Chapter 51 Qingyue teaches Su Yuyao a lesson
"Yao'er! Come with me!" Qingyue said sternly. "Xuanfeng, go and rest!"
Su Yuyao reluctantly let go of Xuanfeng's hand. Xuanfeng wanted to say something, but Qingyue glared at him and shut him up.
Qingyue walked silently ahead, while Su Yuyao followed, unsure of what to do. Just as they were about to reach the stone gate of the academy, Su Yuyao hurriedly said, "Your Highness! You don't need to see me off, I... I can go up by myself..."
Qingyue didn't reply, but stepped directly into the gate of the academy and walked towards Su Yuyao's small courtyard.
As dawn broke, Bai Er rubbed his eyes, stretched, and tiptoed out of bed.
She glanced at Su Yuyao's bed. Huh? Where is she?
"Miss!" Bai Er was devastated. "Miss! Where have you gone again?!"
"You're finally awake." Qingyue said coldly to Bai Er while sitting in the courtyard.
Bai Er stared in disbelief at Qing Yue appearing in the courtyard, then knelt down with a thud, "Mother... Your Majesty... when did you arrive..."
"Where is your young lady?" Qingyue asked coldly.
"Miss...she..." Bai Er's head buzzed, and she stammered, "...is she sleeping?"
"Sleeping? You're asking me?" Qingyue's expression suddenly changed, and she shouted, "Su Yuyao! Is it so difficult for you to break a tree branch?! Get back here now!"
Su Yuyao then shuffled in through the courtyard gate, carrying a small twig, and said in a low voice with a pained expression, "Your Majesty... I was wrong, I won't dare to do it again, please forgive me..."
"Bai Er! Go! Break off a twig!" Qing Yue said, looking at the small twig in Su Yuyao's hand.
"Ah? Your Highness! This humble servant..."
"If you don't go, we'll beat you up too!"
"Ah? Yes!" Bai Er quickly got up and ran out of the courtyard.
Watching Bai Er disappear into the distance, Su Yuyao thought to herself, "Go and send word! Find someone to rescue me!"
"Su Yuyao! Come here!" Qingyue shouted, "Kneel down!"
Su Yuyao moved forward step by step and knelt respectfully in front of Qingyue.
"Your Highness..." Bai Er walked in tremblingly, holding a twig about the thickness of a finger, "Will this be alright..."
Su Yuyao glanced at it and was shocked. This silly Bai Er! Is he trying to kill me?!
Qingyue took the branch and waved it vigorously in the air twice, hoo! hoo!
Su Yuyao trembled with nervousness, "Your Majesty... please spare me..."
Qingyue, holding a tree branch, stood beside Su Yuyao and asked, "Yao'er, didn't you once say you wouldn't be Xuanfeng's woman?"
"...Yes...but..."
Snap!
"Ah!" A faint bloodstain appeared on Su Yuyao's blue robe.
"Since you've become Xuanfeng's woman, you must understand one thing: Xuanfeng is the Heavenly Lord, and you must never let matters of the bedroom distract him! You've repeatedly ignored my advice and used your seductive powers to deplete Xuanfeng's energy for your own selfish desires! Do you even know your mistake?!"
Snap!
"Ah! I know I was wrong..." Fine beads of sweat appeared on Su Yuyao's forehead.
“Xuanfeng bears heavy responsibilities and handles numerous and complex matters daily. You should not have disturbed or interfered with him! Yet you shamelessly trespassed into Yuantun Hall twice, affecting Xuanfeng. Do you even know your mistake?!”
Snap!
Su Yuyao gritted her teeth, tears streaming down her face, determined not to deny it.
"Now that you've become Xuanfeng's woman, you must accept everything about him! Including his other feelings! How can you be jealous over this?! Do you even know what you're doing wrong?!"
Snap!
Su Yuyao lowered her head, tears streaming down her face, unable to deny it.
"You don't know how to curb your personality, and you don't change your spoiled and willful temper. Instead, Xuanfeng has to coax and indulge you all the time! How can you be a good wife to Xuanfeng with such a petty and narrow-minded attitude?! Do you know your mistake?!"
Snap!
Her long gown, soaked with sweat, was stained with blood. She bit her lip, and even though she was trembling with pain, she no longer made a sound.
Looking at the stubborn Su Yuyao, Qingyue said seriously, "If you want to be Xuanfeng's woman, you must be magnanimous. Can you do that?"
