The Blessed (Book 5)

514 - 518

514. Palace banquet (12)-An Argument with Her Empress Dowager
Translator: Guy Gone Bad

Being straightforward? Fine, then let's put it all above the table! Ling Jingxuan narrowed that pair of dangerous eyes. Before Her Empress Dowager said anything, he continued with a deep voice, "If I remember correctly, the founding emperor was also a farmer, and her wife couldn't even recognize a single word. But as a farmer, the founding emperor has opened up such a huge kingdom for our Qing Kingdom. And all his life, he only had his empress, not a single concubine in the harem. According to your theory, shouldn't his wife have killed herself? Soldiers, farmers, workers and businessmen, farmers rank the second. But according to what you said, isn't that a heaven-big joke?"

Hum! You damn witch! Do you really think I'm afraid of you since I tried to kiss you're a*s? Since you don't need your face, let me rip it off for you!

"How dare you!"

Her Empress Dowager was so mad that she was trembling all over. With a slap in the armrest of her phoenix chair, she only pointed at him with her shaking finger, with bubble-like thing at the corner of her mouth, eyes staring at him were like they'd drop out at any minute. Everyone there knelt down on their knees, "Please calm down, Your Empress Dowager!"

But it didn't work at all. With those audiences down there, Her Empress Dowager only acted more dramatically. She yelled as she pointed at him, "How dare you use her to press me? What? Are you trying to say that it's Shengrui's honor to have married you? How dare you compare yourself to the founding emperor's wife?"

The ancients people stressed filial piety most, and Qing Kingdom governed people through filial piety. Even if what he said was true, Her Empress Dowager would never allow him to put on an unfilial hat on her head! Otherwise, even if His Majesty didn't remove her off her post, he civilians could drown her with their saliva. And after she died, how would she have the face to face her ancestors down in another world?

"We are both farmers. Why not? Or Your Empress Dowager is two-faced. Since you dare not say something rude to her, so you can only vent your dissatisfaction about her on me?

Without farmers, how could you grow this old? Ling Jingxuan didn't mean to concede at all. If he conceded today, they'd only think he is a pushover. Hum! Just an old woman! Just having a noble identity! Really take yourself as a goddess? Give you three colors, and you already want to open a dye house?

"You you you..."

Obviously not expecting that he dare talk back, Her Empress Dowager only pointed at him there and couldn't utter a single word after quite a while. Chu Yunhan and Mammy Jin on both sides hurriedly supported her teetering body.

"Your Empress Dowager, please stay at ease. Crown Princess Sheng is new here and doesn't know rules here. Don't downgrade yourself to his level."

Supporting her to sit down, Chu Yunhan comforted in a low voice. If one listened carefully, one could tell there was no mood swings in his tone at all. Her Empress Dowager waved him aside and then yelled at Ling Jingxuan while pointing at him, "Someone! Slap him for me! How dare a minor crown princess desecrate the founding emperor's wife? Today I will punish him on behalf of the ancestors of our imperial family!"

Even in a rage, Her Empress Dowager still did not forget to maintain her own identity and put the unfilial crime over Ling Jingxuan's head.

"Yes, My Empress Dowager!"

Mammy Jin turned around and stepped down slowly. As she was about to come before Ling Jingxuan, she waved her hand, and then over ten eunuchs ran over and surrounded Ling Jingxuan.