SFS Chapter 276 Another Trap
Chapter 276 Another Trap
Suddenly, only Yu Zhengsha and Yu Qingli were left in the room. Without any outsiders, Yu Zhengsha's temper suddenly flared up.
"Yu Qingli, don't be so aggressive!"
"Oh? I don't know. Who did I force?" Yu Qingli raised her eyebrows and smiled contemptuously.
"This time, it was my carelessness that led me to fall into your hands. Since you were able to persuade Queen Li to obtain the imperial decree, I, Yu Zhengsha, will accept defeat."
Looking at Yu Zhengsha's face full of resentment, Yu Qingli did not feel good, but felt extremely heavy. This man was the man her mother once loved, but now he had no guilt towards himself and her, nor any remorse.
Yu Qingli's eyes darkened. Since Yu Zhengsha was so stubborn, there was really no need for her to show him any mercy.
Yu Qingli slowly stood up and walked over to Yu Zhengsha. "Prime Minister Yu, I don't understand what you're saying. The imperial edict was issued by His Majesty himself. You just said that Qingli persuaded the Queen Mother to get it. Are you saying that the Queen Mother is interfering in politics? Or are you implying that Father is soft-hearted and can be persuaded by anyone?"
Yu Zhengsha was speechless. He had not expected that Yu Qingli could take his words out of context and hinted in both explicit and implicit ways that she was now a member of the royal family, which was why His Majesty and Queen Li were so biased towards her.
Yu Zhengsha narrowed his eyes, feeling that he had really underestimated his daughter before.
"And what Prime Minister Yu mentioned about 'carelessness'? I don't know how Prime Minister Yu, who has always been so cautious and careful, could be careless."
The sneer in Yu Qingli's eyes was like a sharp sword piercing into Yu Zhengsha's eyes. Before Yu Zhengsha could open his mouth, there was a crisp "pa" sound, and Yu Qingli suddenly slapped herself in the face.
Looking at Yu Qingli's suddenly red and swollen cheeks, Yu Zhengsha's heart skipped a beat.
With another "slap", Yu Qingli slapped the other half of her face, and blood immediately flowed out from the corner of her lips. After Yu Qingli slapped herself skillfully, she immediately loosened the gold hairpin on her temples, messing up her black hair and collar.
Yu Zhengsha's pupils shrank, and he finally guessed Yu Qingli's intention. He turned around and was about to call for help, but Yu Qingli's painful cry came from behind him, "Prime Minister Yu, if you don't want to apologize, it's fine, but how could you treat Qingli like this?"
Yu Qingli's cry was so heart-wrenching and painful that it immediately attracted the attention of the maids and eunuchs outside.
Yu Qingli immediately rushed forward and hugged Yu Zhengsha's arm.
Yu Zhengsha was already distracted by Yu Qingli's frame-up, and now seeing a group of young eunuchs and palace maids surrounding him, he immediately panicked and threw Yu Qingli out with a wave of his hand.
Yu Qingli was already prepared. She took this opportunity to throw herself backwards and landed heavily on the table beside her, knocking over all the snacks on the table. The scalding tea also spilled on her sleeves, causing her to frown in pain.
"Empress, Empress, are you okay?" A little palace maid immediately rushed to Yu Qingli's side. When she saw Yu Qingli's face, she couldn't help but gasp.
Yu Zhengsha and Yu Qingli had a bad relationship. The cunning young palace maids and eunuchs who had been in the palace for a long time had heard about it. Now seeing this, and thinking of Yu Zhengsha's attitude just now, they immediately believed in their hearts that it was Yu Zhengsha's doing.
Besides, there were only two of them in the room. If it wasn't Yu Zhengsha who did it, who else could it be?
Everyone looked at Yu Zhengsha with disdain. Even a tiger won't eat its own cubs. This man is worse than an animal.
Yu Qingli had just married into the palace, and unexpectedly, she was brutally beaten. The young maids and eunuchs who served her were also implicated. Suddenly, these young eunuchs and maids became grasshoppers tied to the same rope as Yu Qingli. One of the young eunuchs immediately jumped up and said, "Prime Minister Yu, this is the imperial palace, the palace of the Crown Princess and the Crown Prince. What are you doing?"
Just as Yu Zhengsha was about to explain, Yu Qingli suddenly burst into tears. "Prime Minister Yu, I don't know how I've offended you, but considering your years of raising me, I only ask that we stay out of each other's way. Since you're unwilling to comply with my order and apologize, I won't force you. But how could you, how could you humiliate me like this?"
Yu Qingli spoke in a miserable voice, and the palace maids around her became more and more convinced that it was Yu Zhengsha who disobeyed the order, and instead beat Yu Qingli.
Yu Zhengsha was framed by Yu Qingli again. He was so choked by the breath in his chest that he couldn't utter a word. He had planned everything, but he had never expected Yu Qingli to do this. He originally thought that Yu Qingli just wanted to humiliate him, but now it seems that she has even greater ambitions.
"Your Highness, hurry up, otherwise the princess will be in danger." Xiluo trotted in front, leading the way, and behind her followed Murong Feng with a gloomy face. He was planning to have a tryst with Mei Hong just now, but he was unexpectedly called by Xiluo, who said that Yu Zhengsha was going to bully Yu Qingli.
