Chapter 30 The Evildoer Cannot Stay
Yu Fei had seen Jing Cang's ability to cope with situations. Except for the occasional time when he got so angry with her that he jumped up and down, in front of others, he remained calm even when faced with a huge crisis. However, the Queen could tell at a glance that he was lying.
Perhaps she had raised him for many years and was familiar with his little lying habits, and Ah Shen's "judgment from his death" also made the empress suspicious of her actions in Shu County.
Jing Cang looked calm. He asked Yu Fei to pour him a cup of tea and sipped it slowly. "Why do you say that, mother?"
The queen smiled, tapping her fingertips, which were painted with bright red nail polish, on the small table beside her. Instead of answering, she asked, "Tell me, which of the evidence those people just mentioned is true, or are all of them... true?"
Yu Fei's heart suddenly rose to his throat.
She looked at Jing Cang's calm face and prayed silently: He must not admit the latter, otherwise he would bring up the matter of the snake, and when the snake became ineffective, she would definitely be finished.
The Queen suspected Jing Cang was lying. The highest level of lying is a mixture of truth and falsehood, making it difficult to distinguish.
Yu Fei saw Jing Cang was silent for a long time, and seemed to be struggling with whether to be honest. She was afraid that he would forget about her because of his family, and she was even more afraid that he would realize it too late. She asked him last night to promise not to tell anyone.
You can only believe half of what a man says in bed. He hates her anyway, so what if he gets angry and tells her everything?
Yu Fei's heart was in turmoil, he pinched his palms, gritted his teeth, made up his mind, and knelt down.
"My lady, I am willing to confess everything."
"Oh?" The queen was surprised and glanced at Jing Cang with interest.
Jing Cang looked at Yu Fei angrily and said in a deep voice, "I hope you will be careful with your words in front of our mother."
Yu Fei glanced at him in confusion. He had obviously not answered her question, and she had no choice but to come forward to help him out, but he still looked angry?
It wasn't entirely anger, there was also a hint of worry in his eyes.
Was he afraid that she would confess and he would be unable to save her after the insect incident was resolved? Or was he worried that she would tell the truth and his mother would know that he was bullied and played around by a woman and would feel ashamed?
Yu Fei was selfishly inclined towards the latter. When she arrived at the palace, she found that he was indeed an excellent prince praised by everyone. It was natural for her not to want to make her parents worried and disappointed because of her.
More importantly, if she were honest, she would not fall in love with a man who had humiliated and deceived her. I believe Jing Cang is the same.
Yu Fei thought for a moment and said to the Queen, "What my sister said, that she snatched the prince from her, causing His Highness to lose his memory, and then pretended to be his savior, is true. As for the fact that she wanted to do something improper but failed, so she broke His Highness' legs, these are all lies."
The queen looked at Jing Cang with a mocking smile. Jing Cang's hand, which was tightly holding the teacup, loosened slightly, as if a heavy burden had been lifted from his heart.
Yu Fei continued: "I have always been a bit arrogant. When I saw that His Highness was good-looking, I wanted to heal his wounds and let him play with me, but he ignored me afterwards. One time, when we were pushing each other, I accidentally made him kowtow, so he lost his memory. I lied to him after he lost his memory, saying that I picked him up from the cliff."
As she spoke, she became a little anxious. "But the breaking of the prince's legs was purely a fabrication. When I snatched him away, his legs were already broken. As for the idea of ​​committing an indecent act, Your Majesty, I only reached the age of marriage in September, and followed His Highness in October. I was still virgin when I was with him. I am not the wanton and unrestrained woman they say I am."
After she finished speaking, she blinked at Jing Cang, signaling him to express his opinion.
Jing Cang nodded, "Indeed."
The Queen teased, "Didn't you just say that Miss Yu had remembered it wrong?"
Jing Cang was startled, with a look of embarrassment as if he had been exposed.
Yu Fei tried to smooth things over: "It's all my fault. I know that I am of low status and not worthy of His Highness. Before entering the palace, I asked him not to tell anyone else the truth about our first meeting, especially you."
She pretended to be embarrassed and said, "Even an ugly daughter-in-law has to meet her parents-in-law. I want to leave a good impression in front of you, but I have lost all my face this time..." She covered half of her face in embarrassment.
The Queen looked at her naive little daughter and thought she was as sweet and lovely as the chirping of a yellow oriole. She and Jing Cang, one still and the other moving, were a perfect match.
She asked curiously, "You said Qilin ignored you at first, why did he fall in love with you later?"
Yu Fei glanced at Jing Cang and pouted, "He realized it too late and was tempted by her beauty. Later, I played with the son of the governor of Shu County, and the third son of the governor of Jiannan came to my house to propose marriage, so he got angry..."
"Yu Fei!" Jing Cang interrupted, fearing that she would reveal some of her private affairs, and changed the subject, "I hope that from now on, mother, you will not listen to rumors from outsiders. I don't like women who are too jealous."
This means that Yang Zhi is overreaching and wants to take away the woman around him before they even get married.
The Queen nodded, "You are worrying too much about this matter. As for Yang Zhi, I will give her some advice."
As if remembering something, he instructed: "The succession of Chu Jun is a matter of great importance to the country, Qilin, don't be hasty before marriage."
Jing Cang glanced at Yu Fei with a half-smile and asked, "What if I was really careless?"
The queen seemed to have rarely seen him so frivolous and said with a loving smile, "Is your mother really capable of punishing your carelessness as an evil seed?"
Jing Cang understood. If Yu Fei gave birth to a child before the Crown Princess, my father and mother would not have too many complaints.
After the two of them left, the nanny beside the queen smiled and said, "The prince is still the same as when he was a child. He clenches his right fist when he lies to you."
The queen laughed and said, "Who says it's not true? No one knows a son better than his mother. From the time he wet his pants at the age of two and dared not admit it, to the time he turned from a boy into a man in his teens and covered himself with the quilt, this habit has never changed."
The nanny asked in confusion, "Madam, what do you think of the evidence today?"
The Queen took a sip of tea. "It seems that the truth is as Yu Fei said. Qilin has never been interested in women, but he is definitely not a person who is blinded by lust. If Yu Fei really did those vicious things, he would be the first one to kill her. He still stayed by her side to serve her. There must be some rumors, which are false."
Even so, the nanny felt that something was not right. Perhaps this woman was too clever. She was afraid that the prince was no match for her, so she asked, "What if all the evidence today is true?"
The queen was startled, and her hand holding the teacup suddenly tightened, as if she wanted to crush the porcelain cup to pieces. She said lightly, "The evildoer who caused chaos in the East Palace must not be allowed to stay."