After the mind-reading and gossip-eating incident, officials in the imperial city were demoted one a

"My beloved ministers, it is getting late. I am very pleased to see that you all enjoyed the palace banquet to the fullest."

I hope that the grandeur of today will remain in the hearts of all my ministers, and that they will strive even harder in the future to dedicate themselves to the prosperity of our dynasty.

"Hiccup!" Just as the emperor finished speaking, a sudden hiccup sound rang out in the hall.

[Oh no, the host has been drinking.]

The wine was served from behind, and Ye Yaoyao, focused on the dance, lowered her guard.

"Hiccup! Hiccup!"

Upon hearing the sound, Ye Jingyang quickly glanced at Ye Yaoyao. He saw that her face was flushed from drinking, and her eyes were glazed over. He immediately picked up the cup in front of him and smelled it. It had a strong fruity aroma, and he couldn't smell any alcohol at all.

Seeing the worried looks in his family's eyes, Ye Jingyang whispered:

"This cup of fruit tea has been tampered with."

Ye Yaoyao hiccuped twice more, and Ye Jingyang quickly covered her mouth.

Upon hearing the familiar hiccup sound, Prince Jing's eyelids twitched, and he looked at Ye Yaoyao, who had become a drunkard again.

Ye Mian cursed his daughter under his breath and quickly stood up to apologize, "Your Majesty, please forgive me. My daughter is probably too drunk to handle the wine and has lost her composure."

"The wine tonight is exquisite and the aroma is irresistible. Even I am a little tipsy."

After the Prince Jing said this, no one jumped up to criticize Ye Yaoyao.

Seeing that she had finally achieved her goal, Mu Ningyan happily waited for Ye Yaoyao to go on a drunken rampage. However, when she heard Prince Jing speak up for her again, she felt uncomfortable.

Ye Yaoyao survived the medicine, but not the alcohol. Hearing the familiar voice of Prince Jing, she happily broke free from Ye Jingyang's hand, stood up, and shouted.

"Handsome man, handsome man."

[Host, your family is all around you. Stay quiet and don't cause any disturbances.]

Xin Chuli and Ye Jingyang each pulled her down to sit, while the other covered her mouth.

"Little sister, be quiet. Your second brother will take you home, okay?"

"Yaoyao, be good. You and your second brother go outside and wait for your mother. Don't say a word once you're outside, okay?"

Liu Yunshu coaxed her gently. When Ye Yaoyao heard that she was going home, she calmed down and nodded, even covering her mouth with her hand.

"Your Majesty, my younger sister is very drunk. I will take her out first."

Ye Jingyang respectfully reported to the Emperor that the banquet was nearing its end, the Emperor was tired, and did not want to argue with the drunken young girl, so he waved his hand and told them to leave quickly.

Ye Jingyang put his arm around her and walked out. As Liu Yushi saw Ye Yaoyao pass by, he lowered his voice and muttered under his breath:

"How could a woman be so unrestrained, getting so drunk at a palace banquet, and not uttering a single womanly word? It's utterly disgraceful!"

Beside him, Lord Zhang, with a disdainful smile, echoed:

"Yes! It's absolutely outrageous. It would be best if the palace maids disciplined them severely."

“Lord Liu is right. A woman should be more dignified. If my daughter were like that, I would give her a good beating when I got home,” Madam Zhang added.

"How could Madam Ye, who raised such a daughter, possibly be granted the title of Hao?" a sarcastic voice whispered.

Ye Yaoyao was a little sluggish from the alcohol, while Ye Jingyang's face was gloomy, and he kept these gossipy people in mind.

【Host, look at you, you're drunk, and all these people are cursing you. What kind of trash is that Imperial Censor Liu? Does he even have the right to talk about you?】

The other women can't stand to see your mother doing well. Wait until you sober up, then you'll give them a piece of your mind.

Ye Yaoyao's mind was a little foggy. She had already heard the voice, but now that the system had complained, she realized that she had been scolded.

