The legitimate daughter was reborn, and the emperor’s little Jiaojiao went crazy.

The official read out the official document in public. Everyone not only learned that the Nancheng Ming family and the Xicheng Ming family had severed their relationship, but also found out that the old house where the Xicheng Ming family had lived for so many years was actually owned by the Nancheng Ming family.

The official also displayed the land deed and the house deed in public. The house deed was very old and the style was unique to the reign of the previous emperor many years ago.

It was not a new owner at all. In other words, this old house originally belonged to Ming Chengyuan of the Ming family in Nancheng. People in Jiangcheng always thought that the Ming family in Xicheng was the main branch, and of course the main branch lived in the ancestral house.

The old houses in West City are magnificent with carved beams and painted buildings. The mottled sunlight falls on them, revealing faint traces of time.

The tear-stained girl couldn't hold back any longer after hearing that and burst into tears, "This is our Xicheng Ming family's house! It's our Xicheng Ming family's house! I've lived here since I was born..."

The girl who was counting her belongings had a calm expression on her face. "So you are reminding me to ask your Xicheng Ming family for the rent for so many years?"

The curious onlookers were counting on their fingers, wondering how much rent would be appropriate over the years.

But how can we calculate it clearly? Prices are high and low, how much is such a big house worth? Who knows? All we know is that the Ming family in Nancheng is really patient.

As the saying goes, brothers should settle accounts clearly. Why did the Ming family of Nancheng let the Ming family of Xicheng live in their house for free for so many years?

Seeing this, the crying girl's face turned pale and she became angry and said, "You are not clean anymore! You were kidnapped by the bandits and tortured for a whole day and night before being released! You..."

An old woman stepped forward and interrupted the girl with a slap in the face, "You are talking nonsense and making up rumors!"

The girl who was beaten and covered her face was Ming Rufei. She was miserable and couldn't bear to see Ming Zhao doing well.

She didn't believe that rumors couldn't destroy a person's will and life! As long as the rumors started, who would dare to marry Ming Zhao!

She was beaten, her eyebrows slightly raised, but her eyes were full of provocation.

As she expected, the onlookers cast ambiguous glances at Ming Zhao.

If Ming Zhao showed any sign of panic, the rumor would swallow her up like a flood.

Ming Zhao's expression remained unchanged, her eyes calm. The golden sunlight shone on her delicate and beautiful face, which was truly picturesque, sacred and solemn, without any fear.

Then a loud shout was heard, "Dongyu Guards are investigating the case!"

The voice came from inside the house, and a moment later, a man in a navy blue Yuwei official uniform appeared.

It was Ma Chuyi, the head of the Eastern Feather Guard. On his sleeve was embroidered a solemn word "羽". With a sharp expression on his face and a token in his hand, he said in a deep voice, "You can just spread rumors with your mouth. Do you think the laws of my Northern Wing are just for show?"

The official who just read out the document was the legal advisor brought over from the capital by Wu Changlin, the prefect of Muzhou. He said in a clear voice, "The crime of spreading rumors and slander is punishable by thirty strokes of the cane and imprisonment for a minimum of three years."

Ma Chuyi put away the token and said sternly, "The evidence is irrefutable. He spread rumors in public and ruined someone's reputation. Come, execute him to serve as a warning to others!"

Ming Rufei was shocked, and before she could react, she was taken away by several Dongyuwei who were also wearing Yuwei uniforms.

It was already late spring and early summer, and people were wearing thin clothes.

Being hit by the executioner's board is truly fatal.

Ming Rufei screamed in pain as soon as the first board came down.

There were people from the Ming family in Xicheng at this time, but they were watching like the ordinary people, and they were all glad that they did not talk nonsense in public.

Which one of them didn't want to jump out and throw dirty water? Which one of them didn't plan to do so?

Something happened at home. Because of bribing officials, killing people, or various other charges, some were sent to prison, and their property was forcibly returned to the Ming family in Nancheng.

Not only that, their business is also not clean and is currently being investigated by the government.

The West City Ming family originally planned to make life difficult for the South City Ming family, so naturally they would start with the head of the family, Ming Zhao.

But before they could implement it, Ming Rufei got there first.

Ming Ruyi was even more panicked. She was just about to blurt out the words.

If she had not been a step slower, she would have been the one lying on the bench and being tortured.

Fortunately, fortunately, it was so scary!

Listening to the shrill screams, the people's desire to spread rumors gradually died out like a flame.

Only Ming Rufei's mother Qi felt sorry for her daughter. She rushed to Ming Zhao and cried, "Zhao Jie'er, please plead for her. Stop it, stop the beating. She is just a little girl and can't bear it!"

Ming Zhao's expression remained unchanged, and his tone was calm, "When she was making rumors and causing trouble just now, why didn't you rush out to stop her?"

Are you crying now?

boom!boom!boom!boom!

The dull thud of the board hitting people kept the same rhythm, and the official's call was cold and merciless: "Five! Six! Seven! Eight!"

Ming Rufei was also brought up in a pampered environment, and had never experienced such pain. She screamed, "Mother, mother, save me! It hurts so much! Ah! Mother! Mother, save me..."

Qi's heart was broken. She gritted her teeth, kowtowed to Ming Zhao, and then kowtowed to Ma Chuyi, "My daughter knows she is wrong! She knows she is wrong! Please spare her life, sir! Please spare my life, Sister Zhao!"

Ma Chuyi was unmoved. If we don't fight enough today, those people from the side branches will not stop.

He came here today to support his future daughter-in-law.

But then again, Princess Haiyan was the one who had planned everything out and anticipated everything.

On the first day, Shi Anxia called Ma Chuyi over and said, "If you go to take back the property in the house, someone will definitely throw dirty water on Sister Zhao'er. We must take precautions before it happens."

Ma Chuyi was most afraid of dealing with this kind of thing. Murder and arson were easy to deal with, but rumor-mongering was difficult to deal with. "What should the princess do?"

Shi Anxia said, "Let Sister Ming Zhao go to collect the property in person, and it's best to be domineering and high-profile. Naturally, someone from the side branch will jump out and talk about kidnapping. I guess the first one to jump out is either Ming Ruyi or Ming Rufei."

Even the name was mentioned!

Ma Chuyi recalled the princess saying, "Only when everything is exposed to the sun can dark rumors be hard to breed." At the end, the princess even laughed and teased him, "Master Ma, it's time for you to show off."

Look, today's situation is exactly as the princess expected.

Apparently, it works well.

The onlookers from the side branches were obviously frightened. They looked away and stopped thinking.

After sixteen hits, someone suddenly cried out, "Ah, it's bleeding!"

After this reminder, everyone saw that the hem of Ming Rufei's skirt was stained with blood.

Qi turned around and cried, and it was really heartbreaking. In a moment of panic, she blurted out, "Stop hitting me, stop hitting me! My daughter is pregnant!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the boards raised by the Dongyu Guards all stopped in the air.

The master frowned, "Don't talk nonsense! Isn't your daughter still married? How can she be pregnant?"

Seeing her daughter faint from the pain, Qi no longer cared about shame and shouted to a man in the crowd, "Second Master Lin, Second Master Lin, my daughter is pregnant with your child, please save her! Please save her!"