Wang never dreamed that Jian Yang would give her such a hard time as soon as he arrived!
Which of the maids and servants in this courtyard wasn't someone she had painstakingly trained over many years?
Now that Jian Yang is selling it so readily, it's a huge slap in the face for her!
The servants who served Wang were terrified upon hearing this, and they all knelt down in the room, begging for mercy!
Jian Yang remained unmoved.
"What's the point of keeping you good-for-nothings around if you fail to serve your master properly?"
"Your Majesty, I'm innocent!"
"Your Majesty, please spare us!"
...
For a moment, cries of pleas for mercy rose and fell from the room.
Unfortunately, the Wang family had no solution.
She came up with the idea of faking illness herself, but she never expected that it would backfire so badly!
Wang had no choice but to flatter her, saying, "Your Majesty, these are all old servants who have served me for many years. I am used to them. An occasional mistake is nothing to worry about."
"How can it be nothing?" Jian Yang said with a serious expression. "Mother is already so ill. If anything happens to her, all these servants will have to be buried with her!"
Wang was so angry she rolled her eyes!
That little brat, she's far from dead!
Why did he come all the way here to curse her?
In the end, she could only turn to her husband for help.
Prime Minister Jian shook his head helplessly, coughed, and said, "Empress, please listen to your mother this once. We'll have to sell these servants and buy new ones! What if your mother doesn't like using them? Wouldn't that make her even angrier?"
Jian Yang reluctantly agreed.
Wang expressed her gratitude, but in her heart she harbored deep resentment.
But now that Jian Yang is the Empress, she can no longer be manipulated at will as she was before she was married.
However, the grievances she and her daughter suffered cannot be left unpunished!
Madam Wang smiled gently and said, "I just heard from the servants that Fei'er may have angered Her Majesty the Empress."
Jian Yang smiled and said, "Mother has misunderstood. My sister is young. How could I possibly hold a grudge against her?"
Madam Wang held her hand and sighed heavily. "Indeed, Fei'er is young and doesn't understand social etiquette! I have a lot of headaches about her. It's funny, she's already so grown up, and last time she came to me crying."
Prime Minister Jian casually asked, "When was the last time?"
“Last time Fei’er went to the palace, she came back and cried in my room. She said that it was her first time in the palace and her elder sister didn’t give her any advice, which made her look bad in front of the emperor. She was sad for many days. She really didn’t know any better.”
Jian Yang listened expressionlessly.
This Wang woman is trying to sow discord between her and her father!
Haha, that's an old trick used in palace intrigue.
She thought they could come up with something new, but she's a woman who's watched "The Story of Minglan" countless times!
Sure enough, Prime Minister Jian immediately looked at Jian Yang with a reproachful expression.
"Why don't you take care of your younger sister when she first enters the palace?"
Ignoring the questioning tone in her father's voice, Jian Yang said with a worried expression, "Father, you don't know this, but I originally planned to have dinner with the Emperor with my sister that day. However, I had to leave halfway through. When I returned, I saw the Emperor scolding her for being indecent! And she was disheveled. It really frightened me."
Upon hearing this, the room fell into a deathly silence.
Wang's face grew increasingly grim, while Prime Minister Jian's anger flared even more.
"Go and fetch the Second Miss!"
A moment later, Jian Fei, looking anxious, arrived at Wang's bedroom.
"Father, Mother," Jian Fei greeted the two, then reluctantly bowed to Jian Yang, "Greetings, Your Majesty the Empress."
She had already heard from the servants on her way here that she had cursed Jian Yang hundreds of times!
Prime Minister Jian's face was ashen. "Is everything your sister said true?"
Jianfei shrank back in fright, too scared to look up.
Lady Wang knew her daughter best. Seeing her like this, she naturally guessed that she must have been incredibly audacious to seduce the emperor, only to be cruelly rejected...
The mother and daughter had to rely entirely on Jian Xiude to obtain a life of luxury!
If Jian Xiude were to abandon the mother and daughter now, their good days would be over.
Without a second thought, Madam Wang, feigning righteous indignation, asked, "Fei'er, don't be afraid. Tell your father and mother the truth: was it the Emperor who forced you?"
Upon hearing this, Jian Fei's eyes lit up.
She was about to nod when she heard Jian Yang scoff.
"What a joke! The Emperor is the Son of Heaven, why would he need to force himself on someone? If he really wanted to take a concubine, there would be plenty of women throwing themselves at him. Am I right, sister?"
After saying that, she gave Jian Fei a meaningful look.
Jane clenched her fists immediately!
Then, Jian Yang looked at Wang Shi and said in a sinister tone, "Mother, you must also be careful with your words. If someone overhears you talking about the Emperor behind his back, at best it will implicate Father and lead to his dismissal and investigation, and at worst, you might lose your head!"
Wang and Jian Fei were utterly terrified by Jian Yang and immediately begged for mercy.
Prime Minister Jian, who was standing to the side, was almost driven mad by the mother and daughter!
He slammed his hand on the table and roared, "From this day forward, you two will stay in this courtyard and reflect on your actions. You are not to leave the courtyard without my permission!"
The Wang mother and daughter immediately embraced and wept bitterly!
As soon as they left the courtyard where Wang Shi lived, a servant came to announce that the family banquet was ready.
The banquet, which should have been for the four members of the family, was now reduced to just the father and daughter. Jian Yang was in high spirits and showed no signs of discomfort.
During the banquet, Prime Minister Jian asked many questions about the emperor.
And the relationship problems between the young couple.
This story contains powerful ministers' inquiries into the emperor's private affairs, as well as a father's rare care for his daughter.
But since he wasn't her biological father, and after being thoroughly scolded by Prime Minister Jian upon their first meeting, Jian Yang remained completely unmoved by his inquiries and concerns.
It's even a little annoying!
This table full of delicious food will get cold if we don't eat it soon!
But he just kept babbling on and on.
Annoying!
In the end, she could only give a perfunctory answer to get by.
People feel sleepy when they are full.
Seeing her yawn, Prime Minister Jian suggested, "The courtyard before your marriage has always been cleaned by people in the mansion. Why don't you go and rest there?"
Jian Yang nodded immediately.
This little courtyard is nothing special; it's neither shabby nor luxurious, just the typical boudoir of an ordinary official's daughter.
She walked into her boudoir with practiced ease, where the maids and servants in the courtyard had already made a new bed for her.
Perhaps because she was free from the troubles of palace affairs, or perhaps because the familiar environment made her feel at ease, Jane slept exceptionally soundly.
When I woke up, the sky outside the window was already ablaze with the colors of dawn.
Seeing that she had finally woken up, Lianxia silently prayed for the Bodhisattva's blessing and immediately stepped forward to urge, "Your Highness, we should go back to the palace. If we don't go back soon, it will get dark."
Upon hearing that she had to return to the palace, Jian Yang was completely distraught!
She was all too familiar with this feeling.
Back then, this was her feeling every morning when she went to work; it was even more somber than going to a funeral.
It's not easy for a working person to get a vacation!
No, I'm not going back today no matter what!
Having made up her mind, Jian Yang immediately stood up and said, "Let's go find my father!"
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