Chapter 276: When you can’t scold someone, can you use force?

Sheng Lingchuan strode into the room, unable to suppress his anger, pointing at Chu Yian's nose and cursing.

"That's enough, really enough. Who was the one who suffered the loss yesterday?"

"Don't think you can frame me just because my mother doesn't know what happened yesterday. So many people are watching. Just go out and ask around and see what they say about you."

"How can a girl like you be so shameless? Do you dare to tell me everything that happened yesterday?"

Chu Yian looked at him, his mouth wide open, tears hanging in his eyes but unable to fall.

This guy must be tired of living. He is still arguing with her at this time.

She whimpered and hugged Liu's neck tightly, groaning in grievance: "Auntie, look at him, he scolded me like this in front of you. When you were not here yesterday, he scolded me even more excessively."

"Auntie, how could he do this?"

Sheng Lingchuan:......

Sheng Lingchuan's face turned as black as the bottom of a pot, and the sound of grinding teeth filled the air: "That's enough! It would be a waste of your talent if you don't go to sing."

Sheng Nianyao glared at him angrily: "Brother, can you please stop talking? Look, Sister Chu is crying! And you're still talking!"

Sheng Lingchuan looked at her in disbelief, pointed at Chu Yian, then at himself, and trembled with anger: "Her? Crying? Ha, ha ha, are you blind?"

"Also, what do you mean by saying I should talk less? If I wasn't here, you would let her put you on lecherous terms, but now that I'm here, you tell me to shut up. Who is the real Sheng family member?"

"I really can't stay in this house anymore!"

Chu Yian felt even more aggrieved and wanted to speak, but Sheng Lingchuan glared at him, "Shut up! What are your intentions in trying to sow discord between our family members?"

But just as he finished speaking, Liu's angry eyes immediately killed him and shouted angrily: "Enough, Sheng Lingchuan, kneel down."

Sheng Lingchuan:......

Sheng Lingchuan wanted to curse, but when he met Liu's eyes that seemed to want to throw him out, he took a deep breath and knelt down.

A pair of eyes stared at Chu Yian with humiliation and anger.

When had he, the legitimate son of the Sheng family, ever suffered such injustice?

Today, he was forced by his own mother to kneel down and admit his mistake to a woman.

How humiliating?

Meeting his gaze, Chu Yian rolled her eyes, crawled out of Liu's arms, and looked at Sheng Lingchuan in embarrassment: "Aunt, this is all Yian's fault. He, he may not have done it on purpose."

"Yi An doesn't want his aunt to be estranged from the Second Young Master, but he's afraid that he'll be led astray by others."

Sheng Lingchuan had a mouthful of blood stuck in his chest, unable to move it up or down. He was so angry that his chest hurt: "Please, can you shut up?"

Chu Yian looked at Liu with grievance: "Auntie..."

Liu's face looked very ugly. She took a deep breath, looked at Chu Yian as calmly as possible, and forced a smile: "Yian, how do you want to vent your anger? As long as it makes you happy, it's up to you."

Sheng Lingchuan:......

No, what kind of magic potion did he get?

She didn't listen to a word her own son said. She felt that she had suffered a great injustice when Chu Yian snorted twice.

How can you be such a mother?

Those who don’t know would think that he was picked up from outside and Chu Yian was her biological son.

Sheng Lingchuan was also angry, his face turned ashen and he refused to say another word.

He snorted and turned away.

Chu Yian looked at Liu, then at the kneeling Sheng Lingchuan, his eyes sparkling.

Just as she was about to speak, a man suddenly walked in quickly and saluted Chu Yian: "Madam San Shao, Eunuch Lai Fu is here and is waiting for you at the Duke's Mansion."

Chu Yian blinked, a little confused: "Who is Lai Fu?"

Liu pinched her, with a hint of worry in her eyes: "It's the eunuch beside the emperor, Yi An, you go first, and I will tie up this rebellious son and send him to you. After I vent my anger, you can release him to me."

Sheng Lingchuan:......

It's boring to not live anymore, really.

Chu Yian opened her eyes wide and said that her eyelids had been twitching since she woke up in the morning, and she knew something bad was going to happen.

No, those old guys had her involved so quickly?

Did she break the law?

Chu Yian didn't care about anything else. He hurriedly said goodbye to Liu and Sheng Nian Yao, left the Sheng family, and returned to the Duke's Mansion.

Then he followed Eunuch Lai Fu into the palace and was taken to the imperial study.

Chu Yian didn't dare to look around and was as obedient as a quail.

Eunuch Lai Fu looked at her well-behaved appearance and really couldn't tell at all that the group of ministers almost cried because of impeaching her that morning.

Tsk tsk tsk, you really can’t judge a book by its cover.

Entering the imperial study, Chu Yian carefully glanced at the emperor who was sitting behind the table and looked unhappy, and then glanced at Qin Huaishu who was standing next to him.

