Chapter 497 - Ling Ruiers Violent Disturbance (1/2)

But the Empress knew they could do no more. She gritted her teeth, suppressed her anger, and looked back at Yan Miao, who was standing next to her.

Yan Miao had been with the Empress for a long time, and of course she knew what she meant. She immediately stood up from behind the Empress, came over to help Mo Xuetong, smiled, and helped her to a chair beside to sit down. “Consort Xuan, take it easy. Her Majesty is so angry today that she has just scolded Consort Yan into tears. His Majesty is waiting for Her Majesty to find out what has happened. She is upset. She’s not taking you personally,” Yan Miao said with a smile.

A clever maid brought a cup of tea and put it on the table in front of Mo Xuetong. “My Lady, please have some tea,” she said respectfully.

Mo Xuetong looked up at the Empress’ sullen face, and then at You Yue’e’s face, which was frozen by her words. She could not help smiling. After thinking for a while, she wiped her eyes with her handkerchief and said sadly to You Yue’e, “Consort Yan, you are the master of King Yan’s Manor. Of course I know that. But anyway, my fourth sister was given to Feng Yulei by His Majesty. You should spare her for the sake of His Majesty. Couldn’t you stand her? Or Consort Yan, it’s because you don’t like me?”

You Yue’e was so angry that she almost vomited blood and her eyes were red. She could not help rubbing her handkerchief with more force. In front of the Empress, Mo Xuetong accused her of having an evil heart, saying that she could not tolerate others, and finally said that she had a bad relations.h.i.+p with Mo Xuetong, so she hurt Mo Xueqiong.

You Yue’e had never seen such a sharp Mo Xuetong, which made her temporarily forget to pretend to cry. She did not know how to answer, and the Empress, who was sitting high, glared at her angrily. The Empress was dissatisfied with You Yue’e. No matter the origin or the status now, You Yue’e was better than Mo Xuetong. Why did Mo Xuetong have the advantage?

“Well, you’ll both be quiet. You are related. What are you talking about? Sit down, drink some tea, and discuss how to make His Majesty satisfied. Don’t annoy him. Otherwise, I can’t help you,” said the Empress grimly.

After being contradicted by Mo Xuetong, the Empress knew that it was not easy to fool Mo Xuetong. She could only think of another way of speaking now, in what seemed to be the fairest manner, as if she were not taking sides.

“Your Majesty, I have anger in my heart.” Mo Xuetong lifted her eyes and looked at the Empress with a low cough. She was not faking it. Her heart was throbbing with the excitement of the moment before. Mo Ye and Mo Yu were blocked outside the palace gate, so there was no one to serve her while her cool pills were with them.

Recently, she felt a little heat in the body, and sometimes she couldn’t sleep well in the afternoon, not knowing if it was because of the weather, or soaking in the hot spring in this kind of weather. Feng Yuran found a prescription and made some heat-clearing pills for her. She would feel extremely comfortable after taking the medicine. But now, though she felt a little hot, she could only endure it.

“What are you angry about? You just cursed Consort Yan. She’s your sister-in-law. A sister-in-law is like a mother. Even if she did do something wrong, you shouldn’t scold her like that. Besides, she didn’t annoy you,” the Empress scolded with a scowl on her face.

“Your Majesty, if I had killed one of Consort Yan’s sisters, I would have been willing to pay for it with her scolding. I really don’t mind getting yelled at a lot if people’s lives are so worthless.” Mo Xuetong said coldly. It was too cheap to pay for the life of a criminal if he was scolded.

“Consort Xuan, how dare you! Did Consort Yan ever murder your fourth sister? It was your fourth sister who did not obey the rules of womanhood, eloped with another man, and then hanged herself in disgrace. What does this have to do with Consort Yan?” The Empress could not help but scold Mo Xuetong for her repeated confrontations.

Her hand struck the table so hard that the tea almost fell out.

If Mo Xuetong was a timid person, she was likely to be frightened by the imposing manner of the Empress. But Mo Xuetong knew the Empress was trying to keep her down. If she was really pinned down by her, she was going to bear all the blame, so she couldn’t compromise.

She looked up at once and peered with contempt. Ignoring the Empress’ words, she lifted her chin up at You Yue’e and said, “Consort Yan, can you ask yourself if you didn’t hurt my fourth sister? Can you say that you didn’t miscarry Mo Yan and cause her to have significant bleeding? Consort Yan, she was a maid, but the baby in her belly was the real royal blood. How could you do that?”

“I didn’t hurt the b.a.s.t.a.r.d in that maid’s belly? It was your fourth sister who kicked her and caused her to miscarry. What does that have to do with me?” You Yue’e had been in a weak position today. Her cheeks were blanched and livid, and she was about to burst. At this time she could not contain her temper and cried angrily.

Mo Xuetong smiled and turned to the Empress, who was about to put on an angry expression due to her ignorance. “Your Majesty,” Mo Xuetong said, “you see, if any woman who is pregnant with King Yan’s son or daughter is not Consort Yan herself, the children will all be b.a.s.t.a.r.ds. I wonder what Consort Yan thinks of the royal family’s bloodline. I remember the matter about Consort Chu a few days ago. Consort Chu was reprimanded for a second consort lost her baby, and was finally reduced to an ordinary concubine.”

That was not the only reason Ling Rui’er was punished, of course. But Mo Xuetong took it out of context, and no one else could say she was wrong. After all, that was why it happened.