Volume 1: Laughing at the Splendor Chapter 34

  Old Master Wang's eyes flashed with a hint of surprise, and he looked at Yun Shangyue with his head down. It seemed like he had been looking for a long time before withdrawing his gaze, and with a tone that was both proud and melancholic, he sighed, "Indeed, this is the granddaughter of my old self!"

  Yun Shallow Moon had already gone to meet Lord Zhou, her small face buried in the crook of her arm, her even breathing soft and shallow.

  After all the servants from each house and courtyard finished testifying, everyone knelt on the ground without another word. The king's face turned iron-blue, also speechless. The courtyard was so quiet that even a needle falling to the ground could be heard.

  "Your Majesty, don't listen to their nonsense. These people must have been bribed by Old Master Wang and Yun Qianyue using some kind of method, to frame Xianghe and me, otherwise how could they all speak the same words?" Feng Ce Fei rushed out from inside the house and hastily said to the king.

  The king slowly turned his head, looking at the anxious and flustered face of Feng Ce Fei, his eyes scanning the servants who were testifying with a sinister glint. He smiled coldly, "You say they all wronged you? Were they bought off by my father and Shallow Moon?"

  Feng Ce Fei's body trembled slightly, but she still gritted her teeth and said: "Yes, Old Master Wang has always protected Yun Qian Yue..."

  "Feng Jinzhu!" The king suddenly shouted, interrupting her words and angrily said: "Don't you still admit it? Don't you acknowledge that Xianghe bullied Shanyue to provoke a dispute? Don't you acknowledge that you went to find an opportunity to use the hidden guard to kill Shanyue? Do you still want to quibble now?"

  Feng Ce Fei took a step back, her face suddenly pale, but she quickly regained her composure. Tears streamed down her face as she spoke, "Your Highness, you also know how I've conducted myself all these years, otherwise, how could I have followed you by your side for so long? These slaves are clearly being manipulated by someone... it can't be Old Master Wang or Yun Qian Yue... who else could it be?"

  "Say one more nonsense!" The king suddenly struck out, and with a "slap", the face of Concubine Feng was slapped. She cried out in surprise and fell to the ground. The king glared at her fiercely, "You say that His Majesty plotted against you? He wouldn't even bother to dirty his own hands! What status do you have? Are you worthy of him taking action? You say that Shallow Moon plotted against you? If she really had such abilities, she wouldn't have been bullied by you all these years! Don't think I don't know about the things you've done."

  "Your Majesty, I am truly being wronged..." Consort Feng dared not mention Old Master Wang and Yun Qianyue again.

  "Prince Wang, it's indeed strange that all these people are saying the same thing. Perhaps Consort Feng was truly wronged." The Crown Prince Ye Tian glanced at Consort Feng with a flicker of disgust in his eyes before speaking up.

  "Am I framing her? Humph, what has she been thinking all these years? I've just been turning a blind eye. Don't think I really don't know, she's just trying to be the king's queen." The prince's forehead had a faint blue vein popping out, seeing Feng Ce Fei continuously saying she was being framed, he took a deep breath, "Fine, you say all these people are framing you! Then produce evidence that others are framing you! I'll clear your name today, if everything they said is true..."

  "Your Majesty, I will definitely find evidence." Consort Feng immediately interrupted the king's words, her eyes gleaming with joy. She suddenly turned her head to look at others in her courtyard and hastily said: "You quickly speak, am I being wronged?"

  Not one person on that side spoke a word; under her gaze, they all lowered their heads in unison.

  The phoenix concubine's face changed, and she angrily said: "You'd better say it!"

  Those people shuddered, but still no one spoke.

  Feng Ce Fei's face turned pale, and she almost gnashed her silver teeth. She turned her head to look at the dozen or so concubines standing on the other side, dressed in bright colors: "Sisters, you must bear witness for me! I have always treated you well."

  "Sister, it's not that we didn't want to help you, but the truth is that we were all in our own courtyards yesterday and this morning. We don't know what happened!" said one of the women who was about the same age as Consort Feng.

  "Yes, we didn't see it with our own eyes, so it's hard to testify." Another woman also said.

  "Yes, we all don't know how to testify for our sister." The other women also nodded in agreement.

  Feng Ce Fei's heart sank, and she quickly looked at the women standing beside these ladies, about a dozen or so, all of whom were the illegitimate daughters of the manor, usually flattering her with a "mother" this and that. Now they hastily said: "You were together with Xiang He yesterday..."

