The Female Lead Decides to Act Wickedly

Chapter 1266 - 473: Palace Intrigue Can’t Compare to Rebellion (Part 10)

Student Xiao D activated God’s Eye View, so it immediately knew the rumors in the Capital City about Wang Shijiu were stirred up by Zheng Nianer.

The Wang Family doesn’t have such a heaven-defying cheat, but they’re a thousand-year-old family, entrenched in the Capital City for many years, with extensive connections and hidden powers, just unimaginably massive.

When Grand Scribe Wang sensed a manipulator behind the rumors, he ordered a secret investigation.

Zheng Nianer, well, she’s just a spoiled girl from the boudoir, and the Zheng Family is nothing more than an upstart nouveau riche.

Their actions weren’t very thorough, and under the Wang Family’s careful investigation, they were quickly discovered.

"Well, well, what a wretched maid!"

Wang Zheng, who is Wang Shijiu’s father, was blowing his beard angrily when he got the investigation report.

His Nineteenth Lady was originally able to become the Empress.

But because of the unreliable Emperor and a seductive maid, she had to marry into the Prince Pingnan’s Mansion.

Nineteenth Lady was already wronged enough, yet the Zheng Family scoundrels wouldn’t let her be, creating numerous rumors attempting to ruin Nineteenth Lady’s reputation!

It’s really intolerable, absolutely intolerable.

Since Grand Scribe Wang is a Minister appointed to assist the Emperor, their Wang Family has always acted low-key these years, fearing the reputation of being domineering.

Unexpectedly, their low-profile actions were misinterpreted by the scoundrels as being easy to bully!

"Daddy, Ms. Zheng is truly hateful!"

This was no longer a simple little squabble among young girls, but an insult to their Wang Family!

Whether for his daughter or the family reputation, Wang Zheng felt he couldn’t let it go lightly.

"...Hmm, indeed it’s time she learned a lesson!"

Grand Scribe Wang learned from He Tiantian of the young Emperor’s willfulness and promptly arranged another marriage for his granddaughter.

But in his heart, there was still a bit of regret.

After all, it’s the position of Empress, and if the blood of the Wang Family flows in the future Crown Prince, their Wang Family could solidify its position as a top-tier noble family.

All these years, the Wang Family meticulously groomed the Nineteenth Lady for just this—

The result? Years of effort down the drain, it would be surprising if Grand Scribe Wang didn’t get angry.

He’s not the type to vent his anger on others, nor does he bicker with a wretched maid.

Yet this maid wouldn’t keep calm, insisting on jumping out to disgust others, so it couldn’t be blamed on the Wang Family for "bullying with power"!

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"Tiantian, Tiantian! Just now, Duke Cheng’s Family held a chrysanthemum viewing banquet, and Zheng Nianer ’accidentally’ fell into the lake!"

That day, He Tiantian was still busy reviewing petitions.

Student Xiao D hustled around like a raccoon in a melon field, shouting excitedly.

He Tiantian, using a cinnabar-dipped brush, wrote down the final annotation before slowly setting down the brush and petition.

She asked consciously, "Oh? Was she alone?"

Student Xiao D secretly gave a thumbs-up to He Tiantian deep within its core.

As expected of Tiantian, astutely grabbing the key points.

"Of course not, there was also a poor scholar who fell into the water with her. Mark the point, it’s truly ’poor’!"

Student Xiao D intentionally stressed certain words in its pronunciation.

He Tiantian raised an eyebrow, truly poor?

This differed from the current notion of "poor" spoken of.

In the Dayuan Dynasty, the term "poor" wasn’t literal, not implying genuinely destitute families.

Rather, it described small landlords or minor officials who, due to limited family accumulation and short rise periods, were categorized as poor by the noble families.

So, back then, "poor" didn’t share the same meaning as today’s "poor".

But, when Student Xiao D pointedly mentioned the word "real", it was indeed thought-provoking.

"Haha, they say it was a poor guy, with a talent for studying, no less, and the entire village tightened their belts to support his education..."

Student Xiao D chattered on.

Listening to its endless chatter, He Tiantian summarized with one sentence—poor, a very poor Phoenix Man from ancient times!

Someone like that, once he grabbed a stepping stone to advance, would never let go, even in death.

To true aristocrats, Zheng Nianer was nothing but a maid’s daughter, lowly and humble.

Yet, in the eyes of those poor families, she was a noble legitimate daughter from the Lord’s Mansion, marrying her meant instantly crossing social classes.

"They really picked a great candidate!"

He Tiantian nodded slowly, saying faintly, "The Wang Family made their move!"

"Huh? Tiantian, how did you know?"

Student Xiao D initially aimed to keep them in suspense and proudly showcase something to He Tiantian.

Unexpectedly, right after it introduced that poor scholar’s background, even before raising the question, He Tiantian had already given the answer.

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