Old Palace Maid (3)

"What? That little thief set fire to the Imperial Garden? How dare he! Does he think the Vermilion Bird Empire has no one to rely on?" The Vermilion Bird Emperor said, somewhat annoyed. Then, in a fit of anger, he rushed towards the Imperial Garden with lightning speed.

"Grandma, there's smoke in my garden... Ah, my garden is on fire!!" My Little Cousin stared at the thick smoke for a moment, then rushed out in a hurry.

"What a troublesome Imperial Garden! I wonder who's causing trouble this time. Anyway, I'm fine, let's go see what's going on!" The Empress Dowager smiled as she watched her Little Cousin's figure and followed her.

"Mother, that boy just said he was going to the Imperial Garden. Could he really be going?" the arrogant Young Master said, looking at the thick smoke.

"That's possible, let's go take a look!" the Noble Lady said, and followed.

And so, people began to gather in the Imperial Garden where Ye Lang was, unaware of the cause of the smoke in the Imperial Garden, but believing it was inextricably linked to Ye Lang.

"Who are you, and why are you causing trouble here?"

When Vermilion Bird Emperor arrived at the Imperial Garden, he saw his guards surrounding a black-faced boy—no, a boy whose face was blackened by soot. The boy looked quite disheveled, with irregular marks under his eyes, as if caused by his tears.

This young man was Ye Lang, but no one could recognize him because of his appearance. Even familiar people might not recognize him, let alone the Vermilion Bird Emperor, who had only met him a few times.

"I... cough cough..." Ye Lang wanted to say, but at this moment he was choked by the smoke again.

"Ah, my garden! Who burned this place down? I'll fight them to the death! Was it you...?" At this moment, my Little Cousin also came over. Seeing the Imperial Garden now covered in black smoke, she went crazy.

Seeing Ye Lang surrounded by people, the Little Cousin naturally thought that Ye Lang the murderer and wanted to rush up and fight him to the death.

"Don't go over there! Do you even know who he is? He really doesn't know his place!" The Empress Dowager held her Little Cousin 'Little Cousin hand and gave her a weak tap.

"But my flowers..." The Little Cousin was heartbroken. She was the one who took care of this Imperial Garden. She managed almost everything here. It was her hobby and her life's work.

"It's him! He's the kid who was just walking around with a pot of flowers. I recognize his clothes!! Kid, you actually dared to come here and even burned down the Imperial Garden!" The Noble Lady pointed at Ye Lang and shouted.

At this moment, she was very excited because she knew that she could finally vent her anger. Ye Lang had made such a mess of the place and alarmed so many people; he was definitely finished.

Even if you're not simple, with so many people around, what can you do?

"Cough cough, why don't you dare come here? Cough cough, which eye of yours saw me burn this place down..." Ye Lang retorted, his voice a little coughing and hoarse, quite different from his original voice.

This is because he was just exposed to smoke and coughed so badly. I believe his voice will return to normal in a while.

"Still trying to deny it? There are so many people watching here, how dare you say you didn't burn this place down?" the Noble Lady questioned.

"I'm too lazy to talk to you. By the way, what are you all doing here?" Ye Lang looked at the Emperor and the others, a little puzzled. He seemed not to have considered that with such a big commotion, it was normal for others to come here.

"Of course we're here to arrest you! You're finished this time!" Before the Emperor could even speak, the Noble Lady interrupted, forcing the Emperor to swallow his question.

"You old woman, you're so annoying! Why are you always so rude?" Ye Lang frowned and said with great disgust.

Although the Emperor and Empress Dowager agreed with Ye Lang's point that the Noble Lady in front of them was a bit rude, and it was not her place to speak in this situation, they tolerated it only because she was one of their own.

However, they didn't like others talking about this Noble Lady like that. After all, she was one of their own, so how could they allow others to say such things?

Therefore, Vermilion Bird Emperor frowned even more. He wanted to say something, but as before, the Noble Lady spoke first.

"How dare you speak to me like that! Do you know who I am?!" the Noble Lady roared.

"You just said this is your home, and you're not the Emperor's wife... Plus, you're so old, you must be some Old Palace Maid!" Ye Lang concluded.

"Pfft..."

Ye Lang's words made everyone in the room burst into laughter, even the Empress Dowager couldn't help but laugh. Everyone here except Ye Lang knew the identity of this Noble Lady, but Ye Lang actually called her Old Palace Maid. This was just too funny.

At this moment, even the usually serious Vermilion Bird Emperor's face twitched, and his expression became quite strange.

"You're asking for death! Guards, kill this man right now!!" the Noble Lady roared, her furious expression like a balloon about to burst.

"Kill me? What right do you, an Old Palace Maid, have to do so, and what reason do you have?" Ye Lang said casually, his mind elsewhere as he stared at the ground as if examining something.

"I have the right! I'm not some Old Palace Maid, I'm a princess here!!" the Noble Lady roared. "Get out of my way! Even though I'm married, I'm still a princess. Can you let a flower-delivering boy insult me?"

Upon hearing the Noble Lady's words, the guards took action, but only by taking a few steps forward as a sign of respect for Noble Lady.

Even princesses must obey the emperor's orders. The emperor is here; how can they move without his command?

And this princess, who was already married, had even less right to do so!

"Princess?!" Ye Lang stared blankly at the Noble Lady, his face filled with doubt.

"Yes, what's wrong? Are you scared, kid?!" The Noble Lady thought Ye Lang scared when she saw him like this, and she began to feel a little happy.

"So, you're the Emperor's..."

At this moment, a smug look appeared on the Noble Lady's face. This kid should understand now, and should regret it, right?

However, she soon felt like going crazy, because Ye Lang's next two words pierced her heart...

"Aunt?"

"Bang!"

Everyone collapsed to the ground...

The Vermilion Bird Emperor's face twitched a few times. He felt that this young man was comparable to his nephew. Wait, this feeling seems to be...

Could it be...?