Murong Feng was already in a very bad mood after being plotted against, and now that he knew that it was Yu Zhengsha who caused the trouble, Murong Feng's impression of Yu Zhengsha became even worse.
This Prime Minister Yu seems to be getting more and more arrogant!
Just as the Queen Mother said, no matter how many faults Yu Qingli had, she was still married into the royal family. How could Yu Zhengsha ignore him again and again?
Murong Feng's mind raced as he kicked into the inner room. Yu Qingli was lying on the ground, her hair disheveled and a golden hairpin slanted in there, as if it would fall out at any time. Her clothes were messy and her skirt was stained with tea stains, dust and crushed snacks. Her delicate face was red and swollen, and a trace of blood was still hanging from her crimson lips. She looked extremely embarrassed, with only a pair of autumn-water eyes looking at him hesitantly. Murong Feng's heart softened immediately, but then his anger ignited again. Yu Zhengsha, how dare you!
"What's going on?" Murong Feng asked in a deep voice, "Prime Minister Yu, if I remember correctly, you should have come to the palace today to apologize to my concubine under the order of the emperor."
Before Yu Zhengsha could speak, Yu Qingli immediately knelt at Murong Feng's feet, tugged at the corner of Murong Feng's clothes, and whispered, "Your Highness, Prime Minister Yu is in a bad mood today, so let's just leave the apology at that. Qingli only hopes that Prime Minister Yu lives a long life and never has anything to do with Qingli again."
Murong Feng became even angrier when he heard this. He was the eldest prince of Canghe, and how dare a prime minister like him bully others like this!
Murong Feng bent down and helped Yu Qingli up. He looked angrily at her beautiful face that had turned into such a miserable state. He turned back and looked at Yu Zhengsha coldly, "Prime Minister Yu, if you want to disobey my order, don't blame me for being merciless!"
Yu Zhengsha was forced into a corner by Yu Qingli and angrily said, "Your Highness, I did nothing to the princess. She did all this on her own!"
Murong Feng sneered at this, "Prime Minister Yu, are you saying that my concubine has gone insane and murdered herself? I want to ask, what's the point of her doing this?"
"She, she wants to force the old minister!"
"Force you? Qingli is now my concubine and in the harem. I don't understand why she forced you. Besides, you are not alone in this palace. Just ask the palace maids present and they will know."
After Murong Feng finished speaking, he glanced around, and all the young palace maids and eunuchs fell to their knees on the ground, trembling and silent.
"Tell me, what on earth happened just now?!"
The young palace maids and eunuchs looked at each other, thinking that the eldest prince was obviously really angry about the princess today. If they had not seen what happened just now, they would definitely be angered by the eldest prince.
These cunning children exchanged glances, instantly reaching a unanimous agreement, and answered in unison: "Your Highness, Prime Minister Yu was unwilling to apologize to the Crown Princess just now. After the Crown Princess reminded Prime Minister Yu not to disobey the order and implicate hundreds of people in the Prime Minister's Mansion, Prime Minister Yu was furious, so, so..."
Murong Feng's eyebrows jumped and he said angrily: "Just what?!"
The people on the ground became more and more like withered grass, and whispered: "Just beat the prince's wife."
"Nonsense!" Yu Zhengsha said angrily, "Yu Qingli, you are plotting to harm me!"
Murong Feng sneered, "Prime Minister Yu, now that there are witnesses, you still want to quibble? What's the point of my concubine harming you like this?"
Yu Zhengsha looked at the servants on the ground and the calm Yu Qingli, and knew that he had really fallen into Yu Qingli's trap today, and he could not wash away the blame even if he jumped into the Yellow River.
He was charged with two serious crimes, namely, disobeying the imperial order and beating the princess. If his entire family were not executed, he would certainly be severely punished.
"Grand Prince, this matter was indeed caused by a moment of confusion. I hope Your Highness will be magnanimous."
A real man can bend and stretch. Yu Zhengsha took a deep breath and decided it would be better to give in at this time.
Murong Feng's expression brightened slightly upon hearing this.
"Your Highness, since Prime Minister Yu has said so, please let him return home quickly. Qingli, Qingli is really scared..."
Yu Qingli spoke softly, which once again aroused the anger in Murong Feng's heart. He reached out and patted the back of Yu Qingli's hand, then turned to look at Yu Zhengsha, "Prime Minister Yu, I ask you to remember a few things. First, you are here today to apologize to my concubine by order. Second, Yu Qingli has married into my family and is now my, Murong Feng's, person."
"I know, this old minister." Yu Zhengsha lowered his head and clenched his teeth.
"Now that you know, why don't you obey my order and apologize to my concubine?"
Murong Feng gave the order arrogantly, with sarcasm in his eyes. If Queen Li had not repeatedly told him that this was a critical moment and he must keep a low profile and not offend foreign ministers easily, and Yu Zhengsha was the prime minister, how could he let it go so easily?
Besides, he didn't have much real feelings for Yu Qingli. He only cared about her because of her unique horoscope. Therefore, today he only planned to teach Yu Zhengsha a little lesson to let him know who is the master and who is the servant. He didn't really intend to stand up for Yu Qingli.