The Farm Girl's Charismatic Fortune-Chapter 356 - 352: Flower’s Revenge

Lady Zhou once again addressed the Empress Dowager, "Empress Dowager, I have failed in teaching my daughter. Please punish me accordingly."

Though Yin Xiaoxue was not her biological daughter, she had raised her from a young age and personally taught her. Claiming she had failed in her teachings was not an exaggeration.

The Empress Dowager said nothing, only turned to Xuanyuan Que, "Xuanbao is feeling unwell, let’s take her back to the mansion first."

Thus, the Empress Dowager and Xuanyuan Que left with Ruo Xuan.

They left everyone kneeling on the ground, afraid to stand up or even breathe deeply for a long time.

The bigger the issue, the less was said.

Everyone felt that the Duke Residence was in for major trouble this time.

Only when they believed the Empress Dowager had gone far did they dare to stand up.

Gao Yan was the first to bid farewell to the lady of the Duke Residence and leave.

Follwwing her, the others began leaving quickly as if a mechanism had been released.

Who knew what the Empress Dowager might do to the Duke Residence upon her return to the palace?

If not now, were they supposed to wait for the Empress Dowager’s punishment to descend?

In less than half an hour, everyone had left the Duke Residence.

Princess Kangyi looked at her mother, "Mother, the Empress Dowager Aunt said nothing. Does that mean she is not going to hold it against us?"

The lady of the Duke Residence slapped her across the face, her voice fierce, "Have you lost your mind? How dare you poison someone? If anything had happened to the Empress Dowager, our entire Duke Residence wouldn’t be enough to make up for it!"

Princess Kangyi looked at her mother, incredulous, "The poison wasn’t going to be lethal. I just wanted to stop a few from attending the court selection!"

The lady grew even angrier and slapped her again, "Non-lethal so you thought you could poison? Didn’t you know the Empress Dowager despises malicious people? Stop them from being selected for the court? By what right? Do you think the Empress Dowager wouldn’t investigate if a few were absent? Do you realize you’ve offended the powers of Capital City?"

After being slapped twice, Princess Kangyi cried, "How was I to know the Empress Dowager Aunt would suddenly appear? It’s all that despicable Ruo Xuan’s fault. She arranged the meeting with the Empress Dowager! The poison was mild, not supposed to act so soon. It should have set in by evening; nearly a day has passed, who would notice? Even if discovered, the evidence would be gone!"

Even if her household was suspected, she had arranged things to frame that despicable Ruo Xuan. How could she have known it would turn out this way!

The lady of the Duke Residence was furious beyond words. How could she have given birth to such a fool!

No wonder the Empress Dowager had always disagreed with her marrying into the palace. So foolish, with no brains and yet daring to harm others, she would be killed immediately upon entering the palace!

Unfortunately, she realized this too late!

As the whole city awaited to see how the Empress Dowager would punish Princess Kangyi, the decree finally arrived.

Princess Kangyi was stripped of her title and reduced to the lowest rank of palace maid, sent to the Laundry Bureau in the palace.

Yin Xiaoxue was a commoner, and the Empress Dowager’s punishment for her was also to be sent to the Laundry Bureau in the palace.

Everyone was shocked at the severity of the Empress Dowager’s punishment for Princess Kangyi!

From a revered Commandery Princess to the lowest rank of palace maid!

To be a maid in the palace’s Laundry Bureau was equivalent to being a mere servant outside!

The Empress Dowager showed no regard for the fact that Princess Kangyi was her relative.

What was the Empress Dowager thinking?

The Empress Dowager’s rationale was simple: Did Princess Kangyi not wish to enter the palace? Then she would grant her wish!

As for Yin Xiaoxue, the Empress Dowager felt this person harbored dangerous thoughts and would be safer under her close supervision in the palace.

The Empress Dowager asked Yuhua to prepare some ointment for Ruo Xuan.

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Yuhua was now in the inner chamber applying medicine to Ruo Xuan.

