and the moon is breathing evenly, sleeping soundly, can't hear at all.

  "Shallow moon! Wake up!" The king's voice grew louder. Now that the crown prince and young master were still here, she was sleeping on top of the old king like what kind of joke! It was really too rude. Originally wanted to scold her, but thinking of how he had neglected this daughter for years, he couldn't bring himself to do it, so he softened his tone, "Don't sleep first, you wake up and talk about how to deal with this matter!"

  Yun Qian Yue was woken up, feeling annoyed and uncomfortable, unable to sleep well for the rest of the night. She moved her body slightly, slowly lifted her head, opened her drowsy eyes to glance at Wang Ye, and lazily said: "She's your woman, it's naturally up to you to handle. I won't interfere." After speaking, she lowered her head again, preparing to continue sleeping.

  "Stinky girl, go back to your own courtyard and sleep! You've numbed my arm." Old Master Wang pushed her away.

  "Fine! Anyway, you're an old bone, and I'm exhausted." Yun Shallow Moon stood up and walked out.

  "You little scamp!" Old Master Wang swung his cane out.

  The cloud was shallow and the moon didn't turn back, lightly grasping the cane, tiredly yawning: "Grandfather, how old are you? Your temper is really bad. Do you know about cultivating your body and nature? Alas, I suppose you can't change now, it's really worrying." Threw away the cane, walking while yawning.

  Old Wang glared and puffed out his chest, throwing down his cane but then hesitated, unable to bring himself to hit her, and could only watch as she walked away.

  Ye Qīng Rǎn couldn't help but lightly laugh, and as Yún Qiǎo walked by his side, he reached out to grab her arm and asked: "Hey, are you that sleepy?"

  "Hmm, I haven't had a good sleep for several days. Tired!" Yun Qianyue stopped in her tracks.

  Ye Qingran carefully looked at her, seeing that she had a dazed expression, her eyes couldn't even open, seemingly really sleepy. He hastily let go of his hand, "Forget it, since you're so sleepy, then hurry up and go to sleep! I'll come find you another day to race horses."

  "Hmm!" Yun Qianyue nodded and walked out of the room.

  She had just stepped out of the house, and Cai Lian and Shallow Moon Pavilion's people immediately followed. The group quickly left Old Master Wang's courtyard, without even acknowledging the people standing or kneeling in the yard.

  His hand clenched tightly in his sleeve, only he knew that at this moment he hated to go up and grab her to ask if she really wanted to break off all relations with him. To the point where today she didn't even look at him once. Or was everything she did a retreat in advance? If it was like this, causing him to think deeply and care about it, then Yun Shang Yue, you've really succeeded. He barely suppressed the surging feeling in his heart, or else he would have chased after her.

  "Since Moon sister has gone to sleep, I, Xiao Wang, also feel very sleepy. I'll go back to the mansion to rest too. The Crown Prince and Cloud Grandfather look like they're also getting sleepy. In that case, let's all get a good night's sleep." Ye Qingran casually dropped this sentence and also left Old Master Wang's courtyard.

  Old Wang's mouth twitched. This little demon king!

  "The Emperor and Empress have been worried about Grandfather's health, and I was also concerned. Today, I came over again to take a look. Since Grandfather looks much better now, he should be able to attend court in a few days. I am delighted too, the Emperor and Empress will surely be greatly relieved. I will take my leave now and return to the palace to report this good news to the Emperor and Empress." Tian Quan also took his leave that night.

  "Hmm, I reckon this old body of mine can still last for two more days, so let the Emperor and Empress rest assured!" Old Master Wang waved his hand.

  "Uncle Wang, don't be angry or sad, every household has such things." Ye Tianqing said to Prince Wang.

  "The prince had better go slowly, I, your old minister, will not see you off." The king nodded.

  Ye Tian turned around and walked out of Old Master Wang's house.

  "Your Highness, the Crown Prince..." From the moment Feng Ce Fei and her were accused by everyone, Yun Xiang He had been in a daze, only to wake up now that Ye Tian Jing was about to leave, and she immediately spoke out softly.

  The night sky stopped in its tracks, turned around and looked at Yunxiang He. The woman's eyes were filled with tears as she gazed at him, her phoenix-like eyes scanning him lightly before turning back around, wordlessly walking away. His chief guard immediately followed behind him, the group leaving Old Master Wang's courtyard in an instant.

