Unlimited estates for rural beauty-Chapter 437 Feng Xuxu Unleashes Her Power (3)

Feng Xuxu tightly furrowed her brows, this matter had already been dealt with before the new year, yet unexpectedly, it had been dug up again today. What exactly did this mean? Her gaze involuntarily shifted toward the Duchess of the Zhenguo.

"Absurd! My son is of a gentle nature, he doesn’t even dare to crush an ant, how could he possibly stir up trouble?" Seeing Wang Lushi kneeling on the ground, Li Gao Family also knelt down, the two women stared at each other, refuting each other’s claims.

Feng Xuxu coldly observed them, while the other noble ladies whispered to one another, their discussions growing louder. Even the sitting Empress, whom they did not take into consideration, was spoken over as the voices escalated. The two quarreling women on the floor were in an unending dispute, and Wei Eunuch, standing behind, was sweating profusely. They might not know the temperament of the Empress, but he had served her long enough to understand that the Empress was a woman whose word was law. The matter had already been handled by the Empress, and now it was being brought up again. Was this questioning the Empress’s decision, or deliberately making things difficult for her? And to make matters worse, it was on the first day of the new year when the Empress was already in a low mood. Now, disturbed by these two foolish women, her mood turned even fouler.

Some of the noble ladies sensed that something was amiss. They turned and saw the Empress’s countenance had become overcast, no longer the genial demeanor of before. Her eyes were cold as frost, and a single glance seemed enough to freeze one solid.

The lively Warm Pavilion gradually quieted down; even the two women embroiled in the argument sensed something was wrong. By the time they realized it, it was already too late for regrets.

Feng Xuxu glanced sideways at the people kneeling on the ground and then swept her gaze over those who were gossiping. She slightly parted her red lips and said sarcastically, "You two, continue quarreling if you wish! The rest of you, keep discussing; I’d like to hear more!" Her voice was light and airy, but it struck the noble ladies like a death knell.

The noble ladies seated on chairs only then came to their senses, all kneeling on the ground: "Your Highness, we dare not."

The two women in the front began to sweat profusely, their bodies trembling slightly. Li Gao Family stopped crying, and Wang Lushi was no longer acting aggrieved. They both knelt silently, their hearts in turmoil.

Feng Xuxu held her teacup, sipping slowly. After finishing her flower tea, Mei Lenglei from behind refilled her cup. The Warm Pavilion filled with the crisp sound of her teacup lid touching the cup. After a stick of incense’s time, Feng Xuxu had almost finished her flower tea. She touched her somewhat bloated stomach before adopting a more comfortable position, her demeanor as relaxed as usual. She cast a sideways glance at the people kneeling below, sneering in her heart. They truly took the Empress for granted.

"Eh? Why did you stop? I wasn’t finished listening. Continue!" Feng Xuxu said, looking at them with feigned surprise, her lips curling coldly.

"Your Highness, we recognize our wrongdoing."

Feng Xuxu chuckled coldly: "Dare not? Recognize your wrongdoing? I fail to see it. On the contrary, you seem quite brazen."

After scanning them and seeing that they remained silent, Feng Xuxu’s voice suddenly became severe, "Li Gao Family, your son caused trouble, and I had already passed judgment on this matter before the new year. Now you want me to make a decision again, are you dissatisfied with my ruling?"

"Your Highness, I dare not!" The kneeling Duchess of the Zhenguo desperately lowered her head, regretting that she had impulsively thought the youthful and seemingly frail Empress appeared easy to manipulate without realizing how different she was on the inside.

With a ’smack,’ Feng Xuxu’s teacup in front of her was flung away in anger: "Then what was your plea for me to make a decision just now, if not to make a fool of me?"

"Your Highness... I... I..." Li Gao Family stumbled over her words, unable to formulate a sentence.

Feng Xuxu turned her gaze to Wang Lushi. Although Wang Lushi had not cried out injustice like herself, in her argument with Li Gao Family, she had discerned dissatisfaction with her own punishment. One after another, they were challenging her. Truly, they thrived on the slightest kindness, learning to overstep their bounds!