Chapter 499: Chapter 500 “Brother Yan is bound to ascend to the throne sooner or later. By then, will she still be able to stop the women of the world from entering the palace?

“You also know that you’re beneath the threshold of our Zhao Family?” Zhao Shuanghua suddenly stood up and glared at Shen Zhenniang with anger.

“In consideration of our mother, we sisters haven’t done anything to you, but if you keep provoking our sister-in-law, don’t blame us for being rude!”

“Exactly, she’s nothing but a troublemaker. We might as well report to the Villa Master and have her expelled!” Zhao Shuangyu also stood up.

“Right, right, right, I think it’s a good idea to chase her out, let her suffer a bit.” Zhao Shuangyun said, pointing at Liao Ruyan who was to the side, “And you, get out too, you’re the one who causes the most trouble!”

Shen Zhenniang, seeing the situation, immediately cried out ‘Auntie’ and moved closer to Shen Yu.

Shen Yu had long since grown disgusted with this niece of hers and immediately stood up to stop her approach.

“Shen Zhenniang, you are well aware of the situation outside. Your father’s family has fallen into the hands of that scoundrel Lin, waiting for rescue. If you dare to be presumptuous again, don’t blame me for not tolerating you!”

That sentence immediately quieted Shen Zhenniang.

She looked sorrowfully at Liao Ruyan, as if seeking some help.

Sure enough, the next second, two tears rolled down Liao Ruyan’s fair face.

“Auntie, Zhenniang has always been like this, she didn’t mean it, please forgive her. Ruyan is willing to apologize to Sister-in-law…”

Saying this, she bit her lip and quickly stepped in front of Qi Yue, lifting her skirt and kneeling down.

“Sister-in-law, you are magnanimous, please forgive Zhenniang this time, it was an unintentional mistake!”

You have to admit, Liao Ruyan in her plain clothes did evoke sympathy.

Especially with those tear-filled eyes, any man seeing them would likely feel a sense of pitiful affection.

No wonder she clung so tenaciously to Zhao Xiyan; it seems she has great confidence in herself!

Qi Yue curled her lips, throwing the pine nuts she held back onto the plate, and slowly turned her head.

“Fine then, since you’re willing to apologize, kneel on the street outside for three Shichen. I, being magnanimous, will not have Shen Zhenniang expelled from Youyun Mountain. What do you think?”

Liao Ruyan bit her lip without speaking, tears falling again as she turned to look at Shen Yu.

However, Shen Yu glared at her disdainfully with a very cold expression.

“Don’t look at me; in this household, Yueyue has the final say. Since you want to apologize, go kneel. If you don’t, both of you will be expelled together.”

Shen Zhenniang was brainless, seeing Liao Ruyan being punished to kneel for her, immediately felt her blood boil with anger.

“We won’t kneel! We don’t need your expulsion, we’ll leave Youyun Mountain right now!”

As she spoke, she went to pull Liao Ruyan’s hand.

Liao Ruyan pretended to resist, sobbing and kneeling again.

“Sister-in-law, it’s chaotic outside, please show mercy and don’t drive us away!”

Speaking, she actually began to kowtow.

Qi Yue was exasperated.

She didn’t want to deal with this woman at first.

But alas, this pure white lotus kept challenging her bottom line.

Her eyes shifted, and she instantly had an idea, pinching out a handkerchief from her sleeve and making a retching noise.

Seeing this, Shen Yu’s face changed instantly.

“Yueyue, what’s wrong, is it my grandson causing trouble?”

“Ret … retch … Mother,” Qi Yue continued retching, rolling her eyes, “Mother, your grandson says the air here is polluted; he doesn’t want to stay.”

Hearing this, Shen Yu immediately called out.

“Someone, drag Shen Zhenniang and this Miss Liao out for me, and never let them appear here again!”

“Yes.”

Several maids and old women had long since grown sick of these two.