Qin Huaishu gave her a wink, but Chu Yian didn't understand.

She politely bowed to the emperor and said, "Your Highness, I pay my respects to you."

He then looked at Qi Ze, who was standing next to Qin Huaishu, and bowed reluctantly: "Greetings, Fourth Prince."

Qi Ze: ...

You don't have to shout if you don't want to, no one is forcing you.

The emperor looked at Chu Yian and snorted coldly: "You made me wait for you for so long, what have you been doing?"

Of course I went to complain, but can I say that?

Definitely not.

She lowered her head and said obediently, "Your Majesty, go and play with your aunt, the wife of Lord Sheng Hongyu."

emperor:……

She called her so affectionately, no wonder that old bastard Sheng Hongyu was so embarrassed that he had to report her in the palace.

The emperor snorted, "Do you know what Lord Sheng said about you today?"

Chu Yian shook his head, his eyes confused.

But Sheng Hongyu definitely didn't say anything nice, otherwise he wouldn't have asked her to come here.

Chu Yian pursed his lips and whispered, "Your Majesty, um, I'm not actually familiar with Master Sheng, I'm only familiar with my aunt."

"If he told you anything, he must be accusing me wrongly. I am innocent." His tone gradually became firm.

Qin Huaishu & Qi Ze: ...

emperor:……

Before he could say anything, she started complaining.

Facing Chu Yian's eyes as clear as a deer, he couldn't bring himself to curse.

The emperor took a breath and waved to Qi Ze: "Talk to her."

"Yes." Qi Ze said respectfully, and almost verbatim repeated what Sheng Hongyu had accused her of in the hall.

Chu Yian's eyes widened, and he didn't care about pretending to be good. He pointed at himself in disbelief: "What did he say? He said I seduced my aunt?"

She was dumbfounded. She had never suffered such a great injustice. Really, if it weren't for the wrong occasion, she would really want to cry out for injustice.

I tried to hold it back again and again, but I couldn't help it.

She complained to the emperor in grievance, "Your Majesty, this is unfair. My aunt looked at me with such loving eyes. How could he misinterpret it like this?"

The more she spoke, the more aggrieved she felt. She hummed softly, "People with a bad heart see everything as dirty. My aunt and I are innocent."

Seeing her trying hard to act good but obviously unable to act any longer and trying to suppress Sheng Hongyu, the emperor felt pain in his eyes and closed his eyes: "Madam Sheng is an elder after all, you should be more careful."

Chu Yian said "oh" like a bullied young wife.

The emperor's eyes not only hurt, his hands also began to itch: "Do you know that today, besides Lord Sheng, many other ministers are here to report you?"

Chu Yian frowned, glanced at the emperor's expression, and asked in a low voice: "I don't know, who are they?"

Qin Huaishu: ...

The emperor feels very tired, really.

Chu Yian looked well-behaved, but his eyes clearly showed that he was going to put sacks on them.

He had some little thoughts, but he couldn't hide them. He suddenly felt tired for Qin Huaishu.

He looked at Qin Huaishu with pity and sighed deeply.

Qin Huaishu: ...

Turning his head, he met Qi Ze's pitying eyes again. Qin Huaishu lowered his eyelashes and looked at no one.

The emperor clearly likes Chu Yian but refuses to admit it. If it were someone else, he would have made them kneel down long ago.

The emperor coughed and said, "Today, the ministers said that you were hugging and kissing those young ladies. Is this true?"

Chu Yian:?

relative?

Who kissed?

She just hugged, okay?

Isn’t this a deliberate rumor-mongering to destroy someone’s innocence?

It’s okay to damage my own reputation, but I can’t ruin the reputation of those girls.

Chu Yian was really angry, and her voice became sonorous and powerful: "Your Majesty, isn't it normal for us sisters to hug each other?"

"There's absolutely no kissing. I swear to God, they're just gay and everything they see is just as gay as his."

"I suggest you check whether the person who said this is interested in men. I'm not exaggerating; it's very possible."

Pop.

The emperor dropped the memorial in his hand. He stared at Chu Yian in amazement, his mind going blank.

Not to mention him, even Qin Huaishu didn't expect her to say such words. Looking at her eyes, he had the urge to go up and cover her mouth to death.

Only Qi Ze burst out laughing, but quickly suppressed it.

Quietly gave Chu Yian a thumbs up.

The emperor's face turned red and green, it was a spectacular sight.

Thinking back to when that group of old guys were righteously accusing Chu Yian of inappropriate behavior, Chu Yian turned around and labeled them as homosexuals.

This is because Chu Yian restrained himself in front of him and pretended to be obedient. Otherwise, who knows what he would say if he didn't restrain himself.

Suddenly he felt a little sorry that Chu Yian was a girl. If she were a boy, he would have transferred her to the front of the palace to annoy those old guys every day.