The Empress Dowager anxiously said, "Make sure she doesn’t scar! Xuanbao has never been sick or hurt much from childhood to now, and yet she suffered so greatly this time! Xiaojiu, is your medicine effective?"

The Empress Dowager felt pained thinking about Ruo Xuan’s face swollen with welts.

Had she known earlier, she wouldn’t have held any court selection and would have directly decreed a marriage for both children.

Xuanyuan Que, while reading, responded lightly, "Didn’t she say it stopped itching? It should subside by tomorrow."

If it weren’t for the fear of it receding too quickly, he could have made it go away instantly.

"Who knows if it will act up at night? Didn’t the Imperial Physician say that some people might have episodes at night after catching a chill? And if it wasn’t itchy anymore, why did Xuanbao look so pained? Didn’t you notice?"

The Empress Dowager was getting a bit angry, her grandson was far too composed, still able to read during such times, not worried about Ruo Xuan at all.

Xuanyuan Que: "She’s just afraid of the bitterness, it’s the medicine that’s too bitter, not discomfort."

"No matter how bitter the medicine, it’ll pass after a while, she must be uncomfortable."

Xuanyuan Que remained silent, normal medicine’s taste would naturally fade soon, but the one he had administered, would not.

It would still be bitter for at least another quarter of an hour.

Ruo Xuan, having heard the Empress Dowager’s words from inside, came out after applying the medicine and said, "Empress Grandma, I really am not itchy anymore. It’s just the medicine that’s too bitter."

A hundred times bitterer than Coptis? Who would know?—her mouth was still bitter.

The Empress Dowager hurriedly said, "Yes, the medicine is too bitter; it’s all Xuanyuan’s fault for giving you such bitter medicine. I’ll go make some desserts for you, how about I add a lot of sugar?"

Xuanbao probably hadn’t eaten enough just now, having had only a few bites before the toxin flared up.

"Yes, thank you, Empress Grandma, you are the best. Put a lot of sugar, not just a little. Maybe ten or eight kilograms!"

Ten or eight kilograms would hardly be enough to cover it up!

Ruo Xuan glared at Xuanyuan Que!

That was too much!

The Empress Dowager didn’t take it seriously, and responded with a smile, "Alright, ten or eight kilograms of sugar it is!"

The Empress Dowager knew that Ruo Xuan loved sweets, but eating too many sweets was bad for the teeth, so she usually dared not make it too sweet, but today she decided to ask Yuhua to add a bit more sugar.

Ten kilograms was impossible, Xuanbao didn’t know how to make desserts, unaware of how much ten kilograms of sugar was!

Excess of ten kilograms of sugar could be deadly sweet.

The Empress Dowager took Yuhua with her to prepare desserts for Ruo Xuan.

Ruo Xuan waited for the Empress Dowager to leave and, with no one else in the room, glared at Xuanyuan Que angrily: "Help me get rid of the bitterness fast!"

If he didn’t help her get rid of the bitterness soon, she would settle accounts with Divine Lord Xuanyuan!

She might seem temperless, but she did have a temper!

Although she was an emotionally stable flower, she too had her moods!

Xuanyuan Que turned a page of his book: "I don’t have any Spiritual Power left."

"Then don’t blame me for not being polite, Brother Xuanyuan!"

Xuanyuan Que looked up to see how she would be impolite.

The flower then pounced over, sat on his lap, held his face, and kissed him.

Xuanyuan Que: "..."

Ruo Xuan passed the bitterness over.

If it’s bitter, let’s be bitter together!

The bitterness spread through Xuanyuan Que’s mouth, and when he snapped back to reality, he quickly pushed her away while using his Spiritual Power to dissolve the bitterness!

"This is outrageous!"

Ruo Xuan was finally not bitter anymore and got down from him, about to say something.

Xuanyuan Que instantly disappeared from the spot!

Ruo Xuan: "..."

See how bitter it was?

So bitter that even he couldn’t stand it!

Ruo Xuan didn’t bother with him anymore; her mouth might not be bitter now, but she still wanted to eat something sweet, so she ran off to check on the Empress Dowager making desserts.