Chapter 194 Returning Home

Yun Wanyao lay on the door, gently pushed it open, and looked outside.

"Miss Yun, may you be blessed with good health~"

Suddenly, several voices rang out in unison, startling Yun Wanyao.

Through the crack in the door, one could vaguely see two rows of young palace maids and eunuchs kneeling on the clean bluestone platform outside the palace door.

Not expecting such a big scene outside, Yun Wanyao took a deep breath to calm herself down. After a moment, she pushed open the palace door and looked at the many palace servants on the ground with red cheeks.

"Please get up quickly."

"Ms. Xie Yun~"

More than a dozen palace maids stood up in unison.

The young eunuch at the front looked particularly smart. He took a step forward, came to Yun Wanyao's side, and bowed with great respect.

"Miss Yun, the emperor has ordered that you have dinner here after you get up. After the court session, the emperor will escort you out of the palace and meet up with Duke Ningguo."

What? The emperor wants to send her to meet up with my father? In this case, wouldn't my father know that she stayed in the palace? Yun Wanyao was frightened and her face turned pale. Her legs softened and she staggered backwards. Seeing this, the eunuch next to her was horrified and quickly supported her.

"Miss Yun~"

Yun Wanyao was helped to stand up, feeling dazed and distraught, with fear and shame in her heart.

It is true that her parents are not picky about small matters and are tolerant of her, but that doesn't mean they can tolerate her doing such an outrageous thing.

This time, her parents will definitely not let her off easily.

What should she do? What should she do? The palace servants soon brought lunch, but Yun Wanyao did not eat a single bite. Until the afternoon, when Mo Yuanlin came back from court, she was still in a state of trance...

She didn't even greet him, and didn't even notice he came back.

"Yun Wanyao!"

Seeing that she was not in a good state, Mo Yuanlin frowned and looked at the untouched dishes on the table, then turned to look at her, bent his fingers and tapped on the table in front of her.

"ah?"

Yun Wanyao was brought back to her senses by the noise he made. She raised her eyes and looked at him. Only then did Mo Yuanlin realize that her eyes were slightly red.

His eyes were deep, and just as he was about to ask her what was wrong, he saw her suddenly stand up, her expression becoming extremely anxious.

"Your Majesty, you are back? Does my father know that I stayed in the palace?"

Mo Yuanlin: "..."

"Yes, I know."

His throat moved and he responded softly, and he immediately understood why she was acting so abnormally.

It turned out that she was afraid that her father would know that she spent the night in the palace.

Bang……

Yun Wanyao looked ashen and fell back into the chair weakly.

Seeing her so scared, Mo Yuanlin couldn't bear it and spoke to comfort her.

"Don't be afraid. Duke Ning will not blame you, nor will he teach you a lesson. If you don't believe me, I will give the order later and tell him not to punish you."

"Thank you, Your Majesty, but no thanks. Even if my father wants to punish me, I deserve it. Please, Your Majesty, escort me out of the palace."

If you stick your head out, you will be killed; if you hide your head, you will also be killed.

This matter could not be avoided. Yun Wanyao knew that the longer she stayed in the palace, the longer her father would have to wait, so she prepared to leave the palace.

"But you haven't eaten yet, so don't worry about it. I'll have people remove the cold dishes and serve new food. It won't be too late to leave the palace after you've finished eating."

It was already 3 p.m. and she hadn't eaten a single bite of food yet. Mo Yuanlin couldn't bear to see her leave hungry.

Yun Wanyao shook her head and refused. "Thank you for your kindness, Your Majesty, but please don't bother me. My father is still waiting outside the palace. I can't eat any more. Please, Your Majesty, send me out of the palace immediately."

“…”

Mentioning Yun Zheng who was waiting at the palace gate, Mo Yuanlin had no choice but to send her out of the palace.

Zhengyang Gate.

The officials left one after another, leaving only the two brothers Yun Zheng and Yun Zhan.

The two men stood in the howling cold wind, staring quietly in the direction of the palace gate. Their faces, which were quite similar, were calm without any impatience.

Suddenly, there was a sound of guards saluting in unison at the palace gate, and then two figures slowly appeared.

It was Mo Yuanlin and Yun Wanyao.

Looking at the two tall figures in front of the carriage from afar, Yun Wanyao paused and felt involuntarily nervous.

She lowered her head, walked over like an ostrich, stood in front of the man who looked intimidating without even getting angry, shrank her body and called out in a low voice.

"father……"

"Yun Wanyao, you have really become more capable!"

Yun Zheng lowered his eyes and said something in a serious face, which made Yun Wanyao's heart tremble violently. She quickly clasped her hands together, admitted her mistake and begged for mercy.

"Dad, I was wrong. I swear I will never do it again. Please forgive me this time. If you really can't forgive me, can you go back and beat me again..."

Yun Zheng: “…”

Before he could say anything, Mo Yuanlin beside him couldn't help but plead for mercy.

"Uncle Yun, Yao'er didn't do anything. I didn't allow her to leave the palace last night. I hope Uncle Yun will forgive Yao'er this time."

Yun Wanyao suddenly looked up at him, her eyes full of shock.

What did he call her? How could he call her so intimately? Noticing her gaze, Mo Yuanlin also looked at her and smiled at her.

Yun Wanyao: “…”

She looked away in panic, her heart in a mess and she had no idea what was going on.

"Your Majesty, please return to the palace. We are leaving too."

