Chapter 180 Learning to be content, Xie Yao asks
Xie Yao told Xiao Yizi what she and he had seen before.
Madam Qi's eyes lit up. "Mrs. Zhou is spreading rumors about the princess, but what the princess said is the undeniable truth! If this gets out, not only will Mrs. Zhou be too busy to take care of herself and stop the rumors in the mansion, but it will also help Mrs. Zhou control her daughter-in-law. Finding a woman like this as a concubine for her son is truly shameful!"
Tang Xin took the order and immediately went to make arrangements.
In just one night, the news spread throughout the palace.
With such explosive messages, who cares whether the princess is favored or not.
Even if she was no longer favored, the old lady gave the key to the household to the princess, and the princess was the owner of the royal mansion's backyard.
When Mrs. Zhou heard about this, she asked Qi'er to take people to Yan Fang's room to check. They actually found a woman's bellyband and two boxes of perfume that the cousin of the Jiang family liked to use.
She flew into a rage: "Come here, capture Yan Fang and beat him to death!"
Just as they were about to hold Yan Fang down, the cousin of the Jiang family ran out and protected Yan Fang, crying bitterly.
Mrs. Xiao Zhou rushed over holding her belly, and almost fainted when she saw this scene.
"Zhou Fu, this is the concubine you found for Wenyuan!" Madam Zhou put her hands on her hips and scolded with a sullen face.
"Now the whole palace knows that she and the servant did something shameful. You have brought shame upon the Third House!"
When Xiao Wenyuan rushed over and saw Yan Fang and his cousin Jiang hugging each other, his eyes went dark.
He did know that Jiang's cousin was originally from Yunzhou. Her parents had both passed away, and she came to Beijing to live with his wife half a year ago and stayed at the Xiao family.
The lady wanted him to take her as a concubine, but when he saw that she was pregnant, he planned to decline. He didn't expect this to happen.
"You... Madam, your cousin would rather hang out with the palace's servants than be my concubine. If this gets out, where will I put my face?" Xiao Wenyuan said with a headache.
At this time, Xie Yao brought people to the gate of the third courtyard.
Behind her were four maids from Fuguangyuan and the palace guards brought by Qiliang.
Xie Yao walked slowly into the courtyard, her eyes swept over her cousin Jiang and Yan Fang, and finally looked at Mrs. Xiao Zhou.
"Cousin, you allowed my cousin Jiang to hang out with the servants and commit such a debauchery against the palace. From today on, you will be confined to the courtyard and you will reflect on your mistakes behind closed doors. You are not allowed to step out of the courtyard at all."
Madam Xiao Zhou raised her head abruptly. "No, why? It was Jiang Yurou and Yan Fang who committed the shameful act. Why did the princess confine me?"
"Because this is the Jingbei Palace, and I am the Jingbei Princess."
Xie Yao's voice was clear, with unquestionable majesty and her eyes were sharp as thorns.
After she finished speaking, Qiliang brought the guards forward.
Madam Zhou: "Yes, lock her up. She is not allowed to leave the hospital without the princess's order!"
When Mrs. Zhou saw the guards surrounding her, she finally panicked.
She looked at Xiao Wenyuan with red eyes, wanting her husband to plead for mercy.
There was a sound of a wheelchair rolling.
The prince, dressed in a black python robe, sat in a wheelchair and was pushed into the courtyard by Bai Zhu.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty!"
Mrs. Xiao Zhou seemed to have seen a savior: "I am innocent. I didn't know my cousin would do such a thing with Yan Fang——"
She paused halfway through her speech.
Behind the prince, the guard Bai Su brought in a maid who was tied up.
The maid was Xiaoyun.
"Your Majesty, please spare me, Princess, please spare me!"
Xiao Yun was thrown to the ground. Without even needing to be interrogated, she kowtowed and confessed everything, "It was Madam Xiao Zhou who told me to spread the rumor. I was forced to do it!"
Mrs. Xiao Zhou's face suddenly changed: "Shut up!"
The next moment, Xiao Wenyuan stepped forward and pulled her down to kneel.
His knees landed with a heavy thud.
He realized that it was all his wife's fault.
"Your Highness is the head of the Xiao family, and your Highness is in charge of the royal residence and rear quarters. She has the power to deal with Zhou. It's my fault for indulging my wife, causing her to harbor evil intentions and instructing the servants to slander your Highness. I only ask your Highness and your Highness to spare her this time, considering that she is pregnant. I am willing to take the punishment for her."
