Chapter 565 Asking for Trouble
Jiang Jinyan clenched his fist, wanting to punch him, but in the end he held back and hurried off to find someone.
The streets were crowded with people, and Lin Feng said, "If Master has angered the Empress, he should be with her! Why is he sulking here all by himself?"
It was their people who sent the message for Lin Feng to save the day: the Emperor and Empress had quarreled, and the guards couldn't stand it anymore.
Bai Yuhan followed silently behind. The two of them had come out happily together, but now he was all alone.
She reminded him, "Why is the Emperor angry with the Empress again? She doesn't remember anything now. Why don't you just let her have her way?"
Xie Shang remained silent.
Bai Yuhan also became gossipy, "After I escaped from the palace with Lin Yu, I followed Jiang Fenghua. She is actually quite pitiful. You are all lying to her. Although I don't understand why you all have to lie to her, the young master Ruan that I know is not like that."
Xie Shang was stunned and asked, "You also know that Young Master Ruan is Ruan Ruan?"
"I only found out that Young Master Ruan was the Empress after I escaped from the palace with them." She slowly recounted, "Actually, I knew her before the Emperor. At that time, she was dressed as a man and wore a mask. She was dashing and charming, captivating many young women. If she were really a man, our Bai family would definitely have taken her as our son-in-law."
One day, Young Master Ruan suddenly disappeared, and everyone's hearts seemed to die with her. Although we had never seen her true face, we all liked her very much.
Xie Shang listened to her talk about Jiang Fenghua's affairs outside, "So the person you like is Ruan Ruan?"
He felt as if he had heard something earth-shattering: men liked her, and now even women liked her.
Bai Yuhan's cheeks flushed slightly. "It's not liking, it's just admiration. But I would only like her if she were a man, but unfortunately she's a woman." She still prefers men.
Xie Shang only realized it now, "Ruan Ruan used to dress as a man all the time. You said many young women liked her. Besides you, who else liked her?"
Bai Yuhan said, "Lin Yu, she also likes Young Master Ruan, but after Lin Yu found out that Young Master Ruan is a woman, she probably won't have those feelings anymore!"
Xie Shang was struck dumb. Lin Yu had always liked Jiang Fenghua. No wonder Lin Yu always felt hostile towards him. It turned out that Jiang Fenghua had always been plotting against Ruan Ruan, which was why she made Ruan Ruan lose her memory and kidnapped her. She wanted to possess Ruan Ruan.
Xie Shang grew angrier the more he thought about it.
Seeing Xie Shang's grim expression, Bai Yuhan quickly changed the subject, "Why did His Majesty and the Empress suddenly quarrel? I think I can help you analyze it."
Xie Shang briefly recounted what had happened, and then said, "When other men were being courting her, I smashed her things. Does that count as me making her angry?"
Bai Yuhan was speechless and said sarcastically, "The emperor really is the emperor. He doesn't give anyone any face. No wonder she's angry. If it were me, I would have slapped you twice to vent my anger."
"I was just in a bad mood and couldn't help myself," he said.
Bai Yuhan added, "His Majesty isn't in a bad mood for no reason! You were all fine when you left, how come you're in a bad mood so quickly?"
"Because of those two jade pendants..."
Upon hearing this, Bai Yuhan said, "What's wrong with someone thinking about her parents? When you receive something good, you should naturally give it to your parents first. Does the Emperor allow Yuhan to say something so rebellious?"
Xie Shang said in a deep voice, "You speak."
Bai Yuhan gave her a disdainful and mocking look and said indifferently, "Who are you to her! Mind your own business. She has amnesia, can't you just give way to her?"
She quickly put on a fawning expression and said, "Her Majesty doesn't remember that she has a husband, so she didn't think of giving you the jade pendant. Is that something to be angry about? Aren't you just asking for trouble?"
Xie Shang was dumbfounded. He knew he was wrong, but he still wouldn't back down in front of Bai Yuhan. "Of course I'm her husband. Even if she has amnesia, I'm still her husband. If you women want to like someone, go like another man. Don't keep thinking about my wife."
Bai Yuhan was surprised, "Who likes your wife? I only like men, okay?"
She was just using an analogy to express that Jiang Fenghua used to be carefree and unrestrained, but after marrying into the palace, she became very proper and obedient.
Bai Yuhan deliberately said, "It's just that a few men are trying to win her favor, and you can't stand it. It's not like she likes them, it's like they like her. In my opinion, your possessiveness is too strong and your domineering nature is too strong. You want all kinds of people and you don't allow her to like others. You have so many women in your harem. If I were Jiang Fenghua, even if I were made the Empress, I wouldn't want to stay in the palace."
Xie Shang said nothing and chased after Jiang Fenghua in the direction she had left.
Lin Feng gave Bai Yuhan a thumbs up and deliberately said, "Your Highness Consort Han is amazing!"
"Who is Consort Han? Bah!" Bai Yuhan said with disgust. "I don't want to be the emperor's concubine."
"I can't stand the emperor having so many women. Just think about how Young Master Ruan ended up marrying into the palace. It's like a cage, where you can only move around in a tiny space your whole life." She didn't hold back her words.
Lin Feng shook his head. He couldn't afford to offend any woman, so he could just avoid her.
The Emperor should give way to the Empress. What's the point of arguing with her? After all, the Empress has amnesia and can't distinguish between good and bad people.
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Jiang Fenghua ran into Meng Yao again. Meng Yao was also very happy to see her again, "Miss Jiang Ruan, I didn't expect to run into you again. Why are you alone?"
He knew they hadn't returned to the Great Zhou, so he deliberately left the palace to try his luck, but he never expected to actually run into her.
He glanced behind her and saw several guards following her at a distance. "Isn't Young Master Xie with you?"
Jiang Fenghua suppressed her anger. "No, why did the Prince of Nan leave the palace?"
Meng Yao said, "Don't call me Prince of the South anymore. Miss Jiang Ruan can just call me Meng Yao."
Jiang Fenghua smiled and said, "Then don't call me Miss Jiang Ruan anymore, just call me Jiang Ruan!"
Meng Yao was stunned. "Isn't it inappropriate to call him by his first name like that?"
Jiang Fenghua said, "Are you also afraid of the Xie family?"
Meng Yao paused, out of fear. This person's identity was not ordinary; the Southern Kingdom was now under the jurisdiction of the Great Zhou.
Jiang Fenghua said directly, "I am not his appendage. I am who I am. If it is because of him that I can no longer be friends with Young Master Meng, then from now on you are not my friend either."
Meng Yao quickly replied, "No."
He was indeed afraid, after all, the emperor was. However, he also felt guilty that Jiang Ruan had been kept in the dark all along. She treated him as a friend, but he couldn't help her.
If she truly loves the emperor, he will be happy for her; but if she doesn't, or is even constantly deceived by them, he will not be at peace with himself.
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