Yunzhi naturally wouldn't let Yuncheng faint at her front door, so she directly signaled Rulan to go forward and wake him up.
Rulan nodded, stepped forward, and gave Yuncheng an acupuncture needle to wake him up.
When Yun Cheng slowly woke up, he found himself still at the entrance of Yun Zhi's villa, and he wished he could faint again.
But he also knew that even if he fainted again, Yunzhi would wake him up.
Knowing that running away was useless, Yun Cheng had no choice but to face it.
He glanced at the men who had come to tarnish Yunzhi's reputation, then at the captured nanny, and said directly, "These men are to be handed over to the authorities. As the mistress, Madam Xu has failed to properly discipline her servants. From today onwards, she is stripped of her power as head of the household and sent to the Buddhist hall to reflect on her mistakes."
Xu Liang had no objection to the handling of Yun Cheng. He turned to Yun Zhi and asked, "Zhi Zhi, what do you think?"
"Let's leave it at that for now." Yunzhi didn't know how to treat Xu Shi in front of everyone. After all, she was still in the position of her mother.
Although she has severed ties with them, many people may not accept it. If she goes too far, it could easily alienate people and damage her reputation.
Since she has decided to marry Lu Cang of Dongli, regardless of whether he will eventually take that position, she still needs to maintain a good reputation.
"Take her back." After confirming that Yunzhi had no objections, Xu Liang had Yuncheng take Xu Shi away. As for the men and the old woman, they weren't so lucky; they were sent directly to the Jingzhao Prefecture, where they faced imprisonment.
The men were filled with regret. If they had known it would end like this, they would never have been greedy for that little bit of money.
Now look what happened; not only did he not make any money, he also ended up in jail.
The parties involved had all left, and the onlookers had dispersed. As Yunzhi prepared to return to her residence, she glanced at the teahouse not far away.
She knew that there were many people there who were looking forward to a good show and hoped that she would not be able to marry Lu Cang of Dongli.
Even so, she still insisted on getting married.
She will let those people know that even though she, Yunzhi, is a second-time bride, she can still easily outshine all those rich girls.
"Princess, I'll head back to my residence now. Let's meet again another day." Yunzhu noticed Yunzhi's gaze directed at her. Although the other woman might not be able to see her, she still felt flustered and hurriedly bid farewell to Princess Langhua.
Princess Langhua nodded and let Yunzhu leave first.
As soon as she left, Princess Langhua started cursing, saying, "Useless!"
She didn't stay at the teahouse any longer and went straight back to her residence.
Upon seeing her daughter return, the princess couldn't wait to ask about the outcome. When she learned that Yunzhi was unharmed, but Xu Shi had been stripped of her power as head of the household by Yun Cheng and made to reflect on her actions behind closed doors, she couldn't help but feel disappointed.
She hadn't expected that Yunzhi would still be alright after all that.
No, the more Yunzhi seems alright, the more uneasy she feels. It seems she has no choice but to go to the palace.
Thinking of this, the eldest princess couldn't sit still any longer. She had Granny Fang arrange a carriage and hurriedly went to the palace.
Half an hour after the eldest princess entered the palace, Yunzhi received an imperial decree from the Empress Dowager summoning her to the palace.
Looking at the eunuch delivering the imperial decree, Yunzhi frowned slightly. She knew that the Empress Dowager's summons to the palace was definitely not for anything good. But the other party was the Empress Dowager; how could she, a powerless woman, disobey the imperial decree?
Besides, if the Empress Dowager really wanted to do something to her, she wasn't afraid. At worst, she could just poison her and kill her.
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