Murong Zhining nodded, "Old Mr. Jin has a noble character, which Ning'er greatly admires. Brother Heng has long since passed the age of marriage, and it is not very easy to find a suitable wife. Chessfall's father was impeached and convicted for saying the wrong thing, and was not a great traitor. Chess Fall was also a clean woman in the military, preferring to die rather than become a humiliated military tramp. The status of a concubine is not enough to bring down her husband's family. And let her stay by Lady Jin's side as a servant girl, and it's up to Old Mr. Jin and Lady Jin to decide whether to take her or not."
Mrs. Jin also tugged Jin Yang under the table, "Stay, stay, I quite like this kid. The old man can't talk in a roundabout way, so don't blame him, Princess and General."
Chiyun Yuexuan smiled tolerantly, ''Old Mr. Jin's nature is very compatible with this general. The princess also often dislikes this general's inability to speak and easily offends people.
Jin Xu Heng couldn't wait to ask in detail, popped up and ran out, Cai Sang pulled Jin Wan Yuan's children and also followed and ran out of the tent.Mrs. Jin lost her mind and fell into the open space outside the tent, Chessfall leaning softly into her arms, her eyes tightly closed.Chiyun Yuexuan asked, "Mrs. Jin, what's going on here? What happened to this girl Chess Drop?"Mrs. Jin painfully stroked Chessdrop's face, "I just finished eating and wanted to move my muscles outside the tent. Chessdrop then helped me walk around in the open space. When I saw something moving in the bushes next to me, I thought it was a pheasant, so I curiously chased after it to get a better look. I didn't expect a poisonous snake to come out, and the snake opened its mouth and bit me. Without thinking twice, Chessdrop grabbed the snake with her bare hands and threw it into the distance. Only when I realized that her face was not right and she collapsed on the ground did I realize t
Huayan Country’s capital, inside the Imperial Palace.Young Emperor Yan Feng flung wide his arm, sweeping the pile of reports on his desk to the ground with a dark face. Trembling before him currently were princes and officials kneeling all over the Imperial Court. Facing the Son of Heaven’s seething fury, no one dared to utter a sound.Prime Minister Ning Zezhi was amongst those prostrated on the floor, the wings on his officer hat quivering nonstop due to its wearer’s fear. He spoke hesitantly in a small voice, “Your Majesty, please quell your anger so as to maintain your well-being. This old man implores Your Majesty, please let me handle Vice-Minister of Justice Zhuang Cheng’s corruption case!”Yan Feng swung his sleeves out as he shouted, “It’s not just a day or two that Zhuang Cheng has been taking bribes and bending laws. Except for me, who in my Imperial Capital doesn’t know of this? Yet, you lot cover for each other. None of you, not one, once stepped out
Murong Zhining’s expression was utterly calm, not a trace of fear could be seen on her face. “Your Majesty, if you only give me a chance, I can prove that I’m not the Zhuang family’s daughter-in-law. If Your Majesty insists on punishing me because of my offensive words to you earlier, then I have nothing more to say.”Yan Feng had never intended to give Murong Zhining a chance to prove her innocence at all. After all, if this girl called him a fatuous ruler, what else would she dare to do? However, what she just said left Yan Feng with no other choice. If he sentenced her to death now, it would prove that the emperor was a petty person who took advantage of his position to carry out personal revenge. Would he be any different from a fatuous ruler then? Watching as Murong Zhining remained calm in the face of this crisis and recalling the sharpness hidden in her words, Yan Feng was shocked. This girl, she wasn’t simple at all!Yan Feng impatiently waved his hand. “
