Chapter 185 Freeing Xie Yao from the Suffering of Being a Widow
When Xie Yao left the Wei family, she was holding a thick booklet in her hand.
It is a copy of the Wei family's genealogy.
She sat in the carriage and read through it.
But before she finished reading, Zhu Qing's voice came, "Crown Princess, something happened!"
"At noon today, a rumor spread in the city that there are still survivors in Lingxiang Village, who pointed out that the national teacher also lived in Lingxiang Village 20 years ago and had a crush on the young lady of the teacher in Lingxiang Village."
"The villagers of the Soul-killing Village may have turned their hatred from love!"
Although the man who beat the drum for reporting the incident survived by chance, he was still young and did not remember the events clearly.
I don’t even know these secrets.
When Xie Yao heard Zhu Qing's words, a person immediately flashed through her mind.
"Were these rumors spread through Sister Ying's channels?" Xie Yao asked immediately.
"The Crown Princess is wise."
Li Shuo!
Xie Yao said: "Go to the Heavenly Prison quickly to find His Highness."
Although Xiao Ji might have known about this, she still wanted to inform him again just in case.
In case something really happens to Li Shuo.
Since Li Shuo has named and questioned him like this, Xiao Ning and Concubine Li will never let him go!
Li Shuo was using himself as bait to lure Concubine Li and Xiao Ning into taking action... This tactic was effective, but very dangerous.
Someone immediately went to the Heavenly Prison to deliver the letter.
When the carriage returned to the Prince's Mansion, Si Nan had already taken everything Xie Yao wanted.
Xie Yao finished reading the Wei family genealogy and did not find any problems. Could it be that... she was wrong?
Unable to figure it out, Xie Yao shook her head slightly, put down the copied copy, and turned to look at the account book that Si Nan brought back.
Naturally, she was not looking at the account book in her own name.
It’s Xiao Ning’s.
In the past, Xiao Ning had embezzled money from the Nanzhou dike incident. With such a criminal record, she didn't believe that Xiao Ning had not tampered with other things.
As long as you do it, it will leave traces.
She is good at accounting, so naturally she wants to make good use of this strength.
Zhao Zhao was poisoned by Xiao Ning.
Xiao Ji has his way of revenge as a father, and Xie Yao has her way of revenge as a mother.
Xie Yao spent the entire afternoon checking the accounts.
Over there in the prison.
When Xie Yao's people delivered the news, Xiao Ji had already learned about it. The first thing he did was to send someone to find Li Shuo.
Si Nan said: "Your Highness, Lord Li is on duty at the Hanlin Academy."
As the runner-up, Li Shuo would naturally enter the Hanlin Academy as an editor after the list is announced.
Xiao Ji: “…”
The heart is really big.
"Let the people in the palace keep an eye on it and make sure nothing goes wrong."
Of course you have to fish, but you can't let them eat the bait.
"Yes." Si Nan responded, and then said: "Your Highness, this is a good thing."
"Lord Li risked his life, and this time we caught him red-handed!"
Xiao Ji lowered his eyelids slightly, but shook his head gently, "Maybe not."
As soon as Xiao Ji finished speaking, Si Bei walked in from outside, "Your Highness, there is news from the palace that Concubine Li went to the Yangxin Palace."
No one cares what Princess Li does on weekdays.
In the face of rumors, as a person involved, Concubine Li's every move naturally has to be watched.
Hall of Mental Cultivation.
Princess Li asked Li Dajian to pass the message, and then she entered the palace smoothly.
But the emperor didn't even look at her. He just carefully reviewed the memorials. The Yangxin Palace was silent and full of oppression.
Concubine Li's hands, which were hanging at her side, were clenched slightly, and sweat oozed from her palms. She did not dare to make a sound to disturb him.
for a long time.
The emperor raised his eyes and asked calmly, "Why are you here?"
Concubine Li knelt down with red eyes, "I beg Your Majesty to make the decision."
"Your Majesty, Your Highness the Crown Prince should investigate the case, but how can you allow someone to slander me for no apparent reason?"
