PFC Chapter 161 Questions
Chapter 161 Questions
Ye Qingwu had already arrived at Shou Kang Palace.
"Your Majesty, the Regent's Consort has arrived."
The old woman who was waiting outside saw Ye Qingwu arrive and went in to report.
The Empress Dowager responded indifferently, glanced at the people present, and said, "Let her in."
"Yes." After the old woman responded, she walked out of the palace and came to Ye Qingwu, gesturing for her to enter.
"Princess Regent, Her Majesty the Empress Dowager invites you in."
Ye Qingwu watched all this without showing any emotion; how could she not see that the Empress Dowager was deliberately giving her a warning?
A nanny was specially assigned to guard this place, and they could only enter after receiving permission; there was no such rule before.
However, she was curious as to why the Empress Dowager had summoned her at this time.
Upon entering Shou Kang Palace and standing before the Empress Dowager, Ye Qingwu quickly received her answer.
Especially in this Shou Kang Palace, there is not only the Empress Dowager, but also Zhan Siwan and Su Yan, whom we met earlier.
The redness and swelling on Zhan Siwan's face had subsided by half. When she saw her coming, she turned her face away and snorted coldly.
Su Yan stepped forward first and bowed to Ye Qingwu, saying, "Greetings, Regent's Consort."
Ye Qingwu responded and looked towards the Empress Dowager.
"Your Majesty, what important matter has brought you here?"
"Ye Qingwu, what do you mean by that? Does that mean the Empress Dowager can't call you unless something's wrong?"
Before the Empress Dowager could speak, Zhan Siwan retorted to Ye Qingwu.
"Sixth Princess, I am speaking to the Empress Dowager," Ye Qingwu said, her eyes narrowing slightly.
Zhan Siwan clenched her fists instantly. What she couldn't stand the most was Ye Qingwu speaking to her with such an indifferent attitude. Just as she was about to get angry, she saw Su Yan step forward quickly and gently dissuade her, "Sixth Princess."
Hearing Su Yan's words, Zhan Siwan forced down her anger and turned to the Empress Dowager, crying out, "Grandmother, you must do justice for me!"
The Empress Dowager's face darkened. She gave Zhan Siwan a reassuring look, then reprimanded Ye Qingwu, "Regent Princess, do you know your mistake?"
Ye Qingwu remained calm and asked the Empress Dowager, "Your Majesty, what have I done wrong?"
"I ask you, were the injuries on Siwan's face inflicted by you?"
“That’s right.” Ye Qingwu replied without hesitation.
"If that's the case, why don't you come over and apologize to Siwan!" the Empress Dowager said impatiently, clearly losing patience.
Zhan Siwan stood beside the Empress Dowager, casting a provocative glance at Ye Qingwu, the meaning of which was self-evident.
She refused to believe that Ye Qingwu would dare to be as arrogant in front of the Empress Dowager as she was in the Prince's Mansion.
Su Yan stood to the side, her face showing worry, but she showed no intention of speaking at this moment.
It seemed like they were waiting for Ye Qingwu to be punished.
Ye Qingwu took in the expressions of these people and simply chuckled at them.
Seeing that Ye Qingwu was still standing there unmoved, Su Yan said, "Your Highness, it was indeed your fault regarding the Sixth Princess. Why don't you come over and apologize to the Sixth Princess?"
"Not good." Ye Qingwu interrupted Su Yan directly.
Su Yan, who had been feeling smug, instantly turned ferocious upon hearing Ye Qingwu's words. Her gaze was fixed on Ye Qingwu. "Ye Qingwu, do you even intend to disobey the Empress Dowager's words?"
“Grandmother, look at Ye Qingwu. I told you, now that she feels her status is different, she doesn’t take anyone’s words seriously.”
Because of Zhan Siwan's words, the Empress Dowager looked at Ye Qingwu with anger.
"Princess Regent, you have quite the nerve."
"Your Majesty, before I apologize to the Sixth Princess, why don't you also judge this matter?"
"Judging?" The Empress Dowager was taken aback, clearly not expecting Ye Qingwu to say that.
Zhan Siwan and Su Yan exchanged a glance, seemingly surprised by Ye Qingwu's actions.
After a moment of silence, the Empress Dowager said to Ye Qingwu, "Speak your mind."
"Okay," Ye Qingwu replied.
"Your Majesty, you may not know that a few days ago, the Sixth Princess and this Miss Su barged into the Prince's residence and greeted me with such an arrogant attitude."
"In terms of status, I am the sixth princess's aunt. Does Your Majesty really think that a princess of the royal family has no problem with etiquette?"
"If others heard this, what would they think? As for why I attacked the Sixth Princess, it was because she tried to use her hairpin to attack me."
"Such a thing is true?" The Empress Dowager looked at Zhan Siwan, quite surprised.
This doesn't match what she heard.
Zhan Siwan never expected that Ye Qingwu would tell her everything that had happened.
Wasn't Ye Qingwu always the type to disdain explanations? Why is she acting differently today?
However, Zhan Siwan appeared somewhat flustered when questioned by the Empress Dowager.
"Grandmother, please let me explain. This isn't how it happened. It was all Ye Qingwu's fault." Zhan Siwan pointed in Ye Qingwu's direction and said fiercely.
"She was trying to frame me on purpose."
"Sixth Princess, I have never denied taking action. If you feel it is unfair, why don't we go to the Emperor and let him judge?"
Zhan Siwan gave a soft snort, clearly feeling a little guilty upon hearing Ye Qingwu's words.
"It's enough that Grandmother is here to uphold justice. Father is so busy every day, he doesn't have time to deal with these things."
Ye Qingwu replied, "The Sixth Princess is right."
"Then please let Your Majesty the Empress Dowager judge right and wrong in this matter."
The Empress Dowager looked at Ye Qingwu and saw that she remained calm and composed throughout, showing no sign of panic at being identified. Siwan, on the other hand…
Thinking of this, the Empress Dowager asked Zhan Siwan, "Siwan, is what the Regent's Consort said true? Did you try to ambush her with a hairpin?"
When Zhan Siwan was asked this question, her heart skipped a beat, and she couldn't help but take a step back.
"Grandmother, Ye Qingwu was fine in the end, but on the contrary, my face..." Zhan Siwan was a little unsure of herself, and her aura was obviously much weaker than before.
“Grandmother, if it weren’t for the ointment that Su Yan brought back from Medicine King Valley, my face would probably still be in bad shape.”
"Siwan, no matter what, the Regent's wife is your imperial aunt. How can you, as a princess, be so rude as to call her by her first name?"
The Empress Dowager reprimanded Zhan Siwan.
Zhan Siwan was stunned for a moment, clearly unwilling to accept this.
How could she not know Ye Qingwu's current identity?
But in her heart, the only person qualified to be her imperial aunt was Su Yan.
Ye Qingwu is not qualified.
"Your Majesty, who do you think should apologize to whom now?"
Ye Qingwu's voice came through.
The Empress Dowager did not respond, but gave Ye Qingwu a deep look.
"Siwan, go over there and apologize to your imperial aunt."
"Apologise?"
Zhan Siwan was instantly dumbfounded. In the beginning, Ye Qingwu was supposed to apologize to her, but now...