Chapter 164 Returning to Chengyuan, the Prince Shows Off His Wife and Meets a Rival

Chengyuan!

After hearing this name from Xie Yao, the Xie family members remembered that Chengyuan was the most generous dowry of the Xu family. It was the private garden of Prince Rui, the leader of the Five Kings Rebellion, before he was crowned king.

They had been there many years ago. It covered an area of ​​one hundred acres, nestled against the mountains and beside the water, and was magnificent. It was considered the largest private garden in the capital.

If it weren't for the fact that maintaining this garden was too expensive and the Xie family wasn't a family of high-ranking officials, they would have moved in with their entire family long ago for fear of attracting attention.

"Chengyuan? No way!" Xie Mingan almost jumped up.

Realizing that his reaction was too much, he forced a smile.

"My uncle is saying that the garden has been abandoned for years, most of the flowers and trees inside have died, and the pavilions and towers must have fallen into disrepair. Besides, Chengyuan is too big, it is more than enough for the entire Xie family to live in. How can Madam live there alone?"

"If you want to live separately, the Bo Mansion has a large house with five entrances and exits on Fuling Street, which is large enough for Madam to live in."

"My Lord, you may have forgotten that I am the manager of Cheng Garden."

Manager Xu tried to straighten his hunched body. "Over the years, I have been taking care of Cheng Garden. I can also trim the flowers and trees, and repair the houses every year. The garden is just a little deserted, how can it be abandoned?"

Xie Ming'an wanted to say more, but Xie Yao said, "Cheng Garden belongs to my mother. Not to mention that she lives there alone, even if she demolishes the garden and rebuilds it, hiring thousands of servants, it has nothing to do with you. If you don't want to, then let's continue talking about the matter of disrespecting the imperial edict."

Du Yutang: "Lord Wenchang, it's just a garden, aren't you reluctant to give it up?"

Xie Mingan's eyes became more and more serious.

But no matter how unwilling he was, he had no reason to refuse, so he could only grit his teeth and nod: "Okay, isn't it Chengyuan? I will give it to the lady."

"In that case, my Lord, you may go and get the deed. I am waiting here respectfully, and I will serve as a witness."

After Du Yutang finished speaking, he looked at Xie Yan and said, "Young Master, you killed a slave in front of me. This is disrespectful to the law and you shall be punished with fifty strokes of the cane."

Xie Yan looked pointless.

Not to mention fifty lashes of the cane, even if it means taking my own life, it's fine as long as it's useful to my sister.

"Sister, when mother moves to Chengyuan, what about me? Can I go with her?" he asked.

Xie Ming'an was furious: "You rebellious son, you are my uncle's legitimate son, your family is the Xie family! How can you live with Xu, who lives in a separate residence? Do you want the whole capital to know that my uncle and my wife are not getting along?"

Xie Yan shrugged. "Could it be that if I don't go, the whole capital won't know about the discord between my father and mother?"

Xu Susu looked at her daughter and said, "Chengyuan is very big. If you want to stay for a while, you can."

Thank you for the banquet.

At this time, Xiao Yizi said, "That slave betrayed her master and sought glory. This king also wanted to kill her. Xie Yan killed the person he wanted to kill for me. This is a merit. There are reasons for this. This is a second merit. The merits and demerits offset each other, so there is no need to punish him."

Du Yutang: “…”

Xiao Yizi: "Cousin, is there anything wrong with what I said?"

The corners of Du Yutang's mouth twitched, and he looked at the bound Sun father and daughter in frustration and rage.

"Auntie Sun is the uncle's concubine, so let the uncle's family deal with it. The inner house of the Wenchang uncle's family is not peaceful. I hope the uncle will clean up the house and prevent such things from happening again."

"As for Sun Yaoling, the Imperial Physician of the Imperial Pharmacy, he secretly poisoned my daughter outside the palace, assisted her in forging a false identity, and then took her away and imprisoned her. I will report this matter to His Majesty, and His Majesty will make the final decision."

Xie Ming'an asked Jiang Si to drag Aunt Sun away, and then went to the study to find the deed to Chengyuan.

Before leaving, he winked at the other members of the Xie family, signaling them to follow him.

The Xie family is not his Xie family alone. The prosperity and decline of the Bo family are all shared by them. If he is asked to hand over so much dowry from the Xu family in one go, he will definitely make the old lady and the second wife bleed as well.

The hall quieted down. Xie Yao bowed to Du Yutang and said, "Thank you for what happened today, Master Du."