"I am your Majesty's concubine. Where does your Majesty stand with this move by the Crown Prince?"
Concubine Li knelt on the ground and took a few steps towards the emperor. "Your Majesty, how would I like you..."
"You should know best." Concubine Li had moved to the emperor's legs and buried her head in his lap. "Rumors are as fierce as tigers. I cannot comment on the behavior of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."
"I beg Your Majesty not to wrongly accuse me."
Even though she had given birth to a pair of children, Concubine Li's face was still as beautiful as ever.
Rumors were rife in the capital, and the emperor naturally knew about it.
He raised his hand and grabbed Li Fei's chin, forcing her to look up. "My beloved concubine, what do you mean... is to admit that you are the daughter of the teacher in Lingxiang Village?"
Concubine Li raised her face slightly and looked at the emperor without avoiding the gaze. "Lingxiang Village was in disaster 20 years ago. Before that, there was only one teacher in the village, my father."
"Father has only one daughter, me."
"But the rest of the rumors...are not true."
"Your Majesty is the only one in my heart." Concubine Li bit her lower lip lightly, her eyes full of grievance, "Your Majesty, don't you believe me?"
The emperor's expression did not change. "Have you and the Imperial Master known each other before?"
Concubine Li shook her head without hesitation.
"My father taught me female virtues and rules since I was young. I seldom go out of the house, so naturally I have never seen a man outside of my family."
Besides, Lingxiang Village is covered with yellow earth and mud, which she finds dirty!
The emperor loosened his hand and looked away.
"Your Majesty." Concubine Li cried aggrievedly.
The emperor said, "I understand."
Before Concubine Li could ask more, Li Dajian understood and stepped forward to see her off, "Madam Concubine Li, please."
Seeing that the emperor was reading the memorial seriously, Concubine Li did not dare to ask any more questions and could only leave the Palace of Tranquil Longevity, looking back every few steps.
I wondered what the emperor meant.
She wanted to continue explaining, but she was afraid that if she said too much, she would make too many mistakes and arouse His Majesty's suspicion.
It’s all Xiao Ji’s fault!
As for that damn witness... he deserves to die.
But I can't move yet...
Before she came, she had someone send a message to Ning'er, asking her not to act rashly.
You can kill him at any time.
But if I kill him now... that would make me feel guilty.
She just didn't believe that there was anyone who really knew anything.
Even if I knew, I would never be able to produce any evidence.
She should have told Ning'er not to be impulsive earlier. What is she in such a hurry to do something to Xiao Ji and Xie Yao now?
Even if Xiao Ji had a son, what kind of waves could he make with only a year left to live?
As for Xie Yao...
Not to mention, once Xiao Ji died, she would be sleeping on the pillows of thousands of men and being tasted by tens of thousands of people!
With such an enchanting appearance, it would be a pity if she didn't use it to win over the court officials for Ning'er.
In this way, Xie Yao was spared the pain of being a widow.
But Ning'er just wouldn't listen.
He had to attack Xie Yao and Xiao Ji, and now this dying man is striking back...
What a headache!
Xie Yao, who was being missed by Concubine Li, had been looking at the account books for the whole afternoon. She raised her head from the pile of account books.
A dark light flashed in his eyes.
She had divided the account book on the table into two parts, one with problems and the other with no problems yet.
Candles were lit in the house.
Xie Yao raised her hand and rubbed her shoulder, "Is your highness not back yet?"
Zhu Qing shook his head, "No, maybe something delayed him."
Xie Yao stood up and said, "It's okay, go outside to greet them."
She was waiting outside the palace yesterday. Although His Highness did not show anything excessive on the surface, she was actually very happy in her heart.
She sees it clearly, so she is naturally willing to do more.
Zhu Qing smiled and took the cloak without hesitation. "It's windy at night, Crown Princess, be careful not to get cold. Your Highness will definitely not spare us."
Xie Yao glared at her and said, "You're so talkative."
She looked past Zhao Zhao Sui Sui and headed towards the gate of the Crown Prince's Mansion. After walking a few steps, she saw a figure hurriedly approaching...
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