Three Years After Falling Off the Cliff

"How dare you be so rude to His Highness!"
The eunuch following behind Prince Ning loudly rebuked: "The imperial palace is an important place, Miss Yun, please be careful with your words!"

"I scolded the bastards who assassinated the Yun family, and you jumped out to speak up for your prince. Are you someone sent by your prince?" Fu Yi asked back, "How can you be a good person like a dog, barking at everyone you see?"

"You!" The eunuch was so angry that his face flushed. He glared at Fu Yi angrily, "Miss Yun, the pursuit has nothing to do with His Highness. You have been friends with His Highness for many years. Now that His Highness has lost power, you have followed that group of villains and taken advantage of His Highness' misfortune. I have really misjudged you all these years!"

"Losing power?"
Before everyone could react, Fu Yi had already flashed in front of the eunuch and slapped him in the face: "Your Majesty has hung lanterns all over the street for the wedding of Prince Ning. Such a sincere love and care has touched everyone in the court. I never thought that you, a eunuch in Prince Ning's mansion, would be full of resentment. I wonder who made you have such a disloyal mind?!"

The slap was delivered with full force, and everyone watched helplessly as the eunuch from Prince Ning's Mansion flew through the air and slammed heavily onto the vermilion wall.

The eunuch who was leading Fu Yi swallowed his saliva. Miss Yun, Miss Yun is really strong.

"Thank you Miss Yun for teaching this nonsense a lesson for me." King Ning knew that if the incident today became a big deal, it would be of no benefit to him.
In the past two years, he has been careful in everything he does, paying attention at all times and not daring to overstep the line in any way.

"I am a dull girl, and I can't tell whether he is talking nonsense or speaking the truth." Fu Yi rubbed her wrist and said with a sneer, "Your Majesty, there is no need to explain to me. Your Majesty and the Queen will decide the right and wrong."

She sat back on the sedan chair again: "Your Majesty is kind and compassionate. I am eager to see you. I don't want to delay any longer. I will take my leave now!"

The eunuch glanced at the eunuch in Prince Ning's mansion who was lying on the ground without moving, bowed to Prince Ning, turned around and raised his hand: "Miss Yun, please."

Prince Ning looked at the sedan chair in the distance, and his hands hidden in his sleeves gradually clenched into fists.

"Your Highness." Another eunuch in the palace said indignantly, "I didn't expect Miss Yun to be so heartless and ungrateful. She has been so arrogant in the capital all these years because of your protection. Now, in order to please the new emperor, she has abandoned you like a worn-out shoe. Such a two-faced and heartless person is not worth your sadness for her."

Prince Ning gently closed his eyes and returned to his usual gentle demeanor: "How is Miss Yun? No need for you to say more. Help her up. I will go and apologize to my brother."

Zhaoyang Palace is where the empress lived. When the late emperor was alive, he wanted the Ning Prince's mother to move in, but was opposed by many old ministers. Finally, the palace became vacant.

Now that the Empress Dowager has moved in, this palace, which has been quiet for nearly ten years, has finally come alive.

Yun Fuyi walked up the stairs. The palace servants guarding the door did not ask her to wait for notification, but led her directly into the inner hall.

Yun Fuyi bowed her head and entered the palace. Without waiting for the queen to speak, she bowed deeply and apologized: "I am late, please forgive me, Queen."

"Good girl, get up quickly." The queen asked the lady-in-waiting beside her to help Fu Yi sit down on the chair. She looked at her tenderly and said, "I haven't seen you for three years. You have grown taller and thinner."

Yun Fuyi had not expected the Queen to be so kind to her, even seeming a little close to her. She wanted to stand up and reply, but the Queen gently held her hand and said, "No need to be so polite, sit down and talk."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Seeing that the Queen did not ask her why she was late, Fu Yi simply took the initiative to bring up this topic. She was a vindictive person, so how could she miss the opportunity to complain?

"I was overjoyed to learn that the Queen had summoned me. I got up before dawn and put on my make-up. But I ran into a eunuch from Prince Ning's residence and he spoke disrespectfully to me, so I got delayed." Fu Yi was filled with shame: "It's all my fault for being impatient. I ended up causing such a mess."

