Chapter 59
Emperor Chengyuan felt even better when he saw the frightened and unwilling Prince Li. He smiled warmly and said to the Empress Dowager that this play was more exciting than any song and dance.
This was specially arranged by him for his mother's birthday banquet!
The Empress Dowager was so "moved" by the Emperor's filial piety that she almost couldn't catch her breath before going to see the late Emperor.
The powerful officials and nobles: "..."
Tyrants are becoming increasingly insane and terrifying.
With such an emperor, the Yuan Dynasty is doomed!
If the ancestors of the Yuwen royal family are watching from heaven, they should quickly take away this unfilial descendant!
Emperor Chengyuan: Ha!
Wen Xin, who had just witnessed a power struggle and infighting drama: "..."
The palace is truly terrifying!
But it must feel really good to be in a high position of power!
Look at Prince Li and his officials; they clearly wanted to get rid of Emperor Chengyuan, but they were powerless to do so, and had to grovel and tremble before him. Tsk tsk~
However, she was just a pitiful woman trapped in the inner quarters and bullied, how could she understand the struggles of the imperial court?
Naturally, she sat there obediently, head down, not daring to look at the cruel emperor.
So, Wen Xin still doesn't know that Emperor Chengyuan is the purple-clad man she met at the artificial hill.
Yes, that makes sense!
Little Gold silently covered its eyes with its wings, its owner's naivety making it tremble.
Finally, the Empress Dowager could no longer bear her terrifying son and returned to the palace to rest ahead of schedule.
"Qinghe".
Emperor Chengyuan suddenly named Princess Qinghe.
Princess Qinghe, who was arrogant in front of outsiders but remained as quiet as a chicken throughout the entire palace banquet, shuddered and hurriedly stood up to respond.
“Help the Empress Dowager return to the palace.”
"Your Majesty, I obey your command."
Emperor Chengyuan glanced at his younger sister indifferently, "When you have nothing to do, stay with Mother in Cining Palace to eat vegetarian food and chant Buddhist scriptures. Don't run around and embarrass the royal family."
Princess Qinghe looked at the Emperor in fright.
What does Your Majesty/Brother mean by that?
But she dared not disobey the emperor in the slightest and obediently agreed.
However, Princess Qinghe was a little overwhelmed. Her brother, the emperor, didn't say how long she would have to keep eating vegetarian food and chanting Buddhist prayers.
Emperor Chengyuan ignored her and waved for her to leave.
Princess Qinghe: "..."
She remembered that she hadn't provoked this tyrant, right?
Why is she the one who has to suffer bad luck too?
...
"Kneel down before me!"
Back at the Xuanwu Marquis's residence, the Marquis's wife no longer concealed her true feelings, glaring coldly at Wen Xin.
Wen Xin stood there, her face pale and bewildered, not understanding what she had done wrong. Why had her kind and gentle mother-in-law, who had just been in the palace, suddenly become so ferocious?
Did she learn Peking Opera face-changing?
The kind-hearted, soft-spoken girl felt wronged.
"Wen, you are vicious and jealous, causing trouble in the palace, and you still don't know you're wrong?"
Lady Xuanwu disliked scolding Wen Xin so much that she practically pointed at her nose and called her a jinx.
Wen Xin felt even more aggrieved.
She looked at Shangguan Hao with tears in her eyes.
However, Shangguan Hao didn't look at him; his profile was cold, and he didn't even need to hide his hatred.
Wen Xin's eyes dimmed.
She looked around the entire hall. Everyone in the Xuanwu Marquis's mansion looked at her with either hatred or schadenfreude, as if she had committed some heinous crime.
But……
"Mother-in-law, I didn't."
She bit her lip, tearfully defending herself, even though she knew it was useless.
"You still dare to argue?"
Without distinguishing right from wrong, Lady Xuanwu blamed all the mistakes on Wen Xin.
Without her, none of this would have happened.
Her Hao'er had just narrowly escaped punishment from the tyrant, and their Xuanwu Marquis's mansion had lost face this time.
It's all because of this ominous jinx!
"It was Sister Xian who deliberately abandoned me first."
