Do Not Offend the Reborn Wicked Wife

Chapter 775: Ming Fei Is Really Suspicious!

"Is that so? How come I don’t know anything about it? Ming Fei, why don’t you tell us about your family background, your origins?"

The Princess Consort De didn’t like Long Yue, and she seemed to be instigated by someone, so this time she took the initiative to step forward and question her.

Long Yue glanced at her calmly and said, "Before I entered the palace, all my identity documents were on record. Why doesn’t Princess Consort De go and check for herself? Questioning me in this manner, is there any respect for hierarchy?"

Such childish questions Long Yue disdained to answer, and if she did, wouldn’t it imply she was feeling guilty?

Rushing to argue, wanting to prove herself?

By then, these people would surely seize on this point to attack her.

So, she simply told her to go check it herself!

Princess Consort De was snubbed, her face turning even uglier. She turned and kneeled before Rong Si, saying, "Princess, I feel that she is a spy sent by an enemy nation! She is not the Miss Wei from the Wei Mansion!"

Rong Si squinted slightly and smiled, "How do you know?"

"Princess, she was merely an illegitimate daughter sent away from the Wei Mansion, living in the deep mountains and never exposed to society!

But this Wei Yunyan not only can ride and shoot but also knows embroidery and literacy; she’s practically well-versed in both civil and martial arts. Anyone unaware would think she’s a wealthy family’s daughter!"

Princess Consort De said this while glancing proudly at Long Yue, "Moreover, generally, daughters well-versed in both civil and martial arts come from either scholarly families or military families. How could a scholarly family’s girl ride and shoot? Military girls don’t do embroidery either, so I boldly speculate, she is definitely not Wei Yunyan from the Wei Mansion!"

"This... seems plausible."

"Indeed, this Ming Fei’s skills are exceptionally good, not matching her background."

Princess Consort De’s words sparked heated discussion; she spoke with rationale, and it sounded quite convincing.

Furthermore, Princess Consort De’s father was the incumbent Prime Minister, and with his daughter intervening, the officials had to give face.

In a moment, Long Yue was pushed to the center of a storm.

Rong Si looked at Long Yue and nodded slightly, "Ming Fei, do you have anything to say?"

Rong Si was an astute woman; if even Princess Consort De saw it, how could she not? However, she didn’t believe Long Yue was a spy; if she were, her son would have noticed something.

Long Yue saluted Rong Si, "Princess, how should I explain this? Children from poor families learn to fend for themselves early. My mother died early; if I hadn’t learned a few skills, how would I survive in the mountains?"

She then turned to look at Princess Consort De, articulating each word, "Princess Consort De, since you’re determined to confront me, I’d like to ask, what’s wrong with me knowing how to ride and shoot?

I was wild in the mountains since childhood, often fetching bird’s nests and using a slingshot to shoot birds. Without some skill in observation, how would I catch birds to feed myself?

As for weaving and embroidery, it’s even more laughable. There was a loom at my old home in the woods; if I could weave fabric, why wouldn’t I know embroidery?

I’m curious, if someone knows a bit of embroidery and riding and shooting, they’re labeled as well-versed in civil and martial arts. In that case, wouldn’t there be too many such people in the world!"

Long Yue’s rhetorical question directly choked Princess Consort De; her complexion turned unpleasant.

"Why? Can’t speak? Why don’t you refute me?"

Long Yue stepped forward, sneering at Princess Consort De.

Where did this fool come from? Didn’t even think carefully before speaking? Trying to topple me with just this?

Ridiculous!

Princess Consort De was at a loss for words, unable to find a rebuttal for a moment. She thought for a while and said, "If you’re not Wei Yunyan, why is your relationship with the Wei Mansion so bad? Even your sister doesn’t think kindly of you!"

"Ha-ha, of course, they don’t think kindly of me!" Long Yue laughed heartily, pointing to Wei Yundai sitting next to Nianxi, "Princess, you might not know if Captain Zhou Kaixuan hadn’t arrived a bit earlier that day, the person standing here now probably wouldn’t be me, but her!"

"This..."

The civil and military officials present were puzzled, not knowing what she meant.

Long Yue composed herself and recounted every detail of that day.

"On that day, they intended to take me down, likely to swap me, letting Wei Yundai replace me in entering the palace! Princess, I’m just a pitiful person without a father’s affection, born from my mother’s disgrace by Duke Wei during a drunken disorder!

Yet fearing Mrs. Gao, he sent us mother and daughter to the countryside to fend for ourselves; I should ask, what kind of feelings should I have for such a father, such a family?"

Long Yue spoke with sincerity and emotion.

It wasn’t that she was good at pretending; it was genuinely painful.

Wasn’t she a prime example?

Only mother is dear, while father Pang Wenzheng... was not her real father at all!

This Wei Yunyan was even more pitiable than herself!

Rong Si remained silent.

At this time, the old maid who had been staying beside Wei Yundai suddenly said, "Princess, this old servant can swear with my life that she is definitely not Wei Yunyan, the Miss Wei! She spoke the truth; Madam disliked their mother and daughter, treating them as a thorn in the flesh. So, when the old lady wanted to bring her home, she even sent a few assassins to kill her!"

At this point, the Wei Mansion couldn’t save face and openly confessed to the wrongs they had done.

"Those assassins were quite skilled, yet they never returned; this means they were killed! And this Wei Yunyan is still lively! Clearly, it’s suspicious!"

The old maid pointed at Long Yue, her tone harsh, her expression showing more hatred than Wei Yundai.

Wow, what a good servant!

Long Yue even wanted to applaud her acting.

"Oh, yes, yes, if what this old servant says is true, then there’s indeed something very wrong with this Ming Fei."

"Beyond wrong! If several assassins vanished without a trace, then this Ming Fei must have formidable martial arts!"

The ministers once again were plunged into discussion.

Li Qingmu coldly observed these opportunistic ministers, secretly marking them down in Little Black’s accounts, resolved to tell Rong Zhuo when he ascends that such ministers must not be trusted.

Unaware that they were being marked for a black record by the petty Emperor, the ministers continued to discuss how to handle Ming Fei. Rong Si gave Yin Li a look, who acknowledged it with a nod, then turned to speak with another subordinate.

Seeing Rong Si taking action, Princess Consort De dared not press further, fearing acting too eager would make Rong Si think she was trying to slander Long Yue.

Just like that, they all waited for half an hour before news finally arrived.

"Reporting to the Princess, we found several scattered remains in the remote mountain valley of that forest. Observing the shape of the bones, they belong to a few adult men, very robust in physique, likely practicing martial arts for years. They should be those assassins!"

"Princess, you see, I wasn’t wrong, was I? This Ming Fei has problems, significant problems! She was able to kill those assassins; she knows martial arts! I plead with the Princess to discern this clearly; we cannot let such an enemy spy roam freely any longer!"

Princess Consort De almost leapt up, pointing at Long Yue, pleading to Rong Si.