Long Yue was dragged and thrown out of Huajing Pool by several of His Majesty the Emperor’s personal guards, and the incident quickly became known outside, causing a burst of laughter among many.

The scandalous tale of a shameless woman sneaking into Huajing Pool at night hoping to seduce the Emperor spread like wildfire. Initially, only a few people knew, but soon everyone who went hunting knew about it.

The funniest part was Long Yue standing at the entrance of Huajiang Palace, looking indignantly as if the Emperor had bullied her.

This made people laugh even harder.

Those personal guards had clearly quoted the Emperor’s words—he had no interest in such ordinary, vulgar women!

So, Long Yue brought this embarrassment upon herself.

Isn’t it shameful?

She is, after all, from a respectable noble family, yet shamelessly sneaking in to seduce the Emperor at night...

The key point is, she chose a place like a bath, which evokes all sorts of fantasies. Just the thought of it makes one feel uncomfortable all over.

If the Emperor were a bit less restrained, she would succeed!

After the incident spread, those highborn ladies first severely despised Long Yue, believing she had completely tarnished the reputation of noblewomen; on the other hand, they praised the Emperor for staying composed, a true sovereign indeed!

"Slap!"

Long Yue returned to her room in a daze, only to be greeted by a slap from Wei Yan!

The slap was loud and made her cheek hurt terribly. If she were wearing a human skin mask, it would have torn off.

She covered her face and met Wei Yan’s angry eyes. 𝒇𝓻𝓮𝓮𝙬𝙚𝒃𝒏𝓸𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝓬𝓸𝒎

"Shameless! You’re shameless for trying to seduce the Emperor. You’ve disgraced the Wei Family!"

Wei Yan roared, his face full of fury.

Long Yue sneered in her heart. Does he really care about the Wei Family’s reputation? It’s more likely he’s upset that she failed to seduce the Emperor and got thrown out, thus disgracing herself, right?

Long Yue laughed heartlessly, "What is father saying? How did I disgrace you? Wasn’t it you who pushed me to seduce him?"

Long Yue suddenly raised her voice, just as several women passed by, and they couldn’t help but look over.

Wei Yan was livid, ready to explode. Had this dead girl taken the wrong medicine today? How dare she talk back?

He had chosen to hit her here to show outsiders that her attempt to seduce Rong Mu (Li Qingmu) was her own idea and had nothing to do with the Wei State Duke Mansion.

He thought Wei Yunyan was sensible and would understand his good intentions and surely would admit her mistake and beg for mercy, but the outcome infuriated him. This girl actually told the truth!

Now, people heard it, and it would surely spread, and the Wei State Duke Mansion’s face was entirely lost!

"You filthy girl, trying to pin your dirty deeds on our Wei State Duke Mansion? I... I disown you as my shameless daughter!"

Wei Yan, furious and desperate, resorted to his ultimate move.

Long Yue pursed her lips and chuckled, the smile not reaching her eyes, "Is that so? Well then, since father doesn’t want me as a daughter, I just won’t come home anymore."

"Humph, suit yourself! Today, I, Wei Yan, am casting you out; even if you go to the lowest brothels in town, it’s no concern of the Wei State Duke Mansion, humph!"

With that, Wei Yan stormed off furiously.

The quarrel here was immediately overheard and spread.

Long Yue, also known as Wei Yunyan, was disowned by Duke Wei!

This news, though not as explosive as the previous one, still caught people’s attention, turning Long Yue into a laughingstock!

"Hya, hya, hya!"

Horses galloped rapidly towards the distant woods.

Rong Mu, the Emperor, was already waiting in the forest, accompanied by the dignified and graceful Princess Rong Si, alongside the virtuous Empress, Nianxi.

Nearby, flags waved in the wind, flapping noisily. Many generals gathered around Li Qingmu, along with important ministers and some from military families.

"Hey, look, someone is coming!"

A noble lady suddenly nudged her sister, pointing at a light purple carriage ahead, and laughed out loud. "That shameless one has also come; is she still trying to seduce His Majesty?"

"She’s dreaming! His Majesty despises her. Even if she climbed onto the Dragon Bed, she’d be pulled down!"

"..."

"Creak—"

Amid these comments, a carriage slowly stopped, and a child jumped down, followed by Yu Zhu who helped Long Yue down.

As soon as Yu Zhu got off, she felt the unusual gazes surrounding them.

Noble ladies and esteemed women looked over with disdainful looks, gossiping amongst themselves, pointing fingers, some even fanning their faces as if Long Yue had a foul odor.

This was just too much!

Of course, there were also other gazes filled with malicious intent, like a hungry wolf eyeing its prey.

The licentious nobles and sons of important ministers, upon seeing Long Yue’s beauty and graceful figure, couldn’t help but swallow, their mouths dry.

She’s quite the beauty, indeed!

Look at her face, beautiful and graceful, yet not seductive. Her figure, perfectly balanced, neither too much nor too little. How perfect!

These young noblemen couldn’t help but look at Li Qingmu, wondering why the Emperor had such picky tastes, to say he disliked such a beauty?

Upon hearing the news that Long Yue tried to seduce the Emperor and got disowned, these noblemen felt she was truly shameless. But seeing her in person, they thought she had the capital.

Her lack of success was simply because the Emperor was not appreciative of her charms?

"Miss, Miss..."

Yu Zhu, uncomfortable with all the strange gazes, felt aggrieved, tears on the verge of falling, hurriedly went forward to gently tug Long Yue’s sleeve.

Long Yue looked at her calmly, "What’s the hurry? They’re just some idle gazes. Can they kill you?"

"No, Miss, I just feel uneasy, clearly it’s..."

"Enough, isn’t it just that people laugh at us for our failures? If I succeeded, how many would flatter me?"

Yu Zhu gritted her teeth.

"All people in this world sway with the wind, living your life for such people, isn’t that too sad?"

"I, I..."

"No crying! It’s just a minor thing, making it seem like life or death!" Long Yue said as she scanned her surroundings, facing the mocking stares of the women around her without a hint of fear, she confronted them head-on.

"Yu Zhu, tell me, if I really managed to climb onto the Emperor’s Dragon Bed, how would these people react? Surely theyd be so angry they’d chop me into pieces, right? Hahaha..."

"Miss, Miss..."

Yu Zhu worried that Long Yue had suffered too much and gone crazy. Her concern made her steps unsteady.

However, Long Yue’s calm voice came from behind, "Let’s go. It’s just a stinky man; I can handle him!"

Yu Zhu, "..."