Chuanwen was startled by Zhou Yong and almost jumped back two steps, but he managed to hold back and patted his chest inwardly.
[My god, whose ghost was released in broad daylight? I was so scared I almost lost my composure in front of the emperor. Luckily, I am brave, intelligent, and courageous... (The following is a 300-word narcissistic rant)...]
shock!
Emperor: Who! Ventriloquism?
Ministers: Who is speaking?
The main hall was unusually quiet at this moment. If Chuanwen looked up now, she would find that everyone's eyes were focused on her.
Apart from Marquis Changxing, Chuanhai, Princess Baohui, and Chaoyang, everyone else looked on in shock!
Marquis Changxing and Chuanhai were half proud and half worried: Chuanwen's voice could be heard by so many people, including the one sitting above him, but was this really a good thing?
Princess Bao Hui was no longer angry. Her face, which had been as black as the bottom of a pot, turned into a joyful rosy color. "Come on, listen to how this beast Zhou Yong has ruined her daughter!"
Zhou Yong: ...Are you...have you no manners?!
"Your Majesty, Zhou Lang and I..."
Chaoyang picked up where he left off, interrupted by Chuanwen's heartfelt words, and wanted to continue, but...
[Zhou Lang?]
Chuanwen's gaze fell once again on the face of that inhuman, ghostly figure, and sure enough, he sensed the aura of a scoundrel emanating from him.
[So this guy is Zhou Yong, the scumbag who used Princess Chaoyang's dowry to support his concubine, treated Princess Chaoyang like a servant, and frequently beat and verbally abused her.]
Yes, he's a piece of trash!
Princess Bao Hui received the message in her mind.
"Marquis Changxing, is this your newly recognized granddaughter?"
The emperor's voice was stern, and his gaze toward Chuanwen was one of cold anger at being offended.
He had clearly heard the princess's voice, but she hadn't opened her mouth, so he assumed that Chuanwen was using ventriloquism. He couldn't help but sneer, thinking, "What a vulgar trickster, daring to act up in front of me."
Marquis Changxing quickly pulled Chuanwen down to kneel, saying, "Yes, yes."
He wanted to explain that the letter did not mean to offend the emperor, but he didn't know where to begin.
Chuanwen was completely bewildered by this sudden turn of events. Like the Marquis of Changxing, he buried his head in the floor tiles, but inwardly he was already thinking: [What's going on? Is the Emperor's thinking this jumpy? How did the topic turn to me?]
The emperor opened his mouth to speak, but his words of accusation were completely silent; the entire hall remained so quiet you could hear a pin drop.
This shocked the emperor even more than when he had just heard Chuanwen's inner thoughts.
The ministers who witnessed this were also dumbfounded, and they guessed that the emperor was probably not teasing them.
"Your Majesty, my granddaughter is timid. May she go and rest first?"
Marquis Changxing cautiously suggested, and of course, the shrewd emperor could tell that he wanted to say something in private, away from his granddaughter.
The emperor gave Huang Qi a wink, and Huang Qi led Chuanwen out of the main hall to rest. Chuanwen, bewildered, followed Huang Qi, who was equally confused but dared not show it.
After watching Chuanwen's figure disappear from sight, Marquis Changxing wiped the sweat from his forehead (fearing that the emperor wouldn't believe what he was about to say, and was frightened by it), and recounted everything that had happened since Chuanwen returned, from changing his death to facilitating Princess Baohui's trip to Yuqing, as well as the results of their family meeting.
Then, a heated discussion broke out in the entire hall.
It wasn't until the emperor made the decision to temporarily believe that Chuanwen was not a demon but rather that a mysterious force had revealed her true feelings that everyone remembered the reason they had summoned Marquis Changxing and Chuanwen was because of Zhou Yong. Thus, all eyes fell on Zhou Yong, who had been forgotten in the corner.
Zhou Yong: ......
Zhou Yong weakly raised his hand, "I...I agree that Chuanwen is...a monster..."
Then he received two sharp glares from Princess Bao Hui and the Emperor, and immediately shut his mouth.
When Chuanwen was summoned to the main hall again, she noticed that everyone was looking at her differently. She frowned, tightened her clothes, and thought, "I sell my art, not my body."
The emperor and his ministers nearly collapsed. Marquis Changxing looked embarrassed, realizing he had forgotten to tell everyone that Chuanwen had a tendency to say things that were sure to shock and provoke.
Of all the people in the hall, only Zhou Yong had a bad feeling. If this woman was really as Marquis Changxing said, not only could she foresee the future, but she also knew other people's secrets, then he would not be able to keep it a secret anymore.
"Chaoyang, what were you trying to say earlier?"
The emperor also pulled himself back to reality and looked at Chaoyang, who was kneeling next to Zhou Yong.
Chaoyang also realized what Zhou Yong was thinking, and her expression was not good at this moment. Finally, she made up her mind that no matter what, she would save her Zhou Lang.
“Your Majesty, I have lived a good life in the Zhou family. I have always treated Zhou Lang with respect and courtesy. Zhou Lang has never mistreated me.”
"The rising sun!"
Princess Bao Hui never expected that even at this moment, her daughter would still side with Zhou Yong.
This county princess has a serious illness.
Chuanwen complained inwardly.
[Living well means that while others wear fine silks and satins, she wears patched coarse cloth; while others eat bird's nest and bear's paw, she eats coarse food and vegetables; while others grow flowers and drink tea, she does laundry and cooks.]
All eyes were on Zhou Yong and Chao Yang. One was dressed in fine silk and satin, while the other wore coarse linen clothes with patches. The difference between them was too obvious.
Zhou Yong's face flushed red instantly. He cursed inwardly that Princess Bao Hui had taken Chaoyang away for two days and hadn't even bothered to change his clothes!
Actually, it wasn't that Princess Bao Hui wouldn't let Chao Yang change; it was that Chao Yang didn't want to wear those nice clothes, fearing that Zhou Yong would see them and accuse her of being extravagant.
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