Xu Lingyi and Xiao Chengyou already had many guards around them, and now that Xu Lingyi was pregnant, they had even more guards around them.
So the moment Xu Baozhu rushed out, she was pinned down by the guards before she could get close to them.
"Xu Lingyi!" Xu Baozhu's face looked extremely ferocious.
From the moment her father returned home and she learned that Xiao Hengyuan had been deposed, she could no longer sit still, and it would not be an exaggeration to say that her heart was in turmoil.
The thing I feared most these days has now become a reality.
Endless regret crept into her heart.
Only then did she remember that she was the one who was engaged to Xiao Chengyou, and she was supposed to be his legal wife.
At first, Xiao Chengyou always treated her very coldly. Even though she and he were engaged, she was never allowed to see him.
If he hadn't been like this, she wouldn't have been seduced by Xiao Hengyuan.
"Xu Lingyi, I should be the Crown Princess. Your Highness, the one you are engaged to is your humble servant. She is just a concubine's daughter."
Xu Baozhu didn't care about her face and started shouting in public.
She was blinded by jealousy. Who could accept falling from the clouds?
She had always thought that she would become the Crown Princess, but now not only could she not do that, she might even end up becoming a commoner's wife.
What's even worse is that the half-sister she had been bullied since she was a child and whom she looked down upon the most is now stepping on her.
This earth-shaking change made Xu Baozhu so angry that she went crazy.
Everything was explained when she learned that Xu Lingyi was pregnant.
She attributed Xu Lingyi's ability to win Xiao Chengyou's favor to her ability to give birth to children and her sudden beauty.
But she believed that her beauty was not much worse than Xu Lingyi's.
"Your Highness, I can also bear children for you. I can also give birth to a child! I can do anything for you, Your Highness. I only ask that you keep me. If you hate me, you can also keep me in your house to vent your anger."
Xu Lingyi is still pregnant and certainly cannot serve Xiao Chengyou. There is no other woman around him now. As long as she can stay, she still has a chance.
Xu Lingyi once again felt Xu Baozhu's desire for power, which had reached such a crazy point.
For Xu Baozhu, losing her high status and power was more unbearable than losing her life.
In terms of ambition, they are indeed half-sisters.
But this time she was the winner.
"Drag her away." Xiao Chengyou's eyes were filled with disgust, and he even disdained to look at her.
This was the first time Xu Baozhu was despised like this.
"She's crazy." Xiao Chengyou held her hand. "Today, Xiao Hengyuan was demoted to a commoner, and ended up like me."
If he wants to get to the top, Xiao Hengyuan cannot stay.
The emperor knew this, but he had few descendants, so he spared Xiao Hengyuan's life.
"She knew she was still engaged to Xiao Hengyuan and that the Xu family would be convicted. She didn't want to live a hard life, so she threw away her pride and humbled herself like this."
A sneer appeared on Xiao Chengyou's thin lips.
"She really overestimates herself. She only wants you and no one else."
"I believe in you, Your Highness."
Xu Lingyi smiled sweetly and hugged his arm, walking slowly forward. "Actually, I know her best. She used to be the most beautiful woman in the capital. Many men in the capital were fascinated by her. She also used her beauty to win my engagement with Xiao Hengyuan."
"But she forgot that Your Highness is not a vulgar man like Xiao Hengyuan."
Xu Lingyi knew they were different.
"What's the difference between me and Xiao Hengyuan?" Xiao Chengyou smiled.
"You don't care about women, so you won't be attracted by Xu Baozhu's appearance."
If it were Xiao Hengyuan at this time, he would definitely accept Xu Baozhu because of her beauty.
A stunning woman came to my door, and she was so humble, it would be a waste not to get her.
This is Xiao Hengyuan.
"It's not that I don't like women. On the contrary, after meeting Yi'er, I realized that I am just like other men. After returning home, I only think about women."
Xiao Chengyou leaned over and spoke in her ear in a low voice.
"It's just that I only want you."
"After meeting Yi'er, everyone else seemed vulgar and unbearable to look at."
Xu Lingyi raised her eyes. "If you met a woman with Xu Baozhu's appearance but a gentler and kinder temperament, would she be able to catch your eye?"
To be fair, Xu Baozhu is indeed good-looking and has natural beauty.
Xiao Chengyou did not hesitate: "No, I only want you."
"In terms of looks, I don't think there's a woman in this world more beautiful than you, Yi'er. Even if there is, it wouldn't be you. In terms of character, others are far inferior to Yi'er. Only you have been with me through thick and thin."
In Xiao Chengyou's heart, the affection between the two of them is the most important.
"Your Highness." Xu Lingyi pretended to be touched, but she was a little doubtful in her heart.
Xiao Chengyou admitted that he was attracted by women, and these past few days he seemed to want to get her into bed all the time.
If she looked like she did in her previous life, Xiao Chengyou probably wouldn't like her?
Xu Lingyi herself didn't know, but it was useless to dwell on it, as she had already become stunningly beautiful in this life.
The two bought a lot of things at the Lantern Festival, all of which were jewelry and clothes that Xiao Chengyou bought for Xu Lingyi, as well as some prizes won from guessing lantern riddles.
"Every year from now on, if there is a lantern festival, I will bring you out."
His promise under the fireworks was sincere and touching, but Xu Lingyi did not dare to be easily moved.
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As soon as Xu Lingyi sent her mother to the temple, she heard the news that the Xu family was convicted.
Her father was executed in the autumn. Princess Zhenyang was spared but her status as a princess was stripped away, and her two children became commoners.
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