Chapter 147: Jiao Cang "Delicate Concealment" / Are You the One

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 Jiao Cang "Delicate Concealment" / Are You the One

 

 Chapter 147: 

 

So she could only sit silently on the sidelines, waiting for the Emperor’s verdict.

Liu Yu slowly sipped the soup that Empress Shi had handed him, recalling, “Her temper is unchangeable... Since the royal father-in-law is family, it’s fine for me to speak of old matters... When I was in Yangshan waiting for the Eastern Palace to be restored, Princess Huaisang was also assisting me there. At that time, most of the troops at Yangshan were under her training. Soldiers require funds for food and drink, but she wouldn’t allow her men to disturb the common folk, so she had to find alternative ways to make money, opening up some profitable trade routes. 

However, on one occasion, while descending the mountain, she encountered the children of a powerful family bullying the people. She had disguised herself to go down the mountain and shouldn’t have stirred up trouble, but upon seeing that young master harassing a married woman and beating her husband, she couldn’t suppress her anger. Not only did she rescue the couple, but she also rushed over to deal with that young master. I was there too and stopped her, advising her not to create a scene. At that moment, she heeded my words and didn’t act, but when we returned to the mountain, I found she was missing.

When she eventually came back, she was covered in blood. I asked her what had happened. She replied, ‘I just thought that brat deserved a beating. If I could just punch him to vent my anger, that would have been enough. But since I was stopped at the time, I grew angrier and returned overnight to hang that young master from the big tree in the town square, using a knife to castrate him...’”

Upon hearing this, Shi Xiujin’s face turned pale with fright. Remembering the glare Liu Mian Tang had given her earlier, she felt a cold sweat running down her back.

Shi Yikuan grit his teeth and said, “Her bandit-like nature is hard to change! Liu Mian Tang was at Yangshan then...” He had intended to say she had gone rogue, but realizing that would implicate the emperor, he quickly changed his tone: “What His Majesty means is that despite his earnest attempts to guide her toward goodness, she remains obstinate and unruly. Now that she has the support of Prince Huaiyang, she has become even more arrogant. If Your Majesty doesn’t discipline her, how can that be tolerated?”

Liu Yu set down his teacup and smiled as he looked at the father and daughter before him. “What I mean is that Princess Huaisang does not hold grudges overnight. Since she already vented her anger by pinching your younger sister’s arm at the scene, she likely won’t come to the Shi residence to hit or scold her again. So, Royal Father-in-Law, you can relax.”

Shi Yikuan half-opened his mouth, unable to believe that the emperor would make such absurdly biased remarks. What did it mean for him to relax? Was he to assume that Liu Mian Tang was magnanimous today? Just because she didn’t chop off his daughter’s arm, was he expected to thank her entire family?

The Empress lowered her eyes and said to her father, “Your Majesty seems a bit weary today. If you don’t have any urgent matters, please take your leave.”

Shi Xiujin had entered the palace with her father, originally hoping for her brother-in-law, the emperor, to take her side. Instead, she returned with a gruesome story in her ears.

Once they exited the palace gates, her eyes were filled with tears as she said, “What’s so good about such a frightening woman? Why does Prince Huaiyang dote on her so much?”

Shi Yikuan was equally vexed. He glanced back at the palace gates and scoffed sarcastically, “A woman like that certainly attracts attention. She’s not the only one being spoiled, you know!”

However, thinking about the Empress' earlier expression, Shi Yikuan gradually suppressed his anger and coldly smiled. “For now, let that couple act arrogant. Whether they can return from the North Sea is another matter entirely!”

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