79 He had Wronged Yu Niaoniao
Putting aside the matter of the fine, they still had to apologize to the little girl from the Yu family. How could Assistant Minister Ji, Yang Pingyan, and Minister Wan face anyone?
The emperor’s move was like stepping on their faces.
This was even more ruthless to the civil officials who valued their reputation more than their lives! However, once the emperor said something, there was no way to take it back.
Assistant Minister Ji, Yang Zhenyan, and Minister Wan could only kneel and thank him.
Because of his anger last night, Yu Kangtai felt a little pain in his heart. The doctor suggested that he rest at home for a while. Therefore, he took a day off today and did not participate in the morning court assembly. Naturally, he did not know what happened during the morning court assembly.
When Assistant Minister Ji, Yang Pingyan, and Minister Wan came to the Yu Residence with the jade strips on their backs, Yu Kangtai was told the entire story.
Yu Kangtai was in disbelief. “Did your daughters really injure Pingping?”
Assistant Minister Ji, Yang Pingyan, and Minister Wan were all very embarrassed.
They didn’t want to speak, but they had to answer.
“Absolutely.”
This matter had already reached the emperor, and there were so many people watching. There was no room for the three of them to deny it.
Yu Kangtai frowned.
If Yu Pingping was really injured by someone, why was Yu Niaoniao safe and sound? As an elder sister, shouldn’t she help her sister when she saw her being bullied?
Thinking about it this way, Yu Niaoniao was still at fault.
She was not completely innocent.
Yu Kangtai comforted himself like this.
He pretended to exchange a few pleasantries with Assistant Minister Ji, Yang Pingyan, and Minister Wan before preparing to send them away.
But the three of them insisted on seeing Yu Pingping.
“The emperor said that we must apologize to Second Miss Yu. This is an imperial edict.”
Yu Kangtai had no choice but to get someone to invite Yu Pingping over.
Yu Pingping was awake, but she was still very weak.
She did not know that Yu Niaoniao had left home. When her father called her over, she was confused.
“Father called me here. Do you have any orders?”
Yu Kangtai introduced Assistant Minister Ji, Yang Pingyan, and Minister Wan.
“Their daughters injured you and they came specially to apologize.”
The three of them bowed to Yu Pingping and apologized.
Yu Pingping was very surprised.
She had thought that the matter of yesterday had come to an end. She had not expected any follow-up today.
Remembering how she had almost been disfigured yesterday, she was furious. She ignored the hint in her father’s eyes and spoke with a straight face.
“The three of you probably don’t know how ruthless your daughters were yesterday and almost killed me. If my sister hadn’t saved me in time, I would have been beaten black and blue. Do you think a simple apology can put this behind you?”
When she was done, before the three of them could say anything, Yu Kangtai blurted out, “Did Yu Niaoniao really save you?”
Yu Pingping thought her father’s reaction was strange. He looked as if he was very shocked.
She answered truthfully, “Yes, thanks to my sister yesterday. She protected me.”
Yu Kangtai’s brain buzzed, and he could not recover from the shock for a long time.
Initially, he wholeheartedly believed that Yu Niaoniao was at fault. Unexpectedly, the truth was the opposite of what he thought.
He had wronged Yu Niaoniao.
He had wronged her without asking.
Intense shame and regret almost engulfed him.