Five Years Later, She Bombarded the Palace with a Miniature Version of the Regent Chapter 47 - 47: Yu Zhongcheng’s Imprisoment
Chapter 47: Yu Zhongcheng’s Imprisont
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
Yu Yunxi looked around before she reminded Xu Zhiyan in a low voice, “My identity is a little special now. It won’t do you any good to get close to openly.”
Xu Zhiyan maintained the gentle smile on his face and said softly, “It doesn’t matter. I’m just a new top scholar. I don’t have a foundation, and I’m neutral.”
Yu Yunxi was stunned for a mont when she t his gentle gaze, but she quickly regained her composure and said, “You should go back to your work.”
“Alright.”
The two old friends who had not seen each other for nearly ten years were not too reserved with each other when they t again.
After Xu Zhiyan left, Qian i could not help but ask, “County Princess, who is
“He’s the illegitimate son of the Xu Residence. Back then, his mother and mine were good friends, and I grew up with him. However, ten years ago, the Xu family was exiled to Xibei because his father offended the Emperor with his words. I haven’t seen him since then,” Yu Yunxi explained patiently, looking emotional. In just a blink of an eye, ten years had passed.
Finally, Yu Yunxi said, “Let’s go back to the Pri Minister’s Residence to watch the show.”
“Yes, County Princess.”
When Xu Zhiyan saw Feng Yili from afar, he walked up to Feng Yili and said with a bow, “Greetings, Prince Regent.”
Feng Yili looked at Xu Zhiyan coldly without saying anything.
Perhaps Luo Xiuran felt the atmosphere was not right so he laughed awkwardly and asked, “Are you Lord Xu?”
“Yes, Young Marquis Luo,” Xu Zhiran replied politely.
“Then, then… you and that…” Luo Xiuran cleared his throat and probed, “What’s your relationship with the Princess Regent?”
When Xu Zhiyan heard the words ‘Princess Regent’, he could not help but frown. He said in a deep voice, “We’re childhood friends.”
‘Childhood friends?’
Feng Yili’s gaze darkened.
“Prince Regent, Young Marquis Luo, the Emperor summoned so I’ll take my leave first,” Xu Zhiyan said with a nod before he entered the imperial study.
“Childhood friends? Is there such a pure relationship between n and won?” Luo Xiuran muttered to himself.
Jiang Ying was speechless. He moved closer to Luo Xiuran and said through gritted teeth. “Young Marquis Luo, you should talk less!”
“What? Oh, oh, I was just joking earlier. Yili, don’t take it to heart,” Luo Xiuran said, only just realizing his gaffe.
Feng Yili’s knuckles were white at this mont, and the veins on the back of his hands were bulging. After a long silence, he suppressed the discomfort in his throat and said in a hoarse voice, “Jiang Ying, go to the Wei family and fetch the dicine.”
‘Hm?’
It was only at this mont that Jiang Ying noticed how pale Feng Yili’s face was. As it turned out, Feng Yili had been enduring the pain all this ti.
The Pri Minister’s Residence.
Old Madam Zhou, Madam Chen, and Yu Wanrong were all waiting at the entrance.
“It’s almost dawn now. Why hasn’t the Pri Minister returned yet?”
Concubine Gao asked gloomily as she twisted the handkerchief in her hands.
“Don’t worry. How could the Pri Minister fall for the sche of a cheap b*tch? Moreover, the Emperor trusts the Pri Minister so much. He’ll definitely be fine. If anything, it would be that wretched girl who’s punished,” Concubine Deng said.
Old Madam Zhou snorted coldly. “The Emperor hates Xinan. I believe he’ll take the opportunity tonight to peel a layer of skin from that cheap b*tch. I’m sure the Pri Minister has yet to return because he has to deal with so matters.”
All of them firmly believed that Yu Zhongcheng would be fine.
At this mont, a carriage pulled in front of the entrance.
“The Pri Minister is back! The Pri Minister is back!” Concubine Gao said excitedly. She ran to the side of the carriage and said in a delicate voice, “Pri Minister, we were just talking about you. You’re finally back. Yu Yunxi is probably dead in the palace now.”
A burst of laughter rang out before a slender and fair hand lifted the carriage curtain.
“Concubine Gao, thank you so much for thinking about . However, I haven’t done anything wrong. The Emperor will not kill people indiscriminately, ” Yu Yunxi said mockingly.
Everyone’s expression changed.
“Why are you fine?” Concubine Gao asked in a high-pitch voice.
“Where’s the Pri Minister?” Madam Chen asked, feeling extrely uneasy. She stared at Yu Yunxi anxiously, desperately waiting for an answer.
“The Emperor has sothing to say to Father so Father had to stay behind,” Yu Yunxi said with a yawn. She was a little tired after not sleeping the entire night.
“What are they talking about?” Old Madam Zhou asked angrily.
