Chapter 112 Xie Yunman Beats Xiao Ling
"I had lunch with Yu'er today, and I noticed that she seemed to have an upset stomach; she kept vomiting."
I remember I have a prescription for regulating the spleen and stomach; I'll look for it and give it to her.
Upon hearing this, Xie Yunman frowned slightly.
Then he asked, "When did you throw up?"
Xue Weiyang lowered her head and continued searching while answering, "It seems to be fish soup."
Upon hearing this, Xie Yunman closed the book in his hand and said:
"You keep looking, I'll go check on her."
If it's serious, you should see a doctor.
Xue Weiyang, without any suspicion, said, "Alright, go ahead."
Xie Yunman arrived at Xie Yunyu's courtyard with a gloomy expression.
After seeing Xie Yunyu, he looked her up and down and found that she seemed to have gained a lot of weight.
She was dressed appropriately, and there was hardly any noticeable change.
So he went straight to the point and asked, "Are you pregnant?"
Xie Yunyu remained silent, while Gu Yu, standing beside her, took a deep breath and her face turned deathly pale.
Xie Yunman had only intended to bluff her, but the current outcome made the veins on Xie Yunman's forehead throb, and she was instantly on the verge of exploding in rage.
"You can go out now."
Xie Yunman spoke in a suppressed voice to Gu Yu.
Gu Yu shivered, went out, and closed the door.
"Is it Xiao Ling's?" Xie Yunman pressed.
Xie Yunyu nodded.
Xie Yunman sighed and closed her eyes.
Exasperated, she asked, "How many months?"
"About two months, that is, the first few days after you entered the court as an official."
Seeing that her scheme had been exposed, Xie Yunyu simply admitted it and sat down in her chair, ready to give up.
Xie Yunman, furious, demanded, "What exactly do you want?"
"He said he would send someone over in the next two months, but I haven't received it yet."
Upon hearing this, Xie Yunman slammed his fist on the table next to him.
"This child cannot be kept. I will go find a doctor for you tomorrow."
After saying that, he turned and left.
Xie Yunyu quickly said, "Don't let my parents and grandfather know."
"You still know you have parents?"
Did you even consider them when you were doing something outrageous?
Xie Yunman's cold voice came from the doorway.
"I……"
Xie Yunyu was speechless.
That night, Xie Yunman didn't sleep a wink, tossing and turning in bed.
Seeing that he was in a bad mood, Xue Weiyang hugged him and comforted him, eventually falling asleep herself.
The morning court session had just ended the next day.
Xie Yunman came out of the main hall and called out to Xiao Ling.
The two walked to a secluded spot, exchanged a few words, and then...
Then I saw Xie Yunman hit Xiao Ling.
The eunuchs nearby quickly stepped in to break up the fight.
Shortly afterward, the emperor received the news.
"Your Majesty, the Prince of Shou'an and Lord Xie have started fighting outside the Chuigong Hall."
The emperor was eating a snack when he heard this and was taken aback:
"who?"
"The newly appointed top scholar, Xie Yunman, who serves as the emperor's lecturer and secretary, got into a fight with the Prince of Shou'an."
"Why did you fight?" the emperor pressed.
"I don't know," the young eunuch replied.
"Bring those two here to me."
A short while later, Xie Yunman and Xiao Ling arrived outside the Imperial Study.
The emperor looked at Xiao Ling's bruised face, utterly bewildered.
"What exactly happened? Why did a fight break out in the palace?"
Xiao Ling replied with a grim expression, "Uncle, it's my fault, it has nothing to do with Lord Xie."
The emperor looked at Xie Yunman, but saw that he had lowered his head and remained silent, so he said:
"If you don't want to talk, then go kneel outside."
The two men knelt obediently outside the imperial study for an hour.
Soon, the news spread like wildfire throughout the palace and beyond.
The crown prince immediately understood what was going on; the matter had been exposed.
They also felt that Xiao Ling getting beaten up wasn't a bad deal.
He didn't come out to speak.
Upon hearing this news, the eldest princess felt a tightness in her chest.
Sigh... What a tragic fate...
The Xie family was completely baffled when they heard the news.
After Xie Yunman left the yamen and returned home, he was pulled away by Grand Tutor Xie.
After some questioning, Xie Yunman told the truth.
Grand Tutor Xie remained silent for a long time without saying a word.
