Chapter 414 - Chapter 414: Interrogated by the Empress Dowager
Chapter 414: Interrogated by the Empress Dowager
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
Upon sensing everyone’s angry gazes, Yu Yunxi covered her mouth and laughed. When she smiled, the surroundings seemed to dim. She raised an eyebrow slightly and asked, “Why haven’t I heard of such a thing before? I didn’t know that when we pray for blessings we have to dress as though someone died in the family.”
Someone could not hold it in anymore and pointed at Yu Yunxi, saying angrily,
“Eldest Princess, are you cursing the Emperor?”
Yu Yunxi clicked her tongue and said sadly, “How can you slander me? When did I curse the Emperor? When did I say anything about the Emperor? If you slander a member of the imperial family, you’ll be beheaded.”
The other party still wanted to scold Yu Yunxi, but after hearing these words, the other party could only tremblingly withdraw his hand.
One person was already defeated, but another person was unwilling to let go of this opportunity.
Chu Zhihe rose to her feet and scolded loudly, “You just said as we’re dressed as though someone died in the family. You’re from the imperial family. You’re clearly cursing my Imperial Father! I want my father to chop off your head!”
Yu Yunxi was not frightened at all. Instead, she said wearily, “Sixth Imperial Cousin, although you dislike me, you can’t slander me like this. I respect the
Emperor so much, why would I curse him?”
As Yu Yunxi spoke, she even wiped her eyes, looking as though she was very sad.
Everyone was stunned for a moment. They did not expect Yu Yunxi, who had been unreasonable and arrogant all this time, would actually look so… pitiful.
Meanwhile, a little bun who had been staring at Yu Yunxi for a long time could not help but ask, “Father, is Mother acting?”
In the next moment, Feng Yili smacked the little bun’s butt and said seriously,
“Don’t talk about my wife like that.’
The little bun rubbed his butt, looking aggrieved. He did not mean anything bad at all. He was just shocked. After all, he had seen his mother slaughtering people, and now that he saw his mother looking so weak and pretentious, he could not adapt for a moment.
Feng Yili murmured, “My Princess Consort is really amazing…”
The little bun: .
Luo Xiuran:
‘There’s no need for you to praise this kind of thing…’
On the other hand, when Chu Zhihe saw that Yu Yunxi had learned from her, she could not even pretend to look pitiful. She only stared at Yu Yunxi at a loss.
Yu Yunxi did not give Chu Zhihe time to react. The pitiful expression on her face suddenly vanished, replaced by an icy expression as she said, “Sixth Imperial Cousin, I only said that I haven’t heard of such a custom before and that I didn’t know that we had to dress as though someone had died in the family when praying for blessings. There’s no mention of the Emperor anywhere in the sentence. How can you curse the Emperor? Could it be that you feel you’re dressed as though someone had died?”
A few people wanted to speak up for Chu Zhihe, but they were quickly silenced by Yu Yunxi’s cold gaze.
Yu Yunxi continued to say, “I dressed up magnificently today to pray for blessings. After all, it’s not a solemn and sad event. It’s an auspicious event. I naturally have to dress befitting the event. To pray for blessings, we have to show heaven and our ancestors that our people are living in peace now. With this, we’ll be even more blessed. Moreover, the most important thing is sincerity. If we fuss over clothes, aren’t we forgetting our original intentions?”
With this, no one could refute Yu Yunxi’s words even if they wanted to. If they refuted her now, they would be acknowledging that it was a solemn and sad event. If they said that, they would be accused of wishing harm on Xichu and the Emperor. All of them rejoiced inwardly, thinking that it was fortunate they did not have time to refute Yu Yunxi’s words earlier. Otherwise, they would definitely suffer.
At this moment, Abbot Liao Chen appeared with a group of monks. He said, “Benefactor, you’re right. Sincerity is the most important thing when praying for blessings. ”
The moment the Empress Dowager saw Abbot Liao Chen, she quickly restrained her hostility.
Yu Yunxi nodded slightly and said, “Thank you, Abbot Liao Chen.”
“Amitabha. Although you’re young, you can see everything clearly,” Abbot Liao Chen said. His entire person looked as though it was radiating a holy light.
The Empress Dowager did not want Yu Yunxi to chat with Abbot Liao Chen too much, afraid that Yu Yunxi would snatch away the blessing and fortune that was meant for the imperial family. Hence, she threw the copied scriptures on the ground and said coldly, “Eldest Princess, shouldn’t you explain why the copied scriptures have my servants’ handwriting?”
Everyone looked over immediately.
The old nannies were taught how to write since they served the Empress Dowager. Although their handwriting was not ugly, anyone with a discerning eye could tell that the handwriting did not belong to a noble.
The women began to gossip again.
“The Eldest Princess really asked people to copy the scriptures for her?” “This… This is simply an embarrassment to the imperial family.”
“That’s right. If she doesn’t want to copy it and doesn’t have the sincerity, she shouldn’t copy it. It’s disrespectful to Buddha to get someone to copy it for her.”
“The Third and the Sixth Princesses wouldn’t do such a thing…”
A hint of excitement could be seen in the Empress Dowager’s cold gaze as she asked, “Eldest Princess, what do you have to say for yourself?”
‘It’ll be great if I can use this to teach Yu Yunxi a lesson!’
Although the Empress Dowager did not know why the old nannies had yet to appear, this did not affect the fact that Yu Yunxi had gotten someone to copy the scriptures for her.
“Empress Dowager, I copied the scriptures. I don’t understand why you say it’s copied by someone else,” Yu Yunxi said in a voice filled with grievance. Meanwhile, Luo Xiuran asked in a low voice, “Yili, what’s Yunxi trying to do?”
Luo Xiuran knew that Feng Yili and Yu Yunxi had gone to the back of the mountain yesterday. How could Yu Yunxi have time to copy scriptures when she was busy dealing with another matter? Feng Yili said calmly, “It’s fine. She can handle it.”
Feng Yili looked very confident.
‘She’s never fought a battle she has no chance of winning…’
The Empress Dowager said reproachfully, “You copied these? Do you think I can’t recognize the handwriting? I already thought that your upbringing was bad. However, things are worse than I expected. You’re selfish, jealous, unrepentant, and you’re a liar.”
Duchess Ying and Duchess Ying, who were standing at the side, were burning with anxiety and wanted to speak up for Yu Yunxi.
However, Yu Yunxi beat them to it and said, “Qian Qing, go bring me a brush and ink.”
Qian Qing instantly guessed Yu Yunxi’s intention. She hurriedly replied before she left, “Yes, Eldest Princess..