strictlysupreme Chapter 117 Standing Up for You
Chapter 117 Standing Up for You
With her confession, Ye Shishu and the others, who had initially been watching the drama unfold, all changed their expressions.
The words 'Huaxiang Pavilion' also made Yuchi Sheng turn his head to look at Gu Simo.
Gu Simo stepped forward with a cold expression, pointed at Ni Xiao, and said angrily, "How dare you slander my Huaxiang Pavilion!"
Ni Xiao raised her head and replied indignantly, "I did not slander Hua Xiang Pavilion, I have evidence to prove it!"
After saying this, she raised her hand to touch behind her ear, then publicly ripped a thin sheet of leather off her face, revealing her true appearance. Holding the leather sheet up, she said to Yu Chisheng, "Your Majesty, this disguise technique is the evidence! Hua Xiang Pavilion arrested my family and forced me to disguise myself and work for them!"
Gu Simo retorted, "The Hua Xiang Pavilion rules state that no one may abuse the skills they have learned to do evil or harm others. Even for personal grudges, no one may use the skills taught by the Hua Xiang Pavilion. Anyone who violates the rules will be treated as a traitor!"
If it weren't for following the precepts, she would have turned the Gu family into corpses and died without a burial place long ago. Why would she need to go through all the trouble of getting rid of the Gu family and dealing with them with the help of the Ye family?
This fake Ni Xiao really has a death wish, daring to frame and slander Hua Xiang Pavilion in front of their Pavilion Master!
The fake Ni Xiao showed no remorse. Instead, she held up her disguised leather mask and argued, "I don't know anything about the rules of Huaxiang Pavilion. All I know is that they are hypocritical, wicked, and harm the innocent!"
"You!" Gu Simo's wrist trembled slightly, and killing intent surged in her eyes.
"Physician Hua, please calm down." Ye Shishu stepped forward and took her arm, simultaneously blocking the silver needles peeking out from between her fingers. Then, turning to Yuchi Sheng, she said, "Father, this woman is impersonating Ni Xiao and is inherently wicked. You cannot trust her words. Furthermore, Physician Hua healed the Prince's leg and facial injuries. If Hua Xiangge really wanted to do something to the Prince, they could have simply had Physician Hua do it. After all, Physician Hua has already gained the Prince's trust, hasn't she? They clearly have someone they can use, yet they go to such lengths, resorting to kidnapping and coercion. This is simply unacceptable!"
Yu Chisheng nodded slightly, finding her analysis reasonable.
But after hearing this, the fake Ni Xiao continued to argue, "There are many disciples in Huaxiang Pavilion, and they are not all under the same command. Some are willing to treat Prince Cheng's injuries, while others want to get close to Prince Cheng. This is not contradictory!"
Ye Shishu smiled and said, "It seems you know Huaxiang Pavilion quite well. So tell me, what's the name of the person who coerced you?"
The fake Ni Xiao lowered her head. "I don't know."
"Heh! It seems you're determined to throw this mud at Huaxiang Pavilion?" Ye Shishu finished mocking and asked Gu Simo, "Dr. Hua, I'd like to know, what kind of punishment will Huaxiang Pavilion give her for framing and slandering her and maliciously damaging her reputation?"
Gu Simo gritted her teeth and said, word by word, "Those who insult my Huaxiang Pavilion shall have their limbs cut off and be made into medicine puppets to atone for the sins of my Huaxiang Pavilion!"
Ye Shishu was taken aback.
She just wanted to scare this fake Ni Xiao, but her second sister-in-law didn't seem to be joking...
Ni Xiao stared at Gu Simo, trembling even more violently with terror, "You...you Huaxiang Pavilion are indiscriminately killing innocent people..."
Consort Lan walked to Yuchi Sheng's side and said angrily, "Your Majesty, this Huaxiang Pavilion is too lawless! All along, the court and the martial arts sects have been doing their own thing, keeping to themselves and not interfering with each other. I never expected that someone would be so audacious as to openly harm a prince. This is truly a heinous crime and cannot be forgiven!"
Yu Chi Sheng glanced at her, then asked the fake Ni Xiao with a stern face, "You still haven't explained why the people from Hua Xiang Pavilion asked you to get close to Prince Cheng."
The imposter Ni Xiao flinched, then said in a tearful voice, "The people of Huaxiang Pavilion made me pretend to be Prince Cheng's sweetheart to bewitch him and make him blinded by greed..."
