Published at 4th of November 2020 12:30:06 AM
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Chapter 224 Intelligence, Unshakeable Ability, and Spiritual Power VS Hongmen Banquet
That’s what little Shishu told me to say . I really didn’t want to say it . It’s true . I’ll be too embarrassed to say such neauseating words out loud .
Laughter sounded in the palace hall . Everyone was used to Shangguan LingRan behaving unscrupulously . His words were very much in line with his personality .
After the laughter, most people felt pity for Zi You . But there were some people who took joy in her misfortune and some people were jealous of and hated Zi You .
For example, Taizi, Third Wangzi, and the Emperor’s eyes were like a poisonous snakes’ as they looked at Yi He (Shangguan LingRan) . They hated that they couldn’t rush over and devour Shangguan LingRan .
Wang Yiping looked contemptuous . She was thinking, ‘Haha…… I was wondering what kind of excellent man you’ll find . So, he’s a dandy and an idiot . And you want some “one person for one lifetime . ” You’ll probably have to call those prostitutes “sister” from now on . ’
Yu daren was the most depressed right now! One of his most outstanding daughters was reprimanded by the Emperor because of Shangguan Lingluo’s matter . She was now seventeen years old, but no one proposed marriage yet . Even those poor scholars didn’t want her .
Now, this younger daughter whom he pinned high hopes on was even more miserable . He was afraid that even if she married into Duke Yongnan fu, she wouldn’t end up well . She would be a disdained master .
Not to mention, Zhao HongXiang was already demoted to be a commoner . Not only was it impossible for a son-in-law like this to help him in the future, but he might even implicate him .
So, right now, he could only harden his heart and sever his and Lanxuan’s father-daughter relationship . A daughter was a pawn used to further his own interests . Once she lost this ability, she was useless . You couldn’t blame him being ruthless . You could only blame her for her presposterous actions!
The Empress looked at Zi You and Shangguan LingRan flirting like a couple . She was so angry that she couldn’t help but glare fiercely at Taizi .
She scolded her son fiercely in her heart . Idiot! I told you to take care of Shangguan LingRan earlier . But you said that he’s not a threat . Now, look . It’s a big problem if he marries Mu Zi You! I, She Fengrong, has been shrewd my whole life . How can I give birth to such a fool?!
The Empress looked at her son and then at the Emperor . She was even angrier . This stupid man only knows how to be in a woman’s arms all day long and make merry . He just thinks about his imperial power without having any strategies at all .
Mu Zi You is so powerful now . Aren’t you worried?
She saw that the Emperor and Taizi weren’t planning on doing anything to Zi You . Forget it . She couldn’t count on these two darned men! She had to do it herself and find a way to get rid of the big problem Mu Zi You .
Actually, this celebration banquet was originally a Hongmen Banquet . *** The Emperor was going to be instigated by the Empress and We Jieyu regardless of Taizi’s opposition to make trouble for Mu Zi You, Old General Mu, and Mu YingYi .
[Hongmen Banquet = a banquet set up with the intentions of murdering a guest; from a historical event in 206 BC when future Emperor Liu Bang escaped a murder attempt by Xiang Yu]
Sixty experts were hidden on both sides of the hall and were ready to rush in at any time to assassinate Mu Zi You, Old General Mu, and Mu YingYi . But the Emperor had completely forgotten about this matter . He didn’t want to target Mu Zi You and the others anymore .
The Empress thought about the sign that they had agreed on . The sign was a cup breaking . So, she took advantage when the Emperor and the Empress Dowager were admiring the plum blossom painting to throw a cup to the floor .
The sixty experts heard the cup landing on the floor and waited for their leader to give orders .
But the leader was in a difficult spot as he scratched his head . What was going on? What did the Emperor mean? Didn’t they agree that the Emperor would throw a cup? The cup fell, but it was the Empress who threw it . So, should they still rush in or not?
The leader didn’t give the order . The Emperor heard the sound of the cup breaking and sobered . That’s right . There were sixty experts on both sides of the palace hall to kill Mu Junyuan, his son, and Mu Zi You .
However, the Emperor had changed his mind . He didn’t want to kill them now . Why didn’t this darned Empress listen to him and threw the cup of her own accord?
The Emperor glared fiercely at the Empress . He called Eunuch Yu over and whispered to him .
Eunuch Yu quickly trotted over to stop those experts .
A sharp light flashed in Zi You’s eyes . She and Shangguan LingRan already knew that there were assassins waiting to ambush them on both sides of the palace hall .
However, they didn’t put them in their eyes . Let’s not mention sixty experts . They wouldn’t be bothered even if it was 600 or 6,000 experts .
So, they chatted and laughed and didn’t take those people seriously . If Xuanwu Emperor smartened up and didn’t do anything stupid, he could live another day or two . But if he wanted to die today, they would fulfill his wish .
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It seemed that Xuanwu Emperor had changed his mind . Let him live a few more days then .
