Quick Transmigration: Drama Queen's Daily Life-Chapter 1031 - 1020: Ever-Victorious General
Ye Qiu noticed something was off about Yu Rou’s expression, but as she didn’t speak, he pretended not to see anything and prepared to enter the door.
Yu Rou was truly panicking this time. She hurriedly tried to grab Ye Qiu, but he evaded her.
"Lady Yu, what is the meaning of this?" Ye Qiu looked at her with an expressionless face.
"I beg you." Her face was pale, filled with shame, anger, and madness. "It was my fault that day, I opposed you. I beg you, be generous and spare my family."
"Lady Yu, your words are quite laughable. It was Your Majesty who stripped Mr. Yu of his position. What capability do I have to make His Majesty retract the decree?"
"But it was only because of you that His Majesty took away my father’s position. You are now deeply trusted; as long as you say something, His Majesty will surely retract the order." Yu Rou insisted, as if it were obvious.
Hearing this, Ye Qiu burst into laughter, looking at her eyes with a mocking gaze: "His Majesty’s words are as precious as gold; if imperial decrees were so easily retracted, where would His Majesty’s dignity be?"
Seeing the even more despairing look in Yu Rou’s eyes, he continued, "Even though I might be favored by His Majesty now, he is venting his anger for me. If I stand up now, wouldn’t that be ungrateful? Why should I jeopardize myself for your family?"
"Are you just going to watch our family die?" Yu Rou said frantically.
"Die? His Majesty hasn’t decreed your deaths, so how has it come to this?" Ye Qiu scoffed, "This is all you can handle? At least your family is still alive. When my family was gone, how did you ridicule me then? Do you still remember?"
Yu Rou’s face turned even paler. How could she not remember? She had called Ye Qiu a jinx, saying she brought misfortune to her parents, and accused the Ye family of disloyalty to the nation, wasting court resources... Later, at her family’s banquet, she further humiliated Ye Qiu’s elder sister-in-law...
Recalling each incident made Yu Rou’s face turn paler, to the point where she couldn’t lift her head at all.
"If the one stripped of position today was me, you’d probably be clapping your hands in joy!" Ye Qiu continued, "Consider what consequences you’ll bear for what you’ve done. I’m not some benevolent person, so I won’t offend His Majesty to save your family. However, considering our past as colleagues, I can point you to a path."
"What path?" Yu Rou looked at him with hopeful eyes.
"Aren’t you close with Shang Wenjun? Her father is the Prime Minister, the head of all officials, and is trusted by His Majesty. While retracting a decree is impossible, isn’t it quite easy for him, as the Prime Minister, to maneuver a bit and get your father a new position? Behave well for a few years, and you might have a chance to rise again. Your father, after all, was the imperial tutor. When the Crown Prince ascends the throne in the future..."
Ye Qiu didn’t finish his sentence, but Yu Rou’s eyes lit up. She felt Ye Qiu was correct; if the Prime Minister could get her father another position, as long as they remained in the court, once the Crown Prince took the throne, he would surely remember the teachings her father had given him, maybe even...
Yu Rou cast a subtle glance at Ye Qiu. Thinking of her words today, she decided not to hold grudges in the future.
Seeing Yu Rou’s unconcealed gaze, Ye Qiu inwardly sneered. She hadn’t even risen from obscurity yet, and already she acted so arrogantly? No wonder, in both her past life and this one, she was merely a lapdog for Shang Wenjun.
Indeed, this was a good suggestion, but only if Shang Wenjun and Minister Shang were willing to risk offending His Majesty to arrange a position for her father. With Shang Wenjun’s cautious nature, would she knowingly create trouble when the Crown Prince already held a grudge against her?
Minister Shang was a wise man. He knew His Majesty harbored suspicions about him, so he dared not relinquish his power. However, fearing he might not be able to protect his family as he aged, he secretly supported his daughter’s connections with the Crown Prince.
If he privately arranged a position for Grandmaster Yu now, wouldn’t he be handing His Majesty a reason to deal with him? The key point is, Grandmaster Yu no longer holds enough value to risk for.
Yu Rou’s current visit will likely end in disappointment. But if she cannot gain assistance from her once-best friend Shang Wenjun, one wonders what she will do next?
Shang Wenjun had guessed that after the Yu family faced trouble, Yu Rou would seek her out. She thought Yu Rou was coming to bid farewell, which is why she allowed her in. She didn’t expect Yu Rou to ask her father to secretly arrange a position!
"Wenjun, only you and your father can save our entire family now. It’s alright if it takes some time; we can wait." Yu Rou was no longer nervous. In her opinion, this matter was but a small issue for a Prime Minister. She and Wenjun had such a good relationship, Wenjun and the Prime Minister would surely help her.
Seeing her so assured, Shang Wenjun’s chest tightened with frustration. Was this a small matter? How could she act as if it were so obvious?
"Xiao Rou." Shang Wenjun pondered her tone carefully and said, "This is not something I can decide."
"I’m not asking you to decide. Isn’t it just asking your father? He adores you, he will definitely agree. Besides, if he helps our family this time, my father will certainly be grateful to Mister Shang." Yu Rou said, holding her hand.
"I don’t understand the court affairs and never meddle. My father adores me because I have always been sensible. If I made such a request, my father would surely refuse." Shang Wenjun replied with difficulty.
Hearing the rejection in her words, Yu Rou’s eyes, filled with hope, turned cold, and she let go of her hand: "You haven’t even asked, how do you know he won’t agree? My father was the imperial tutor. When the Crown Prince ascends the throne, he surely won’t forget the old kindness. If you help my father now, there’s no harm to Mister Shang."
"Xiao Rou... it was His Majesty himself who gave the order..." Shang Wenjun showed a troubled expression.
"In the end, you’re just afraid of being implicated, aren’t you?" Yu Rou’s face twisted with anger, "Were all those years of our friendship a lie? If not for your hints, how would I have repeatedly offended Ye Qiu? How did my family end up like this?"
Shang Wenjun’s eyes widened at this accusation, but she maintained a look of innocence: "Xiao Rou, why say such things? When have I ever hinted at you to go against Ye Qiu?"
Yu Rou widened her eyes, as if recognizing her friend for the first time: "You deny it? Who was it who remarked on Ye Qiu’s esteemed virtue and influence? Who said Ye Qiu’s beauty surpassed her own?"
"What do you want me to admit to? The Ye family has always been loyal to the country, and Ye Qiu is indeed exceptionally beautiful, but those were words of praise. Xiao Rou, you must have misunderstood. My Shang family is no lesser than the Ye family, and in the capital, I am known as a talented woman. What need do I have to envy Ye Qiu? Perhaps it’s you, Xiao Rou..."
