The Princess Wei Yang Chapter 113 - Part 1
June 01, 2019Chapter 113: Arriving at One's Doorstep
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Consort Lian’s face paled. Was she unable to hide the slightest of her thoughts from her opponent’s eyes? As her heart quickly raced, Li Wei Yang said: “Rest assured, since those people were from your Mu Rong Imperial family are already dead, no one knows who you are.”
Consort Lian raised her eyes, her eyebrows slightly knit together: “You don’t blame me?”
Li Wei Yang slowly said: “Of course you are at fault. You just wasted a perfectly good opportunity, and your previous actions put us all in danger. If you were a bit careless, we all will be buried together.”
Consort Lian’s face grew paler by the moment, and her bright red lips became more distinct, bearing a strange demonic resemblance. A flash of hope appeared in her eyes: “That building is still there. The commoner woman that reported that is still being kept. Tomorrow, I’ll find a mercenary—”
Li Wei Yang sighed: “It’s too late.”
Shock appeared on Consort Lian’s face. Li Wei Yang looked at her. A moment later, she smiled slightly and said: “The Jiang family was already prepared for it. I think that without waiting for His Majesty to sent anyone out, that building would have long ceased to exist. Your Highness, if you had brought the commoner woman looking to report it to the main hall today, and kill them before they could act, there may have been a bit of hope. Unfortunately, you made the wrong move with this pawn.”
There was also regret on Consort Lian’s face. Li Wei Yang sincerely believed that she was suffering more than what was apparent on her face. She softly said: “But I understand you and know why you did that. If it was me, and my family met an unfortunate end, I would stop at nothing to avenge them as a member of the Mu Rong Imperial family. You want to restore the dignity and honor of the Imperial family and right the wrongs, and there is nothing wrong with that. However, you were too hasty, as long as you overturned the Jiang family today, the Mu Rong Imperial family matter will certainly be investigated. Then, of course, your grudge will be settled.”
Consort Lian’s beautiful face was stained with tears. She couldn’t even say a word. She was a clever person. If she wasn’t blinded by revenge, she would understand the reasoning in doing that.
Li Wei Yang continued to speak: “Consort Lian, do you know where you went wrong? It wasn’t because you were too anxious for revenge, nor because you went against our agreement, but you took the wrong approach to revenge. Perhaps, even if you are by the Emperor’s side, you do not understand how to please and control this man.”
Consort Lian’s skipped a beat. She looked in Li Wei Yang’s direction and saw that although she always had an idle and calm smile on her face, her eyes were gleaming with sincerity, but only for a moment and then immediately replaced by other emotions: “Your Highness, do you understand what I mean?”
Maybe it was the sound of the wind and rain pouring in from outside, but Li Wei Yang’s words were vaguely hard to hear.
Consort Lian smiled slightly, took a deep breath, and began to speak again: “I want to hear the details.”
Li Wei Yang looked at her with a smile on her face, but the smile had left her eyes. She was a someone who was difficult to read and projected a shadow of herself, a flickering shadow that did not seem to finally overlap with reality at any point.
“Mu Rong Xin—” Li Wei Yang uttered, referring to her with a name never used before. Every syllable seemed to be dragged across burning coals, tempered by fire. Once spoken, it had a significant impact, “You were born into the Imperial family, but Da Li’s Son of Heaven is completely different from the lavish and empathetic Son of Heaven of your Mu Rong Imperial family. You share the same bed as him, breaths mingling with one another, but you still don’t understand him.”
The wind outside suddenly got stronger, rain splattering into the hall, sending the silk curtains flying and dancing.
Li Wei Yang’s voice, each and every word that reached her ears were vivid and decisive—
“Our Son of Heaven is clever and suspicious. His cleverness allowed him to utilize his talents and ascend to the throne from a mere prince. His paranoia makes him toy with court ministers in the palm of his hand. However, a clever person has a bad habit. If they are too clever, they will have a tendency to restrain themselves. He is indeed a wise ruler, able to face anything and adopt any means he finds useful. This is also the reason he made use of my solution, even though I am only a young girl of the inner household. However, at the same time, His Majesty is also someone who is vindictive and vengeful, deciding everything in an unconventional manner and shocking court officials.”
“You know, my father is a respected official with a high position, but there are many people who envy him and want to claim his position as Prime Minister. So over the years, reports of his misdoings are as plentiful as snow, but in front of His Majesty, my father always kept the appearance of someone afraid, pitiful and wrongly accused. Every time, he will solemnly kneel before His Majesty to show how he had been singled out and left helpless. He will plead guilty, failing to perform his duties and even offending many court officials. He would ask to be dismissed and to return to the countryside. The more he does this, the more His Majesty will refuse. On the other hand, His Majesty will feel that he is a well-intentioned, loyal subject, which is why others isolated and targeted him, so he always protected and believed my father. This is one of the reasons why my father has stood unwavering for many years, because his understanding of His Majesty had soon surpassed his opponents.” Li Wei Yang emphasized every word and revealed a shocking truth.
“Today, His Majesty clearly intended to let Jiang Nan go, but my father said a few words and moved His Majesty to murderous intent. Do you know why this is? Because my father raised Jiang Nan and the Jiang family high with praise, making the Emperor feel that the Jiang family was now beyond his control. He can tolerate corruption and bribery, smuggling, acting on self-interests, and even allow them to falsely report military affairs and kill innocent people, but he will not allow a subject to escape his control!”
