The Devious First-Daughter

Chapter 587 Yun Luoluo Goes All Out

The more Yun Luoluo spoke, the more ambiguous she made things seem. It was as if she had admitted to her affair with Prince Yi. Otherwise, she wouldn’t have referred to herself as a younger sister when she was older than Ning Xueyan. And look at her flustered state; she looked so weak and pitiful when kneeling to Ning Xueyan.

But none of the young ladies and mistresses present dared to say anything. They had heard how Ning Xueyan reprimanded Madam Censor-in-chief Chen. Princess Ning wasn’t as even-tempered and easily bullied as rumored. Her cold face was enough to tell them that anyone who spoke now would be in for a bad time.

Thus, all of them pretended that they didn’t see how pitiful Yun Luoluo looked and allowed Ning Xueyan to punish Yun Luoluo as she wished. They wondered if Ning Xueyan was just putting up a fierce front but not actually achieve anything.

“Third Young Lady Yun, why are you bringing up His Highness? Are you going to make him your witness? The Moon-embracing Tower is his office and resting place! There are many documents inside. Second Young Lady Yun, don’t tell me you’re here for those documents?” Ning Xueyan asked coldly.

Her words shocked everyone. A few of them, who couldn’t help but want to speak, immediately shut their mouths. If Prince Yi had lost his documents, someone would surely die today.

“I didn’t! I didn’t… take those things!” Yun Luoluo also panicked after hearing Ning Xueyan’s words.

“Then, why are you here? Why did you put on such an appearance?” Ning Xueyan’s gaze turned increasingly sharp.

“I… I… I was…” Yun Luoluo opened her mouth, her face was so red that it was almost blood-like. A trace of resentment and anger crossed her eyes. How could she bring herself to say what happened between her and Prince Yi? She thought she had made it clear enough, so how could Ning Xueyan still not understand?

“Second Young Lady Yun, we invited you here to take care of your sister, not for you to sneak into the Moon-embracing Tower. Since you didn’t come to steal documents, then tell me. What are you doing here?” Ning Xueyan acted as if she didn’t see that Yun Luoluo was on the verge of a breakdown.

Ning Xueyan’s words were incredibly clever. Several of the sharp-minded ladies sighed nearly at the same time. Second Young Lady Yun was done for. Whether or not she had an affair with Prince Yi, it didn’t matter after Princess Ning put her on the spot. Unless she was shameless enough to admit that she had an affair with Prince Yi, she would be admitting that she was in her current state because she was trying to steal Prince Yi’s documents.

In such a matter, everyone involved would be unlucky. It might even implicate her sickly sister.

Who said that Princess Ning was useless? Who said that she was weak and incompetent? That she was so sickly that she was on the verge of death? Look at her current state. Although she was a little thin and paler than most people, she seemed so spirited that she was far from a person on her deathbed. Her sharp words couldn’t come out of just anyone.

Princess Ning was no simple person! She had the imposing manner of Prince Yi! Many of the ladies nodded to themselves secretly.

Yun Luoluo glanced at the mockery in Ning Xueyan’s eyes and knew that she was forced into a disadvantageous position. She clenched her teeth and said loudly, “I… It was His Highness… who told me to come here.” She didn’t believe that Ning Xueyan would still refuse to acknowledge their affair after saying as much and spout nonsense about her coming to the Moon-embracing Tower to steal documents.

To think that Yun Luoluo would be shameless to admit this! Everyone looked at her in shock. Was she truly the first wife’s daughter of the Lord Peace’s Manor? How could she be so brazen? Even a low-class woman wouldn’t say such things. Moreover, she had entered the manor to serve her sickly sister, only to turn around and have an affair with her brother-in-law. She even had the cheek to admit this in front of everyone.

The education of the Lord Peace’s Manor, the family behind the Empress Dowager, was truly… shocking.

Out of the ladies here, quite a few had the intention to ally with the Lord Peace’s Manor through marriage. They immediately dispelled the idea. Once they get home, they would immediately withdraw the marriage offer. Who would dare marry a woman with such education? Second Young Lady Yun was simply too shameless for words!

“When did His Highness tell you to come here?” Ning Xueyan asked calmly.

“Just now, when I was strolling with you. His Highness ordered someone to call me here. He told me to find an excuse to leave. Did you forget, Princess Ning?” Having been forced to say such brazen words, Yun Luoluo truly hated Ning Xueyan at this moment. She looked at Ning Xueyan provocatively and mocked, “Princess Ning, you’re such a terrible princess compared to my sister. Even my sister knows His Highness’ intentions.”

Commandery Princess Xianyun knew about the affair between Yun Luoluo and Prince Yi? Everyone was astonished and became even more speechless. Wasn’t Commandery Princess Xianyun a knowledgeable and graceful person? How could she let her sister have an affair with her own husband? If Prince Yi truly had feelings for Yun Luoluo, he could just propose marriage.

If Prince Yi had the intention, the Lord Peace’s Manor would never disagree!

How could things develop so brazenly? It seemed that Commandery Princess Xianyun wasn’t so smart. Perhaps no one in the Lord Peace’s Manor was clever. This could have resolved satisfactorily, yet they had to make such a scandal. No one knew what to say.