Wen Xin choked up, trying her best to defend herself and hoping they would stop treating her like this.
"You still dare to mention Xian'er? It's all your fault!"
Shangguan Hao glared at her, looking as if he wanted to strangle her.
Wen Xin was so frightened that she took several steps back and said sadly, "Your Highness, how can you be so unable to distinguish right from wrong? Is it really as His Majesty said, that you and Sister Xian are having an affair!"
Bang!
"Shut up... Ah!"
Whoosh!
When Lady Xuanwu heard Wen Xin recklessly bring up her son's relationship with Wen Xian again, her face changed drastically. In a fit of fear and rage, she slammed her hand on the table, and then...
The huanghuali wood table was smashed to pieces with a single blow, and the chair she was sitting on also shattered into several pieces with a crash.
To make matters worse, a scalding hot teacup on the table smashed right into the face of Lady Xuanwu!
The screams shattered the entire Xuanwu Marquis's residence.
"mother!"
"lady!"
The sudden turn of events stunned Shangguan Hao and Marquis Xuanwu, who quickly came to their senses and went to help the person.
Lady Xuanwu's mean face was scalded red, her nose was flattened and bleeding from the teacup, and she lay among a pile of broken tables and chairs, her life hanging in the balance.
The entire lobby was in complete chaos.
Little Gold twitched its two tentacles smugly, keeping its accomplishments hidden.
Hmph, you old hag, how dare you insult my master! I'll make you pay!
Do they really think that Master Jin is just for show?
Wen Xin blinked, clutching her handkerchief and covering her mouth in shock and panic, as if she were terrified.
Oh dear, my mother-in-law looks so pitiful and miserable, what should I do?
Waaah... Is she going to lose her mother-in-law and have to wear mourning clothes tomorrow?
They say if you want to look beautiful, wear mourning clothes. I wonder if her mother-in-law would come back to life if she tried to seduce the emperor at her mother-in-law's funeral and made her mother-in-law's own son cheat on her?
Xiao Jin: […Master, your kind and gentle persona has crumbled.]
Wen Xin: [Ahem, I was just kidding, don't take it seriously, I'm still very worried about my mother-in-law~]
Why would she even think of seducing His Majesty?
She doesn't even know who His Majesty is!
Xiao Jin: "..."
If you're really worried, go and check on them. Why are your eyes shining with the gleam of anticipation?
And you really don't know who His Majesty the Emperor is?
You're just fooling me!
Wen Xin twisted the handkerchief, but her mother-in-law looked so scary, she was afraid!
But as a good daughter-in-law, Wen Xin finally mustered up the courage to go and care for her mother-in-law, crying with concern, "Mother-in-law..."
Xiao Jin: "!!!"
Master, are you mourning prematurely?
However, Little Gold never expected that its owner would pull an even more outrageous stunt.
In her haste, Wen Xin tripped over her own skirt and lunged forward, knocking down Shangguan Hao, who was helping his mother, and causing him to fall directly onto his mother.
"ah!"
The previously unconscious Lady Xuanwu was suddenly awakened by the impact, letting out a scream that shattered the roof. Then her head lolled to the side again, as if... she was really dead?
"mother!"
Shangguan Hao hurriedly got up and anxiously called for his mother.
His face contorted as he turned and roared, "What are you doing?"
Like a wronged and helpless wife, Wen Xin said, "I... I just came to see my mother-in-law. I didn't mean to, sob..."
"Shut up!"
Shangguan Hao gritted his teeth, "You get out of here and kneel in the ancestral hall. You are not to get up without my permission."
Wen Xin looked at him with tearful, helpless eyes, heartbroken.
Shangguan Hao frowned, showing no pity whatsoever, "Get out of here now!"
Wen Xin could only kneel in the ancestral hall as punishment, feeling "extremely distressed".
She was genuinely worried about her mother-in-law, so why did she hurt this innocent and kind little girl?
roll?
Hmph, let's see how she rolls around with another man in front of the Shangguan family patriarch, turning that grandson Shangguan Hao's head into a green grassland!
Little Gold slapped its wing on its own forehead. Oh my god, its master's personality in this life is really terrifying!
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