Novel Full Chapter 1157: Chapter 1153: "Empress" has arrived!
Chapter 1157: Chapter 1153: “Empress” has arrived!
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Wang Yun did not know her identity, but even if she were a maid by Chu Yihan’s side, she treated her with the utmost respect. She answered firmly, “As a daughter, there’s not much I can do for my father. But I must uncover the cause of his death and vindicate him by telling the world of his injustice!”
“Oh, what a good girl!” Su Yingxue gave her a thumbs up as a form of encouragement.
She casually nudged Chu Yihan, signaling him to not always be so aloof and scare the poor girl.
Wang Yun followed Su Yingxue’s gaze and looked towards Chu Yihan.
The hand that was originally pinching her sleeve turned into a tight grip!
Because only by doing so could she control her excited emotions and keep herself from crying out in astonishment.
The man before her was their emperor, a sovereign of the highest esteem!
His appearance was even more shocking to her than Su Yingxue’s.
With a face like fine jade, a noble spirit and handsome features, eyebrows like distant mountains, eyes like shining stars, and an extraordinary demeanor…
All these words used to describe the beauty of a man seemed too weak in front of him!
She even felt that the books she had read in the past few years were too shallow, so much so that she could not begin to capture a fraction of Chu Yihan’s appearance.
His handsomeness was something one could only dream of seeing before the gods.
In her daily life, she never imagined she would be fortunate enough to witness such a beautiful man.
The imperial beauty, it turned out, was not just a fabrication of storytellers.
It was real!
She gazed at Chu Yihan for too long. Chu Yihan gave her a displeased look with a hint of sharpness, scaring Wang Yun into immediately kneeling and bowing down, “This humble girl deserves death for sullying Your Majesty’s sacred visage!”
Chu Yihan ignored her.
In front of Su Yingxue, giving him extra looks was something he truly disliked.
Yet, the carefree woman by his side was giggling and leaned in to whisper, “Emperor, another girl is so smitten by you that she’s at a loss! Should we bring her into the harem? You said to find ten new concubines—we’ll take one now, then continue searching for the remaining nine!”
“Say that again?” Chu Yihan’s eyes held a trace of menace.
“Just kidding, just kidding!”
Su Yingxue chuckled dryly a couple of times. It was only in the presence of outsiders that she could tease Chu Yihan like this.
Chu Yihan could not lose his temper with her in public.
When they were alone… she suffered terribly at Chu Yihan’s hands.
Wang Yun knelt on the ground for a long time. After a good while, Chu Yihan spoke indifferently, “Since you agree to the exhumation and autopsy of your father’s body, I shall have the prefect of Yangzhou send someone to assist you. If you have anything else to say, you may go to the prefect to record another statement. After the examination, I will preside over a court hearing.”
“This humble girl… thanks the Emperor!”
After thanking him, Wang Yun honestly spoke in front of Wang Jingzhi about other matters. She waited for the scribe to finish recording, then signed her name, painted a seal, and pressed her own handprint.
During this time, she could not help but gaze into the main hall.
The sight of Chu Yihan’s heavenly face was unforgettable, and even subconsciously, she wanted to look at him more.
To see him once was to be granted a stroke of luck.
“The Empress has arrived!”
Outside, a palace guard announced the arrival, prompting Wang Jingzhi to immediately set aside his affairs and go in to report to Chu Yihan.
Chu Yihan sat for a moment, then rose unhurriedly, escorting Su Yingxue towards the entrance.
With Leng Shuqing’s arrival in mind, Su Yingxue dawdled; as Chu Yihan’s maid, coming face to face with Leng Shuqing posed a risk of exposing her. Intentionally, she remained a few steps behind Chu Yihan.
Chu Yihan had already left Yangzhou Prefecture, but she was still strolling slowly along the corridor,
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