Chapter Ten: Weak and Unable to Withstand the Wind
Yun Qian Yue took in the scene outside the Wu Men with one glance and then shifted her gaze back to Rong Jing.
Rong Jing gave her a faint smile and said in a low voice, "You should laugh less today, otherwise there will be more than just the corpses waiting to be burned by Ye Qian's curse on this execution platform. There will also be poor ghosts who died from fright because of your laughter."
"You're really not bullying me, I'm not happy!" Yun Shangyue heard that she was both angry and amused. When she was willing to become this ghostly appearance! It's just that the face without powder is too ugly to be seen. At least this powder can cover her face, even the wound at the corner of her mouth is covered.
"I deceive you every day, one day when I'm gone, you'll feel like the world has lost its color! Only then will you probably not be able to put up with anyone else in your heart..." Rong Jing muttered under his breath.
"What did you say?" Rong Jing's voice was too soft, and Yun Qian Yue didn't hear clearly.
"Nothing! Hurry up and get off the bus! It's just in time." Rong Jing raised his head and smiled at Yun Shallow Moon.
Yun's eyes sparkled as she was about to jump off the carriage, but suddenly remembered something. She immediately changed her mind and slowly got down from the carriage, supporting herself on the carriage shaft, and walked to the front of the carriage with a gentle and weak pace.
Rong Jing watched Yun Qianyue's movements with a hint of smile in his eyes, and slowly got off the carriage behind Yun Qianyue.
Mr. Lu's carriage came slowly, and as soon as it stopped, Mr. Lu hurriedly got out of the carriage and ran to the emperor who was supervising the execution.
"What about us? Where are we going?" Yun Qiu Yue asked Rong Jing.
Rong Jing hadn't replied yet, when he heard Ye Qian shouting loudly from the execution platform, "Yun Shangyue, come quickly, time is almost up."
Yun Qian saw the words and looked away, only to see Ye Qian waving at her. She nodded and was about to go over when a gust of wind blew in front of her, bringing with it a person - it was Ye Qingran. She could only stop in her tracks again, staring at Ye Qingran.
"Little girl, you..." Night Light arrived just in time to see Cloud Shallow Moon's face looking even more pale under the sunlight. He was shocked and took a step back, thinking he had mistaken her for someone else. After taking another look, he realized it was indeed her and pointed at her, asking: "What's going on? How did you end up like this?"
What else could be the matter? She couldn't tell him that because someone had bullied her, her face was no longer presentable and she could only cover it up with powder, right? She shook her head weakly and said, "Nothing!"
"Little girl, what's wrong with you? You look so weak?" Ye Qingchen furrowed his brow as he looked at Yun Shangyue, asking with concern.
"Last night, Ye Qian snatched all the quilts away from me, and I caught a cold." Yun Shangyue muttered to herself.
Rong Jing raised his head and looked up at the sky.
"This detestable woman!" Ye Qingran heard this and felt somewhat annoyed, and disapprovingly said: "You've caught a cold, why have you still come?"
"Finding the murderer is such a big deal, what's the harm in catching a cold? Even if I'm bedridden and can't get out of bed, I'll still crawl here." Yun Shangyue continued to ramble on, what else could she say? Could she say that Rong Jing bullied her?
"No, you can't donate blood in this state. Let's go, I'll take you to see the emperor and say that we'll do it another day. Qin Yuxin has also caught a cold, why is she so arrogant that she didn't come? And why did you rush here like a fool? You're even more arrogant than her." Ye Qianyan pulled Yun Shangyue over, who really believed what she said.
Yun Shallow Moon suddenly felt a sense of guilt, and this night's light dye was whose child, so good to deceive, really making people worried. She dodged his hand and weakly said: "Nothing, I'm strong and healthy, just a bowl of blood, nothing serious."
"That won't do either, look at your face, it's as ugly as a ghost." Ye Qingran forcibly pulled Yun Qianyue.
Yun Qian Yue dodged again, thinking that this child couldn't say something true to his heart, saying a discordant word would be fine. Who wants to make their face look like this? She turned her head and glared at Rong Jing.
Rong Jing still raised his eyes to look at the sky, as if he hadn't seen the movements of Ye Qing and Yun Shangyue.
"What are you hiding? How can there be such a big powder smell?" Ye Qingran only realized now and asked with furrowed brows.
"My complexion is poor, so I applied more powder." Yun Shangyue thought and smiled dryly at another person, asking: "Is my complexion better now?"
