Chapter 24
was truly despicable."Of course there is such an incident; news has spread throughout the entire imperial city, probably even reaching every corner of the Heavenly Sage Kingdom by now. Mother Empress...Volume 1: Smiling at the Glamour Chapter 24
Yun Qianyue's composure unexpectedly calmed Cai蓮's frightened and anxious heart. Without any further obstruction, she followed Yun Qianyue out involuntarily. Thinking that if Phoenix Concubine truly punished the Miss, making a big fuss would naturally alert the Elder Prince.
Upon stepping outside the room, she saw a group of people marching氣勢洶洶 towards them at the courtyard gate. Leading this group was a woman dressed as a wealthy noblewoman, around forty years old. She was described as beautiful and adorned with expensive jewelry that sparkled in the light. Her hair was tied up high, and her golden headdress jingled with each step she took. The train of her dress dragged on the ground for quite some length, making her look incredibly noble and imposing. Over twenty maidservants and servants followed behind her.
Yun Qianyue did not need to make any guesses; seeing the obvious anger on the woman's face, she knew that this must be the Phoenix Concubine whom Cai蓮 had mentioned earlier. She couldn't help but marvel at how truly regal and imposing a high-ranking noblewoman was.
However, she didn’t see the Prince who was supposedly her father!
"Cloud Qianyue! Do you know the severity of your crime for injuring your own sister" Upon seeing Cloud Qianyue emerge, Feng Side Concubine glared at her with fiery eyes and shouted angrily. She never expected that this little girl whom she had secretly tormented over the years would actually dare to take action one day, especially against her beloved eldest daughter. When she heard from the imperial physician in the palace that her daughter's hand was now incapable of playing the zither, she wished nothing more than to tear Cloud Qianyue apart alive. Who gave this girl the audacity to deal such a cruel blow to her own flesh and blood
"My eldest sister insulted our grandfather; as his legitimate granddaughter, I merely stepped in on his behalf with a minor punishment for her insolence. If it were Grandfather who acted upon it, she wouldn't have just lost the use of one hand but might have forfeited her life!" Cloud Qianyue disregarded Feng Side Concubine's rage and spoke indifferently. She considered this woman to be her stepmother.
"You dare justify your actions Your eldest sister has always been gentle and respectful, how could she possibly show such disrespect towards our elders and insult Grandfather Cloud Qianyue, don't fabricate excuses for yourself! Only someone as disrespectful and uncultured as you would act in this manner!" Feng Side Concubine's eyes narrowed with fury. As she spoke, she led her people to stand before Cloud Qianyue.
"She insulted our grandfather without cause, attempting to strike me, which resulted in my servant being beaten. These are facts. If you doubt it, Lady Feng can take my eldest sister and I to Grandfather's presence for direct questioning! Let’s see if I am fabricating stories," Cloud Qianyue looked at Feng Side Concubine calmly, unafraid of her anger.
"Hmph, the character of my daughter is well known to me. The whole Heavenly Dynasty knows what kind of person you are, disrespectful and uncultured—no need for direct questioning to understand that much! You disown your father the prince, disrespect the elderly王爺是你父親，不尊敬老王爺是你爺爺不敬，還敢偶爾頂撞皇上。這些年闖的禍多如牛毛堆石，如今縱火焚燬望春樓不知悔改，連庶母見麵也不行禮。這些年來死去的王妃姐姐對我很是關照有加，不想你卻是不知感恩變本加厲地傷我女兒。這樣的事能忍，還有何不能忍？" Feng Side Concubine listed out Cloud Qianyue's offenses without taking a breath, her beautiful eyes glaring with malice at her.
"Yes, you have indeed taken care of me these years. So yesterday, I also took extra care of Big Sister, hence only slightly injuring her hand and not killing her to punish her disrespect towards Grandfather."
The woman was so shameless as to say such lies with her eyes wide open, thought Yun Qianyue. Just by how those women dared to openly bully her yesterday and what Cai Lian had said, she knew exactly how this woman had "taken care" of the original owner of this body over these years.
"You dare to lie You injured someone but show no remorse Kneel before me!" Feng Side Concubine was clearly furious upon hearing her.
"I did nothing wrong. Why should I kneel" Yun Qianyue coolly looked at her. She had never knelt for anyone since birth!
"Servants! Arrest this disrespectful wretch who dared to lay hands on his own sister!" Feng Side Concubine angrily commanded as she waved her hand behind her, her eyes brimming with ruthless determination. Today, not only would she deal with Old王爺 (Grand Duke), even if the Son of Heaven himself came, she wouldn’t back down from Yun Qianyue. At the very least, she wanted to make her pay the price of a limb.
