coobybook Chapter 67 067 Does your face hurt?
Chapter 67 067 Does your face hurt?
Chapter 67 067 Does your face hurt?
The Yinlu Garden was completely silent. Marquis Anshi stared blankly at Ye Pianran, unable to come back to his senses for a moment.
Has Ran'er gone mad? The emperor wants to reward her, but she doesn't want anything else, only wanting to ask the emperor for a bottle of medicine for Ye Bijun's injuries? Doesn't she know what a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity this is!
"Hahaha, Marquis Anshi, you have truly raised a kind-hearted daughter! You don't want any reward for yourself, but you ask for medicine for the sisters in your household!" The emperor praised Marquis Anshi repeatedly, finding Ye Pianran increasingly pleasing to the eye. "A bottle of medicine is nothing to reward. There's plenty in the palace. I'll give you as much as you want. Now think of something else."
As if knowing what Ye Pianran wanted to say, the emperor's face hardened, and he said, "Don't talk about being without desires or wants. Do you want me to owe you a favor?"
“Of course not!” Ye Pianran quickly said, her brows furrowed as if she were racking her brains to think of what reward she should receive.
Looking at her like this, the emperor suddenly remembered an old story and asked, "Girl, was your mother born into a prime minister's family?"
“Exactly,” Ye Pianran replied.
"Very good, very good. I personally arranged this marriage between the Prime Minister's residence and the Marquis's residence back then. Now that I see you standing tall and graceful, I know that I did not make a mistake in arranging the marriage back then," the Emperor said with a smile.
These words were like a resounding slap across the face of An Shihou and the siblings Ye Yingrou and Ye Yanxun.
Sixteen years ago, it was the Emperor's golden words that severed the marriage between Marquis Anshi and Xu Pingyue, dragging the mother and her two children from the heights of fame into the mire. At that time, Xu Pingyue was already pregnant with Ye Yanxun and was eagerly waiting in Fuzhou for the bridal sedan chair from the capital to come and fetch her. Who knew that what she would receive in the end was the news that her lover had married someone else.
Despite his guilt, as long as Ye Xingguan remained the heir apparent to the Marquis of Anshi, he could not marry Xu Pingyue as his principal wife. This was a fact they were both powerless to defy, and a cruel reminder of their respective identities.
Little did the emperor know that his bestowed marriage would ignite a world-shaking feud. With a wave of his hand, he pointed towards the young noblemen in the Dew-Drinking Garden and said to Ye Pianran:
"Look at all these talented young men here today. Tell me who you fancy, and I'll make the decision for you today and choose a good husband for you! Marquis Anshi, what do you think?"
Ouyang Shaoyu's heart skipped a beat, realizing that he truly had no way to annul his engagement with Ye Pianran now.
As expected, Marquis Anshi, having regained his senses, hurriedly answered for Ye Pianran: "Thank you for your kindness, Your Majesty. My daughter is already betrothed to someone, the eldest grandson of the Ouyang family, Ouyang Shaoyu."
"Oh?" The emperor paused for a moment, then clapped his hands and laughed. "Very well, the Ouyang family and your Marquis Anshi's family are well-matched. It was my fault for not asking clearly, which almost ruined a good marriage."
A good match? If she hadn't known from her past life that Ouyang Shaoyu had betrayed her and broken off the engagement when she was at her lowest point, Ye Pianran might have thought it was a good match. But now, she only wanted to get rid of Ouyang Shaoyu completely and never have anything to do with him again! Even though Marquis Anshi had repeatedly told her to keep the marriage before the banquet, she would never allow herself to suffer the same injustice as in her previous life!
Thinking of this, Ye Pianran suddenly said to the emperor, "Your Majesty, I would like to ask Your Majesty to grant me a request."
"Have you finally decided what you want me to reward you with?" the emperor asked.
"Your Majesty, you may not know this, but my mother's health has been very poor for the past few years. She has seen many doctors and tried many medicines, but her condition has not improved. I am very worried and afraid that my mother will pass away. So I prayed to Heaven, asking Him to bless my mother with health and peace. If my mother's health can truly be restored, I am willing to remain unmarried for the rest of my life and devote myself to studying medicine, taking it as my responsibility to heal the people of the world, and accumulating merit and praying for my mother's well-being," Ye Pianran said slowly.
The more An Shihou listened, the more uneasy he felt, and he had a vague sense of foreboding.
"How is your mother's health now? Should I invite the imperial physician to the Marquis's residence to examine her?" the emperor asked with great concern.
Ye Pianran said, "Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty. A few days ago, I had the good fortune to study under a master. My mother was treated by the master's skillful hands and is now much better."
"Oh? Who is your master, who possesses such superb medical skills?"
Ye Pianran smiled and said, "Everyone calls her 'Mr. Green Ivy'."
Hearing the name "Mr. Green Ivy" from Ye Pianran's lips, Chunyu Jing was startled, and his gaze towards Ye Pianran became meaningful. He hadn't expected that their last encounter at the clinic was when she went to become Liu Green Ivy's apprentice. Ye Pianran? He had underestimated this woman.
"Mr. Green Ivy?" The emperor frowned, deep in thought. He seemed to have heard this name somewhere before.
