Volume 1 Chapter 29: Laughing at the Prosperous World

  Yun Shallow Moon watched as Feng Ce Fei stood up straight, her waist stiffened by the old king's words. She sneered in her heart - those who are barefoot aren't afraid of those wearing shoes! Now, she had summoned all the people involved in this matter to the manor, and they were all facing each other, drums beating in their faces, discussing yesterday's and today's events. The owner of this body was probably not well-liked or supported in the manor, while Feng Ce Fei had been accumulating power for a long time, making it seem like she was at a disadvantage. However, every situation has two sides, with advantages and disadvantages. Feng Ce Fei wasn't necessarily going to win, nor would she necessarily lose.

  Besides, she also believed that Old Master Wang was genuinely fond of her and would not push her to be the target of public criticism. So, it's better for her to accompany Concubine Feng and have a good time, seeing who would laugh last in this play.

  "Father, I think we should just let this matter go! The Ji family and the Wang family are both prosperous, today everyone made mistakes, so let's just forget it!" The king, who had been silent for half a response, looked at Yun Shangyue and then glanced at Feng Ce Fei, saying to the old king. This remark seemed to be in favor of Yun Shangyue, after all, he still knew that Feng Ce Fei had accumulated power in the mansion for a long time.

  The face of Feng Ce Fei suddenly looked unwell, but she also didn't dare to erupt.

  Yun Shallow Moon also didn't take it to heart, she had no more good feelings towards this father.

  "Get out of my sight! This matter cannot be settled so easily. The Wang estate has been in a mess for over ten years since your mother and that stinky girl's mother passed away one after another. Now, while my old man is still alive, I'll thoroughly clean it up." Old Master Wang slammed his cane loudly, "You're weak and incompetent, but my old man is still alive! The Wang estate isn't yours to manage yet!"

  The king suddenly stopped talking and didn't say another word.

  Yun Shallow Moon's mouth slightly hooked, thinking that it was quite good. Now is a good opportunity for her to get to know the people in the Cloud King's mansion. When all the people are put into this big pot and cooked, who will be black and who will be white? It must be cooked before knowing. To stand firm in this king's mansion, one must first figure out what color each person belongs to.

  The phoenix concubine naturally did not object. Today, she wanted to thoroughly get rid of Yun Shangyue. When everyone's attention was focused on her, she wanted to see how Old Master Wang would still protect her.

  For a moment, several people were lost in thought, waiting for Yu Mei to call them over.

  At this moment, Yun Meng hastily entered the courtyard and stood outside the door respectfully saying: "Reporting to Old Master Wang, the Crown Prince has arrived with his consort, they heard that Big Miss was injured yesterday and have come specifically to see her today."

  Feng Ce Fei's spirits lifted immediately upon hearing the words, her niece had arrived, who dared to bully her now? She gave Yun Qian Yue a cold glance, her triumphant expression evident. With the Crown Prince's consort backing her up, she would see how Yun Qian Yue died! She immediately ordered: "Still not hurrying to invite the Crown Prince and the Crown Prince's consort in?"

  Yun Shang Yue didn't see the triumphant look in Feng Ce Fei's eyes, and she coldly snorted in her heart. What's so special about being a crown prince's side consort? Can she really shake up Yun Wang Fu? She was able to leave the imperial palace unscathed, but now that she's back at Yun Wang Fu, can the crown prince still throw her into the Ministry of Justice's prison? Ridiculous!

  "What a ruckus! What time is it now? How can you invite the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess to come in!" The king turned his head and scolded Feng Ce Fei, saying to the outside: "Since the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess are here to visit the young lady, just have them go directly to Xianghe Institute! Serve them well!"

  "Your Majesty, since the Crown Prince and his concubine have arrived, how can they not come to pay their respects to the Emperor first? Of course, they should come here first." What can Feng Concubine do? Now that the Crown Prince's concubine is her relative, she naturally needs her relatives' support. Looking at the King, he still favors Yun Shangyue that dead girl, she can't rely on him.

  "Phoenix, family scandals should not be spread outside! Don't you know this principle?"

  "Your Majesty, the Crown Prince and his concubine are not outsiders. They can also be considered as my relatives." Feng Ce Fei immediately said, without leaking a single word.

  "You..." The prince's eyes gathered anger. Only today did he discover that the woman who had always been obedient to him could also be so defiant, and for a moment, he felt that he was truly wrong. Such a woman, where is her gentleness?

