Chapter 439 - 437 Intimidation
Ye Xinyan was stunned. What was the emperor doing? How could she, a woman who had lost all her face in the high society of the capital, be mentioned by the emperor during a formal court assembly? Although it was about assigning her a task, was it necessary to discuss it at the Imperial Court?
"Is His Majesty doing this to give face to Sixth Master, or to my grandfather?" Ye Xinyan asked.
Jinrong smiled and said, "Maybe Imperial Father is just giving face to you, Ye Zi?"
Ye Xinyan shook her head, "It’s highly unlikely."
She still had some self-awareness; in ancient times, emperors valued scholarly knowledge, which meant a thorough understanding of the classics and history, but they would never regard someone with skills in handicrafts as important.
Hu Jing was also taken aback. The incident involving Miss Ye at Duke An’s birthday banquet had indeed caused a sensation in the capital. Even though she was later sent to the ancestral temple and met an untimely end, it was merely Duke An’s Mansion way of dealing with the matter. For a noble and prestigious household like Duke An’s Mansion, the loss of face in that incident was something that could never be retrieved, no matter the time.
Yet, two years later, Miss Ye had reappeared alive. Not only was she accepted by her family, but she had also managed to gain recognition from His Majesty on the Imperial Court. The face given to Duke An was enormous, and Miss Ye’s abilities were clearly evident.
Overall, this incident was a good thing for both Sixth Master and Miss Ye. On the surface, His Majesty the Emperor seemed to be reprimanding Prince Yu in the court assembly, but on closer consideration, if His Majesty truly saw Prince Yu as an irresponsible and frivolous prince, Prince Yu would have been praised by the emperor for getting the railway carriage running.