After the eldest daughter was reborn, the whole family knelt down and begged for forgiveness

After passing through a long corridor, we arrived at the old princess's courtyard.

The yard was silent except for the sound of rain outside. The old princess was taking a nap at this hour.

Xiao Xuetang slowed down his pace and waited outside, looking around with some boredom.

There was soothing incense burning in the room, and the incense burner was engraved with patterns of beasts.

However, the beasts on these incense burners were not as majestic as the one on Lin Xun's mask, nor as round and cute as the jade carvings delivered today. Under the lingering smoke from the incense burners, they looked a bit... weird after looking at them for a long time.

The beast seemed to come alive...

Xiao Xuetang rubbed her eyes and was about to take a closer look when Nanny Song came out from behind the curtain. Seeing Xiao Xuetang staring at the incense burner, she smiled and said, "There is a beast carved on it. It is said to have the effect of swallowing nightmares and calming the mind. The old princess has always had restless sleep over the years, so beasts are often used here to protect the house. This is a custom in my hometown of Jinling."

Only then did Xiao Xuetang realize that these nightmare beasts that guarded the house were actually related to the Ji family of Jinling in the past. No wonder she had never heard much about them when she was in Kyoto.

"If Madam hadn't told me before, I would have thought this was a foreign custom."

Nanny Song's eyes flashed with an unnatural look. After hesitating for a while, she said to Xiao Xuetang, "This... using a facial beast to protect the house is a custom in the Southern Yi."

Xiao Xuetang looked at Nanny Song in surprise!

Nanny Song lowered her voice and said, "The clans in the south are not like those in the north of Kyoto, who have intermarriage with foreign races."

Now Xiao Xuetang understood that the Ji family had the bloodline of the Southern Yi, but the Southern Yi was from the Southern Frontier...

"Why let Tang'er stand outside when she's here? Come in."

While the two were talking, the old princess woke up.

The old princess looked good after Xiao Xuetang's treatment in the past two days. After Xiao Xuetang gave her acupuncture as usual, she said, "Old princess, your years of hard work and worry have caused this. In addition to acupuncture and medication, you need to rest."

"This is the prescription I adjusted based on your body. I will come to Shuiyunju every three days to give you acupuncture."

Nanny Song was just bringing over some tea. Upon hearing this, she asked in surprise, "Miss, are you going to the Marquis' Mansion?"

Xiao Xuetang said to the old princess with an apologetic look on her face: "I promised you before that I should stay here to take care of your body, but now I really have a reason to leave. However, I will come to Shuiyunju every three days to give you acupuncture."

Apart from the old princess, the remaining poison in Lin Xun's body has not been completely eliminated.

The old princess didn't blame Xiao Xuetang. When she heard that she was leaving, she asked, "Why are you leaving so suddenly? Are you not used to living here, or did Huai Zhang bully you?"

As he said this, he looked at Tianshu who was standing beside him, and the hairs on Tianshu's back almost stood up!

His prince entered the palace early in the morning, so it probably has nothing to do with his prince... right?

Xiao Xuetang quickly explained: "Princess, please don't misunderstand. This has nothing to do with the prince. It's my own fault."

"My father didn't know that I broke off the engagement in the palace yesterday. The Marquis' Mansion must be in turmoil these days. I have to go back and take a look."

Xiao Xuetang did not say that she was worried about implicating the old princess, because she knew that if she said that, the old princess would not let her go back.

And the old princess also wanted to keep Xiao Xuetang.

The old princess learned from Nanny Song that Xiao Xuetang had broken off the engagement. She was somewhat surprised at Xiao Xuetang's quick action. Of course, she also knew that Lin Xun must have been behind it.

In this way, the old princess felt much more relieved...

She thought that as long as Xiao Xuetang lived in Shuiyun for a few months and Lin Xun also stayed at home, would she still worry about the lack of progress in their relationship?

The old princess really hopes that Xiao Xuetang can be by Lin Xun's side and resolve his old knot.

Now seeing Xiao Xuetang leaving in a hurry, although Xiao Xuetang said it was because of family reasons, the old princess felt that Xiao Xuetang was hiding something...

Nanny Song at the side also advised: "Miss, it may not be appropriate for you to go back like this. Today, I have sent someone to inquire at the Marquis' Mansion. The Marquis' Mansion... is not peaceful."

What Nanny Song meant by "not peaceful" was that Xiao Yi protected Ye Jin and had a fight with Xie.

Xiao Yi and Xie had been married for many years. Xiao Yi never took concubines or had affairs with other women. He was a well-known good man in Kyoto.

Who would have thought that this lord who boasted of his integrity had an affair with the concubine of the King of Runan in the Huguo Temple?

It was said to be a misunderstanding, but so many eyes saw it, and Emperor Yonghui even scolded Xiao Yi for it. Even though Emperor Yonghui forbade him to mention it again for the sake of the two important ministers' face, there is no wall that is impenetrable.

Now Xiao Yi has become a laughing stock in Kyoto.

Immediately afterwards, Xiao Xuetang broke off her engagement with Lin Shaoshu in the palace yesterday. Xiao Yi originally wanted to hold Xie accountable, blaming her for taking the initiative and indulging Xiao Xuetang.

But Xiao Yi forgot that the current Xie was no longer the obedient Xie of the past, but the Xie who had completely seen through his hypocritical true face and hated him to the core.

"My Lord, are you so angry? Are you blaming me for canceling the engagement with the Third Prince, or for not protecting Ye Jin in the palace yesterday?"

"Our Xiao family loves Ye Jinen so much that we adopted her, an orphan without a father or a mother. Not only is she ungrateful, she has ruined the reputation of the Marquisate and seduced her sister's fiancé. According to the rules of Kyoto, no one would say anything if we beat this ungrateful person to death. But the Marquis protected her instead. People who don't know the truth would think that Ye Jin is your biological daughter!"

Xiao Yi was so angry at Xie's words that his face turned red and then white, and then white and then red. His original aggressiveness was mixed with a sense of guilt.

"How did you become so cruel and ruthless? You even want to kill people. Do you still have the tolerance of a mistress?"

Xiao Yi became angry and started to blame Xie.

Mrs. Xie was not afraid at all and sneered, "What do you mean by being tolerant of the mistress of the house? You treated me like a fool and fooled me, and I became estranged from my own flesh and blood. Do you think that's tolerant?"

Thinking of all the things she had done to Xiao Xuetang over the years, Xie's eyes turned red, and a hint of cruelty flashed in her eyes as she said, "Get out of here!"

"Tang'er's marriage has been cancelled. Ye Jin, I don't care. But if you harm Tang'er because of this, I will drag you to hell with me even if I have to risk my life."

As he said this, he casually threw the flower scissors he was using at Xiao Yi. Although Xiao Yi dodged in time, the sharp scissors still left a bloody mark on his face.

Xie, actually dared to attack him!

Xiao Yi was furious, and was about to raise his hand to hit her, but he met Xie's red eyes full of hatred, and suddenly felt a chill on his back, and left angrily like a deflated ball...

After Xiao Yi left, the dispute between the couple spread quickly throughout the mansion, and even spread outside the mansion due to the deliberate exaggeration of people arranged by Xiao Xuetang...

It is rumored that Ye Jin is not Xiao Yi's adopted daughter, but an illegitimate daughter!

Xiao Yi deliberately framed his own daughter and supported his illegitimate daughter to take the throne...