“Sister Yun… knows about you?” Ning Xueyan smiled, looking not at all startled. She looked Yun Luoluo up and down with an intrigued expression as if she was looking at a clown.

Her gaze agitated Yun Luoluo, making her even angrier. She stopped looking at other people. She was so angry and ashamed that all she could see was Ning Xueyan’s mocking gaze. She felt as if Ning Xueyan was targeting her. “Yes, my sister knows. She’s the one who decided this for me. She’s the princess of this manor. Everything is fine as long as she approves.”

Yun Luoluo spoke bluntly out of her desire to suppress Ning Xueyan. She didn’t care what she said as long as she could quell Ning Xueyan’s arrogance.

She hated Ning Xueyan for making her say such brazen words, so she said as much to upset Ning Xueyan. She wanted everyone to know that Ning Xueyan, as the princess, was nothing and that her sister was the true princess. Everything that her sister decided, Ning Xueyan had neither the reason nor the status to deny.

To think that Commandery Princess Xianyun was the one who set up the affair! This… This was truly disgraceful. How could she let her husband sneak around with her own sister? So this was the education in the Lord Peace’s Manor! Everyone looked at a furious and stubborn-looking Yun Luoluo in shock.

Wasn’t Commandery Princess Xianyun said to be gentle and generous? How… How could she do something like this? How could she be so shameless?

What everyone was most concerned with wasn’t the fact that Commandery Princess Xianyun had a more legitimate claim to the princess status than Ning Xueyan, but the fact that Commandery Princess Xianyun set up the affair between her sister and her husband. No one capable of this would be innocent!

Could it be that Commandery Princess Xianyun had done something like this before? That was why she was so good at this now!

Some of the ladies suddenly recalled some secret rumors from the palace in the past. It was said that Commandery Princess Xianyun nearly entered the palace as an imperial concubine. Could it be that she had an affair with the Emperor? That would be truly shocking!

Some people’s thoughts went even further. Could this be related to the Emperor? Did the Emperor ask Commandery Princess Xianyun to cause a scandal at Princess Ning’s banquet?

Madam Censor-in-chief Chen’s face turned pale and ashen. Getting involved in such a thing meant death!

She regretted it so much that she nearly passed out. She thought Commandery Princess Xianyun was just unhappy with the new princess, but it seemed that she had gotten embroiled in the battle for the throne. Her husband, Censor-in-chief Chen, had repeatedly warned her not to get involved in such things.

“What’s there to see at my place?” A cold snort resounded behind everyone, carrying a light and indistinct coldness in it.

Everyone turned around and saw Ao Chenyi in his ornate black brocade. His handsome face was laced with ice-cold bloodthirstiness. When he looked at the crowd, everyone who met his eyes became so frightened that they lowered their heads. Everyone felt a shiver down their spines as if they were being swept by a sinister, cold aura.

Yun Luoluo started shuddering all over. Wasn’t the Prince supposed to be inside? Why was he coming from the outside?

Ning Xueyan stood up gracefully and saluted Ao Chenyi. The rest immediately recovered their senses and slanted their bodies to salute him. Before Ao Chenyi said they could stand, all of them maintained their posture and dared not move.

“Your Highness, these are young ladies and mistresses from other noble families. Let them stand up. Second Young Lady Yun said you sent someone to call her here, so… so she ended up in such a state?” Ning Xueyan smiled calmly. First, she pleaded for the ladies before bringing up Yun Luoluo. She acted in an orderly manner.

Behind Ao Chenyi, Eunuch Zhu said loudly in his high-pitched voice, “You can stand up!” Only then did everyone stand up. They secretly glanced at Ning Xueyan in gratitude. Without Ning Xueyan’s reminder, Prince Yi would likely not pay attention to such details. In the past, a mistress once saluted Prince Yi but ended up fainting when he didn’t excuse her after a long time.

It was one thing to faint, but she angered Prince Yi and got punished by the Emperor later on.

“I sent someone to call her here? So it’s my fault that she looks like she just slept with a few men?” Ao Chenyi raised an eyebrow. His dark, unreadable eyes turned as his gaze fell and locked onto Yun Luoluo. “So it’s my fault now. Very well. I was having a meeting with the Emperor in the palace earlier. Since when did I sleep with this woman?”

Ao Chenyi spoke so bluntly that he didn’t spare Yun Luoluo any dignity. When he was done speaking, he waved his hand at the guards without giving Yun Luoluo a chance to explain. “Send her back to the Lord Peace’s Manor like this! Tell them that she had a tryst with the servants in my manor and even dared to blame it on me.”

He spared her the last time because Yan’er was able to use the chance to become his princess. That didn’t mean that he was going to let her off. He would never let her off for daring to harm Yan’er.

“Your Highness, what about Sister Yun…” Ning Xueyan asked, frowning gracefully.

“Since she planned this for her sister, I’m sure she knows. You don’t have to inform her,” Ao Chenyi said coldly. He then strode inside the courtyard impatiently. His group of eunuchs separated and took their spots on both sides of the gate. They stared at the crowd coldly, making them feel afraid.

Two guards walked over and pulled up Yun Luoluo, who had collapsed feebly on the ground. Without saying anything, they dragged her out…