Consort Lian stared intently at Li Wei Yang as if listening very closely.
Li Wei Yang continued: “However, Jiang Xu is also considered to be someone who understands the Emperor’s bad habit. When the Emperor wanted to execute Jiang Nan, he acted out a play in front of the Emperor, letting him feel that a single decision from him could destabilize the Jiang family. The Emperor would feel that the Jiang family is only a dog of the Imperial family, not worth worrying about, so Jiang Nan lost his official position but kept his life. When speaking of understanding the Emperor, you cannot compare to my father. When speaking of grasping the situation, you cannot compare to Jiang Xu. Those two have great influence on the Emperor, but in the Emperor’s eyes, they are only his subjects, and these subjects in reality control the Emperor’s decisions.”
Li Wei Yang’s words stunned Consort Lian, leaving her wide-eyed, but her face remained very calm. However, Consort Lian, who was only half a step away from her, felt as if Li Wei Yang was very distant, as if she was in a faraway place, watching the struggle without involving herself—this was rather frightening.
Consort Lian felt afraid and anxious. She suddenly realized how grave of a mistake she made today. Li Wei Yang was right. When faced off with the large and powerful Jiang family, she needed to understand her opponent and understand everything within her control that could be utilized. In the end, she did not have enough control over the situation, nor did she have any grasp of the Emperor’s temperament, so she was failed miserably.
Li Wei Yang smiled: “On the surface, every decision is made by the sacred decree, but as long as you understand him well enough, you can manipulate him, letting him think that every decision he makes is his own. In truth, it will be because you indirectly influence him to make such a decision. Of course, this is very dangerous. If you let the Emperor realize your intentions, you will be shackled and left to die without being buried. So, this is a game, and only when you understand the rules do you have a chance of winning. The most dangerous thing now is that your opponent has studied and learned the Emperor’s personality, knows what he pays attention to, where his weaknesses are, and so what do you have to win?”
Consort Lian’s face revealed her shock, as if she had expected this. Li Wei Yang smiled and said: “If that woman was successful, I will tell you what would have happened. The Emperor would have immediately sent someone to verify this matter. Then, he will discover that the Jiang family built a mansion that is inferior to the Imperial Palace, yet holds more treasures than the Imperial Palace itself. Bright pearls even bigger than the Eastern Sea pearls on Imperial crowns, buildings taller than the Imperial Palace. The Emperor will be furious, and the court officials will plead for action. His Majesty will give the decree to appease the court and take the Jiang family aside for a scolding until they do not dare to go outside. In the middle of the road, the Jiang family could hold celebrations of victory, thinning His Majesty’s patience. After that, Duke Jiang will be forced to return and explain, but in any case, the Jiang family would bear the crime of treason, their entire family annihilated!” Li Wei Yang’s voice grew more and more urgent, revealing that her own impatience was no less than Consort Lian’s.
“At that point, their past wrongdoings will be brought to light. In that way, the bloody case of your Mu Rong Imperial family will have another path and become evidence that they deceived the Emperor, an act of treason and deceit! Of course, there is a second possibility. That is, the Emperor imprisons the Jiang family, but Duke Jiang resists it. This is even better. Dispatching nameless armies, unrighteous schemes, condemned by eight parties, the Jiang family committed treason and must die without a doubt. So, at an intersection, all roads lead to death! Wouldn’t you say this is very good? No need to dirty your hands, yet you can have bloody vengeance. But today, you saw for yourself, there was a drawn-out chaotic struggle to force out a crime of false reporting, but it only made them spill a bit of blood. It simply did not shake them, what a pity.”
Every sentence, every word, Li Wei Yang spoke them with nonchalance. Consort Lian did not expect her to have planned everything out so meticulously, so arrogant and determined… But she vaguely felt that following Li Wei Yang’s script, everything will happen as she said because Li Wei Yang truly understood the Emperor...
“I… I used the wrong crime.” Consort Lian suddenly wanted to laugh, but for some reason, the smile that appeared on her lips turned bitter, “I was too foolish…” Head bowed, she sighed deeply, “What is called bullying commoners, how could it compare to treason? Missed an opportunity, it’s too late to regret it…”
Consort Lian’s face paled. Was she unable to hide the slightest of her thoughts from her opponent’s eyes? As her heart quickly raced, Li Wei Yang said: “Rest assured, since those people were from your Mu Rong Imperial family are already dead, no one knows who you are.”
Consort Lian raised her eyes, her eyebrows slightly knit together: “You don’t blame me?”
Li Wei Yang slowly said: “Of course you are at fault. You just wasted a perfectly good opportunity, and your previous actions put us all in danger. If you were a bit careless, we all will be buried together.”
Consort Lian’s face grew paler by the moment, and her bright red lips became more distinct, bearing a strange demonic resemblance. A flash of hope appeared in her eyes: “That building is still there. The commoner woman that reported that is still being kept. Tomorrow, I’ll find a mercenary—”
Li Wei Yang sighed: “It’s too late.”
Shock appeared on Consort Lian’s face. Li Wei Yang looked at her. A moment later, she smiled slightly and said: “The Jiang family was already prepared for it. I think that without waiting for His Majesty to sent anyone out, that building would have long ceased to exist. Your Highness, if you had brought the commoner woman looking to report it to the main hall today, and kill them before they could act, there may have been a bit of hope. Unfortunately, you made the wrong move with this pawn.”
