Chapter 696: Her Worry
Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
When Princess Ruyi heard this, she did not move. However, the two palace maids in charge of slapping stopped and looked at her.
“Who exactly is your master? If I ask you to slap someone, you’ll slap them! Whoever disobeys me will end up the same!”
“You’re not allowed to hit her!” Ah Yu walked in quickly. When she saw the scene in front of her, she felt that even a person like her who did not like to be angry was angry.
In the small courtyard of the Astrology Divination Bureau, it had originally been cleaned up by Tang Yuan and the others. Not only was it clean and tidy, but it was also planted with some flowers and plants that Ah Yu had brought.
But now, the entire courtyard was in a mess. Things were scattered everywhere. Not only were the flowers and plants destroyed, but some were even scattered on the ground.
Those who did not know better would think that there was a thief!
Not only that, but there were also a few palace maids kneeling on the ground. Everyone’s heads were pressed down, and Liu Fang was the most eye-catching. Half of her face was swollen, and she no longer looked cute.
Looking at Xie Guixin again, a man who was already an adult, was held down by two strong grannies. His body was tied with thick ropes and his mouth was stuffed with a cloth. He looked like he had been kidnapped.
As for Xie Zhen, he was nowhere to be seen.
“Princess Ruyi, why did you suddenly come to our Astrology Divination Bureau to destroy our things?!”
Ah Yu took a step forward and looked at Princess Ruyi. There was no fear on her face, and even obvious criticism and dissatisfaction in her eyes. Clearly, Ah Yu did not have a good impression of the Princess in front of her at all.
“How dare you! You’re just a small Village Lord, yet you dare to speak to me like this? I’m going to send you to prison and punish you for disrespecting the royal family!”
Princess Ruyi spoke arrogantly, clearly not taking Ah Yu seriously at all.
Such a Village Lord who came from a dilapidated family must have had eight generations of ancestors burn incense before she could obtain the title of Village Lord. How could she take such a person seriously?
However, Ah Yu said, “You classify people because you’ve never been to school. The teacher never taught you to respect others. 1 don’t blame you and can understand you.”
Princess Ruyi originally thought Ah Yu was trying to show weakness to her, and she didn’t understand the meaning behind Ah Yu’s words. It wasn’t until she realized what Ah Yu meant that she became furious and exclaimed, “Alright, you dare to say I’m uncultured! Do you even know who I am? 1 am Princess Ruyi! I am the child of the current Emperor and Empress, the most noble princess in this world. Your words are incredibly disrespectful. I will have my father cut off your head and exterminate your entire family for saying such things!”
“Princess, you’re wrong again. The laws of the Great Chang Dynasty don’t stipulate that if you offend the royal family, you’ll be beheaded and your entire family will be executed. In fact, in the entire history of the Great Chang Dynasty, the number of people whose entire family was executed can be counted on one hand. All of them are evil people who caused irreversible and heavy losses to the Great Chang Dynasty and even the people.” Ah Yu smiled slightly. “If Princess Ruyi feels that your status is comparable to the entire Great Chang Dynasty and the people, you can arrest me now. Not to mention killing my entire family, even ten or twenty families will be sent to you. How about that?”
Princess Ruyi was about to follow Ah Yu’s words when she was suddenly poked by her personal palace maid who whispered in her ear. Princess Ruyi’s expression immediately changed drastically.
“Alright, you actually dared to set a trap for me!” If Princess Ruyi had really followed Ah Yu’s words just now, the person who would have been disrespectful would not have been Ah Yu, but herself. If word got out, her position as a Princess would be over!
But why could this girl in front of her say such offensive words even though she did not dare to say them?
Could it be that she had some other hidden identity?
The information that her subordinates had found was that she was a child from a village, and there was no one at home who was an official.
She only had her second uncle, who was a governor in a remote place.
She could easily find someone to set a trap for him and that Second Uncle would die in office, and he could forget about returning to the capital to report his work!
“Princess Ruyi, have you thought about how to punish me?” Ah Yu walked forward and looked at the Princess, who had subconsciously taken two steps back. She walked past her and pulled Liu Fang up, letting the other palace maids stand up.
