"How dare you! Who do you think you are? How dare you point your finger at our princess and accuse her!"

Xia He took a step forward and broke Lin Wan'er's fingers. Then she slapped her left and right, "pa pa pa", and kicked her half a meter away, and she fell heavily to the ground.

The old lady was about to teach Lin Wan'er a lesson, but when she saw this, she immediately shut her mouth and let Xiao Yunxi vent her anger.

When Princess Ruan saw how cruel Xia He was, she was about to scold her, but she saw the old lady shaking her head gently at her, so she dared not speak anymore.

Seeing his beloved being beaten like this, Lu Jingting's face darkened. He quickly stepped forward to check, then turned around and said angrily, "This is Shou'an Hall, not Feiyu Pavilion. Someone, drag Xia He down and give her twenty strokes of the board!"

The servants looked at each other, and none of them dared to move.

Xiao Yunxi smiled slightly, gave Xia He an admiring look, and said to Lu Jingting: "Let's not talk about Miss Lin being a poor person, and offending the dignity of the princess. Miss Lin is a widow, and the prince half-embracing her like this is probably bad for her reputation."

Hearing this, Lu Jingting pushed Lin Wan'er away and said, "I... I just feel..."

"Do you think what she said is right? That's right. After all, she is the biological mother of the child. Naturally, she cares about the child more than a 'legitimate mother' like me who only came from a family. She also knows how to teach the child in accordance with his aptitude."

Xiao Yunxi looked at Lu Jingting's blushing face and smiled sarcastically.

"Since the prince loves Miss Lin so much, why don't you take her into the palace, give her the status of a concubine, and let her raise Lu Ze and Lu Yuan. I won't take care of anything, how do you think?"

Lu Jingting was speechless.

Even if she was her biological mother, so what? She was a concubine when she entered the mansion. With Lin Wan'er's slave status, she was at best a lowly concubine. How could a legitimate son or daughter not be raised under the name of the wife, but instead given to a lowly concubine to raise?

If this news gets out of the house, not only will Ze Ge'er and Yuan Jie'er not be able to find good marriages in the future, they will also be laughed at for being raised by a mere maid when they go out!

Lu Jingting was now in a difficult situation. His internal organs felt like they were on fire, his mouth was bitter, and he couldn't utter a word.

"It's Jingting Menglang who is wrong. Yunxi, don't be angry." The old lady was afraid that if she continued talking, Xiao Yunxi would really give up, so she had to speak up to smooth things over.

"Yunxi is not angry." Xiao Yunxi said bluntly, "I just have a question to ask the old lady, the princess and the prince."

"Ze'er is five years old now. He dared to find someone to write for him and fool the teacher. This is disloyalty. He pretended to be sick and skipped classes to make the elders worry. This is unfilial. He pushed the responsibility to his stepmother. This is unrighteousness. He ordered the personal servant to deceive the master of the family. This is unkindness. How should such a disloyal, unfilial, unkind and unrighteous person be disciplined?!"

"He is still young now, and we can still use the excuse that he is young and immature to get away with it. But when he grows up and causes any trouble, I am afraid that the ancestral tombs of the Zhennan Palace will be dug up."

The old lady and Lu Jingting were frightened by Xiao Yunxi's words. The current Zhennan Palace was just a title, and had no place to stand in the court. Although the old prince still had military power, he had no ability or possibility to rebel.

It can be said that the current Zhennan Palace is like chicken ribs in the eyes of the emperor. It is tasteless to eat and a pity to throw away.

However, it was only because of the old prince's knowledge and tact that they did not kill them all. Otherwise, the Zhennan Palace would have followed the fate of the Dongyuan Palace and the Xining Palace, with rivers of blood flowing.

Sister Yuan is fine. After all, she is a girl. It won’t have any impact if she marries far away in the future.

What about Danzig?

Even if he has average knowledge, as long as he is honest and behaves properly, he might be able to live a safe life relying on the title of the royal palace.

But if you are so disloyal, unfilial, unkind and unjust, and if you cause trouble in the future... it will be a disaster!

Thinking of this, both of them felt like they were struck by lightning and sweated profusely.

"I asked him to study hard and practice calligraphy, not only to increase his knowledge, but also to temper his temper."

Xiao Yunxi smiled and continued, "If I really have any selfish motives, I should just spoil him. If he doesn't like to study, then don't let him study. If he doesn't like to practice calligraphy, then don't practice. When he grows up, I will give him a few beautiful maids and servants who are good at eating, drinking, whoring and gambling, and give him a lot of gold and silver, so that he can spend his money like a drunkard outside and do whatever he wants."

"Not only will I help him conceal it, I will also stop you and discipline him. When he causes a terrible disaster in the future, I will turn my back on him. After all, he is registered under my name, not my biological child. I don't think the emperor uncle will punish me for it."

"As for Miss Yuan, it's even simpler. Just pamper her and let her live a life of luxury and extravagance, looking down on others. She doesn't even need to learn to read and write, or manage household affairs. In the future, she will marry into a rich and powerful family with complicated connections and become a young lady. After she dies in a few years, I will just go and cry a few more times."

"That's it. I can guarantee that I will still be the virtuous mother praised by everyone!"

"I was sincerely thinking about the child and the future of the palace. Since none of you appreciate it, and you are being scolded by an outsider, I can't teach such a student anymore. The old lady and the prince should find someone else."

After saying this, Xiao Yunxi bowed slightly and walked out leisurely.

Shou'an Hall fell into silence again.

Lu Jingting no longer had the heart to worry about Lin Wan'er. He just stared blankly at Xiao Yunxi's back, lost in thought.

The old lady pondered for a long time and sighed deeply. She regretted why she was soft-hearted and let Lu Jingting get the two children back. She regretted even more why she did not stop the loss in time.

But Xiao Yunxi had already said this, and she didn't have the face to chase after the other person and ask him to continue teaching her.

He turned to look at his confused daughter-in-law and said calmly, "Go back and copy the Diamond Sutra fifty times. You can leave the yard when you finish copying."

"Although you are stupid, you are good at listening to advice. You must remember that as long as Yun Xi is your daughter-in-law and the Crown Prince's Consort of the Zhennan Palace, you will be the honorable Princess!"

"Go back and think about it carefully. If you continue to scold Yun Xi indiscriminately in the future, just move to the family temple."

"Mother!" Ruan looked around awkwardly. This was the first time that the old lady had humiliated her, the princess, in front of the servants.

But seeing the old lady's resolute look, Ruan didn't dare to say anything else. She bowed and left directly.

Seeing the old lady's calm appearance, Nanny Li quickly signaled the maids in the hall to leave.

She knew that the old lady was really angry this time.

Seeing that the maids had all left, the old lady suddenly became depressed and said to Lu Jingting, who had been thinking for a long time, "If you want your family of four to be reunited, just do as Yun Xi said and take Lin Wan'er into the mansion."

Lu Jingting came back to his senses suddenly, with only surprise in his eyes without a trace of joy.

"Grandma, you are..."

"For many years, your grandfather and I have been thinking about how to protect the whole family. Your grandfather is still guarding the border at the age of seventy, hoping to give you more time to grow up."

"If you can't support the Zhennan Palace, then give way to the virtuous. I will write a letter to your grandfather and ask him to reconsider among Jing'an, Jingxian and Jingyu and choose one to be the crown prince."

“As for you, I will announce to the public that you died suddenly.” The old lady closed her eyes and continued, “After that, you will take Lin Wan’er, Ze Ge’er, and Yuan Jie’er away from the capital, and never come back again in your lifetime!”

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