Chapter 11

Ye Jingyue really felt sorry for Ye Yunyao.

[My sister is also miserable. She was the one who saved the prince, but Ye Qingqing took all the credit. Ye Qingqing was afraid that the truth would be exposed, so she wanted to harm my sister. How cruel!]

Ye Yunyao lowered her head slightly, not letting Ye Jingyue see the expression on her face.

It was true that she saved the prince.

Half a year ago, she was punished by her grandmother to Jingxin Temple to reflect on her mistakes. When she was picking firewood on the mountain, she met the prince who was alone. At that time, the prince was lying on the ground, his face was pale, his body was twitching, and he seemed to be in pain.

She immediately realized that this was epilepsy.

Her enlightenment teacher also had this disease.

He taught her how to deal with it in an emergency.

She hurried forward, laid the prince flat so that he could breathe easily, tilted his head to one side to prevent vomit from blocking his airway, and took out her handkerchief and put it in his mouth to prevent him from biting his tongue.

After doing all this, he saw that the prince's symptoms had improved slightly.

He needed a doctor.

But she couldn't leave the prince alone.

At the critical moment, Ye Qingqing came to her.

She asked Ye Qingqing to take care of the prince while she went to find a doctor.

She watched the prince being taken away by the guards and the imperial physician, and when she knew that the prince was fine, she returned to Jingxin Temple.

Later, when she returned home from Jingxin Temple, Ye Qingqing gave her ten thousand taels of gold, saying that the prince had given it to Ye Qingqing privately and asked Ye Qingqing to give it to her.

It was to repay her for saving his life.

This incident damaged the prince's image, and the prince did not want others to know.

Ye Yunyao immediately understood that the Crown Prince did not want her to repay his kindness.

She herself did not have this idea.

So she put this matter behind her.

Now that she thinks about it, since then, Ye Qingqing has frequently received precious gifts from the Eastern Palace. Some people say that this is because the Crown Prince has taken a fancy to Ye Qingqing.

Now that she thinks about it, this matter itself is a bit sly.

The Crown Prince is a dignified and noble person who cares most about the face of the royal family. If he really likes Ye Qingqing, how could he not propose marriage after sending gifts for more than half a year? It turns out

that the Crown Prince is good to Ye Qingqing not because he likes Ye Qingqing, but because Ye Qingqing took her credit and was regarded as a lifesaver by the Crown Prince, so he treats her specially. Ye

Yunyao clenched her palms into fists, pursed her lips tightly, and a deep flash flashed in her beautiful almond eyes.

The other two young ladies who were bullied and abused were also sent to the carriage by Gu Jingchen. They were trembling and their eyes were dull.

[Ah! Miss Song, the daughter of the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, was so miserable. Her stepmother died, and she was abused by her stepmother and her father ignored her. In the end, she was sent to the sixty-year-old prime minister as

a concubine by her stepmother, and was tortured to death.] [Alas, Miss Jin, the daughter of the Duwei Mansion, was even more miserable. She was obviously a legitimate daughter, but her father favored concubines over his wife, and her mother was a softie who could not protect her at all. In the end, she was sent to the old eunuch as a concubine, and she jumped into a well and died because she could not bear the torture and humiliation.]

Ye Yunyao was trembling in her heart.

She is also an old acquaintance of the two young ladies from the Jin and Song families. She comes here three or four times a year, and almost every time she comes, at least one of these two is here.

They have been here longer than she has.

Unexpectedly, their future fate would be so tragic.

Gu Jingchen stood beside the carriage and said to Ye Yunyao, "Yunyao, the matter of Jingxin Temple requires a reason. Are you willing to go to court?"

"I am willing."

Ye Yunyao did not hesitate

at all. She didn't want any status as a lady from a wealthy family or the appearance of a marquis' mansion.

This era is harsh on women. If they keep enduring, this kind of oppression will only get worse.

Someone has to stand up, and someone has to be the first.

She doesn't mind being the first!

Ye Jingyue looked at her with starry eyes.

[Wow, sister is so cool! She actually stood up so bravely, so courageous, so lovely! Thumbs up to sister!]

Ye Yunyao's face was flushed.

No one had ever praised her like this.

From childhood to adulthood, she was taught to be dignified and generous. Her words and deeds represented the model of nobility and the reputation of the Marquis' Mansion, so she couldn't do anything wrong.

She was like a puppet with strings tied to it, and had to follow the prescribed movements and behaviors.

Otherwise, it would be a disgrace to the Marquis' Mansion.

No one had ever told her to be brave and be herself. When

Miss Jin of the Duwei Mansion heard that Ye Yunyao was going to sue in court, she immediately widened her eyes in surprise.

She thought about it. Although she was a legitimate daughter, her situation in the mansion was worse than that of a servant. The situation could not be worse. What could she not do?

So she bowed to Gu Jingchen.

"Prince, I also want to go to court to seek justice for myself."

Miss Song heard that the "difficult sisters" were going to confront each other in court. She had lost her legitimate mother and her situation was worse than both of them. These two could do it, so what could she not do?

"Prince, I am willing to do it too."

There was silence outside the carriage for a while, and then Gu Jingchen's voice rang out.

"You are all very brave."

The three noble ladies from aristocratic families were abused and humiliated in Jingxin Temple, and the matter quickly fermented in the imperial city.

When the second prince was dragged out of the forest, the crowd watching saw it.

They were so scared that they were silent.

Because the incident also involved the Second Prince, Gu Zhenchen reported it directly to the Emperor. When the Emperor heard what happened, he was furious and went to Shuntian Prefecture to interrogate.

In the end, the interrogation revealed that the four hooligans were bribed by the nuns of Jingxin Temple to wait for the noble lady who was chopping wood at a designated location and then defile her.

However, they did not expect that the person who went there was the Second Prince, and they mistakenly gave the Second Prince to...

The Emperor was so angry that he chopped the four people to death.

The nuns in Jingxin Nunnery were so scared when they were questioned by the tyrant who killed people without blinking an eye. They immediately told the filth in Jingxin Nunnery. Many noble ladies in Kyoto said they were there to pray for blessings, but in fact they were sent there to be tortured.

They also followed orders.

Who was bullied before will be investigated later.

But the three people in there have aroused the emperor's anger.

After the death of the previous emperor, the emperor had gone crazy. What he hated most was favoring concubines and destroying wives.

Marquis Cheng'en and his wife were famous for their love and affection, and their legitimate daughter was there!

Ridiculous!

The emperor immediately ordered that Marquis Cheng'en, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, and the captain be deprived of three years of tribute, demoted by two levels, and each be beaten with thirty boards to show that the family style was not strict.

If they do it again, they will be killed without mercy!

The emperor's anger is the power of heaven. Ye Bojian, Lord Song and Lord Jin were taken directly to Xuanwu Gate by the eunuchs and beaten in front of the civil and military officials and thousands of people.

The three people's miserable screams echoed throughout the imperial city.

Ye Jingyue and Ye Yunyao stood in the crowd, watching Ye Bojian being beaten, laughing so hard that their heads fell off.

[The beating was great, the beating was brilliant, the beating was awesome! You scumbag father, you have done too many bad things and now you are getting retribution! You deserve it!]