"Yes, Noble Consort!" The maidservants and retainers behind her had long been itching for action. Upon receiving orders, they immediately swarmed forward.
Yun Qianyue frowned; it was clear that no matter what she said today, this woman had come prepared to take revenge. How could she have the face to come and scold her after seeing what kind of daughter her education produced She gave a cold snort and said to the crowd rushing forward, "Dare you try advancing one step Don’t die without knowing how you died. My wet nurse was killed in my courtyard by hidden bandits yesterday. Today, there’s no telling that won’t be your fate."
Upon hearing this, everyone who had rushed over immediately stopped their steps short. They had heard about what happened to Yun Qianyue's wet nurse the previous day.
"Don't listen to her exaggerated words! How could she not know how her wet nurse died Grab her for me!" Feng’s Concubine Side妃的原文中有一個重複，這裡翻譯為“Feng’s Concubine Side”，意即鳳側妃。她的語氣變得更加嚴厲，“Let's see who dares kill in front of me!”
The crowd did not move, looking at Yun Qianyue’s expressionless face and finding their legs weak. They dared not advance forward. None of them understood why Miss Yun Qianyue seemed to have more authority today than usual; just by quietly looking at them without saying a word, it made them feel cold from the bottom of their hearts. They looked at each other, suddenly none daring to move forward.
"Why haven’t you moved to grab her yet Didn't you hear my words Don’t tell me you don’t want to live anymore" Feng’s Concubine Side also noticed that Yun Qianyue was indeed different today. Could it be true, as the rumors said, that she had changed her nature Her eyes darkened; no matter what, she must punish this dead girl today.
The people present were startled, after all, they made a living under the command of Lady Feng. At this moment, some maids and women servants close to Lady Feng, seeing an opportunity, looked at each other fiercely before rushing forward to grab Yun Qianyue. Their movements were swift and coordinated, indicating that they often carried out such actions. Moreover, these women servants all had imposing physiques and seemed to have some knowledge of martial arts. In a moment, they reached Yun Qianyue.
"Miss, quickly run away!" Cai Lian stood in front of Yun Qianyue and pushed her hard from behind.
At this time, the servants inside the Beryl Moon Chamber also rushed to protect Yun Qianyue. Leading the charge were those whom Yun Qianyue had promoted yesterday; although they were frightened by Lady Feng, they still stood in front of Yun Qianyue and shouted anxiously, "Miss, you must leave quickly!"
"You lot are a gang of loyal slaves! You've truly gone too far, even daring to defy my orders! Seize all of them for me!" Lady Feng bellowed. She could not understand how it was possible that within one day, the slaves in this Beryl Moon Chamber had rebelled.
"All of you get out of the way!" Yun Qianyue casually pushed Cai Lian and those standing in front of her aside, feeling a warmth in her heart. She knew that kindness begets kindness. Seeing that although the people rushing forward were agile with their limbs, they lacked coordination in their movements, she snorted coldly. With several swift kicks from left to right, cries of pain soon filled the courtyard as all those who had rushed forward collapsed on the ground, clutching their feet and unable to get back up.
The Viscountess Feng's face darkened even more. "Cloud Qianyue, how dare you resist the person who injured me"
"I said I did nothing wrong, why should I wait to be caught by you" Cloud Qianyue's gaze also turned cold.
"Nothing wrong Then why was your elder sister’s hand crippled I see that you won’t shed tears until the coffin is in front of you. You are truly spoiled beyond all reason, north and south unaware. Today, I will act on behalf of the Old Prince, His Highness, and my deceased sister-in-law to teach you a lesson." The Viscountess Feng glanced at the few people rolling on the ground with disdain and called out, "Where are the hidden guards of the Royal王府隱衛何在？”
“屬下等在此！”頓時有數十名黑衣人出現，齊齊向鳳側妃行了一禮。“We are here!” Instantly, dozens of black-clad men appeared and bowed to Viscountess Feng.
Cloud Qianyue was taken aback. She didn't expect the Viscountess Feng to have such great power in this Cloud Royal Manor There were actually hidden guards. Suddenly, she remembered what the Old Prince had said yesterday—that she also had her own set of hidden guards. She wondered if she could call them out like that.our family""What Do you actually want to count my family’s money" said Rong Jing as he raised an eyebrow at her before continuing to comb."Just asking," Yun Qianyue replied."About 500,000 taels of gol...