Cai Wei said, "Rest assured, these three days will undoubtedly be long and arduous for that little brat Ba Tulu. Not to mention the wild beasts and mosquitoes in the forest, even the basic necessities like eating and relieving himself will drive him crazy. After this ordeal, he will surely learn a lesson and won’t dare to covet Bright Pearls again!"

"Hehe..."

Thinking about that brat’s predicament in the forest over the next three days, Nangong Yi couldn’t help but laugh. Madam’s method was good; it defeated the enemy without bloodshed, leaving them in a pathetic state and deeply taught a lesson. In the future, they would automatically retreat upon seeing us, not daring to provoke us again...

"Madam, where are we going now?"

Noticing that the Divine Eagle was not flying towards Great Jin, Nangong Yi couldn’t help but ask.

Cai Wei replied, "To the Great Yong Kingdom. Bright Pearls said she saved a pitiful woman here. The woman was severely injured, with both legs suffering comminuted fractures, her face cut to the bone, and several ribs broken, almost dying. She asked The Great Immortal Turtle for help, and he has agreed. We have nothing to do now, so why not go to Great Yong to save that woman and enjoy the scenery of Great Yong along the way, okay?"

Nangong Yi naturally agreed to Madam’s request, so the husband and wife flew towards Great Yong on the Divine Eagle...

Within the Great Yong Kingdom

After Empress Dowager Wanyan issued her order, Ying Tianfu immediately began to investigate the rumor mongers.

However, the one spreading the rumors seemed no ordinary person either. Ying Tianfu had investigated for a long time but found nothing. It seemed the rumor-monger came prepared, deliberately concealing their tracks to avoid inviting trouble.

With no other choice, Empress Dowager Wanyan resorted to using a secret power she controlled, investigating the undercover spies hidden within various ministers and dukes and aristocrats’ houses. Finally, it was discovered that it was Princess Gao Yang who was behind it.

Empress Dowager Wanyan was furious!

Princess Gao Yang, who did not know the limits of heaven and earth, had always been tolerated and pampered by Empress Dowager Wanyan out of consideration for her being her late brother’s own younger sister and her younger aunt. When she saw the King of Chu’s potential to be the heir, she wanted to attach herself to the Royal Palace, and Empress Dowager Wanyan allowed it. Later, when Murong Liuzun was appointed as the Prince, she hurried to marry her concubine daughter to him, and Empress Dowager Wanyan accepted it. Even when she knew that she coveted vanity and switched brides, replacing the concubine daughter promised to Murong Liuzun with her own daughter, Empress Dowager Wanyan tolerated it.

Unexpectedly, continuous tolerance and indulgence led her to not know the limits of heaven and earth, and she repaid kindness with enmity, actually scheming against and framing her!

When Murong Liuzun learned of this result, he ordered the removal of Li Nai’s position as son-in-law, and the removal of their eldest son Li Wenchang’s position as Cabinet Scholar, and handed the matter over to Empress Dowager Wanyan to handle entirely. This showed that Murong Liuzun still placed great trust in and respect for Empress Dowager Wanyan.

Li Defei was also implicated by her family’s foolish actions. Since the rumor-mongering incident, the Emperor had not visited her at Zhao He Palace, and even when she tried to pay respects to the Emperor, he avoided seeing her. The Empress Dowager treated her with cold indifference, directly ordering that she need not pay respects anymore.

Empress Dowager Wanyan’s punishment for Princess Gao Yang was rather unique. She didn’t punish her with quarterly silver or riches, nor did she demote her status or position. Instead, she sent two old palace maids to the Eldest Princess House to teach her the rules of being a princess.

Generally speaking, the ones taught rules by the palace maids are young, inexperienced imperial family maidens, or those who have made mistakes and are punished with learning the rules. But this is only imposed on girls under fifteen or sixteen. Making the fifty-something Princess Gao Yang learn the rules was more humiliating than slapping her in the face!