Blood trickled from the corner of Su Yuyao's mouth, but she remained silent.
"Su Yuyao!" Qingyue's eyes reddened. "Can't you tolerate anyone else at all?"
Snap!
*Snap!* The branch snapped.
A metallic taste suddenly rose in Su Yuyao's throat, which she then exhaled from her mouth.
"Ah! Miss!" Bai Er cried out, catching Su Yuyao who was about to collapse. "Miss is vomiting blood! Your Highness, please stop hitting her!"
Qingyue threw away the remaining half of the branch in her hand, looking at Su Yuyao who was almost unconscious, still unable to hide her anger, "Su Yuyao, you are so narrow-minded that you are not worthy of being Xuanfeng's wife! If it weren't for the fact that you are still somewhat useful, how could we keep you by his side? Don't be so ambitious, you should recognize your own status!"
After saying that, he turned and left.
"Miss... why are you doing this? You could have just lowered your head and admitted your mistake. You wouldn't have made Her Majesty so angry!" Bai Er gently wiped the sweat from Su Yuyao's face.
“How could I… admit it? I don’t admit it…” Su Yuyao said weakly.
“Miss! You’re confused! What difference does it make whether you admit it or not? If Lord Xuanfeng insists on marrying another woman, how can you stop him?!” Bai Er said with tears in her eyes, “If you admit your mistake, you’ll get beaten less…”
“Even you understand this, how could Her Majesty not understand?” Su Yuyao forced a smile and said, “She’s just afraid of my revenge, so she’s asking me for a guarantee. No matter how many women Xuanfeng has, I will not retaliate… a guarantee…”
"Miss..." Bai Er, with tears streaming down her face, helped Su Yuyao up and stumbled into the room.
Outside the courtyard wall, Qingyue frowned and sighed, "It was all for nothing that I beat her up!"
“Your Majesty,” Qi Meng said, bowing down, “you don’t need to worry so much. Yao’er is a smart child, and she sees things more clearly than we do!”
"How can I not worry? Back then, Yi's mother felt the same way about the late Lord Xuan Yi! And what was the result?! Because of Yi's mother's jealousy, she not only killed Xuan Yi, but also crippled Xian Ming!" Qing Yue said, catching her breath. "How can I not worry about Xuan Feng?!"
"Your Majesty, Yao'er is not Yi's mother, and Xuanfeng is not Xuanyi. You are overthinking it!" Qi Meng bowed slightly. "Please go back. I need to heal Yao'er's injuries."
Qingyue curtsied in return, "Thank you for your trouble, my lord. I was a little too rough with my strength just now, so..."
"Please rest assured, Your Majesty, Yao'er is my last disciple, and I will naturally do my utmost!" Qi Meng raised his hand and bowed deeply...
"Ah...it hurts so much..." Su Yuyao, who had been unconscious for a day, woke up amidst waves of pain.
"Miss, please bear with it," Bai Er said, wiping away her tears as she applied medicine to Su Yuyao. "Lord Qi Meng came to see you just now, prescribed some medicine, and even gave you the day off!"
"Oh..." Su Yuyao's tears fell uncontrollably again.
"Miss, what would you like to eat? I'll make it!"
"I'm not hungry..."
“Miss…” Bai Er’s eyes reddened again, “Would you like to eat some wild fruit? Lord Meng Shang brought some wild fruit, it’s delicious.”
"I won't eat..."
"Miss……"
"White Ear... let me have some peace and quiet..."
"yes……"
"Yao'er! Are you awake?" Meng Yu asked, peeking out from the doorway.
"Lord Mengyu! Miss is about to rest!" Bai Er greeted him as he went out to greet her.
“That means he’s awake!” Meng Yu said, stepping into the room.
He sat down on the edge of the bed and looked at Su Yuyao, who was lying in bed. "Yao'er! Did you sneak out in the middle of the night and get caught and beaten?"
Su Yuyao ignored him.
Meng Yu smiled and said, "You're not as smart as me! I was just dragged away by the Immortal Master for a good interrogation, and I insisted that I didn't see you. I got a scolding and came back!"
Meng Yu flicked Su Yuyao's head lightly with her finger. "What you said doesn't matter. What you did is what matters most!"
"What matters is what you do..." Su Yuyao gradually realized.
"Silly Yao'er! You always say you won't do it again next time, please forgive me. But what happens? You still make the same mistakes!" Meng Yu said with a smile. "So, since you always break your promises, what's wrong with giving in one more time?"