  Yunxianghe suddenly burst into tears with a sad heart.

  The phoenix imperial concubine looked at Yunxianghe with a pained expression, her eyes scanning the women and illegitimate misses with a cold, harsh gaze. Without exception, she saw sneers and schadenfreude in their eyes. She lowered her head, her hand clenched tightly in her sleeve.

  "Get out and deal with your woman, then let those people outside hurry up and leave." Old Master Wang waved his hand to shoo Master Wang away.

  "Yes, I'll take my leave!" The king nodded and walked out of the house.

  The door closed, Old Wang yawned, it was so early to get up and had been busy all morning, he naturally didn't sleep enough either. That stinky kid and Little Devil King were right, should continue sleeping.

  In the hall, Wang Ye's gaze was sharp as he looked at Feng Ce Fei. After a moment, he lightly shouted: "Demote Feng Ce Fei to a concubine, take back the power of the Wang Fu hidden guards and the household management from her. From today on, move her to the back courtyard ancestral hall for reflection. Without my order, no one is allowed to visit her, nor can anyone let her out."

  "Your Highness!" Concubine Feng hadn't expected the punishment to be so severe. Being confined to the ancestral hall was one thing, having her authority over the palace guards and household management taken away was another, but she had steeled herself for that. Moving to the rear courtyard of the ancestral hall to reflect on her actions was also something she had mentally prepared for. The only thing she hadn't anticipated was that he would actually demote her to a mere concubine. For a moment, she couldn't believe what she was seeing and stared at the prince in shock.

  "Bring someone in and take her into the ancestral hall!" The king did not look at Consort Feng.

  "No, Your Majesty, spare my mother! Mother, she..." Yunxianghe woke up with a start and immediately knelt down to beg the king.

  "Xianghe, you've disappointed me too much. Considering your injured hand as punishment, I won't punish you further today. From now on, take care of yourself." The king lowered his head to glance at Yun Xianghe, then turned away from her, seeming to have aged a lot in an instant. He waved his hand at the crowd and said wearily, "You can all disperse!"

  After he finished speaking, he didn't linger and stepped out of the courtyard.

  Yun Meng waved his hand, and two men came forward to pull Feng Ce Fei towards the ancestral hall. Yun Xiang He cried and fell to the ground. Those aunts and concubines, seeing that they had finally eliminated a major enemy, all left with satisfaction, bringing their daughters, maids and servants back with them.

  Before long, Old Wang's courtyard finally quieted down.

  At this time, Qing Shuang had already returned to the Qing Shuang Pavilion. As soon as she entered her room, she dived into bed and prepared for a good sleep. However, Cai Lian suddenly remembered something and exclaimed, "Miss, did you inform Old Master Wang about the wet nurse's matter?"

  Clouds are shallow and the moon is stunned, opening her eyes, shaking her head, "Forgot!"

  "What's to be done then? Are we going to let Old Master Wang catch and kill the thief who killed Nanny?" asked Cai Lian immediately.

  Yun Shang Yue nodded thoughtfully, waved her hand, closed her eyes and continued to sleep. "Forget it, have someone send the wet nurse's body back to her family for burial. After all, she was just a household slave, and the government won't investigate her death. She did many evil things, and now that she's dead, it's all settled. Give some silver to her family, and consider it a gesture of goodwill between us."

  "Yes!" Cai Lian nodded, thinking that the young lady was really kind-hearted. The wet nurse had treated her like that, but she still gave money to her family. She liked such a young lady too. However, she expressed her concern: "But if we don't investigate this matter further, what if the thief comes again and hurts the young lady?"

  "It just so happens that the thief came again and was caught. Let's do it this way! Don't worry, no one can hurt me." Yun Shangyue waved her hand. She hadn't slept enough, so she ordered: "As long as I don't wake up, even if something big happens, you're not allowed to disturb me this time."

  "All right, miss, go to sleep! I'll order Ling Yu and Ling Xue to keep watch outside your door. I'll send Nai Niang back to her family now," said Cai Lian.

  "Hmm!" Yun Qianyue responded with a murmur.

  Cai Lian tucked in the corner of her quilt, turned and walked out, closing the door behind her. She then gave some low-voiced instructions to two young maidservants who were about her age, and they nodded. Cai Lian led them as they carried the wet nurse's body out of Shallow Moon Pavilion.

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