Chapter 171 Conspiracy is Exposed, The Consequences Are Dire

Zi You understood that even if her grandfather was even angrier at her slag father, her slag father was ultimately his son. His bloodline and familial affection were on Mu YingRui. Her grandfather must really hope that his son and daughter-in-law would truly repent and that this family would be harmonious.

But she did not want to spare this dog couple. She also could not tell her grandfather the truth. If her grandfather was really furious, he might really kill the dog couple.

They didn’t deserve to be killed with her grandfather’s Longyin Sword that was used to kill enemies.

Besides, she did not want to tell her grandfather that she could psychically communicate with animals, lest he worried. The hypnosis matter was already enough for him to worry.

On the way back from the Palace, her grandfather had frowned and asked her, “When did you learn hypnosis? How come I never heard you talk about it? You shouldn’t have showed off this skill in front of the Emperor. I fear that he will be more vigilant towards our General’s Manor now. This child. Why didn’t you talk to your grandfather beforehand?”

She had no choice but to appease her grandfather. “Don’t worry, grandfather. Granddaughter thought that the Emperor might value my ability after knowing about it. I didn’t discuss with you, grandfather, because the situation didn’t allow me too. As you saw, Fourth Wangzi and Imperial Tutor She wanted to drag Rong Yunhe down. If I didn’t protect him, not only me, but even the General’s Manor will suffer.”

However, these words did not lessen her grandfather’s worry about her. She could tell that from his frowning forehead.

Thus, she really didn’t want to make her grandfather worry about her matters. If she could handle everything, she would not involve him.

Zi You thought to here and went over to help her slag father and the poisonous woman up. “Father, mother, since things are like this, you shouldn’t blame yourselves. How can a person live without making any mistakes? Moreover, daughter never resented you like you thought. You’ve thought too much. As long as you sincerely treat daughter in the future, daughter will be filial towards to you.”

However, I absolutely will not let you use this trick to get away and escape punishment. Although Zi You did not say these words out loud, her pair of deep eyes stared meaningfully at her slag father and the poisonous woman. Her gaze was like a sword, making the two people shiver.

Mu YingRui smiled awkwardly and nodded. “Of course. Of course. I only have you as a Di daughter. How can I not care about you?”

Wang Yiping was obviously more sinister than Mu YingRui. She took Zi You’s hand with her octopus tentacles. Her attitude was very sincere. “You’er, I’m sorry. Mother blamed you. Mother will treat you sincerely in the future. I’m asking you to accept mother. Can we get along well in the future?”

Zi You secretly sneered. You still treat me like the fool I was in my previous life? Don’t think about deceiving me in this lifetime. Get along? How is that possible? Rong Yunhe and his sister are still in jail. Even if they can safely escape from danger, Weishali and Shangguan LingRan were injured so badly. Don’t think that you don’t have to pay a price……

Zi You extracted her hand and smiled meaningfully. She curtsied to Old General Mu and softly said, “But the Emperor already knows that it was someone from mother’s side who repeatedly sent letters to Fourth Gongzhu. Although Wei mama is dead, as Wei mama’s master, even if mother says that she doesn’t know what was going on, the Emperor will surely pursue the crime of incompetent discipline.

“If grandfather doesn’t do anything, granddaughter is afraid that the Emperor will be furious. That will be bring a greater disaster to mother. He might even kill mother. Don’t you think so, grandfather?”

Old General Mu was reminded by Zi You and immediately glared at Wang Yiping. This poisonous woman! He was almost fooled by her acting skills. His granddaughter was right. Even if you didn’t tell her to do it, how could you not know even a little bit about what your confidant nanny was doing?

Besides, he did indeed need to give the Emperor an explanation. Old General Mu pondered and immediately said to Mu YingRui and Wang Yiping, “A country has its laws and a family has their rules. You’ve repeatedly committed so many wrongdoings, so how can you not be punished?

“Especially you, Nee Wang. Because of your nanny, Fourth Gongzhu is reduced to a commoner and locked in jail. That is because you were lax in disciplining your servants. If Wei mama didn’t send letters, Fourth Gongzhu wouldn’t have any chances to harm You’er even if she wanted to. You must be severely punished. You will be beaten thirty times with the military rod, confined in the small courtyard next to the ancestral hall, and will not be allowed to go out.”

“And you, Mu YingRui. You are a man, but was instigated by a woman. Even if you like her, you cannot treat your deceased wife’s daughter badly. You will be beaten twenty times with the military rod. From today on, you will be confined to the study. You will not be allowed to take one step out of the study. Both of you will wait for the Emperor’s punishment.”