"But I just don't want to admit my mistake, and I don't think I'm wrong..." Su Yuyao started wiping away her tears again.
"Yao'er, Lady Qingyue is Lord Xuanfeng's aunt, so she'll definitely side with him! Even if it's not your fault, it will become your fault!" Meng Yu took out a dried apricot and held it to Su Yuyao's lips. "Don't cry, here's a dried apricot!"
The sweet and sour aroma of the dried apricots made Su Yuyao's mouth water, and she couldn't help but smack her lips as she put them in her mouth. "So delicious! Did Qinglu give them to me again? If she finds out, she'll definitely be angry again!"
"Yao'er, don't you know?! Green Orange and Green Green have already moved away with Lord Green Tangerine! If you want to eat dried apricots again, there won't be any left!"
"Oh, no wonder I didn't see them when I came back..."
"Miss! Miss!" Bai Er ran into the room excitedly. "Miss, Her Majesty sent Granny Fangchun to bring you an old hen, saying it's to nourish your body! Normally, meat is not allowed in the academy, but Lord Qi Meng made an exception!"
"What? An old hen! Great! Great! I remember Senior Brother Meng Shang has a ginseng, I'll go get it! Then we can make ginseng chicken soup!" Meng Yu also got excited, "Yao'er! It's a promise, if I get the ginseng, I get to share a chicken leg!"
Before Su Yuyao could speak, Meng Yu ran out of the house.
Bai Er rolled her eyes in dissatisfaction. "How can Senior Brother Meng Yu be so irresponsible! Who agreed to that!"
Su Yuyao said with a smile, "He didn't really want to eat chicken legs, he was just making an excuse to give me a ginseng."
After being beaten, Su Yuyao, who didn't want to stay quiet, was forced to stay quiet for a while, but Xuanfeng still didn't come to see her. Although she was a little sad, she was still quite content since she didn't have to attend classes or do homework.
"Yao'er! You have fully recovered and can resume your studies!" Qi Meng said after taking Su Yuyao's pulse.
"Huh? So fast...it's done already?" Su Yuyao pouted.
"So you want to get another beating and rest a bit more?" Qi Meng said sternly, "Empress Qingyue punished you, but I haven't punished you yet! How about..."
"No! No!" Su Yuyao said with a forced smile, "We should focus on our studies!"
Looking at Su Yuyao's grinning face, Qi Meng said helplessly, "When Meng Yu came, he was just as naughty as you. We tried to educate him for hundreds of years but couldn't get him right. And now you're here! Sigh! I'm really unlucky!"
With her studies resumed, Su Yuyao finally stopped feeling bored. She listened to Master Qi Meng lecture on profound and difficult classics in the main hall, completely bewildered; she was watched by Senior Brother Gong Meng as she copied various scriptures and calligraphy; she engaged in intellectual battles with Senior Brother Meng Shang, carefully avoiding being outmaneuvered by him in every class; the most dreaded class was Senior Brother Zheng Meng's guzheng lesson. While other girls could easily play a beautiful melody with a flick of their fingers, Su Yuyao's fingers were practically raw from all the effort, yet she couldn't produce a single note; she longed even more for the boys' wrestling lessons—Senior Brother Meng Jiao, tall and robust, leading the boys in wrestling and fighting—that was much more interesting!
The thought of wrestling and fighting reminded Su Yuyao of her wolf parents and Ruixue.
I wonder if Mom has given birth to a younger brother yet; last time we slaughtered a cow, Dad said I should drink some wine, but I haven't had any yet; I hope Ruixue is doing well, since I don't have to bully him anymore; Grandma Tashuang's roast meat is the best, I really want to eat it again...
"Yao'er! Yao'er!" Meng Yu struck Su Yuyao on the forehead with the ruler.
"Ouch! What are you doing?! That hurts!" Su Yuyao cried out, clutching her forehead.
"What are you doing?!" Meng Yu looked incredulous, then struck him with the ruler again. "You've been daydreaming since you started my class, haven't you?! Is my Hongmeng History really that boring?!"
"I was wrong! I was wrong!" Su Yuyao pleaded, covering her head.
Meng Yu then stopped, pointed at Su Yuyao, and said to everyone, "See? My own junior sister doesn't listen to the lesson properly, and I'll still beat her! You all better pay attention!"
Su Yuyao was once again used as a scapegoat to scare the monkeys...
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