In the palace hall, cups clinked and laughter sounded, which concealed all the schemes .
Even when the people there talked about Zhao HongXiang, Yu Lanxuan, and Wu Jieyu, it was like they were talking about clowns .
In the desperate battle, Zi You and Shangguan LingRan used their intelligence and spiritual powers to shock everyone and win .
After the banquet ended, Mu YingRui went to look for Zi You in the General’s Manor . He asked incredulously, “You’er, tell me the truth . Is your mother really a goddess?”
Zi You looked mockingly at him and sneered . “Do you want mother to come over and slap you a few more times?”
Mu YingRui’s face instantly turned red like a monkey’s butt . After a while, he asked softly, “Is your stepmother’s child really a deformed fetus?”
Zi You sneered again . “If you don’t believe me, wait until she gives birth . You’ll understand everything then . ”
“But…… But how did it happen?” Mu YingRui wanted a son . He wanted one until he was about to go crazy . But why didn’t things go according to his wishes?
This time, Zi You’s attitude was very good . She patiently answered him . But her words were like a dagger stabbing in his heart and being pulled out . Every stab was dripping with blood . “She was supposed to be pregnant with twins, but the child became deformed . ”
“Why is it deformed?”
“There’s only one reason . The child is the offspring of relatives . The offspring of siblings or cousins will cause deformities . If I’m not wrong, this child isn’t yours, father . It’s her half-brother’s . ”
Because of Zi You’s words, Mu YingRui’s face changed from ashen to green and finally purple .
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Zi You could hear the sounds of his teeth gnashing . Sure enough, Mu YingRui said, “That slut! I want to get rid of that b*stard! I’m going to kill them!”
“No . ” Zi You said slowly, “She won’t be reconciled if you get rid of the child now . You know better than me how cunning Nee Wang is . You should wait until you have evidence of her affair with her brother . It won’t be too late for you to make a move then . But don’t wait too long, father . ”
Indeed, he didn’t need to wait for long . The next day, while Zi You was treating patients in the free medical clinic, Weishali reported, “Master, Nee Wang returned to her maiden family . ”
Zi You slightly sneered . It seemed that Wang Yiping couldn’t sit still anymore . She had heard what Zi You said last night . Although she wasn’t very convinced, she still had doubts . That was why she went to find Wang Shengmin and her yiniang mother .
Zi You slowly instructed, “Continue to monitor . ”
Then she got up and went into her changing room . She disguised herself as female medical team member Huayun and said to Muling, “See patients for me . I’m going out . ”
“Yes, Master,” Muling replied . They quickly exchanged places .
Soon, Zi You, disguised as Huayun, got into a horse carriage and galloped towards the General’s Manor .
No one noticed any of this . The free medical clinic was full of patients . The fact that Zi You was the descendant of a goddess had soon spread throughout all of the capital .
The people who wanted to see a doctor almost reached the Palace when they lined up . It could only be described as a vast sea of people .
The city’s general had no other choice but to dispatch soldiers here to maintain order .
They heard that Zi You would only see ten patients per day . A lot of official and noble households sent her invitation cards and were willing to pay more if she would visit them .
Zi You warned the servants in the fu, “Hand all the invitation cards to me . You’re not allowed to privately accept any money . If I find out, you will be flogged to death!”
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The servants didn’t have that courage, but Mu YingRui dared to . He used the excuse that his father was ill, so he stayed at home .
He looked at all the invitation cards and money sent to invite Zi You and didn’t care about his wife making him a cuckold anymore . He accepted everything and patted his chest to make a guarantee . “Don’t worry . I’ll tell You’er to go over to your fu . ”
Soon, he accepted more than 10,000 silvers . Just as he was being happy, Zi You returned .
Zi You heard the doorman say, “The servants wanted to return the invitation cards and money, but First Laoye refused and accepted all the invitation cards and money . ”
Zi You waved to Shiyun and Rong Yunhe . “Return all the invitation cards and money and apologize to everyone . ”
Then she went to Mu YingRui’s study . She looked at his greedy eyes and him counting money and slapped her hand down on a table angrily . She shouted, “Father, you’ve gone too far! How dare you accept this money? Rong Yunhe, Shiyun, take all the invitation cards and money away . ”
Rong Yunhe and Shiyun went over to take the money . Mu YingRui’s hands wrapped around it and didn’t let them take it . Even his body was splayed over the table . “Are you stupid, You’er? If you don’t accept this money, then aren’t you working for nothing? You have to treat them sooner or later anyway . If you ask me, why go to the whatever free medical clinic? Why do you bother with those poor people?”
Even Shiyun looked contemptuous at his greedy appearance .
Zi You was too lazy to talk to him . She had Shiyun and Rong Yunhe take the invitation cards and money away . Then she said to Mu YingRui, “You still have the heart to think about money? Your wife went to her maiden family to have a tryst with her brother . You’re still not going to take a look?”
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