"Your Majesty the Empress, Your Majesty the Empress!" Granny Rong hurried into Fengqi Palace.
Empress Chu was leisurely drinking tea in the courtyard when she saw Rong Mama rushing in. She raised her long eyebrows and said, "Granny Rong, you are usually so steady. Why are you in such a hurry today?"
"Your Majesty, the Northern Yin delegation is not coming in with me; they're still standing at the palace gate waiting," said Granny Rong anxiously.
"What? The Northern Yin delegation isn't coming in with you? What's going on?" Empress Chu's expression hardened.
"The head of the Northern Yin wedding delegation, Princess Rongchang Yun Qingran, said that we should find someone of higher status than her to escort the bride. This is the rule; otherwise, the Northern Yin wedding delegation will not be allowed to enter." Granny Rong sighed slightly. The other party's request was reasonable, but her blatant way of making it put Southern Chu in a bad position.
"Does a mere princess really think she's some kind of important figure?" Empress Chu, her face flushed with anger, slammed her hand on the stone table. Her elegant and beautiful face was filled with fury.
Yun Xiyue became pregnant out of wedlock. The daughter of a minor scholar was trying to climb the social ladder by attaching herself to her outstanding son, which already infuriated Yun Xiyue. Now she dared to cause such trouble.
"Your Majesty, you're worried about harming your health," Rong Mama quickly advised.
"Since they don't want to come in, then they shouldn't. Let them wait at the palace gate. Anyway, we're the men, and can the men be as humiliated as the women?" The Empress chuckled coldly.
"What if the Emperor blames us?" Granny Rong asked worriedly.
"Your Majesty knows that I despise Yun Xiyue, but you still entrusted this matter to me. Do you know why?" Emperor Chu asked with a lazy smile.
"This old servant is foolish and ignorant; please enlighten me, Your Majesty." Granny Rong couldn't understand why.
"Because His Majesty wants to use me to make things difficult for the Northern Yin's marriage delegation. So as long as I don't go too far, His Majesty won't interfere." The Empress curled her lips into a cold smile.
"What if the Northern Yin delegation keeps stalling us?" Granny Rong said with some worry.
A short-term standoff is acceptable, but a prolonged standoff is probably not going to work. And that Princess Rongchang doesn't seem like the type to back down easily.
After pondering for a moment, Queen Chu asked, "I've heard that Yun Xiyue listens to Ye'er very much and is also very obedient to our Southern Chu, our husband's country?"
"That's what the scout said," Rong Mama nodded.
"Have someone tell Yun Xiyue in Ye'er's name that she either enters the Chu Palace herself, or she shouldn't enter at all," the Empress Chu said in a chilling tone.
"Yes, Your Majesty, this old servant will go right away." Rong Mama thought this was a good idea and happily went off.
Yun Xiyue sat in the carriage, feeling utterly miserable. Today was her first day in Southern Chu, yet she had been left standing here by the people of Southern Chu, subjected to all sorts of humiliation.
It's all because of that little bitch Yun Qingran. So what if the person who comes to fetch the bride is just a nanny with no official rank or status? Why make such a fuss?
After venting her anger by cursing Yun Qingran, she began to resent Empress Chu. She was betrothed by the rulers of two countries, yet the empress Chu sent a mere nanny as her wedding attendant. This was a deliberate attempt to disrespect her and give her, her daughter-in-law, a hard time.
"You old hag, Empress Chu, just you wait! I'll make sure you suffer!" Yun Xiyue clenched her fists tightly.
"Miss Yun." Someone quietly approached the sedan chair and called out softly.
Yun Xiyue snapped out of her daze, concealing the hatred on her face and revealing a sweet and gentle smile. She reached out and lifted the carriage curtain, asking gently, "Who are you? What do you want with me?"
"This servant was sent by His Highness Ye. He told me to tell you not to follow Yun Qingran's nonsense and to go inside quickly," the little eunuch said.
"Should I go in by myself?" Yun Xiyue's expression changed.
If she abandons the wedding delegation and goes in alone, how will she ever be able to hold her head high in Southern Chu again?
"Yes, Yun Qingran is a madwoman. Don't pay any attention to her. Please go inside." The little eunuch tried his best to persuade her.
“But that’s against etiquette. How about we send a minister to escort the bride? That way, both countries will save face and won’t be ridiculed by the world,” Yun Xiyue suggested in a consultative tone.
Upon hearing this, the eunuch's face immediately fell. "Miss Yun, I advise you to listen to me. Either go in by yourself, or don't go in at all."
After the little eunuch finished speaking, he left without looking back, showing no respect whatsoever.
Yun Xiyue's smile shattered. She gasped for breath, her teeth clenched and her fists clenched. Don't think she didn't know that this was sent by Empress Chu in the name of Prince Ye. Empress Chu was truly going too far.
Yun Qingran sat diagonally on the steps, one elbow on the ground, the other holding a play script and reading it.
Haha, everyone says modern novels cover everything, but ancient novels are just as outrageous. Take the one she's reading now, for example. It's about a man as handsome as Pan An, with a captivating charm, who is kept by a wealthy and handsome older man. One day, while out shopping, he takes a fancy to someone else's concubine, so he deliberately gets close to the concubine's husband, causing him to neglect her.
Then, taking advantage of the situation, he showered the concubine with attention and successfully won her over. He even framed her husband, causing him to go to jail.
Later, he seized the patron's property with his concubine. The concubine's husband and the patron were disheartened and joined the army. As a result, they made outstanding contributions and were promoted. Thus, the melodramatic love quadrangle turned into a revenge story.
Multiple love triangles + gay relationships + infidelity + revenge – this author has truly mastered the essence of generating buzz.
As Yun Qingran was gleefully watching, she heard the sound of a carriage. Looking up, she saw Yun Xiyue getting off the carriage.
Although she tried her best to hide it and even put on makeup to cover it up, it was still obvious at a glance that she had been crying.
She's already crying; she'll have plenty to cry about in the future!
Yun Qingran had no sympathy for her at all. Nangong Ye was obviously no good, and she still got involved with him and even got pregnant out of wedlock. She only had herself to blame.
It's unclear what kind of inappropriate things have happened at the Yun family's ancestral graves. First, the original owner imprisoned Jun Molin and became pregnant out of wedlock; then, Yun Xiyue seduced Nangong Ye and also became pregnant out of wedlock.
The Yun family patriarch: [facepalm and wry smile]
Yun Qingran originally thought that Yun Xiyue had just come out for some fresh air, but she did not expect that after getting off the carriage, she would walk straight towards the Chu Palace.
"What are you trying to do?" Yun Qingran dropped her script and stepped forward to block Yun Xiyue's path.
“I’m going to the Chu Palace,” Yun Xiyue replied.
She had thought it through clearly in the carriage. Now that she was here, she couldn't go back. Otherwise, who could she marry in the future? Her only option would be to hide away and live out her life in peace.
What does it matter if she feels humiliated now? She will definitely get her revenge little by little in the future.
"Your brain isn't fully developed, and your cerebellum isn't developed at all, is it? Now that you're rushing into the Chu Palace all by yourself, do you know what people will say about you later?" Yun Qingran was speechless.
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