Chapter 195 The Princess's Investigation: The Fate of Mother and Daughter
"You, what did you say?!"
Xie Mingan's expression changed drastically.
He always thought that the fire in the ancestral hall was caused by the Imperial Eagle Bureau, and the messy study and the death of Nanny Zhu were also warnings from the emperor.
How could Xie Yao have done this?!
That night, it was supposed to be her wedding night, but she actually returned to the Earl's Mansion from the Prince's Mansion? Didn't the King of Jingbei care?
Before Xie Mingan recovered from his shock, Xie Yao said again: "And the things in your secret room, just give them to me. Maybe I can still give you a way out."
Xie Mingan felt cold all over. He understood that everything was planned by Xie Yao.
She had discovered her secret room long ago and could have made it public.
But when Xie Yao saw the countless money and treasures in the secret room, she wanted to force herself into a dead end and leave herself with nothing, and then she would embezzle those treasures!
Xie Yao looked at Xie Ming'an's face which was twisted with shock, but the smile on the corner of his lips was still gentle.
It wasn't a fatal blow.
She brought up the matter of the Xie family ancestral hall, deliberately saying that she wanted to covet the treasures in the secret room, not for the sake of showing off her eloquence.
Xie Yao has never forgotten how she died in her previous life.
Although it was Manager Wang who stabbed him to death, Manager Wang was surrounded by a group of soldiers dressed as bandits and armed with bows, arrows and swords. This proved that two years later, Xie Mingan had a private army in his hands.
Xie Yao knew that Xie Ming'an was now the Queen Mother's man.
The confession of Manager Wang and Jiang Si were enough to prove that Xie Ming'an bribed officials, but they could not kill him.
The Queen Mother colluded with the Western Rong people to assassinate the eldest princess and almost hurt her mother, but with only Jiang Congyan as evidence, she was still unable to do anything.
She wanted to force Xie Ming'an into a desperate situation, and when he was desperate, it would be time to purge the evil spirits in the court and overthrow the empress dowager.
Xie Yao narrowed her eyes and looked at Eunuch Qing who was standing silently watching by the side.
If the emperor is smart enough, he will cooperate with her behavior.
"take away!"
The judicial officer kicked Xie Ming'an impatiently, and the bailiffs dragged him and put him in the sky prison.
Xie Mingan was still roaring, his voice filled with hatred: "Xie Yao, I won't let you go, don't even think about it, don't even think about succeeding!"
Du Yutang waved his hand again and put Jiang Si back into jail.
The eldest princess, who had been silent the entire time, stepped forward, her voice a little hoarse: "Ayao, I would like to congratulate you on severing your ties with the Xie family, and also congratulate Madam Xu on her divorce from Xie Ming'an."
Xie Yao and Xu Susu bowed to her together.
"No need to be polite. I have something else to do, so I'll go first."
It was the first time that Xie Yao saw the eldest princess looking worried, and her eyes looked a little strange.
When she hesitated whether to ask, the eldest princess looked at her deeply, and left quickly with her people without even saying goodbye to the prince.
Xie Yao didn't think much about it, but Xu Susu seemed to be thinking about something.
After leaving Jingzhao Prefecture, the eldest princess sat in the phoenix carriage and immediately called her subordinates.
"Shuangxi, go check the exact time of Princess Jingbei's birth and confirm whether it was... whether it was in summer."
Although Shuangxi didn't know why, he didn't dare to delay and immediately took the order and left.
Then, the princess said to her maid Huaixia, "Take my order and go find the midwife who delivered me. Even if you have to dig three feet underground, you must find her!"
"yes!"
Huaixia was not an eyewitness to the eldest princess's pregnancy and childbirth, but she knew that the eldest princess had given birth to a daughter in Chengfo Temple.
The child’s grave and tombstone are in the backyard of Qifeng Villa.
So when Madam Xie said that Princess Jingbei was not Madam Xu's biological daughter, she also thought of this incredible possibility.