Ye Qingyan's lips moved, wanting to say something nice, but it seemed she couldn't bring herself to say it. She looked at Yun Shang Yue's sincere and eager eyes, then suddenly shifted her gaze away, saying to her: "You wait here, I'll go talk to the Emperor! Don't let them take your blood." As soon as she finished speaking, she didn't wait for Yun Shang Yue to respond, and with a light tap of her toes, she flew off towards the execution grounds using her qinggong.
The cloud is shallow and the moon is seen at night, lightly dyeing away. Turning his head to stare at Rong Jing, he said in a low voice: "You've done a good job!"
Rong Jing withdrew his gaze, suppressing a smile as he spoke in a low and gentle tone: "Mm, it's indeed something I've done well! You're not wrong."
Yun Qian's face turned red, and she turned away, not looking at him. Just then, Ye Qingran rushed onto the execution platform, almost arriving at the same time as Lu Gonggong. She turned back to Rong Jing and scolded: "Ye Qingran is much better than you."
Rong Jing's smile suddenly disappeared, and he glanced at Ye Qian who was talking to the Emperor, reminding him: "Even if he likes you, he still likes Ye Qian, not you."
"I know, just because you like me is enough, right? Apart from you, no one else likes me, don't always remind me." Yun Qianyue turned back and gave Rong Jing a white eye. Ye Qian liked Ye Qian, so what? Did he have to constantly whisper in her ear and remind her every day?
"Hmm, as long as you understand! Besides me, no one else likes you." Rong Jing's retracted smile spread again, and the corners of his mouth hooked up slightly.
Yun Shallow Moon rolled her eyes and ignored this guy.
"Yun Qianyue, what are you still standing there for? Hurry up and come quickly!" Ye Qian shouted again.
Yun Qian Yue looked towards the execution platform, and saw that Ye Qing and the old emperor were still talking. She turned her head to raise an eyebrow at Rong Jing in inquiry, and Rong Jing smiled back at her, "Since we're here, why not go take a look?"
Yun Qian Yue stepped forward and walked towards Ye Qian.
Rong Jing walked slowly behind Yun Shangyue.
"Yeqian called me up, what are you following me for?" Yun Shangyue turned her head and glanced at Rong Jing.
"Come with me!" Rong Jing said.
The cloud's shallow moon hooked a corner, and she didn't speak again, turning her head to walk forward. She could clearly hear Rong Jing's light footsteps behind her, with a reassuring flavor that as long as she turned around, she would see him, this feeling was wonderfully indescribable.
She stepped onto the execution platform, and Yun Shang Yue faintly swept her gaze over those corpses before turning to speak to Ye Qian, but just then Ye Qian suddenly let out a loud shout, "Ahh, ghost!"
Yun Shallow Moon's footsteps paused, looking at Ye Qian, seeing her staring at her in horror, she couldn't help but say: "Have you ever seen a ghost as good-looking as me coming out to take a stroll on a sunny day?"
Ye Qian composed herself, took a closer look at Yun Shangyue and was shocked. Her fear gave way to anger as she scolded, "Yun Shangyue, what are you doing with that ghostly face? You scared me to death! My soul almost escaped from fright!" Yun Shangyue rolled her eyes and retorted, "You're not even afraid of all these corpses scattered around, yet you're afraid of ghosts?"
"You look even more terrifying than these corpses now!" Ye Qian let out a sigh and continued, "Do you think I wanted to face these corpses? I'm forcing myself to do this. Although I've learned the secret spells of our Southern Border that are not passed down, I've never used them before. If it weren't for you, I wouldn't be starting now."
Yun Shang saw Ye Qian's hesitant expression and couldn't help but laugh, "Isn't the King of Nanjiang only one daughter? Who else would learn the curses of Nanjiang if not you? Someone has to inherit the family business. You'll have a first time sooner or later, just consider this an experiment." Although she said so, in her heart, she was worried that Ye Qian's first attempt at casting a curse might not go smoothly!
"You're right too!" Ye Qian seemed to have mustered up some courage, and seeing Rong Jing also walking up, she asked in surprise, "Rong Shizi? I didn't call you! What are you doing here?"
"The more people, the more help, don't you agree with me coming up here, Princess Ye?" Gong Jing raised an eyebrow.
