Chapter 59: Underestimating the Emperor

“Ning, my sister, I’ve always been close to Chunque, I’m heartbroken that she’s being punished, and it will affect my pregnancy…” Shunbin used the dragon seed to pressure Ning Wanyin.

Ning Wanyin looked at her with clear, cold eyes, “Your Highness, please say these words to His Majesty. I’m just following the rules, Chunque, as your head maid, should have prevented you from going to Linlang Palace.”

“She didn’t stop you, almost causing a major disaster, these fifty lashes are what she deserves. If Shunbin is heartbroken, in the future, think more about your maids.”

Shunbin’s face turned pale.

This was clearly saying that Chunque was being punished because of your own actions.

Shunbin was pregnant with the dragon seed, naturally she couldn’t be punished. The Emperor would only punish her maids.

Ning Wanyin looked at Lianrui and said:

“Pass the order, all the maids in Changchun Palace are to watch the punishment. This time, Shunbin almost had an accident, His Majesty is furious, they should be punished, but now is the time to use people, I will record this for them. If they work diligently in the future, after Your Highness gives birth safely, then their merits will offset their demerits. If they are not careful again… then they will be punished for multiple offenses.”

Lianrui accepted the order.

Xiazi stepped forward, covering Chunque’s mouth as she screamed and dragged her away.

Shunbin watched Chunque being dragged away, she was both angry and anxious.

She wanted to say, Ning Wanyin, you have a lot of guts, but she didn’t have the guts to say it.

“Your Highness, please rest assured and take care of your pregnancy, I will take my leave.” Ning Wanyin bowed and took her leave.

After Ning Wanyin left, Shunbin was so angry that she slammed the table.

But compared to her anger towards Ning Wanyin, she was more afraid.

Fang Zhaoyi, that bitch, almost harmed her prince. There were countless people outside watching her belly…

She wouldn’t dare to go out again.

Her wealth and glory in this life depended on this child, whether it was a princess or a prince, if she miscarried, she would have nothing.

At least give birth to the child first, then there will be hope!

She still needed to rely on Ning Wanyin.

Thinking of this, Shunbin gradually calmed down, and shouted to the door:

“Someone, send the red jade coral from my treasure vault to Ning Jieyu. Thanks to her for protecting my fetus, I want to thank her properly.”

…

Wei Yingya was released from the Cold Palace.

She was covered in bruises from being beaten, and her spirit was dazed.

She thought she would die in the Cold Palace for the rest of her life…

She didn’t expect to be released.

What she couldn’t understand even more was that the person who framed her was actually Fang Zhaoyi, her former guest…

They had no grievances in the past and no grudges in the present, she had always treated her politely, why would she harm her?

The first thing Wei Yingya did after being released from the Cold Palace was to go to the Criminal Justice Department to ask Fang Zhaoyi for an explanation.

“Ying Meiren, watch your step, the ground is covered in blood, it will stain your shoes.” The eunuch in the Criminal Justice Department politely led the way.

Now that Ying Meiren had restored her position, with her former favor, these eunuchs naturally gave her face.

Wei Yingya stepped on the sticky blood stains, suppressing the discomfort in her stomach, and arrived at the execution platform of the Criminal Justice Department.

Fang Zhaoyi was beaten bloody and dying.

“Ying Meiren, you have fifteen minutes, hurry up. We still have to execute her.” The eunuch on duty reminded her.

Wei Yingya nodded and looked at Fang Zhaoyi,

“Why would you harm me?” she asked, her voice laced with both anger and confusion.

“Heh…” Fang Zhaoyi, tortured for three days, was in agony and now only wished for death. Seeing Wei Yingya, she felt she was only delaying her journey to the afterlife and sneered, “To ask such a foolish question, how naive you are. You are the Emperor’s favorite concubine, how many people in the entire palace wish for your death. But you were originally of noble birth, others might have ideas, but they wouldn’t dare to act…”

“But your father died, and the Wei family’s title fell to your second uncle. Your second uncle wants your life, and I’m helping him send you on your way.”

Wei Yingya’s eyes widened in shock, “My father’s death, is he involved?”

Otherwise, why would he be so eager to get rid of her?

“Not only is he involved, but the Cen family is also involved. Now the Wei family has sided with the Cen family, you are just a superfluous existence. Even if you are released, what difference does it make? Your cousin is now the noble daughter of the Marquis’s Mansion, and she has the Cen family’s support. She wants to crush you, it’s like crushing an ant.” Fang Zhaoyi scoffed.

She deliberately told Wei Yingya.

She wanted to see Wei Yingya avenge her father and come down to accompany her in death.

Wei Yingya stood there, stunned, as if struck by lightning.

She knew she had transmigrated to ancient times.

But she wasn’t a native of ancient times after all, and the original owner’s memories were smooth sailing. Until now, she had only faced the cruelty of the feudal era for the first time.

She suddenly realized that even the Emperor’s initial favor towards her, was there a plan to divide the noble groups and win over a group of neutral nobles?

It’s just that she didn’t realize it at the time.

And it wouldn’t have mattered if she had thought about it.

The Wei family’s military power, the Wei family’s choice, was in her father’s hands at the time.

The Emperor didn’t want a weak woman, he wanted the Wei family.

No matter how many methods she had to compete for favor, if the Wei family didn’t choose the Emperor, it wouldn’t have mattered.

Compared to her background, her so-called skills were not decisive at all.

In this feudal era, you can’t just have some skills and rise to the top.

She once thought that with those methods of competing for favor, she could capture the Emperor’s heart and rise to become Empress Dowager, she was thinking too simply.

She underestimated the Emperor, she underestimated an ancient dynasty.

“Ying Meiren, time is up. Do you have anything else to say?” the eunuch on duty reminded her.

Wei Yingya came back to her senses, her spirit broken, she shook her head and turned to leave.

“Wei Yingya, I’ll be waiting for you down there! Hahaha…” Fang Zhaoyi laughed happily seeing her so devastated.

“Continue the execution!” the eunuch on duty shouted.

“Slap!” “Slap!”

Fang Zhaoyi couldn’t laugh anymore, only crying and begging for mercy.

Wei Yingya didn’t know how she walked out of the Criminal Justice Department.

Outside, there were already some maids and eunuchs waiting.

The head maid bowed and greeted her, “This servant, Dongwu, head maid of Jinguizhai in Yixiu Palace, greets Ying Meiren. Hearing that you came to the Criminal Justice Department, I specially came to welcome you back to the palace.”

Seeing Wei Yingya’s dazed expression, Dongwu continued, “Your original residence, Haitang Residence, is now occupied by Wei Meiren. The Noble Consort has arranged for you to stay in the right wing of Yixiu Palace…”

Wei Meiren.

Wei Yingya felt all the wounds on her body aching. According to her original temperament, she would immediately rush to find Wei Ying Shu to get revenge.

But Fang Zhaoyi made her realize one thing, it seemed that she was not Wei Ying Shu’s opponent at all.

Don’t the heroines of palace intrigue dramas return to the palace and go on a rampage, killing everyone?

Why did I return to the palace, and it’s no different from being in the Cold Palace?

Wei Yingya felt exhausted. Anger, resentment, and a hint of fear.

For the first time, she deeply realized that this was an era where human life was like grass.

One wrong step, and she would be back in the Cold Palace, and she would truly be tortured to death.