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

The expression on Xiao Yu's face could be described as extremely horrified...

"Brother, you saw father and Madam Nan together at Huguo Temple that day. Madam Nan is the only daughter that father has been with all these years. Although it is a little unexpected, it shouldn't shock you so much."

Xiao Xuetang narrowed his eyes, looked at Xiao Yu with a dangerous look and said, "Or do you think that I was the one who set them up to catch the adulterer at Huguo Temple that day?"

Hearing this, Xiao Yu glanced away with a guilty look...

Xiao Xuetang sneered!

Xiao Yu knew that he had just arrived in Kyoto, and Xiao Xuetang had a deep prejudice against him due to the influence of his previous life, so he had some preconceived notions. He then quickly changed the topic and said, "Just now I remembered something that is related to my grandfather..."

Hearing this, Xiao Xuetang frowned slightly.

Her grandfather had passed away due to illness before she was born, so she had no recollection of him. Xiao Yu was five or six years old at that time, and the eldest grandson in the family. She heard from the old servants that her grandfather doted on him very much.

Xiao Yu lowered his voice and said to Xiao Xuetang: "I heard from Uncle Zhong that something big happened in our family that year, and my father almost failed to inherit the position of Marquis of Yong'an."

"At that time, my grandfather suddenly became furious for some reason and said that he would rather give the title of Crown Prince to my second and third uncles than to depose my father."

"My father was the eldest son in the family. In fact, he was far superior to his two uncles in terms of talent and character. It is said that my father made an unforgivable mistake at that time... He wanted to divorce his wife and marry Ye Nan, the daughter of Ye Chengan."

Who is Ye Chengan? He was a well-known traitor during the reign of Emperor Wuzong, second only to Wang Shoucheng.

The man was born as a wandering doctor. He was introduced by someone and became a disciple of the eunuch Wang Shoucheng. Later, he offered elixirs and gained the trust of Emperor Wuzong. He was promoted to Hanlin and later to Minister of Works. He colluded with Wang Shoucheng and made the court a mess.

Xiao Yi is a man who can get along with everyone, but Lord Xiao is a stubborn old man who has always hated the eunuchs.

Xiao Yi wanted to divorce his first wife with a clean family background and marry Ye Chengan's daughter, so it was no wonder that the old marquis wanted to depose him.

Xiao Xuetang gasped and said, "Could it be that Ye Nan is Madam Nan? No wonder Uncle Wu couldn't find Madam Nan's identity when he went to Jiangnan. Everything about her is fake!"

Then he glared at Xiao Yu and said, "Why didn't you tell me earlier about such an important matter?"

Xiao Yu smiled bitterly and said, "You also know that Uncle Zhong likes to drink, and he likes to talk nonsense when he is drunk. And at that time, the court only knew Ye Chengan, and he didn't have a daughter... And you also know that father and mother have a deep relationship and love for each other over the years. Not long after, mother became pregnant with you."

"So, I just thought Uncle Zhong was talking nonsense."

Xiao Xuetang sneered and said coldly, "Master Xiao, it turns out that you have been deceiving yourself and thinking that you have lived a peaceful life since you were a child."

Xiao Yuqing's handsome face looked a little ugly...

The brother and sister look similar, but their personalities are completely different.

Xiao Yu seems serious and steady, but his inner character is as indecisive as Xie, and he likes to deceive himself; while Xiao Xuetang seems weak and gentle, but in his heart he has some of Xiao Yi's desperate, sober and crazy nature.

Xiao Xuetang was suddenly informed of this news, and her mind turned for a few seconds before she asked Xiao Yu, "Where is Uncle Zhong now? If I can find him to testify, I will have a better chance of winning at the family recognition banquet tomorrow!"

Xiao Xuetang accidentally blurted out her plans for tomorrow...

Xiao Yu looked at her deeply, shook his head gently and said, "You forgot that a gardener drowned in the mansion a few years ago. That person was Uncle Zhong."

