Holy Lady

Feng Ye Isey was shocked by the statement of Qin Ru.

The girl who was no one to him and was also not ready to even strike a conversation with him was now claiming to be his fiancé and chasing his lover off.

When Qin Ru showed her ring, he then noticed a simple ring on her slender finger.

Apart from these two, there was one more person who processed the information gradually since it was too much for Mother Yi Shi.

Though Yi Shi was not his real mother but was actually his nanny. She played a major role in his upbringing. Yi Shi was appointed by his family to care for him till the time he stayed in Guangxi kingdom.

Zhi Yin's face paled immediately from the sudden shock she got. But slowly she realizes that if this is the truth then yesterday Ye Isey wouldn't have met her and asked her to decline the arrangement.

She realized that Qin Ru was lying but the reason was still unknown.

Zhi Yin scoffed and with a strong front she confronted, "really, you want me to believe the bullshit you just gave me".

Unfazed by her remarks, "Do you think I really give a shit about whether you believe me or not since you are no less than bullshit".

"Watch your language"

Zhi Yin clenched her fists in anger, tolerating the insult when Ruru asked,

"By the way, by what right are you questioning me? Who are you to my fiancé?" Qin Ru deliberately used words as 'my fiancé' to make her feel like a third person.

Zhi Yin controlling her urge to strangle her claimed, "since I know you are lying, you are no one to ask me who I am to Feng Ye Isey. Rather you should tell me who you are and why you are calling yourself his fiancé?"

Qin Ru remarked while checking her beautiful long nails, "I wonder who thought of choosing you, the holy lady since you have hearing problems and your brain works as slow as a snail".

"you…. How dare you call me a snail…..I can make you suffer for your statements", Zhi Yin threatened.

"Ah Ye Isey, will you please close the door since the dogs are barking and it's hurting my ears?", asked Qin Ru coquettishly.

Being called so intimately by her, Feng Ye Isey widened his eyes and was rendered speechless. His daze was broken when Zhi Yin spoke, "Feng Ye Isey, I am getting late, can we please leave?"

She was getting annoyed.

"Let's go", instead of Feng Ye Isey, Qin Ru answered it.

"Where are you going?", Zhi Yin asked, furrowing her eyebrows.

"tsk…tsk…. You are really dumb…. since you are asking my fiancé to come with you how can I open the door and let you steal what's mine?"

Zhi Yin was ready to retort when she saw Qin Ru hold Feng Ye Isey's hands and drag him out. She followed them.

The situation escalated so quickly that Feng Ye Isey couldn't help but let himself be dragged by her. The entire journey to court was silent. Feng Ye Isey was trying to understand her behaviour.

Zhi Yin was busy in her thoughts about Ye Isey's and Qin Ru. While Qin Ru's mind was occupied with probabilities and strategies to change Ye Isey's fate. She knew if she would go to the court no one would be able to mock Feng Ye Isey anymore.

When they all reached the court, they caught a lot of curious gazes on them. Everyone seems to have noticed Zhi Yin dressed godly for her announcement. But their curiosity cat was more eager to know the identity of the woman beside Feng Ye Isey.

Qin Ru being a beautiful woman and a pretty face was dressed in her hanfu attire but still, her charisma and the air around failed to hide her charm and made her stand out in the public. She was walking beside the two, yet it was making an illusion of some royal princess coming to the court.

Everyone was looking in the direction with curiosity but there were two people who were unfazed by the commotion created and that was, the Crown Prince and the Emperor. The Emperor received a letter stating to them about her arrival and that she would stay there. They were requested to treat her with hospitality. With a letter, there was also a scroll containing a painting of a beautiful girl. With her arrival in the courtroom, he could easily recognize her.

Qin Ru's father stated clearly in the letter that they let Qin Ru do what she wants and if she doesn't want to reveal her identity then they should also keep their mouth sealed. Any kind of carelessness can result in him wiping off the Guangxi kingdom just like the dust.

Since the emperor was aware of Qin Ru's father's ability he dared not interfere in her matters and acted calm on her arrival but inwardly heaved a sigh of relief after seeing her fine.

One of the nobles, slightly raising his voice asked Feng Ye Isey, "Who is the lady beside you?" With an intention of insulting him, he deliberately raised his voice,

"I am his fiancé", Qin Ru answered boldly and showed the ring on her ring finger.

Feng ye Isey wanted to make her shut up but Qin Ru only looked at him lovingly and squeezed his hand, lightly hinting him to let her do whatever she wanted.

She was unexpected, in every way, Since things have come to this point, he just let her continue the farce.

Everyone including the Emperor and the Crown Prince was shocked by her statement because she was so beautiful whereas Feng Ye Isey was nothing in their eyes. They immediately made the conclusion that he must have seduced her else it's not possible for him to have such a beautiful woman as his partner. Feng Ye Isey wanted to deny, and Qin Ru turn a blind eye to everyone and continued speaking.

Qin Ru was given a special seat beside Feng Ye Isey to watch the ceremony. Though she doesn't anticipate much about this ceremony, she would be lying if she said she wasn't enjoying the miserable expression plastered on Zhi Yin's face.

Zhi Yin witnessed each and every scene and the slight change of expressions on Ye Isey's face when he shifted his gaze from her to Qin Ru. She was burning with jealousy, gritting her teeth in anger. She made up her mind to take revenge on Qin Ru after she became the holy lady.

Soon the ceremony started, and Zhi Yin was called. The ceremony involved Zhi Yin to stand in a huge pot where holy water and milk was poured on her body. She then was escorted out with her ladies in waiting and came out later, dressed in complete white Hanfu with golden embroidery on it. The small globe used for identifying her earlier was now shining brightly when all the rituals were done signifying the completion of the ceremony. She was then, now as the Holy lady proceed to sit on her throne.

The throne was built higher than the seat of the nobles but slightly below Emperor's throne indicating her powers and significance in the kingdom. The throne was beautifully covered with stunning golden-coloured cloth. It had chiffon red cloth around it as a curtain to prevent people from seeing their holy lady directly.

Everyone was ready to leave but stopped when they heard an announcement. It was holy lady, she wanted to issue her first order. Zhi Yin announced, "Feng Ye Isey, you are ordered to find the reason for your father's death within a week. This is the time to prove your worth in the Guangxi Kingdom. If you fail to reach any conclusion or fail to achieve any satisfying result, the Guangxi kingdom will no longer need your service as a royal noble inside the court. I want the justice to be served to deceased Feng Zhen."

Boom!

Feng Ye Isey with others was shocked. It seemed like Zhi Yin was trying to help Ye Isey but in reality, she actually made him walk on the thin sword with either side dangerous to him. It wasn't something Ye Isey had not thought about it, but he didn't get the time because it has only been a week since he came back.

Qin Ru was calm and unaffected by the announcement but actually, she had disdain for Zhi Yin.

With no choice, Feng Ye Isey stood up. "I accept and will follow your order holy lady". He bowed his head and while holding Qin Ru's hand he walked out.

Everybody snickered and mocked him for showing off his intimacy in public but what they didn't notice was, it was Qin Ru who first held his hand. This definitely wasn't missed by the eyes of the Crown Prince, Holy lady, and the Emperor.

Though Feng Ye Isey was shocked and wanted to retreat his hand back but to prevent her from getting all the insults from this act he hid her hands and shoulders all the blame on him. This tiny act of care made Zhi Yin even more jealous.