The Flourishing Era of Female Merchants

Chapter 313 Teaching her a lesson and proposing marriage on the spot (4)

As she spoke, she threw the pebble at An Mi's face with lightning speed. An Mi frowned slightly, but a glint of light flashed in her eyes. Just as An Mi was about to dodge the pebble, another figure rushed over. An Mi felt a large hand on her waist. The familiar strength and warmth startled her. Without looking, she knew who it was.

Bai Yi, did he actually return from the festival?

Bai Yi's appearance stunned everyone, including Yu Ling'er and the others present. However, the next moment, someone exclaimed in surprise. Everyone looked over and saw a person covering their forehead, with blood seemingly flowing from between their fingers.

And that person... everyone's faces immediately showed horror. That... that injured person was actually Empress Feng!

For a moment, everyone was stunned and didn't know what to do.

"Quickly, quickly summon the imperial physician for me!" Empress Feng disregarded her anger and panicked. She cared most about her appearance, and the injury to her forehead, which was bleeding, naturally alarmed her.

Everyone snapped out of their daze, and the palace maids immediately ran around in all directions. Han Yu helped Empress Feng up, saying, "Your Majesty, don't worry, the imperial physician will be here soon."

Everyone was looking at Empress Feng. Some were worried, some were terrified, and some were even gloating. The first person to gloat was none other than Consort Rong.

"What's wrong with the imperial physician? Why isn't he here yet? What if he ruins her face?" Consort Rong frowned and asked anxiously, while also 'concerned' supporting Empress Feng on the other side of Han Yu.

Upon hearing that she was disfigured, Empress Feng's headache was no match for her anger. She glared fiercely at the culprit, Yu Ling'er, and shouted, "Guards, seize her!"

The moment the stone hit Empress Feng, Yu Ling'er was stunned. Her face, which had been flushed with anger just moments before, was now deathly pale, as if she had been drained of blood. She knew all too well what was going on; she had actually injured the Empress.

Even if she had a lot of courage, this was something she wouldn't even dare to think about.

Seeing several eunuchs approaching her, Yu Ling'er panicked even more. Her eyes darted around, and she kept trying to figure out what to do. However, her mind was a complete mess, and panic occupied most of her thoughts. She couldn't think of any solution at all.

"Your Majesty, please forgive me. My daughter was unaware of the gravity of the situation. She didn't mean it." Madam Yu's face was also extremely pale, but she was much more experienced than Yu Ling'er. She quickly recovered and knelt on the ground in fear and trepidation, begging for mercy.

"How could she not know the consequences if that stone hit someone?" Consort Rong snorted coldly, glancing at An Mi without leaving a trace. At this moment, she had to stand on An Mi's side. She wanted An Mi to know that she was protecting her, so that in the future, she would be even more devoted to her.

Madam Yu's face stiffened, but Yu Ling'er's gaze fell on An Mi. She glared at her fiercely for a long time before pointing at An Mi and saying, "Your Majesty, it's not my fault. It's An Mi. I was clearly going to hit An Mi, but An Mi deliberately dodged. It's her, it's her who harmed Your Majesty the Empress."

Yu Ling'er became anxious and immediately blamed An Mi for everything.

This Anmi is truly a deep and cunning person. At this moment, she suddenly realized that she might have fallen into Anmi's trap. Anmi must have deliberately provoked her to get angry so that she would cause such trouble.

The more Yu Ling'er thought about it, the more she felt like a huge stone was blocking her heart, making it difficult to even breathe.

"An Mi, you are so cunning! You framed me and even injured the Empress!" Yu Ling'er shook off the eunuch's hand and rushed towards An Mi. Now that she had been so wronged, she was determined to get to the bottom of this matter and make sure that An Mi would bear the consequences of injuring the Empress.

However, with Bai Yi beside An Mi at this moment, how could he give Yu Ling'er the slightest chance?

As soon as Yu Ling'er approached, Bai Yi shouted without any mercy, "Miss Yu? No matter how eager you are to get out of this, you need to find out the truth first. You threw that stone and it hit Her Majesty the Empress on the head. Do you think Her Majesty the Empress and everyone who witnessed this are fools?"

Bai Yi's implication was that anyone who was misled by Yu Ling'er was a complete fool.

Yu Ling'er's face turned pale, and she was about to say something when Empress Feng spoke up, "What kind of behavior is this? Yu Ling'er, do you think this Imperial Garden is your Yu family's backyard? A young lady of noble birth is so arrogant, shouting and threatening to kill in the Imperial Garden in front of so many people!"

Empress Feng was truly furious. At that moment, the imperial physician rushed over and carefully examined Empress Feng's wound. His brows furrowed and his face showed concern as he said, "Your Majesty, your injury is quite serious. If it's not serious, I'm afraid it will leave a scar."

Upon hearing this, everyone present was startled and looked at Empress Feng, trying to see her reaction. Yu Ling'er and Madam Yu felt a sudden unease and cried out in alarm. If the Empress was left with a scar, Yu Ling'er's sin would be immense.

Empress Feng's lips trembled involuntarily. A scar? What did that mean?

His anger surged even higher, "Guards..."

She'll definitely teach Yu Ling'er a lesson!

"What's all this noise?" Emperor Mingde's voice interrupted Empress Feng. Behind him was a group of officials who had just returned from the ancestral temple and were now back in the Imperial Garden, preparing to officially begin the banquet at noon.

I didn't expect to see such a commotion here as soon as I arrived. No, I should say it was quite a spectacle. I was immediately displeased. Don't they know what day it is? How dare they cause trouble on such a grand occasion? What kind of behavior is this?

Emperor Mingde's voice carried an indescribable majesty, and everyone knelt down to pay their respects to the ruler of the Great Jin Dynasty.

Empress Feng hadn't finished speaking when she thought of the bleeding wound on her forehead, and felt even more aggrieved. "Your Majesty, that little girl from the Yu family is really outrageous. Shouting and making a scene in the Imperial Garden, she even injured me..."

Upon hearing this, Master Yu frowned, realizing something, and hurriedly knelt on the ground. "Your Majesty, Your Majesty the Empress, I have failed in my duty to educate my daughter, allowing her to act so recklessly and harm Your Majesty. Please, Your Majesty and Your Majesty, punish me instead."

His actions were entirely aimed at silencing the Emperor and Empress. After all, harming the Empress was a serious offense. If someone with ulterior motives were to use this to frame her for assassination, the entire Yu family would be implicated by Yu Ling'er and would ultimately suffer the consequences.