Chapter 139: A Spectacle To Behold
“Miss Yang is indeed extraordinary.”
Li Rong sat in the carriage and returned home, immediately going to see her father and mother, telling them what had just happened.
“Following Father and Mother’s instructions, I kept flattering her and expressing respect and admiration.”
“Chai Wan’er did come, holding the questions that Chai Yuan obtained yesterday from the two scholars at the Sacred Spring Temple.”
“However, contrary to Father’s expectation, Miss Yang didn’t need me to provoke; she herself stirred up Chai Wan’er’s anger.”
“She even provocatively said to let the Empress issue a decree to examine her.”
After hearing their daughter’s account, Lord Li and Madam Li were both somewhat surprised.
What they had originally expected was that Miss Yang would accept the examination, write an essay on the spot, and then Chai Wan’er would bring out the answers from those two scholars to mock and humiliate her…
Then Li Rong would stand up for her, mentioning the Empress’s status, mentioning Princess Pingcheng, and accusing the Chai Clan of deliberately bullying people.
Then pull Yang Luo to come find him for appraisal.
He would personally take Yang Luo into the palace for the Emperor to appraise.
The Chai Clan would certainly not allow Yang Luo to appear before the Emperor and would definitely obstruct it.
At that time, in the chaos, take the opportunity to make Miss Yang either fall from the carriage or be injured by horse hooves…
Unfortunately!
Once again, it did not go as wished.
Lord Li frowned. What was going on?
“Master, this time it can’t be considered as not going as wished,” Madam Li said. “It’s even bigger than we expected. That Miss Yang directly confronted the Empress herself. The Empress’s attitude toward Miss Yang was seen last time, and this time…”
Last time the Empress wanted to hit Miss Yang, but first she was blocked by Imperial Consort Li and Ling Yu, and second, Miss Yang had merit at the time, so it didn’t go as wished.
This time Miss Yang publicly offended her with words, and the Empress certainly wouldn’t let this opportunity pass.
“Quickly send the news to Younger Sister.”
This time there would certainly be big excitement.
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“Father, this time we must teach that Yang girl a lesson!”
Chai Yuan stood in Marquis Yichun’s indoor chamber, saying angrily.
At the time the National Academy exam results came out, he had wanted to do this.
At that banquet, Princess Pingcheng was downcast, and the Empress and Emperor nearly quarreled, all because of that Yang girl; he was there and was infuriated to death.
But he was stopped by Marquis Yichun.
Marquis Yichun said it was the Emperor’s intention.
So what if the Yang girl was clever and ranked first? So what if Libationer Wang Zaitian emphasized fairness and justice? If the Emperor didn’t want to change his mind, there would always be ways not to change.
So in the end, it was the Emperor’s choice.
The result was already like this; making more noise would seem like they were forcing the Emperor.
No matter what, it was just a woman taking an exam once…
Perhaps the Emperor had other arrangements.
Better to wait and see.
“We didn’t question her taking first place, but now Wang Zaitian has truly taken her as his disciple. If we don’t question it now, His Majesty will announce to the outside that she is his daughter!” Chai Yuan shouted.
Recognize her as daughter? Marquis Yichun said indifferently, “The Chai Clan’s reputation isn’t so easily trampled.”
“Father, our Chai Clan’s reputation is already being trampled by her,” Chai Yuan said urgently. “She keeps saying only if the Empress issues a decree does she qualify to be examined by her. What does she think she is!”
At this point, he felt annoyed and self-reproachful.
“Younger Sister asked me, her uncle, to stand up for Pingcheng, but not only did I fail to stand up for Pingcheng, I also let the Empress be humiliated.”
He looked at Marquis Yichun.
“Father, don’t stop me. I want to go to Duke Ding’an’s Family right now and give that cheap maid a few slaps to wake her up!”
Marquis Yichun glared at him. “It’s not a little child’s quarrel; if you resort to hands, besides letting others watch the excitement, what’s the use?”
Chai Yuan was about to say something when Marquis Yichun put down the booklet in his hand.
“I will enter the palace to request His Majesty to issue a decree,” he said. “Our Chai Clan will satisfy her and properly examine her once.”
But an examination by imperial decree was not just for show.
Chai Yuan was overjoyed. “Father, if we lose this time, drive this cheap maid out of the Capital City.”
Marquis Yichun waved his hand. “Go watch over your own daughter. The Chai Clan’s child went out to hit someone and ended up getting hit. What a disgrace!”
Chai Yuan hurriedly said, “I’ll go teach her how to hit people right now. Next time, it absolutely won’t happen like this again!”
Chai Yuan withdrew, and the indoor chamber quieted down.
