Chapter 536 Extra 6 Part 1
An accident happened before we set off for Silver Sand Island.
Shao Lanxi, the top scholar of this year's imperial examination, filed a complaint with Shuntian Prefecture, claiming that he was molested by the second daughter of Pingle Marquis's Mansion and lost his innocence, and he wanted the second daughter to be held responsible.
Pingle Marquis Mansion:!!!
Bai's female power was still as strong as ever. She grabbed a carrying pole and chased Chu Yuxin for five streets. Chu Yuxin was so scared that she dared not return home and hurried to the palace to seek help from Chu Liuzheng.
"Sister, stop laughing and help me think of something." Chu Yuxin anxiously grabbed Chu Liuzheng's arm and shook it. "I really didn't know he was a man. I thought he was a young lady disguised as a man who sneaked out of the house to play."
Chu Liuzheng finally stopped laughing, raised his hand to wipe away the tears from the corners of his eyes, and looked at her: "Young lady, can you kiss me?"
"I didn't mean to do that." Chu Yuxin pouted, "Isn't it just an accidental kiss because I was pushed down?"
"He's a grown man, but he wants me, a little girl, to be responsible, and he's even taking me to court. Isn't he afraid of losing face?"
"How can shame be more important than a good future?" Given the current situation at the Pingle Marquisate, Chu Liuzheng had no choice but to entertain conspiracy theories. He looked at his sister seriously, "Did you really run into him by chance?"
"Well, he got lost, and since he was handsome, I showed him the way. We ran into each other again by the river, and I saw a few people following him, seemingly with ill intentions." Chu Yuxin said, "I saw it all, and since he had guards around, I couldn't just sit there and watch. So I dragged him along to play, and then..."
Chu Liuzheng continued: "Just kissing each other?"
Chu Yuxin nodded, her face a little red, and said angrily: "It's just a kiss, I kiss Ah Huang every day."
Ah Huang is the dog she raised.
"How did a grown man like that, being so calculating, manage to get the top spot in the imperial examination?"
"I passed the exam based on my genuine talent and knowledge." Chu Liuzheng briefly flipped through the system and said, "I guarantee there was no cheating."
Chu Yuxin: "...Sister! Are you helping me or him?"
"Of course I'm helping you." Chu Liuzheng said, "I asked you before, are you willing to get married?"
"That's not him." Chu Yuxin picked up an orange and squeezed it. "I don't want a stingy man!"
"If he's so generous as to kiss anyone, you should go to the clinic and check it out." Chu Liuzheng opened the system and checked the information of the new champion while dealing with his sister. "What happened after the kiss? How did he react?"
"Her face is redder than my clothes." Chu Yuxin was wearing a pomegranate red dress today. Recalling the scene at that time, she couldn't help but add three words, "Very beautiful."
Chu Liuzheng looked at her: "It's not like you don't have any feelings for him at all."
"Then I thought he was a girl." Chu Yuxin dug a hole in the orange and pouted, "What should I do now? I'm not really going to marry him, am I? I didn't even know him before."
Chu Liuzheng said: "Your brother-in-law is the emperor. If you don't want to marry, no one can force you to marry."
Chu Yuxin: "But he has taken it to court, and everyone in the capital knows about it."
"So what?" Chu Liuzheng took a sip of tea. "There are many ways to deny it. Does he have irrefutable evidence to prove that it was you who kissed him that day and not another girl?"
Chu Yuxin blinked, "It seems not."
"That's it," Chu Liuzheng said. "I'll send someone to investigate his situation first. You stay in the palace for a few days and make a final decision after the investigation is complete."
"Oh." Chu Yuxin leaned over, her eyebrows twisted together, "Sister, I don't understand something."
Chu Liuzheng gestured for her to speak.
Chu Yuxin rested her chin on her arm, wrinkling her nose and muttering, "Since he knows that I'm the second daughter of the Pingle Marquis Mansion and feels that I've flirted with him, why not just come to me directly? Isn't it better to resolve it privately than to go to court?"
Don’t respectable people always practice courtesy before force when doing things?
The Pingle Marquisate wasn't an unreasonable family, so why did they bring the case to court right away? It was just making a fool of themselves.
She is embarrassed, but isn't Shao Lanxi, the top scholar, also embarrassed?