There was also regret on Consort Lian’s face. Li Wei Yang sincerely believed that she was suffering more than what was apparent on her face. She softly said: “But I understand you and know why you did that. If it was me, and my family met an unfortunate end, I would stop at nothing to avenge them as a member of the Mu Rong Imperial family. You want to restore the dignity and honor of the Imperial family and right the wrongs, and there is nothing wrong with that. However, you were too hasty, as long as you overturned the Jiang family today, the Mu Rong Imperial family matter will certainly be investigated. Then, of course, your grudge will be settled.”
Consort Lian’s beautiful face was stained with tears. She couldn’t even say a word. She was a clever person. If she wasn’t blinded by revenge, she would understand the reasoning in doing that.
Li Wei Yang continued to speak: “Consort Lian, do you know where you went wrong? It wasn’t because you were too anxious for revenge, nor because you went against our agreement, but you took the wrong approach to revenge. Perhaps, even if you are by the Emperor’s side, you do not understand how to please and control this man.”
Consort Lian’s skipped a beat. She looked in Li Wei Yang’s direction and saw that although she always had an idle and calm smile on her face, her eyes were gleaming with sincerity, but only for a moment and then immediately replaced by other emotions: “Your Highness, do you understand what I mean?”
Maybe it was the sound of the wind and rain pouring in from outside, but Li Wei Yang’s words were vaguely hard to hear.
Consort Lian smiled slightly, took a deep breath, and began to speak again: “I want to hear the details.”
Li Wei Yang looked at her with a smile on her face, but the smile had left her eyes. She was a someone who was difficult to read and projected a shadow of herself, a flickering shadow that did not seem to finally overlap with reality at any point.
“Mu Rong Xin—” Li Wei Yang uttered, referring to her with a name never used before. Every syllable seemed to be dragged across burning coals, tempered by fire. Once spoken, it had a significant impact, “You were born into the Imperial family, but Da Li’s Son of Heaven is completely different from the lavish and empathetic Son of Heaven of your Mu Rong Imperial family. You share the same bed as him, breaths mingling with one another, but you still don’t understand him.”
The wind outside suddenly got stronger, rain splattering into the hall, sending the silk curtains flying and dancing.
Li Wei Yang’s voice, each and every word that reached her ears were vivid and decisive—
“Our Son of Heaven is clever and suspicious. His cleverness allowed him to utilize his talents and ascend to the throne from a mere prince. His paranoia makes him toy with court ministers in the palm of his hand. However, a clever person has a bad habit. If they are too clever, they will have a tendency to restrain themselves. He is indeed a wise ruler, able to face anything and adopt any means he finds useful. This is also the reason he made use of my solution, even though I am only a young girl of the inner household. However, at the same time, His Majesty is also someone who is vindictive and vengeful, deciding everything in an unconventional manner and shocking court officials.”
“You know, my father is a respected official with a high position, but there are many people who envy him and want to claim his position as Prime Minister. So over the years, reports of his misdoings are as plentiful as snow, but in front of His Majesty, my father always kept the appearance of someone afraid, pitiful and wrongly accused. Every time, he will solemnly kneel before His Majesty to show how he had been singled out and left helpless. He will plead guilty, failing to perform his duties and even offending many court officials. He would ask to be dismissed and to return to the countryside. The more he does this, the more His Majesty will refuse. On the other hand, His Majesty will feel that he is a well-intentioned, loyal subject, which is why others isolated and targeted him, so he always protected and believed my father. This is one of the reasons why my father has stood unwavering for many years, because his understanding of His Majesty had soon surpassed his opponents.” Li Wei Yang emphasized every word and revealed a shocking truth.
“Today, His Majesty clearly intended to let Jiang Nan go, but my father said a few words and moved His Majesty to murderous intent. Do you know why this is? Because my father raised Jiang Nan and the Jiang family high with praise, making the Emperor feel that the Jiang family was now beyond his control. He can tolerate corruption and bribery, smuggling, acting on self-interests, and even allow them to falsely report military affairs and kill innocent people, but he will not allow a subject to escape his control!”
Consort Lian stared intently at Li Wei Yang as if listening very closely.
Li Wei Yang continued: “However, Jiang Xu is also considered to be someone who understands the Emperor’s bad habit. When the Emperor wanted to execute Jiang Nan, he acted out a play in front of the Emperor, letting him feel that a single decision from him could destabilize the Jiang family. The Emperor would feel that the Jiang family is only a dog of the Imperial family, not worth worrying about, so Jiang Nan lost his official position but kept his life. When speaking of understanding the Emperor, you cannot compare to my father. When speaking of grasping the situation, you cannot compare to Jiang Xu. Those two have great influence on the Emperor, but in the Emperor’s eyes, they are only his subjects, and these subjects in reality control the Emperor’s decisions.”
Li Wei Yang’s words stunned Consort Lian, leaving her wide-eyed, but her face remained very calm. However, Consort Lian, who was only half a step away from her, felt as if Li Wei Yang was very distant, as if she was in a faraway place, watching the struggle without involving herself—this was rather frightening.
