She Holds the World After Being Reborn
Chapter 278 - 277: Within 10 kilometers, you are neighbors with ghosts.

Chapter 278: Chapter 277: Within 10 kilometers, you are neighbors with ghosts.

Confront Princess Anping directly?

All five officials were having second thoughts.

This was someone who could personally appeal at the Gong of Appeal and had survived through extreme dangers!

"What, you don’t dare now?" Yan Wanqing saw their expressions and sneered.

The faces of the five officials fell, and they all stood their ground.

At that moment, Wang Quan was visibly sweating, clearly frightened; however, the situation had not yet escalated to that point, and he still had an out, as the person backing this small courtyard was also an influential figure.

But as a servant, it was wrong to bring trouble to one’s master, for if trouble arose, the servant’s life would not be easy.

After weighing his options, Wang Quan stepped forward.

"Noble ones, please do not be angry. It’s all my fault for being blind to Mount Tai and failing to take good care of each of you," he said, looking at Yan Wanqing with tears streaming down his face. "Especially for not knowing the Commandery Princess was gracing us with her presence, failing to welcome you from afar. You’re angry, and rightfully you can punish me for it. Just please don’t harm yourself with that anger."

Truly the standard discourse of a servant.

Yan Wanqing had heard it no less than hundreds, if not thousands of times in the palace.

Impatiently, she shifted her gaze away, "Stop with this act, these five officials won’t escape their responsibilities, and you, Wang Quan, can’t either. So stop wasting your words."

Seeing that she was inflexible, Scholar-official Sun sneered, "Don’t forget, the Sun family’s legitimate eldest son is still under my employ. If I fall, he can’t escape either! Don’t forget the Imperial Consort just had a baby, she can’t withstand being disturbed by these rumors."

"Are you threatening me, Scholar-official Sun?" Yan Wanqing felt intrigued, wondering if in all these years, in the eyes of these people at the Capital City, she had taken up Buddhism?

Everyone felt entitled to provoke her!

"Go ahead. If Sun Hongxuan can be manipulated by you, I’ll disown him as my cousin from now on."

No one in the palace could get away with crossing her, and Sun Hongxuan, a son she had nurtured from birth, would hardly be a pushover.

Scholar-official Sun was indeed overestimating himself!

Scholar-official Sun felt the scorn emanating from Yan Wanqing down to his bones, and nearly choked on his breath.

Scholar-official Zhou hurriedly patted his back, "Being angry is detrimental to your health, detrimental to your health indeed. Why argue with her? She can make an enemy surrender with just a word, Scholar-official Sun. Aren’t you just humiliating yourself?"

Upon hearing this, Scholar-official Sun rolled his eyes and fainted.

Scholar-official Zhou caught Scholar-official Sun and collapsed on the ground, falling into silence.

It seemed he had said something he shouldn’t have.

"Scholar-official Sun has fainted!" Scholar-official Zhang cried out as if struck, and also toppled next to Scholar-official Zhou’s feet.

The remaining two officials looked at each other, just about to make a move, when they heard Yan Wanqing start speaking eerily from the stairs.

"Go ahead and faint. It’s just a matter of a few carriages. If they faint, just throw them in front of the hall. It’s not me who’ll be disgraced."

The two officials immediately straightened up.

The fallen Scholar-official Zhou, holding his head, slowly sat up, "Oh dear, at this age, it’s easy to get confused."

Whether to faint or not to faint.

The Yan family was such a troublesome challenger.

"Yan Wanqing, just speak directly, what do you really want from us!"

Seeing that they were finally willing to have a proper discussion without making threats, Yan Wanqing finally said, "Considering your old age, I won’t send you to Dali Temple. I’ll give you half a month to retire and return to your hometowns. While you’re at it, do a small favor for me as a witness."

"What testimony?" Several adults were also old foxes in the political arena.

They looked at Yan Wanqing with faces full of wariness, feeling that this testimony was definitely not that simple.

"Take this home, copy it, then sign your name and press your handprint, and deliver it to the Princess Residence," she beckoned, and Hongzhao immediately took out a stack of memorials and distributed them among the gentlemen.

The adults opened it and saw that it described the Yan Family’s era of merit, requesting the Emperor to bestow the word "Loyalty and Righteousness."

It seemed no different.

But why did Yan Wanqing need to go through such trouble?

Several people couldn’t quite understand.

"Wouldn’t it be better for the Commandery Princess to ask His Majesty directly? Why still need us to hand-copy and sign it?" It was too simple, which made them feel that it was not so simple.

Yan Wanqing tilted her head and thought for a moment, "Probably because, I, the Princess, like this sense of ceremony. The more people from the court participate, the more comfort it might bring to my father’s spirit in Heaven."

There wasn’t anything wrong with that statement.

However, the always cautious Director Zhou still looked at Yan Wanqing and asked, "The Princess won’t go back on your word, will you? Are you sure this is the only little favor you need?"

Such a good opportunity to manipulate them, and Yan Wanqing had given it up; they found it incredible.

"If you think retiring back to your hometown is too light, I can notify Xie Qun right now to drag you off to a major prison." Truly a bunch of old slickers, always probing with every word, which was extremely annoying.

No wonder that initially, Xiao Pingfeng didn’t want to deal with these scholar-officials.

The several adults immediately shook their heads, "No need, no need, it’s so late, let’s not bother Lord Xie Qun now."

Dali Temple was such a gloomy place; Cao Man had only been in for three days before he committed suicide. They, old bones, couldn’t withstand such torment.

Retiring back to their hometowns was quite good.

Ever since the incident with Cao Man, they had wanted to retire back to their hometowns.

But they had never been able to make a firm decision, always feeling that they could reach higher in the Capital City. However, as things became increasingly chaotic, they could no longer grasp the dynamics of the political scene.

"It’s easy for us to leave the Capital City, but what about our children and grandchildren..." Director Zhou hesitated.

Yan Wanqing raised her eyebrow at him, "Director Zhou, that’s a strange thing to say. I am not someone who can’t differentiate right from wrong. Today, I only see Director Zhou alone here; that’s your own matter. If your descendants were also involved today, then it would concern your whole Zhou family. With things put this way, do any of you have more questions?"

"No, no more," said the adults, now completely relieved.

If the misfortune didn’t extend to their descendants, that was enough.

The adults left contentedly with the assistance of the Hidden Guards.

The courtyard was once again left with only Wang Quan and his thugs.

"Next, let’s talk about the mastermind behind this humble abode, shall we?" Yan Wanqing looked at Wang Quan with a hint of a light smile.

A chill ran down Wang Quan’s spine instantly.

"This humble abode is indeed mine; there’s no mastermind behind it, Commandery Princess, please don’t joke," Wang Quan stared at Yan Wanqing, trying to discern any other emotions on her face.

Yan Wanqing raised her eyebrows at him, "Not telling the truth, are we?"

Wang Quan looked honest, "Neighbor knows, I’m always sincere, never lying."

Bullshit neighbors.

"The whole ten miles around here are your territory; are you neighbors with ghosts?" Yan Wanqing lost her patience, clapped her hands, "Since that’s the case, let’s give Lord Wang a grand show, let’s enjoy a good drama!"

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