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Han Jingshuâs trip seemed to have given Yu Wan hope, but it turned all her hopes into despair. Yu Wan was in a terrible mood and did not have the time to take care of the Empress.
âAh Wanâ¦â The Empress smiled and finally began to cut to the chase with Yu
Wan.
Han Jingshu was right. It was obvious that the Empress wanted to trick her, and Yu Wan was definitely not someone who would compromise with tricks.
Since the outcome was already decided, there was no need to waste time.
Yu Wan stood up and said, âYour Majesty, Iâm tired. Iâll take my leave today and visit you another day.â
When she said this, she put on a rare act of holding her stomach, looking like she was saying, âIâm about to give birth and really canât afford to waste time. Hurry up and let me go back, or Iâll give birth in minutes!â
The Empress was a little stunned. Just now, you stood up more easily than if you were not pregnant. Why did it seem like your stomach weighed tens of pounds in the blink of an eye?
Although⦠according to Yu Wanâs state, the current situation was normal. The problem was that Yu Wan had never been normal when she entered the
Fengshai Palace. She walked as if she was flying. Those who knew said that she was pregnant, but those who didnât know would think that she had only stuffed a pillow into her clothes!
The Empress couldnât care less about tidying up the confusion in her mind now. She also stood up and looked at Yu Wan steadily. She said pleasantly, âIâve already ordered the imperial kitchen to prepare a banquet. Letâs eat here at the Fengshai Palace at noon.â
Her smile was warm and her eyes were gentle, but her tone was clearly not to be rejected.
Was she using her status as the Empress to suppress her? Yu Wan wanted to laugh. After not seeing her for a year, the Empress had become arrogant. She had probably forgotten who pulled her out of the Cold Palace back then.
âWhat⦠did the Empress say just now?â Yu Wan smiled faintly at the Empress.
At this moment, Yu Wanâs aura also changed. She also smiled, but she exuded an aura that was even more domineering than the Empress.
The Empressâs heart trembled. She understood that she shouldnât use her status to suppress others, but she was the Empress, so why couldnât she use her status to suppress others?
The Empress said seriously, âI said, stay and eat with me!â
âWhat if I donât stay?â Yu Wan said indifferently.
The Empress pinched her fingers. âAh Wan, you should understand that I like you very muchâ¦â
Yu Wan interrupted her. âThere are many people who like me, but I do not have to agree to everyone who treats me to a meal.â
The Empressâs eyes turned cold as she enunciated each word clearly. âIâm the Empress!â
Yu Wan did not show any weakness. âIâm the Regent Consort!â
The word âregent consortâ made the Empress completely speechless. Back then, Yan Huaijing was only temporarily acting as a prince to supervise the country. Moreover, when she could attend court, she could not defeat Yan
Huaijing in court. Now that the Emperor had conferred Yan Jiuchao as the regent, not only did he seize Yan Huaijingâs authority to supervise the country, but he also removed her from her position of listening to politics. What did this mean
The power of politics completely fell into Yan Jiuchaoâs hands, and following that, Yu Wan became the true uncrowned Empress. It was not that the Empress did not understand this, so she was polite at first. It was Yu Wan who did not respect her at all that angered her.
If it were when she had just left the Cold Palace, she would not have been so out of line. However, this year, she had been living a good, smooth-sailing, and powerful life. It was to the extent that she gradually became a little smug. n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om
Yu Wan looked at the Empress indifferently. âEmpress, people can be ungrateful, but they canât be ignorant. Take care.â
Yu Wanâs words were a little harsh. If she was only her aunt, Yu Wan would definitely not be so rude. However, she was clearly an ingrate who did not know how to be grateful. She had probably forgotten how they pulled her out of the Cold Palace back then.
There was only a deal between them. She should not try to use her status as the Empress to suppress her, let alone trick her when Yan Jiuchao was not around. Since she had the intention to scheme against her, she should be prepared to be slapped in the face by her.
The Empress gritted her teeth. âArenât you afraid of being scolded by the world if word gets out that youâve offended your superior?â
Yu Wan sneered. âIâm afraid the Empress has some misunderstanding about offending her superiors. What right does an Empress without any real power have to say that Iâm offending my superiors?â
Actually, it was not a big deal. It was just that there was an embezzlement case in the court that had a lot of implications. The Empressâs cousin was also implicated. Back then, she had suppressed this case when she was still listening to politics. Now, someone who did not care about his life had exposed it again and it was in Yan Jiuchaoâs hands.
The Empress believed that Yan Jiuchao was not a fool and would not easily touch the Ma family. After all, she was on the same side as Yan Jiuchao. Her maiden familyâs power was Yan Jiuchaoâs power. Wouldnât touching her cousin indirectly cut off Yan Jiuchaoâs own wings?
However, Yan Jiuchaoâs actions were strange. She was worried that her cousin would say something he shouldnât and offend Yan Jiuchao, so she wanted to talk to Yu Wan first and let Yu Wan to talk to Yan Jiuchao to show mercy to the Ma family.
He only embezzled a little money, he could just return it! Wasnât it supposed to be a small matter? But in the end⦠it turned into a scene of two sides falling out.
It was this girl who angered her!
The matter that was bigger than a sesame seed became a situation that was almost irreversible!
In the end, the Empressâs rationality prevailed. She decided to save their relationship. She took a deep breath, suppressed her boiling anger, and squeezed out a stiff smile. âAh Wan, youâre young and hot-tempered. I wonât argue with you anymore. Itâs fine if I get straight to the point. Weâre family. Itâs fine after the anger passes.â
Yu Wan smiled. âYour Majesty, do you mean⦠that itâs my fault? And Your Majesty, youâre magnanimous and donât argue with me. Youâre really a motherly woman.â
âAh Wan!â The Empress glared at her. She held back her anger and walked forward. She grabbed Yu Wanâs hand and was about to bury the hatchet when Eunuch Qin walked in in a panic.
âYour Majesty!â Eunuch Qin knelt on the ground with a thud, tears falling like rain!
âWhatâs wrong?â The Empress asked in a deep voice.
Eunuch Qin looked at Yu Wan and then at the Empress. He cried bitterly and said, âLord Ma⦠Lord Ma was cut in half!â
Lord Ma, the Empressâs cousin, was the newly appointed assistant minister of the Ministry of Revenue. Back then, in order to obtain this position for her cousin, the Empress had used her connections many times and even forcefully transferred the former assistant minister of the Ministry of Revenue.
He originally thought that the Ma family could rely on this relationship to rise step by step, but in just a few months, Assistant Minister Ma was cut in half by Yan Jiuchao?!
The Empress felt the world spin and the blood in her body froze!
Cut in half!
He was actually cut at the waist!
The terrifying thing about being cut in half was that the person who was executed would not die immediately. After the person was cut in half at the waist, he would have to roll on the ground in pain for an hour before dying.
What a tragic scene.
It was also because the punishment of being cut in half was so cruel that it had long been deposed by the late Emperor. What did her cousin do to actually make Yan Jiuchao so ruthless?
Yu Wan believed in Yan Jiuchao. Yan Jiuchao seemed to be indecent, but he never took things lightly before serious matters.. Someone who could make him sentence him to death must have done something extremely evil!