Wang Yiping and Mu YingRui were first stunned and then cried for mercy. They both secretly cursed Zi You and Old General Mu. If it wasn’t for Zi You’s speech, they would probably be able to escape today.

Wang Yiping bent her head. She almost gnashed her teeth into pieces. In fact, she had thought that Zi You wouldn’t be able to return today. That was because the plot that she and Shangguan Lingluo had come up with did not allow for Zi You to return.

Shangguan Lingluo and Nee Chen’s original plot was to have Shangguan Lingluo give the aphrodisiac to Zi You. Then they would get Zhao HongXiang to privately meet with her. When the aphrodisiac took effect, Zi You would certainly entangle with Zhao HongXiang. Zhao HongXiang was a lecher, so he would never hold back.

Then Yu Lanxuan would immediately call people over to catch them in the act. Nee Chen would say that Zi You’s innocence was destroyed and her reputation was damaged as an excuse to demote her from a main wife to a concubine. After Zi You married, then Nee Chen would find a way to make Yu Lanxuan the main wife.

It was Wang Yiping herself who was afraid that this wasn’t enough, so she had added another plot. “The slaves whom Mu Zi You bought are all children of criminal officials. If something affects them, then won’t it affect her too? We should try to incite those slaves to assassinate the Emperor. It will be a death sentence as long as one of them tries to assassinate the Emperor.

“As a result, even Mu Junyuan and Mu YingYi will be implicated. The furious Emperor wouldn’t pay them any heed when they plead for mercy. This will give them a critical hit. Otherwise, even if her reputation is ruined and she becomes Shizi’s concubine, can you still treat her badly with Mu Junyuan and Duke Yongnan supporting her?

“But this will only work if the slaves have an opportunity to go see the Emperor in the Palace.”

Shangguan Lingluo had immediately run to the Emperor to fan the flames. “Fuwang, Erchen went to the medical clinic and saw Mu Xiaojie and her female medical team. There are a lot of commoners being treated by them. It’s just that Erchen wonders what their medical skills are like? Fuwang, you should summon the female medical team into the Palace and test them. They are the first female medical team in Great Yan. You can’t have them shame you.”

The Emperor was reminded by Shangguan Lingluo and immediately said thoughtfully, “En. The slaves have been learning for four months now. Zhen should see how Mu Zi You reformed them.”

Reformed? Haha…… Shangguan Lingluo had secretly smiled. Fuwang actually used this word. So it seemed that he wasn’t assured about the children of criminal officials.

That was even better. Mu Zi You could only die for her sins if there was a conspiracy to assassinate him then.

The Emperor had then decreed, “On New Year’s, summon Mu Xiaojie and the female medical team into the Palace.”

Shangguan Lingluo had immediately sent the news to Wang Yiping and had Yu Lanxuan take over this important task.

Yu Lanxuan was ecstatic. She had left a sentence on the letter that she had a servant send. “Aunt, you have to kill Mu Zi You this time, no matter what!!! I’m angry every time I see her.”

Thus, when she had found out that the female medical team would be in the market on the 29th, Wang Yiping had immediately notified Yu Lanxuan.

Yu Lanxuan had quickly told Shangguan Lingluo.

Shangguan Lingluo was ecstatic! The heavens were even helping her. You’re going to die this time, Mu Zi You!

Shangguan Lingluo was prepared to strike a fatal blow at Zi You. She had sent the rest of her guards out. “Cooperate with Wang Haiji. Put the blame on that Rong Yunhe.”

She had then ruthlessly gnashed her teeth and had said, “If possible, it’s best if Old General Mu, Young General Mu, Mu Zi You, and the Emp…… the Emperor dies.”

If Fuwang died, then Taizi gege would ascend to the throne. Then he could logically take the military power away from Old General Mu. Then he wouldn’t need to think about Mu Zi You anymore.

But the plot failed. Shangguan Lingluo’s aphrodisiac somehow was not successfully given to Mu Zi You. Yu Lanxuan’s maidservant had told Shangguan Lingluo that Yu Lanxuan had successfully blocked Duke Yongnan Shizi and bewitched him.

Then Yu Lanxuan had told Zhao HongXiang, “Zi You jiejie is already engaged to you, Shizi. How can she publicly be with Taizi and Third Wangzi together? She doesn’t know how to be reserved. How will this reflect on Shizi? Shizi Ye, let me go with you to find You jiejie.”

Yu Lanxuan had then taken Zhao HongXiang to find Mu Zi You because she had wanted to wait for the aphrodisiac to take effect. She would lure Zi You over to Zhao HongXiang while Yu Lanxuan herself would bring people to catch them in the act.