“You’ll know soon enough, Grandmother,” Yu Yunxi said without looking at Old Madam Zhou.
At this mont, Lin De and a few other people rushed over. He said loudly, “mbers of the Pri Minister’s residence, receive the decree!”
Old Madam Zhou and the others quickly kneeled on the ground, feeling uneasy.
anwhile, Yu Yunxi leaned against the wall lazily and yawned. She had no intention of kneeling.
Lin De wanted to say sothing, but when he recalled what happened last night, he quickly swallowed his words.
‘This County Princess of Xinan isn’t soone to be trifled with..
Lin De turned his attention to the mbers of the Yu family and said, “The
Emperor has decreed that Yu Zhongcheng will be stripped of his position as the Pri Minister and sent to prison to await punishnt for failing to provide disaster relief. The Yu family seized the dowry of his concubine, bringing disgrace to Tianxia. The family is ordered to return the dowry to the County Princess of Xinan within two days.”
‘What?!’
Madam Chen felt dizzy and almost fell.
“Mother!” Yu Wanrong quickly moved over to support Madam Chen before she said, “Eunuch Lin, there must be a misunderstanding! What disaster relief? Why did things beco so serious?”
Lin De was usually quite polite to Yu Wanrong, but at this mont, his expression was clearly much colder. He smiled perfunctorily and said, “Miss, I can’t say too much. I can only say that the Pri Minister was confused. It wasn’t easy for him to beco the Pri Minister, but he lost the position overnight. ”
Yu Wanrong continued to ask anxiously, “Eunuch Lin, did the Emperor misunderstand sothing? Did the Prince Regent and Crown Prince help my father explain the matter?”
“Second Miss Yu, the person who produced evidence to prove Pri Minister Yu’s wrongdoing is the Prince Regent,” Lin De said in a low voice.
‘What?!’
Yu Wanrong stumbled back a few steps, almost losing balance.
Concubine Gao burst into tears, unable to accept the truth. She said through her tears, “T-this… This ans that not only did the Prince Regent not help the Pri Minister, but he also helped put the nail in the coffin, right? Why did the Prince Regent do this? I thought he liked the Second Miss and treated the Pri Minister as his father-in-law?
“Shut up!” Madam Chen scolded as she pressed her temples. She suppressed her emotions and asked Lin De, “Eunuch Lin De, did the Crown Prince say anything?”
“Madam, because the Crown Prince spoke up for Pri Minister Yu, the Crown Prince has been grounded in the Eastern Palace. This matter has also implicated the Empress,” Lin De said expressionlessly.
‘What? Sothing happened to the Crown Prince as well?’
Madam Chen and Yu Wanrong’s last hope was shattered by these words.
Yu Yunxi stood at the side and watched the farce with a mocking gaze.
‘As expected, the Emperor chose to protect the Crown Prince. Grounding the Crown Prince, sparing Yu Zhongcheng, and only imprisoning him is just a perfunctory punishnt… As long as the Empress’ faction doesn’t fall, Yu Zhongcheng won’t die. After all, if Yu Zhongcheng dies, the Crown Prince’s reputation will be lost.’
“That’s all I can say. Also, Madam, rember to return the dowry to the County
Princess of Xinan within two days. If you don’t do it within the deadline, the Emperor will be very unhappy,” Lin De said. Then, he told people to take down the plaque of the Pri Minister’s Residence before he left in a carriage.
“Wanrong, does this an that your father lost his position and is being locked up?” Old Madam Zhou was in a daze, still unable to react.
Yu Wanrong’s mind was in a ss, and she simply was not in the mood to pay attention to Old Madam Zhou at this mont.
“Old Madam, that’s exactly what the eunuch ant!” Concubine Gao cried and made a fuss, “The Pri Minister has been an official for so many years. Why could he not even handle the disaster relief properly? Now that he’s lost position, what are we going to do? What’s Pinghua going to do in the future? I planned to ask the Pri Minister to arrange an official position for him when he grows up!”
“That’s right. What’s going to happen to us, the concubines of the Pri Minister’s Residence? Those won in the capital will definitely laugh at us!” Concubine Deng began to cry and complain as well.
“The Pri Minister isn’t dead yet. Why are you crying?” Madam Chen said harshly and turned to slap them fiercely. Her ears hurt from all their crying. All they could think about was themselves.
“Madam, you!”
Concubine Deng and Concubine Gao covered their faces and looked at Madam Chen indignantly. However, this was the extent of their courage. After being suppressed by Madam Chen for so many years, when they saw Madam Chen’s vicious gaze, they no longer dared to make a sound. They were the type to bully the weak and fear the strong.
Madam Chen turned around and stared at Yu Yunxi as though she wanted to break Yu Yunxi’s bones into pieces as she asked, “Yu Yunxi, what did you do in the palace?”
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