Chapter 50
In the afternoon, You Yang went to the palace with Song Yan Ting as the new bride to pay her respects.
Song Yanting sent her to the outside of Shoukang Palace and touched her head.
"The Empress Dowager and the others are all inside. If you are unhappy, you don't have to give them face. Just obey your heart and let your husband handle the rest."
"I know, I know." You Yang shook his hand away. "You've told me so many times along the way, don't worry, I won't suffer any loss."
You Yang followed the palace maids all the way inside and stepped into the main hall. The empress dowager, the queen, and other ladies of the royal family were all there.
In front of everyone, no matter how dissatisfied the Queen Mother was with You Yang, she had to pretend to be kind and call her forward.
"I've always known she was a beauty from afar, but now that I've gotten closer, I'm even more envied by her."
You Yang smiled subtly, "Grandmother, you're really embarrassing your granddaughter-in-law. The advantage is that she's a few years younger. If Grandmother were your granddaughter-in-law's age, I'm afraid she would be even more beautiful and youthful than her."
The Queen Mother was somewhat surprised by these words.
I thought she couldn't even read or write, and she would be satisfied as long as she didn't make a fool of herself in front of everyone in the hall.
She didn't expect that she could speak such a long and beautiful paragraph without any mistakes. It seemed that she underestimated this little girl.
Empress Wei laughed a few times, "Mother, listen to her little sweet talk, you must give her more gifts and ask her to take it back."
A noblewoman suddenly spoke up, "Princess Xuan is as beautiful as a flower. From what I can see, even the young Queen Mother might not be half as beautiful as her."
You Yang glanced at her in surprise.
This guy dares to provoke me in front of the queen, he's got something.
As expected, the Queen Mother's face immediately turned dark when she heard this.
The Queen rebuked her indifferently, "Madam Ji, don't speak carelessly."
"The Queen Mother must not be presumptuous at this moment."
Mrs. Ji then admitted her mistake, still with a playful attitude.
"Your Majesty, please forgive me for overstepping my bounds."
This Madam Ji is the wife of Prime Minister Ji Ping, and Ji Ping is on the side of the Queen and the eldest prince.
You Yang could clearly see that few people here looked up to her. Even the Queen Mother was not satisfied with her as her granddaughter-in-law.
Marry a chicken, follow the chicken; marry a dog, follow the dog. Marrying Song Yanting means she is in the same boat with him and they are in the same group. So she and the Queen Mother are also in the same boat.
She is a very protective person, and since Song Yan has heard what she said, she can do what she wants.
You Yang stood in front of Mrs. Ji, looked at her and smiled.
"Madam Ji, you're so judgmental of others. You must have been a peerless beauty when you were young, right? You could be so stunning that you could make fish sink to the bottom of their waters, geese fall to the ground, or the moon hide in shame. Which of these qualities do you possess?"
"I don't think I've ever heard of Madam Ji's beauty?" You Yang pondered, "Can she compare to me?"
Youyang is absolutely confident about her face.
Seeing her face turn red, I understood that this was her sore spot, and her little mouth kept chattering.
"If you don't have any of these, how can you be qualified to judge the Empress Dowager?"
"Have you properly understood your position? How dare a minister's wife challenge the majesty of the royal family?"
"you!"
Mrs. Ji was furious. She felt embarrassed to be scolded and pointed at in public by a young girl who had just arrived.
"People from the countryside are really different. To dare to speak like that to an elder in the main hall, you must be uneducated."
"What kind of elder are you?" You Yang didn't expect this person to be so shameless. No wonder he dared to point fingers like this.
"Here, the Empress Dowager and the Empress are my real elders. You, a minister's wife, are nothing here."
"You really know how to flatter yourself. You're so thick-skinned even at your age. I don't know what keeps you that way."
You Yang almost went up to slap her, if the nanny beside the Queen Mother hadn't stopped her.
"Forget it, Yang'er, come back." The Queen Mother smiled and waved to her.
"Hmph!" You Yang glared at Madam Ji and turned back to the Queen Mother.
"Royal Grandmother."
The Queen Mother smiled and nodded, "Come here, give Princess Xuan a seat. Please sit next to me."
Normally, Madam Ji would speak in a sarcastic and sarcastic manner. Other ladies would choose to swallow their pride and not argue with her due to her status. This led to her developing the habit of speaking without restraint. This time, she met the tough guy You Yang, and was embarrassed.
The other ladies were so relieved that they almost clapped their hands in joy.
"Your Highness Prince Lin, Your Highness Prince Xuan, and Your Highness the Fifth Prince have arrived!"
Youyang's butt had just touched the seat, but she had to stand up again and salute after hearing the announcement.
The Queen Mother called the three people forward, but for some reason their eyes were fixed on You Yang standing beside her.
Song Yanting took the initiative and stood in front of You Yang to block the two people's sight.
The big hand wrapped her soft little hand in the palm and led her to stand up.
"Have you been wronged?"
Song Yan's voice was quite loud, and Mrs. Ji, who was not far away, felt her hair stand on end when she heard it.
Others would be afraid of the prime minister because of his power, but the person in front of her was different. He didn't even give face to the emperor, let alone her, a mere prime minister's wife.
You Yang pointed at Mrs. Ji and started complaining.
"She is the one who offended the Imperial Grandmother and committed treason. I spoke a few words in her defense and she even dared to belittle me."
Song Fuyu glanced over impatiently, frowning slightly, and was very dissatisfied with Mrs. Ji's high-profile and ostentatious behavior.
idiot.
