“Miss Sun, please be seated!” Xue Zining said calmly to Sun Yuezhu.
Sun Yuezhu was slightly taken aback. The young girl sitting here possessed an air of superiority.
Majestic and noble, she felt an inexplicable urge to submit.
Yet, the girl before her had a face that still looked rather youthful.
This discrepancy made her feel uncomfortable.
“Have some tea.” The girl pushed the freshly brewed tea towards her.
Sun Yuezhu carefully observed the girl before her.
She was not different from anyone she had interacted with. If there was any difference, it was the girl’s composure and self-assurance, which no one could feign.
“Do you know how much pressure your appearance has put on my cousin, the Crown Prince?” Sun Yuezhu asked.
The girl looked up, her expression unchanged. She said indifferently, “As a superior, the Crown Prince, who is second only to one and above ten thousand, isn’t this normal?”
“Don’t you know it’s all because of you?” Sun Yuezhu pressed.
This time, the girl smiled faintly, the smile not reaching her eyes. She looked at Sun Yuezhu with a hint of sarcasm and said, “So, you people don’t focus on how the Crown Prince serves the people and the nation, how he dedicates himself to the welfare of the populace, but rather on what kind of woman he brings back?”
“Miss Feng, your status does not befit my cousin, the Crown Prince,” Sun Yuezhu said directly, feeling that the girl before her was unmoved by her words, either due to thick skin or lack of understanding.
The girl chuckled softly, “I heard that the late Emperor was originally a butcher. Does that mean he was not fit to be Emperor?” Da Feng Novel Network
Sun Yuezhu trembled all over. After a long pause, she said angrily, “How can you compare yourself to the late Emperor?”
“So that’s how it is. If a butcher like the late Emperor could become Emperor, why can’t I appear in the Eastern Palace? Is status really that important?”
“It is very important,” Sun Yuezhu said word by word.
“What you consider important may not be important in my eyes.”
“You…” Sun Yuezhu felt that the girl before her was utterly obstinate.
“Miss Sun, my status is of no concern to you or outsiders. As long as the Crown Prince does not mind, then I can reside in the Eastern Palace. If, according to status, you were to perform the ritual of prostration before me, I would be able to accept it.”
Discussing status with her? What a joke.
Sun Yuezhu stood up in anger, “Since you are determined to go your own way, I hope you will not regret it.”
“Xue Yan, escort our guest out.” Xue Zining felt that all her previous thoughts were a joke, and she would have to find her own way.
Sun Yuezhu, infuriated and wanting to say more harsh words, was suddenly lifted up and, before she could react, was thrown out of the Eastern Palace.
It took Sun Yuezhu a while to realize she had indeed been thrown out.
Seeing the palace attendants looking at her with strange eyes, she was consumed by shame and indignation.
Upon arriving at Fengluan Palace, she wept uncontrollably.
Seeing this, the Empress couldn't help but rub her forehead and ask, “Yuezhu, how old are you? Crying like this, what is this conduct?”
Sun Yuezhu looked up, her eyes red and swollen, sobbing, “Imperial Aunt, you must seek justice for Yuezhu.”
Seeing that Sun Yuezhu was truly heartbroken, the Empress began to take it seriously and asked, “Yuezhu, what happened to you?”
While sobbing, Sun Yuezhu recounted her conversation with Xue Zining in the Eastern Palace, adding embellishments.
“She actually compared herself to the late Emperor?” The Empress’s face turned as cold as frost, exuding a chilling aura.
Sun Yuezhu nodded, “Yes, Yuezhu would not dare to lie. She truly said it.”
“Insolent…” The Empress was furious and slammed the table, the force of which made the table tremble.
Sun Yuezhu was startled. Seeing the Empress’s increasingly displeased expression, she added, “She also said that even if I were to kowtow three times and nine times, she would still be able to accept it.”
The Empress sneered, “A nobody of unknown origin dares to run rampant here?”
Seeing the icy expression on the Empress’s face, Sun Yuezhu couldn’t help but call out, “Imperial Aunt…”
The Empress stood up and said coldly, “Guards, I am going to the Eastern Palace.”
Xue Jingyun was listening to the petty complaints of the civil officials below when Xue Li’s voice reached his ears, “Your Highness, the Empress is heading towards the Eastern Palace in a fury. Miss Feng is likely in trouble…”
Xue Jingyun held his forehead and said, “Tell Miss Feng to show some restraint, she is, after all, the Empress of Xue Country.”
Xue Li behind him was taken aback and asked, “Won’t Your Highness return to help Miss Feng?”
“Just convey my words,” Xue Jingyun said indifferently.
Although Xue Li did not understand why the Crown Prince had said this, he thought for a moment that the Crown Prince likely did not take a mere girl of unknown origin seriously.
“Who are you?” Xue Yan blocked the doorway as several palace attendants, exuding aggression, attempted to enter Xue Zining’s room.
“Step aside. My Mistress wishes to see Miss Feng,” one of the attendants said coldly.
“She can see her, but wait outside,” Xue Yan replied without pleasantries.
The attendants exchanged glances, and one of them reached out to grab Xue Yan’s arm.
Hmm? Was a fight about to break out?
Xue Yan became interested. Heaven knew her hands had been itching recently. However, remembering that this was the Eastern Palace, this was Xue Country, she still asked Xue Zining inside, “Miss, someone wants to fight. Should this servant fight back or be beaten?”
A moment later, a clear voice came from inside the room, “Xue Yan, go easy on them. They are, after all, the Empress’s people.”
The attendants were furious. Knowing they were the Empress’s people, they were still so arrogant?
They were people with some skill by the Empress’s side, and dealing with this seemingly delicate young girl would be easy.
Seeing them looking down on her, Xue Yan cracked her knuckles and grinned, “Has anyone told you that underestimating your opponent is a grave mistake?”
Just as the attendants thought this delicate little girl could not cause any trouble, she was sent flying.
One, two, three, four.
Xue Yan counted as she struck down each one.
When they were all lying on the ground, unable to get up, Xue Yan clapped her hands, somewhat speechlessly saying, “So fragile? How boring.”
The attendants: “……”
When the Empress arrived, she saw her attendants lying on the ground and wailing, her face instantly turning grim. She angrily ordered, “Guards, apprehend them.”
Xue Yan looked with excitement at the guards who appeared to be martial artists, rubbing her wrists and saying, “I wasn’t satisfied just now. Will you satisfy me now?”
The guards: “……” They had never met anyone so audacious.
They were supposed to be elite imperial guards, and she was asking them to satisfy her?
They only realized after engaging in combat that she had the right to say so. The seemingly delicate young girl possessed such explosive power.
She was not at a disadvantage even when fighting against several of them.
“Five of you bullying one of my maids? Are you elite imperial guards? Or low-level imperial guards?”