Chapter 422: Apologize
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
‘A prince of Beixiao?’
Everyone felt as though they had been struck by lightning. Their minds were buzzing.
Empress Qin asked in a slightly trembling voice, “Master Shen Zhi, is he really a prince of Beixiao?”
‘The prince of another country had grown up under our noses, but we had no idea…’
“Why should I lie? Don’t worry. I only promised the Emperor of Beixiao to look after him until he turned 22. He was not aware of his identity and did not do anything against Xichu. I guarantee this,” Master Shen Zhi slowly said. Empress Qin and the people behind her wore indescribable expressions on their faces.
They did not care if Qing Yuan had done anything to harm Xichu. The state banquet was tomorrow, and many envoys from Beixiao would be present. What they cared about was that they had humiliated a prince of Beixiao earlier. With this, they might cause the two countries to become enemies.
The Empress Dowager glared at Du Wenxin fiercely as though she wanted to devour Du Wenxin.
‘What an incompetent fool! I asked her to find someone to ruin Yu Yunxi’s reputation, she’s so amazing that she actually found a prince!’
Du Wenxin’s expression was very unsightly at this moment. Naturally, she did not expect this as well.
Meanwhile, Yu Yunxi looked at Feng Yili, asking with her eyes, ‘What’s going
Feng Yili pursed his lips, and his aura was extremely gloomy. He really regretted asking Master Shen Zhi for help now. He did not expect the monk to be a prince of Beixiao. Most importantly, which prince was he? He felt as though his jealousy was about to devour him when he recalled that Yu Yunxi was still engaged to the Third Prince of Beixiao.
At this time, a few guards rushed in. They bowed to the Empress Dowager before one of them said anxiously, “Empress Dowager, there are people here. They said they’re envoys of Beixiao and that they’re here to bring their Fifth
Prince back.”
‘Fifth Prince?’
Feng Yili’s gloominess eased a little upon hearing those two words.
‘It’s good that he’s not the Third Prince…’
Qing Yuan shook his head and refused, “Master, I’m not going anywhere. I want to stay here.”
Master Shen Zhi did not respond to Qing Yuan immediately. Instead, he turned to the Empress Dowager and the others before he said, “I believe what happened today is very clear. The Eldest Princess and my disciple didn’t do anything wrong. You’ve misunderstood them so you owe them a sincere apology.”
Without thinking, Chu Zhihe said indignantly, “Aren’t monks supposed to be compassionate? Why do we have to apologize?”
Initially, everyone had already forgotten about Chu Zhihe, but now that she had spoken, everyone looked at her again.
‘This idiot!’
The Empress Dowager glared at Chu Zhihe, annoyed.
Meanwhile, Consort Mu’s heart sank. If her daughter lost her temper now, then she would become a target. She suppressed the anxiety in her heart and pulled Chu Zhihe behind her before she said with a smile, “Today, we misunderstood the Eldest Princess and the Fifth Prince of Beixiao. My daughter spoke nonsense earlier so I apologize on her behalf.”
“Consort Mu, it’s good to admit your mistake, but… it’ll be better if you can change…” Yu Yunxi said lightly as she glanced at Consort Mu.
Although Consort Mu knew that Yu Yunxi was mocking her, she could only suppress her anger now. After all, the Empress Dowager was the one who set the trap. If she made a fuss, it might further implicate the Empress Dowager.
‘That old hag likes to complain to the Emperor the most! I’ll just suffer on her behalf today. Next time, I’ll think of a way to make her pay me back for this…’
The Empress Dowager coughed lightly and quickly said, “Since Consort Mu has already apologized, let’s drop this matter.”
The Empress Dowager naturally wanted to end this matter as soon as possible.
Yu Yunxi looked at everyone coldly as she said, “I won’t make a fuss about what happened today on account of Master Shen Zhi. However, I’m not a magnanimous person. If anyone dares to scheme against me again, I won’t let it go so easily.”
Although Yu Yunxi did not speak loudly, everyone heard her clearly. Those who had been criticizing her earlier paled, and they were slightly frightened. Clearly, Yu Yunxi was not easy to bully.
Meanwhile, the Empress Dowager naturally knew that Yu Yunxi’s words were also meant for her. She was furious, but there was nothing she could do.
Master Shen Zhi nodded at the Empress Dowager before he said, “Qing Yuan, come with me. I’ll slowly explain your background to you.”
After that, Master Shen Zhi led Qing Yuan to a meditation room.
At this moment, Empress Qin asked tentatively, “Empress Dowager, should we meet the envoys from Beixiao?”
Regardless of the reason the envoys from Beixiao came to this place, it was more appropriate for them to meet the envoys since they were in Xichu’s territory. Most importantly, they had to find a chance to explain the matter regarding the Fifth Prince of Beixiao so that it would not ruin the relationship between the two countries.
Then Empress Dowager said mockingly, “Empress, you have the phoenix seal in your hands. You can make the decision to meet the envoys or not. Why do you have to ask me?”
‘Is this old b*tch venting her anger on me because of Yu Yunxi?’
Empress Qin lowered her head when she heard this and smiled icily. She said calmly, “Empress Dowager, you’re the Emperor’s mother so you have a noble status. It’s more appropriate for you to make a decision.”
The Empress Dowager said with a scoff, “I’ll let the Empress deal with this matter. I’m tired, and I want to return to the palace first.”
With that, the Empress Dowager left and got into her carriage.
Du Wenxin quickly followed and held the Empress Dowager’s hand. However, in the next moment, the Empress Dowager shook her hand off. Her expression stiffened immediately.
Du Wenxin had always had a good relationship with her aunt. This was also the reason she had a place in the harem. However, her aunt shook her hand off in front of everyone today. With this, everyone would know that she had lost her support.
Empress Qin walked over to Du Wenxin and said with a sneer, “Consort Du, I’ve really underestimated you. You’re usually very quiet, but I didn’t expect you to be so scheming…”
Empress Qin knew that Du Wenxin was likely behind today’s incident.
Du Wenxin’s expression darkened. She forced herself to calm down before she said, “Empress, I don’t know what you mean.”
Empress Qin leaned closer to Du Wenxin’s ear and said threateningly, “I don’t care if you know what I mean or not. I just want to remind you that Little
Twelfth is still so young. We really don’t know if he can grow up safely or not.
You should focus on looking after him instead of thinking about other things.”
Du Wenxin’s expression turned cold.
‘She’s threatening me?’
Seeing the hideous expression on Du Wenxin’s face, Empress Qin was in a very good mood.
‘What Yuefu said is true. Let Yunxi fight with these people, and we can just sit back and enjoy the fruits of her labor…’
Empress Qin turned around and arrogantly said, “Everyone, follow me to meet the envoys of Beixiao..”
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