Chapter 194 Mother divorced, Xie Yao severed ties with her husband!
Xie Ming'an frowned. Seeing that Mrs. Xie was brought in by Bai Mi, he suddenly had an ominous premonition.
"Master Du, my mother is very old. I'm afraid she is confused and doesn't know what she is saying."
After Xie Mingan finished speaking to Du Yutang, he looked at Old Madam Xie and said, "Mother, you are not feeling well. What are you doing here? Why don't you go back and rest?"
He was afraid that Madam Xie would say something unfavorable to him. After all, she knew about what happened to Nanny Su.
Madam Xie's eyelids twitched as she bowed to Du Yutang, "Sir, I am the mother of Earl Wenchang, and I have something to report to you."
Du Yutang ignored Xie Mingan.
"Madam, please speak."
"Eighteen years ago, Madam Xu was pregnant. Because she was unmarried, she went to the Chengfo Temple outside Beijing to nurse her baby. My poor grandson died within a short time of birth. Madam Su, who was by Madam Xu's side, felt sorry for her and worried that she wouldn't be able to accept the loss. So she found an abandoned baby born on the same day and lied that it was her own child."
Madam Xie's voice was not loud, but the words she said made everyone quiet down again.
Xie Yao clenched her fists and suddenly looked at Xu Susu.
This is the truth of the matter.
Xu Susu looked a little pale and tried hard to remain calm.
That day, she asked Sang Ruo to ask Aunt Sun. After hearing what Aunt Sun said about Nanny Su, she actually had some guesses in her mind.
During the time when Nanny Su was about to retire and return home, she was always worried and seemed to want to tell herself something.
It turned out that this was what she wanted to tell herself.
Feeling her daughter's nervous gaze, Xu Susu's eyes became slightly moist, but she did not speak.
Xie Mingan was horrified: "Mother, you are crazy, why do you say this!"
He originally wanted to prove that Xu had an affair and turn the divorce into a divorce. Although he was forced to wear a cuckold, at least he could swallow up the rest of Xu's dowry and make the people pity him and stand on his side.
But if Xu was innocent, and it was just Nanny Su who found the abandoned baby, and the eldest princess and Du Yutang were both there, he could only divorce obediently!
Old Madam Xie avoided her son's angry, questioning gaze, her eyes flickering.
She didn't want to say it either, but Xie Yao went back to the Bo's Mansion in person yesterday to threaten her. If she didn't say it, Xie Yao would make public the fact that Xie Ming'an had murdered his father!
If this outrageous act were to be made known to others, my son would be completely finished.
Du Yutang asked, "Madam Xie, do you have any evidence for what you said?"
"The fact that I am Xie Mingan's mother is evidence in itself," said Mrs. Xie.
"Madame Su was old and wanted to tell Madam Xu the truth, but she was discovered by me and Ming'an. She had no choice but to tell everything. She did leave a letter for Madam Xu, but it had long been burned."
After she finished speaking, she didn't dare to look at Xie Mingan and lowered her head deeply.
"Son, even Prince Jingbei and the eldest princess are on their side. If we continue to fight, the Xie family will only lose even more miserably. It's better to divorce Xu." She lowered her voice and said in Xie Mingan's ear.
Xie Yan was stunned when he heard what Madam Xie said.
The people around him were even more shocked. After sorting out the cause and effect, they were all stunned.
"So, Xu is innocent, and she was also kept in the dark?"
"I was saying, if Lord Wenchang knew his wife had an affair before marriage, there's no way he would have married her."
"So, Princess Jingbei is neither the daughter of Earl Wenchang nor the daughter of Madam Xu. Then whose daughter is she?"
At this moment, the eldest princess did not move after hearing the three words "Chengfo Temple".
It took her a long time to come back to her senses and slowly turned her gaze to Xie Yao.
Eighteen years ago, before the eldest princess was forced to go to Yong State, she stayed in Chengfo Temple to take care of her pregnancy.
But after giving birth, the midwife and palace maid only showed her a dead baby.
The eldest princess will never forget the small, cold child in her arms.
And Xie Yao, eighteen years old this year, was also born in Chengfo Temple...
In fact, Xu was not her biological mother.
Is there such a coincidence in this world?
The eldest princess' heart was pounding, she suppressed her excitement, and her breathing became rapid.
Whose daughter is Xie Yao?
Could it be that her daughter is not dead, but Xie Yao!
At this moment, Eunuch Qing's voice came from outside the court: "The imperial edict has arrived!"
Except for the eldest princess and Prince Jingbei, everyone else knelt down.
Eunuch Qing walked quickly into the courtroom, holding the imperial edict. "By the grace of Heaven and the Mandate of Heaven, the Emperor decrees that Xie Ming'an has embezzled his wife's property and behaved improperly. Xu is permitted to divorce him, and Xu's dowry will be returned to the Xie family. Furthermore, His Majesty has issued an oral decree—"
He paused, his eyes fell on Xie Yao, he took a deep breath, and raised his voice a few degrees.
