Chapter 164 Two slaps are not unfair
Yun Bailian suppressed the excitement in her eyes and felt extremely proud.
Finally caught this bitch's weakness! Let's see how she tries to argue now!
If she agreed, it would be like jumping into her own trap, but if she didn't agree, it would be like she was selfish and unwilling to consider the common people, which would anger the emperor, and if the news got out, she would lose all her reputation!
And she's not the only one involved in his plan!
Even if Yun Qingqing refused to go up on the altar and only watched the ceremony from below, she couldn't escape!
Yun Bailian was thinking about all sorts of things in her mind when Yun Qingqing sneered, strode forward, raised her hand and hit her hard.
Bang!!!
"Ah!" Yun Bailian was slapped hard in the face and fell to the ground, with a swell up on her face.
When she raised her head, her eyes were filled with strong hatred, and she almost pounced on Yun Qingqing and fought with her.
"Hey, Regent Princess, what are you doing!" The emperor was startled and looked unhappy. "Why did you suddenly hit someone when we were talking about reason? This is a bit too much!"
Yun Bailian came back to her senses and immediately suppressed the hatred in her heart. She covered her face with tears in her eyes and said:
"It's Bai Lian who shouldn't have told the truth and angered the Queen Aunt, but if I can make the Queen Aunt wake up and sincerely pray for the people, I'll be willing to slap me a few more times!"
Yun Qingqing grabbed her collar and lifted her up, then raised her hand and slapped her other intact face.
Yun Bailian said that because the emperor was present, but no one expected that she would actually dare to do it. She screamed and the other side of her face was swollen.
Now it's symmetrical.
"Regent Princess! Do you think I'm not here?" The emperor was really shocked this time, and shouted coldly with anger rising from his heart.
Yun Qingqing threw Yun Bailian aside, brushed off her sleeves slowly, and smiled at the emperor:
"Your Majesty, please calm down. I am doing this because I want to make sense. You all don't know what acrophobia is. I have to find an example that everyone can understand so that I can explain it clearly."
The emperor was a little confused by what she said:
"How come you're also talking about your fear of heights when you hit someone? Tell me the truth! If you don't have a reasonable explanation for what happened today, I won't cover up for you!"
Yun Qingqing pointed at Yun Bailian's face:
"Your Majesty, your face will swell up if you get hit. So, will it stop swelling just because Yun Bailian is sincere?"
"Uh..." The emperor seemed to be thinking about something.
Defei, who had been watching from the sidelines, was stunned by Yun Qingqing's actions. Now she gradually came to her senses and could hardly suppress her smile.
Yun Qingqing spread her hands:
"You see, the face will swell up when hit. This is the body's natural reaction and will not be affected by one's mood. If I say that as long as Yun Bailian has a kind heart for the people, she can let me hit her face at will without any pain, wouldn't that be a joke?"
"Similarly, fear of heights is also a natural reaction of the body. It will not disappear just because I want to pray for the people."
"Whenever I stand on the platform, I will feel dizzy, my hands and feet will sweat, I will tremble all over, and I will feel nauseous. If I faint on the platform, how can I pray for the people?"
"If I just fainted, it would be a small matter. If I didn't faint, I would definitely hate Yun Bailian for forcing me to go up to the platform. I can't guarantee that I can hold back from cursing her in my heart! If I offend the heavens, who do you think should be blamed, me or Yun Bailian?"
"Hmm..." The emperor was speechless.
Yun Qingqing said again:
"And the person in charge of the sacrifice has to be healthy, right? You let me, a person with acrophobia, go on stage. Once this is decided, I will definitely be terrified all day and won't be able to eat or sleep well. I might even fall ill before the day comes."
"So, Your Majesty, it's fine that Yun Bailian didn't know before, but now that she knows I'm afraid of heights, she insists on using the country and the people as an excuse to force me to help her stand on the altar. What exactly is she thinking?"
Yun Qingqing looked at Yun Bailian and curled her lips coldly. Who can't put a hat on someone?
"It would be fine if she was just targeting me, but I'm afraid she's deliberately trying to anger the heavens and bring disaster to our Daliang..."
"Alright, alright, I get it!" The emperor rubbed his forehead wildly, "Is it okay if I don't need you to go?"
Yun Bailian saw that she had failed to morally blackmail Yun Qingqing, and was instead accused of something, so she could no longer care about anything else and hurriedly tried to explain:
“Father…”
"Alright!" The emperor interrupted her directly, "I will issue an order to appoint you as the sacrificial officer to pray for the people of Daliang! As for the regent princess, there is no need to mention it anymore!"
The emperor held back and didn't say, "You deserved those two slaps you just received."
Yun Bailian had no choice but to thank him.
After returning to the Prince's Mansion, she immediately went to Xiao Zirui to cry.
"Your Highness! Bai Lian was bullied today, wuwuwu..."
As soon as Yun Bailian saw Xiao Zirui, she threw herself into his arms.
Xiao Zirui was startled, and then he saw the redness and swelling on Yun Bailian's face, and his eyes darkened:
"What's wrong? What's wrong with your face? Who dares to hit you? Tell me now, or I will not let him off!"
"It was the Regent Princess!" Yun Bailian said aggrievedly, "I just wanted the Regent Princess to assist me in the Heavenly Sacrifice Ceremony. It would have been fine if she refused, but she actually hit me in front of the Emperor!"
"What!" Xiao Zirui was immediately angry.
He knew about the ceremony of offering sacrifices to heaven. Yun Bailian said that she could attract thousands of colorful butterflies during the ceremony and perform miracles.
In this way, she, the Heavenly Phoenix, will surely be respected and worshipped as a goddess by all officials and people.
At that time, we will arrange some people to spread public opinion, saying that the prince was framed. This will not only clear the five points on him, but also increase the prince's reputation.
Xiao Zirui naturally strongly supports this plan.
When he heard that Yun Bailian was hit in the face by Yun Qingqing, he gritted his teeth:
"That woman is really too much! She took advantage of my house arrest to bully you. She is clearly..."
He paused in the middle of his angry speech.
Yun Bailian wiped her tears and said curiously:
"Brother Prince, why are you silent?"
Xiao Zirui held her in his arms and soothed her softly:
"You have been wronged. Don't worry. When my house arrest is lifted and my reputation is restored, I will definitely seek justice for you!"
"Yes! Prince brother is the best to me!" Yun Bailian enjoyed it very much. She lay in his arms and raised the corners of her mouth with satisfaction.
Xiao Zirui comforted Yun Bailian, but his heart was in turmoil.
He sat alone in the study, reading a book for a long time without turning a page.
Why did Yun Qingqing, that woman, beat someone for no reason? Why have I never seen her beat other women? Why did she beat her own concubine?
She is obviously jealous that Bai Lian is his legal wife, so she deliberately bullies her to attract his attention!
Xiao Zirui sneered.
"Oh, she's so stubborn that she pretends not to care, but uses such low-brow tricks behind my back. She's really worthy of me! It's exactly the same as when she threw herself into the river to threaten me to marry her!"
"I want to see how long you can keep pretending!"
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