  The phoenix concubine was startled by the king's gaze, and hastily retracted her triumphant expression. Her beautiful eyes welled up with tears as she spoke in a sorrowful tone: "Your Majesty, how can the crown prince and his consort possibly go to a humble place like Xianghe Courtyard? Wouldn't that tarnish the crown prince's noble status? Besides, Xianghe only injured her hand, which is still usable. Why don't we just have her come here instead? That way, Father Emperor can also take a look at Xianghe's injury... and see if that one good hand of hers will truly never be able to play the zither again..."

  The king's expression slightly improved when he heard that his daughter, Shanghe, could no longer play the piano. He looked at Feng Ce Fei again and thought that what she said also made some sense. In his heart, he sighed, knowing that she had some private tricks up her sleeve, but fortunately, she was tactful and never caused any big trouble. She was gentle and obedient, so he always turned a blind eye to these things. Over the years, Shanghe's behavior had indeed been disappointing, which made him sad. As a result, his heart naturally leaned more towards Feng Ce Fei, and he even gave her control over half of the palace guards. However, Shanghe was still his daughter, and only now did he realize that she seemed different from before. He didn't know how she had been living all these years. Now that he thought about it, he knew the purpose of the crown prince and the crown princess's visit. The crown prince disliked Shanghe, and the crown princess was even more biased towards Feng Ce Fei. With this in mind, he hesitated for a moment before saying, "In that case, let's invite the crown prince and the crown princess to the front hall. Let Shanghe go to the front hall as well."

  "Your Highness!" Feng Ce Fei opened her eyes wide, staring at the king, seemingly unable to believe that she had just said such things. This person who always granted her wishes was actually helping Yun Qian Yue today? Was it simply because of those few treasonous words spoken by Yun Qian Yue earlier?

  She was indignant in her heart and just wanted to speak again. The king interrupted her, "Don't say anything else, please go to the front hall!"

  The phoenix concubine saw the king's resolute attitude, and although she was angry in her heart, she could not do anything about it.

  "As the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess are both from Feng Ce's maternal family, they shouldn't be considered outsiders. Why doesn't Father invite them in? The Crown Prince is of high status, and our matters here can't be settled quickly, how can we make him wait for long? I think Father should invite them in!" Yun Shangyue suddenly spoke up after remaining silent the whole time, and as she finished speaking, she turned to Old Master Wang and winked at him, "Grandfather, what do you say?"

  "Hmm! Stinky girl is right! Since it's not an outsider, what's there to fear about airing dirty laundry? Please come in!" Old Master Wang nodded and instructed the outside, "Yun Meng, go invite them to come here, and also ask Big Sister Xianghe to come over. Let's discuss the beginning and end of yesterday's events together and see who was wronged by whom. Also, please have Prince and Princess Consort serve as witnesses."

  "Father!" The king was taken aback. He didn't expect Yun Shangyue to take the initiative to let the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess enter. Did she think the Crown Prince would side with her? Or was she simply innocent? But even if she were innocent, what could be done? Who in this mansion dared to speak up for her? He immediately said: "I think it's not suitable!"

  "What's wrong? I don't see anything wrong! Just come in then! You don't need to say any more, just take a look and it'll be fine." Old Master Wang waved his hand in distaste at Master Wang. He ordered the outside servant Yun Meng: "Invite him in here."

  "Yes!" Yun Meng turned around and walked out of the courtyard.

  The king looked at Yun Shangyue with a glance, then glanced at Feng Ce Fei, sighed helplessly and sat down on a chair to one side.

  Phoenix Concubine has had her revenge, and in her heart she's thinking: Yun Shangyue, this is what you get for yourself. Soon I'll make you cry until you can't cry anymore. Don't blame me for being ruthless later on.

  The clouds are shallow and the moon is faintly visible.

  Before long, people from various houses and courtyards came to Old Master Wang's courtyard one after another. Not only did the misses, maidservants, and servants from each courtyard come, but also several of Master Wang's consorts, aunts, and concubines who had not participated in this matter all arrived. In an instant, the people filled up the entire courtyard of Old Master Wang. At a glance, it was a sea of black figures.

  Phoenix Concubine's face was triumphant, she knew that these people all understood in their hearts who the real mistress of the backyard was. Of course, they didn't dare not to come and help her. She glanced at Cloud Shallow Moon with a meaningful look that spoke volumes.

  The king frowned, but this time there was no speech.

  Before long, the Crown Prince brought the Crown Princess into the old king's courtyard. Behind them, apart from Yun Meng who had accompanied them back, there was another person - Ye Qingran.

  Yun Qian's smile was faint, she remembered that yesterday night, Qing Ye said he would come again today to visit Old Master Wang. Now that he has arrived, isn't it just in time for the show? However, she wasn't afraid of crowds, the more people the better. Today's play required a large audience to perform and watch.