If the emperor hadn't been present, Ye Shishu would have laughed. "My lord and the people of Huaxiang Pavilion each serve their own masters and have no rivalry for power. Don't you find it ridiculous that you're trying to make my lord blinded by greed? Are you going to say next that the people of Huaxiang Pavilion are ambitious and covet the imperial power, plotting to usurp the throne?"
The fake Ni Xiao kept her head down, as if she hadn't heard what she said.
Consort Lan, enraged, said, "Your Majesty, this woman deserves to die! And the disciples of Huaxiang Pavilion behind her must not be let off either!"
Ye Shishu stared intently at her.
She finally understood why Wei Yonghuai had rekindled his old flame with Luo Lixian and why he had rushed to marry You Qingrou!
It was because her maternal aunt, Madam Wen, had a very close relationship with Hua Ping!
Luo Lixian had lived in the Wei family for more than a year, so how could she not know about the relationship between the Wei family and the Yufeng Marquis's Mansion?
Wen must have known something about Hua Ping, so she went through a roundabout way, handing Hua Ping over to the Crown Prince and Consort Lan, and then using Hua Ping's disguise skills to create this fake Ni Xiao...
But the Crown Prince and Consort Lan never imagined that Ni Xiao, the spy they had pushed to Yu Chi Ling's side, had long been exposed by Yu Chi Ling, who then killed her with his own hands and staged a scene of 'being hurt by love' to deceive everyone.
Now, no matter how many Ni Xiaos come, it's all a joke!
Yu Chisheng glanced at Consort Lan again, then suddenly turned to look at his son who had been silent all along.
"Prince Cheng, what is your opinion?"
Yu Chi Ling, who should have been the protagonist, was the most indifferent among everyone present. Faced with the emperor's question, he could even curl his thin lips slightly and say, "Divine Physician Hua is a disciple of Hua Xiang Pavilion. Why not hand this woman over to her and let her take her back to Hua Xiang Pavilion? We only need Hua Xiang Pavilion to give us an explanation."
Gu Simo immediately knelt down and pleaded, "Your Majesty, to prove the integrity of Huaxiang Pavilion, I beg Your Majesty to hand this woman over to me so I can take her back to Huaxiang Pavilion. Huaxiang Pavilion will surely investigate and find out who is behind her, and give Your Majesty and the Prince an explanation!"
Consort Lan immediately objected, "Absolutely not! Your Majesty, the disciples of Huaxiang Pavilion are incredibly audacious. Who can guarantee that handing her over to Huaxiang Pavilion won't result in them being protected? Besides, Huaxiang Pavilion has vanished without a trace. If we let them go, where are we supposed to find them?" She paused, then looked sharply at Gu Simo, "Unless you reveal the location of Huaxiang Pavilion and bring our people there, so that our people can personally oversee Huaxiang Pavilion's thorough investigation of this matter!"
Ye Shishu couldn't help but grit her teeth.
Is it because Consort Lan felt that Hua Xiangge had cured Prince Cheng, and therefore harbored resentment and wanted to take the opportunity to eliminate Hua Xiangge?
She looked at Gu Simo, wanting to see her reaction.
But Gu Simo subconsciously looked at Yu Chi Ling behind her.
She turned around and saw that Yu Chi Ling, who had been expressionless until now, suddenly turned cold and confronted Consort Lan, "Hua Xiang Pavilion has been kind to me. Mother, are you trying to repay this kindness on my behalf, or are you trying to repay kindness with enmity on my behalf?"
Consort Lan glared at him with displeasure. "What are you saying? Can't you see someone is trying to harm you? It's true that Physician Hua cured you and has done you a great favor, but there are others in Huaxiang Pavilion who want to harm you. Shouldn't your mother stand up for you?"
"Ha! Mother's intervention is a bit too extreme. Anyone who didn't know better would think that Mother was going to lead people to attack Huaxiang Pavilion!" Yu Chi Ling sneered without any appreciation.
Seeing that Consort Lan was about to continue, Yu Chisheng impatiently shouted, "Enough! Since this woman is here for Prince Cheng, then let Prince Cheng decide how to deal with her!"
He's already dealt with it this way, what can Consort Lan say?
As she glared coldly at the fake Ni Xiao, she only hoped that this group of people would leave her Lanxia Palace as soon as possible, and then she could summon the Crown Prince to discuss countermeasures...
Before this woman is taken to Huaxiang Pavilion, we must silence her!