The emperor's expression changed several times, but in the end he scolded them lightly, "How dare you! They are all senior officials and important ministers. How can we allow you to slander them like this?"

Chu Yian lowered his head.

The emperor slowed down his tone and said, "Tell me, what did you argue with them about yesterday? Tell them everything you said."

Chu Yian hesitated a little: "Do you really want to say it?"

"explain!"

Okay, Chu Yian thought about it and originally wanted to skip the previous part and omit the part where she took the initiative to provoke.

But the emperor will definitely find out, and it would be bad to bring her unnecessary disaster.

So I told him everything honestly.

As he spoke, he quietly hid behind Qin Huaishu, only sticking his head out to observe the emperor's expression.

Seeing that his expression was quite interesting and he didn't look like he was about to get angry, I felt relieved.

Qin Huaishu turned his head to look at her. Chu Yian's posture allowed him to only see her head, and the corners of his lips rose silently.

The air was quiet for a long time. Seeing Chu Yian's defensive look, the emperor felt helpless and amused. It seemed that he had never done anything to her, right?

Is it necessary to be so afraid of him?

"come over."

Chu Yian grabbed Qin Huaishu's sleeve. Qin Huaishu chuckled and lowered his voice: "Go, it's okay."

Chu Yian moved over again, and the emperor pointed to the opposite side: "Sit down."

Chu Yian: ...

Chu Yian sat down with her head held high. After all, the person sitting opposite her was the emperor. She was a little scared: "Your Majesty, I, I know I was wrong..."

"What's wrong?"

Chu Yian didn't dare look at him, and his voice became smaller and smaller: "I shouldn't have provoked them, shouldn't have said that they couldn't eat four dishes in their lifetime, and shouldn't have said that they would never be able to pass the imperial examination."

"No." The emperor interrupted her: "You scold very well."

Chu Yian was stunned for a moment, then suddenly raised her head. The development of the matter seemed a little different from what she expected: "Really?"

The emperor smiled and said, "They are all a bunch of dandies. They can't manage their families well and they cause trouble everywhere every day. It's okay to scold them more often in the future. Let them learn a lesson."

Chu Yian turned her head to look at Qin Huaishu in surprise, and Qin Huaishu gave her a reassuring look.

The emperor glanced at Qin Huaishu, his eyes fell on Chu Yian's face, his voice was light, and it was impossible to tell whether he was happy or angry.

"You said that men blocked women's way out, yet mocked them for only being able to take care of their husbands and children."

Chu Yian stretched out his neck and retracted it again.

It's okay to say this to insult those playboys, but it's a big problem when it comes to the emperor.

No emperor can tolerate others challenging his authority, isn't it?

But the emperor didn't seem to mind: "In fact, there were women serving as officials in the past, but they were always in unimportant positions."

"I don't know when they were driven out, and then slowly, women disappeared from officialdom."

"It seems like it's now accepted that women can't hold official positions, but in fact there has never been a clear legal provision stipulating that women can't hold official positions."

The air was quiet for a moment, and Chu Yian suddenly raised his head.

This means, this means, isn't it...

She leaned forward, her voice lowered. "So what do you mean?"

Seeing her like that, the emperor's eyes flickered and he shook his head: "It's nothing. You, this mouth will bring you trouble sooner or later."

"If I can't clean up the mess by then, let's see what you can do."

Chu Yian quickly covered her mouth and got the answer she wanted. She saw that the emperor's eyes were shining, so bright that it was blinding, and her heart was beating very fast: "Then I won't say it next time. That is, should I still scold them?"

The emperor raised an eyebrow and said, "Go, why not? It doesn't matter if you scold them, just don't talk about other things."

"But there are too many of them. I can't scold them enough."

The emperor frowned, feeling very disappointed: "Don't you know how to practice? Where's the energy you used to scold Qi Ze and the others with your sharp tongue?"

Chu Yian: ...

Qi Ze: ...

Qi Ze's expression almost broke as he walked over: "Father, how could you say that?"

The emperor was annoyed just looking at him: "Not only do you deserve to be scolded, you also deserve to be beaten."

Qi Ze: ...

The emperor became even more annoyed: "Did I ask you to move? Stand over there."

Qi Ze glanced at Chu Yian who was sitting, then looked at Qin Huaishu and him who were standing, took a deep breath and stood back up.

I don't even know who his child is.

Chu Yian is somewhat likable, but is he really that likable?

The emperor didn't care what Qi Ze thought and said, "If you can scold them and make them study hard and become a useful person in the future, it will be considered a merit."

Chu Yian remained silent, not knowing how to respond.

It's okay to curse people occasionally, but why do you curse them for no reason?

Isn't this just looking for trouble?

After a long silence, she suddenly asked, "Can I fight?"

emperor:?

The emperor's eyelids twitched.

Chu Yian raised his head and smiled sweetly: "When I can't scold you, can I use my hands?"