Yun Zheng frowned and waved his hand to send Mo Yuanlin away. He neither agreed to what he said nor refuted it, maintaining an unclear attitude.

Mo Yuanlin did not turn around, but changed the subject and explained what happened.

"I have already asked Eunuch Feng to go to the Prince of Qi's mansion to pass on the imperial edict. If the Prince of Qi is not out, he will probably receive the imperial edict in a few moments."

"Afterwards, the King of Qi may go to the Ningguo Mansion to ask for clarification. It would be better for Uncle Yun to go back earlier so that he can make preparations to deal with the King of Qi in advance."

Yun Zheng nodded and agreed with mixed feelings.

After bidding farewell to Mo Yuanlin, the three of them set out on their journey back home.

Yun Wanyao was still sitting in the carriage, and Yun Zheng was driving for her personally. As for the horse he rode when he came, it was held by Yun Zhan.

So, Yun Zhan controlled two horses, riding one and leading the other.

As a result, the speed could not be too fast, and the journey of more than 20 miles took only the time of an incense stick.

After returning to the mansion, Yun Zheng looked at Yun Wanyao with a bad expression. After saying "Follow me", he walked towards the front yard in a fierce manner.

Looking at his back, Yun Wanyao's heart skipped a beat. She was so nervous that she didn't know what to do. She could sense that her father was in a bad mood.

There is no wrong version in the 1619 book forum!

Well, she did something so shameful and inappropriate, it would be strange if her father was in a good mood.

"Don't be afraid, go quickly, your father won't beat you."

Seeing how scared she was, Yun Zhan reached out and gently touched her head to comfort her.

Yun Wanyao looked up, forced a smile at him that was uglier than crying, and reached out to hold his arm for help.

"Wu, Uncle Qi, can you come with us? If Dad gets really angry, Uncle Qi will beg for mercy on my behalf..."

Yun Zhan: “…”

He sighed and said, "But your father didn't call me. He might say something to you that I'm not allowed to hear. What if I go and he gets even angrier?"

"That's right. I'll go by myself then. Uncle Qi, Dad won't beat me, right?"

Yun Wanyao let go of his arm and blinked for confirmation with concern, which made Yun Zhan laugh.

"Don't worry, your father won't beat you. At most he'll just scold you a few times."

"Oh, then I'll go to Uncle Seven..."

"Well, go ahead."

Inside the main hall, the door was open.

A tall and burly figure stood in front of the wall, with his hands behind his back and his broad back facing the door.

Yun Wanyao walked in cautiously, holding her breath. Before she could think about it, a voice that sounded intimidating without being angry rang in her ears.

“Kneel down!”

With a thud, Yun Wanyao's knees went weak and she quickly knelt on the ground with her head lowered.

After a moment, he turned around and looked at her with his sharp eyes.

"Yun Wanyao, I punish you to kneel down. Do you obey?"

"I am convinced. My daughter is convinced."

Yun Wanyao answered quickly and secretly breathed a sigh of relief. She was punished to kneel down. It seemed that her father really wouldn't beat her anymore.

Just don't hit her. Daddy's fist hurts even without using much force, and her small body can't bear it.

More importantly, if she was beaten at such an age, how could she stand among the noble ladies in the future if this got out? "Since you know that this is wrong, why did you still do it?"

Yun Wanyao: “…”

Although she didn't want to tell the truth, if she dared to hide it, her father would definitely punish her more severely, so she couldn't lie.

After weighing the pros and cons, Yun Wanyao suppressed her shame and confessed everything.

"Because my daughter was too greedy, she could not resist the temptation and was bribed by Yun Wanye with two thousand taels of silver and a set of pearl hairpins. She knew it was wrong, but she still took the risk..."

"Dad, I really know I was wrong. I will never be greedy again, and I will never knowingly commit a crime again."

Yun Zheng: “…”

What's going on? Was this silly girl tricked by Yun Wanye with two thousand taels of silver and a set of pearl hairpins? How could there be such a twist?

Yun Zheng was really shocked. He thought about it a lot, but he never thought that she would do such a thing because...

"You are the eldest daughter of our Yun family. How can you do such a thing for two thousand taels of silver and a set of pearl hairpins? You might as well make me die of anger. Also, did Yun Wanye really give you two thousand taels of silver?"

"Not yet. He only gave me thirty taels as a deposit."

Yun Wanyao automatically ignored his previous unpleasant words and weakly stretched out three fingers to gesture.

Yun Zheng: “…”

"You're going to do this for thirty taels of silver? You idiot, if you're sold out by Yun Wanye one day, you'll have to count the money for him. Do you believe him or not..."

"Forget it, forget it. I'm really going to be pissed off by you."

Yun Zheng put his hand on his forehead and felt a surge of blood and energy in his blood, and his vision went dark.

He was really about to faint from anger.

The eldest daughter of Duke Ningguo was actually only worth thirty taels of silver. Yun Wanye, this brat, was really amazing. He actually dared to hide this matter from him.

"It's not thirty taels, it's two thousand taels."

Yun Wanyao lowered her voice and added quietly that she would go to Yun Wanye to ask for the remaining silver later.

Yun Zheng: “…”

"Oh, you still think you're worth a lot, right? How dare you do such a thing?"

How could she hide her little tricks from the emperor? If the emperor didn't happen to like her, she would have angered the emperor by going to the palace to do such a thing when she was engaged. How could her fate be good?

This idiot is still gloating over himself here.