Consort Lian felt afraid and anxious. She suddenly realized how grave of a mistake she made today. Li Wei Yang was right. When faced off with the large and powerful Jiang family, she needed to understand her opponent and understand everything within her control that could be utilized. In the end, she did not have enough control over the situation, nor did she have any grasp of the Emperor’s temperament, so she was failed miserably.
Li Wei Yang smiled: “On the surface, every decision is made by the sacred decree, but as long as you understand him well enough, you can manipulate him, letting him think that every decision he makes is his own. In truth, it will be because you indirectly influence him to make such a decision. Of course, this is very dangerous. If you let the Emperor realize your intentions, you will be shackled and left to die without being buried. So, this is a game, and only when you understand the rules do you have a chance of winning. The most dangerous thing now is that your opponent has studied and learned the Emperor’s personality, knows what he pays attention to, where his weaknesses are, and so what do you have to win?”
Consort Lian’s face revealed her shock, as if she had expected this. Li Wei Yang smiled and said: “If that woman was successful, I will tell you what would have happened. The Emperor would have immediately sent someone to verify this matter. Then, he will discover that the Jiang family built a mansion that is inferior to the Imperial Palace, yet holds more treasures than the Imperial Palace itself. Bright pearls even bigger than the Eastern Sea pearls on Imperial crowns, buildings taller than the Imperial Palace. The Emperor will be furious, and the court officials will plead for action. His Majesty will give the decree to appease the court and take the Jiang family aside for a scolding until they do not dare to go outside. In the middle of the road, the Jiang family could hold celebrations of victory, thinning His Majesty’s patience. After that, Duke Jiang will be forced to return and explain, but in any case, the Jiang family would bear the crime of treason, their entire family annihilated!” Li Wei Yang’s voice grew more and more urgent, revealing that her own impatience was no less than Consort Lian’s.
“At that point, their past wrongdoings will be brought to light. In that way, the bloody case of your Mu Rong Imperial family will have another path and become evidence that they deceived the Emperor, an act of treason and deceit! Of course, there is a second possibility. That is, the Emperor imprisons the Jiang family, but Duke Jiang resists it. This is even better. Dispatching nameless armies, unrighteous schemes, condemned by eight parties, the Jiang family committed treason and must die without a doubt. So, at an intersection, all roads lead to death! Wouldn’t you say this is very good? No need to dirty your hands, yet you can have bloody vengeance. But today, you saw for yourself, there was a drawn-out chaotic struggle to force out a crime of false reporting, but it only made them spill a bit of blood. It simply did not shake them, what a pity.”
Every sentence, every word, Li Wei Yang spoke them with nonchalance. Consort Lian did not expect her to have planned everything out so meticulously, so arrogant and determined… But she vaguely felt that following Li Wei Yang’s script, everything will happen as she said because Li Wei Yang truly understood the Emperor...
“I… I used the wrong crime.” Consort Lian suddenly wanted to laugh, but for some reason, the smile that appeared on her lips turned bitter, “I was too foolish…” Head bowed, she sighed deeply, “What is called bullying commoners, how could it compare to treason? Missed an opportunity, it’s too late to regret it…”
But at that moment, Consort Lian’s hand was lifted up. She looked up and saw Li Wei Yang’s determined face: “There are still many opportunities.” Pausing for a bit, her voice became lower: “But you have to listen to me.”
Li Wei Yang’s voice was jarring and ruthless, that cold yet lovely face had captivating strength and dignified air.
Consort Lian looked to her, stunned, then conviction appeared in her eyes...
Right, she designed a trap for them before, of course, she could do it a second time.
As long as she cooperated with her, someday she would have her revenge!
Elation flashed across Consort Lian’s eyes: “What should I do now?”
Li Wei Yang smiled and said: “Wait.”
Consort Lian hesitated a bit: “Until when?”
Li Wei Yang smiled lightly, “Until you can control the Emperor and influence his decisions. Until he cannot leave you, and your influence surpasses all others, including my father and the Jiang family as well.”
Consort Lian fearfully looked at her: “I… Do I have that power?”
Li Wei Yang had to laugh: “Of course you do! Because you are not only beautiful but clever, and most importantly, you risked your life to save the Emperor! Of course, it was because you arranged it, but he doesn’t know that. On the other hand, you will become the most beloved woman in his life because you have done things even the Empress could not do! As long as you convey it well, you can have the Emperor’s power in your hand, let him be happy for you, angry for you, and kill for you!”
The Emperor’s prestige…
The Emperor had sovereign authority, so he could do as he wished and conveniently change others’ destinies. With his identity and status, he could have everything. As long as she could control him, sooner or later, there will be a day she could avenge her Imperial family!
Li Wei Yang’s eyes clearly conveyed those words, but Consort Lian also understood, so the mournful hesitation and reluctance in her eyes gradually receded and became determination.
As if hypnotized, Li Wei Yang firmly took Consort Lian’s hand and led her to the balcony. Their shoulders were damp with rain as water seeped in beneath their feet. Every step felt rather heavy, but Li Wei Yang still walked on, slowly, step by step, calmly and stubbornly pulling her along. They walked to the edge of the balcony, where she pointed to a distant place: “What do you see there?”
Consort Lian followed her line of sight. Father and son of the Jiang family, the pair was still kneeling outside the hall, completely soaked. No matter how frightening the wind and rain were, they kept clenching their teeth and persisted, with no intention of leaving.