"Princess Jingbei, Xie Yao, the captain of the Xihe Camp, was not raised by the Xie family, nor is she Xie Ming'an's biological child. Today, I allow Xie Yao to sever her ties with the Xie family. From now on, the affairs of our two families will have nothing to do with each other!"
When Xu Susu heard the imperial edict, tears fell from her eyes, not out of sadness, but relief.
"I thank the emperor for his grace!" She knelt down to receive the order.
Xie Yao looked towards the direction of the imperial palace. Her clear voice echoed in the courtroom, resoundingly:
"Your Majesty, I, Xie Yao, thank you for your grace. From now on, I will sever ties with the Xie family and have no further ties."
The emperor's decree overrides everything.
This decree was obtained in exchange for her life-saving grace to the eldest princess and the secret of the eldest princess' assassination.
Not only does he want his mother to divorce Xie Mingan, but he also wants to sever ties with the Xie family.
The emperor was cautious and waited until the truth was revealed and he was sure that he had won. Only after the dust settled did he allow Eunuch Qing to announce the decree.
Xie Yao even speculated that if she had not found Old Madam Xie in advance, after Xie Ming'an turned against her, although her mother would eventually be able to divorce with the help of the eldest princess, the emperor's decree might not be so righteous.
But it’s not too late.
Xie Yao looked at Xie Mingan, who was lying on the ground, as if he had lost all hope, and a gentle smile appeared at the corner of her lips.
Accept your fate? No way.
She walked forward, as if to help Wenchangbo up, but in fact, she just lowered her head and whispered in his ear:
"Master, I have good news for you. The Mantuo Powder poison in Mother has long been cured. Even if we don't divorce, you won't get anything in half a year."
Xie Mingan's pupils suddenly shrank, and he looked up in disbelief: "Xie Yao, are you kidding me?"
"Yeah, you're the one being played."
Xie Yao's smile deepened: "I haven't had enough fun yet."
Xie Mingan's eyes were bloodshot and he wanted to kill her.
After hearing the imperial edict, Mrs. Xie sighed and thought that from now on, the Xie family would avoid Xie Yao whenever they met her.
Just when she thought that things were about to end, Xie Yao looked at Jiang Si.
"Wenchang Bo doesn't think this is the end, does he?"
After receiving the princess's instructions, Jiang Si, who had been hiding in the corner, spoke again.
"Sir, Xie Ming'an not only planted Qiu Shui as an undercover agent in the Xu family and embezzled the Xu family's dowry, but ten years ago, he also bribed the former Minister of Rites with a thousand taels of gold. He assigned this to Steward Wang of the Bo Mansion. Steward Wang drowned three months ago, and it was he who ordered this villain to silence him!"
As he spoke, Jiang Si kowtowed vigorously. "Fortunately, I have the confession of Xie Mingan's crimes written by Steward Wang. I am willing to submit it and use my merits to atone for my crimes."
Old Madam Xie widened her eyes in panic and looked at Xie Yao.
Didn’t she say that as long as she cleared Xu’s name and they divorced, everything would be over!
Xie Yao seemed to see the fear in her eyes. She smiled at her grandmother, who had nothing to do with her, and said harmlessly, "Grandma, I didn't agree to anything."
"You're slandering me! Jiang Si, you're a traitor seeking fame and fortune, you're courting death!"
When Xie Ming'an heard what Jiang Si said, he jumped up and pounced on Jiang Si like a mad dog whose tail was stepped on.
But before he could get close, he was pinned to the ground by the yamen runners.
He didn't believe it. He had destroyed the two confessions from Manager Wang with his own eyes and hands, so how could Jiang Si have a third one?
Jiang Si lowered his head and didn't even look at him.
During the past half month in prison, Jiang Si was "questioned" thoroughly by the white guard beside King Jingbei, and he was already trembling all over when he saw Bai Mi.
He knew from the beginning that he had to cooperate with Princess Jingbei's rhythm. He first talked about the matter of the uncle bribing and placing Qiu Shui, so that the uncle would think that the problem was not serious and there was still room for improvement.
By the time the uncle and Xu divorced, the Xie family had already severed their relationship with the princess. If he produced other evidence, the uncle's crimes would not involve Xu and the princess.
Bai Xi took out the confession signed and sealed by the deceased steward Wang, which the princess had given him yesterday, and presented it to him.
"Master Du, I found this at Jiang Si's residence when I brought Madam Xie here just now."
Du Yutang took the confession and, considering Jiang Si's testimony, his eyes darkened completely.
"Xie Ming'an bribed officials, formed a clique for personal gain, and killed innocent people. Come, throw him into the Heavenly Prison. I will petition His Majesty to punish him and show no mercy!"
He gave the order in a cold voice, leaving no room for doubt.
"No, I didn't. The confession was forged. It was all forged by Xie Yao! She bribed Jiang Si. It must have been her!"
Xie Mingan roared like a madman, no longer having the dignity of a count.
The bailiff dragged him hard and passed by Xie Yao.
Xie Yao lowered her eyes and said in a voice that only he could hear, "By the way, Xie Mingan, there's something you don't know yet."
"I was the one who burned down your Xie family's ancestral hall."
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