After dealing with the Zhou family, Emperor Chengkang pointed at Yu Miaoqi who was hiding and asked, "Old Majesty, is your granddaughter the second girl who has just returned home as a lay disciple of Master Kong?"
A lay disciple of Master Kong? When did it happen? The old lady didn't care about common things for many years, and she didn't go out with other families, so she didn't know anything about the rumors released by Lin's mother and daughter. Now the emperor asked him personally, and he knew Yu Miaoqi's origin by heart, so embarrassing Forget about it.
If this matter is too small, Yu Miaoqi loves vanity and utters lies, but if it is too big, it is deceiving the emperor!
The old lady was sweating coldly, but Yu Miaoqi only smiled faintly, and bowed to reply, "Master Huang, Miaoqi only stayed with Master Kong for a few days and listened to some teachings, and she can't be called a lay disciple. "
At the beginning, she didn't say clearly that she was a lay disciple of Master Kong, she only hinted a few words, and the other rumors were all conjectures made by those noble ladies out of thin air. Now she speaks the truth, but to others it sounds like modesty. Knowing that Mrs. Kong is the emperor's biological younger sister, when the siblings discuss this matter in the future, she will be able to settle the matter, and she has no suspicion of deceiving the emperor.
Emperor Cheng Kang's eyes were slightly cold, and even the mild-mannered prince frowned, secretly thinking that this woman was really scheming and had a bad temperament.
Seeing the emotional changes between the two, Yu Miaoqi couldn't help but feel awe-inspiring. She was wondering where she was wrong, but she heard Cheng Kangdi say in a deep voice, "Old Madam, your granddaughter grew up outside, and when it comes to bearing, it's all about you." It’s not as good as Xiang’er, it needs to be trained well.”
"Master Huang said that she had hired two nuns to teach her, but after all, she lacked a little spirituality and was not enlightened." The old lady sighed, not caring about Yu Miaoqi's face at all.
All the noble ladies shook their heads in their hearts when they heard this remark, secretly thinking that this woman is just as the emperor said, she is too petty. Although she has been taught by Kong Shitai, she has lived in seclusion in the deep mountains and old forests for many years, and she still lacks a little knowledge. If she was the one who was smashed today, she would have to be plotted against by Mrs. Zhou, and Yu Pinyan would be charged with murder, and everyone present would be implicated. It's really an understatement.
Yu Miaoqi's face was pale, her eyes were flushed, she hid behind Lin Shi and trembled slightly. She lost to Yu Xiang again today, and it was still a disastrous defeat. With the emperor's comment, her way of marrying into the prince's mansion was completely cut off.
Lin quietly held her cold hand to show comfort, why didn't she feel shame and resentment in her heart.
While the few people were talking, Shen Yuanqi quietly moved to Yu Xiang's side and handed over a clean handkerchief. Although Yu Xiang had a double bond with him and had a good impression, she was not close enough to accept his personal belongings, so she shook her head slightly and refused.
At this moment, Yu Pinyan asked for a wet handkerchief from the shopkeeper, and as soon as Yu Xiang saw his brother, he plunged into his arms, rubbed his head full of egg liquid on his clothes, and squinted his bright cat eyes with a smirk .
Yu Pinyan had a helpless expression, but his eyes were full of indelible pampering. He helped her clean up bit by bit, and pinched the tip of her nose lovingly.
Shen Yuanqi smiled wryly, put the handkerchief in his sleeve pocket and stepped aside.
Since Emperor Chengkang revealed his whereabouts, it was naturally inconvenient to stay outside the palace, so he ordered the palace staff to pack the mercury mirror and other things and leave quickly. Worried that the old lady would be frightened, Yu Pinyan stayed to comfort him.
The shopkeeper sent the great god away. After turning around, he looked at Yu Xiang's clumped hair covered with egg white boards, and said cautiously, "Master Dutong, if the third lady does not give up, you can go to the inner room to clean up her hair a little bit. Let That crazy woman broke into the store and committed a murder is really a minor lack of supervision, please forgive me, Lord Dutong."
"The crazy woman has nothing to do with you. Forget it." Yu Xiang waved her hand generously, but quickly added, "If you really apologize, you can give me a 30% discount when you come to your store in the future."
The shopkeeper didn't dare to say no, he immediately agreed, and then sent people to prepare hot water. Yu Pinyan pushed his younger sister to the inner room, and before leaving, he cast a cold glance at Shen Yuanqi.
Shen Yuanqi knew that he was annoyed that he was close to Xiang'er, so he couldn't help but smile wryly, and secretly sighed that Yu Dutong really loved his sister as much as the outside rumors said. But in fact, that was also his younger sister, but she was taken away by the Yu family by accident. Taking away such a lovely younger sister and leaving behind such a scourge as Yu Miaoqi, the Yu family should be in debt to the Shen family!
While he was slandering herself, Yu Miaoqi quickly broke free from the embarrassment. Seeing that all the customers in the store were scared away, and seeing the old lady sitting on the grand chair with her eyes closed, she seemed to want to talk to her, so she made a gesture to her former brother. Wink.
The two walked to the most remote corner of the store and talked behind the huge antique shelf. It was not easy for Lin to stop her, so she could only look at the past one by one, her worry was palpable.
"Brother, it was my fault. For the sake of the relationship between you and me, don't target me. To tell the truth, my life in the Yu family is not easy. The old lady and Yu Pinyan can only see Yu Xiang , but treat me as an outsider. I am trembling all day long, for fear that they will drive me out of the house one day. It is better for my parents and elder brother to treat me. If I knew this, I would not go back to Yongle Hou Mansion. There is too much regret." She cried as she spoke, her grief was real.