“Your Highness, do you understand now?” Li Wei Yang asked with a smile.
Consort Lian gritted her teeth: “A plan gone to waste.”
Li Wei Yang’s smile had a hint of mercilessness: “So, what should you do?”
Consort Lian smiled lightly, her smile beautiful and captivating: “I understand now. Thank Xianzhu for your advice.”
Li Wei Yang took two steps back, gently performed the ceremonial greeting and said: “Your subject withdraws.”
As she watched Li Wei Yang and Min De leave, Consort Lian subconsciously touched the mouth of the wound on her neck and wrists left behind by her act and smiled.
The Empress told the Emperor that the father and son of the Jiang family continued to kneel in the heavy rain. The Emperor did not believe it and went out to see for himself. He did indeed find two people in the thick curtain of rain. Jiang Xu was able to meet the Emperor, immediately kowtowing and admitting to the crime. Jiang Nan clenched his teeth and followed, kowtowing as well.
“Understand your crime?” The Emperor solemnly asked.
Jiang Xu’s voice trembled, his face streaming with tears: “Your Majesty, thousands of mistakes all belong to this subject. It is because your subject failed to strictly discipline his son. As long as it lessens Your Majesty’s anger, this subject now asks Your Majesty to punish this father and son more heavily!” His face changed to shame, and he let a few tears fall, quite pained. His voice was choked as he said: “Your subject’s son falsely reported battle results and was impetuous. Even if Your Majesty executes him, your subject would not dare to be resentful in the least…”
Compared to Marquis Yongning, who had just lost his daughter and still kept a composed face, Jiang Xu’s expressions made the Emperor feel at ease. He thought to himself and wondered if he had been too harsh with punishment. In any case, Jiang Xu did not do anything wrong. The Emperor solemnly looked at them, his face calm as water. He waved his hand a bit tiredly: “Forget it, get up!”
“Your subject, thanks your lordship’s grace.” A glimmer of hope surfaced in Jiang Xu’s heart as he waited for the Emperor to continue. According to his understanding, the Emperor would comfort him with a few words, then a year later, there was still hope for military power.
Just as the Emperor was about to say something, an eunuch suddenly ran over and whispered a few things. The Emperor’s face drastically changed: “What? Consort Lian was overly frightened and has a worsening fever?” The Emperor’s face suddenly fell.
“Your Majesty—” Jiang Xu began to panic and could not help but take a step forward.
The Emperor did not even look at him once, turning and hurrying away. The eunuch holding the umbrella quickly ran after him. No one paid attention to the father and son anymore.
Jiang Nan frowned: “Father, let’s go back!”
Jiang Xu turned back, and his left hand dealt a fierce slap to his face: “Go! Go! Go! Truly are a wretched animal!” He looked up at the sky and sighed. There was no distinguishing between the tears and rain on his face. He only knew that today, their Jiang family had lost their possessions and was left crippled!
Li Wei Yang’s voice was jarring and ruthless, that cold yet lovely face had captivating strength and dignified air.
Consort Lian looked to her, stunned, then conviction appeared in her eyes...
Right, she designed a trap for them before, of course, she could do it a second time.
As long as she cooperated with her, someday she would have her revenge!
Elation flashed across Consort Lian’s eyes: “What should I do now?”
Li Wei Yang smiled and said: “Wait.”
Consort Lian hesitated a bit: “Until when?”
Li Wei Yang smiled lightly, “Until you can control the Emperor and influence his decisions. Until he cannot leave you, and your influence surpasses all others, including my father and the Jiang family as well.”
Consort Lian fearfully looked at her: “I… Do I have that power?”
Li Wei Yang had to laugh: “Of course you do! Because you are not only beautiful but clever, and most importantly, you risked your life to save the Emperor! Of course, it was because you arranged it, but he doesn’t know that. On the other hand, you will become the most beloved woman in his life because you have done things even the Empress could not do! As long as you convey it well, you can have the Emperor’s power in your hand, let him be happy for you, angry for you, and kill for you!”
The Emperor’s prestige…
The Emperor had sovereign authority, so he could do as he wished and conveniently change others’ destinies. With his identity and status, he could have everything. As long as she could control him, sooner or later, there will be a day she could avenge her Imperial family!
Li Wei Yang’s eyes clearly conveyed those words, but Consort Lian also understood, so the mournful hesitation and reluctance in her eyes gradually receded and became determination.
As if hypnotized, Li Wei Yang firmly took Consort Lian’s hand and led her to the balcony. Their shoulders were damp with rain as water seeped in beneath their feet. Every step felt rather heavy, but Li Wei Yang still walked on, slowly, step by step, calmly and stubbornly pulling her along. They walked to the edge of the balcony, where she pointed to a distant place: “What do you see there?”
Consort Lian followed her line of sight. Father and son of the Jiang family, the pair was still kneeling outside the hall, completely soaked. No matter how frightening the wind and rain were, they kept clenching their teeth and persisted, with no intention of leaving.
“Your Highness, do you understand now?” Li Wei Yang asked with a smile.
Consort Lian gritted her teeth: “A plan gone to waste.”
Li Wei Yang’s smile had a hint of mercilessness: “So, what should you do?”
