Chapter 57
Chapter 57
Di Xiulan did not answer again.
He only said, “Let’s get down to business. What were you going to report just now?”
Liang Yun said, “It is also about Miss Ye. She previously claimed her Immortal Pulse would recover in one month. Based on the timing, that would be tomorrow night. His Majesty intends to send a eunuch to the Prime Minister’s Mansion to inquire about the situation when the time comes. I hear several military generals will also go along to witness it.”
Di Xiulan’s gaze darkened.
Once an Immortal Pulse was lost, there was absolutely no possibility of restoring it.
That little thing truly had nerves of steel. She even dared to tell a lie like this… In front of so many eyes, he would like to see how she planned to get out of it!
Liang Yun asked, “Will Your Highness be going?”
Di Xiulan pondered for a moment.
In the end, he said coldly, “The sight of her annoys me right now. Go in my stead.”
“If Miss Ye’s Immortal Pulse has not recovered, I am afraid she will be condemned on the spot…” Liang Yun said with great consideration. “When the time comes, should this subordinate save her, or kick her while she is down?”
Di Xiulan said indifferently, “Bring her back to Chonghua Palace. I will deal with her personally.”
…
Ye Piaoling left the electric scooter at Chonghua Palace to charge and returned to the Prime Minister’s Mansion alone.
After dinner, Fox Shadow once again suggested that she try out the coffin, in case it was not comfortable enough.
So Ye Piaoling lay down inside.
The coffin had been custom-made for her, and the size was just right. There was even a soft, cushy pad underneath, making it extremely comfortable to lie on.
Fox Shadow asked with concern, “Eldest Miss, how is it?”
Ye Piaoling gave it a glowing review. “Not bad. Very cozy!”
It gave her the feeling that once she lay down, she did not want to get back out. Quiet, peaceful, detached from worldly strife.
Fox Shadow said in relief, “As long as Eldest Miss likes it.”
Ye Piaoling said, “How does it look to you? Does everything fit?”
Fox Shadow examined it carefully, then said, “The coffin fits quite well. It’s just that Eldest Miss’s expression does not quite fit.”
Ye Piaoling asked, “What do you mean?”
Fox Shadow said, “Eldest Miss’s expression should be a bit more serene. That would suit the occasion better.”
“You’re right!” Ye Piaoling was quick to take good advice.
She immediately closed her eyes with a smile on her face, her hands resting quietly on her chest.
She looked as though she had gone to the underworld with a smile.
Fox Shadow could not help exclaiming, “Too perfect!!!”
Then she lifted the coffin lid from the side. “Eldest Miss, come on. Try experiencing what it feels like with the lid on, too.”
Ye Piaoling nodded.
The coffin lid had just been placed on top and was not yet fully closed when Ye Liaozhai arrived.
Fox Shadow hurriedly went up to greet him and cupped her hands. “Greetings, Prime Minister.”
Ye Liaozhai nodded. “Where is Ling’er?”
Fox Shadow pointed at the coffin not far away. “Over there.”
Ye Liaozhai looked over and saw a massive triangular box sitting on the ground.
Several question marks seemed to pop up over Ye Liaozhai’s head. “What is that??”
“A coffin,” Fox Shadow said. “Eldest Miss previously instructed that her coffin had to be made into a triangle, and that all three sides had to be the same length. She said it had more personality that way.”
“A-a coffin?!”
Ye Liaozhai was badly startled and immediately strode over.
The coffin lid was only half on.
Inside, Ye Piaoling lay with her eyes closed, her expression peaceful.
“This…”
Ye Liaozhai’s hands trembled. “This… Such a huge thing happened, and why did no one tell me?!”
Fox Shadow: “…”
Ye Piaoling suddenly threw off the coffin lid and sat up, shouting, “Dad!”
“Ah!!”
Ye Liaozhai was frightened all over again.
He staggered backward and nearly sat down on the ground.
Ye Piaoling stepped out of the coffin. Seeing the kaleidoscope of expressions on her father’s face, she quickly explained, “Did you misunderstand something? I just wanted to see if this coffin was a good fit, so I lay down in it… Uh, I didn’t scare you, did I?”
Ye Liaozhai had, in fact, been scared half to death.
He panted for a long while before finally scolding her, still shaken, “Nonsense!!!”
Ye Piaoling patted down the hem of her clothes. “Dad, did you come to see me for something?”
Ye Liaozhai rubbed his chest and calmed his poor, frightened heart.
Only then did he say, “It is about the Immortal Pulse. Based on the one-month period you mentioned before, your Immortal Pulse should recover tomorrow night! The royal family has always attached great importance to the Immortal Pulse. Tomorrow night, a eunuch will come to personally witness the restoration of your Immortal Pulse and the return of your magic power. In addition, several generals well-versed in cultivation will come as well.”
After hearing this, Ye Piaoling’s expression froze.
Holy shit. Had time gone by that fast?
A month had already passed??
Ye Piaoling probed, “Do that many people have to come watch? I’m a little worried. What if having too many people around makes me nervous, and my Immortal Pulse doesn’t reconnect…”
“Absolutely not!” Ye Liaozhai said sternly. “The matter of the Immortal Pulse is no child’s play. You must not delay such an important event because of nerves! Otherwise, at best, you will lose all face. At worst, you will be convicted and thrown into prison!”
Ye Piaoling: “…”
She understood now. The Dali royal family had always regarded the Immortal Pulse as an auspicious sign of the nation. In other words, someone with an Immortal Pulse was basically Dali’s mascot…
If you said you were a mascot, then you had to be a mascot!
Spouting nonsense about having an Immortal Pulse was not ordinary scamming. It counted as spreading criminal rumors!
Ye Piaoling felt more than a little regret.
She could only blame herself for being too young when she first transmigrated here. She had not carefully sorted through this world’s unspoken rules before casually telling a lie.
Ye Liaozhai probably had not expected that she would dare joke about the Immortal Pulse either, so he believed her. Then, in order to profit from it, he went out and showed off, causing the entire court to know…
Ye Piaoling let out a deep sigh. “All right, I understand. What time are they coming tomorrow night?”
Ye Liaozhai said, “At the hour of Xu.”
Ye Piaoling thought for a while, then suddenly had an idea.
She nodded and said, “Fine. When the time comes, I will publicly display my Immortal Pulse and cultivation.”
Ye Liaozhai asked, “Truly? Will it work?”
Ye Piaoling nodded. “It’ll definitely be a conviction- I mean, convincing.”
Ye Liaozhai was greatly comforted in his old heart and left feeling relieved.
Seeing that he had gone far away, Fox Shadow said anxiously, “Eldest Miss, what are we going to do?”
Ye Piaoling, however, was not anxious at all. She merely gave a wicked smile and snapped her fingers.
“Guys, guys, want to see me recover my magic power? Tomorrow night at eight, be sure to tune in to my livestream!”
With that, she strutted into the room.
Fox Shadow was left standing in front of the coffin, completely bewildered…