Chapter 47
Yi Tianhao immediately bowed to Yi Xuanxun, Shu Fei and others and spoke loudly.
"Grandpa Royal, Grandma Royal, Tianhao's jade token is missing! It's the jade token that Grandma Royal gave me today. It must have been stolen!" He said as he looked around and pretended to ask Yi Tianya.
"Tianya, have you seen my brother's jade token?"
"Tianya saw it on my brother before the dinner."
After hearing what Yi Tianya said, Yi Tianhao fixed his gaze on Xiaoyue'er, his tone filled with suspicion.
"She bumped into me outside the flower pavilion just now. Maybe she stole the jade token at that time!" Yi Tianhao pointed at Xiaoyue'er.
"Yes! I saw it too. She bumped into someone and ran away. She must have stolen it!" Yi Tianya immediately agreed when she heard it.
Seeing this, the wise king followed up and said.
"Father, Mother, this child's origins are unknown. She might actually have ulterior motives. If we really find the jade token on her, we must punish her severely!"
"Your Highness, be careful with your words! What do you mean by unknown origin? My daughter is Gong Yuchen's, and it is not your place to make irresponsible remarks. Do you think you have the right to search my daughter's body with just a small jade token?"
Gong Yuchen was the first one to be unhappy when someone dared to frame Xiaoyue'er.
As soon as these words were spoken, the pavilion erupted in an uproar. Everyone's eyes were fixed on Xiao Yue'er, with expressions of surprise, suspicion, and even schadenfreude.
Xiao Yue'er raised her head and looked firmly at the people who had convicted her. Stealing? Was there a thief as innocent and cute as her?
"I didn't steal his jade token. You can't frame me out of thin air. Besides, he obviously bumped into me on purpose."
"Little girl, this jade token was indeed given to Tianhao by me today. As long as you come back, we will pretend that this never happened." Shu Fei helped out, seeming to be helping her, but actually she was finding ways to make her admit that she had stolen the jade token.
Unexpectedly, Xiaoyue had no intention of compromising and instead started talking about teaching.
"Which eye of yours saw me steal? You're accusing someone without any evidence? How wicked, bullying a child. Do you think I'm bullying her because I defeated her and embarrassed her? I knew it, Grandpa, they all bullied me. As smart as she is, she knows she has to find the right person to complain to, and her eyes are about to burst into tears.
"Little darling, come here, come to me." Now that someone is willing to support him, he trotted over and stuck to Yi Xuanxun, with a pitiful and aggrieved look on his face.
"Grandfather, Xiaoyueer really didn't steal. Why did they frame me?"
Seeing Xiaoyueer looking so aggrieved, Yixuanqin felt so distressed.
"You all said she stole the jade token, where's the evidence?"
"Grandfather Royal, the jade token must be on her. We will definitely find it if we search her body." Yi Tianhao was furious when he saw the favored Xiaoyue'er. Grandfather Royal had never treated him and Tianya like this before.
"You searched, and I searched. Who do you think she is?"
"Grandpa, don't be angry." Xiaoyue stretched out her little hand to help Yixuanxin calm down.
"Okay, you can search me if you want, but if you can't find the jade token, then to be fair, Yi Tianhao and Yi Tianya will have to be searched as well. Who knows if they're hiding it themselves and trying to frame me?"
Gong Yuchen, who was still worried about Xiaoyue'er, now felt that Xiaoyue could handle the matter by herself, so he decided to stay in his seat and watch the show. He found that Yi Luoyue was looking at him with a questioning look, so he shook his head slightly and told her not to worry.
Everyone present was stunned. They hadn't expected Xiaoyue'er to be so bold as to demand a body search of the Crown Prince and the Princess! Suddenly, they remembered that Xiaoyue'er was Gong Yuchen's daughter, and her status was even higher than the Crown Prince and the Princess'. Since she was going to be searched, it was not wrong for her to ask for the Crown Prince and the Princess to be searched as well.
Yi Tianhao was a little panicked, but he still agreed.
"Alright! Search ahead! I don't believe you can't find my jade token!"
"To be fair, let your aunt search you. She is your aunt, so she won't be partial to me." Xiaoyue suggested.
"Alright, I'll search it. I guess you all have no objection."
"No."
Who dares to say no when Princess Yue takes action personally?
Yi Luoyue first carefully checked Xiaoyue'er's body, from her clothes to her personal belongings, but found nothing.
"Everyone saw it, right? Xiaoyue doesn't have a jade token on her." Yi Luoyue looked at everyone without question.
Xiao Yue'er looked at the panicked Yi Tianhao and his sister, and a calculating smile appeared on the corner of her mouth.
"Now that I've proven my innocence, shouldn't we search you and Princess Tianya next?"
Yi Luoyue looked at her and nodded.
"Then I will continue."
Yi Luoyue first checked Yi Tianhao's body but couldn't find the jade token. Then, Yi Tianya's body was checked. Yi Tianya was trembling with nervousness, standing stiff and motionless. Just as Yi Luoyue felt for her sleeve, he felt something tucked inside. And there she was, a jade token—the very one Yi Tianhao had lost!
Show everyone the jade token in your hand.
"Tianhao, is this the jade token?"
"It wasn't me! I don't know how this jade token ended up in my sleeve! It was her, she framed me!"
Yi Tianhao was also stunned. He had clearly stuffed the jade token into the little bastard's body, so how could it have ended up with Tianya?
