Chapter 156 The Empress is a Poisonous Woman

The two gazed at each other, their eyes locked in a tender, almost ethereal gaze. It was as if only the two of them existed in the world, and everyone else was merely an afterthought.

Seeing this scene, Yu Zhiyi suddenly remembered a story that Hongluan had once told her.

This is a story about an illegitimate daughter searching for her father.

The father of the illegitimate daughter is the current emperor. More than ten years ago, he went on an incognito tour and stayed at the home of a wealthy family. Not long after, he and the girl from the wealthy family secretly pledged their lives to each other and even left a child in her womb.

Before the girl could show any signs of pregnancy, the emperor had to return to the palace. His promise to come and fetch her soon became a hollow lie, vanishing with the wind.

Later, the girl gave birth to a child, raised the child to be an outstanding young woman, and then passed away.

So the girl took the token and went to find her biological father.

The emperor naturally had an empress by his side.

During this time, a series of events occurred. For example, after the illegitimate daughter arrived in the capital, she became sworn sisters with another lively and cheerful girl. Later, the sister took her token to the hunting grounds to help her recognize her father. As a result, the sister herself was taken as the emperor's daughter and was made a princess.

The outcome was, of course, positive; with the help of her sworn sisters and a large group of close associates, the illegitimate daughter successfully recognized her father.

Throughout this process, the empress constantly caused trouble for the main characters, refusing to acknowledge that they were the emperor's daughters.

The emperor could not possibly have only the empress by his side; he also had the young, beautiful, and beloved imperial concubine.

The Imperial Concubine favored the main characters, so the audience liked the Imperial Concubine very much, disliked the Empress, and cursed the Empress as vicious.

It's as if in the emperor's story, there is only one villain, the empress, and everyone else, whether it is the girl who had an affair with the emperor in the past, the imperial concubine, or the main characters, is a good person.

Yu Zhiyi feels that her current role is very similar to the empress in the story.

In the eyes of Du Ziheng and You Bingyue's mutual friend, she was the wicked empress, while You Bingyue was the gentle, kind, and absolutely righteous protagonist.

She couldn't help but laugh out loud.

A sudden burst of laughter interrupted their deep, affectionate gaze.

As if jolted awake, You Bingyue quickly averted her gaze and looked at Yu Zhiyi in a flustered manner: "I'm sorry, Mrs. Du, I was just momentarily distracted..."

Ouyang Shuo frowned: "You didn't do anything wrong, why are you apologizing?"

Du Ziheng initially felt somewhat guilty. Ever since those past events occurred, he no longer felt so entitled to flirting with You Bingyue in front of Yu Zhiyi.

Yu Zhiyi clapped her hands at Ouyang Shuo: "Young Master Ouyang is right, Miss You did nothing wrong. Actually, you don't need to hide it, after all, I said from the beginning that I don't object to Young Master taking a concubine."

Ouyang Shuo slammed his fist on the table and stood up: "You mean, you want to make Miss You a concubine? How could you be so vicious?"

Yu Zhiyi wasn't angry, but looked at her with a very peculiar gaze: "She and Du Ziheng are mutually attracted, so was I wrong to let her into the manor? I am the lawfully wedded wife of the Du family, I haven't done anything wrong, so I can't just ask to be divorced, can I?"

"Or does Young Master Ouyang want Du Ziheng to divorce me?"

"Are all the Taoists of Longhu Mountain like this, so self-righteous in destroying other people's marriages? Is this your way?"

"You're talking nonsense!"

Ouyang Shuo's handsome face was cold, and the chill in his eyes seemed to be able to solidify: "I have never said such things. Don't make wild accusations and ruin the reputation of my Longhu Mountain."

Yu Zhiyi spread her hands: "So? What do you plan for me to do?"

She suddenly frowned: "Actually, I don't mind if Du Ziheng has a few women around him. If you want to put women in his life, I can turn a blind eye. But if you put women in front of me and then accuse me of being jealous, that's just deliberately trying to disgust me."

"What? You're saying to my face how steadfast their love is? What do you want me to do? Make me kneel down and beg You Bingyue to come into the manor?"

She sneered, "Why don't you ask this Miss You why she was kicked out of the Prime Minister's residence?"

Everyone was speechless after being bombarded with these words.

They didn't think there was anything wrong with what they were doing.

From a man's perspective, Du Ziheng can take as many concubines as he wants and love as many women as he wants without any problem.

Besides, they are truly in love.

The power of true love is invincible.

But they overlooked the fact that the man's legal wife was still there.

Perhaps it's not that they're ignoring it, but rather that they simply don't care, or perhaps it's intentional.

I just wanted to disgust her on purpose.

After all, Miss You is so innocent and beautiful. Yu Zhiyi, that wicked woman, stole her husband, causing her to be heartbroken and forced to separate from her lover. And they just support You Bingyue and Du Ziheng's true love, so what?!

But after hearing Yu Zhiyi's words, they also felt that they might have gone a bit too far.

Moreover, judging from this, it seems that there was a hidden reason why You Bingyue left the Prime Minister's residence that day.

You Bingyue's expression changed: "Mrs. Du, let's not talk about the past! Ziheng and I are a thing of the past."

Her face was filled with suppressed emotions; she was clearly a resolute and aloof beauty, yet at this moment, she was filled with a sense of heartbreak.

She stood up: "Brother Ouyang, let's go."

Ouyang Shuo stood up, his gaze towards Yu Zhiyi cold and unfathomable.

Yu Zhiyi didn't care at first, but just as he was about to turn around, Yu Zhiyi's expression changed: "Wait a minute."

The ethereal voice suddenly turned deep.

You Bingyue and her companion stopped in their tracks. You Bingyue gave a heartbroken, bitter smile: "Is there anything else, Madam Du?"

Du Ziheng frowned and said, "They're all leaving, what more do you want?"

Yu Zhiyi stared intently at Ouyang Shuo's face: "You just said you're leaving tomorrow? Where are you going?"

You Bingyue was somewhat surprised, but Ouyang Shuo coldly replied, "No comment."

After saying that, he took You Bingyue's hand and quickly left the Prime Minister's residence.

Yu Zhiyi's gaze narrowed slightly.

Just now, she clearly saw that the moment Ouyang Shuo turned around, a faint look of anger enveloped his face.

Although it's not a serious injury, it still indicates that he will encounter danger and has a high probability of getting hurt.

Logically speaking, those who cultivate the Tao usually have ways to conceal the secrets of heaven, which can prevent other cultivators from prying into their secrets.

That's why Yu Zhiyi was worried.

Ouyang Shuo is the chief disciple of Longhu Mountain, and his strength is already quite good. Moreover, the fact that he showed signs of death even when his heavenly secrets were concealed means that the danger he is about to encounter is not to be underestimated and cannot be easily resolved.

A deadly situation that even a Qi Refining cultivator cannot easily resolve is no small matter.

They are either highly skilled but evil cultivators or even more terrifying malevolent spirits.

Whether it is evil cultivation or evil spirits, once they appear in the world, they will bring utter destruction to ordinary people.