After Xiao Wenyuan finished speaking, he knelt down deeply.
On the side, Xiaoyun was still crying.
"Noisy," Xiao Yizi said calmly, his peach blossom eyes cold and deep, "Take him away and give him a hundred strokes of the cane."
“No, no!”
Xiaoyun was about to scream again, but Bai Mi knocked her unconscious and had her dragged out.
Mrs. Xiao Zhou looked at Xiao Yun in shock, trembling all over, and no longer dared to defend herself.
Only then did she remember that the man in front of her was not only her husband's cousin, but also the head of the Xiao family, King Jingbei of Dayan.
His hands were covered in blood.
Xiao Wenyuan was also afraid, but he still plucked up the courage and looked at Xie Yao.
"Princess, please forgive Zhou this time. I am willing to move my whole family out of the palace. Regardless of whether the child Zhou gives birth to is a boy or a girl, they will only be members of the Xiao family and have nothing to do with the Jingbei Palace."
Madam Xiao Zhou was stunned: "Xiao Wenyuan, you want to move out of the palace?!"
"Yes." Xiao Wenyuan looked at her, his heart softened again, and he nodded slightly.
Mrs. Zhou wanted to stop him, but then she thought of something and sighed, "It's better to move out. I'll tell Cheng Su when he comes back."
The eldest son, Xiao Wenyuan, was not an outstanding child, but his niece, Xiao Zhou, was a very versatile girl.
In the past, she thought it would be good to have someone to take care of her son, so she married her for her son.
In the first two years after entering the palace, the palace was a marquis's palace, the third master had not yet become a third-rank official, and his son was just a small official. However, little Zhou worked diligently and without any complaints.
However, some people are destined to share adversity but not wealth.
The Xiao family became prominent because of the prince, but this gave rise to Xiao Zhou's ambition.
If she stayed in the Jingbei Palace, Xiao Zhou's temper would sooner or later lead to disaster.
"Cousin, please get up," Xie Yao said, looking at Xiao Wenyuan who was kneeling on the ground. "Since you are pleading for your wife, then this is fine."
The Xiao family treated her very well.
The only trouble is Mrs. Xiao Zhou.
Xiao Wenyuan was going to separate from the third house with his wives and concubines, so from then on, no one would be able to threaten Xiao Yizi's position.
This is also what Madam Xiao wants to do.
"Yes," Xiao Wenyuan stood up and bowed deeply to her, his tone relieved, "Thank you, Princess, for your help."
Mrs. Xiao Zhou collapsed completely on the ground, looking up at her husband with empty eyes.
After leaving the palace, she was just the wife of a sixth-rank official and could no longer covet anything in the Jingbei Palace.
Xiao Wenyuan and Madam Zhou bowed to Xie Yao and Xiao Yizi again.
He personally helped Madam Xiao Zhou up and said softly, "Madam, I've never cared about the Xiao family's power. It's important for a person to know himself. I've lived a much better life than most people. After what happened, you should learn to be content."
Mrs. Xiao Zhou was silent, and two lines of tears fell.
Xie Yao turned to the maids who had spread the rumors and said, "You two are spreading rumors. You will be punished with twenty strokes of the cane and sent to the menial work department."
"Cousin Jiang, go back to where you came from and never set foot in the capital again."
"Yan Fang was punished with fifty strokes of the cane and expelled from the palace."
None of the servants objected.
From today on, the Xiao family's backyard will be completely peaceful.
The prince looked at the princess giving orders, with a barely perceptible smile on his lips.
Everyone thought to themselves that the prince personally brought the culprit here just to support the princess. How could the princess be considered unfavored?
"Let's go back." Xiao Yizi said.
Bai Su was about to push the wheelchair, but the prince glared at her and said, "Get out of the way."
Bai Zhu cleverly turned around and left: "Your Highness, I will take the things to Fuguangyuan."
Xiao Yizi nodded and continued to look at his princess.
Beauty is like jade, the more you look at her, the more beautiful she becomes.
Xie Yao had no choice but to step forward and hold the armrest of the wheelchair: "I will take the prince back."
The prince said nothing, but the smile on his lips deepened.
The two were walking slowly along the corridor when Xie Yao suddenly stopped.
"Your Majesty, I have something to ask you."
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