Consort Lian smiled lightly, her smile beautiful and captivating: “I understand now. Thank Xianzhu for your advice.”
Li Wei Yang took two steps back, gently performed the ceremonial greeting and said: “Your subject withdraws.”
As she watched Li Wei Yang and Min De leave, Consort Lian subconsciously touched the mouth of the wound on her neck and wrists left behind by her act and smiled.
The Empress told the Emperor that the father and son of the Jiang family continued to kneel in the heavy rain. The Emperor did not believe it and went out to see for himself. He did indeed find two people in the thick curtain of rain. Jiang Xu was able to meet the Emperor, immediately kowtowing and admitting to the crime. Jiang Nan clenched his teeth and followed, kowtowing as well.
“Understand your crime?” The Emperor solemnly asked.
Jiang Xu’s voice trembled, his face streaming with tears: “Your Majesty, thousands of mistakes all belong to this subject. It is because your subject failed to strictly discipline his son. As long as it lessens Your Majesty’s anger, this subject now asks Your Majesty to punish this father and son more heavily!” His face changed to shame, and he let a few tears fall, quite pained. His voice was choked as he said: “Your subject’s son falsely reported battle results and was impetuous. Even if Your Majesty executes him, your subject would not dare to be resentful in the least…”
Compared to Marquis Yongning, who had just lost his daughter and still kept a composed face, Jiang Xu’s expressions made the Emperor feel at ease. He thought to himself and wondered if he had been too harsh with punishment. In any case, Jiang Xu did not do anything wrong. The Emperor solemnly looked at them, his face calm as water. He waved his hand a bit tiredly: “Forget it, get up!”
“Your subject, thanks your lordship’s grace.” A glimmer of hope surfaced in Jiang Xu’s heart as he waited for the Emperor to continue. According to his understanding, the Emperor would comfort him with a few words, then a year later, there was still hope for military power.
Just as the Emperor was about to say something, an eunuch suddenly ran over and whispered a few things. The Emperor’s face drastically changed: “What? Consort Lian was overly frightened and has a worsening fever?” The Emperor’s face suddenly fell.
“Your Majesty—” Jiang Xu began to panic and could not help but take a step forward.
The Emperor did not even look at him once, turning and hurrying away. The eunuch holding the umbrella quickly ran after him. No one paid attention to the father and son anymore.
Jiang Nan frowned: “Father, let’s go back!”
Jiang Xu turned back, and his left hand dealt a fierce slap to his face: “Go! Go! Go! Truly are a wretched animal!” He looked up at the sky and sighed. There was no distinguishing between the tears and rain on his face. He only knew that today, their Jiang family had lost their possessions and was left crippled!
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Translator: Chau V.
Editor: Caroll L.
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38 comments
Please continue. Thank you!
ReplyDeleteYes please continue this novel
DeleteWhoa. What novel/story was this novel a copy of? I mean most novels nowadays, in some form or another, are somewhat similar to each other especially if they belong to the same genre. Unless it's really a copy of the novel word for word, I don't dare to accuse something of plagiarism immediately. But what do I know? Anyway, I would love it if you would continue, but if you feel uncomfortable doing so, I'll respect your decision.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the chapter today.
The Rebirth of the Malicious Empress of Military Lineage is what it's a copy of. Read the description...sound similar?
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https://technology-info.net/index.php/2019/05/09/behind-the-plagiarism-of-the-novel-jinxiu-weiyang-is-a-six-year-rights-war/
DeleteThe The Rebirth of the Malicious Empress of Military Lineage is terrible compared to LWY. I tried reading that one and had to drop it because I couldn't stand some of the elements there. The execution of the novel is on another level in LWY compared to that one. So please translator, don't abandon this novel!
DeleteSeriously ? I also read that one but don't think they are so similar... Shen Miao doesn't have half siblings only a doting big bro and doting parents.
DeleteWhat is similar is the temperament of the two FL. Nothing else. 🤔
I agree. I also have read that novel and that novel and this novel has a very big difference.
DeleteI love this novel. Wei yang is a girl who just watches from aside and plot againt her enemies and she does all the dirty work herself and shen miao is a girl who is head strong and manipulates others. I love both the novels.
omf for real?? yet another who reads (read - kinda dropped it) both. they really don't feel even almost alike. if this is plagiarism then I've read about 30 more that are also plagiarized. but then you have the chicken and egg problem. and i'm pretty sure RMEM isn't the first of it's kind. So then who would it be plagiarizing from?? honestly. i feel like this is just a general theme now so no one should be accusing others of such things, smfh.
DeleteI had to add more. I can't even with this, lol. AT LEAST WEI YANG DOESN'T SPEND PARAGRAPHS SINGING MALE LEADS BEAUTY PRAISES EVERY SINGLE CHAPTER. RMEM literally spends 3 paragraphs describing how intoxicating ML's peach blossom eyes are. Nearly every chapter. if this somehow was plagiarized; i thank you wei yang author! for cleaning up that mess!