"Of course, I agree. You come up here, it's best. With Jing Shizi around, I'm not that scared." Ye Qian hastily said. As soon as she finished speaking, she leaned in close to Yun Shangyue and nudged her with her arm, asking in a low voice, "Have you two made up?"
"Did we have a fight?" Yun Qianyue thought, looking at Ye Qian who seemed confused but was actually very clever.
Ye Qian suddenly stopped talking, immediately distanced herself from Yun Shangyue, and didn't ask anymore. She looked towards the execution platform and saw Ye Qingran still arguing with the old emperor about something. She frowned, "What is Ye Qingran doing?"
Yun Qian looked at Ye Qian and said, "You'd better not be wishy-washy, Ye Qian is really good, truly a friend. If I hadn't known earlier that she liked you, I would have liked him too."
Ye Qian was taken aback.
A hint of profundity flashed out from her eyes.
"You... you won't think... you..." Ye Qian was stunned for a moment, then suddenly pointed at Yun Shangyue with her hand, stuttering for half a response. Seeing that Ye Qing had stopped arguing with the old emperor and flew over to this place, she said loudly: "Who says..."
"Princess Ye, it's time!" Rong Jing suddenly reminded her calmly.
Ye Qian suddenly turned her head to look at Rong Jing, who was gazing at her with a faintly warning gaze. She swallowed hard and retracted the words she was about to say, struggling to shift her line of sight and falling silent.
"What's wrong?" Yun Qianyu looked at Ye Qian.
"Nothing!" Ye Qian glared at Yun Shangyue with a bad temper.
Yun Shallow Moon glanced at Rong Jing, seeing that his expression was not unusual in the slightest. She also saw Ye Qian suddenly turn her face away from her, and she couldn't understand what was going on. She furrowed her brow, wanting to say something, but just then, Ye Qing had already floated onto the high platform, so she stopped herself.
"What brings you here at this late hour?" Ye Qian asked.
"I just told the Emperor, Little Yatou's body is not suitable for bloodletting. The Emperor agreed, I came to tell her to return to the manor and rest. Today's ritual incantation will be skipped, it can be done another day." Ye Qingran said.
Yun Qian Yue didn't think the old emperor would really agree. She didn't know if he believed Ye Qing Ran's words or because Ye Qing Ran had made a scene and he had no choice but to give in, but in any case, listening to Ye Qing Ran's words was equivalent to agreeing. She didn't rush to express her opinion, instead looking at Ye Qian.
"What? You're saying to postpone it till another day? Do you know I've been preparing for this all morning?! You just say postpone and that's it?! How did she suddenly fall ill? I think she's fine! Nobody else is worried, are you just bored and meddling unnecessarily?" Ye Qian scolded Ye Qingyan harshly.
Ye Qing was scolded by Ye Qian and was stunned for a moment.
"Isn't her face a bit paler now? Take a closer look, don't you also know some medical skills? Come over and take her pulse, she's obviously much better." Ye Qian pulled Yun Shangyue to Night Light Dye's side.
Yun Qian was pushed by Ye Qian and fell backwards into the night, staining her lightly.
Yè jiàn yī jīng, lián máng fú zhù yún qiǎn yuè, duì yè qiān dà nù dào: "Nǐ zhè ge nǚ rén fā shén me fēng? Tā míng míng jiù bèi nǐ duó le bèizi shòu le hán qì, rú jīn lián zhàn dōu zhàn bù wěn, nǐ duì wǒ hǒu shén me? Nǐ kàn kàn tā de liǎn, bù pū fěn yě bái de bù xiàng huà! Bú shì shēn tǐ bù shì shén me?"
Ye Qingran said, suddenly angrily using his sleeve to wipe against Yun Qianyue's face. His movements were too fast, leaving Yun Qianyue no time to dodge. The powder on her face was mostly wiped away, revealing her true complexion.
Yeqian saw Yun Qiu Yue's face and immediately shut up, but then said unwillingly: "What does it mean that her face is a little pale? Didn't you take her pulse? Maybe she's pretending!"
With you guys making such a fuss, it's strange if my face doesn't turn red, and even if I want to be as red as peach blossoms, I still can't.
"This woman is simply unreasonable! Let's go!" Ye Qingran pulled Yun Shangyue and was about to leave.
"Stop right there, you take her pulse, she's not uncomfortable at all." Ye Qian came on strong, blocking Ye Qingran, "Don't be foolish every day, do you know that she actually likes..."
