Chapter 412: Wang Shi blocks the road and beats Yang Manman
Chapter 412: Wang Shi blocks the road and beats Yang Manman
Wei Yao put down the booklet in her hand with some annoyance.
Although Yang Manman was one level higher than her in rank, it was really disgusting that she kept deliberately influencing them one after another.
She gritted her teeth secretly and was about to speak, but Jiang Suining spoke before her.
"Miss Yang, if you can't stand it, you can go out for a walk and calm down. Don't disturb others here."
Seeing that Jiang Suining finally responded, Yang Manman immediately raised her eyebrows, "Why should I go out? Since this is where we are on duty, I can stay here if I want and say whatever I want."
This unreasonable and rogue tone made Wei Yao's face look even uglier. She subconsciously looked at Jiang Suining. She thought that the other party might quarrel with Yang Manman, but she didn't expect that Jiang Suining just smiled leisurely.
"Miss Yang does have a point. If that's the case, I'll leave."
As he spoke, Jiang Suining picked up a few booklets that he had not finished reading, walked out of the room and went to the corridor.
Yang Manman was already rubbing her hands in her heart, thinking about having a good fight with Jiang Suining, but she didn't expect that the other party would just leave. Her breath was stuck in her throat, and she felt very uncomfortable.
After hesitating for only a moment, she chased after him, leaving Wei Yao alone in the room.
Wei Yao looked out through the window and saw Jiang Suining walking down the corridor and smiling at her.
Although the other party did not speak, Wei Yao understood the meaning of that smile.
Just now, Jiang Suining clearly looked like he was influenced by Yang Manman, but he spoke first and went out on his own initiative. Did he do this because he felt that he had disturbed her?
Wei Yao was slightly startled.
But soon, she withdrew her gaze and focused all her attention back on the booklet.
It was not easy to come to the imperial city and to get this opportunity. She must give it her all and not think about anything else.
Outside the window, Jiang Suining saw Wei Yao start reading the book again, and saw Yang Manman chasing her out. Thinking that the corridor was still a little closer, he walked outside again, and only stopped when he was sure that he would not affect Wei Yao anymore.
"Why aren't you running away?" Yang Manman snorted and caught up with Jiang Suining, saying sarcastically, "It's rare to see Miss Jiang running away."
Jiang Suining chuckled, "Why should I flee? Miss Yang doesn't seem that scary."
Yang Manman's sarcastic expression remained unchanged, "Jiang Suining, stop pretending. You must be feeling very bad right now. You worked so hard to pass three rounds of assessments, but it's not a big deal. I still easily stood in the same position as you."
Jiang Suining looked at Yang Manman, "At the cost of the Duke's Mansion, can it be described as easy in your words?"
"What do you know?" Yang Manman sneered, "What's wrong with the Duke's Mansion? What's wrong with my father? He's just a biased person. If he can't give me any benefits, I'll just take them myself."
Yang Manman had no regrets in her heart. For her, being able to appear in front of Jiang Suining and the others again, and becoming a female official of the same level as them out of thin air, was the first step to her victory.
When Yang Huihui returned home, Yang Manman had already made up her mind, but she did not report it until Duke Yang helped He Yuanwei successfully communicate with the Ministry of Personnel and she saw that promotion was in sight, then she took the account book.
In order to show off and gain merit, she chose not to go to the government office or the Dali Temple, but half-threatened and half-begged, taking advantage of the opportunity of Wang's Mid-Autumn Festival to pay respects to the ladies in the palace and enter the palace together, and finally reported it directly in public.
The incident started in the harem. When Emperor Xiao heard the news, he summoned Yang Manman, who told him everything. Wang fainted in fear and anger.
What was written in the account book was clear and there was no way to deny it, so Emperor Xiao was furious.
Now, not only Duke Yang and the officials involved in the Ministry of Personnel were being interrogated and investigated, but even He Yuanwei was implicated, his promotion was dashed, and he had to be investigated.
Yang Manman felt that she had killed two birds with one stone. She not only showed up in front of the emperor and obtained the status of a female official, but also suppressed Yang Huihui's husband, relieving her hatred and feeling extremely pleased.
Yang Manman raised her chin, showing her usual superior look.
"Jiang Suining, you are not me, so you naturally don't know that the Duke's Mansion is no longer useful to me. So don't try to provoke me with this matter here."
"Is it really useless?" Jiang Suining's fingertips lightly slid across the book, smiling playfully, "If it were me, I would never think so. After all, no matter how partial Duke Yang is, as long as the Duke's Mansion still exists, your identity as the legitimate daughter of the Duke's Mansion will not change. Compared to a seventh-rank female official who betrays her family and has no one to rely on, the identity of the legitimate daughter of the Duke's Mansion is more valuable no matter how you look at it."
Yang Manman's eyebrows jumped, and she hesitated for a moment because of Jiang Suining's words.
But soon, she returned to her smug look.
"Don't scare me here. If the identity of the Duke's daughter was really useful, how could I end up in the situation I was in before?"
The most eye-catching thing now is the selection of female officials.
Now, she already has the status of a female official, and with her merit of sacrificing her own relatives for the sake of justice, as long as she can gain a firm foothold in the harem and climb up step by step, she will not need the Duke's Mansion, and she can make everyone respect and flatter her.
Jiang Suining sighed slowly, with a meaningful smile on his face, "It's good that you think so. Sometimes people have to lie to themselves."
Yang Manman frowned. She was not shaken by Jiang Suining's words, but when she saw the other party's expression, the joy and pride in her heart were reduced a lot.
Jiang Suining is really annoying!
After all, it was the first day in office, so Yang Manman knew to restrain herself and did not go too far. She just deliberately disturbed Jiang Suining from reading the booklet and then made sarcastic remarks.
When it was time to get off duty, Wei Yao was the first to leave the palace. She walked in a hurry without saying hello to anyone.
Yang Manman followed behind Jiang Suining, staring at her with hatred all the way.
When they arrived at the palace gate, Yang Manman felt unhappy when she saw Jiang Suining getting on the carriage to leave, and was ready to make a few more sarcastic remarks.
However, this time, before she could finish her words, she was interrupted by a figure that suddenly appeared.
"You evil creature, why did you do this? Why did you harm your father and your entire family?"
Wang had been waiting at the palace gate for a long time. When she saw Yang Manman appear, she immediately rushed over and grabbed Yang Manman.
Her eyes were red and swollen, her face was full of anger, and while questioning Yang Manman, she slapped her several times without any hesitation.
"How could I give birth to such an unfilial thing like you? You have brought disaster to the entire Duke's Mansion!"
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