Xu Lingyi finally waited for this question.
She thought this dog emperor would wait a few days before asking.
Because she had already made up her mind, she had of course figured out how to deal with it at this moment.
Before the emperor falls in love with her, she should whitewash herself first. After he falls in love with her, she won't mind revealing her true face.
Besides, she felt that she was not black, and the ones who were black were always Xu Lingmian and the princess.
"Excuse me, Your Majesty, how have I been harsh to Princess Yun'an?" Xu Lingyi seemed a little angry. When she talked about Princess Yun'an, she became more aggressive, which was different from her calm appearance just now.
The emperor frowned.
"I heard from the imperial physician that her face is likely disfigured because you whipped her twice in a row. Not only did you whip her, you also whipped your grandmother and the princess. Is this true?" The emperor's calm face was as calm as water.
"snort!"
Xu Lingyi raised her face slightly, her face slightly damp, her eyes red. "It was indeed done by this humble servant. Your Majesty, are you going to seek justice for the princess and the others? Then, how will Your Majesty deal with this humble servant?"
The emperor sighed in his heart. He asked because he thought there might be something behind this.
But Xu Lingyi didn't seem to be very smart and didn't even take the initiative to explain.
Although he hadn't been with her for long, he could see it.
She is not a vicious person by nature and would not attack others for no reason.
"I want to hear what you have to say." The emperor rarely explained.
"Your Majesty, please just assume it's all my fault. Everyone in the capital hates me anyway and thinks I'm a vicious woman. It doesn't matter if I'm one more, Your Majesty. Besides, Your Majesty has already made up his mind, so why bother asking me again?"
emperor:"……"
"How do you know that I have already determined that you are vicious?"
"Your Majesty came up and asked me why I treated Xu Lingmian so harshly. Isn't that a confirmation?"
The emperor was speechless. He had originally wanted to refute that it was just a careless remark.
But he thought about it silently and realized that what she said was not wrong.
Before she even opened her mouth, he felt more that it was her fault.
Because for a woman, getting a facial injury is a big deal, especially since Princess Yun'an is not married yet.
Her mother was not close to him, but she was his biological sister after all, and Yun'an was also his nephew.
Yun An was not the only victim, there was also General Xu's mother and Xu Lingyi's grandmother.
General Xu was away fighting in the battlefield, and his mother was still being whipped at such an old age.
Xie Chao ruled the world with filial piety, so of course the emperor would be biased against Xu Lingyi.
"Now I give you a chance to explain." The emperor said.
"Your Majesty, I don't want to explain. No matter what you think, it doesn't matter if you misunderstand me. Anyway, Your Majesty and I may not be able to leave here, and Your Majesty cannot punish me. If I explain it to Your Majesty, will you really believe it?" Xu Lingyi asked.
He stared at her for a moment, a complex look flashing in his eyes.
She may not know that when talking about Princess Yun'an and others, she is like a hedgehog covered with sharp thorns.
"If you don't tell me, how can I know?"
Xu Lingyi remained silent.
The emperor retreated to advance: "Forget it, if you don't want to talk, I won't listen."
"I admit that I beat them. I beat them because they deserved it. I slapped Xu Lingmian in the face, and I also beat my grandmother. Although I didn't intend to beat the princess at the time, I have it now. If she messes with me again in the future, I will definitely beat her. But she approached me on her own, so she got whipped accidentally."
"Aren't you afraid?" asked the emperor.
Xu Lingyi raised her head. "What am I afraid of? My father will be returning to the capital soon. He will definitely be on my side. As for you, if they complain to you and Your Majesty wants to punish me, I will reveal all their scandals. So if they dare not complain, it's just a family matter. Your Majesty has no reason to punish me."
"What shameful things have they done?"
Listening to her tone and demeanor, the emperor understood where her reputation for arrogance and domineering came from.
When she was dealing with someone she disliked, she showed no restraint and spoke without mercy.
The whole body is full of attack and defense at the same time.
"Your Majesty's niece, the Princess Yun'an you personally bestowed upon me, was already secretly having an affair with her brother-in-law before Xie Huaixing and I broke off our engagement. Furthermore, when Xie Huaiyu wrongly accused me on the street that day, she helped Xie Huaiyu confirm my guilt and aided outsiders in throwing dirty water on me, completely ruining my reputation."
"Your Majesty, you know that rumors can kill. I managed to pull through, but if it were any other woman, I'm afraid they would have driven her to her doom long ago."
"As for my grandmother, she's always hated me and made things difficult for me since I was little. She says, 'Elders aren't kind, so why should I be filial to her?' I've obeyed her for over a decade, but when I returned that day, she nearly beat me to death without even hearing my explanation. I was so seriously ill, and if it weren't for my good luck, I would have died that very day. Your Majesty, how could you possibly see me today?"
"Ever since I had a narrow escape from hell, I've come to terms with it. I'll repay them for whatever they do to me in the future. My reputation is already rotten, so I'm being merciful by not killing them outright."
She finished speaking these words in one breath, the gentleness in her body had long been washed away, and her eyes were full of moisture.
When the emperor was with her at the foot of the cliff, he realized that she was not a mad person who would attack people at the slightest provocation.
He wondered if maybe it wasn't all her fault.
But at this moment, after hearing what she said, he believed it 90%.
She is not a scheming woman who is good at disguising herself.
On the contrary, after a short time together, he could see that she was not very scheming.
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