Chapter 288 The Ancestor Steps Up

"According to the Empress Dowager, it would be unfair if I lose my reputation and hang myself to death? Harming others is unfair, and being harmed is what you deserve. Is this what the Empress Dowager means?" Ye Jiayao could no longer endure it.

She always thought that no matter how powerful the royal family was, they still had to be reasonable. She was too naive. The truth was always in the hands of those in power. They could make things happen at will and make you black or white as they pleased.

The Queen Mother was repeatedly contradicted, her dignity was repeatedly challenged, and thinking about Liuli's miserable condition, she was furious and shouted, "Come here, slap me in the face. Today I will definitely teach this daring and rude bitch a lesson."

The Marquis and Youshi knelt down together and begged, "Queen Mother, please don't do this! Although Jinxuan's words were rude, they were understandable..."

Ye Jiayao looked at the Queen Mother coldly and said, "Father and mother, you don't have to plead for me. Even if I die here today, I have to speak out. No wonder Liuli is so arrogant and willful. It turns out that she has inherited the Queen Mother's true teachings. As the most noble woman in the world, she is admired by all the people. She should be kind, generous and reasonable, and a role model for women in the world. Who knew that in order to protect her child, she would have no sense of right and wrong, and act without distinguishing right from wrong, just according to her own preferences. Where is the dignity of the Heavenly Family? Where is the prestige of the Heavenly Family? Where is the face of the Heavenly Family?"

Ye Jiayao kept questioning, which made the Marquis and Youshi tremble with fear, and the Queen Mother's old face turned pale and blue, and she was furious and incredulous. How dare this bitch?
"Yes, the empress dowager was promoted from an inconspicuous talent to the inestimable empress dowager today. She must have had a hard time along the way. She is accustomed to the warmth and coldness of human nature, the alternation of light and darkness. That's why she thinks that what Liuli did today is insignificant, and that it is normal to leave others with no way to go in order to go her own way. Although my life is worthless and my death is not a pity, even ants try to survive. I will never let myself be slaughtered. Today, the empress dowager can either beat me to death, or, I will go out of the palace and beat drums and gongs to announce to the public everything Liuli has done, and to the public everything the empress dowager has done, and ask all the people in the world to judge. If we are to be embarrassed, let's do it together. The face of the royal family is much more valuable than the face of the Jing'an Marquis' Mansion." Ye Jiayao said in a loud voice, exuding an aura that cannot be violated.

Damn, I'll die if I want to. I'd rather die standing than live lying down. Damn old woman, kill her if you have the guts!

"Count me in as one." Xia Chunyu walked in.

"Count me in as one." Helian Jing followed closely and said.

"If it's not enough, then count me in." Princess Yide supported the old ancestor in. The old ancestor had a gloomy face and spoke loudly.

The Queen Mother really wanted to kill her. Ever since she ascended the throne, no one had dared to point at her nose and curse her like that, including the Emperor. Everyone who saw her was submissive and respectful. This bitch deserves to be cut into pieces.

However, Chunyu came, Xiaojing came, and the older sister also came, and they all stood firmly on the side of the bitch.

Forget about Chunyu and Xiaojing. Her elder sister used to be her best friend. Her ascension to the throne was largely due to the contributions of her elder sister and the old prince. That's why she married Yi De, her most suitable son, to the Helian family. She had to give face to her elder sister.

The Queen Mother had no choice but to swallow her anger and ordered the palace servants to prepare a seat for the old ancestor.

The Marquis and Mrs. You both wiped their sweat when they saw the ancestor coming out. They were really scared to death just now. Jinxuan was such a bold child. She dared to scold the Emperor and the Empress Dowager as well.

Ye Jiayao was not surprised that Chunyu and Xiaojing came. She was wondering why Chunyu didn't come with the Marquis. It turned out that he went to ask for help.

However, she was still very moved by Chunyu, Xiaojing and the old ancestor's unhesitating statements just now.

This was not the first time. Whenever she was in trouble, the Helian family would always stand up for her. This time, it even alarmed the ancestor.

The Queen Mother glared at Ye Jiayao, then asked calmly, "Why is the elder sister here?"

The old ancestor paused his dragon-headed cane, showing a rare arrogance, and said calmly: "Liuli is the empress dowager's granddaughter, and Jinxuan is my goddaughter. The empress dowager protects her children, and I do the same. My goddaughter suffered such a great injustice, but she hid it from me. Otherwise, I would have come to the empress dowager to argue with her."

As soon as the old ancestor arrived, she acted as if she was here to settle accounts. She heard everything Jinxuan said just now. She was able to force Jinxuan to speak rudely, which showed that she was so angry that she couldn't speak properly.

The Queen Mother's heart skipped a beat. This was not going to end well.

The old ancestor turned his eyes and asked, "Where is Liuli? Why is she nowhere to be seen? Is she too embarrassed to see people or what?"

Yi De's eyelids twitched as she listened. She was the one who had the hardest time here. She was both a mother and a mother-in-law. She could not help either of them, but she had to come.

The Queen Mother frowned and said unhappily, "You should ask Mrs. You about this. Can a girl endure being forced to kneel for three days and three nights? Liuli can't even stand up right now."

