Shengjing Noble

Chapter 678 Pushing the envelope

Su Lanyin raised her eyes, met her gaze coldly, then forced herself to stand up.

"My Queen, I haven't asked you what you mean yet! Ever since I entered the palace, you have been humiliating and making things difficult for me. Could it be that you have some opinion about my Xiaoyao Palace and are deliberately taking it out on me?"

Although she left Fu Wuyang, she was still the concubine of King Xiaoyao after all. When she really encountered troubles and crises that were difficult to resolve, she had no choice but to occasionally reveal this identity.

It has come to this point only because of the Queen's coercion.

Moreover, her two brothers were important officials who had made great contributions, and they were definitely not commoners who could be bullied at will as in the past.

The queen didn't expect that she would dare to stand up and question her, and she was immediately furious.

"How dare you! Su Lanyin, are you trying to use King Xiaoyao to pressure me? You are so bold, why don't you kneel down!"

Su Lanyin still stood there, with no intention of kneeling down.

In front of so many people, she was planning to completely disrespect the Queen.

Seeing that she refused to kneel down and submit, the queen was completely furious and shouted, "Come here, hold her down, Madam Zhao, slap her hard in the face. I want her to know that this is the harem, not the Prince Xiaoyao's mansion. My words have final say!"

"As ordered!"

Nanny Zhao had a sarcastic face. After receiving the order, she rolled up her sleeves and walked towards Su Lanyin.

She was about to run when two eunuchs suddenly appeared from behind her and pressed her to the ground.

Su Lanyin wanted to resist, but she was too weak to have the strength, so she was forced to kneel down.

Seeing that Zhao Ma's slap was about to fall, she had no choice but to close her eyes and grit her teeth to endure it.

However, the imagined pain did not occur.

The sounds around also quieted down.

She quietly opened her eyes a little, and saw a tall figure standing in front of her.

The man's large, powerful hand grabbed Madam Zhao's wrist tightly.

Su Lanyin was close to the scene, and she only heard a "crack" sound, the sound of bones breaking very crisply, followed by Zhao Ma's heart-wrenching scream.

Fu Wuyang raised his foot and kicked Nanny Zhao in the stomach, causing her to fly up and fall in a parabola at the feet of the Queen.

"Uh……"

Nanny Zhao spat out a mouthful of blood and then fainted, with her wrist bent in a strange arc.

For a moment, no one in the hall dared to breathe, staring in horror at everything that was happening before their eyes. Some of the timid ones even trembled slightly.

These people are well aware of Fu Wuyang's reputation.

The queen looked at Nanny Zhao at her feet, her lips trembled, and she took a deep breath and tried to stay calm.

She asked coldly, "What does it mean that King Xiaoyao beat my personal nanny like this?"

Fu Wuyang hugged Su Lanyin in his arms, his large body seemed like a solid and warm fortress, surrounding her completely.

At this moment, she felt safe all over, as if she could snuggle up to him without having to face any malice.

"Don't be afraid, I'm coming."

Su Lanyin's nose felt sore and her eyes instantly turned red. She looked up at him and bit her lower lip tightly.

Such a wronged look makes people feel distressed.

At the same time, Fu Wuyang was even more furious. He turned to look at the queen, his gloomy and sharp eyes seemed to be filled with boiling murderous intent.

"Who allowed you to touch my people?"

He was too lazy to even act. All sense of superiority and inferiority disappeared at this moment.

The queen clenched her fists tightly, angry and furious: "How dare you! This is how you talk to me. Do you have any rules?"

"Rules?" Fu Wuyang sneered, "The Queen is really forgetful. She just lifted the house arrest and forgot the warning from the Emperor, right?"

The queen's face changed, her arrogance instantly died down, and she was no longer as arrogant as before.

Ever since the former crown prince got into trouble, she has been imprisoned in the palace, almost no different from those concubines who were banished to the cold palace.

The emperor originally wanted to depose the queen, but the four concubines in the harem were all eyeing the phoenix chair, so it would not be appropriate to give it to anyone.

After much thought, the emperor could only ask Fu Wuyang for his opinion.

He then suggested that since the power of the late queen's mother's family had been eliminated, she should simply continue to sit on the throne of queen, and leave the affairs of the harem to the other four concubines.

In this way, the families behind the four concubines no longer have to fight, but can concentrate on making contributions to the court in exchange for future opportunities for their daughters.

Although the Queen has now regained her previous treatment, the Phoenix Seal is in the hands of the Queen Mother, and the power is shared equally among the four concubines.

So, she is just an empty shell now.

Apart from those concubines, noble ladies and imperial concubines who had just entered the palace and held low positions, who would care about her?

Fu Wuyang is the emperor's most trusted brother. With just a word from him, the position of queen can be replaced at any time.

And if you abandon it, there are a hundred ways to die!

As if she had thought of this, the queen became a little flustered, and a smile uglier than crying appeared on her ugly face.

"Prince Xiaoyao may have misunderstood. I am doing this for Concubine Su's own good."

Fu Wuyang raised his eyebrows: "Really? Making her kneel down for a long time is for her own good?"

The Queen quickly tried to make amends, "Alas, I am old now, and I forgot to let her get up. This is my fault. I will have someone prepare a generous gift to make it up to her later."

"No need for generous gifts. Please ask the Queen to apologize to my wife!"

Fu Wuyang hugged Su Lanyin tightly and stared at the queen with intimidating eyes.

The people around didn't dare to say anything and could only keep their heads down as much as possible, pretending they heard nothing and saw nothing.

The queen was extremely embarrassed. After all, she was the mother of a country. Why should she apologize like a bitch?

but……

Now she has no family support and her two sons are gone. She is a helpless puppet queen. If she doesn't bow her head, she will die!

No, she can't die!

She has more important things to do!

Thinking of this, she could only speak very reluctantly: "Su Lanyin, I was wrong just now."

Fu Wuyang frowned, dissatisfaction in his eyes: "Empress, as everyone knows, you need to stand up to apologize. If you can bow your head, it will be more sincere. What do you think?"

"you……"

The queen was so angry that her face turned blue, but she could do nothing but endure the humiliation and stand up little by little.

Just as he was about to lower his head, Fu Wuyang reminded him, "Won't the Queen come down from upstairs?"

"..."

The queen gritted her teeth so hard that her back teeth were almost broken. She glared at Su Lanyin and Fu Wuyang, walked down the stairs step by step, and came in front of them.

Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, the queen lowered her head and bowed slightly: "Sorry!"

Su Lanyin leaned in Fu Wuyang's arms and turned to look at her, frowning and asking, "Who is the Queen apologizing to?"

"You...don't push your luck!" the queen said through her teeth.

Su Lanyin immediately shrank her neck in fear: "Madam, please don't threaten me... I don't dare anymore..."

Fu Wuyang protected her even tighter, his eyes full of ferocity: "What does the Queen mean by this?"