"Princess Ye, be careful with your words!" Rong Jing suddenly spoke up, his voice light and calm.
Ye Qian's hand trembled as she looked at Rong Jing, then turned her head to look at Ye Qingran, who was somewhat annoyed. With a tone of resentment, she said: "You wanted me to investigate the mastermind behind your little maid's back, and now you're treating me like this? I spent half a day preparing carefully, and you just say 'forget it'?"
The night lightly stains her lips, speechless.
"I'm telling you, it's impossible!" Ye Qian shouted, clearly furious.
"How can it be impossible? Are you watching her die in front of your eyes?" Ye Qian also got annoyed, stretched out his hand and pressed on Yun Shangyue's pulse, paused for a moment, then gently pushed Yun Shangyue to Ye Qian, furiously saying: "Did you take her pulse? Look at how weak her body is! Can she still afford to lose blood? You didn't even take her pulse but spoke nonsense. Look, another gust of wind and she'll collapse!"
Ye Qian took over Yun Shangyue who was pushed to her, seeing Ye Wen's words were unequivocal, she pressed her hand on his pulse with a puzzled expression.
Yun Shallow Moon's heart was bitter with a wry smile. As expected, a child who lies will eventually get their comeuppance, look, isn't this her retribution? She didn't think that Ye Qingran was really good to her to such an extent. With infinite guilt in her heart, she also made up her mind, from now on, she would resolutely not deceive Ye Qingran again.
"How did this happen? How could she become like this?" Ye Qian looked at Ye Qingyan.
Ye Qian glared at Ye Qian, "Now you know, don't you? Do you think she can still be used to track down the killer? Is it more important to use her blood to investigate or is she more important? It's just a pile of dead people and someone who will eventually be caught and killed anyway. Would sacrificing the life of the only legitimate daughter of the Yun Wang Fu be worth it? If something happens to her, can you bear the responsibility? Can the King of Nanjiang bear it?"
Ye Qian's anger suddenly dissipated, and under Ye Qing's furious roar, she became speechless. She turned her head to look at Rong Jing and asked, "She... how could she be like this?"
Rong Jing fell silent, gazing at Ye Qian with a faint expression.
Yeqian withdrew her gaze and looked at Yun Qiu Yue, with an attitude that was vastly different from before. She asked, "Hey, Yun Qiu Yue, aren't you supposed to be lively and energetic? And I clearly saw that you were in high spirits from yesterday till today, so why are you looking like this now?"
Yun Qian's heart was filled with bitter laughter. Since that day at Lingtai Temple, where she had been poisoned by the aphrodisiac and trapped underground in the Buddha Hall with Rong Jing, barely escaping death, her body had suffered greatly. She had lost nearly half of her vital energy, and after returning to the manor, she was forced to go to Rong Jing's library, reading books day and night without rest. Later, she was ambushed and lost a lot of blood, which she couldn't recover from, and then came the ordeal at the Jie Water... This series of events would have been unbearable even for someone with a strong body like an ox, let alone her own weak physique. It was no wonder that her body was now extremely frail. But what surprised her was that when she pressed her fingers against her wrist to feel her pulse, she felt a shock in her heart - how could her pulse be so weak? It was as if it didn't exist at all...
Yun Shallow Moon turned her head to look at Rong Jing, and Rong Jing's long eyelashes trembled slightly. She suddenly remembered the chicken soup and the bowl of medicinal broth from that morning. She had detected two flavors that were brain supplements, but the rest were probably medicines that would make people weak and feeble. Had he anticipated that she would come here to bleed today? If so, any doctor would not have let her shed another drop of blood. If it weren't for her body showing no unusual symptoms, she wouldn't have believed herself to be so weak, just like Ye Qing Ran said, a gust of wind could blow her down...
Yun Qianyue looked at Rong Jing with some speechlessness, as if she had foreseen this, taking one step and thinking ten steps ahead, wasn't this exactly what this man was like? She thought that if it weren't for Ye Qingran causing such a commotion, wouldn't she have fainted directly from blood loss and been unable to continue?
"I need three large bowls of blood, you're so weak it's unbearable! If you lose another three bowls in this state, even if you don't die, you'll be bedridden for a year and a half." Ye Qian felt Cloud Shallow Moon's pulse without letting go, frowning as she spoke.
The cloud is shallow and the moon has nothing to say, she doesn't have anything good to say anymore!