  "Yes, we went with elder sister yesterday, so we also saw elder sister bullying third sister. Cai Lian didn't lie." One of the women who looked similar to Xiang He immediately said. She was the second miss of the manor.

  "Not bad, yesterday big sister bullied third sister, we also saw it with our own eyes." A smaller woman nodded and said.

  "Yes, elder sister was wrong and that's it. Consort Ce, you should apologize to the Emperor now. The Emperor has always doted on you more than anyone else, he will definitely forgive you and elder sister." Another woman softly consoled.

  Feng Ce Fei's eyes nearly popped out of her head as she trembled all over, pointing at them with a shaking hand, "You..."

  "What else do you have to say? Are they also bribed by the Emperor and Shallow Moon? Among the hundreds of people in this mansion, even your own maidservants are bribed? Feng Jinzhu! I was really mistaken about you!" The prince roared with anger, his exposed hand clenched tightly, revealing bulging veins.

  Phoenix Concubine suddenly closed her eyes, and she suddenly understood. Haha, all these years she had been exhausting herself, thinking that the entire palace was under her control, but it turned out that a small matter would send her to a place of no return. What's with Dayan calling her "sister" in such a familiar way, what's with Dayan calling her "mother" more intimately than calling her own mother? It was all just because of the power in her hands. Now these women have finally found an opportunity, and it's to plot against her together! No wonder Yun Shangyue heard that the old king had called everyone over but still remained unmoved. Even Yun Shangyue, that foolish dead girl, knew what was going on, and she only realized it now when she was surrounded by arrows from all sides. She suddenly burst out laughing, unsure if she was laughing at herself or others.

  "What else do you have to say?" King Wang looked at Concubine Feng with disappointment.

  "I have nothing more to say, let His Highness deal with it!" Phoenix Imperial Concubine stopped smiling and silently glanced at everyone.

  All these years, she has been working hard to make herself a candidate for the position of queen, wanting her daughter Xianghe to become the legitimate daughter of the mansion and one day take over the palace. However, after all these years, she has also come to realize that no matter how hard she tries, she is still just a concubine, and the king has never intended to promote her to queen. She knows he is still thinking of that dead person, and it's pointless for a living person to compete with a dead one. So she gave up competing and shifted her attention to Yunshen Yue. Fortunately, Yunshen Yue was spoiled by the old king and was infatuated with Ye Tian, so she did many crazy things and ruined her reputation. She just stood by, smiling and watching, thinking that one day when Yunshen Yue met with disaster, her daughter would have an opportunity. This daughter of hers had been taught carefully since childhood, and she hired famous teachers from the capital to teach her various skills, making her absolutely superior to Yunshen Yue in every way. The only thing lacking was the status of legitimate daughter.

  The day before yesterday, Yun Shallow Moon Huo burned the Wang Chun building, killing and injuring hundreds of people. She knew that her chance had come, so she locked herself in the house and rejoiced for a whole day, thinking that this time no one would be able to save her. However, unexpectedly, Jing Shi Zi and Ran Xiao Wang Ye appeared and saved her. She was thinking of a countermeasure when her daughter went to Shallow Moon Pavilion and was injured by Yun Shallow Moon. Although she was angry, she thought that if one hand could be exchanged for Yun Shallow Moon's life and the status of legitimate daughter, it would be worth it. Therefore, she went to Shallow Moon Pavilion early in the morning, determined to kill Yun Shallow Moon with a ruthless heart. Unexpectedly, Old Wang Ye gave her a hidden guard...

  Everything is just one step away, just one step away...

  "Come! Take this..." The king didn't look at Consort Feng again, and spoke with a scowl.

  "Prince Wang, although Feng Ce Fei is your concubine, she is also a member of the Yun Wang Fu. Now that Grandfather is still alive and the person who was harmed is Moon Sister, I think it would be better for you to go inside and ask for Grandfather's and Moon Sister's opinions before dealing with Feng Ce Fei." Ye Tian Qing spoke again.

  The king suddenly stopped talking.

  Ye Qing's heart felt a chill as she hummed softly to herself, thinking that he probably just wanted to see how Yun Shangyue would deal with Feng Ce Fei. She glanced at Ye Tian Jing and turned back into the house, he also happened to want to take a look.