After giving these two instructions, the eldest princess closed her eyes and sat in the phoenix carriage, as if she was fast asleep.
It was not until a long time later that she opened her eyes, and the tears at the corners of her eyes had dried.
She took out a brocade box from the side.
This brocade box was given to her by Xie Yao on behalf of Gu Zhaotang on the first day she returned to Beijing.
There were two letters in the brocade box. One was the suicide note from her mother, Queen Dowager Xihe.
The other letter contained a few words written to her by Gu Zhaotang.
A few words cannot express the longing for eighteen years, nor can they calm the love and hatred from eighteen years ago.
"Gu Zhaotang, do you know that you and I once had a daughter..."
The eldest princess held the letter to her heart and murmured.
On the other side, the people outside Jingzhao Prefecture saw that Prince Jingbei had a gloomy face and the palace guards also appeared ferociously, so they finally ended the show reluctantly.
Xie Yao followed Xu Susu out of the courtroom. She felt a little nervous and didn't know how to face her mother.
Her mother never spoke to her.
"elder sister."
Xie Yao heard a familiar voice and turned around. Xie Yan also had a gloomy face and was following her like she was following her mother.
Xie Yan opened his eyes wide and asked cautiously: "Sister, do you still want me..."
Xie Yao calmed down and rubbed her brother's hair "gently": "No matter whose daughter I am, you are my little useless brother."
"That's good," Xie Yan was satisfied, and comforted Xu Susu, "Mother, it's okay. Although my sister is not your daughter, you still have me as your son."
Xu Susu: "...You can go now."
Xie Yao: "Go back and comfort grandma. The Xie family's good days are over from today."
Xie Yan followed Madam Xie and left. Xie Yao looked at his back and called Bai Xi over, "I have something to trouble Guard Xiaobai with."
Bai Su: "Hey, Princess, don't be polite to me."
After Xie Yao finished giving the task, Bai Ru left happily, leaving the prince alone in the wheelchair: "..."
He just happened not to bring Atractylodes today!
Whose bodyguard is this Baishen?
"Little Ayao."
Uncle Xu Zhixing shouted.
Xie Yao looked up and saw her uncle in a green brocade robe, supporting Old Man Xu in a festive red suit. They were standing beside the carriage heading back home, looking at her and her mother with a smile on their faces.
Old Master Xu scratched his gray hair and said, "Ayao, you are my good granddaughter. This cannot change."
Xu Zhixing: "Me too."
Mr. Xu: "What are you talking about? Ah Yao is my granddaughter, not yours!"
Xu Zhixing: “…”
Xu Susu watched her father and brother bickering and burst out laughing.
She kept a straight face, didn't say anything, and pretended to be serious, which scared Ayao a lot.
Xu Susu had actually guessed everything before.
But when she heard Mrs. Xie say that the child she gave birth to died at birth, she felt extremely heartbroken.
But this does not mean that she no longer regards Xie Yao as her own daughter.
At this moment, Xu Susu stretched out her arms and hugged Xie Yao in her arms.
"Xie Yao, you are my daughter, and you will always be."
She said seriously.
It doesn’t matter whether it’s the grace of giving birth or the grace of raising.
Xie Yao called her mother, that is, her daughter.
Xie Yao can't live without her, just as she can't live without Xie Yao.
The fate of the mother and daughter has long been closely intertwined, and her life has been changed because of her daughter.
Xie Yao was held in her mother's arms, and tears instantly flowed down her face.
As long as Xu Susu recognizes me, I will be a child with a family.
Xu Zhixing looked at the mother and daughter, and his eyes became red.
But if he were to hold it up, it wouldn't fit properly, and the prince was watching next to him.
Xu Zhixing had no choice but to turn around and hug the bewildered Mr. Xu.
Mr. Xu broke free from his son's embrace and said, "It's such a happy day, why are you crying?"
"Father is right."
Xu Zhixing tried to calm his breath, looked at Xu Susu, smiled gently, and said softly: "Susu, brother will take you home."
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