Chapter 363
~ MENG YANRAN, WHO LIKES SNAKES ~
The guard’s eyes were gleaming sharply. As soon as they found the person who screamed out, they hurriedly surrounded them with his spear in hand and fully guarded. The guards in the hunting ground were no more strict than those in the Imperial Palace, so impossible for someone to take couldn’t take advantage of the opportunity to cause chaos, so they were extra cautious in their hearts.
Mu Yunyao looked over and saw Meng Yanran, who was jumping up and down. She was the one who made the scream just now!
Meng Yu quickly stepped forward, “What happened?”
Meng Yanran was so frightened that her face turned pale, “Father, there’s a snake! A snake is crawling on my body! Father, please save me! Please save me!”
Meng Yu hurriedly looked around, but he didn’t find any signs of snakes. His eyes immediately turned red from anger. “Where’s a snake?” Did this daughter want to kill the Meng family? She actually dared to make such a ruckus in front of the Emperor. Even the imperial guards were alarmed. If they are really treated as spies or assassins, then the entire Meng family would be affected.
Meng Yanran continued twisting, even tearing her clothes on the spot, disregarding her own dignity. “It’s on me. The snake is on me. Father, save me! Save me!” That ice-cold feeling and greasy touch made caused all the hairs on her body to stand on end. She was so frightened that she lost all rationality.
“Yanran, you … what a sight you’ve got!?” Meng Yu hurriedly went forward to pull her, but he was thrown off immediately.
The surrounding noise became louder and louder. After hearing her scream that there was a snake, everyone moved away. However, after seeing Meng Yanran make a fool of herself in public, they all opened their eyes wide to watch the excitement.
The Emperor looked unhappy, and he didn’t bother to care about her at this time, so he waved his hand to bring Meng Yanran away. It’s a pity that Meng Yanran was frightened to the extreme. In addition, as a female descendent of a noble family, her clothes were torn in a mess. When the guards were unprepared for a while, she broke free away.
Finally, Meng Yanran tossed the clothes she had worn and shook the snake that had crawled on her back, and the thickness only her little finger. After falling to the ground, it still stubbornly wanted to climb over, but it was stepped on the head by Meng Yanran’s foot. Meng Yanran steps on the snake’s head and screams. She keeps stepping on the snake until it stopped moving.
Meng Yu’s expression turned ugly. He stepped forward and pulled Meng Yanran over, and he slapped her, “Are you crazy? Hurry up and kowtow to the Emperor and beg for forgiveness. Your Majesty, it was all this humble subject who didn’t teach his daughter well. She has stirred up today’s banquet, so I ask Your Majesty to mete out a punishment.”
The Emperor’s expression was dark. He frowned as he tried to restrain his displeasure. “Officer Meng Yu is down by one rank and take your daughter away.” There is his Imperial Older Sister here, and he didn’t want to disturb this banquet.
Meng Yanran quickly raised her head. She had just recovered from the terror, and now she was a bit more clear-headed. Although she was arrogant and domineering, she knew that all her reliance came from her family. If she were taken down like this now, she would probably never have another chance to gain a foothold in the future. “I beg the Emperor to know that someone framed me and deliberately put the snake under my clothes.”
The Emperor waved his hand, signaling the imperial guards. “Take them down.”
“Your Majesty is Mu Yunyao! Today, I saw two poisonous snakes crawl out of her tent. For a moment, I couldn’t think of any words to say and said that she was especially liked by the snakes. At that time, she threatened me, said that I was equally liked by the snakes, and now that the snakes have appeared under my clothes, it must be her doing! The Emperor
Mu Yunyao’s mind was extremely vicious, and her methods were unpredictable. With such a person on the hunting grounds, who knows how much trouble she’ll cause in the future?”
As soon as these words were said, everyone’s gazes immediately gathered on Mu Yunyao.
