Chapter 3 Logically, he should be called the Emperor's Uncle

"Break the door open!"

Outside the door, Old Madam Xie, leaning on her dragon-head cane, spoke sternly.

Liang, who was standing by, hurriedly tried to comfort her in a hypocritical manner, "Mother, don't be angry. Take care of yourself. Even if Zhuoning isn't in the room, she must have been having fun and hiding somewhere. She might come out by herself soon..."

Before he could finish his words, the door was pushed open by the servant.

Xie Zhuoning sat alone on the couch in the room, staring at them blankly, "Grandma, aunt, what are you doing..."

Liang looked at her in shock, as if she had seen a ghost, "Didn't you elope with Ke'er?"

"Aunt, you can eat whatever shit you want, but you can't say whatever you want." Xie Zhuoning tilted his head and retorted seriously, "Mr. Liang and I are not familiar with each other at all, how could I elope with him?"

Liang was so annoyed by Xie Zhuoning's evil intentions that she blurted out, "You and Ke'er have been secretly in love for a long time, exchanging pleasantries, and even gave him a token of love. Now you're saying that you don't know him at all?"

"Oh? Auntie, your words are so sharp. Could it be that you saw it with your own eyes?" Xie Zhuoning blinked and asked innocently.

Her mother died in childbirth when giving birth to her younger brother, and her father was stationed at the border all year round, so the two siblings were sent to the old house to be raised by the old lady and their eldest aunt Liang.

Liang also gained a reputation as a virtuous woman in the capital because of her kindness to the two siblings.

If people knew that Liang had known about her and Liang Ke's affair for a long time but did not stop it, and even secretly facilitated it, she would be criticized!

So in order to get out of this matter, Liang pretended to be unaware of it.

But how could someone who doesn't know the truth blurt out those words?

Old Madam Xie also narrowed her eyes and slammed her dragon-head cane down heavily on the ground, "Liang, do you know anything about their affair?"

Liang saw that she had let the cat out of the bag, and immediately rolled her eyes and changed her words, "Mother, it's not that I'm hiding this from you on purpose, it's the little girl Zhuoning who didn't let me tell you. She said that she and Ke'er are in love with each other, and she begged me to help them. You know, I treat her like my own daughter, and I always grant her requests. How could I bear to see her sad?"

Xie Zhuoning sneered in his heart as he listened to these words.

What is the answer to every request?

It's clearly a case of flattery!

She was praised to the sky, acted willfully and became a discarded child.

Liang could then naturally push her own daughter Xie Wanyin to replace her as the Crown Princess!

With a look of grievance on her face, she even pinched her thigh and shed two tears, "Grandma, I didn't..."

"That Liang Ke looks like a toad with crooked eyebrows and eyes. His family is so poor that he needs help from my aunt all the time. How could I possibly like him?"

"Am I out of my mind, leaving behind a noble and powerful princess consort and going to suffer the hardship of serving his family?"

In her previous life, Liang often held her hand affectionately and told her how terrible it was to marry into the deep palace, and how good it was to marry Liang Ke.

"The Crown Prince will be the Emperor in the future. The Emperor has three thousand beauties in his harem. Do you think your life will be easy if you have to compete with so many women for your husband every day?"

"In a woman's life, everything else is empty. The most important thing is to choose a husband who loves her. I have watched my son Ke'er grow up since he was a child. His character is impeccable. If you marry him, you will find a treasure!"

She was raised by Liang at that time and was so naive that she actually believed those lies and eloped with Liang Ke.

It was not until she saw many evil spirits later that she realized how stupid she was at first.

When Mrs. Xie heard what her granddaughter said, she believed it very much. "I don't think that brat is that good. My granddaughter has such high standards, how could she possibly like him?"

Liang was getting anxious and angry. Just as she was about to say something, she accidentally caught a glimpse of a pair of white brocade boots from behind the screen.

It's clearly a man's style!

She understood, raised her eyebrows, and raised her voice, "Zhuo Ning girl, you keep saying that you don't like my Ke'er, so why did you secretly meet with him in the room without telling anyone?"

