Chapter 426 Alas...
Chapter 426 Alas...
Yan Ke's eyes were burning with anger and disappointment. She stared at the young woman in front of her, "Lu Jiayi, you are really going too far. You know better than anyone why Sister Liu has become like this. Why do you still want to hurt her with words?"
Lu Jiayi covered her slapped cheek and stared at Yan Ke in disbelief. After a moment, she weakly retorted, "Yan Ke, I didn't hurt Sister Liu at all."
"No?" Yan Ke sneered, his eyes full of contempt. "Last time you led everyone to the Xie family, you said you had no intention of hurting anyone. Now you are pretending to be so insincere in front of the Second Prince. Lu Jiayi, do you really think all of us are fools?"
Hearing this, Lu Jiayi's eyes, which were filled with tears, turned even redder.
She raised her head suddenly and said sarcastically, "I want to show off in front of the Second Prince? Isn't she, Yan Ke, don't you have this idea in your mind?"
"Everyone here, except Sister Yining, doesn't want to show up in front of the Second Prince." Lu Jiayi said coldly.
"Sister Lu, what are you talking about? Yingzi was specially allowed by the emperor to come here to recuperate." Chen Jiaoyi looked at her classmate in disbelief. "I only brought me here because my great-grandfather was worried."
Lu Jiayi glanced at the two classmates not far away and said disdainfully, "So what? If Sister Liu didn't have any ulterior motives, she wouldn't have refuted me just now."
Then, she continued like a madman, "You keep bringing Sister Yining to your side everyday. Don't you have any intention of taking advantage of her? Don't think I don't know why Sister Yining didn't come to class last afternoon, but all three of you received rewards from His Majesty."
Lu Jiayi's eyes gradually turned cold. "No matter how much I pretend, I still have to rely on myself."
After hearing this, Liu Zhenying felt inexplicably guilty. She had indeed been looking for Xiao Yining's help these days, but she still said, "Sister Lu, I refuted you because I thought this plan was not feasible. I was afraid that His Majesty would punish you for it. My father said..."
"That's enough." Lu Jiayi interrupted impatiently. "If it weren't for your father, my grandfather wouldn't have had a hard time in the court and would have been timid and cautious in front of His Majesty. Your father has played an indispensable role in my current situation."
Liu Zhenying felt choked by Lu Jiayi's words, and tears as big as beans instantly fell like pearls from a broken string.
"Lu Jiayi, you are simply unreasonable. Sister Liu's father is the Censor. If the Xie family is clean, why would he report your grandfather?" Yan Ke retorted angrily.
"There are no clean families in Yanjing. Whatever my grandfather does is for the prosperity of the family. What has he done wrong?" Lu Jiayi shouted loudly, then glared at Liu Zhenying with hatred and ran out without looking back.
The atmosphere in the Yihe Hall suddenly became depressing. Liu Zhenying sobbed twice and finally couldn't help crying.
"How could Sister Lu become like this?" Xiao Yining, who was still secretly watching what was going on in the Yihe Palace from outside, said in confusion and depression.
As she said this, she wanted to go back to Yihedian to coax her little sister, but was stopped by her fellow villager.
"Sister Qing, don't go over there. Lord Liu has offended a lot of people. This kind of thing will happen frequently in the future. This is just the beginning. Miss Liu has to adapt to it." Pei Yi stopped her.
After hearing this, Xiao Yining had no choice but to give up and let his fellow villager pull him away. He couldn't help but sigh in his heart that there is no such thing as a life that lasts from beginning to end. People always have to carry countless burdens and become someone else.
The little girl glanced at the cloth bag with melancholy. Next to the nanny were the cakes that little Liu Zhenying had carefully prepared for her father.
She paused and asked her fellow villager, "Uncle, can I take food to Lord Liu first? This morning, the cakes are at their best."
"What's so delicious about this? This is overnight. It will choke your throat if you eat it. Liu Zhenying sends this to her father every day. Isn't she afraid that her father will choke to death?" Wang Gungun muttered with a sneer.
Xiao Yining: ...
The next moment, Wang Gungun was hit on the head.
"Get out of here, don't curse anyone." Pei Yi warned unhappily.
Xiao Yining also realized that Wang Gungun was a chatterbox with a bad mouth, and his words would easily come true. She immediately made a few "Pooh Pooh" sounds, muttering "Evil spirits, go away..."
Wang Gungun: ...
"You two have gone too far. I'm done with you." The little boy almost went berserk again, but the brutal bamboo whip and meat stir-fry from a few days ago came to his mind, so he had to hold it back.
Xiao Yining and Pei Yi didn't want to pay any attention to him. They both had never gotten along well with this kid who couldn't control his mouth.
The three little ones, each with their own disdain, turned and marched towards the Imperial Palace.
At this moment, a familiar voice came from not far away, "Lin Yining, stop right there for me."
Xiao Yining: ...
She looked back and saw the naughty child running towards them. She quickly pretended to be happy and called out sweetly, "Uncle, you miss Qingjie so soon."
Sheng Hongtong's face turned red for a moment, "Who would miss you?"
Then, as if he had made up his mind, he said in a twisted tone, "Lin Yining, my father doted on you so much before, you come with me to kneel at the gate of the Imperial Palace."
Little Yining was stunned when he heard this, and his face drooped. He didn't expect that this naughty child really listened to Lu Jiayi's words and wanted to use moral blackmail to call out his uncle who was obsessed with a certain hobby.
The little kid frowned, with confusion in his eyes, and wanted to refuse.
As if the naughty child knew what she was going to say, he quickly said, "You only kneel for half a cup of tea, but this prince will kneel for a whole day and a night. Come with me and give it a try. After a few days, I will take you to play outside the palace."
Half a cup of tea?
Only 5 minutes?
Xiao Yining raised her eyebrows slightly, and was a little shaken by the conditions he offered.
She couldn't help but look up at her fellow villager, wanting to hear his opinion.
Pei Yi glanced at the two of them and said helplessly, "Sister Qing has to go to the door to call the emperor every day. Even if she lost her balance and fell today, no one would say anything."
The kid tilted his head and thought for a moment, then reluctantly agreed, "Uncle, I will fall down so that no one will use it as an excuse to scold you, Grandpa."
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