Chapter 114: Volume 1, Chapter 114: Guards, Cut Out Her Tongue

Xu Shi had only just looked at Ye Lanjue when she was frightened by his cold eyes, causing her legs to go weak.

How could she have forgotten the Regent's words, "If you offend again, I will never show mercy"?

Xu Shi's heart felt icy cold at this moment.

Ye Lanjue: "Yun Xushi, since you pay so little heed to my words, then I—"

"Your Highness the Regent, my foolish wife is only spouting nonsense because she is deeply stimulated; I beg Your Highness the Regent to spare her this once!"

Yun Jiande, who had been silent, knelt down to plead with Ye Lanjue.

Although he was dissatisfied with Xu Shi for ruining a legitimate daughter today.

But, after all, Xu Shi was the birth mother of his eldest daughter and eldest legitimate son; for the sake of those two children who brought honor to his face, he couldn't let anything happen to Xu Shi.

However, Yun Jiande's plea was met with a gaze from Ye Lanjue as cold as ice: "What, do you want to be punished in your wife's stead?"

Upon hearing this, Yun Jiande couldn't help but shudder.

Pleading for Xu Shi, he could do.

Suffering in Xu Shi's stead, that was absolutely impossible; Xu Shi was not important to that degree.

Therefore, Yun Jiande finally shut his mouth sullenly.

Seeing this, Ye Lanjue turned his icy gaze toward Xu Shi.

The surroundings were silent; no one dared to be tactless and speak at this time.

As for the envoys, they had no interest in speaking, nor was there any need to.

This silent, icy atmosphere made Xu Shi so frightened that her face turned pale, her whole body trembled, and her eyes were filled with terror.

She wanted to beg for mercy, but her mouth felt as if it had been smeared with glue, and she couldn't make a sound at all.

"Guards, cut out her tongue." Ye Lanjue said coldly, his tone devoid of any emotion, as if cutting out a tongue were a trivial matter.

"Boom—"

Xu Shi's head roared.

Cut—cut out her tongue?

"Regent, spare my life, Regent, spare my life—"

Xu Shi begged for mercy in a wretched state, tears and snot streaming down her face.

She was afraid.

She was truly afraid.

Even if she could survive without a tongue, how could she endure the days ahead without being able to speak?

No! Absolutely not!

She could not be without a tongue.

However, facing Xu Shi's pleas, there were no ripples in Ye Lanjue's eyes; they remained icy cold.

The onlookers only felt their hearts turn cold; they had almost forgotten that the Regent was inherently a cold and heartless person.

He was like this to everyone—no, Yun Qiyue was the exception.

Xu Shi was pulled up.

She was pulled up by Moyu, who was the most heartless person at Ye Lanjue's side.

Xu Shi fell into despair.

As she was dragged past the Emperor Xuanyuan Kun, Xu Shi cried out as if trying to grasp a straw, "Emperor, save this subject's wife, save this subject's wife—"

Xuanyuan Kun subconsciously looked at Ye Lanjue, only to meet those emotionless, cold eyes of Ye Lanjue.

Xuanyuan Kun's eyes trembled slightly, and he did not speak.

He knew very well that his words had no effect in front of Ye Lanjue, and might instead cause him to lose all face.

And for a Xu Shi, she was not worth such a great sacrifice on his part.

"Wait—"

Just as Xu Shi was about to be dragged out of the palace courtyard gate, a voice rang out.

The voice came from the entrance; the crowd turned to look, only to see an old mama.

Seeing that old mama, Yun Qiyue couldn't help but raise her eyebrows.

And Xu Shi, thinking the old mama had come to save her, looked at her as if seeing a straw, and begged the mama, "Du Mama, you—"

"Madam Yun, this old servant has come under the orders of the Old Matriarch to bear witness." Du Mama coldly interrupted Xu Shi's words.

Afterward, she walked to the Emperor and bowed to the Emperor and Ye Lanjue.

Only then did she say to the crowd with a neither humble nor arrogant posture: "The Old Matriarch knows about what happened here."