The old ancestor sneered, "It's only three days and three nights of kneeling, Youshi, is this how you deal with me? You are obviously protecting me! Oh, Liuli is the empress dowager's granddaughter so she can be let off the hook, but our Jinxuan is just a worthless life that can be trampled on by anyone? Is there such a thing in the world? You have to give me an explanation today."

These words seemed to embarrass Youshi, but in fact they were meant to help her out, so that this protective empress dowager would know what was important.

You Shi knew that the old ancestor was speaking in a counter-intuitive way, so she immediately said humbly, "According to the rules, she should be expelled from the family, but Jinxuan and Chunyu are magnanimous. Since Liuli has admitted her fault, they will let her go."

The Queen Mother was so angry that she almost vomited blood. What? She actually wanted to divorce Liuli? "Youshi, how can you say that? Why do you say that it's all Liuli's fault?" the Queen Mother shouted.

Xia Chunyu stepped forward and bowed, "Is it Liuli's fault? Why don't you ask Liuli, Your Majesty? Or, I will hand over the witnesses and evidence to the government office and let them make the final decision?"

"This is a good idea. Whether you decide or I decide, we will inevitably be accused of protecting our own people. It is most appropriate to let the government office handle it. I heard that the senior officials of the Jingzhao government office are upright and will only look at evidence and facts and will never be biased." The old ancestor said slowly.

Ye Jiayao couldn't help but want to applaud. Chunyu's words were wonderful, and the old ancestor's agreement was even more wonderful. The two of them sang in unison, and the queen mother's face turned black with anger. Chunyu had grasped the queen mother's weak spot! This is how you have to deal with this damn old woman.

As for the ancestor, today really opened her eyes. The ancestor was usually gentle and kind, but she didn't expect that he could be so tepid but sharp, hitting people's sore spots and leaving them speechless. It seems that the ancestor is also a character!
The Marquis cleared his throat and sighed, "It's unfortunate for our family! I originally thought that family disgrace should not be made public, and I would admit my mistakes and accept the punishment, and we would still be a family in the future. However, since the Queen Mother does not believe it and the old lady is unwilling to give up, then I can only risk my reputation and let the government handle it! If the government decides and feels that my handling of the matter is inappropriate, I am willing to apologize to Liuli and kneel in the ancestral hall as punishment."

The old ancestor looked at the empress dowager's uncertain face and asked slowly, "What do you think, empress dowager?"

The Queen Mother was so angry that her sides ached. They were trying to control her and were sure that she would not dare to do this.

"Haha..." The Queen Mother sneered twice and said arrogantly: "Since when did the government office intervene in other people's family affairs?"

Xia Chunyu said seriously, "Although it is a family matter, it involves drugging and destroying someone's innocence, which is enough to violate the law. The government office can handle it."

The empress dowager was shocked again. In fact, she knew very well that what Youshi said was true and Liuli really did those things, but she could never admit it. Once she admitted it, Liuli's reputation would be completely ruined. Everything else was fine, but drugging her was a despicable act. It would be too ugly if it got out.

He could only swallow his anger and said, "I can let this matter go, but Ye Jinxuan and Liuli can never live under the same roof again."

The old ancestor said leisurely, "No, how can you just let it go? My godgranddaughter almost hanged herself, I can't just let it go. I didn't just accept a godgranddaughter casually."

The Queen Mother gritted her teeth secretly, but she was helpless and fell into a passive dilemma.

"Hahaha..." A hearty laugh came from far away.

Everyone looked solemn, for the Emperor had arrived.

Yi De secretly breathed a sigh of relief. His royal brother had finally come. Otherwise, this matter would have never been resolved.

As soon as she entered the palace, she secretly sent someone to invite the emperor.

When the emperor came in, everyone knelt down and saluted. The emperor noticed that the atmosphere in the hall was not right, and asked everyone to stand up with a smile. He saluted the empress dowager. The old ancestor stood up and bowed to greet her. She had a privilege granted by the previous emperor, so she did not have to kneel down to salute when she met the emperor and the empress dowager.

"Please don't be so polite, old lady." The emperor said in a gentle tone.

"Your Majesty has come at the right time. I have a matter that I would like to ask Your Majesty to uphold justice for." said the old ancestor.

The emperor knew that these people gathered here today not to chat and laugh. Seeing that the queen mother looked extremely unhappy, he was afraid that she was in the wrong, so he said, "If you have anything to say, please speak up."

The old ancestor looked at Xia Chunyu and said, "You speak."

Xia Chunyu stepped forward and explained the whole story. Youshi also added the charges that the Queen Mother had accused Jinxuan of.

This made Chunyu, Xiaojing and the old ancestor even more angry.

The old ancestor stomped his dragon-headed cane and said angrily, "This is too unfair. This matter will not end until it is cleared up today."

The emperor was in a dilemma, secretly blaming the queen mother for being too protective of her child. It was obviously Liuli's fault. With Liuli's temper, if she hadn't been caught with evidence, would she have admitted it? She had already caused a big fuss, so how could she still accept the punishment obediently?

But how to make a decision? The Marquis and his wife had already dealt with her, and Liuli had admitted her fault and accepted the punishment. Even if the matter was exposed, the Queen Mother would not let it go, which hurt Liuli and made her even more passive.

(End of this chapter)