Chapter 79 Big Idiot!
Seeing that her aunt was just in a daze and had no intention of answering at all, Xu Miaohua felt even more aggrieved.
The last time she was punished to copy the "Daliang Law Collection", she had thought of finding a literate maid to copy it for her and just get it over with.
Unexpectedly, the palace sent a stern and impartial female official who refused to accept any benefits and only supervised her to copy down the entire collection of laws stroke by stroke.
Moreover, the female official was particularly strict and did not give her any time to rest. After several days of this, her wrist was almost broken.
In addition, her father, Duke of Wei, and her brother Xu Chengzong were also implicated because of her and were beaten with fifty sticks. Even now, half a month has passed, and they are still unable to get out of bed.
"Aunt, please think of a solution... How can our Xu family today have the grandeur and splendor that you, the queen, had when you were the empress?" Xu Miaohua was filled with indignation.
"If this continues, my family might even lose the hereditary title of Duke of Wei."
There were countless founding heroes who were stripped of their titles due to crimes, so her statement is not groundless.
Empress Xu suddenly laughed, "When I moved out of Kunning Palace, you were just born. How do you know what the situation was like back then?"
She had great patience with this niece, who looked and had a temperament somewhat similar to her, and even spoke to her in a soft voice.
She was completely different from her usual moody and unpredictable self.
Xu Miaohua was slightly at a loss for words, and said hesitantly: "In short, our family is not as good as before."
Although she had never seen it with her own eyes, she had heard a lot about the grand occasion of "Xu Banchao" from her elders.
In her opinion, the Duke of Wei's Mansion had completely declined since she missed the chance to become the Crown Princess.
But she didn't understand that the real reason for the Xu family's decline was the emperor's long-term checks and suppression of the noble families.
Even if the Xu family produced another queen, it would be impossible to restore the prosperity of the Yongshun Dynasty when they had all the power in the court and could call the wind and rain.
Xu Miaohua took her aunt's hand again and said, "Aunt, I heard that Queen Mother Jiang and Concubine Wei Shu have been summoning noble ladies of marriageable age to enter the palace recently. I guess they still want to add people to the Eastern Palace. Please help me too."
Even though she was punished in public last time, she still wanted to enter the palace. Apart from this, she could not think of any other way to save the crumbling Wei Mansion.
When she heard her mention Empress Dowager Jiang and Concubine Wei at the same time, a hideous look flashed across Empress Xu's face for a moment.
If it weren't for them, if it weren't for these two vicious women who had provoked her in every possible way...how could she have strangled her own daughter to death in a trance!
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Nanyuan Palace, Yanqing Palace.
Yang Manyan slept particularly soundly and did not wake up until dark.
There was no light in the hall. She slowly sat up, rubbed her eyes, and it took her a long time to wake up completely.
Xiao Yan sat quietly beside the bed, his posture upright, the bright moonlight casting a shadow on his handsome face.
Yang Manyan threw herself into his arms and rubbed her head against his chest, "Zi'an, what time is it?"
"It's the end of the You hour." Xiao Qing rubbed her soft belly, "Are you hungry?"
"Yeah, I'm a little hungry." She had just woken up, her voice was soft, "Where's His Majesty? Why isn't he here?"
She remembered that the emperor stayed for the lunch break, and she seemed to have slapped him in her dream...
This must be a dream, right? Yang Manyan swallowed quietly.
Offending the monarch or harming the dragon's body is a crime of great disrespect, punishable by beheading at the least and the execution of the entire clan at the worst.
She wouldn't really slap the current emperor, would she?
Regardless of whether it was a dream or not, she began to regret her recent laxity and negligence.
No matter what, he is an emperor who holds the power of life and death over countless people. How can she really do whatever she wants?
Xiao Yan did not answer. In the thick night, there was a dark and deep undercurrent flowing in his eyes.
After a moment's silence, he ordered the meal to be served and then slowly and methodically tied up her long hair with a hairband.
Hearing the noise, the palace servants guarding outside quickly entered the hall and lit the palace lanterns around in an orderly manner.
Suddenly the lights were on, as bright as day.
Another group of eunuchs came in one after another and placed the steaming hot meals on the trays neatly on the rosewood eight-immortal table.
Compared with breakfast and lunch, Yang Manyan doesn’t eat much for dinner. He just eats until he is 70% full, otherwise he will have indigestion and won’t be able to sleep at night.
Xiao Yan did not care much about food, and when he saw Yang Manyan stop eating, he also slowly put down the ivory chopsticks in his hand.
He picked up a wet handkerchief to wash her hands and wipe her mouth, taking care of her meticulously. Even Xingyun Suyue, who served Yang Manyan closely, felt inferior to her.
He had an extremely handsome face and extraordinary appearance. Even when he was doing the work of serving others, he still had a dignified and elegant demeanor, like a god.
Yang Manyan's heart was pounding and he was distracted for a moment.
Xiao Yan found her so cute that he couldn't help but raise his hand to gently scratch the tip of her nose, "Da Yuanyuan, what are you looking at?"
Yang Manyan raised her head, her cheeks slightly flushed, her eyes sparkling with water, and she replied very seriously: "I'm looking at Zi'an, Zi'an is really handsome."
Xiao Yan was slightly startled, and his heart felt like being lightly touched by a feather, making him feel both itchy and numb.
"...In that case, would you like it?"
Yang Manyan blinked and took the initiative to put her arms around his neck, "Well... guess."
She moved her lips closer and closer, as if to kiss him.
The lights in the hall flickered, and the dim light shone on her beautiful and dazzling face, inexplicably adding a touch of tenderness and grace.
Xiao Yan's heart beat faster and his whole body began to feel hot.
But just as he lowered his head to respond to her kiss, the girl playfully moved away.
"Haha, you've been fooled!" Yang Manyan said with a smile: "You still say I'm stupid, but Zi'an is the biggest fool!"
Xiao Yan was stunned for a moment and couldn't help laughing.
He took her little hand and kissed her white fingertips. "Well, it's my fault. I shouldn't have said that Yuanyuan is stupid. Our Yuanyuan is the smartest girl in the world."
"Okay, stop talking..." Yang Manyan covered his mouth, his face getting redder and hotter.
Such words are too embarrassing, how could he say them?
With a smile in his eyes, Xiao Yan simply picked her up and carried her sideways, walked straight to the inner room, and threw her on the bed.
Before Yang Manyan could react, dense and hot kisses came down on him.
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