Chapter 135 She Clearly Spoken
Bitch, you are really sharp-tongued. Concubine Yao knelt down, her fingernails digging into her palms.
"Your Majesty, I made a mistake during my inspection. I meant well but did something bad. I beg Your Majesty to punish me."
When Xiao Fuguang saw this, a gleam flashed in his eyes.
"Your Majesty, I suddenly remembered that the Empress was the matchmaker for the eldest son and the eldest young lady of Lord Liu's family. I heard that both of them have a son and a daughter this year. This shows that the Empress also made a thorough investigation of the character of both parties before the matchmaking. She is worthy of being the mother of the country. Everything she does is done with dedication and never for personal gain."
Emperor Xuanyuan's eyes softened as he looked at the Queen. The Queen sat dignified, a gentle smile on her face.
"The Regent Princess is right. The Queen has always been virtuous and kind, and has helped me a lot."
"The third young lady of the Xiao family is the princess's only sister. Her marriage should be taken care of by the princess herself!"
Upon hearing this, Xiao Fuguang stood up and bowed.
"Your Majesty is the supreme ruler who oversees all affairs of the world. I have heard from the prince that Your Majesty is a rare wise ruler. You personally handle all the memorials submitted by various places. Your Majesty is extremely concerned about all matters of the court, big or small. You often forget to eat while reviewing memorials. We in Xuanyuan have such a wise ruler. We, as the ministers, are lucky, and it is also a blessing for the people of the world."
"Your Majesty is busy with countless affairs. How dare a humble servant trouble you with such a trivial matter as your youngest daughter's marriage? Matters concerning the harem are naturally for us women to decide."
After saying that, he glanced at the queen and said, "The ladder has been handed over. Your Majesty, you should be more helpful."
Upon seeing this, the Queen stood up and knelt down towards Emperor Xuanyuan.
"Your Majesty, I am guilty. Please punish me."
Emperor Xuanyuan frowned slightly, looked at the Queen in confusion, and asked.
"What crime has the Queen committed?"
The queen lowered her eyelids, a hint of self-blame in her voice.
"As the mistress of the harem, I should have managed it well, ensuring that it would serve as a solid support for the Emperor to handle state affairs with peace of mind. However, what happened today has exposed my inability to effectively supervise the affairs of the harem."
"As a result, Imperial Concubine Yao married a man of ill-behaved character to the Third Miss of the Xiao family, nearly affecting the royal dignity and the Third Miss's lifelong destiny. This was a dereliction of duty on my part, and I beg Your Majesty to punish me."
Seeing the queen kneeling beside her, Concubine Yao suddenly had a bad feeling in her heart.
Ever since Concubine Shu had a miscarriage, Imperial Concubine Yao had been in charge of the affairs of the harem. However, the Empress stepped forward to take the blame for this incident. Emperor Xuanyuan looked at the Empress and Imperial Concubine Yao with a complicated look.
It seems that the fire is not burning enough, so let's add a little more oil! Xiao Fuguang looked into Yao Ruishu's eyes.
"A delinquent Yao family member with such bad behavior and unruly ways is worthy of marrying my sister, Xiao Fuguang. Are you dreaming? For someone like you, even marrying a beggar on the street would be a compliment, let alone a noble lady from the imperial city..."
Just when there was a strange silence filled with anger, Yao Ruishu looked into Xiao Fuguang's eyes and suddenly stood up and started cursing.
"Princess Regent, please be careful with your words. It's not your turn to judge the Yao family..."
Xiao Fuguang was not angry, but just continued to look at him.
Your aunt, Imperial Concubine Yao, is the worst kind of person. She stuffed all sorts of rotten vegetable leaves into my place. Does she really think I'm a trash can?
As expected, a concubine is a concubine. Even if she has the right to manage the harem, she cannot show it in public.
Yao Ruishu couldn't bear it any longer.
"Xiao Fuguang, you bitch, how dare you insult my aunt..."
Everyone looked confused. What happened to Mr. Yao?
Xiao Fuguang spoke to the emperor with a look of shock.
"Your Majesty, I didn't say anything just now. I just praised Your Majesty as a wise ruler. This... I didn't say a word to insult the Imperial Concubine!"
Yao Ruishi raised her hand and pointed at Xiao Fuguang.
"You're talking nonsense! You just called the Imperial Concubine a worthless person and even said that she was a concubine and that even if she had the power to manage the harem, it would not be acceptable..."
Everyone looked at each other in bewilderment.
Is this Mr. Yao crazy?
Xiao Fuguang looked innocent.
"Your Majesty is wise, I have not done anything, nor would I dare to. Your Majesty's harem is your family affair, I dare not comment on it."
When Yao Ruishu saw that she actually refused to admit it, his face turned ashen with anger.
"Xiao Fuguang..."
At this moment, a cup hit his hand.
Yao Ruishu let out a scream.
"ah…………"
I saw that the back of his hand was swollen.
Xuanyuan Jing took the teacup calmly.
"Duke Yao, does your Duke's Mansion consider me dead?"
"How dare you throw dirty water on my princess right in front of me?"
Duke Yao felt that the matter was confusing, but when he saw the Regent was angry, and he did not hear what the Regent Princess said, he raised his hand and slapped Yao Ruishu in the face.
"Rebellious son, why don't you kneel down and apologize to the princess? I think you are drunk today."
Yao Ruishu looked at Duke Yao with an unwilling expression.
"Father."
Master Yao spoke through gritted teeth.
"Apologize, or I'll beat you to death when we get back, you troublemaker."
Yao Ruishu was frightened by his father's majestic gaze and tough attitude. His body trembled, and he could only kneel down on the ground unwillingly, with a hint of humiliation in his voice.
"Princess Regent, I was drunk today and spoke out of turn. Please be magnanimous and forgive my rudeness."
Xiao Fuguang smiled lightly, but there was no warmth in his eyes.
"Today's New Year's Eve banquet was prepared by the Imperial Concubine. It's more luxurious than in previous years, and the wine used is all fine. It's understandable that Master Yao drank a few more cups. I hope that Master Yao will be more careful with his words and actions in the future, and not make groundless accusations against others. Those who know this will think that Master Yao was drunk, while those who don't will think that he is bullying others by relying on his aunt who is a concubine."
Emperor Xuanyuan looked at the dishes that were much more luxurious than last year's, and saw Yao Ruishu cursing for no reason. It seemed that the Yao family had become a little too proud of themselves.
He extended his hand to the Queen.
"Queen, come, get up."
The Queen stood up and placed her hand in the Queen's.
Emperor Xuanyuan pulled her to sit next to him.
"Before, because the Crown Prince was not in good health, you kept taking care of him, which caused some trouble in the harem. Now that the Crown Prince is much better, the harem still needs you to take care of it."
Upon hearing this, the queen hurriedly saluted.
"I thank the emperor for his trust. I will do my best to manage the harem and live up to his trust."
When Concubine Yao saw this, her face turned even paler. She had finally taken control of the power, but it was gone just like that?
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