Volume 1 Chapter 20: Laughing at the Prosperous Scene

  Li Yun was pulled by Cai Lian, with her entire body weight leaning on her, and even her head resting on her shoulder.

  "Miss, please walk properly, I'm a servant and can't keep up with you. When can we return to the courtyard?" Cai Lian felt that Miss had really changed, the former Miss would never pull her onto the horse, let alone lean against her so intimately. Although the weight on her body was heavy, her heart felt sweet and warm. If she hadn't always stayed by Miss's side, she would have thought it was a different person. But this kind of Miss made her likeable.

  "Hmm!" Li Yun's body straightened a bit, but she still didn't let go of Cai Lian.

  Cai Lian relaxed a bit and pulled Li Yun along, quickening their pace, the two of them walking together like a twisted rope.

  Li Yun was drowsy, but she still didn't forget to quietly memorize the route at every turn. After walking for about ten minutes or so, a courtyard finally appeared in front of her. Before she even approached it, she caught the scent of flowers wafting through the air. She sniffed and felt that the fragrance was elegant and pleasant, like the scent of orchids. It seemed that there were orchids planted in the courtyard.

  "Finally arrived!" Cai Lian let out a long sigh and wiped away the fine beads of sweat on her forehead with her sleeve.

  "En, you've worked hard, we can sleep now." Li Yun felt that apart from the fragrance of orchids, there was also a strong scent of cosmetics, and she couldn't help but wrinkle her brow, moving away from Cai Lian and straightening up.

  Just then, a sharp female voice came from inside the courtyard, "Hey! Sister, I said you sent off Jing Shizi, can you bear to come back? I thought you would keep Jing Shizi for a midnight chat!"

  As the words fell, several women walked out of the courtyard, all dressed in silk and satin, with powdered faces and adorned hair. Their faces were delicate and beautiful. One woman walked ahead, her sharp tongue and jealous expression ruining her beauty.

  A few people came out, and a strong smell of cosmetics hit me in the face.

  Li Yun pinched her nose, thinking that fortunately the owner of this body was not so fond of makeup, otherwise she would have been suffocated by powder again on the first day she came back to life.

  "Yun Shallow Moon! What's that expression!" The woman saw Li Yun's disgusted look and immediately became angry.

  Li Yun glanced at the women, although she hadn't seen their faces before, but hearing their voices knew they were the ones who had caused trouble at Old Master Wang's place. It seemed like they had been rebuffed by Old Master Wang and didn't want to give up, so they came here instead. She couldn't understand why these women still dared to come looking for trouble. As a woman herself, wasn't it said that women shouldn't make things difficult for other women? But she was too lazy to bother with them, so she waved her hand and said: "Whatever it is you want, talk about it tomorrow. I'm tired today."

  Several women were stunned at the same time, and the woman who spoke earlier immediately showed a disdainful expression. "Yun Qianyue, you're a woman who can't even do anything, yet you dare to dream of marrying the Crown Prince? Now you're even more ridiculous, thinking that you can get the attention of Shang Jing's son! Don't you take a look at yourself in the mirror and see how much you weigh? You're a woman who has been ignorant of music, chess, books, paintings, and etiquette since childhood. You can't even learn a few big characters after repeated practice, so what makes you think you deserve the favor of Shang Jing's son, the heavenly genius?"

  Li Yun thought that the original owner of this body couldn't even learn a few big characters, how stupid!

  "Hmph! What does it matter if you know martial arts? You're still just a useless flower vase! A woman's most important virtue is her domestic etiquette, being dignified and virtuous. Look at yourself, which one of these qualities do you possess? The Crown Prince not liking you is proof of his wisdom. Do you think that just because the Marquis of Jing treats you with favor, he actually has a good opinion of you? Don't be ridiculous! Who is the Marquis of Jing? He's someone even more talented and discerning than the Crown Prince!"

  "It's true! To say that the heavens have smiled upon someone, making them stand out from the rest, it's definitely not you. There's Qin Yujing, the young lady of the Chancellor's Manor; Qingwen, the imperial princess; Rong Wangfu's second miss, Yong Linglan; Xiaoxin Wangfu's young duchess, Leng Shuxi; Wenda Jiangjun's crown prince's consort and cousin, Wen Ruyan; and Bingbu Shilang's Zhao Kewan... Which one of these women isn't a top-notch talent? Take a look at yourself, you fool, how can you compare?" Another woman chimed in.

  "That's right! Haven't you caused enough trouble over the years? Father is too lazy to bother with you, if it weren't for your grandfather covering for you, who knows how many times you would have died by now. Especially following behind the Crown Prince like a shadow, and the Crown Prince doesn't even give you a glance, you've lost face for our Cloud King Manor completely."

