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

But Xiao Yusheng cheated on his wife before his wedding, and the woman he cheated on was the daughter of the second branch of the Xie family. He was also discovered. Isn't this a clear slap in the face of the Changping Marquis' Mansion?

If you think about it more deeply and carefully, this is clearly a slap in the face of the emperor!

So the Emperor of Chu was unhappy.

The atmosphere in the imperial study suddenly became much colder, and the eunuchs' backs bent. They often served the emperor and were very sensitive to his mood changes.

The emperor is very angry now, and you can’t tell when he will lose his temper…

The fifth prince seemed not to notice his father's bad expression and continued to express his own opinions.

"Let's go back to what your father said just now. You said that Lord Xie values ​​his daughter more than the emperor, but I don't think so. If it's really like what you said, Lord Xie should have canceled the engagement the first time he was humiliated. The reason why he didn't cancel the engagement the first time was because he obeyed your will to grant the marriage."

"——Until the pregnant Xie Ruyu jumped out, the Xiao family was pushing their limits and stepped on his face. If Lord Xie could still tolerate it, he would not be a good subject of the emperor, but a coward. As the saying goes, even a clay man still has some temper. If you can't tolerate it anymore, you don't need to tolerate it anymore."

"Not to mention, Lord Xie treats his daughter like a treasure. Since Cheng'en Marquis's Mansion bullies her to this extent, Lord Xie will naturally go all out. He will risk his life to vent his anger for his daughter and Changping Marquis's Mansion, and force Cheng'en Marquis's Mansion to cancel the engagement."

Speaking of this, the Fifth Prince smiled happily, which was a rare occurrence.

"Speaking of which, my son quite admires the Xie family. Apart from anything else, this incident at least proves that the Changping Marquis's family is full of people with blood and a good family tradition."

"Of course, this also shows that my father is a wise ruler who clearly distinguishes between public and private affairs, and rewards and punishments. Otherwise, the Xie family father and son would not dare to be so tough. They must know that my father is reasonable and will not punish them severely."

The fifth prince even complimented the Emperor of Great Chu calmly.

The Great Chu Emperor looked at his fifth son with displeasure and then laughed in anger.

"You always speak for the Xie family. If I didn't know that you don't like to interact with court officials, I would have really thought that you had some kind of relationship with the Xie family."

At first glance, what the Emperor of Chu said seemed to be nothing wrong, but it was the emperor who said it.

Not to mention the words spoken, even a cough or a look is enough to make people speculate for a long time.

The fifth prince sneered in his heart, but his face remained indifferent.

"Father, you are joking. I am only speaking the truth. I am not speaking for the Xie family. I just don't like the people in the Cheng'en Marquisate to bully others by taking advantage of their power."

Having said that, the fifth prince snorted coldly, with a hint of sharpness in his words.

"Besides, if we really want to talk about bullying, in such a big city like Beijing, is it the turn of the Cheng'en Marquis Mansion?"

"There are so many powerful people in the capital, the Duke's Mansion, the Earl's Mansion, the Prince's Mansion, which one's title is not higher than the Cheng'en Marquis' Mansion? Which one is not more noble than the Cheng'en Marquis' Mansion? Is it the turn of the Cheng'en Marquis' Mansion to be so arrogant?"

Hearing the Fifth Prince say this, the Emperor of Great Chu was quite surprised.

The fifth brother has always been humble to others, but today he rarely expressed his dissatisfaction. The Emperor of Great Chu was surprised and happy at the same time.

Although his sons were overly competitive and eyeing his throne, he felt uneasy.

But if everyone was like an hermit and didn't fight or compete with each other, it would also give him a headache, like Lao Wu.

How can one be born in a royal family without claws and teeth and without any scheming? This is how Lao Wu looks like his offspring!

But the Emperor of Chu will not compromise so easily.

"Even if you are right, Lord Xie still regards his daughter as more important than me. It is a good thing to be brave, but in order to stand up for his daughter, he disregards my face. Isn't this too much?"

The fifth prince still opposed.

"Father is the emperor, he is in a high position, so he must be careful and considerate when doing things. Otherwise, if he is not careful, there will be a lot of losses. But not everyone has the same vision as father."

"Ministers under Father's command do not need to be thorough in everything. Those who are not thorough are truly good ministers. For Lord Xie, who is passionate and affectionate and loves his daughter, it means that he has a weak spot."

"If Lord Xie remained indifferent even though others were bullying him, I would suspect that he had some hidden conspiracy that he must endure..."

The look in the eyes of the Great Chu Emperor changed——

Indeed, if Xie Yunchuan could endure being humiliated to this extent, it only meant that he had more important things in mind, which would not necessarily make him, the emperor, happy.

The fifth prince asked with a smile.

"Father, would you rather employ a selfish person who doesn't care about his relatives, or a kind-hearted person who loves his daughter? Father, don't forget that Xie Lingxi is Marquis Xie's own flesh and blood. If his own flesh and blood was bullied like this, Marquis Xie would still remain indifferent."

"If the emperor is in trouble in the future, do you think Lord Xie will do his best to help? If the Great Chu is in trouble in the future, a father who doesn't even stand up for his own daughter when she is humiliated would have packed up his belongings and fled long ago, right?"

The expression of the Great Chu Emperor was somewhat moved, because Lao Wu had hit upon the point that concerned him again.

Yes, if Lord Xie is really a coward, or a timid person, or just a selfish person who only cares about himself.

If I or the Great Chu were ever in trouble, I would probably run away faster than anyone else.

Lord Xie now dared to defy the imperial edict in order to vent his daughter's anger, which really brought shame to himself.

But we can look at it from another perspective.

It also proves that Lord Xie is indeed courageous.

If he is willing to disobey the imperial order for his daughter today, he will naturally be able to shed blood and sacrifice for Da Chu and himself in the future.

The Great Chu Emperor's expression softened a little, but he still didn't say anything.

The fifth prince looked at his father's slightly changing expression and summarized with a smile.

"Father, I still say the same thing. Lord Xie did not disobey the imperial edict from the beginning. He was forced into a desperate situation. When Lord Xie was humiliated for the second time in Cheng'en Marquis' Mansion, he did not ask you for help. He did not consider your face and went straight to the door to fight. It was indeed his inconsiderateness."

"But no one is perfect. It is normal for an official to make mistakes occasionally. Moreover, this is not a big mistake. For the entire country, it is just a trivial matter. Whether to punish or not is up to the emperor."

The fifth prince's analysis is well-reasoned.

"Let's take a step back. Even if Lord Xie knew that this would hurt Father's reputation, and still did it, it was because he felt wronged and deliberately made Father embarrassed. It does sound excessive."

"But think about it again, Father. No matter how wronged Lord Xie was, his real target was the culprit of this incident, the Cheng'en Marquisate. He never complained about Father at all."

"And Lord Xie also paved the way for the cancellation of the engagement, and did not make it too difficult for Father. Now that the two families are in such a mess, Lord Xie has directly brought out all the reasons for it, so that the people can see and judge."