In the past, Xiao Xuetang either lived in the Xie family or in the Linwang Mansion, so she didn't know much about the Marquis' Mansion. She was a little disappointed when she heard this, but she still said, "Forget it, forget it. However, it is unexpected to know the identities of Madam Nan and Ye Jin now. This news must be told to Lin Xun."

Xiao Yu immediately became alert and asked, "This is the Marquis's business, why do you want to tell the Regent?"

Then he seemed to have thought of something and said, "I heard that among tomorrow's guests there is the Regent. It was you who invited him..."

Xiao Xuetang felt a little guilty, and her eyes wandered...

Xiao Yu said angrily: "What are you planning for tomorrow? Lin Xun knows it, but you hide it from me?!"

Xiao Xuetang...

Why did she hear a hint of resentment in Xiao Yu's tone?

Just when Xiao Xuetang was feeling extremely guilty, Qiyue outside said, "Miss, Nanny Qin is here..."

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In order to hold the family recognition banquet tomorrow, Old Madam Xiao spent a lot of money. The money in the palace is now controlled by Xie, and the old lady can't spend the money at all. Probably to make up for this, Old Madam Xiao directly took out her dowry to subsidize Ye Jin.

"I have never been wrong in my judgment of people in my life. Xiao Xuetang is as thin as her mother, with a pointed face. She is unlucky. Such a good marriage was canceled!"

After saying this, he spat into the spittoon and continued, "When I first saw that girl Jin, I knew she was a blessed woman. She was given a marriage to the Third Prince by the Empress. When the royal family brings the betrothal gifts, we will keep them. We must not let that bitch Xie get her hands on them."

As soon as the royal decree of marriage was issued, Old Madam Xiao had already started to think about how to use Ye Jin's betrothal gift.

Nanny Qin felt secretly miserable when she heard this, thinking: How come Madam Xiao has been the old lady for so many years and still hasn't made any progress?

Can the royal betrothal gifts be misappropriated at will? Let’s not talk about the shadowy things about the royal betrothal gifts. Let’s just say that Ye Jin needs a dowry when she gets married. If she marries a prince, the dowry must not be too shabby!

According to the rules of the Marquis's Mansion, the dowry is paid by the public according to the share, and then each mother contributes some.

Needless to say, Xiao Xuetang's dowry had already been prepared by Xie and the Xie family. Xie was not stupid enough to let Old Madam Xiao get involved in Xiao Xuetang's dowry. As for the concubines in the mansion, their aunt had made arrangements for them. Only Ye Jin's dowry was still unknown.

But seeing how generous Ye Jin was, and the fact that Yong'an Hou loved Ye Jin, I guess the old lady wouldn't have to pay for Ye Jin's dowry in the future...

While Nanny Qin was thinking about all sorts of things, she resigned herself to following Madam Xiao's instructions and went to the kitchen to ask for more dishes.

"The last family reunion banquet was also a mess. The kitchen prepared so many dishes, but in the end the banquet didn't take place. Not only did all those delicacies go to waste, but the steward also put the blame on us for the waste. And now it's happening again."

The servants in this mansion were divided into those originally from Yong'an Marquis's mansion and those brought by Xie from Xie's family. Since hearing that Old Madam Xiao was going to hold a banquet for Yong'an Marquis's illegitimate daughter, Aunt Li and her group brought by Xie all took sick leave, leaving the remaining old people in the mansion.

Madam Xiao has always been mean and stingy to the people under her, and those old people have a lot of resentment towards her in their hearts. They can't help but complain about having to do so much more work for nothing.

Nanny Qin pretended not to hear.

The inside of the mansion was now in a state of chaos. Xie Shi had somehow become arrogant and acted like a mistress, openly embarrassing Old Madam Xiao. All the people of Xie Shi had their salaries increased by half, while those who had helped Old Madam Xiao to mistreat Xiao Xuetang in the past not only had their salaries not increased, but also had their salaries reduced in various ways.

As a result, people's hearts turned to Xie and Xiao Xuetang...

After all, we are all here to work, so naturally we will give preference to whoever pays more!

Nanny Qin touched the fine jade bracelet on her wrist, thinking about this and that...