Her brow furrowed, her eyes, blurry with drunkenness and tinged with anger, she broke free from Ye Jingyang's support, recognized Imperial Censor Liu, and, swaying unsteadily, pointed at him and shouted:

"You wicked old man, you're insulting me!"

"You...you...you are truly vulgar."

Ye Yaoyao suddenly shouted, interrupting the Emperor once again. Everyone looked in her direction, and the hall fell silent once more.

Ye Yaoyao finally went mad. Mu Ningyan, who had been watching her closely, was so excited that she wanted to burst out laughing.

Everyone in the hall looked over. Ye Yaoyao put one hand on her hip and pointed at Imperial Censor Liu with the other, scolding him:

"You're the vulgar one, you fake person, you hypocrite, you fake saint! You not only deceived the emperor, but you also fooled all the officials... hiccup!"

"Your family's poverty in not being able to afford meat isn't because you're frugal. *Hiccup*... It's because you're addicted to gambling, have accumulated gambling debts, accepted bribes, and unknowingly helped countless corrupt officials."

"You're talking nonsense."

Imperial Censor Liu's face flushed red, and he pointed at her in a panic as he retorted.

How could a young girl like her know such things? She immediately got up, knelt down, and begged the emperor to make a decision.

"Your Majesty, I am innocent. I cannot stand people with bad conduct. How could I be as bad as Ye Yaoyao said? Ye Yaoyao is drunk and slandering me. I beg Your Majesty to do justice for me."

The emperor was furious at being interrupted repeatedly.

"How dare you, Ye Yaoyao, act so drunk here! Get out of my sight..."

"Your Majesty, as the saying goes, people speak the truth when they are drunk. What Yaoyao said may be true." Marquis Liu stood up and interrupted the emperor's decree.

"What does a young lady from a humble background know? In my opinion, Ye Yaoyao is fabricating lies and insulting officials of the court," the Princess said disdainfully.

"That's what the Princess said."

“We are all officials in the same court, and we can see Liu’s character clearly. He is not that kind of person.”

Several ministers echoed this sentiment.

"Your Majesty," Xin Chonglian suggested, "in my opinion, it would be better to listen to the following reports before making a judgment."

"What Lord Xin said makes sense."

"I am very curious about what Ye Yaoyao can say."

Finally, Prince Jing's words calmed the emperor down.

【Host, why are you settling accounts now! Never mind, you're drunk.】

Now some people suspect you're lying, you'd better refute them quickly, or you'll get dragged out and beaten.

With a system notification, Ye Yaoyao heard what was being said ahead, and proudly raised her head to give a cold snort.

"I'm not making this up. You don't accept silver but gifts. Many people say you have good integrity and give you gifts, but you turn around and pawn them for money."

Your scumbag father gave you a lot of things, but you pawned them all to get money, which is why you keep praising him in court.

Am I right? "

"You spread rumors and slander against officials of the court, which is a serious crime!" Imperial Censor Liu was afraid. Could it be that Ye Mian had privately scolded him and his daughter had overheard it?

Everyone was astonished to hear this; they were surprised to learn that Imperial Censor Liu was actually this kind of person in private.

Ye Mian was so angry when he heard about his scumbag father that he almost vomited blood. He was about to get up and express his opinion when he was frightened by Ye Yaoyao's words and his legs trembled so much that he fell to the ground.

Attracted by the noise Ye Mian made, everyone glanced at him and realized that what his daughter had said while drunk must have been something he had said in private at home.

The emperor's gaze was deep, and his face was indifferent, making it impossible to guess his thoughts.

Ye Jingyang thought Ye Yaoyao had covered her mouth and trusted her, but he didn't expect her to pull this stunt.

After experiencing fear and anxiety, he figured that since things had already come to this, and what his younger sister said was true, he would act according to the situation, and his other relatives shared the same thought.

"You're a regular at the pawnshop, that pawnshop is called... hiccup... Baoyuan Pawnshop, you always get in through the back door."

You still owe the underground casino over five hundred taels of silver, and you've kept track of it yourself. The ledger… *hiccup*… you've hidden it under your pillow.”

Imperial Censor Liu's body trembled uncontrollably; she really knew about such a secret matter.