Chapter 71.5 – Infected with Gu (5)


    “Miss, are you okay?” Lu’er and Chen Yue’s servant girl quickly went forward to help their respective miss. The two


    servant girl’s position just happened to have blocked their line of sight, letting them think that there was no one else


    around.


    “Of course, I’m not okay. Why don’t you try falling down from this high of a ce?” Du Ke Xin roared, rubbing her


    own belly as she said, “Where is Du Xiao Li that slut? It definitely must have been her that had Chen Yue and I


    knocked out and hung here. That dead brat, watch how I’m going to sort her out! I’ll definitely have


    her………mother? E-Emperor? Empress Dowager?”


    Du Ke Xin said as she stood up, just now seeing the people standing to the side. Despite having just gotten up, the


    two immediately knelt down again, saying: “This subject greets your Majesty and your Highness, Empress


    Dowager.”


    Du Ke Xin’s words, everyone all heard. They who were well acquainted with the battles of the rear court naturally


    all guessed the truth of the matter. The Empress Dowager and the two madam’s expressions all became unsightly.


    “What, Du Xiao Li is also together with you?” Han Ming Ze said.


    “Third, third sister she…….” Du Ke Xin looked to the Emperors vaguely smiling expression, thinking to herself that


    even if she has to die, she’d still drag Du Xiao Li down as a scapegoat. “Third sister did enter together with us.”


    “Then where is she?” Han Ming Ze looked around, not seeing anyone else’s shadow.


    “It definitely must have been her that knocked out Chen Yue and I, and then hung us on this three. When we were


    ying in the courtyard, we encountered third sister. She said she heard that this ce’s osmanthus flowers were the


    best, the blossoms the most fragrant, and wanted toe here to pick osmanthus flowers, insisting on dragging


    Chen Yue and I over together with her. We tried to dissuade her, but she not only wouldn’t listen, she even forcibly


    had us dragged in. Afterwards, we just lost consciousness. When we woke up, we were already hanging on the tree.


    Your Majesty, we really didn’t intentionally want to intrude the forbidden pce, asking your Majesty to please


    forgive us! Spare this subject this time!” Du Ke Xin spoke in a tearful voice, as she recounted having acted against


    her will, each word all saying this was Du Xiao Li’s scheme.


    “Oh? No wonder when this emperor entered, this emperor didn’t see anyone else around!” Han Ming Ze said.


    “Yes, it definitely must have been Du third miss that schemed against us, that’s why she brought us here and


    knocked us out!” Chen Yue also echoed.


    “Hmph, still daring to talk nonsense!” Han Ming Ze suddenly changed face and reprimanded the two, “Clearly it


    was Meng Gu that had you all hung on the tree branch, yet you want to say it was done by someone else. You


    yourself havingmitted an offense, yet don’t know to repent, even trying in vain to pin the me on someone


    else. Madam Du really raised a good daughter!”


    “Emperor, please quell your anger, the two children definitely must have been frightened, thus said some muddled


    words.” The Empress Dowager said.


    “Your Majesty, this subject isn’t saying nonsense, third sister really dide to the forbidden pce!” Seeing the


    Emperor get angry, Du Ke Xin trembled in fear on the ground.


    “Du third miss indeed dide to the forbidden pce, but she was invited over by master, and moreover came


    together with Mend Old Madam. Right now, she has already left.” The mama that brought the Empress Dowager


    and them in said, “The Grand Empress Dowager has ordered, this matter, although she won’t bother with anymore,


    if the two misses don’t know to repent, she equally wants the Emperor to properly punish. Also, the Grand Empress


    Dowager said, after finding them, asking everyone to immediately leave.”


    “Hmph!” Han Ming Ze coldly snorted as he icily looked to the two kneeling on the ground, fling his sleeve and


    leaving. With the Empress Dowager here, how can he still punish them?


    “Let’s go.” The Empress Dowager’s expression wasn’t good either, leading her own people away.


    The two servant girls supported their own miss as they followed their madam in leaving. After confirming that


    everyone all left, the forbidden pce’s servant girl quickly disappeared into the forest and after a few breaths,


    appeared inside the pce hall.


    “Master, they’ve already left.”


    “Meng Gu, Hong Xiu, let’s also prepare for the banquet. This grieving feels tonight’s banquet will be very


    entertaining.”


    After the Emperor exited the osmanthus flower forest, he directly headed to the banquet. The Empress Dowager


    seemingly was also somewhat angry, taking her own servant girls and leaving. However, because they were still


    rtives, she still sent someone to take Du Ke Xin and Chen Yue to go find a ce to clean up.


    “Xin’er, you…….sigh.” Zhong Mei Qing looked to the Empress Dowager’s retreating back and sighed. “This time,


    you really angered the Empress Dowager. Just now, how could you just lose your manners like that?”


    Du Ke Xin also knew she’d angered the Empress Dowager and thus lowered her head, not saying a word.


    “Anyways, for now, go change your clothes. Right now, you only have the clothes for your performance to wear.”


    Seeing her own daughter like this, even if she was angry inside, it was still difficult to let out right now, “Later, you


    definitely need to properly perform. If you perform well, and the Empress Dowager sees you have talent, she might


    just forget about the incident earlier!”


    “Yes, mother. Then I’ll go change first.” Du Ke Xin took the clothes the servant girl brought and entered the room to


    change.


    Chen Yue also went into another room, and after a while, the two finished changing and came out.


    Zhong Mei Qing looked to Du Ke Xin’s appearance and nodded. This outfit of hers appeared elegant and simple, but


    if matched with the zither’s performance, it’ll definitely be able to set off her temperament.


    “Assist you miss to the performance hall. There mustn’t be anymore mishaps in between, else……..”


    Zhong Mei Qing’s words didn’t finish, but Lu’er still understood her meaning and quickly replied with, “This servant


    will definitely serve miss well.”


    “En, go then.”


    Du Ke Xin and Chen Yue went to the resting lounge where the other youngdies were at. From the resting lounge,


    they can directly go onto the performance stage. While passing by the ce where the banquet was held, she saw at


    a nce Du Xiao Li who was sitting behind Du Old Madam. Her two eyes let out a malicious re.


    T/N: I think this is one of the few novels I’ve read in this genre that doesn’t have MC sort out the antagonists


    directly, although the premise being that the side characters have their brain cells intacted. Though if you prefer


    novels where MC personally goes around sorting people out, I’d rmend checking out novels with ck-belly


    MCs.


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