DeleteAgreed. Both works are completely different. I had finished reading 3 years ago, Shen Miao had different circumstances than Wei Yang! A complete opposite! I loved both due to their own distinct flavours! Rebirth of Malicious Empress had wayyy better romance and sexual tension (as well as paragraph of paragraph author's singing praises of ML that had translator headbanging the desk), while here, the romance definitely more subdued and not what I keep on anticipating like that one. However, the antagonist is better laid out here, Li Changle and Touba Zhen's motives and reason of their moves are definitely written better than 7th prince in Rebirth of Malicious Empress. Even the cannon fodders felt more sophisticated in their schemes and talks (for adults, teenagers true to their brash nature). We can clearly see how pastlife Wei Yang utterly lost to old spinner Changle (she is 25, had her mother Jiang shi, probably Zhou and Liu mama brushed her temperament when Wei Yang toiled everything for Touba Zhen. Thus Changle appears as goddess with educated bearings). Unlike in Malicious Empress, the fact that it is as absurd as exchanging fate with a drop of her blood, when the female villain isn't half resourceful as the male villain. The cannon fodders there seems brainless (even the shu daughter that I had high opinion, Shen Dong if I remember right ended without a brain) and what more when author focused more on fantasy and supernatural events. Definitely different works all together.
DeleteAlso not to mention the biggest difference that determined everything, Shen Miao and her ML are di children meaning legitimate children.. while Wei Yang and hopefully her ML are shu children meaning illegitimate. Honestly just that talked how much andifference the story telling would be. The much nicer part of this novel compared to that is the use of r*pe or "justified r*pe" should I say. Here the closest one is Touba Zhen and Changle drugged before, but that was mild compared to sh*tstorm in Malicious Empress lol.
DeletePlease continue....miss you to death(both)
ReplyDeletePlease don't stop.
ReplyDeleteI love this story. Thank you for your hard work Translator-sama.
Ok, i Love how LWY took the time to carefully explain to the consort the error of her hastily put plan.
And that she was smart enough to understand.
I really hope that this girl will be more useful in the future. Thank you for the chapter! 💕
Yes, please continue. Having said that, could you please give us more details about the plagiarism story?
ReplyDeleteThanks for the chaper and please continue please
ReplyDeletePlease continue the chapter. There is nothing new in the world. There is no plagiarism only some novel with the same theme. Plagiarism is when the novel like twins with the other novel. Every punctuatuation is the same.
ReplyDeleteCinderella and Romeo Juliet theme are always being used and being recycled. No one blame author plagiarism because the theme was Cinderella story right?
The thing with Cinderella and R&J is that they are so old that they are public domain.
DeleteThank you for the new updating chapter 😍😍😘😘 I wish you are updating more often 😅😆😈
ReplyDeleteThank you for the chapter~
ReplyDeleteThat's ridiculous. At this point, how many novels don't have the same cliche themes of rebirth, betrayal, revenge, step-mothers and step-sisters, indifferent fathers etc. All of these novels have the same story.
ReplyDeleteBut we still read them. Moreover, we're actually searching for novels like this.
For me it does not matter how many motifs were copied. What matters is the execution nowadays! And this novel's writing is exceptional! No matter how much she copied, it's undisputale that she's really talented. The clever replies and thinking, the realistic descriptions is what make this a good book.
por favor continua
ReplyDeleteNo hay plagio, he leído tanto el renacimiento de linaje militar shen miao y la princesa wei yang, son dos novelas completamente diferentes. Cada una tiene caminos diferentes por los que se desarrollan y la gente a su al rededor es diferente. Cada una trama de manera diferente, no son iguales y ni siquiera "el romanticismo", es nada parecido.
espero puedas terminar de traducir, y gracias por hacerlo.
saludos desde México
To be honest even if it was plagia I don't really care ��♀️ like you're only the translator and it's not like the author is earning money from your translation so you should not be concerned :)
ReplyDeletePlease continue. :O
ReplyDeletePlease continue. For many of us, this was our very first glimpse ever of Chinese literature and culture. The plagiarism issue can even get more people curious to read and learn more about those works that this one here supposedly stole from. Otherwise, let's be honest... It's not like many foreigners' first contact with Chinese lit, ever, will really be through "the real stuff" like Dream of the Red Chamber, Water Margin, etc... Actually, if I had never seen this and then gotten interested in translations of other stories like this one, I would have never even heard of Dream of the Red Chamber or Water Margin... but now, thanks to stories like this one, I'm actually planning to check them out sooner or later.
ReplyDeleteBy the way, this is coming from a foreigner whose first language isn't English, either.
DeleteForgot to say, if you really want to be as fair as can be, you only need to add a disclaimer mentioning the plagiarism in the table of contents or above each chapter, perhaps adding some place where people can find more about it (I recommend this one article for its thoroughness: https://technology-info.net/index.php/2019/05/09/behind-the-plagiarism-of-the-novel-jinxiu-weiyang-is-a-six-year-rights-war/) The notice may even get many people to read some of the other works this one allegedly stole from, so it'd actually be like you're giving them publicity.
DeleteLWY is truly one of my fav characters from chnovels, her way of thinking and scheming are just awesome and this chapter, where she just pointed out her piggy teammate's faults, was exquisite. About the plagiarism issue, well, it's a complicated matter but to be honest I haven't read a chnovel like this, with this intrinsic narrative. Maybe some facts are common but I doubt the entire work is similar to other. I hope you will continue the translation because this is one of my fav chnovel and you're doing an excellent job. Thanks for the chapter!