Because he knew that, for now, if the Princess refused to agree no matter what, and Xiao Ling didn't speak up, his family would have no choice but to suffer this great loss.
After a long silence in the study, Grand Tutor Xie waved to Xie Yunman.
"You should go back first. Grandfather will handle this matter."
When Xie Yunman came out of the study, he saw Xue Weiyang looking at him with concern outside the door.
The two returned to the house, and Xie Yunman told Xue Weiyang the truth.
Xue Weiyang was speechless upon hearing this.
"I thought they were just attracted to each other, how... how... do they already have a child?"
After saying that, he added, "But the Prince of Shou'an hasn't come to propose marriage yet. What should we do?"
"Yu'er, Yu'er... what will we do with this child?"
After saying that, she belatedly added, "Yu'er, it seems like she's been in her courtyard all day and hasn't come out."
Upon hearing this, Xie Yunman knew something was wrong and stood up to run outside.
The couple ran to Xie Yunyu's yard, only to find it completely dark, with not a single light on in the middle of the night.
Xie Yunman hurriedly went into the courtyard and asked someone to light a lamp.
They found the room empty; not only was Xie Yunyu gone, but her four maids were also nowhere to be seen.
Xie Yunman noticed a letter on the table.
Upon opening it, it was found to be a note left by Xie Yunyu, which stated that she wanted to keep the child but was afraid of causing trouble for her family.
So he took his people and went to live elsewhere for a while, and would make further plans after the child was born.
Xie Yunman gripped the paper in her hand tightly, almost crumpling it up.
Seeing this, Xue Weiyang snatched it away, looked at it, and then said:
"Let's go find someone first."
The Xie family sent out their men to search all the places Xie Yunyu frequented in the capital, but they couldn't find her.
The next day, after Xie Yunman finished court, he pulled Xiao Ling aside again.
Unsurprisingly, the two started fighting again after exchanging only a few words.
The emperor had just picked up his teacup in his study when a young eunuch came to report.
"Your Majesty, the Prince of Shou'an and Lord Xie are fighting again."
The emperor choked on his tea.
"Cough cough... They're fighting again?"
A short while later, the two reappeared in the Imperial Study.
Today, the emperor is also very eager to know why the two of them started fighting.
Yesterday Xiao Ling was beaten, and today it looks like Xiao Ling is being beaten again. The emperor can tell at a glance that Xiao Ling is in the wrong.
If he were in the right, he would have said so yesterday.
If they hesitate to complain or defend themselves, they must have something to hide.
"Who can tell me?"
Both of them lowered their heads and remained silent.
He then said, "It's hard to explain today, so unlike yesterday, kneeling for an hour won't be the end of it."
The two of them still wouldn't say anything.
The emperor had no choice but to ask Xie Yunman, "Minister Xie, what exactly did the Prince of Shou'an do to offend you? Look at the way you beat him!"
Xie Yunman respectfully replied to the emperor:
“The Prince of Shou’an was in the wrong, so he dared not retaliate.”
The emperor was very puzzled. Xiao Ling had never done anything wrong since he was a child and had always been a sensible child.
What's wrong with me these past two days? I'm at odds with Xie Yunman.
"Oh, Ling'er, why are you in the wrong?"
Xiao Ling kept his eyes closed and didn't speak.
At this moment, the crown prince entered from outside and interrupted:
"Ling'er, things have already escalated to this point, you should tell your father."
"Let your father decide for you; this is the perfect time."
Upon hearing this, the emperor's curiosity grew even stronger, so he looked at the crown prince and said:
"You know, you tell me."
Just as the Crown Prince was about to speak, Xiao Ling sighed and said:
"Let me explain."
So he cupped his hands to the emperor and said, "Uncle, I wish to marry Xie Yunyu, the granddaughter of Grand Tutor Xie."
I humbly request my uncle to issue an imperial decree granting this marriage to my child.
After hearing his words, the emperor turned to look at Xie Yunman and suddenly understood.
So he said, "For such an important event as marriage, it is always necessary to invite the elders of both sides."
I can represent you, but we'll also need to ask Grand Tutor Xie to come over."
So he said to the eunuchs outside, "Bring Grand Tutor Xie to an audience."
After thinking for a moment, he said, "Go and summon Princess Jinyang and her husband as well."
When the eldest princess heard the news at her residence, the sky seemed to have fallen!
The two of them even took it to His Majesty's ears...
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