Chapter 89 She's a Demon Child
Xie Mianmian stared wide-eyed in surprise at the Sixth Princess beside her, "Is it...is it true?"
That wicked woman is pregnant with a terrible child?!
The Sixth Princess put down the military treatise in her hand. "What does it matter if it's true or not? The child hasn't even been born yet, and the Third Princess is already pushing him into the eye of the storm."
She shook her head. "It's not that I'm cursing her, but it's still uncertain whether this child will be born safely."
Xie Mianmian was stunned and couldn't understand.
The Seventh Prince walked to Xie Mianmian's side, crossed his arms, and said, "I heard that the night before last, a white crane came to bring good news, carrying a phoenix jade pendant in its beak. Many palace servants saw it, and that's how this rumor started."
After saying that, he glanced at the Sixth Princess with disdain; her intelligence-gathering ability was still so poor.
Huh? The Sixth Princess slammed her hand on the table and stood up. "Of course I know that, but I'll analyze it for Mianmian first."
Xie Mianmian grabbed the sleeves of the two siblings with both hands, "Thank you both for your explanation, Your Highnesses. Mianmian understands now!" So please stop arguing.
At this moment, the Grand Tutor arrived, and everyone obediently returned to their seats.
The child wiped the cold sweat from his forehead. These two siblings were truly like ice and fire, ready to fight at the slightest provocation.
Xie Mianmian also heard that, in order to celebrate the safe passage through the natural disaster, the Emperor decided to share the joy with the people and open the royal garden Qujiang Garden a month later, where officials of all ranks and their families could enter the garden to participate in the banquet.
Outside Qujiang Garden, a three-day banquet will be held, where people from all over the city can eat to their heart's content.
Xie Mianmian's eyes lit up; she was already looking forward to tasting the imperial chef's delicious food again.
However, during this time, Xie Mianmian gradually heard some different opinions from the people.
"I heard that she wasn't a celestial child, but a demon child! She's the one who killed Master Qianjing!"
“Yes, yes! I was wondering how such a young child could make predictions. My uncle said that she stole Master Qianjing’s predictive abilities and that’s how she predicted the earthquake.”
"Damn it! Master Qianjing, a revered Buddhist monk, died so tragically at the hands of this child!"
Xie Mianmian listened, her face pale. She shook her head weakly, tears streaming down her face. No, it's not like that. Mianmian didn't kill Master Qianjing...
A pair of gentle hands covered the child's ears. It was Xie Mingyi. "Mianmian, don't listen. They're all talking nonsense."
Xie Mingyi shouted to the coachman, "We're not going to the palace today, let's go back to the mansion!"
For a time, such rumors would appear from time to time among the people, just like discovering a few cockroaches in the open, while in fact thousands upon thousands were already lurking in the shadows.
Gradually, Governor Xie's colleagues fell silent and stopped enthusiastically recommending their relatives to be his sons-in-law.
Having such a vicious youngest daughter is no joke; they might end up having their home ransacked by that person.
Only He Chuan mustered the courage to stand before Governor Xie, saying, "I firmly believe that Miss Xie is innocent, and the rumors will stop with the wise."
Governor Xie patted He Chuan on the shoulder and sighed inwardly.
Fortunately, the emperor also believed that Xie Mianmian was innocent, and he knew the whole story.
The emperor stood atop a high pavilion, gazing at the distant lights of countless homes. Truly, public opinion is a fearsome thing. Even if one could silence the people, one could not stop their wild imaginations and their indignant hearts. There would always be those who held their own opinions and acted willfully.
Xie Mianmian could only stay in the mansion. The Xie family wouldn't let her go out at all, for fear that the child would hear some gossip and be made to cry again.
Xie Mianmian was playing with the wolf cubs in the yard, and this time it was the child's turn to chase the wolf cubs.
The wolf cub ran very fast, and Xie Mianmian chased after it with great effort, but every time she was about to catch it, it would always slip away in a flash.
The wolf cub was playing with the child. Realizing this, Xie Mianmian stopped, put her hands on her hips, and panted heavily. "You're so bad."
Xie Mingyi and Wen Shuwan hid to the side, quietly observing the child's emotions. However, over the past few days, they discovered that the child only cried once that day, and otherwise remained normal.
Actually, Xie Mianmian had long since stopped being angry. She had already learned not to cry over pastries that had fallen on the ground.
Now that things have come to this, there are still so many pastries in the world waiting for her to eat. Her little mouth is too busy to handle them all, so she has no time to be sad about something useless.
With a wave of her hand, Xie Mianmian directed the black wolf to grab the wolf cub. The black wolf gently lifted its thick paws and pressed the wolf cub to the ground.
She glanced at the giant python again, and the tip of its tail firmly imprisoned the rebellious wolf cub in place.
Xie Mianmian chuckled and walked over, reaching out her wicked little hand to scratch the wolf cub's soft belly. "If you're naughty, will you dare to be naughty again?"
The snow-white mass struggled incessantly to no avail, and could only laugh while whimpering and begging for mercy.
Xie Mianmian laughed heartily, then released the wolf cub. Out of the corner of her eye, she saw the two figures. No matter how relieved she felt, it seemed the matter wasn't resolved.
Xie Mianmian scratched her head, really wanting to go back to school. She had actually started to miss the Grand Tutor, which was truly terrifying.
She lay back in the chair, looking up at the blue sky and the wispy clouds, with flocks of birds occasionally circling overhead.
Xie Mianmian's thoughts began to race. She remembered Lin Ruoxue's matter, the white crane, bringing good news.
"Oh!" Xie Mianmian suddenly slapped her forehead. She had an idea!
Xie Mingyi saw the child lie down while playing and pat her for no reason. She looked at Wen Shuwan with concern.
Looking back, she realized the child was gone! Xie Mingyi was about to go around from behind the pillar when she found herself blocked by a small figure.
It was Xie Mianmian. She hugged her second sister's leg, tilted her little head up, and started chattering, "Second sister, isn't Uncle Huang's celebration banquet coming soon? Mianmian wants to go!"
Xie Mingyi remained silent.
The child rocked Xie Mingyi back and forth, saying, "Mianmian is a big girl now, it's okay, let's take Mianmian."
"Mianmian, tell me honestly, are you up to something again?"
When it was the child's turn to be silent, his eyes darted to the left and then to the right, showing a guilty look.
Xie Mingyi squatted down and pinched Xie Mianmian's nose, saying helplessly, "I really can't do anything with you."
Since even a child can be so brave, then the Xie family will not be timid. She looked to the side, and Wen Shuwan nodded affirmatively at her.
On the other side, in the Third Prince's palace.
Lin Ruoxue stroked her belly and muttered to herself, "It'll be soon. Soon we'll be able to get rid of that lucky girl from the Xie family."
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