Chunyu Jing withdrew his gaze and said to the emperor, "Father, 'Ms. Green Ivy' is the female doctor who almost ended up in the Imperial Hospital back then."
"So it was her." The emperor suddenly realized. "I remember her. Her medical style is different from others, but she is indeed a highly skilled doctor."
"It was because my mother's health improved that I had no choice but to fulfill my vow. However, I am already engaged to the young master of the Ouyang family. I am torn between marrying him and not marrying him. Just when I was in a dilemma, I learned at today's banquet that the young master and my cousin Ye Bijun have long been in love and have secretly pledged their lives to each other. I thought, since they are mutually in love, why should I be the one to break up a couple and make myself disliked for no reason?"
Ouyang Shaoyu was speechless with astonishment. He wanted to refute it, but dared not act presumptuously in front of the emperor.
The emperor narrowed his eyes: "You mean..."
"Your Majesty, please grant me the right to annul this marriage with Young Master Ouyang, fulfilling my vow to Heaven and giving the lovers a chance to be together in the end!"
"Ran'er, you!" Marquis Anshi was shocked and quickly grabbed Ye Pianran, trying to stop her from continuing. What was she doing! They had clearly agreed in the Marquis's mansion to keep the marriage with the Ouyang family stable!
This is strange! In this world, we have only ever seen people ask the emperor to grant them a marriage, never the emperor to decide on the annulment of an engagement! The emperor was full of surprise and said, "Do you know what annulment of an engagement really means to a woman? Have you thought about how the world will view you in the future?"
Subtly avoiding Marquis Anshi's hand, Ye Pianran said softly, "As long as Mother lives a peaceful and prosperous life, what is there for me to fear, being all alone?"
"Nonsense, all nonsense!" Marquis Anshi's forehead veins throbbed, but he couldn't tell the emperor that Ye Pianran was lying, otherwise it would be a capital offense of deceiving the emperor! That would cost him his head!
"Look at her, what a filial daughter! I will definitely post her story of filial piety to her mother throughout the land, so that everyone can praise her!" The Emperor's opinion of Ye Pianran had completely changed. "Since you say you want to study medicine, I will bestow upon you a waist token, allowing you free access to the Wenyuan Pavilion to peruse its medical books and classics. If you achieve mastery in your studies, I will grant you entry into the Imperial Medical Academy as a royal physician. If you find someone you love in the future, you can send someone to tell me, and I will personally officiate at your wedding. Are you satisfied with such a reward?"
Although the emperor didn't explicitly say the words "announce the engagement," his meaning was quite clear. Ye Pianran felt reassured, gave a graceful bow, and said with a smile in her eyes:
"Your humble servant, Ye Pianran, thanks Your Majesty for your great favor!"
Originally, it was Ouyang Shaoyu who wanted to break off the engagement, but now it has become Ye Pianran who took the initiative to break off the engagement. The difference between the two is quite significant. If it were the former, she would become a discarded woman abandoned by her fiancé; but if it were the latter, people would at most say that she was eccentric and rebellious, and after a while, who would even remember that this matter existed?
Knowing the implications, Ye Yingrou gritted her teeth in hatred. She had spread rumors about Ye Pianran in the marketplace to ruin Ye Pianran's marriage to the Ouyang family, making her a laughingstock. She was so close to succeeding, but now not only was Ye Bijun unjustly burdened by the rumors, but Ye Pianran had also gained a reputation for filial piety and received the Emperor's protection! From now on, if she wanted to harm Ye Pianran, she would have to consider the Emperor's feelings!
Why is that?! She's from another world, shouldn't she be the protagonist of this world?
She was unwilling to accept it, she was really unwilling to accept it!
"Alright, you've seen it all. Move the Golden Lotus Pavilion inside. Meng Chao, send men to guard the Flowing Gold Pavilion closely. Make sure nothing happens to the Golden Lotus Pavilion again, or even if a celestial being were to come, I would not let you off easily!"
"Your subject obeys the decree." Commander Meng bowed and accepted the order, and immediately sent men to carry the golden-topped ink lotus back into the gilded pavilion.
The emperor turned around and saw that Yinlu Garden was crowded with people. He frowned and said, "What are you all doing here? Go home and stop bothering me."
After a night of commotion, the pampered young masters and ladies were already exhausted. Upon receiving the emperor's permission, they immediately scattered like birds and beasts toward the gate of Qionglin Garden.
Ye Pianran also wanted to turn around and leave, but unexpectedly the emperor called her back.
"Ye family girl, tell me, how should I care for this Golden Lotus to keep it blooming?"
Looking at the emperor's eager-to-learn expression, Ye Pianran felt quite helpless and had no choice but to step into the Liujin Pavilion again to carefully instruct him on the care of the Golden-Topped Ink Lotus. By the time she was finally able to leave the Liujin Pavilion, the night had completely faded, and the first rays of dawn were shining through.
Looking up at the still-shining moon in the sky, Ye Pianran felt completely relaxed. Although she had encountered several dangers during her trip to the banquet at Qionglin Garden, she had managed to avoid all the troubles and turn the tables quite impressively.
Recalling the expressions on Ye Yingrou and Ye Yanxun's faces when they saw Jin Dingmohe come back to life, she couldn't help but smile.
Did they really think she was doomed this time? Ha, just wait and see, she'll slap them hard with even more cruel realities in the face!