The Mistress of Metaphysics Watches the Drama Unfold Chapter 54

Chapter 54: No Chance Left to Cause Trouble

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Yu Zhi Yi preferred nothing more than to stay out of tangled affairs of love and hate. She liked being a bystander, watching from afar without getting involved. But with her current identity, that was impossible.

She wasn’t afraid of challenges; she could handle them easily. But what really bothered her were those nobles who demanded everyone bow and kneel, using it to humiliate her. It infuriated her.

“You can kneel to heaven, earth, the emperor, parents, and teachers. But who does Prince Xiao Yao think he is?”

To her, he was nothing more than a hypocrite and a love-struck fool.

In her previous life, she had helped Zhang Tian Shun overcome countless obstacles. When he gained real power, his status was far beyond this infatuated prince’s. As the consort of a titled lord and a First-Rank lady, she had the privilege of only bowing to the Emperor and Empress.

“If I have to kneel to that man because of etiquette,” she mused, “I’d be disgusted to death.”

“Disciples of the Heavenly Secret Sect never admit defeat,” she reminded herself. There was no way she would kneel to a hypocrite.

In this era, there was only one way to avoid the constant demands to kneel—elevate her status to match his.

Rubbing her chin thoughtfully, Yu Zhi Yi suddenly remembered that the Emperor’s birthday banquet was next month. In her previous life, she hadn’t been in the capital during this time, but she knew a major event had occurred—assassins had appeared during the banquet.

She also remembered that You Bing Yue had been rewarded for saving the Emperor. She had been appointed as an Inspector in the Shengjing Guard—a position created just for her. She could work if she wanted, or stay at home and still receive her salary.

Since Princess Jia Luo had set the precedent for women to serve as officials a hundred years ago, more and more women had taken positions in court. But no woman had ever served in the Shengjing Guard, nor had any female official received such an honorary post. Despite criticism, You Bing Yue earned her merit by risking her life to save the Emperor.

Yes, You Bing Yue had used her own body to block a fatal blow aimed at the Emperor. He was deeply moved, and despite opposition from the harem and ministers, he insisted on granting her this honor. This Inspector position was second only to the Commander of the Shengjing Guard. The original Deputy Commander was demoted to third-in-command.

Because of this, Chancellor Du and his wife started to see You Bing Yue differently. But past conflicts prevented immediate reconciliation, and they didn’t agree to let her openly be with Du Zi Heng. Later, Du Zi Heng proved himself and obtained the right to establish his own residence. Only then did the old couple have to compromise and stop opposing their relationship.

Yu Zhi Yi had no interest in risking her life to save the Emperor. She remembered that the assassins were desperate outlaws. When their plot was exposed, they revealed their true intent—targeting not just the Emperor, but also all the high officials and nobles in the capital, along with their families.

Unfortunately, while the Emperor and the nobles were protected and reacted quickly, many family members—the elderly, the weak, women, and children—were killed because they didn’t react in time.

“If I can prevent this disaster from happening,” she thought, “these people won’t have to die.” Such a great merit should earn her the title of First-Rank Lady, shouldn’t it?

She didn’t ask for much—no need for an annual salary or real power—just an honorary title.

As for whether she’d be stealing You Bing Yue’s credit… “You Bing Yue shamelessly steals others’ achievements and often disturbs my peace,” she decided. “I won’t feel any guilt.”

“This title, I’m determined to get.”

At the same time, Yu Jiao Jiao was also contemplating the matter of the assassins. In her previous life, she had been there during that attack. Unfortunately, she had been too far from the Emperor, and even if she had found an excuse to be near him, she hadn’t had the courage or skill to shield him. Instead, that scheming You Bing Yue had seized the opportunity!

Although in this life You Bing Yue was no longer her rival in love, the grudges from her previous life still lingered. She hated Yu Zhi Yi, who had stolen ten years of her life, and hated You Bing Yue even more, who had made her a laughingstock and led to her death!

“This merit of saving the Emperor—I will seize it no matter what!”

She couldn’t understand what had gone wrong in this life. So much time had passed, and Zhang Tian Shun still hadn’t dismissed the women in his household for her. Two unsavory women had even gotten pregnant before her, and Zhang Tian Shun sided with them against her.

Most frustrating of all, Zhang Tian Shun had no intention of making a name for himself! When she reminded him to achieve something, he looked at her as if she were absurd, as if suggesting he—a well-known playboy—go to the battlefield was laughable.

Not only that, her mother-in-law was bizarrely possessive of Zhang Tian Shun, even meddling in their marital affairs.

“But in the previous life, when Yu Zhi Yi married him, it wasn’t like this!” she fumed.

Since she couldn’t rely on Zhang Tian Shun, she’d have to rely on herself. She had already planned—once she succeeded, she would not only ask for thousands of gold taels but also a gold medallion.

“I want to see who would still dare to be arrogant in front of me,” she thought with determination. “Yu Zhi Yi, You Bing Yue, those women who got pregnant before the main wife—I want to eliminate them all!”

Similarly, You Bing Yue had the same idea. She was a book transmigrator who remembered this plot of saving the Emperor vividly. After all, it was the turning point in the life of Du Zi Heng’s supposed “vicious” first wife.

Before saving the Emperor, that wife was always a laughingstock in the capital, despite being protected by Du Zi Heng and pampered by Chancellor Du and his wife, because she wasn’t valued by the Yu family.

After saving the Emperor, the nobles in the capital looked at her differently because she was the Emperor’s savior. They even praised her and Du Zi Heng as a perfect match.

“Ha! She just got lucky,” You Bing Yue scoffed. “Saving the Emperor? I’ll take that credit.”

Since the Guardian Duke left Shengjing, Yu Zhi Yi’s life had returned to peace. What made her even happier was that Madam Yao had returned from the countryside, which meant she could finally hand back the task of keeping Du Zi Heng in check.

She closed the doors of Wind Facing Pavilion and announced that she had caught a severe cold. To avoid infecting others, she declined all visitors.

So, when Prince Xiao Yao rescued You Bing Yue and then came looking for trouble with Yu Zhi Yi, he was met by Zi Yuan, her eyes red and her face full of sorrow.

“My lady is truly ill…” Zi Yuan said sadly.

As if to prove her words, heart-wrenching coughing sounds echoed from inside the courtyard.

Du Zi Heng, who had rushed over to stop Prince Xiao Yao from causing trouble and to find out why Yu Zhi Yi had deliberately given the wrong address earlier, was speechless.

Prince Xiao Yao was also taken aback.

He couldn’t risk gaining a reputation for bullying the sick. Even though he didn’t believe that the woman who had been lively that morning could be gravely ill so soon, he couldn’t force his way in.

After all, he cared about his reputation.

“Since your mistress is ill, let her recover well,” he said, emphasizing the words with a hint of warning.

Thinking of how close You’er had come to being harmed by those scoundrels, he wished he could punish the culprit behind it all.

“Next time we meet, I won’t be so forgiving,” he vowed silently.

Little did Prince Xiao Yao know that Yu Zhi Yi was exceptionally good at avoiding trouble, and by the next time they met, he would no longer have the chance to confront her.

 

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