But out of respect for Shen Yu’s face, they had to treat them as mistresses in their conduct.

Now that they had their orders, they immediately stepped forward, and within a matter of seconds, they had cleared out the two people.

Once those two left, the air suddenly became much more refreshing.

Shen Yu even felt a bit embarrassed as she explained to Qi Yue.

“Yueyue, you mustn’t blame your mother. My niece has gone mad, and I don’t know what kind of love potion someone with the surname Liao has given her. She’s always stirring up trouble… As her aunt, I can’t just deal with her as I please. I can only hope that one day my elder brother will get out of his predicament and take back Zhen nee Liao in one piece… As for this Liao Ruyan, she really is… Alas, mother doesn’t know how there can be such thick-skinned women in the world. We’ve already said she would not be allowed through the Zhao Family’s door, yet she still clings to the idea…”

“Mother, why would I blame you,” Qi Yue smiled sweetly, “She’s just deeply in love with Xiyan!”

Hearing this, Shen Yu immediately got agitated.

“Pah, what deep love…”

Realizing that this behavior was like that of a country woman, Shen Yu hurriedly let out an awkward laugh, “Yueyue, you don’t understand, she’s only fawning over our Yanyan because she sees he’s doing well.”

“Exactly, that woman surnamed Liao has such a thick face. If she really loved my elder brother deeply, where was she when she needed to act during the moment of rejoicing!” Zhao Shuangyu said indignantly.

“Indeed,” Zhao Shuanghua also joined in, poking her head in, “She heard that elder brother was going to be the Emperor and dreams of being a concubine!”

Their voices mingled and bubbled as they spoke, and the atmosphere once again grew lively.

In the small courtyard next door, Zhen nee Liao was in a terrible rage.

She broke almost all the presentable ornaments into pieces, and only with great effort did Liao Ruyan manage to prevent her from also smashing the well-ripened mirror.

“Zhen nee Liao, don’t be angry, but we should really talk about the pressing matter at hand,” Liao Ruyan said while twisting the handkerchief in her hands, looking like she was about to cry again, “We didn’t hear wrong before, Brother Xiyan really did marry her!”

“Yeah, he did.” Zhen nee Liao replied unconcernedly, sitting down in front of a table, “I said that before just to anger her. That woman is so crude, I certainly don’t acknowledge her as my sister-in-law!”

As she spoke, she suddenly felt a bit thirsty and began pounding on the table.

“Where has everyone gone? Come and pour me some tea!”

The two maids and one old woman hiding in the yard pretended not to hear and continued with their needlework.

They were originally with the Zhao Family, but now they were suffering here.

It’s not to mention how well Shen Yu treated the servants, just that Qi Yue had gifts for the maids and old women when she went up the mountain.

If not for the three of them being sent to this yard, those fine fabrics and assorted foods would have had a share for them too!

Hmph!

“Sisi, where did you die off to! Miss wants to drink tea!”

The named maid, Sisi, shuddered, clearly not wanting to go in to serve.

Seeing this, the old woman set aside her sewing work.

“I’ll go check.”

As she reached the door, she heard the two inside talking about Qi Yue’s pregnancy.

“That woman is so cheap, seducing Brother Yan, and now she’s pregnant so quickly?!”

“What do we do now? If Brother Yan becomes the Emperor, her child would become the Crown Prince!”

“No, we have to think of something!”

“What can we d? I heard Brother Yan is delaying his ascension to the throne, and he doesn’t plan on taking us back!”

“Brother Yan will eventually ascend to the throne. By then, can she block all the women in the world from entering the palace?”

“But what about right now? That woman is already pregnant!”

“Hmph, so what if she’s pregnant? It only counts once the child is born! Since she dares to come here… Hmph! This is our territory!”

“It’s difficult, that woman is the Divine Doctor…”

“So what if she’s the Divine Doctor? Does she have eyes on the back of her head? Sooner or later, I’ll give her a push…”

“…”