You Yang was wronged, and Song Yunlan felt distressed when he heard it. He looked at Mrs. Ji with displeasure.
Song Yanting's eyes were dark and deep, and his gaze stopped on her face.
"Disrespecting the imperial authority and committing an offense against one's superiors is a serious crime."
He held his forehead and squinted his eyes. "How do we deal with newcomers according to the palace rules? Do you remember, Big Brother?"
Madam Ji was used to taking advantage of others' power, but this time she hit a wall. Her words actually displeased the three princes. She felt cold all over, her legs went weak, and she prostrated herself on the ground, begging for forgiveness.
"I know I'm wrong." She slapped herself, the slaps making loud noises, and soon blood oozed from the corners of her mouth. "I deserve to die. I beg the Empress Dowager and Your Highnesses to forgive me."
"I know I was wrong!"
Her cheeks became swollen from the force of her own slapping, and she could hardly speak clearly afterwards.
Disrespecting the imperial power is not a simple crime, and she can only save her life in this way.
The Queen Mother was still concerned about Madam Ji's identity. After all, she was the Prime Minister's wife, and it would be bad if the matter was made too big.
"Alright, it's embarrassing to make such a scene in public."
The Queen echoed, "Madam Ji has always been outspoken. It must have been an unintentional mistake. She didn't intend to offend the Queen Mother. Let her get up."
After all, she is the prime minister's wife. If something happens here, it will affect the relationship between Fu Yu and Ji Ping. She can only try her best to protect her.
Seeing how she beat herself up like this, Song Yunlan felt that the punishment was enough.
He noticed You Yang's relieved look, and thinking that she should no longer feel aggrieved, he spoke up to plead for Madam Ji.
"Third brother, this punishment is enough. There is no need to ask for further punishment."
"Brother, haven't you remembered it yet?" However, Song Yan ignored him and continued to question Song Fuyu.
"If I can't remember, I'm afraid I'll have to send him before the Emperor to be punished."
Song Yanting's attitude was very clear, he was not going to let her go.
This was Song Yanting's provocation to Song Fuyu.
Song Fuyu stared at Song Yanting and narrowed his eyes.
When did his third brother become so tough?
This kind of change is not what he wants to see. The more competitors there are, the more danger there is.
"You have been disrespectful to the Empress Dowager and have been indecent in front of the palace. You are guilty of this and shall be sentenced to death by hanging."
"Yes, this is the gift." Song Yanting felt the five fingers in his wide sleeves pass through You Yang's fingers, and the two of them clasped their fingers tightly.
He ignored the Queen Mother's warning look and said to Yuan De behind him, "Did you hear what my eldest brother said? Why don't you send someone to drag him away?"
"Your Highness, please save me! This humble servant only made an unintentional mistake! Please forgive me! My husband is the prime minister! You can't kill me! I am a royal consort, you can't kill me!"
Mrs. Ji supported herself on all fours, crawled to Song Fuyu, hugged his legs and begged for mercy.
Song Fuyu was extremely disappointed with her and kicked her away.
Mrs. Ji then crawled towards Youyang.
If she could obtain her forgiveness, perhaps King Xuan would spare her life.
"Princess...Princess...Princess, save me! I know I was wrong. I really know I was wrong!"
A gray-haired woman crawled on the ground without dignity and begged for mercy. Song Yunlan couldn't bear it. "Third... Third Sister-in-law, why don't you let her go?"
You Yang glanced at him indifferently.
"If Fifth Prince wants to become a saint, he can do it himself. Why drag me into it?"
"If we let her go now, everyone will follow suit. Then what rules will remain in this palace?"
Song Yunlan always has an inexplicable sympathy, and it is stupid to show sympathy to bad people.
"The princess is right." Song Yanting protected her behind him.
Yuande led the imperial guards to drag the person out. Madam Ji struggled so hard that all the precious jewels and jade on her head fell all over the place.
She cried and howled, welcoming her death in despair.
Not long after the man was dragged out, there was no sound.
Song Yanting took You Yang to sit down and raised his eyebrows at Song Fuyu.
"Big Brother has a good memory and remembers every palace rule clearly."
Song Fuyu's group, including the Queen, all looked unhappy. Today's disaster must have made Ji Ping unhappy.
What happened today made the empress dowager look at her with new eyes. She was happy to see the difference in You Yang and the change in Song Yan Ting.
He changed his frivolous nature on the first day of marriage, which was a good start.
She attributed this change to Youyang's supervision.
No matter how dissatisfied I was before, I am satisfied now.
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After leaving the palace and returning to the palace, Youyang packed her luggage for the trip to the border town.
Song Yanting and Wei Lian went to the study.
Wei Lian, holding up his folding fan as usual, spoke eloquently, "It is too early for Your Highness to show off your talents."
Song Jingmo held the opposite view. "Why would we do it too early? We just want to show Song Fuyu's group and dampen their enthusiasm!"
Wei Lian put away his folding fan and poked Song Jingmo's kidney hard.
"Can you please use your brain? Showing your strength at this time! Do you think His Highness will be safe on this journey to the border town?!"
"The Prime Minister, the Crown Prince, and even the Emperor must be racking their brains to have His Highness killed on the road!"
"That's right!" Song Jingmo was awakened by his words while holding his waist. "Then what should we do next?"
Song Yan casually shook the jade pendant and said, "Fake your death and get away."
Wei Lian thought for a moment, nodded, and replied with a smile: "This plan is feasible."
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