"There are two possibilities." Chu Liuzheng held up two fingers. "One, they're coming for our Pingle Marquis Mansion. Two, they're coming for you."
Chu Yuxin frowned: "Aren't they all the same?"
"Of course they are different." Chu Liuzheng pinched her face. "The former is for the power and favor of the Pingle Marquisate, and the latter is for you as a person."
"I didn't even know him before." Chu Yuxin said firmly, "It must be the former."
Chu Liuzheng did not make a conclusion easily. He sent her to rest and went to the Yangxin Palace to find the emperor.
Today is a day off, and Xiao Jingfan is painting in the study. The painting is of two brothers sitting on chairs.
Xiao Dunyan held Xiao Dunheng in his arms, not daring to move, as stiff as a stone.
Hearing Chu Liuzheng coming, Xiao Dunyan immediately cast a look for help. Chu Liuzheng smiled and asked, "Why haven't you finished painting yet?"
"Father is not satisfied with the painting." Xiao Dunyan grabbed Xiao Dunheng's little hand to prevent him from putting it in his mouth.
Seeing the pitiful child, Chu Liuzheng bent down and picked up the restless Xiao Dunheng, letting the child rest.
Xiao Dunyan turned to look at Xiao Jingfan, and seeing that his father had no objection, he immediately saluted and ran away.
"Mother." Xiao Dunheng raised his little head and grinned at Chu Liuzheng, pointing his little hand at the door, "Brother."
"Brother is tired, go and have a rest. Heng'er will play with mother first." Chu Liuzheng carried his son to the desk, put the chubby baby in Xiao Jingfan's arms, and sat down beside him.
Xiao Jingfan held his son firmly and asked, "Have you found out about Xin'er?"
"Well, it was an accident." Chu Liuzheng studied the painting on the desk and squinted at the emperor. "It's a good painting. Why did you deliberately torment Yan'er?"
"Let the two brothers get closer to each other." The little fat boy in his arms twisted and turned. Xiao Jingfan pinched his son's little fat, his expression a little indifferent.
Chu Liuzheng looked at him and asked, "Did someone say something nonsense in front of Yan'er?"
"Yes." Xiao Jingfan didn't intend to hide it, "I have already asked Zhou Yuande to deal with it."
Chu Liuzheng brought her son, who wanted to crawl into her arms, over to her and said softly, "Yan'er is a good boy."
"I know." Xiao Jingfan picked up the brush and continued to color the painting. "That's why those people are hateful."
He had seen how Chu Liuzheng treated Xiao Dunyan. He didn't treat him as his own son, but he treated him almost as his own. And yet, he was still being accused of not being his biological son, saying things like there was a difference between close relatives and distant relatives, and trying to mislead Xiao Dunyan. How could he not be angry?
"Calm down. There are people like this now, and there will be in the future. It's hard to be angry."
Chu Liuzheng was very open-minded. She felt that it was difficult for her stepmother. She was not kind to Xiao Dunyan out of maternal love, but just out of "doing her best".
The child is a good child. The family has enough people and money, so why should we treat him harshly?
As for the future, children and grandchildren will have their own blessings, which all depends on their abilities and luck.
Chu Liuzheng herself doesn't have any big ambitions. As for whether the little fat boy in her arms will have any when he grows up, it depends on the little fat boy himself.
Being an emperor is exhausting, so being a carefree prince is far better. As long as you maintain a good relationship with the emperor and don't think about rebellion, you can enjoy wealth and prosperity for the rest of your life. How wonderful!
Xiao Jingfan looked at her and then at Xiao Dunheng who was trying to bite his fleshy hand, and sighed in his heart.
If I expect this woman to fight for power and profit, I'm afraid it will never happen in this lifetime.
Well, if he had left earlier, he would have made plans for her and her son.
It would be great if Heng'er was a man of outstanding talent, but if not, being a free and easy prince would be really nice.
Chu Liuzheng didn't know that the emperor had already quietly planned the future of her and her son. Seeing a smile on Xiao Jingfan's face, he quietly repeated what Chu Yuxin had told her.
"Do you know the character of the number one scholar?"
"I know a thing or two. He's not a reckless person." Xiao Jingfan said, "I've already sent people to investigate. Let's wait for news."
"good."
(End of this chapter)
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