The Queen didn't know what was going on. When she heard Fu Yi mention Prince Ning, and that the two seemed to have a conflict, she summoned the eunuch who led Fu Yi to question him.

When she heard the eunuch say that Fu Yi rushed to see her without caring about Prince Ning's face, the corners of her mouth could not help but rise. She silently repeated "an elder sister-in-law is like a mother" several times in her heart before forcing the smile back.
Later, when she heard Fu Yi tying up the eunuch in Prince Ning's mansion and scolding him, the corners of her mouth curled up wildly again. All the "dignity of the empress" and "the demeanor of the eldest sister-in-law" were useless.

"I acted impulsively, please punish me, Your Majesty." Fu Yi looked at her hand which was tightly held by the Queen. It was difficult for her to break free from her hand, so she could only bow her head and apologize.

"It's good for a young girl to have some temper. What's more, the eunuch's words were inappropriate. What's wrong with you being loyal to His Majesty? It's just that..." The Queen spread out Fu Yi's palm and looked at her hand carefully: "It's just that a girl's hands are delicate. Don't hurt your hands for such a villain."
Good at scolding and good at beating!

After the palace servants served tea and snacks, the queen asked the maid beside her to bring Fu Yi a few bottles of ointment: "These are ointments for skin care and beauty. Take them back and apply them on your hands."
"Thank you for the reward, Her Majesty." Yun Fuyi looked at the bottles of ointment and guessed in her mind that it seemed that the Queen was very satisfied with her behavior just now.

"Why aren't you accompanied by your servants?" The Queen then noticed that Fu Yi came alone and frowned slightly.

"Your Majesty is kind and virtuous. I am eager to see you and do not want the servants to disturb me during my first visit."
If the queen had not shown special favor to her, she would never have dared to bring anyone else into the palace. She was a playboy, not a fool who didn't know how to live or die.

The most high-end dandies often know clearly what to do and what not to do.

Fuyi's words reminded the queen of a palace banquet a few years ago. Yun Fuyi was about thirteen or fourteen years old. She was followed by two maids and served by palace maids and eunuchs like the moon surrounded by stars. She looked lively and eye-catching.

"I remember that you have two maids who are your regular servants. Bring them with you when you enter the palace so that they can take care of you." The queen patted the back of Fu Yi's hand and said, "Although the eunuchs in the palace are good, they are not as considerate as the people you are regular servants of." "Thank you, Your Majesty." Fu Yi felt a little emotional. She didn't expect that her father was so highly valued that even her daughter would benefit from it.

The queen took Fu Yi and talked for a long time. Out of consideration or for other reasons, she did not mention the incident of her falling off the cliff. She just talked to her about the customs and practices of Chongzhou.

The people of Chongzhou were tough and sturdy. Three years ago, the late emperor was angry with my father for opposing Prince Ning to be the crown prince, so he banished my father to this place. They had been chased several times along the way, and finally entered the territory of Chongzhou. The mastermind behind the scenes was unwilling to give up. If she hadn't fought to the death to protect them, the four members of the Yun family would have died here.

"Chongzhou is remote, but life is not difficult. The local people are honest and kind, and they fully support my father's reforms. When my daughter and I left, the carriage was filled with fruits and vegetables given by the people." Fu Yi smiled when she recalled the time she spent with the people of Chongzhou: "The women of Chongzhou are tough and capable."

Fu Yi mentioned some interesting things that happened in Chongzhou, which made the queen laugh continuously. She was reluctant to let her go, so she kept her to finish lunch and gave her countless treasures before letting the eunuchs send her back home.

Less than an hour after Yun Fuyi returned home, the news that she had beaten up a eunuch in Prince Ning's mansion in the palace and that the Queen had invited her to have a meal and rewarded her with treasures had already spread to many people.

The playboys admired her immensely and regarded her as the best among them. Even if she had been away from the capital for three years, as long as she came back, there would be legends about her.

Those who had been oppressed by Prince Ning's faction felt relieved; those who had supported Prince Ning and were now out of power felt indignant. Yun Fuyi had a lot of dealings with Prince Ning in the past, so why could she still please the current Queen?

"Two-faced and acting like a fence-sitter, the daughter of Yun Wanggui really doesn't have any integrity of the Yun family." The young man in blue, who had been slapped by Yun Fuyi, dragged his leg, which was half broken by his father, and came to the mansion of Lord Chengzhong to visit Wang Yanhe, who was beaten by Lord Chengzhong so hard that he couldn't get out of bed.

