Chapter 1395 - 1402: Plum Banquet (5)
"Eunuch Liu, Eunuch Liu... Please listen to me..."
Madam Wu hurried forward, wishing to explain to him, but Liu Xi gave her no chance, flinging his sleeve and coldly said: "If you want to explain, go to the palace and explain to the Empress Dowager yourself!" After saying that, he left with a snort. Madam Wu saw that he was annoyed and was so frightened that her soul almost left her body; she hurriedly chased after him, not even caring that her daughter was still in the room with two men!
Seeing Liu Xi turn his back, Xiang Yun also started to worry. She sat up, bit her lip, and cautiously said to Wanyan Jingchen, "Master Situ, Cai Wei, oh no, would the Empress really blame us?"
She was still in the deep chamber, unaware of Situ Changge’s current identity, thinking he was still just a shopkeeper under Cai Wei!
Wanyan Jingchen didn’t speak, just glanced at Court Judge Yao. Understanding the hint, Court Judge Yao quickly left, calling on Cui Wen and Cui Lu before going out, claiming he needed to prescribe a concoction for Miss and asking them to come help grind the ingredients.
Cui Wen and Cui Lu were just little maids, already terrified by the words "The crime of deceiving the emperor" Liu Xi ranted about earlier; now being called to grind ingredients, they dared not disobey and meekly followed him out, not even considering why Miss would need any medicine when she wasn’t ill!
After everyone had left, Wanyan Jingchen leisurely said: "The heart of a monarch is inscrutable, the Empress Dowager is kind, but being in high position, she dislikes being deceived!"
After he finished speaking, Xiang Yun visibly tensed up, furrowing her brows and anxiously said: "What should I do then? If she becomes angry, could she blame my parents? Oh, I really should have just gone to the feast, it would have been better to be humiliated there rather than committing the crime of deceiving the emperor..."
"Why do you say you would be humiliated? Who would humiliate you?" asked Wanyan Jingchen, his faint smile gradually fading.
Xiang Yun, frustratedly said: "I am a divorcee, the other ladies would definitely look down upon me. At the feast, I would just end up being bullied. My parents, fearing I’d be embarrassed and upset, kindly stopped me from going to spare me from their taunts and mockery, but I never expected this to backfire so badly. Ah, Situ Changge, what should I do now?"