"Your Highness is too polite. This is my duty." Du Yutang waved his hand quickly and walked to the door.

He was ready to wait for Wenchang Bo to hand over the land deed documents, slip away, and avoid suspicion with Jingbei King.

Although Prince Jingbei is his cousin, he always likes to do extraordinary things, and the Du family has always had a distant relationship with the Xiao family.

Back then, the prince was only thirteen years old, but he dared to lead his guards and beat the son of Prime Minister Jiang until he was black and blue. He did not say that he was a member of the Xiao family, but said that he was his cousin.

Everyone knew Xiao Yizi, and everyone knew that he was the son of Marquis Jingbei. He insisted on dragging himself into this matter, and thus, implicated their Du family and offended the Jiang family.

Later, Xiao Yizi successively offended the Zhao, Qian, Sun, Li, Zhou, Wu, Zheng, Wang, Feng, Chen, Chu, Wei, Jiang, Chen, Han, Yang and other families.

At that time, Du Yutang had just entered the officialdom. He was full of ambition and was determined to make great achievements in the officialdom.

Then he didn't get promoted for three whole years.

However, Du Yutang, who has experienced many years of ups and downs in the officialdom, has already understood Xiao Yizi's profound meaning.

The old Marquis of Jingbei was the sworn brother of the late emperor. He held a large number of troops and had great power in the court.

Whether it is the Du family or the Qin family, they are all relatives of the Xiao family.

It would be best if the Xiao family were the enemy of the whole world.

Xiao Yizi will be a lone minister.

Just because he understood it didn't mean he could change his years of habits. After thinking about it, he decided to slip away to avoid suspicion.

"I am covered in blood. The judicial officer will stay here. I will return to the government office first—"

"Cousin, what's the hurry?"

Xiao Yizi's voice sounded, very clear and quiet.

Du Yutang stopped where he was and asked, "Huh?"

The prince sat in a wheelchair, looking dignified and upright, but he didn't look at him. Instead, he lowered his eyes to glance at the sachet with a crane pattern on it around his waist.

"Ahem."

The prince suddenly coughed twice.

Du Yutang was still puzzled.

"My cousin usually wears the purse embroidered by his wife, but why is he wearing a jade pendant around his waist today?"

The prince asked in a flat tone, casually puffing out his chest.

Du Yutang finally realized what was happening and suddenly became more talkative: "The one I used to wear was taken away by Qinghe to be washed. Oh, I couldn't bear to let Qinghe embroider it. Embroidering a purse is so tiring. I can wear Qinghe's embroidery for three years. How can I bear to let her waste her time on it?"

Xie Yao seemed to be lost in thought.

Bai Zhu, who was standing next to him, had a gloomy expression on his face. He thought that the prince wanted Lord Du to discover the sachet embroidered by the princess. How come Lord Du looked so smart, but ended up showing off his and his wife in front of the prince?

The prince also met his match.

When talking about his wife Qinghe, Lord Du became excited.

His mind suddenly jolted, and he lifted his foot in front of the prince.

Bai Mi was almost about to draw his sword in response to the pressure.

"Look at the sole of this shoe, cousin. My Qinghe was afraid that I would hurt my feet when walking, so he specially asked a craftsman to make it for me. He also sewed short velvet inside, so it's very comfortable to wear—"

Du Yutang pointed at the official boots on his feet and mentioned his wife. His face was surprisingly gentle and his tone was complacent and proud.

Halfway through his speech, Du Yutang suddenly realized what was happening when he saw Guard Xiaobai winking at him and covered his mouth.

This is not just his brother, this is also the prince, and the prince can't walk.

Is he crazy? He actually broke the taboo in front of the prince and showed off the shoes Qinghe made for him.

Although this shoe is indeed very comfortable.

Just when Du Yutang was trembling with fear, afraid that Xiao Yizi would overthink things, Xie Yao asked naturally, "Cousin, are these shoes really that comfortable to wear? I hope you can ask my sister-in-law what kind of fur the short velvet is. I will have someone make a pair for the prince later."

Du Yutang nodded repeatedly: "Okay, okay."

Hearing the princess addressing his relatives as cousins, Xiao Yizi couldn't help but raise the corners of his lips.

As for the so-called taboos mentioned by Du Yutang, he didn't care.

Bai Mi rubbed his eyes and looked at his brother, asking with his eyes:

He must have seen it right. When the prince heard someone talking about walking and shoes in front of him, he not only didn't get angry, but laughed?