"What else can you say now?" Ye Qian glared at Ye Qian, thinking that fortunately he had gone to find the Emperor to stop this matter.
"How was I supposed to know she's so weak? I'm still doing this for you!" Ye Qian let go of her hand, panting.
"What have I done for you? What is there about me that's worth your trouble?" Ye Qingran retorted.
"You...". Ye Qian suddenly turned around, not looking at Ye Qingran, and said with hatred: "I guess I deserved it? But you also deserve it, deserve it... Hmph, better yet, you deserve to die, no wonder nobody likes you."
"Unacceptable!" Ye Qingyan scolded, turning her head to look at Rong Jing, "You weak and beautiful man, you clearly know she's in such a frail state yet you still brought her here, what are you thinking?"
"I knew she was physically weak and couldn't handle this heavy responsibility, but the imperial decree cannot be disobeyed! If she doesn't come, the Emperor will likely blame you, can you really let her defy the edict?" Rong Jing seemed to have not seen the two arguing, his expression didn't change in the slightest.
Yè lightened his face and said coldly, "Emperor uncle is not so inhumane after all!"
He smiled faintly and said slowly, "She was born on a cloudy day at a cloudy hour. There is someone who was born in a cloudy year, cloudy month, cloudy day, and cloudy hour, more suitable than her. But unfortunately, that person caught a cold yesterday and is bedridden after being asked by Lord Lu, so this matter can only fall to her."
"Who is born in a Yin year, Yin month, Yin day and Yin hour?" asked Ye Qingran.
"Yes, who?" Ye Qian also asked.
"It's Miss Qin from the Chancellor's residence. Didn't Lord Lu tell you? Or did he only report to the Emperor? The Emperor pitied Miss Qin of the Chancellor's residence for contracting a cold and being bedridden, so he didn't use her. For the second time, he sent Lord Lu to the Cloud King's residence, determined to bring this woman who could be blown down by a gust of wind. This woman insisted on investigating the murderer, but it was like throwing a rat into a pot, she couldn't even...!"
Jingyu gazed calmly at the figure in bright yellow robes on the execution platform and smiled: "Miss Qin has always been pampered, eating and drinking well every day. Even if she fell ill, it should be better than being poisoned or assassinated on the street, or being ambushed by a hundred dead soldiers to the point of being disfigured like this woman. Can't the Emperor understand this logic? So, I suppose the Emperor has abandoned her and chosen Miss Qin from the Chancellor's residence instead."
Yè qīng rǎn jiū méi, liǎn sè bù tài hǎo, bìng wèi shuō huà.
Translation:
Her face was pale and her eyebrows were furrowed, she didn't look too good and hadn't said a word.
Yun Shallow Moon didn't speak, looking at the executioner's seat, that one yellow-clad figure. Thinking that it was probably because of Rong Jing's words "worthy of being the empress" that had taken effect. The old emperor's actions were to abandon her and protect Qin Yu Cong. Did this mean that the old emperor had already made up his mind to completely dispel the idea of letting her remarry into the imperial family? Kicking her out, it would be best if she died, so he could use the excuse that the Yun Wang Fu didn't have a legitimate daughter to make Qin Yu Cong the next empress...
Perhaps even without Rong Jing's words, with Qin Yu Cong's talent and the position of leading hundreds of officials as the Prime Minister, Qin Yu Cong would still be the best choice. The Yun Wang Fu had been in power for over a hundred years as an outer relative, and its greatness attracted envy, plus she was not willing to change her ways, so the old emperor indeed had reason to choose Qin Yu Cong and abandon her. Now saying that canceling her appointment is because of Ye Qing Ran, it's likely that Ye Qing Ran just went to disturb the old emperor, and the old emperor agreed out of helplessness...
Yun Shang Yue sneered inwardly, if Qin Yu Jing became the empress that would be best, she was not willing to marry into the imperial family anyway. If the old emperor really wanted to move against Yun Wang Fu and lay hands on her, he should carefully consider the consequences.
"It turns out that the young lady from the Chancellor's residence was born in a yin year, yin month, yin day, and yin hour, which is perfect. Ye Qian's eyes lit up, and she suddenly remembered something, then asked Rong Jing: "Is it the woman who can be the empress that Shengzi mentioned? Qin Yujing?"
"Ah, Princess Ye is right, it's her!" Rong Jing nodded expressionlessly.
"That's great! Night Ling Yan, you go bring that woman over, I'll take care of her!" Ye Qian said.