Shen Yuanqi sized her up for a long time before he sneered softly, "Don't, you'd better stay at Yu's house honestly, don't you think it's not enough to harm my Shen family?"
Yu Miaoqi forgot to shed tears, and asked, "How did I become a disaster? My dignified daughter of the marquis mansion was wrongly embraced by you as a merchant girl, and my flesh and blood have been separated for more than ten years. Feel your conscience, who is the one who has harmed whom?" ?”
When her attitude became tough, Shen Yuanqi also laughed coldly, "I think the mistress of the Hou Mansion went out in a hurry back then, knowing that she was going to give birth, she didn't buy a nanny, so she asked my Shen's nanny for some milk to drink in case you starved to death. It was because the servants of the Yu family took my sister away by mistake. My cute and loving sister was replaced by a wolf-hearted and heartless thing like you. What is wrong with my Shen family? Without you, I would Why did the Shen family fall to the point of ruin?"
Yu Miaoqi almost fainted when she saw him speak so badly about herself, she wanted to turn against him but didn't dare, so she gritted her teeth and remained silent. When the emperor took the white dragon fish suit, he only called the crown prince, Yu Pinyan, and Shen Yuanqi to accompany him, the meaning of which even a fool could guess. This elder brother of hers is afraid that he has fallen into the eyes of the emperor, and he will become famous in the future.
Knowing this earlier, why did she go against him in the first place.
Yu Miaoqi felt remorse in her heart, and said in a soft voice, "Although the cause is not the fault of the Shen family, but since you have discovered the truth, you should send me home as soon as possible instead of hiding me for more than ten years. Regardless of whether the Yu family or the Shen family Who is right and who is wrong in the family, after all, I am innocent and the biggest victim. Brother, are you right? I am struggling in the Yu family now, so you just pretend that you don’t know me. Don’t make things difficult for me. It counts as repaying the debt owed to me by the Shen family for more than ten years."
Shen Yuanqi looked at her in amazement, and sneered, "Yu Miaoqi, I just realized that you have such a thick skin, which is really rare in the world. Pay back what the Shen family owes you? You ruined the Shen family and my parents Death in vain, the Shen family's debt to you has been paid off long ago, and I, Shen Yuanqi, don't owe you anything." Then he turned around and left.
Yu Miaoqi was really anxious now, she knelt down and begged while tugging at his arm, "Brother, I was wrong, I really know I was wrong. Please forgive me for the sake of my 20-year brother-sister relationship. Let's return to the bridge from now on." The road returns to the road, isn’t it okay to stay away from each other forever?”
Shen Yuanqi stared at her for a while, and finally compromised, "I can pretend that I don't know you, the only thing is that you can't take action against Xiang'er. If you let me know that you are not good for her, I will ruin your reputation and lose everything."
Yu Miaoqi was stunned, and tears slowly flowed from her eyes. This time she wasn't pretending, but she was really heartbroken. Thinking that her elder brother who loved her so much back then would say such unfeeling words to her one day, it was because of Yu Xiang, who had never seen him before. What is so good about her, why is everyone turning to her
Suppressing the resentment in her heart, Yu Miaoqi smiled miserably while wiping her tears, "Brother, you think highly of me too much, how can I be Yu Xiang's opponent? You have seen what happened today, and none of the people who offended her ended well. All ladies in Beijing are afraid of her, so how dare I step forward to provoke her. I'm still afraid that she will deal with me."
"If you don't provoke her, how could she provoke you? She is not like you, she has a vicious heart." Shen Yuanqi walked away in a huff.
Yu Miaoqi's facial features were distorted, and she scratched the ground hard to vent her hatred. She heard Lin's call in a trance, and then she slowly got up, straightened her appearance, and walked out.
"He didn't like you, did he?" Lin hurriedly stepped forward to pull her, and persuaded her earnestly, "Don't provoke him again in the future. The emperor's white dragon fish suit only asked him to accompany Yu Pinyan, and the grace of his holy family can be seen One spot. The rumors released the day before yesterday probably didn't hurt him at all, we are a woman, no matter how long our hands are, we can't reach the front, let's forget it."
Yu Miaoqi patted the back of her hand to comfort her, "Mother, I know, I have already made an agreement with him. In the future, bridges will return to bridges and roads will return, and we will never communicate with each other. He is a man who keeps his promises, so he will not retaliate against me."
"That's good, that's good." Lin breathed a sigh of relief, and then said, "Don't bother with Yu Xiang, and forget it, let's live our lives well."
"Why?" Not even Lin's side was on her side, Yu Miaoqi was full of hatred gushing out.
"You see she is so powerful, we are probably no match for her. What are we going to fight her with? Our ancestors and Yu Pinyan protect her like eyeballs, and when they see us, they immediately pull their cheeks and ignore her. She is also a powerful character herself. Don't talk about scheming, you can kill people with just a single word of mouth. If you make her anxious, just relying on her cannonball temper, I'm afraid even the sky will poke a hole. She pierced the sky and you Yu Pinyan will help her Come on, who will help us? Let’s forget it.”
Lin's words were quite right, and Yu Miaoqi's heart was sober, but it aroused an idea of not admitting defeat, and vowed that one day she would trample Yu Xiang on the soles of her feet and grind her wantonly.