Chapter 304: Resistance

Wen Yan breathed a sigh of relief.

The guy finally shut up.

"A little girl like you also has great power. You and Chi Fei, one is a scholar and the other is a warrior, both are rare heroines." The emperor praised.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for the compliment." Wen Yan pretended to be shy and bowed her head. Just as she was about to leave, she heard the emperor say, "You have made such a great contribution, you deserve a reward.

Since you have collected a million jins of charcoal, the charcoal used in the Winter Palace this year will be purchased from you."

The scene was silent.

There are so many palaces in the palace, and the masters of each palace, palace maids and eunuchs together number several thousand or even tens of thousands.

The consumption of charcoal every winter is already a huge amount, and when you add the kickbacks, it is a considerable income.

Many people are envious, jealous and hateful of Wen Yan.

I am upset that I didn’t think of it.

He just went to Jinyang Prefecture to collect some charcoal, but not only did he earn money from the emperor, he also received the emperor's appreciation.

Tsk tsk tsk, these powerful people in the capital all watched helplessly as Wen Yan, the daughter of an official, turned into a worthless village woman.

Then he watched her climb out of the mud little by little.

She thought that marrying Concubine Gong was her limit, but unexpectedly she caught the emperor's eye in the blink of an eye.

With the support of the Meng family, and if her husband, a successful candidate in the imperial examination, works harder, his future will be limitless!

In the crowd, Jiang Xinkui and Wen Ruyue stood together.

Wen Ruyue stamped her feet in anger, "Mother, look at Wen Yan, why is she everywhere?

She really stole the show today.

Besides, she has so much charcoal in her hands, isn't she trying to steal our business?"

Jiang Xinkui patted her hand soothingly: "Why are you panicking? What's hers is mine. The palace definitely can't take all the million catties of charcoal. Let Wen Yan deliver the rest to us."

Wen Ruyue hesitated: "Will Wen Yan be willing?"

"How dare she refuse?

At worst, we can just buy it back wholesale for a little money. How can we let her suffer a loss?"

Just when the mother and daughter were determined to get the charcoal, they heard Yan say loudly: "I cannot obey your order. Please revoke your order, Your Majesty."

Jiang Xinkui and her daughter's faces suddenly froze.

The emperor was stunned.

The queen was stunned.

Leader Yuan was also stunned.

Even Meng Chifei tugged at Wen Yan's sleeve: "Don't you want to die? Let's talk about it in private."

There were gasps one after another at the scene. Is Wen Yan crazy?

With overwhelming wealth right before her eyes, she not only did not cherish it, but also pushed it away.

ill!

Pure brain disease!

Those people wanted to push Wen Yan away and take the order on her behalf.

The eunuch shouted, "How dare you! Do you want to disobey my order? The crime of disobeying my order can be serious or minor. The lighter one is beheaded, and the heavier one is the extermination of all nine generations of your family. You must think carefully."

The eunuch shook his head. Miss Wen was smart, but she was too young and didn't know how to judge the situation.

Wouldn't this make the emperor lose face and be unable to save face?

The last minister who dared to contradict the emperor in public was exiled to Lingnan, and he is still catching insects now.

Jiang Xinkui was also extremely anxious.

Wen Yan is looking for death, don't drag the Wen family into it.

She was in the crowd, desperately winking at Wen Yan.

Wen Yan didn't notice her at all.

Wen Yan knelt down with a look of fear, bowed deeply, and touched her head to the ground: "I dare not.

I just thought that the palace must have already purchased enough charcoal from charcoal merchants around the capital this year. If they buy even more from me, the palace will have too much charcoal." Wen Yan appeared humble and fearful, but her voice was firm and steady.

She was so worried that this was not a favor at all.

This is clearly a compliment in disguise, intended to create hatred for her.

The emperor's face darkened.

The scene was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.

Jiang Xinkui's legs went weak and she almost fell to the ground.

It’s over, it’s over. Wen Yan, that bitch, actually dared to disobey the imperial order. She should not live anymore, and she should not implicate the Wen family!

Jiang Xinkui panicked and lost her composure. She pushed through the crowd and rushed out, kneeling on the ground. "Your Majesty, please forgive me. This girl doesn't understand the rules and doesn't know that this is a crime of deceiving the emperor. Please forgive her disrespect."

Jiang Xinkui kowtowed repeatedly, and his forehead turned red after a few kowtows.

Jiang Xinkui pinched her waist anxiously and scolded her, "Why don't you kowtow and apologize? It doesn't matter if you commit suicide by yourself, but how dare you implicate the Wen family? We will not forgive you!"

Wen Yan's mind raced as he made a decision.

She cried out, "Ouch! It hurts! Mother, why are you pinching me?"

Jiang Xinkui quickly forced an awkward smile and explained, "Mom wasn't pinching you. I was just too nervous and didn't use enough force."

Wen Yan said "Oh" lightly and prepared to continue talking about charcoal.

Jiang Xinkui was so anxious that he raised his hand and hit Wen Yan.

Wen Yan looked at the slap coming at her. She could dodge it or block it.

But she didn't dodge, but took the slap head-on.

Wen Yan's eyes instantly turned red. She covered her face and looked at Jiang Xinkui aggrievedly: "Mother, why did you hit me? Don't you trust your daughter?

When I was a child, you clearly loved and trusted me very much.

I understand you, after all, I am not your biological daughter.

But I am also a victim. As soon as my identity was revealed, I wanted to return to my biological parents.

It was you and father who disagreed, saying that I grew up in the Wen family and was considered a daughter of the Wen family.

I stayed, but why don't you trust me anymore?

It was the same with the wedding dress; it is also the same with today’s matter!

Mother, I am so sad. What did I do wrong to make you hate me so much?

It would be fine if I said that my biological parents were mischievous and deliberately switched me and Sister Ruyue.

But back then..."

"Stop talking! Don't say anymore!" In order to interrupt her, Jiang Xinkui slapped Wen Yan again.

Wen Yan lowered her head, wiped her tears and dodged. She took that slap to act like a weak person and gain sympathy. If she took a second slap, she would be a loser.

However, the slap never landed.

He was stopped by Ying Zhilin halfway.

Ying Zhilin shook off Jiang Xinkui's hand: "How dare you resort to lynching in front of the emperor?"

He escalated the problem as soon as he opened his mouth.

Jiang Xinkui wanted to scold him, but Ying Zhilin nodded to Wen Yan: "Whatever you want to say, just say it out loud. With me here, no one can touch you a second time."

Wen Yanxiang felt infinite courage and continued, "Back then, you went to the temple to fulfill your vow with a ten-month-old belly. On the way, you encountered danger and gave birth prematurely. It was my biological mother, who also had a ten-month-old belly, who looked for someone to rescue you and help you find a midwife.

My mother was about to give birth, and her body could not bear the burden, so she gave birth to me right after me.

It was you who disliked the purple skin of the newborn Wen Ruyue, who was as ugly as a little monkey, and you decided that I, who was white and chubby, was your child, so you took me away.

I believe that my parents have never done anything wrong to you. Why do you keep trying to frame me and distrust me?

When I was selling wedding dresses, I clearly explained to you that I didn't sell them, but you didn't believe me.

They even forced me to admit at your mother's birthday party that I was selling wedding dresses."

As Wen Yan spoke, tears began to flow down her face.