"Look at the sky, it's already past noon." Ye Qingran reminded, "And didn't you hear that Qin Yuxin has caught a cold and is bedridden?"
"Because Yun Qianyue was born on a cloudy day, at an inauspicious hour, if I were to perform the ritual and cast the spell, her blood would only be effective at noon. But Qin Yuying, being born in an inauspicious year, month, day, and hour, doesn't need that, her blood can be used anytime. Even after noon, it won't matter." Ye Qian said: "Just how arrogant is this Qin Yuying? She's just contracted a minor cold! Can a cold really take someone's life? Is she even more delicate than the woman in front of you? I don't believe it! Go bring her here and let me see, if she's truly on the verge of death, then I'll consider today's preparations a waste. But if she can be used but isn't, then don't expect me to bother again. After today, Princess Ben Hou will no longer exist!"
Ye Lian's eyebrows furrowed slightly as she looked at the old emperor sitting upright on the execution platform. It seemed that after hearing Rong Jing say that the Emperor wanted to spare Qin Yuxuan, he was somewhat hesitant.
"Did you hear what I said?" Ye Qian looked at Ye Qingran, "Are you also fond of Qin Yuxin? Can't bear to use her?"
"What are you talking nonsense about? What is she pitied for?" Ye Qian glared at her.
"Since you're not going to spare me, hurry up and go to the Chancellor's mansion to bring Qin Yuxing back to me! I said it before, no one else will do, otherwise don't think that this princess is easy to bully. If Qin Yuxing can be used, even if Tian Sheng Emperor tries to protect her, she won't be able to escape. If you try to protect her, then don't come looking for me again in the future with these kinds of things. Do I look like I'm willing to use this curse? Our Southern Border's curses are not used lightly, each time it harms my body, and you know that."
"I'll go talk to Uncle Huang right away!" Ye Qingran finally nodded and walked down from the execution platform.
"Wait, since there's no hurry now, let's go together." Ye Qian shouted to Ye Qingran, looking at Rong Jing and Yun Shuoyue, saying in a bad tone: "Go on, you two should also go. This matter was caused by the two of you, it's not reasonable for Ben Gongzhu to take the blame for you, while you're idling around like masters."
"Princess Ye is right!" Rong Jinghe smiled with a gentle smile.
Yun Qian smiled and said to Ye Qian: "You speak to him like that, don't you want to watch his Purple Bamboo Garden?"
Ye Qian's face stiffened, and she looked at Rong Jing. Seeing Rong Jing's smiling face was more gentle than when he glanced at her just now, she sighed softly and pulled Yun Shangyue over to whisper to her: "I forgot! Luckily you reminded me."
The cloud is shallow and the moon is speechless. Looking at her just now, she was all over thorns, I thought she was very fierce, but it turned out that she was also a mouse who feared cats.
"Aren't you going with us? Hurry up and let's go, what are you dawdling for?" Ye Qian said coldly to Ye Qian as she turned her head back.
"This isn't going well at all! With your rotten temper, no woman will like you!" Ye Qian glared at Ye Qingran and dragged Yun Shuoyue away.
"Is your temper good?" Ye Qingran hummed, "You and I are equally matched, neither of us can be considered better than the other!"
"My temper is worse than yours, but you are..." Ye Qian said with some annoyance.
"Alright, alright, look everyone is staring this way!" Yun Qianyue covered Ye Qian's mouth with her hand as she saw Lü Gonggong approaching.
Ye Qian swallowed back what she was about to say and glared at Ye Qing again.
Yun Qian let go of Ye Qian's hand covering her mouth, thinking that fortunately she was strong-minded. These two people were not ordinary when they got into a fight. She glanced at Rong Jing and saw that his expression didn't change, calm and collected, thinking that he indeed had a black heart, and his state of mind was higher than hers.
"The old slave greets Young Master Jing, Little King Wang, Princess Ye, and Miss Shallow Moon!" Lü Gonggong hastily ran over, facing the few people and hastily paid his respects. He said in a non-stop manner: "His Majesty has spoken, since Miss Shallow Moon is not feeling well, then they will wait until Miss Shallow Moon recovers before having Princess Ye perform the ritual incantation on another day."
Yun Qian's eyes narrowed as she sneered, "Why didn't the old emperor say to wait until Qin Yuxin was better?"