Marquis Yichun reached out and pressed his forehead.
No matter what the Emperor thought, this Yang girl really could not be kept any longer.
She escaped the massacre in White Horse Town, escaped the nighttime assassination in the Capital City, ranked first in the National Academy exam ahead of the Princess, and even became a Libationer disciple….
This girl was becoming more and more famous, which would make things increasingly chaotic.
Then cut the chaos with a swift blade and send her off with a spectacle.
Then on the road leaving the Capital City, there would be too many accidents that could happen.
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The bloodstained hands were placed in the copper basin, the blood spreading in the clear water. The hands were lifted, becoming clean again.
Mo Zheng handed over the brocade handkerchief, and Yang Luo took it and carefully wiped her hands.
“Change your clothes too,” Mo Zheng said, fetching another set of dress, shoes, and socks.
This dress, shoes, and socks were exactly the same as what Yang Luo was wearing.
Yang Luo neatly took off her bloodstained shoes and outer skirt, took the dress, and went to the inner chamber to change.
“So in your previous life, Ji Ying really did die?” Mo Zheng asked from outside.
Yang Luo’s voice came from inside.
“Yes, in the previous life, I remember it was also during the festival. On his way back to the Capital City to report on his duties, he was killed, said to have encountered mountain bandits robbing.”
“The Emperor was furious and sent government soldiers to investigate and suppress the bandits. Then from the interrogation of the captured mountain bandits, it was learned that Ji Ying had used death row prisoners to impersonate mountain bandits in Lu County…”
“That’s why when I first met you, I told you the government would use death row prisoners to impersonate mountain bandits.”
Mo Zheng thought thoughtfully. “So, Ji Ying’s death last time did not uncover the truth about your mother and the White Horse Town civilians’ deaths. It still concluded it was mountain bandits?”
Yang Luo changed into the dress and walked out.
“That’s the result I heard,” she said. At this point, she mocked herself. “Originally, Uncle and Aunt hid this matter from me. Yang Hui let it slip by mentioning White Horse Town, and I pressed them before they told me, but very perfunctorily. They only said since the Imperial Court knew the White Horse Town mountain bandits weren’t eliminated, they would certainly send soldiers to suppress the bandits and avenge my mother and the villagers. Later…”
She herself had also forgotten about this matter.
She had peacefully and happily been the young lady of Duke Ding’an’s Mansion until her death.
She took a deep breath, suppressing the urge to slap herself, and continued with useful information.
“However, not long after this matter, Marquis Yichun received a reprimand from the Emperor, and two Chai Clan nephews and nieces serving in the military were relieved of their posts.”
“Because Ji Ying was initially recommended by Marquis Yichun. Ji Ying erred, and Marquis Yichun failed to judge people clearly, so the Emperor wanted to punish him.”
“This was what Cousin said. He even felt indignant for Marquis Yichun, but then was scolded by Uncle and didn’t say more.”
Ji Ying’s death was either to silence him and cover up the White Horse Town truth, or to use it to expose the White Horse Town incident truth…
But according to what Yang Luo said, the truth of the matter was not exposed.
However, Marquis Yichun was punished again.
Was this punishment the result Marquis Yichun sought, or the result others sought?
Also, was this result announced to the civilians like this, but actually how was it?
Yang Luo couldn’t hold back in the end, raised her hand, and slapped herself. “Died once in vain.”
Knew nothing.
Mo Zheng laughed. “Don’t hit, don’t hit. It’s not strange you didn’t know; they just wanted to hide it from you.”
Yang Luo exhaled. “What to do next?” At this point, she sneered. “Ji Ying doesn’t even know he was pulled back from the gates of hell, yet he acts like we’re out to harm him and says nothing.”
She looked at Mo Zheng.
“Directly drag Ji Ying to the government and expose how he used death row prisoners to impersonate mountain bandits and cover up the White Horse Town case?”
This would also simultaneously expose Yang Luo’s identity.
For those who knew her identity and those who didn’t, it would really be big excitement.
“We are to do this matter,” Mo Zheng said. “But it’s not for Miss Yang to do it.”
Then… Yang Luo looked at her and instantly thought of something, reaching into her sleeve to take out the jade pendant.
“Let them,” she said suddenly realizing.
“Right.” Mo Zheng nodded, raising her eyebrow with a smile. “No matter who exposed Ji Ying’s death last time, it certainly wasn’t these people. We don’t know these people’s identities, and people related to Ji Ying don’t know either. If people from this side that no one knows intervene, it will be chaos.”
This was using malice to counter malice. Yang Luo looked at the jade pendant and smiled; then they could watch the excitement.
