Chapter 9: Liu's Defeat
Liu Yan was so angry that her face turned blue, and her slender fingers trembled slightly in anger.
"Mu Rong, I trusted you for so many years, I thought you could really tolerate me."
"Even more, I thought you really loved Shan'er."
"Now I see that you are very cunning!"
"So you have been holding back for so many years, just to wait for me to strike first, so that you can deliver a fatal blow."
Liu Yan fell at Ning Hanwang's feet and began to cry and wipe her tears.
"Master, we all trusted the wrong person."
"I have no hope of turning over a new leaf, and I do not seek to live in disgrace, but please beware of this man, sir."
"She is definitely not simple. Maybe there are many unspeakable secrets behind her."
"If the master believes it again, the consequences will be disastrous!"
Her words were malicious, and that went without saying.
On the other hand, Mu Rong did not argue at all, but pleaded for her sincerely.
"Please, my dear sister, please show some leniency."
"Sister Liu has always had a sharp tongue but a soft heart. I can see that she already knows she is wrong."
"It is a great virtue to admit one's mistakes and correct them. I beg you to give Sister Liu another chance."
"Now that things have come to this, it is better to say that it is my fault rather than my fault that Sister Liu made the mistake."
"If you want to punish me, I, as the legal wife, should be punished even more."
After hearing these words, Liu Yan became so angry that she trembled all over, filled with indignation, and roared hysterically.
"Who are you pretending to be like this for?"
"Everyone present has already seen through your hypocrisy clearly."
"Who will believe you?!"
Mu Rong sobbed seemingly unintentionally.
Then, the back figure looked even more lonely.
"Yes, I am a hypocrite. Sister Liu is absolutely right."
"Please, sister Imperial Concubine, master, punish me alone and do not vent your anger on sister Liu..."
Having said this, Mu Rong sobbed and became speechless.
Liu Yan was forced to take action directly.
"what!"
"If you pretend again, I'll let you pretend again!"
Mu Yan gave a look and the palace maids understood and stopped Liu Yan in time.
"Liu Yan, how could you be so ungrateful?"
"Am I ungrateful, or are you sisters evil-minded and cunning?"
Mu Yan's eyes turned cold, and there was a hint of utter disappointment beneath her long eyelashes.
"Sister, I have done my best for you, haven't I?"
"In the mansion, my second sister treats you like a real sister and takes good care of you in everything."
"Although I live in the deep palace, every time I receive a reward, I give one portion to my second sister and one portion to you."
"Everyone present, and even everyone in the world, has witnessed all the past events."
"Now that your plot has been exposed, instead of adding insult to injury, Second Sister has repeatedly pleaded for you and is even willing to take the blame for you."
"what about you?"
"Do you really think we are sisters, soft persimmons that can be bullied by anyone?"
Looking at the Mu sisters' extremely vivid acting skills, Ning Yunxi felt vaguely uneasy.
In her previous life, she had been defeated by them repeatedly, and now, it was another tough battle.
I wonder if she can turn the tide after she no longer trusts him?
Anyway, Liu Yan has already lost, and lost miserably.
Mu Yan was high and mighty, so she naturally put pressure on Ning Hanwang: "This is the family affair of Duke Ningguo, and it is not convenient for me to interfere. Please handle it yourself, Duke Ningguo."
"Yes." Ning Hanwang replied.
Liu Yan was still struggling: "Master, don't believe them, I am the one who truly loves you..."
Ning Hanwang's attitude was cold and indifferent, like an insurmountable snow mountain in the cold winter.
"Liu, from today on, is no longer a member of the Ning Mansion's backyard."
"Since Feng'er has lost consciousness, let Liu suffer for her pain."
The servants were ready to go, waiting for Ning Hanwang's order, and they all came forward with wooden sticks in hand.
Just like that, Liu Yan was completely killed by the beatings...
While waving the stick, Mu Rong shifted her gaze slightly and fixed her eyes on Ning Yunxi.
Coincidentally, the two looked at each other.
Mu Rong's eyes were deep and unfathomable.
Ning Yunxi bowed slightly and responded respectfully.
The more respectful she was, the more uneasy Mu Rong felt.
It was all a conspiracy, and Mu Rong thought that she had included Liu Yan and Ning Yunxi in it.
Unexpectedly, Ning Yunxi gave him a warning, as if to say: Your son's life is like an ant to me. If you dare to harm him again, it will not be as simple as being paralyzed.
Things are different now. I don't know when this girl became so difficult to deal with.
After the beating was completed, a servant came running in and reported, "The Prince of Chen is seriously injured and wants to see the master."
"Lord Chen?"
Everyone was surprised.
Gu Nianting fled for fear of crime. Yin Sitai had already issued arrest warrants and notices were posted all over the capital. How dare he show up on his own initiative?
Ning Hanwang turned his head, first tested Mu Yan, and then corrected him: "The Second Prince's throne has been abolished, his title has been revoked, and he is no longer the Prince of Chen."
The servant was terrified and quickly changed his words: "Yes, I spoke out of turn. The Second Prince came here seriously injured and asked to see the Master."
Ning Hanwang hesitated for a moment before saying, "Help the Second Prince in and ask the doctor to treat him. Also, send someone to Yin Sitai immediately to explain the matter."
"Yes."
As the servants left, another report came: "The emperor has arrived!"
Everyone was slightly surprised and knelt down to pay their respects.
"Your Majesty, may your presence be with you!"
Emperor Gu Mengzhen, dressed in a bright yellow dragon robe embroidered with images of soaring dragons, looked dignified and majestic, just like the scorching afternoon sun, with an imperial aura all his own.
Although he is over fifty years old, one cannot detect a trace of the vicissitudes of life from his handsome face.
Only in terms of heroic spirit, he is in no way inferior to a young man.
Accompanying Gu Mengzhen was Yan Yu.
The ink-colored robe makes his figure more graceful. His eyebrows are like ink paintings, and after the flood has dried up, the smoke condenses into purple mountains in the evening mist, with the bright figures of dragons and phoenixes and the curling of immortal winds.
Gu Nianting followed closely behind, supported by two palace maids, and walked slowly.
Ning Yunxi and Yan Yu looked at each other and smiled at each other in tacit understanding.
They had already seen through the various intentions of these people.
Whether they can help it or not depends entirely on whether they want to or not.
"Welcome King Dijin to live forever!"
Everyone saluted again, with the same courtesy as the emperor.
Gu Mengzhen said nothing. In front of outsiders, he always looked like a loyal and devoted minister.
Yan Yu understood and took the initiative to say, "Stand up."
"Thank you, King Dijin."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
Everyone thanked him and stood up one after another.
The palace maid brought two almost identical chairs and waited for Yan Yu to sit down first, and then Gu Mengzhen sat down.
Gu Mengzhen smiled politely: "Royal brother, please sit down for a moment. I will ask you a question."
Yan Yu responded with a smile: "Please do as you wish, my emperor."
Turning to the crowd, Gu Mengzhen resumed his usual imperial demeanor, his majesty awe-inspiring.
"I was having a small gathering with Prince Dijin, and I happened to hear that the Second Prince risked his life to retrieve the Imperial Seal, so I came to check it out."
"The matter of the dragon robe and the secret decree has spread to everyone, and Yin Sitai immediately issued a warrant for arrest."
"If this is the case, I will never tolerate it."
"Gu Nianting, tell me."
"How do you explain the matter of the dragon robe and the secret decree?"
"Why did you fake your death?"
"Why did you flee from the crime?"
"How did you find the jade seal?"