But they had gone to Ronghua Palace Hall to see the scene of Zi You walking out of the plum blossom grove to question Shangguan Lingluo. Yu Lanxuan had seen that Zi You looked normal and didn’t seem to be affected by an aphrodisiac. She had known that the plan had failed. She had quickly sent a maidservant out of the Palace to inform Wang Yiping.

Wang Yiping had been gloomy and fantasized that her second plan would succeed.

However, Song Er, the son of her nanny Wei mama, who was sent to wait for news at the Palace, had run back in a fluster to tell her that, “Lao TaiYe, Second Laoye, and Xiaojie have returned from the Palace.”

Wang Yiping then immediately had known that her plan had failed. It must be said that she was a formidable figure. She knew that her plan had failed and that Fourth Gongzhu would be exposed. In order to save herself, she had immediately hardened her heart, gritted her teeth, and brought poison to where Wei mama was. She had then personally fed her the poisoned decoction.

There was no other way. In order to save herself, she could only sacrifice her nanny. That was because Wei mama was the person sent to contact her maiden family. Wei mama knew too much of her dirty deeds. If the plan failed, Wang Yiping could not leave her alive.

She had watched Wei mama bleed from her seven orifices and gasped for breath. It wasn’t that she wasn’t sad. Wei mama had raised her since she was young. It wasn’t that she had no feelings for her. But what did these feelings count as if she had to save herself?

She had then found Mu YingRui and looked heartbreakingly sad. She had cried, “Laoye, Wei mama just committed suicide. Bieqie just found out that she was bribed by Fourth Gongzhu and wanted to kill You’er.

“It was she who sent a message to Fourth Gongzhu when You’er went into the mountains last time. Not only that, but she took advantage of this time when the female medical team is going into the Palace to send a letter to Fourth Gongzhu to incite the female medical team to assassinate the Emperor.

“Laoye, you have to hurry and send a letter to father. Tell him to be careful and not……”

“Lao TaiYe, Second Laoye, and Mu Xiaojie are back.”

But Wang Yiping had not finished speaking, when she heard that they had all returned.

Mu YingRui had been angry and anxious. He had kicked her and harshly scolded, “Are you crazy? If something happens to father, we will follow him too. Tell me if you are behind this.”

How could Wang Yiping dare to tell the truth? She had placed scissors at her chest and said, “Laoye, in order to prove Bieqie’s innocence, Bieqie will use death to prove it to you.”

How could Mu YingRui let her die? He took the scissors and angrily said, “Idiot! It’s useless if I believe you. You need father and them to believe you. What are we going to do now?”

Wang Yiping collapsed to the ground and cried, “What else can we do? Bieqie will be at father and You’er’s disposal. It’s just that Bieqie cannot serve Laoye anymore. We will be separated. Please take care, Laoye. On Tomb Sweeping Day every year, remember to burn some paper money…… on Bieqie’s…… on Bieqie’s grave.”

How could Mu YingRui be willing to part with her? After all, she had stuck to him like glue. Being husband and wife for one night meant one hundred days of grace. And it wasn’t only night that they had spent together.

Mu YingRui immediately said to her, “You can only come with me to father and beg for him and You’er’s forgiveness to save me and you. Otherwise, after the New Year, we will be dead if he brings up the old grievances with the news.”

As such, they had acted in such a play. They had hoped to move Old General Mu and escape. But they had not expected that just as they were about to succeed, it would all be ruined by Zi You. She also made them suffer.

Flogged by military rods thirty times! Wouldn’t their legs be broken? But they would also be locked in the rundown courtyard holding sacrificial objects next to the ancestral hall. They panicked just thinking about it.

The key point was that, after they were released from there, what prestige would they have? Who would listen to them?

Wang Yiping gnashed her teeth in hatred. Mu YingRui was also angered until his liver hurt! He had to be beaten again. He had been beaten almost every time that he came back. He would have to recuperate in bed for half a month after being beaten twenty times with military rods. He would be injured a lot more being beaten with military rods than with boards.

The person beating Wang Yiping was Aunt Lan. Her martial arts were not weak. She was also very loyal to Dier. Her liver had long pained from anger due to Wang Yiping repeatedly scheming against Zi You. Thus, it could be imagined how unbearable the pain Wang Yiping suffered when Aunt Lan was carrying out the family laws.

One military rod smacked down and all the color on Wang Yiping’s small face had disappeared. Cold sweat instantly soaked through her inner clothing.

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