Quick Transmigration: Underdog Turns out to be Untouchable

Chapter 913: Chapter 824: Refusing to Be a Slave 44

Jing Jieyu was already furious, and now after hearing Nangong Shuangshuang’s words, her anger reached its peak along with her fear. She was fully aware of the consequences of a concubine giving birth to a demon and knew that every word Nangong Shuangshuang spoke was true without the slightest exaggeration.

Amid her anger, Jing Jieyu no longer cared about her reputation for being merciful and compassionate towards her servants. She directly told Chun Sheng to inform her father to capture and execute Nanny Yun’s family.

Chun Sheng immediately left to carry out the order. Meanwhile, Nanny Yun was so frightened by Jing Jieyu’s command that she nearly fainted, but she did not dare to do so because she feared that if she fainted, Chun Sheng would indeed leave the palace and have her family captured and executed.

She had done so many things against her conscience just to ensure her family could live well. Therefore, seeing Chun Sheng agree to leave, Nanny Yun suddenly panicked.

With strength she didn’t know she possessed, Nanny Yun broke free from the two little eunuchs who were restraining her, from whom she couldn’t previously escape no matter how hard she tried, and threw herself at Chun Sheng’s legs.

Nanny Yun used all her strength to knock Chun Sheng off balance, causing him to fall hard. Seeing Chun Sheng fall, Nanny Yun immediately turned to Jing Jieyu, kowtowing frantically for mercy, yet her words carried a tone of threat.

”Please have mercy on my family, Empress. They know nothing of what I have done. If punishment is due, may it fall upon me alone and not implicate my family. Empress, my son is now a Ninth Grade official. Even if his status was not obtained by orthodox means, he is still a court official.

Your father is only the Left Vice Censor-in-chief, responsible for the supervision of officials, but he does not have the authority to execute an official. If your father were to kill my son, he too would be violating the law and could not evade punishment. I implore you to reconsider, Empress!”

Jing Jieyu was so infuriated by Nanny Yun’s words that her entire body trembled. She pointed at Nanny Yun with a shaking finger but was unable to speak because she knew Nanny Yun was right; her father indeed did not have the authority to take an official’s life.

Today, Jing Jieyu had suffered many blows, first learning that the child in her womb had been deformed by someone’s doing and could not be saved. Now, being threatened by a servant, her fury overwhelmed her mind, and she couldn’t find words to retort and reprimand Nanny Yun.

Nangong Shuangshuang hurriedly clasped Jing Jieyu’s trembling hand to comfort her. She then looked at Nanny Yun and sneered, ”It seems the master behind Nanny Yun has indeed been thorough, providing you with a well-prepared retreat.

Your son having a position not only brings you benefit, but also guards against the Empress’s father threatening your entire family, while teaching you this rhetoric to threaten the Empress when the scheme is exposed.

But Nanny Yun, do you really think this will protect your family? The Empress has countless ways to deal with a mere servant like you. Without mentioning those time-consuming methods, I will say just one: the Empress’s unborn child is already one that cannot be kept.

If the Empress declares that you, unbeknownst, took bribes from someone to plot against her, and in desperation you attempted to assassinate her but failed, causing the Dragon Embryo to be lost,

with a white porcelain cup and all the palace maids and eunuchs of Yingyue Palace as witnesses, just how many times do you think your entire family could die for the crime of harming the Dragon Embryo? Even if your family miraculously survives, your son will lose his position, and your daughter will not be able to marry.

Nanny Yun, should the Empress’s father wish to trample your family, mere commoners, it would be a simple matter. It’s only a question of how they will die, and the Empress will not show any mercy to pardon your family this time.”

With Nangong Shuangshuang’s words, Nanny Yun’s body went limp, and her once-confident demeanor vanished because from Jing Jieyu’s reaction earlier, Nanny Yun knew that the method the person behind her had given her to protect herself was utterly useless.

As for relying on Jing Jieyu’s mercy, that was impossible. Nanny Yun no longer knew what to do; whether she spoke or not, her family was doomed. Closing her eyes, Nanny Yun felt despair.

Seeing that Nanny Yun still refused to speak but also stopped pleading, limp on the ground, Nangong Shuangshuang realized that Nanny Yun’s spirit and psychological defenses were crumbling. Her silence stemmed from an instinctual fear of the person behind the scenes.

Moreover, Nanny Yun believed that she and her family were doomed. Her hatred for Jing Jieyu, who revealed her plot and mutilated her son’s ear and fingers, persuaded Nanny Yun not to disclose the person behind the scenes.

Because one day, the entire family of Jing Jieyu might fall at the hands of the person behind the scenes, thus avenging herself and her family.

At this point, Nanny Yun seemed to be putting up a desperate resistance, but she was actually not so firm in concealing the identity of the person behind the scenes. With a little temptation of interest, Nanny Yun could be persuaded to reveal who it was.

So Nangong Shuangshuang stepped closer, standing in front of Nanny Yun, and said, ”Is Nanny Yun resolved to see her family dead, deciding to stay silent and let her entire family face death?”

When Nangong Shuangshuang mentioned the family facing death, Nanny Yun, limp on the ground, shuddered slightly, but remained silent.

Nangong Shuangshuang chuckled softly, her words carrying a hint of temptation, ”Nanny Yun, if you don’t speak, your entire family will surely die, but if you obediently tell us, your family might have a glimmer of hope.”

Nanny Yun looked up at Nangong Shuangshuang, not asking immediately what hope lay ahead, but instead displayed a mocking smile towards her.

”Miss Nangong, there’s no need for you to coax me with these empty words. Just as you said earlier, having done such things, the Empress would never be lenient. So, Miss Nangong, you need not waste your effort deceiving me; I will not reveal who is behind this.”

Nangong Shuangshuang, unperturbed by Nanny Yun’s attitude, continued, ”Nanny Yun, you misunderstood. The Empress does hate you, but she hates even more the mastermind who instructed you to harm her, who is the true murderer, while you are merely a tool in their hands.

If you disclose the mastermind to the Empress, though she may not ensure your family’s safety, she can provide them with a large sum of money, allowing them to flee with it. Then, your family would only need to face the pursuit from the person behind you, which becomes their sliver of hope.

If you comply with the Empress’s wishes, she will grant your family this sliver of hope. But if you remain silent, your entire family is already under the watch of the Empress’s father, with no chance of escape; they are doomed. Now it all depends on what Nanny Yun decides.”

With Nangong Shuangshuang’s tempting words, a glimmer of hope flickered in Nanny Yun’s previously lifeless eyes. Her hands, tied behind her back, clenched into fists, while the muscles on her cheeks tightened.