“Miss Meng, the slap I gave you that day was to avenge the time you slapped and framed me. I once said in front of the Emperor that after giving you a slap, the grievances between us will be resolved. Why are you suddenly targeting me today?” Even in front of so many people, her expression was still exceptionally calm, and her eyes were clear and peaceful, like a tranquil lake.
The Emperor had originally been unhappy, but after seeing Mu Yunyao’s appearance, he had an inexplicable amount of patience. “Mu Yunyao, you said Meng Yanran was targeted you?”
“Reporting to Your Majesty, that is indeed the case. After I changed my tent in the afternoon, I stayed in the tent to rest and didn’t come out again. Before the banquet started, I hastily met up with Miss Meng. In this case, what ability do I have to put the snake under Miss Meng’s clothes?”
Someone from the surroundings broke out into an uproar. “I can testify that Miss Mu did not come out for any activities in the afternoon.”
“This snake is not dead thing. If it was really released by Miss Mu, it would have taken at least twenty minute to walk from the tent to here. Could it be that Miss Meng didn’t sense it at all?”
“That is reasonable indeed. Miss Mu has let go of her past grudges, but I’m afraid Miss Meng still remembers the grudge between them and wants to take revenge at this time?”
When Mu Yunyao heard the discussions around her, she turned to look at Meng Yanran with a trace of surprise on her face. “Miss Meng, the one who ordered me to hit you was the Emperor. Didn’t you bear grudges against him? It was really too bold of you.”
Meng Yanran was so angry that she almost went mad. Not caring about her messy clothes, she rushed in front of Mu Yunyao and threw a punch at her.
While everyone was still in shock, a figure flashed by and kicked at Meng Yanran!
Meng Yanran didn’t even have time to react at all, so she flew out directly. After falling on the ground, she vomited out a mouthful of blood.
The exclamations that had just left people’s mouths were immediately cut off. Even the Emperor, who stood above them, widened his eyes in disbelief.
Mu Yunyao blankly stared at the tall figure in front of her. For a moment, she couldn’t tell what it felt like was. She only felt there a rabbit in her chest, which made her jump up and down violently.
It was Yue Wang who kicked Meng Yanran out just now. At this moment, he was standing in front of Mu Yunyao. His gaze seemed to be mixed with ice as he coldly looked at Meng Yu, “As an official, the Meng family has the guts to allow their daughter to commit violence in front of the Emperor. The Meng family is surprisingly brave!”
Meng Yu quickly kneeled to the ground and begged for forgiveness, “Your Majesty, this humble subject is guilty. When Meng Yanran was at home earlier, she had the symptoms of insanity, and this humble subject feels sorry for this daughter of mine, so he thought it might be alright if he took her to the hunting grounds to relax. But I didn’t expect that her illness was more and more serious. Please forgive me.” At this time, he would rather sacrifice his daughter than let Yue Wang blame the Meng Family.
Just as Meng Yanran was struggling to get up, she heard these words, and her expression became even more crazed, “Father, when did I get sick? I’m extraordinarily healthy. It’s all of you that are covering that bitch Mu Yunyao. She’s just a country girl. Isn’t she just able to earn a little bit of money? Why are you afraid of her? As the daughter of the Meng family, can I not touch her?”
Meng Yanran had always been a proud and arrogant person. After the successive attacked, she had completely lost control of herself.
Mu Yunyao looked at her coldly, but she didn’t reveal any expression on her face.
This time, Meng Yu got up himself, and without needing Yue Wang to do anything, he kicked Meng Yanran in the chest: “Evil creature! Hurry up and apologize to Miss Mu!”
Meng Yanran looked at Meng Yu in disbelief. After being hit so many times, just thinking about her own happiness, and did not care what she said, “Why, why should I apologize? Am I wrong? She was just a bitch. Which one of the young ladies presents didn’t have a higher status than her? What right did she have to change tents at will? What right did she have to be fooling around in the hunting grounds? Father, what are you afraid of? Are you afraid of Yue Wang? He was just an unfavor prince that exiled by the Emperor. A lowly girl from the countryside and an unfavor prince, it’s really a coincidence for them to gather together!”