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The empress said softly, "It's rare for Lian'er to keep thinking about my illness and come visit often. You sure are considerate. Send her in."

Yun Zihuang stopped crying. It was originally a fake cry, so it was naturally easy to keep it. Even if it was a fake cry, she didn't want to be seen by her good cousin. She secretly felt proud of herself. Hearing the empress's words, it was obvious that she wasn't sensible or had a heart of her own. She knew that the empress was ill and hadn't come to the palace to pay her respects.

Heavens, did he even dare to speak any reason for favors?

Her lucky father was about to die from his injuries, and the empress was still trying to pick on him!

Alright, in this dynasty where authority reigned supreme, the life and death of an official could not be compared with that of a sovereign. No matter how capable the marquis was, he was just an official. Although the empress wasn't the emperor, she was the emperor's official wife and was still a king. In other words, a small cold on the empress's part was much more important than the serious injuries on Yunfei's peak.

"This subject greets the empress and the empress for her blessings."

Yun Xianzi's gentle and pleasant voice came from behind him. It was indescribably comfortable to listen to, but she felt his heart clench. It was not easy to get rid of this good cousin twice, but in the end, it didn't have much effect. Although it had ruined Yun Xianzi's reputation, it was nothing much to be scolded for one's skin and flesh to not itch. The effect that she wanted was that Yun Feiyan had been removed from her duties. Even if he wasn't imprisoned, it was impossible for his to continue being an official. What she wanted was a Cloud Sanguine Lotus with no status at all. Even if he didn't die, he wouldn't be able to become the crown prince's consort or cause any trouble.

"Sister is here too. It's been a while. Uncle's injuries must be much better, right?"

She puffed out her chest and sat up straight. "With esteemed empress here, how dare you be disrespectful? You have to know that I'm a princess under the title of emperor and empress. Normally, if you're so disrespectful in private, it's fine. "Now that we're in the palace and in front of the empress, how can you be so unruly?"

Yun Xianzi was stunned. She had always used this kind of attitude to treat this princess' sister. She had never seen Yun Zihuang dissatisfied, but she had always been ingratiating herself with her, talking about her own sisters.

Today, this princess of Pingping, what is wrong with her?

Yun Zihuang frowned: "Do you still want me to teach you the most basic rules of etiquette? "Esteemed empress, you've truly made the empress laugh."

Yun Xianzi felt wronged as tears welled up in her eyes. Tears streamed down her face as she looked pitifully at the empress. She had never suffered such grievances in front of Yun Zi Huang before, and it had always been this foolish little sister of his who fawned over her in all kinds of ways. How could she accept the sudden change that happened today? In addition, the anger she had felt in front of the Marquis' Mansion a few days ago was boiling in her chest. She couldn't help but secretly grit her teeth. At this moment, she hated Yun Zihuang to death.

"Esteemed Empress …"

She trembled as she cried out, thinking that as long as the Empress spoke up to teach Yun Zihuang a lesson, she would be able to stand by the sidelines and see who was the unlucky one in the end.

Yun Zi Huang did not wait for her to say anything and interrupted her, "The Empress is the head of a palace and the mother of a nation. She has always paid the most attention to etiquette and etiquette. Now that the empress's jade-like body is unsettled, you're being rude. Are you trying to anger the empress to death? Hurry up and beg forgiveness from the Empress! "

The empress had wanted to say something, but after hearing Yun Zihuang's words, even if she wanted to cover it up, she could not say anything. Speaking of which, her dissatisfaction with the recent incident with the Cloud Sanguine Lotus, as well as the Censor's foolish misstep, had spread far and wide. In addition, the last time the crown prince had used such a despicable method to secretly harm the emperor was precisely because he was infatuated with the lotus. This matter had already made the empress extremely unhappy.

The crown prince was grounded in the Eastern Palace and even now, the emperor still forbade him from leaving the palace. Even if she feigned sickness and couldn't see her own son, she still wouldn't be able to.

As it happened, Yun Zihuang added oil to the fire and asked again, "Empress, is this subject's logic right?"

"Zi Huang, what you said was right. Yun Chihuo, do you admit your wrongs?"

Seeing the esteemed empress's face darken, Yun Xianzi felt great fear in her heart as well. Now that the reputation of the Censorate was in disarray, her reputation was even worse. His Highness the Crown Prince had also been grounded. Although the case of four of his servants being tortured to death had always been suppressed, a few days ago, because of the incident that had occurred in front of the Marquis' Mansion, his father had been punished. In the past few days, she'd gone to the imperial harem every day to curry favor with the empress, hoping to plead on behalf of his father.

She was well aware that if her father fell, what qualifications did she have to become the Crown Prince's consort?

At that time, not to mention the crown prince's consort, even the side concubines couldn't match her!

"This subject knows her wrongs. It's this subject's fault that she was worried about the empress's illness. She fell into a trance and begged for forgiveness."

She knelt on the ground and kowtowed in apology as she hated Yun Zihuang to death in her heart. She thought to herself secretly, last time at the Hundred Blossom Poetry Meet, she had clearly transferred away her guard and arranged everything so well, but she didn't expect this foolish girl to be so lucky and ran off without her knowing. Some time after the incident, she realized that something was amiss. Only then did she realize that the person she had sent out had gone missing. Even now, she still could not find him. She did not know what had happened. This matter had always been a sore point in her heart. If the person she sent to capture were to be captured, it would reveal that she was the mastermind behind this matter …

Yun Chihuo didn't even dare to think about the consequences.

"Zi Huang, Yun Xianzi is rude to you. How do you think we should deal with this?"

A glint flashed in the empress's eyes. Today, this princess of Pingping was slightly different from her usual self. According to her usual personality, she wouldn't be able to say what she said just now. Had someone taught her something before entering the palace?

"The empress's jade-like body isn't feeling well, so how could such a small matter trouble the empress? It's not a big deal. Yun Xiangran, just kowtow and apologize to this princess."

"Esteemed Empress …"

Yun Xialian's voice was pitiful. She could kowtow and apologize to the empress, but who was this stupid girl called Yun Zihuang?

"Yun Xialian, are you unconvinced with the empress's punishment?"

Yun Xianzi's heart sank. This crime was too much for her to bear. She quickly bent down to bow to the empress and said, "This subject would never dare to do so. It's this subject's fault. Please calm your anger, esteemed empress."

The empress was neither pleased nor angry as she said lightly, "Zi Huang's words are reasonable. You have always been well-informed and have recently lost your sense of propriety. How can you be worthy enough to be by the crown prince's side?"

Her heart was even more alarmed as she kowtowed and begged for mercy. If even the empress despised her and refused to speak up for the Censorate, then perhaps her father's position would be lost.

"Enough, don't make the empress angry here! Hurry up and kowtow and apologize to this princess before retreating!"