Yan Feng noticed that Cai Qin and Cai Sang all were sneaking glances at the desserts on the table in front of him. Secretly amused, he smirked. He suddenly came up with an evil idea to punish the ignorant and audacious Murong Zhining.Yan Feng said to Cai Qin and Cai Sang while wearing an amiable expression, “I like servants who know to not shoot their mouths off, but I don’t want to leave you two idle either. You can eat the deserts here. Go on.”This is how Yan Feng thought Murong Zhining would react: Nursing a hungry stomach, she would watch as her friends enjoyed the delicious pastries, while she could barely endure the torment of starvation by herself, feeling as if a sharp claw was repeatedly scratching at her heart. She would finally realize how stupid it was to oppose the emperor. She would then kneel on the ground while bawling her eyes out to ask Yan Feng for forgiveness. She’d beg him to tolerate her senseless resistance, that a person of great moral st
Yan Feng’s expression grew darker and darker, looking more and more furious. Everyone was left to guess. Maybe the girl is still a virgin? Is that why His Majesty is so angry? Because he can’t condemn her?After hearing the complete report, Yan Feng let out a scornful laugh. Brought back a bit later, Murong Zhining knelt down. With utmost contempt, Yan Feng hatefully glared at Murong Zhining. “Listen closely, you lowly servant. Not only are you an impure woman, you’re pregnant! This is a crime against the emperor. I can’t believe there exists a woman as shameless as you in this world. “Men, come! Take this lowly servant and also the maid that made up false evidence back to prison until punishment is decided. As for that girl called Cai Qin, she has done a good deed reporting. Reward a hundred silver taels and return her freedom. She can leave the palace and lead her own life.”Cai Qin was exhilarated. She never thought that her small scheme would not only t
Murong Zhining’s eyes were tightly closed; she had been unconscious for two days so far. The girl seemed completely lifeless. The only proof that she was still alive was the occasional fluttering of her long eyelashes.Murong Zhining had been wandering inside her dream all along, unable to escape. In the dream, there was a young woman who she’d been calling “nanny” since she was little. As long as she could remember, she and nanny had been pursued by people with murderous intent towards them. During their run, nanny was once sold to be some old farmer’s wife in the mountain, then snatched away by the bandits and forced to be their leader’s wife. No matter how much hardship she had to endure, nanny always kept Murong Zhining by her side and treated her like her own daughter. In the end, nanny led her away from the brigands’ lair.Escaping the bandits, they arrived at a place called Horsefarm Village and lived incognito there. Murong Zhining didn’t know what her nam
When Murong Zhining finally regained consciousness, it was two days later. She had finally exited that long dream.Thinking of nanny, Murong Zhining quietly sobbed. She missed nanny so much. She used to think that she was called Little Ling’er, but in fact, nanny called her Little Ning’er.Seeing that she woke up, Cai Sang was delighted and helped her wiped the tears at the corners of her eyes. Murong Zhining was greatly weakened; she couldn’t feel any strength in her body. Cai Sang fed her some warm porridge, but perhaps because she hadn’t eaten for several days, Murong Zhining choked violently and vomited it back up at first.Cai Sang patiently fed her spoon by spoon. Slowly, her body finally regained some warmth and strength.Murong Zhining slowly observed her surroundings, a clean and bright room. There was a short but broad couch in front of the bed. There was also a round marble table and several stools of the same stone around it. Four carved wooden sc
Chiyun Ping half lay on the couch . Upon seeing that Yan Feng had arrived, her heart went wild with joy, but she still pretended to lift herself up in a sickly manner. “This concubine greets Your Majesty. Since I’m under a light sickness, I couldn’t come out to welcome Your Majesty. I ask for your forgiveness!”Yan Feng pressed her back down on and consoled gently, “Just lie down. I have been busy with work and made you feel lonely, I feel very ashamed. You just properly nurse your illness. I will be staying here with you!”Chiyun Ping’s eyes brimmed with tears. She tenderly looked at Yan Feng. “Ping’er thought Your Majesty didn’t need Ping’er anymore.” As she said those words, tears fell beautifully from her eyes like pearls.“How can that be? You are my most favored Ping’er. Today in the court, some old officials were still waiting to discuss with me about something. I will come to see you later.” Yan Feng only said some perfunctory words before he came up with a