The evil woman becomes the concubine and the villain is crushed to ashes

Madam Xiao gritted her teeth and said secretly:

I just hope this bitch won’t let me down and really give me a grandson!

After thinking quickly, Madam Xiao turned her head and looked at the aggressive Lord Xie and shouted loudly.

"This is the child of the Cheng'en Marquis Mansion! What qualifications do you, the Xie family, have to kill him? Get out of here immediately!"

Lord Xie and Xie Zhibai stopped what they were doing.

The onlookers were also quiet for a moment, and then like a drop of water falling into a frying pan, it exploded——

"Oh! Is this an admission? I knew it! Madam Xiao kept denying it just now, and her expression didn't seem like she was lying. I didn't expect that she would come out to protect the child when she saw that he was about to die?"

"Oh, who doesn't know what she's thinking? She just looks down on Xie Ruyu's background. If Xie Lingxi is pregnant, you can see that she will have to make a fuss to welcome her into the family. Isn't it because she wants a child but doesn't want the child's mother?"

"It's not that bad. If you ask me, she just wants a child and wants to form an alliance with the Marquis of Changping. Bah! She wants to take advantage of everything. What a shameless old woman!"

"Hahaha... this can also confirm the rumor. Xiao Yusheng is probably really useless. Otherwise, based on what happened today, even if Madam Xiao loves her grandson, she would never admit it at this critical moment."

"After all, if we lose this grandson, we can still have another one. Now we are willing to shamelessly protect this child. It shows that the rumors that Xiao Yusheng is disabled are true. We can no longer have children in the future! Tsk tsk!"

The people were talking and mocking each other, with occasional laughter.

Mrs. Xiao's face turned pale and blue, but she still gritted her teeth and asked the guards to protect Xie Ruyu.

Now I was really worried that Xie Ruyu had a miscarriage.

Since he had already admitted it, it was embarrassing. He immediately asked Butler Li to bring Xie Ruyu into the mansion.

"Butler Li, bring the person in!"

So Xie Ruyu was finally satisfied.

Although he looked panic-stricken, he still hurriedly entered the Cheng'en Marquis Mansion under the strict protection of several guards.

Xie Zhili was also released by several guards in the chaos. At this moment, he chased his daughter happily and entered the Cheng'en Marquis Mansion together, still shouting.

"Hahaha! I knew my daughter was capable. She finally married into the Cheng'en Marquis's mansion. My golden grandson, grandpa will have to rely on you in the future!"

This greedy face is really shameful.

Mrs. Xiao's face darkened again.

Lord Xie and Xie Zhibai both breathed a sigh of relief.

Very good, as long as the Cheng'en Marquisate is willing to acknowledge the child, then the cancellation of the engagement will be one step closer.

However, the two did not rejoice too soon, as the matter was not over yet. Now it was just to let the Marquis of Changping Mansion stand on the moral high ground and make the Marquis of Cheng'en Mansion the one in the wrong.

But if you really want to cancel the engagement, you have to force it a little more!

Outside the crowd, next to the carriage, a little maid squeezed out of the crowd and ran to the carriage, panting.

She happily said to the carriage, "Miss! Madam Xiao admitted it! She saw that the Marquis was going to give Xie Ruyu abortion soup, so she tried to stop him. When she saw that she was exposed, she couldn't argue anymore, so she simply admitted it."

"It seems that she was afraid of hurting the fetus, so she asked someone to send Xie Ruyu into the mansion, and Second Master Xie also followed her in happily! I took a special look and saw that Madam Xiao had a very good expression! Hahaha..."

A white jade hand lifted the car curtain, and Xie Lingxi's expression finally showed some change.

Looking at the empty space in the crowd, which was some distance away, he couldn't hear what Madam Xiao and the others were saying, but he could see Madam Xiao's ashamed and angry expression.

Xie Lingxi sneered: "Very good, everything is going according to plan. Now we just need to wait for the division of responsibilities, and then wait for news from the palace!"

……

Royal study room.

"Your Majesty, the Fifth Prince requests an audience."

The Emperor of Great Chu was reviewing memorials carefully. He was quite surprised to hear the eunuch's report.

"Old Five? Why is he here? This brat usually only comes here when I assign him an errand, but he came so quickly this time."

The eunuch understood the emperor's heart best and said with a smile.

"Your Majesty, what are you saying? Who doesn't know that the Fifth Prince is the most filial to Your Majesty? But the Fifth Prince has a stable temperament and is not good at expressing himself. Isn't it his duty to come and see Your Majesty?"

After hearing this, a smile did appear on the face of the Great Chu Emperor, but he quickly regained his dignity.

"You're the only one who can talk! Call them in. Oh, and make the new tea sent from Jiangnan. I wonder if Lao Wu likes it..."

The last sentence was muttered by the Emperor of Great Chu himself.

The eunuch smiled and complimented.

"Whether the Fifth Prince likes tea or not, I don't know, but the Fifth Prince will definitely understand the Emperor's fatherly heart, so he will naturally be happy."

The Great Chu Emperor listened to the eunuch's words, nodded at him, and said with a smile: "Alright! Go quickly, you talk too much nonsense."

"Father!"

The fifth prince entered the imperial study and saw his father reviewing memorials. He forced a stiff smile on his face.

It can be seen that he doesn't like to laugh normally, so this smile seems particularly strange, clumsy but sincere, and it also shows concern.

"Even if you have to take care of state affairs, you must also take care of your health. I heard that you often forget to eat. Even if you don't think about yourself, you must think about the Empress, the concubines, and my brothers. In addition to being the Emperor of Great Chu, you are also the head of our family."

It sounded like nagging, but the Emperor of Chu enjoyed it very much.

He looked at his son and scolded him with a smile.

"You are good in everything except your old-fashioned character. You are the same as your teacher! You are also the same in your nagging."

"I understand. I was just so upset when reviewing the memorials that I wasn't hungry. But don't worry, I will eat well in the future."

As he spoke, he glared at the eunuch next to him in annoyance.

The eunuch said with a smile on his face, lowering his head helplessly.

"Your Majesty, the Fifth Prince is also concerned about your health. I cannot persuade you, so I thought of telling the Fifth Prince so that he can persuade you."

"After all, only when the emperor is healthy can we, the servants, feel at ease. Not to mention that the common people rely on the emperor, even I, an old slave, have to rely on the emperor. Only when the emperor is well can I be well!"

This flattery is so loud.

The Emperor of Great Chu was indeed a little angry just now because the servants around him were disobedient and told others about his situation.

But now, after hearing what the old eunuch said, my mood improved a lot. At least he only said what he should say and didn't reveal what he shouldn't say.

Moreover, the Emperor of Great Chu did have a bit more preference for the Fifth Prince, if for no other reason than that this fifth prince was very talented and smart.

It’s a pity that there is no support from the maternal family.

His biological mother died of illness early. To be honest, I liked her quite a lot back then, but it's a pity that she was so beautiful but had a tragic life.

However, she did give birth to a good son.

At least in the eyes of the Emperor of Great Chu, the fifth brother is very similar to himself.