"Grandpa Emperor, Grandma Emperor, it must be her doing! She secretly put the jade token on Tianya and wanted to frame us!" He stared at Xiaoyue'er with shame and anger.
"Grandfather! Tell me, my seat is on the left, and their seats are on the right. I have been in everyone's sight just now, and I have never been close to the princess. How could I have placed the jade token to frame them?" Xiaoyue'er leaned against Yixuanqin again, and pulled his sleeve with her little hand.
"Yeah! She didn't even come over, how could she put the jade pendant there?"
"Isn't it true that he was framed?"
Although the guests present did not dare to speak loudly, it did not mean that they did not have questions.
"On the contrary, they have always been thinking about how to bully me. Maybe they hid this jade token themselves and wanted to frame me and make others think that I am a thief." Xiaoyue spread her hands with an innocent look on her face.
"Tianhao, Tianya, tell the truth." Yi Xuanxin's face darkened and he said sternly.
"Yi Tianhao and Yi Tianya were so frightened that they fell to their knees and confessed their guilt.
"Tianhao and Tianya acknowledge our guilt! Please forgive us, Grandpa Emperor! We will never dare to do it again."
"Look how you guys ruined the palace banquet."
"Father, it is my fault for not disciplining my child properly. It is my fault as a son." The virtuous king also quickly apologized.
"Would you mind forgiving them, considering they are young and ignorant, and their strong desire to compete with others?"
"Father, please let it go for your daughter's sake!" Yi Luoyue didn't want to let others laugh at the royal family in such an occasion, but Xiaoyue'er couldn't be wrongly accused in vain.
"But it's also true that Xiaoyue was wronged."
"Yeah." The little guy also joined in at the right time.
"How about this, since this little girl loves beauty, let Big Brother give the 'Gold and Silver Hall' to Xiao Yue'er?"
"You...!" Yi Luoyao was almost angry to death. "Jinyintang" was the most profitable shop in his business. Yi Luoyue was going to cut off his source of income!
"Why, Big Brother, you can't bear to let me go?"
Li Fei watched with a chuckle in her heart. When it came to robbing money, Yi Luoyue was the one to watch. He was quick, accurate, and ruthless. That devilish expression was exactly the same as Xiaoyue'er's.
"I think it's okay. Do you like it, Xiaoyue?"
"I like it. Thank you, Grandpa. But Xiaoyue also likes the big gold ingots!" After saying that, she kissed him on the face, which made Yixuanqin very happy.
Xiaoyue'er is not only good at speaking but also has been deeply influenced by her mother and never thinks too much money is enough.
"Okay, it's settled. You will deliver the Jinyintang deed to Xiaoyue'er tomorrow, plus one thousand taels of gold."
"Yes, your son obeys your order." Yi Luoyao was full of anger, but he could only hold it in. A gentleman's revenge is never too late. Let's see how he will deal with them later.
"Wow, Xiaoyue, you love grandpa the most, so please forgive them." She understood that one should be submissive when necessary.
"Forget it. Considering your young age, I'll let you off this time. Remember, be honest and upright. If you dare to use these little tricks again, I won't let you off easily!"
"Thank you, Father (Grandpa Emperor)!" The three of them kowtowed in gratitude.
"Grandfather, Xiaoyue will dance for you, okay?"
"Great! Our Xiaoyue is amazing! She can even dance! Grandpa will definitely appreciate her performance."
In order to ease the atmosphere, Xiaoyueer asked the dancers to come out again to continue dancing, and she danced gracefully in front of them. She actually remembered all the dance steps that she had just seen. Her elegant posture and light movements once again attracted everyone's attention.
After three rounds of wine and five dishes, it is free time. Everyone can leave the table and chat in the garden or enjoy the night view.
Yi Xuanxun took the two concubines away first, leaving the younger ones to continue having fun.
Li Fei and Gong Mingxue left the table one after another. As the protagonist, Yi Luoyue had to stay for a while, while Gong Yuchen took Xiaoyueer to the garden for questioning.
"Tell me, what did you do?
At this time, Bai Shuang stepped forward and bowed to Gong Yuchen.
"Your Highness, before the banquet, the prince deliberately bumped into the young lady and took the opportunity to slip the jade token under the hem of her skirt. I saw it clearly and told her about it."
"Then what did you do?" he continued to ask Xiaoyue'er.
"They definitely had bad intentions when they stuffed things into me! So we absolutely cannot let the evildoers succeed. I asked Bai Shuang to slip the jade token into Yi Tianya's sleeve when she wasn't paying attention, just so we could see how they would act. I'm Daddy's daughter, I don't cause trouble, but I'm not afraid of it either! So Xiaoyue'er is right! They brought this upon themselves!"
"When did Daddy ever say you were wrong?" Gong Yuchen pinched her pink cheek with a smile.
"You! You are such a clever little shrew. You didn't let those two kids bully you. You are brave and resourceful. You are worthy of being my daughter, Gong Yuchen. Okay, wait here for a moment. Daddy will go pick up your aunt. We should go home."
"Okay, Daddy, go ahead." Xiaoyue smiled and saw her dad off.
"Miss Bai Shuang."
"Miss, what's wrong?"
"To get revenge, of course. Let's go."
Xiaoyue was very happy. She was not a soft persimmon that could be bullied. If anyone dared to provoke her, she would make sure that person would pay for it!
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