Madam Feng, though hating Yu Mingyue's sharp tongue, found herself losing face after a few exchanges. She had to maintain her dignity and couldn't be too confrontational.
However, while Madam Feng could endure, Madam Feng in the tent couldn't. Supported by her maidservants, she practically rushed out: "Your Dingguo Duke's mansion is the real coward! You caused me to fall from my horse first, so what was wrong with me retaliating?"
"Yingying!" Madam Feng's face changed drastically, and she sharply stopped her.
Alas, it was too late!
Yu Mingyue smiled. Madam Feng was indeed a fool.
"Madam Feng dares to act and dares to admit it, truly worthy of being a general's daughter." Yu Mingyue had been waiting for this.
Although Madam Feng wasn't very clever, it would have been difficult to force her to admit it. But Madam Feng inside the tent was different.
How could the arrogant and haughty Madam Feng willingly be a coward?
Yu Mingyue turned and cupped her hands towards the crowd: "Today, all of you are witnesses. This humble girl thanks you all."
It's a pity, everyone present was involved. Not a single spectator could escape.
Only then did Madam Feng realize she had been tricked, and in her rage, she cried out: "Yu Mingyue, I'll kill you."
But she clearly forgot about her leg injury. With a forceful push, she shoved away the maidservant supporting her, lost her balance, and fell straight forward, landing heavily on the ground.
Madam Feng's embarrassment only fueled her anger. Even lying on the ground, she didn't forget to shout: "I'll kill you, I will kill you."
"His Majesty has arrived."
The eunuch's sharp voice instantly silenced the agitated crowd, who all knelt to pay their respects.
The Emperor's face was extremely grim. The Feng Grand Governor beside him quickly knelt to beg for forgiveness: "My humble daughter is unruly and has disturbed Your Majesty."
The strong smell of blood, the bloody horse carcasses, made it impossible for the Emperor not to notice.
The Emperor narrowed his eyes: "Yu Family's Sixth Daughter?"
It was difficult for the Emperor to connect the usually adorable and pure Yu Mingyue with the blood-stained person before him.
It was like a pearl being covered in dust.
It was extremely unsettling.
Xie Jia'an lowered his gaze and glanced at Yu Mingyue, who was kneeling not far away.
He clenched his hand hanging by his side, a flicker of killing intent flashing in his eyes.
"This subject has been remiss, please forgive me, Your Majesty." Yu Mingyue kowtowed again: "This humble girl is here to seek justice from the Feng Grand Governor."
The Emperor's expression became inscrutable. He gently stroked his finger.
A quick-witted young eunuch had already brought a chair for the Emperor. The Emperor sat down and then, unhurriedly, asked: "What justice?"
Yu Mingyue, ever eloquent, recounted her grievances with Madam Feng to the Emperor without any concealment.
"You claim the Feng family caused your horse to go mad, leading you and your sister to fall?" The Emperor's tone was neither pleased nor angry, yet it was terrifying.
"Yes, Madam Feng has already admitted it." Yu Mingyue showed no fear.
The wrath of an emperor was indeed fearsome, but His Majesty was a wise ruler and would weigh the pros and cons.
"You are slandering me! I was tricked by you, Yu Mingyue, you are despicable." Madam Feng cursed.
However, changing her tune now was too late.
Moreover, whether she changed her tune or not was no longer that important.
"Zhang Ying." The Emperor raised an eyebrow and called out.
"Your humble servant is here." Eunuch Zhang quickly responded.
"Examine the corpse!"
Soon, imperial physicians stepped forward and indeed found a drug that could cause horses to go mad.
Then, the Northern Army apprehended the young stable hand responsible for the horses' fodder yesterday, who confessed to receiving money from a Feng family servant to drug Yu Liu Niang's horse.
"Feng Qirui, what do you have to say?" The Emperor's voice grew colder.