Chapter 59
Chapter 59
Liang Yun returned to Chonghua Palace and gave a detailed account of what had happened that night.
“After Miss Ye passed her tribulation, her cultivation did indeed recover.”
“Passed her tribulation?”
Liang Yun said, “Yes. This subordinate has seen immortals and demons undergo tribulations before. The scene tonight was exactly like that… This subordinate can confirm that Miss Ye was definitely undergoing a tribulation at the time.”
Di Xiulan fell into thought.
That woman clearly had no spiritual power in her. What tribulation could she possibly have passed? It had to be another one of her tricks, fooling everyone in one move.
He had thought she would be unable to resolve tonight’s trouble and would need to be brought back to Chonghua Palace for protection.
Now it seemed he had underestimated her…
…
After everyone left, Ye Piaoling let out a long breath.
Tonight’s livestream had been a complete victory.
Several red chests were piled on the floor, all gifts sent by Ximen Chunqiu.
With this great hidden danger resolved, she could finally live carefree from now on!
However.
Early the next morning, Fox Shadow came pounding on her door.
“Eldest Miss, something terrible has happened!”
Ye Piaoling walked out, still bleary-eyed. “What is it?”
Fox Shadow said, “The emperor’s eldest imperial uncle-Duke Anguo himself-has come to our door!”
“Huh?” Ye Piaoling rubbed her sleepy eyes.
Fox Shadow said, “I heard the Heir of Duke Anguo was badly injured yesterday. One of his ribs was broken… Duke Anguo flew into a rage and came first thing this morning to demand an explanation from the prime minister. He wants you punished.”
“What?”
Ye Piaoling froze. “Xiao Chengxu got hurt? What does that have to do with me?”
Fox Shadow replied, “It has everything to do with you. Because you were the one who injured him.”
Ye Piaoling: “…”
Ye Piaoling looked astonished. “When did I hit him? How come I don’t know about this?”
“Last night. The details went like this…”
Fox Shadow recounted the scene from last night.
After hearing it, Ye Piaoling was utterly shocked.
Xiao Chengxu had actually been wounded by the spiritual power that burst out from inside the room?
Where had that spiritual power come from?
Could it have been… Huohuo?
Fox Shadow said, “Since you injured him, the prime minister’s meaning is that you should apologize to Duke Anguo, and the household will offer some compensation to smooth the matter over.”
Ye Piaoling sighed.
So her fish had accidentally injured someone, and now the family had come to make a scene and demand compensation…
Ye Piaoling arrived at the front hall of the Prime Minister’s Mansion.
Seated in the main seat was a well-dressed, furious middle-aged to elderly man. He was nearly fifty and already putting on weight. This was the current emperor’s eldest uncle, Duke Anguo.
Ye Liaozhai was pouring tea for Duke Anguo in a most cordial manner. “Please calm your anger, Your Grace. This matter was also an unintentional mistake on my daughter’s part. She will be here shortly.”
“An unintentional mistake?”
Duke Anguo’s face was livid as he refused to let it go. “Do you know the imperial physician said Chengxu must recuperate in bed for a month? If she could injure Chengxu like this unintentionally, then if she had done it on purpose, wouldn’t she have committed murder?”
Just then, Ye Piaoling walked in at an unhurried pace.
After all, she had broken the man’s son. To pay less compensation, Ye Piaoling put on a humble and courteous attitude.
“This common girl greets Duke Anguo.”
Duke Anguo’s gaze fell on Ye Piaoling.
The young lady was fair and delicate, with refined features and long, thick lashes. She looked both youthful and charming, yet carried a hint of sprite-like cuteness.
She was exactly Duke Anguo’s type!
The old man saw a pretty young girl, and more than half his anger instantly vanished.
“You are the Ye Family’s Eldest Miss?”
When Duke Anguo spoke, his tone had already softened considerably.
“Yes,” Ye Piaoling said with a nod, sincere. “I feel deeply ashamed for accidentally injuring your Heir last night… I only regret that I did not know the Heir was outside the door at the time, which led to this unintentional mistake.”
Duke Anguo nodded. “I believe you did not do it on purpose.”
Ye Liaozhai: “…???”
When I said it was unintentional, you didn’t believe me, but when she says it, you do?!
But seeing the way Duke Anguo looked at Ye Piaoling, it was obvious he had taken quite a liking to her. Ye Liaozhai immediately began calculating in his heart.
Ye Piaoling was already of marriageable age, and there had always been one candidate he favored: Xiao Chengxu.
The current Son of Heaven was young and perverse, with great potential to become a tyrant. Several imperial uncles were secretly vying for power, and if not for the Regent King holding the court steady, the empire might have changed hands long ago…
Meanwhile, Duke Anguo held enormous influence at court, and Xiao Chengxu was the Heir. In the future, he would inherit all the authority and status of the Duke’s Mansion!
Ye Liaozhai’s thoughts shifted.
Why not take this opportunity to turn disaster into fortune and arrange a marriage between Ye Piaoling and Xiao Chengxu?
So he smiled and said, “Your Grace, what do you think of my daughter?”
Duke Anguo stroked his beard and nodded repeatedly in praise. “Beautiful and well-bred. Most virtuous indeed!”
Ye Liaozhai smiled. “My daughter has yet to be betrothed. Last night, she and your Heir could also be considered to have gotten acquainted through a fight… Why don’t our two families turn hostility into harmony and use this opportunity to become in-laws?”
Hearing this, Duke Anguo was stunned for a moment, then immediately beamed with joy.
“Excellent! That would be wonderful! I had exactly the same thought!”
Duke Anguo slapped his thigh and said happily, “My wife passed away the year before last, and the household just so happens to be lacking a principal wife. I have never found a suitable candidate… After Miss Ye marries me, she can become the rightful Duchess Anguo!”
Ye Liaozhai: “…”
He choked on the spot.
What???
This…
I wanted you as an in-law, and you want to become my son-in-law???
Ye Liaozhai was speechless for a long while, feeling that this was simply too absurd.
So he smiled and corrected him. “Duke Anguo, you jest. What I meant was to have my daughter marry Xiao Chengxu and become the Heir’s wife.”
“What’s the point of being the Heir’s wife? How could that compare to the prestige of being Duchess Anguo?”
Duke Anguo’s face instantly darkened, and he scoffed. “Besides, that useless son of mine is not worthy of Miss Ye at all. If Miss Ye married him, wouldn’t that be an insult to her?”
With that, he looked lecherously at Ye Piaoling again. “Miss Ye, don’t you agree?”
Ye Piaoling: “…”
She had originally thought Ye Liaozhai was already a scumbag of a father. But now, after seeing Duke Anguo, then looking back at Ye Liaozhai…
Ye Liaozhai suddenly looked almost respectable.
Ye Piaoling could not help asking Duke Anguo, “Have you considered your children’s feelings at all? Your son is still lying sick in bed right now…”
“Don’t worry about that. If you marry me, naturally, we won’t pursue the matter of you injuring Chengxu!”
Duke Anguo said readily, “Not only that-Chengxu is my son, which means he will be your son too! In the future, whenever you’re in a bad mood, you can beat him to vent your anger!”
“…”