Chapter 164 Two slaps are not unfair
Yun Bailian suppressed the excitement in her eyes and felt extremely proud.
Finally caught this bitch's weak spot! 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 mean she was selfish and unwilling to consider the common people, which would anger the emperor, and if the news got out, her reputation would be completely ruined!
And she is not the only one being included in his plan!
Even if Yun Qingqing refused to go up to 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, and slapped her hard with her hand.
Bang!!!
"Ah!" Yun Bailian was slapped hard and fell to the ground, with her face swollen on the spot.
When she looked up, her eyes were filled with intense hatred, and she almost pounced on Yun Qingqing and fought with her.
"Hey, Princess Regent, what are you doing?" The Emperor was startled, his face not looking good. "Why did you suddenly hit someone when we were talking to each other? 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:
"Bai Lian shouldn't have told the truth and angered the Imperial Aunt, but if I can make her come to her senses and sincerely pray for the people, I'd be happy 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 swelled up.
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'm doing this because I want to make sense. You all don't know what acrophobia is, so I need 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:
"Why did you bring your fear of heights into the mix when you hit someone? Talk to me straight! 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. But will it stop swelling just because Yun Bailian is sincere?"
"Uh..." The emperor seemed to be thinking about something.
Concubine De, 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:
"Look, getting hit on the face causes swelling. This is the body's natural reaction and has nothing to do with 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 as much as I want without any pain, wouldn't that be a joke?"
"Similarly, fear of heights is a natural reaction of the body, but it won't disappear just because I pray for the people."
"Whenever I stand on the platform, I will feel dizzy, my hands and feet will break out in cold sweats, 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. But if I didn't, I would definitely hate Yun Bailian for forcing me to get up on the platform. I can't guarantee that I can hold back from cursing her in my heart! If the heavens are angered, 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're asking me, someone with acrophobia, to go on stage. If this were confirmed, I'd be terrified all day and unable to eat or sleep. I might even fall ill before the day even 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's using the country and the people as an excuse to force me to help her stand on the altar. What exactly is she up to?"
Yun Qingqing looked at Yun Bailian, curled his lips coldly, and said, "Who doesn't know how to 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 upon Daliang..."
"Alright, alright, I get it!" The emperor rubbed his forehead furiously. "Isn't it okay if I don't need you to go?"
Seeing that her attempt to morally blackmail Yun Qingqing failed and she was instead accused of something, Yun Bailian could no longer care about anything else and hurriedly tried to explain:
"Father..."
"Alright!" the emperor interrupted her directly, "I will issue an edict ordering you to serve as the sacrificial official and 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 didn't deserve 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 dared to hit you? Tell me now, I will not let him go!"
"It was the Regent Princess!" Yun Bailian said aggrievedly, "I just wanted the Regent Princess to assist me in the Heavenly Sacrifice Ceremony. She, she refused, and it would have been fine, 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 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 simply too much! She actually took advantage of my house arrest to bully you. She is clearly..."
He stopped short mid-sentence, speaking angrily.
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've been wronged. Don't worry, once my confinement 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, and leaned in his arms with a satisfied smile on her face.
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 would Yun Qingqing, that woman, hit someone for no reason? Why have I never seen her hit other women? Why did she hit her own concubine?
She is obviously jealous that Bai Lian is his legal wife, so she is deliberately bullying her to attract his attention!
Xiao Zirui sneered.
"Oh, she's so stubborn about pretending not to care, but secretly resorting to such low-brow tactics. As expected of her! It's exactly the same as when she threw herself into the river and threatened me to marry her!"
"I want to see how long you can keep pretending!"
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