Saying this, Du Mama looked at Xu Shi with cold eyes, "This old servant also heard Xu Shi's questioning of the Yun Sanyuan just now, and now this old servant has come to clarify this matter."

Saying this, Du Mama bowed to Yun Qiyue with a face full of gratitude, "Yun Sanyuan, just now the Old Matriarch's old illness flared up and she almost lost her life; it was thanks to Yun Sanyuan's intervention that the Old Matriarch's life was saved. This old servant thanks Yun Sanyuan on behalf of the Old Matriarch."

"Du Mama, is Aunt's health alright?" Just as Du Mama finished speaking, the Emperor asked with a face full of concern.

That's right, the Old Matriarch in Du Mama's words was the current Emperor's own aunt; although she and the current Empress Dowager were not born of the same mother, the current Empress Dowager was raised by Qi Laotaijun's own mother, so the Empress Dowager had deep sisterly feelings for her younger sister, Qi Laotaijun.

Therefore, as soon as the Emperor heard that his aunt's health was poor, he immediately expressed his concern.

Upon hearing this, Du Mama replied respectfully: "Reporting to the Emperor, after Yun Sanyuan's treatment, she is already fine."

Xuanyuan Kun breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this and immediately ordered the eunuch beside him to go and inquire about the Old Matriarch.

It could be seen that the Old Matriarch's status was truly extraordinary.

And Yun Sanyuan, Yun Qiyue, who was on the side, couldn't help but raise her eyebrows as she listened to the mama's words.

This Old Matriarch was the old lady who had coronary heart disease before; at that time, it was this old mama who arrived with the imperial physician.

However, the old lady had already expressed her gratitude at that time, so this old mama's arrival was not just for the sake of saying thank you.

Just as she was puzzled, she heard Du Mama continue, "At that time, the Old Matriarch's situation was critical, and she was saved by Yun Sanyuan. Afterward, seeing that Yun Sanyuan's dress was dirty, the Old Matriarch specially called a palace maid to fetch this set of clothes for Yun Sanyuan to change into. There is evidence for this; everyone is free to investigate."

Saying this, Du Mama looked coldly at Xu Shi, "So this old servant doesn't know what you, Yun Xushi, meant by insisting that Yun Sanyuan came here to change clothes!"

Du Mama's words left Xu Shi stunned.

This Du Mama didn't come to save her, but to testify for Yun Qiyue?

Yun Qiyue hadn't been to this palace? She went to save Qi Laotaijun?

This, how could that be?

Xu Shi didn't want to believe it, nor was she willing to believe it.

But clearly, it was impossible for this Du Mama to lie, yet such a fact dealt an even greater blow to Xu Shi.

Stealing a chicken only to lose the rice; Xu Shi only had this phrase in her mind.

And Yun Qiyue hadn't expected that this mama had come specifically to testify for her, and for a moment, she was somewhat surprised.

Admittedly, Yun Yarou and Xu Shi's words couldn't cause her any substantial harm.

However, there was no guarantee that the ladies and misses here wouldn't develop suspicions about her.

Du Mama's appearance almost washed away the last bit of suspicion on her.

Thinking of the old lady's condition, Yun Qiyue thought that once she had a proper laboratory, the first thing she would do was perform heart surgery on that old lady.

In the New Century, coronary heart disease could be eradicated through surgery; although there weren't many doctors who could successfully perform the surgery, she could.

It could be considered a repayment for the old lady's kindness today.

At this time, Qi Laotaijun didn't know that because of this special explanation, she would be spared from the torment of her old illness in the future.

After Du Mama finished explaining, she said to Yun Qiyue: "Yun Sanyuan, my Old Matriarch said that once she is feeling better, she will definitely come to thank you with heavy gifts."

Yun Qiyue: "Meeting is fate; please ask the Old Matriarch to take care of her health."

Du Mama nodded, didn't say anything more, and turned to leave.

After Du Mama left, Xu Shi only felt that she truly couldn't escape this calamity today, and just as she was about to be dragged away by Moyu, Yun Qiyue suddenly spoke up.

"Imperial Uncle—"