"What...what secret meeting?" Xie Zhuoning looked a little flustered and quickly went to the screen to block it.

This is no different from trying to cover up one's own shortcomings.

"Still want to hide!" Liang pushed her away, rushed over and flipped over the screen, revealing the figure hiding behind it.

With white clothes and black hair, he is spotless and looks like a banished immortal who walked out of an ancient painting.

Liang was stunned for a moment.

Where is her nephew?

This is clearly the current emperor’s seventeenth brother, Xiao Jinxuan!

"Greetings...Greetings to His Royal Highness Prince Xuan!" Liang saluted hurriedly.

Xiao Jinxuan caught a glimpse of Xie Zhuoning laughing at the side and was speechless.

Why is this girl so petty?

She had to let him hide behind the screen to give her aunt a "surprise"!

He brushed his robes, walked straight past Liang, walked calmly to Old Madam Xie, and nodded slightly, "Old Madam."

Madam Xie opened her mouth in surprise, somewhat confused by the situation before her, "Your Highness Prince Xuan... Miss Zhuoning...you...what are you doing..."

Xie Zhuoning quickly explained, "Grandma, I was feeling unwell just now, so I said I would go back to my room to rest for a while. I never thought that a bold thief would sneak into Fenghua Pavilion and steal things while everyone was busy in the front yard today!"

"My granddaughter screamed in fear. His Royal Highness Prince Xuan happened to pass by and immediately came over to drive the thief away. Seeing that my granddaughter was frightened, he sent me inside to rest."

"But I didn't expect that at this moment, you and your aunt would arrive with your people and barge in. I was afraid that you would misunderstand me, so I forced Your Highness to hide behind the screen."

She spoke with a rhythmic and sincere voice, and occasionally cast a grateful look.

Xiao Jinxuan frowned.

Full of lies, so shameless!

"So that's how it is," Madam Xie heaved a sigh of relief, "I would like to thank His Royal Highness Prince Xuan for saving me."

Xiao Jinxuan glanced at Xie Zhuoning and said, "Miss Xie is the future Crown Princess. We are all family, so it should be so."

When she marries the prince, she should, logically, call him uncle.

When Xie Zhuoning saw him looking at him, he curled his lips and forced out a sweet smile.

Xiao Jinxuan's brows couldn't help but wrinkle again.

It was unfair for the prince to marry her.

Xie Zhuoning stayed in his own room peacefully, so the rumor that he eloped with Liang Ke was completely untrue.

Seeing this matter being lifted up high and then dropped lightly, Liang was in a moment of panic and spoke subconsciously, "Mother, although His Royal Highness Prince Xuan is of noble status, he is a man after all, and he and Zhuo Ning were alone in the same room. Do you think it is credible that he said he was just passing by to help?"

"That's enough!" Madam Xie slammed her dragon-head cane with a bang. "Liang, do you really think I'm dead? How dare you slander His Royal Highness Prince Xuan in front of me!"

Everyone knows that His Royal Highness Prince Xuan is elegant and upright and has no interest in women. The Empress Dowager has worried a lot about his marriage.

How is it possible that he has an affair with Miss Zhuoning?

After being scolded, Liang regained her consciousness and knelt down quickly, "Mother, please forgive me. I was confused for a moment and spoke without thinking!"

She admitted her mistake in time, that she had slept with King Dingxuan, a foreign man, and it was not right for him to argue with a woman like her.

Xie Zhuoning didn't want to let Liang off so easily. She stood up angrily, her eyes red with anger, "Aunt, you are too much. His Royal Highness Prince Xuan helped me, but he still had to be slandered by you for nothing. Isn't this frustrating for good people?"

As she spoke, she turned around and said to Old Lady Xie in a firm tone, "Grandma, the thief was kicked by His Royal Highness Prince Xuan and had his head hit, so he can't go far. Have people guard all the exits and search the backyard one by one. You will definitely find the thief and clear His Royal Highness Prince Xuan's name!"