Long Live the Empress

Chapter 265: Water and Food Cuts

Yue Jinghao had not returned to Yue Mansion yet, but the imperial edict had already arrived.

When the old lady and Yue Hanwen heard that the emperor had conferred the title of princess on Yue Jinghao, the joy on their faces was beyond words. The higher Yue Jinghao's status, the more likely she would be able to marry someone better in the future. As long as she married well, would the Yue family still have to worry about their future?

Just as the two of them were secretly rejoicing, they heard the eunuch announcing the decree announce the princess's intention to take Yue Jinghao as her daughter.

When Yue Yuyan heard this, she couldn't help but feel a little resentful towards Yue Jinghao: She had already won the title of Princess, so why did she still occupy the identity of the eldest princess' daughter! Why did Yue Jinghao get all the benefits...

Yue Yuyan clenched her hands, thinking about how to break the situation, when she heard someone shout, "What? This is impossible!"

When I looked up, I saw that it was Aunt Su who started screaming first.

"Aunt!" Yue Tiaohong wanted to stop her, but was still a step too late.

Aunt Su was openly questioning the emperor! The old lady was so frightened that she shouted, "How dare you! Someone drag her away!"

Aunt Su saw that several servants were about to come over to arrest her, and she said quickly with dissatisfaction in her heart: "Eunuch, my eldest daughter is a mother-killer. Her biological mother was killed by her! Please tell the eldest princess not to believe in other people's slander, so as not to bring disaster upon herself..."

The eunuch who announced the decree was the apprentice of the chief eunuch. He had long heard from his master that the eldest daughter of the Yue family had a bright future. Looking at the current situation, both the emperor and the eldest princess valued her very much, which showed that the eldest daughter of the Yue family was a capable person.

The eunuch who announced the decree stroked the whisk in his hand and said, "Master Yue, I will go and report your intention to the princess. To be honest, I have been serving the emperor for so long, but this is the first time I have heard someone curse the princess..."

Yue Hanwen's legs went limp when he heard this. He pushed away the servant who was holding Aunt Su and slapped Aunt Su's swollen face twice, "I told you not to talk nonsense! I told you not to talk nonsense!"

Aunt Su was beaten so hard that she fell off her wheelchair to the ground and couldn't even speak.

Yue Tianhong felt sorry for Aunt Su's appearance, but he didn't dare to go forward to help her. He could only bury his head even lower.

Yue Hanwen bowed his head and said to the eunuch who announced the decree, "This is the concubine in the mansion. She became insane a while ago and has been talking nonsense. Your Excellency, don't take it seriously. Just treat it as a fart!"

Hearing such rude words, the eunuch who announced the decree wiped the tip of his nose with his orchid finger. The old lady was very sensitive and quickly stuffed a stack of banknotes into his hand, "Sir, don't bother with a crazy woman!"

The eunuch who announced the decree raised his eyebrows and slowly opened the banknote. Seeing the denomination on the banknote, the eunuch who announced the decree said, "Since the old lady and Lord Yue said so, I will pretend that I didn't hear that crazy talk. But I still have to say one more thing. If she talks nonsense like this, it will sooner or later bring disaster to the mansion! Fortunately, it was me who came today. If it was my master who reported it to the emperor... you can just wait for your whole family to be executed!"

As soon as the eunuch finished speaking, the old lady and Yue Hanwen felt a chill down their spines. It was not uncommon for entire families to be executed in the capital. The scene of blood flowing like a river was something no one could bear to think about...

Yue Hanwen clasped his fists and bowed, saying, "Your Excellency's teaching is very true. I will keep an eye on this crazy woman and will never let her talk nonsense again!"

After Yue Hanwen sent the eunuch who announced the decree away with kind words, he paced back and forth. The old lady twisted the jade Buddhist beads and recited scriptures with her eyes closed, but she still couldn't calm down.

Nanny Zhang quickly lit the incense that Yue Jinghao had brought, and the old lady took a few deep breaths.

Su Hongfu gently held Ni'er's hand and said in a trembling voice: "I was scared to death just now! If it is true as what the eunuch said, wouldn't our Yue Mansion be in great trouble? We are worthless lives, so we can be beheaded, but the old lady and the master..."

Ni'er also said with red eyes: "We are not worth mentioning. Who will remember our Yue Mansion in the future? Wouldn't the hard work of the old lady and the master be destroyed in an instant?"

"Little bitch! What nonsense are you talking about? I'm going to tear your mouth off!" Aunt Su stretched out her hand to touch Ni'er's face, but she was in a wheelchair and was much lower than Ni'er. She couldn't reach it, and Aunt Su became even angrier. "You little bitch, what do I say? My daughter is carrying the eldest grandson of the emperor, the future emperor! I'm his grandmother! Humph, who dares to touch me!"

Aunt Su kept talking more and more outrageously. Yue Tianhong tried to stop her several times, but Aunt Su had no intention of stopping. She vented all the anger she had suffered a few days ago for stealing Yue Jinghao's dowry!

"Shut up!" Yue Hanwen stopped abruptly, pointed at Aunt Su and ordered, "Come here, throw Aunt Su into her yard and don't let her go out!"

Although Aunt Su had been carried to a wheelchair, she was still gasping for breath in pain. "Master, don't forget that the Second Miss is pregnant with the heir of the dragon! If the Second Miss knew that the Master had locked me up, she would definitely not stand idly by!"

Faced with Aunt Su's threat, Yue Hanwen indeed stopped and left.

Aunt Su saw that her words had an effect, so she slowed down her voice and said, "My father will be returning to the capital soon, and he will have to meet the emperor. Master, tell me, how will the emperor treat my father?"

Ni'er trembled as she grasped Yue Hanwen's arm and asked in a low voice, "Master, who is Aunt Su's father? Is he more powerful than you? If so, you'd better not lock up Aunt Su, lest her father blame you!"

Su Keqi was promoted by Yue Hanwen! If it weren't for him, Su Keqi would still be a small seventh-rank military officer! Now he has to look at Su Keqi's face, which is simply unbearable!

"Come here, throw her in and lock the door! Cut off water and food for seven days! Anyone who dares to disobey will be thrown in! Humph!"

This time Yue Hanwen was really furious, and the fierceness in his eyes was something no one had ever seen before!

"You...you dare!" Aunt Su looked at the man she had served for more than ten years in disbelief, tears streaming down her face.

"Father, Auntie was just confused for a moment, and those words were not sincere. Please spare Auntie Su for the sake of your son!" Yue Tianhong knelt on the ground and begged. "Auntie is not in good health. Not eating or drinking for seven days will kill her! Father!"

Yue Hanwen raised his foot and kicked Yue Tianhong in the chest. "You still dare to beg for mercy? Like mother, like son! Your scandal has made me unable to even raise my head in front of all the officials. Since you care about her, just go with her!"

Yue Hanwen did not stay any longer, but walked away with his sleeves swung, leaving Aunt Su yelling behind him.

Yue Tianhong knelt and crawled to the old lady, "Grandma, Grandma!"

The old lady opened her confused eyes, sighed, looked at Yue Tianhong with disappointment, shook her head and went back to her room.

"Grandma..." Yue Tianhong fell to the ground, watching the old lady walking farther and farther away with a hunched back.