I woke up as the Villainous Empress
Chapter 81

81 Girl Crush

“Guards, come and get her.” Yang Luoyang ordered the guards who were guarding outside the Yang Household.

If Yang Ning doesn’t wish to follow his orders, then he has no choice but to make things difficult for her and force her to listen to his orders like before.

No one can disregard his words in this household, not even Yang Ning.

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The guards were surprised by Yang Luoyang’s command because Yang Ning is not only the eldest daughter of the Yang Household but also a noble lady.

How can the mere guards touch a noble lady?

However, they had no choice but to follow his commands. When Yang Luoyang, the lord of the Household commanded them to touch the young lady of the household and drag her to the backyard, there is no reason for them to be hesitant about it.

While Yang Luoyang was looking at the Guards approaching Yang Ning with a mocking smirk on his face, Xiaowei, who was on the ground, panicked to see the guards coming to get Yang Ning to take her to the backyard and sobbed miserably, wondering what will happen to her lady now.

Yang Luoyang wasn’t listening to her pleadings and was adamant to discipline Yang Ning tonight.

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She was worried that her lady might get sick, just like the last time when Yang Ning almost died due to a severe headache and high fever.

Even the last time, Yang Ning got a high fever and was sick because Yang Luoyang flogged her many times with a stick and made her stand outside the household, for the whole night as a punishment to discipline her over a trivial matter.

It was raining that night and because of standing outside in the rain for the whole night, Yang Ning got a high fever and was sick.

Afterward, when Yang Ning got sick, Chang Ah and Xing Bao didn’t even allow her to get treated by a physician and let her die in her chamber.

If Zheng Liang hadn’t helped her that day to convince the physician to follow her and treat Yang Ning, she cannot even dare to imagine what would have happened to her lady that day.

With no choice left, she face-palmed herself and cried helplessly. Because there is nothing in her power that she can do to protect her lady.

She is just a lowly maid. How can she go against The Lord?

She was hoping for some miracle and was waiting for His Highness to appear just like the last time to save her lady from this living misery.

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While Xiaowei was kneeling on the ground and sobbing for her lady’s miserable fate, on the other hand, Yang Ning didn’t show any fear on her face while facing the guards.

Instead, she faced Yang Luoyang with unwavering confidence in her eyes and was determined to challenge Yang Luoyang’s authority, pissing him off.

The guards moved in action and as they were about to touch Yang Ning, an unfamiliar voice interrupted them in action.

“Lady Yang Ning, is there something wrong?” A concerned voice of a woman interrupted the guards who were about to touch Yang Ning.

The guards halted their actions when they heard the woman’s words, who came out of nowhere and was speaking to Yang Ning. They hesitated to grab Yang Ning’s arms in front of the woman and glanced at Yang Luoyang in reluctance for his order, wondering if they should stop or continue with the command.

Everyone was surprised and turned to look toward the source of the voice. Chang Ah craned her neck as she tried to get a glimpse of a woman, who interrupted such a golden moment.

However, since the guards were standing in between her line of sight, she couldn’t see the face of the woman who dared to interfere in their family’s business.

Yang Ning turned to the woman who came at the right time and smiled upon seeing her, ” Ah. You are here. Did you bring your luggage?” She asked the woman while dodging her question.

” Yes. I apologize for coming late. I was assigning the court duties to the other ladies, that’s why it took me a while to follow your carriage.” The woman replied politely as she glanced at Yang Luoyang who was staring at her since the moment she arrived.

While a glad smile appeared on Yang Ning’s face, Yang Luoyang’s expression darkened to see the woman.

The woman was not just any woman who was passing by. Instead, she was wearing the uniform that belongs to the court ladies of the palace.

The woman standing in him was not just a court lady but the longest-serving court lady who has been serving His Majesty for many years.

“Court lady Yu Ling, what brings you here? Did His Majesty send you here?” Yang Luoyang changed his attitude instantly as he welcomed her with a forced polite smile.

Court Lady Yu Ling is a woman in her late 40s and has been serving His Majesty for years. Not only that, she even used to take care of His Highness when he was young and has seen him grow into a young-handsome man.

Even His Majesty appreciates the devoted service of Court Lady Yu Ling and treats her respectfully. How could he dare to talk to her disrespectfully? Moreover, she is a person who belongs to the Emperor, and disrespecting her would mean leaving a bad impression on His Majesty.

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The woman greeted Yang Luoyang and answered his question. ” Minister Yang, It was His Majesty who sent me here.”

” However, this time I am not here to meet you. I am here to serve our future Crown Princess, Lady Yang Ning.”She answered politely but unlike her words, her eyes were carefully taking note of her surroundings.

She frowned to see Yang Ning’s maid kneeling on the ground who was in a disheveled state. Not only that, the guards were standing too close to Yang Ning as if they were trying to grab her earlier.

“What? You are here to serve Yang Ning? Why?” While Yu Ling was trying to read the room and understand the situation, Yang Luoyang was stunned when he heard those words.

” His Majesty has assigned me to take care of Lady Yang Ning. Since she is the Future Crown Princess of the Zheng Empire, it is our duty to look after her and make sure of her wellness.” She answered.

Yang Luoyang gritted his teeth and wondered why His Majesty suddenly made this decision. Even when he left the royal palace, he had heard that he had summoned Zheng Liang and Yang Ning for a meeting.

What happened at the meeting was that he assigned Court Lady Yu Ling, who is also the Head Court Lady of the Palace to come and serve Yang Ning.

Yang Ning and the Crown Prince haven’t gotten married yet. What is the need to go to such an extent just to take care of Yang Ning? He wondered.

While Yang Luoyang was lost in trance, Yu Ling looked at the guards with a frown and berated them coldly, ” What are you all doing by standing close to the Crown Princess? Are you not aware that guards are not supposed to touch a noble lady?”

” Minister Yang, How can you allow the guards of Yang Household to disrespect the future Crown Princess in your presence? Disrespecting our Crown Princess is equivalent to looking down on the Imperial Family. Are you not aware of that fact?” The woman didn’t even spare Yang Luoyang from his wrath.

Yang Luoyang pursed his lips and couldn’t utter a single word in front of Court Lady Yu Ling since he was aware of the influence that she has on His Majesty.

Giving her any bad impression would only mean that all the information would be delivered to His Majesty which he cannot let happen.

Yang Ning looked at Lady Yu Ling in a daze and was impressed by her gracious yet authoritative temperament. Even Yang Luoyang couldn’t raise a voice against him.

‘She is the real definition of a Girl Crush of Historical times.’ She looked at her in admiration.

While Yang Ning was impressed by Yu Ling’s charming personality, Chang Ah was stunned to see Yang Luoyang being silent in front of the woman. Rather than putting the mere court lady in her place, he scolded the guards, ” What are you still standing here for?”

” I asked you to assist Lady Yang Ning’s maid to take her inside since she has hurt her legs. Why are they standing close to Lady Yang Ning instead? Are you not aware of the royal protocols?” He shouted at them and pretended as if he had told them to assist Xiaowei, who was on the ground because of her injured leg and not because she was kneeling in front of him.

” Xing Bao, why haven’t you still escorted lady Yang Ning to her chamber? Can you not see that she is not well?” He then turned to Xing Bao who was standing on the side and was watching the whole drama unfolding in a daze.

“Ah! Yes.” Xing Bao jumped on her feet and was ready to help Yang Ning to go inside. However, Yu Ling raised her hand and stopped her from touching Yang Ning.

” No need. Since I am here to look after the Crown Princess, I will take care of her. You go and clean the chamber for me.” She ordered Xing Bao to go and prepare her room instead.

Xing Bao: “...”

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