"Shhhhh!" Wang Yanhe grimaced in pain. "You better stop talking. If she hears this, you'll be in trouble."

He didn't expect that Yun Fuyi had just beaten them up and then ran to complain to his grandfather, causing him to be beaten up again.
He felt strange at the time. Given Yun Fuyi's style of doing things, why would she just kick him twice and then let him go? It turned out that she was waiting for him here.

"Brother Wang, what abilities and methods does Yun Fuyi have that make you..." Seeing Wang Yanhe glaring at him, Chen Yuanzhi immediately changed his words: "We are so afraid of him."

"You have never interacted with her, so you don't know how she can make people suffer. But you can call her by her name in private. In front of her, it's better to be polite and address her as Miss Yun or Miss Yun." Wang Yanhe groaned in pain from his buttocks, but he did not forget to talk to Chen Yuanzhi about Yun Fuyi's past achievements.

"You know Li Erlang of the Li family, right?"

Chen Yuanzhi nodded. Li Erlang's grandfather was the Minister of Works, and his grandmother was a princess of the royal family. He was related to the royal family. Even Wang Yanhe, the grandson of the Duke, had to give Li Erlang some respect.

"A few years ago, Li Erlang got drunk and verbally offended a young lady from a minister's family. Unexpectedly, Yun Fuyi saw them and scolded Li Erlang for half an hour. For the next month, she brought her friends to block the gate of the Li family every day, mocking Li Erlang to the utmost, making everyone in the capital laugh at him for a whole month." Thinking of Li Erlang's miserable condition, Chen Yuanzhi shuddered: "Since then, Li Erlang has avoided Yun Fuyi when he saw her, and dared not offend women at all when talking to them."

"The matter has become so serious, why doesn't the Li family come out to stop it?" Chen Yuanzhi's face was full of shock. He really couldn't imagine that there would be someone who was so shameless as to block the door of the Shangshu and the Princess's mansion and curse other people's grandsons.

"Who said they didn't stop it?" Wang Yanhe sighed, "But is Yun Fuyi such an obedient person? In the end, not only Li Erlang was embarrassed, but also Li Shangshu and the princess. From then on, the old princess of the Li family would frown whenever she heard people mention Yun Fuyi."

"Why is she acting so crazy? Is there no one in the entire capital that she cares about?" Chen Yuanzhi was amazed. This Miss Yun was really fierce and vigorous.

"Ahem." Wang Yanhe asked all the servants in the room to leave and whispered, "Three years ago, there was a rumor in the capital that Prince Ning was in love with Yun Fuyi."

"Ah?!" Chen Yuanzhi was shocked, and after a while he said, "I didn't expect that the King of Ning, who looks as gentle as jade, has such different hobbies."

"What do you know?" Wang Yanhe snorted: "Yun Fuyi is fierce, but also attractive."

Chen Yuanzhi looked at him in horror. Was he sick from being beaten by Yun Fuyi?
"It's a pity that Yun Wanggui didn't support Prince Ning to be the crown prince, which displeased the late emperor and the imperial concubine, and he was banished to a remote place. The Yun family encountered many pursuits along the way. Who do you think sent the assassin?"

……

"So what if he is a eunuch in Prince Ning's mansion? I beat him up if I want. My father is loyal to His Majesty. As a daughter of the Yun family, how can I allow others to slander His Majesty?" Fu Yi returned home and took off all the hairpins and rings on her body. She mentioned what happened in the palace to Liu Qiongzhi and Yun Zhaobai: "If it weren't for Prince Ning's status, I would have wanted to beat him too."

"Well done, well done." Yun Zhaobai clapped his hands and laughed, "But do you know what your words and actions today are like?"
"like what?"
"Like the villain in a storybook, once the protagonist loses power, you turn hostile and make things difficult for him."

"That bastard Prince Ning is worthy of being the master?" Yun Fuyi snorted disdainfully: "If one must be patient, tolerant, understanding and generous to be considered decent, then I would rather be a villain who seeks revenge."

Although the title of villain is not nice, it is satisfying!

(End of this chapter)