  Another woman chimed in, not to be outdone, "Yesterday you set fire to the Wandering Spring Pavilion, didn't that kill hundreds of people? The officials petitioned the Emperor to punish you, I just don't understand how you used your seductive tricks to charm Jing Shizi and Ran Xiao Wangye into helping you. If it weren't for those two, where would you be today? You'd probably be locked up in the Ministry of Justice waiting for death."

  "Isn't that right! Could it be that she went to Wangchun Building and learned some cunning tricks from the women inside? Otherwise, how could she get Jing Shizi and Ran Xiao Wangye to lend a hand?" The first woman who spoke earlier heard someone say this and immediately stared tightly at Li Yun, "Speak! What kind of cunning trick did you use!"

  Wow! A string of crazy bombardments made Li Yun's originally dense sleepiness disappear. She wasn't angry, but instead looked at the women in front of her with admiration, able to chatter and scold her without even taking a breath. No wonder Old Master Wang disliked them so much! In her opinion, these women were just idle and had nothing better to do, they deserved a beating!

  "Come on, quickly tell us how you enchanted Jing Shizi and Ran Xiao Wangye!" All the women were staring tightly at Li Yun.

  Li Yun thought that this must be the purpose of their visit today, and also the topic they care about most. It seems that not only them, but many people in the entire capital city are still wondering why those two helped her. But how did she know? She's not a worm in their stomachs.

  "I don't know!" Li Yun gave a straightforward answer, waving her hand to shoo them away. "I'm going to sleep now. You all hurry back! It's late at night and you're still lingering here, aren't you tired?"

  "You... Yun Shangyue! You don't know how to appreciate kindness!" The woman was furious.

  "What's wrong with me being unreasonable?" Li Yun's temper was ignited. Was it so hard for her to sleep?

  "Sisters, this dead girl is getting more and more daring. Today we'll teach her a lesson, let her know that just because she's favored by Old Master Wang doesn't mean she can be unreasonable. Doesn't she see who the mistress of the Cloud King's estate is?" The woman in front walked over and slapped Li Yun with a loud smack.

  The mistress of the back house of Yunwangfu? The woman in this body seemed to have died early, and it's obviously not her mother. Li Yun looked at the hand that was swung over, feeling annoyed in her heart. "Women bullying women is just a joke." Some women are really lowly, if she doesn't teach them a lesson, they will never know how to behave themselves.

  At this thought, Li Yun's eyes slightly dimmed and a cold aura emanated from her. Just as she was about to make a move, Cai Lian suddenly rushed out from behind and blocked her way in front of Li Yun. A loud slapping sound was heard, and the woman slapped Cai Lian across the face, causing Cai Lian to stumble backward, but still firmly protecting Li Yun in front of her.

  "Cai Lian!" Li Yun was startled and reached out to support Cai Lian.

  "Big sister! Old Master Wang hasn't gone to sleep yet! If he finds out you're bullying Miss, he definitely won't let you off!" Cai Lian warned the woman in front of her, covering her face.

  "Get out of my sight, you lowly wretch!" The woman didn't listen at all, and although she didn't hit Yun Shangyue, her hand hurt a lot. Suddenly even angrier, she lifted up her skirt and kicked Cai Lian with one foot.

  Li Yun thought that the shrew was nothing more than this. Just now she didn't think that Cai Lian would block her way and let her succeed, how could she still be allowed to do so? She stretched out her hand to pull open Cai Lian and angrily said: "Are you satisfied? Don't think that I'm afraid of you just because I tolerate you!"

  "You think you're not afraid because your grandfather is backing you up? Your grandfather is ill right now! He doesn't have time to deal with a dead girl like you. Today, I must teach you a lesson!" The woman missed a kick and used her hands and feet to attack Li Yun.

  Li Yun dodged Cai Lian's foot and instantly reached out to grab the woman's wrist. With a slight exertion of force, the woman let out a piercing scream. The sound was ear-piercing, even more so than the squealing of pigs being slaughtered.

  Li Yun let out a cold hum, as if she hadn't seen her pale face from the pain, and applied force to her hand again. She never easily took action, but when she did, it would always be a lesson that person would remember for life. Today, she had to break her wrist into pieces. Let her forever look at her wrist and think of her. Never dare to provoke her again. Anyway, she had somewhat figured it out, although with Old Master Wang's favoritism, it seemed that establishing herself in the Yun King's Residence wouldn't be easy either. The back courtyard of the Yun King's Residence must still be hiding a great Buddha supporting these women! Today, she would first severely punish these small shrimp, and see which great Buddha was behind them!

  Digression

  I was very touched, infinitely touched, thank you for your blessings, I love you all! I will definitely work hard, write more words, and present a legendary romance to everyone. As for the expected second update, it will come soon. O (∩ _ ∩) O ~ The temperature is dropping, everyone should dress warmly when going out. ↖ (^ ω ^) ↗ O (∩ _ ∩) O ~