ReplyDeletePlease continue! I check the site all the time for updates!! I'm honestly so invested in this novel, and your translation is amazing. It would be so disappointing if it just stopped halfway :(
ReplyDeleteTo be honest, I read both novels. Rebirth of.... And this one, I can tell you that they are not similar to the point of plagiarism unlike the many other novels. I love both equally, just in different ways. In this one, Wei Yang has no saviour, only herself and a few people she can (only but temporarily) rely on. She strives for revenge and is way more cautious and ruthless than Shen Miao. I'd say she's an elegant, cold beauty (i picture her prettier than Shen Miao). Also she was never given the love that Shen Miao had from her brother and parents.
ReplyDeleteShen Miao on the other hand, she's slightly warmer than Wei Yang, she gives others a choice to do good for her. This is most likely from the love her parents. Whereas Wei Yang cuts people off, getting rid of all uncertainties I think Shen Miao still leaves them for a while.
She also is not some great beauty, but described to have superior elegance in her bones (from working so hard to be perfect for that Fu b*stard in her past life). She has her Male lead for support many times in the area she lacks and the element of love is stronger in that novel. In this one I feel like it focuses more on Wei Yang achieving her revenge by using everything she can, playing to ultimately either live or die. Which is why he constantly worries about the safety of Min De (I Hope that's the right name). She only has one person to protect (besides her mum, forgive me if i get things a bir jumbled), not an entire family like Shen Miao.
The only similarities I see is the circumstances of rebirth and want for revenge, the way the achieve it is totally different.
Please do continue translating. I'm kind of finding this claim of plagiarism a bit ridiculous after comparing both novel when there are 20+ stories with similar plots of being a major OP female lead with no lack of knowledge and faulty plots.
Hi, I'm normally a lurker here, but I sincerely hope you continue this novel. I looked into the accusations. Apparently the author is accused of stealing bits and pieces of over 200 different novels. People are guessing she used some software to take bits and pieces of different novels and add them to her own. Despite that, I think this story is still hers. The characters personalities and main plot remain consistent. We don't actually have random unreasonable characters being added without warning. I'm completely invested in Wei Yang and her story. Since there is no singular work we can look to to find out how it ends, I would regard this as original work.
ReplyDeleteSome comments are claiming this is a copy of The Rebirth of the Malicious Empress of Military Lineage. That's a huge stretch. They share the same central conceit (empress is betrayed by everyone she trusted and then gets a do-over), but other than that they are about as similar as any two Isekais.
Of course, I may be wrong. If there is one story that the author copied while making minor changes stolen from other stories to make it original, then its iffy. Also, if you are concerned about the legality of continuing this story after the controversy, then it's entirely up to you. If so, could we have that story?
Either way, thank you for your translations up until now!
P.S. After writing that up, I read the link posted by one of the comments above. Apparently, although her story isn't primarily composed of any one stolen work, she did copy a full quarter of a much shorter story, "The six emperors are not bad." I do feel bad for that author and agree what she did was wrong. However, even so its still a tiny fraction of Wei Yang, so I stand by my argument that Wei Yang qualifies as an original work, even though it's a hodgepodge of other work. I still hope you continue to translate it. Anyway, in the end it's up to you. Thank you for your translations up until now!
Just wanted to add my own opinion as well, there are so many other Chinese novels that are similar to each other too! Especially the ones that begin with transmigrations and the female lead is somehow strong in every aspect (was a doctor, assassin and blah blah blah, you name it in her former life) and she would take revenge for the mistreated original owner, where she is now a new inhabitant.
DeleteEvery story is somewhat similar, but they have a unique aspect of their own.
For goodness sake, 50 shades was based off Twilight too! Doesn't that count as plagiarising the characters and storyline too? :/
To do the translator - thank you so much for what you do. I really hope you continue because this story is truly a gem.
Yes, please continue this novel.
ReplyDeleteThank you for this chapter ♥❤♥
ReplyDeletePlease continue
Thank you for the update ! I hope To see more soon ! 🤩
ReplyDeleteHi! I would also like it if you would continue translating this work. That said, I can understand and will respect your decision, if you do decide to drop the project. I will be very sad, but I'll get over it... Eventually. 😅😄
ReplyDeletePlease continue translating it.
ReplyDeleteI haven't read about the details of the accusations, eventhough i know this novel is plagiarised from a number of novels. However I do find Rebirth of Malicious Empress from Military Lineage familiar when I started reading it. I find Shen Miao more ruthless though, unlike people here. I guess because her opponents are more ruthless than Wei Yang's. Shen Miao really just gave them back what they originally plotted for her.
A bit hard to comment on the way of writing as Rebirth's translation is not as great as your translation. Just based on the translation, Wei Yang is written more elegantly, while Rebirth is more passionately written.
I guess the reason why people here think Weiyang is better is somewhat bcoz it was plagiarised. If you have like 50 novels to copy and edit, surely you have a better version right?
Please continue, if not i will have to translate it myself with my minimal mandarin T_T
Thanks!!
I really do want to find out what happens in this story, all the way to the end, as many other readers do. That being said, plagiarism is awful and such a disrespect of others' time and effort, ESPECIALLY given that the author was receiving money from sales of this work. I think perhaps a solution, as one commenter suggested, could be to include a big fat disclaimer on future translations that declares that the author was charged with plagiarism and found guilty of it; however, Jasmine's blog is not making profit off of the translation and will not be disseminating the translation to other platforms.
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