"Isn't Qin Yujing not enough?!" Ye Qingran coldly glanced at Lü Gonggong, "You get out of the way, I'm going to see Emperor Shu with Princess Ye, Xiaoyao and Ruan Meiren!"
"Master Wang, Miss Qin is now bedridden and unable to get up..." Old Man Lu was shocked.
"What's wrong with this lazybones? Can she be more delicate than Xiaoyao to the point of being bedridden?" Ye Qingran saw that Lu Gonggong didn't dodge, and directly kicked him away. He strode towards the execution ground.
Old man Lu let out a loud "ahh", his body was kicked flying far away, and with a thud he fell to the ground.
Yun Shallow Moon thought that this night was lightly dyed with a really cool cow, even the Grand Marshal beside the old emperor dared to kick. Indeed, it's the Little Demon King.
"This stinky guy is quite a man sometimes!" Ye Qian praised Ye Qingran.
Yun Qian Yue couldn't help but laugh and cry at the same time. With a kick, this eunuch became a man. Was Ye Qian praising Ye Qing Ran or mocking him? Just as she thought of this, Ye Qing Ran turned around and gave Ye Qian a fierce glare. "You'd better behave yourself, don't think that just because you know Southern Border curses, you're someone to be reckoned with. I won't spare you if you don't behave. If you don't behave, I have ways to drive you out of the capital and send you back to the Southern Border, and invite the King of the Southern Border over."
Ye Qian immediately shut her mouth.
Ye Qing's expression changed as she turned around, ignoring Ye Qian and continuing towards the execution ground.
Ye Qian muttered something, but Yun Shangyue didn't quite catch it. She glanced at Lu Gonggong, who was struggling to get up, and then looked towards the execution platform, thinking that this time seeing the old emperor would be another storm. But what did she have to fear?
The four men said nothing more and went all the way to the execution ground.
"Yue Yaotou, how did you end up looking like this?" The old emperor didn't wait for anyone to speak, his eyes fell on Yun Shangyue, and he frowned as he asked.
Yun Shangyue didn't even bother with the formalities, weakly curling up the corners of her mouth as she spoke to the old emperor in a voice that was equally weak, "Your Majesty, my uncle, I've been bedridden for many days nursing my wounds, and my complexion is quite poor. It's what Old Man Lu said - that my face looks so unsightly it's like a ghost's, and coming to see Your Majesty would be an insult to your imperial presence, so I applied some extra powder."
Lu Gonggong endured the pain and crawled up from behind, chasing after them. When he heard Yun Shangyue say this, his body slumped, almost falling to the ground again. He thought that Miss Shangyue was being unreasonable, but these were clearly words spoken by Jing Shizi, so how did they become his? Moreover, when he saw Miss Shangyue earlier, she wasn't so weak either. Just as he was about to retort, he remembered that he couldn't offend Jing Shizi, and forcibly held back his words.
"So that's how it is! Moon Girl is one of us, what's the shame in that?" The old emperor looked at Eunuch Lu and frowned, "How did you get so dirty? You're getting worse at handling things!"
"Old slave... old slave was careless and fell over..." Lao Gonggong had a hard time speaking, naturally not daring to say it was Ye Qing's kick. Jing Shizi couldn't afford to offend him, and Xiao Wangye also couldn't afford to offend him, so he could only blame his own bad luck.
Although he thought himself unlucky, Ye Qing was not letting him off, and angrily said: "Your Majesty, it's all because of this incompetent person's mishandling that the Qin young lady from the Prime Minister's residence, who was clearly born in a yin year, yin month, yin day, and yin hour, wasn't sought out. Instead, he went to find Xiao Yatou, who was also born in a yin month, yin day, and yin hour, and forcibly brought her here. If I hadn't examined her pulse and found it too weak, and then come to Your Majesty, and if Ye Qian hadn't also examined her pulse and said that if Xiao Yatou were to be bled, she would definitely die, and probably would have already been killed on the execution ground by now... Therefore, Your Majesty must severely punish this dog of a servant, it's best to drag him out and kill him! How dare he deceive those above and below, protect the Qin young lady from the Prime Minister's residence, and let Xiao Yatou lose her life? It's simply detestable, I don't know what kind of benefit he received from the Prime Minister. He really deserves to die!"
Lu Gonggong was shocked and disbelieving, staring at Ye Qingran, while Qin Chengxiang, who was sitting not far from the old emperor, also changed his face greatly.
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