Seeing that the Princess was inexplicably stunned, the people around Princess Ruyi could only watch All Yu’s actions and did not dare to move.
Their thoughts were exactly the same as Princess Ruyi’s. They all suspected that Ah Yu had some special identity. Otherwise, how could she be the commander here at such a young age? No matter how inconspicuous the Astrology Divination Bureau was, not everyone could enter.
While they were thinking, All Yu had already untied Xie Guixin and even taken out the handkerchief in his mouth. Xie Guixin immediately spat on the ground, looking very unhappy.
Xie Guixin cupped his hands and bowed to Ah Yu. “Thank you for saving me today, Commander. I’ll never forget your kindness!”
Ah Yu said, “You’re from our Astrology Divination Bureau. Of course, I can’t let others bully you casually. Don’t worry, I’ll definitely get someone to give you an explanation for what happened today.”
As soon as she finished speaking, All Yu looked at Princess Ruyi. The smile on her face that had been on her face all year round had long disappeared, leaving only her cold gaze on the other party.
Princess Ruyi suddenly felt a chill run down her spine, as if she was being stared at by a venomous snake and ferocious beast. She couldn’t help but tremble.
What was going on? How could a child who looked to be no more than ten years old emit such a deterrent force that she felt like she was facing her mother and did not even dare to breathe loudly?
“Princess Ruyi, you’re not born a princess. You’ve also lived under someone else’s roof before. You should know that life is difficult and the world is a sad place. I hope you can give us an explanation for today’s matter. Why did you behave in this manner? Is it simply because you felt that we offended you, so you resorted to such severe actions? Do you realize that even the Empress, who is rumored to be strict, doesn’t readily resort to physical punishment for those under her? Instead, she follows the palace rules. May 1 ask, where did your words and actions today originate from within the palace regulations?” Despite her young age, Ah Yu spoke with a resounding voice.
These words made Princess Ruyi unable to answer even half a sentence. In fact, when she heard the word palace rules, she felt as if she had returned to her mother and heard her mother ask her to copy the palace rules ten times. If she didn’t finish copying them, she wasn’t allowed to eat, let alone sleep. She couldn’t even find someone else to do it for her.
That time, she took an entire day and night to complete it.
Princess Ruyi:”…”
For some reason, before she came here, she was initially full of momentum. Moreover, she heard that the little girl was about to take her post, so she thought of punishing her people first, to establish some authority. Then, when the time came, her goals would be better achieved.
However, she did not expect to become the one being criticized in this situation. What was going on?
The palace maid beside Princess Ruyi, seeing that the princess was completely at a loss, knew that she must be flustered and unsure how to respond. So, she whispered in her ear, “Princess, don’t forget, Qin Huai…”
Hearing this, Princess Ruyi immediately reacted. Her confidence returned, and taking advantage of her height, she looked down at Ah Yu and said, “A wild girl like you actually dared to scold this Princess. I’ll remember today’s incident. Don’t expect to live well within this imperial city from now on! Also, my visit today isn’t as unfounded as you claim. I’m here to remind you to quickly break off the engagement with Duke Yong Manor. A prestigious and noble household like that is beyond the reach of a countryside girl like you!””
[So it turns out that she’s here to cause trouble for you. That’s why I said, child, maybe you should consider finding someone else. I can see your Grandma isn’t very satisfied with him anymore.]
[Look, this is simply a disaster!]
Ah Yu replied in her heart, “This is an undeserved disaster for Big Brother Ah You and me. How can 1 blame it on Big Brother Ah You? If I really blame it on Big Brother Ah You, what’s the difference between me and those muddle-headed people in history?”
In history, there were many people who attributed their failure to femme fatale. They even blamed the destruction of a dynasty on a woman.
If a woman could really change the current situation and alter the entire history of society, why would it still be dominated by men? And women could only rely on men to live. This clearly did not make sense!
[I was just saying, but this Princess Ruyi is indeed not a good person. Her upbringing is indeed not matching to the title of a princess. I feel that she’s really from a small place. Not only is she selfish, but she’s also an idiot.]
“It’s not good to say that about her.”
[She only knows that she’s a princess, but she doesn’t know how to use this identity. It’s simply a waste to give her the identity of a princess..]