Chapter 237 It was indeed me who persuaded them to divorce
The shooting range was not far away, and when everyone arrived, the palace servants had already set up the targets and brought bows and arrows.
This bow is specially made for women. It is smaller and lighter than the one for men, and it is not too difficult to pull.
Chunxi took the bow and carefully examined it. Princess Hengyang smiled and said, "I started playing with the bow when I was eight years old. Although I haven't practiced to the point of shooting an arrow through a willow leaf from a hundred paces away, I'm still very accurate. Ah Xi, don't cry if you lose later."
Princess Hengyang was confident and happy. She hadn't had such a great time playing chess for a long time. The feeling of meeting a worthy opponent was really great.
Chunxi raised her head and said, "When I was a child, I played with a slingshot. I used it mostly to shoot bird nests and hornet nests. I was pretty accurate. Your Highness, please don't underestimate me."
Princess Hengyang's attention wandered. "You can rob a bird's nest to steal its eggs, but why are you robbing a hornet's nest? Aren't you afraid of getting stung?"
Chunxi shook his head. "My father would be away for months at a time on escort missions. When he was away, people would sometimes bully my mother. I would knock down a hornet's nest when they passed by and sting them."
Princess Hengyang was stunned at first, then burst into laughter: "Ah Xi, you are so smart. I wish I had met you earlier. I have so many people I want to sting."
Everyone: “…”
Your Highness, please learn something good.
Chunxi actually had many more ways to punish people. She was about to say a few more when Yun Wantang's voice came to her ears: "Mrs. Shen is indeed a person of true nature who will seek revenge when she has a grudge. However, the Wei family has treated you well, yet you repay kindness with hatred and secretly sow discord between He'er and Ze'er. Is this appropriate?"
Yun Wantang was wearing a sky-blue winter jacket and skirt embroidered with Clivia today. She looked as simple and elegant as usual. Standing there, she was as pure and pleasant as the Clivia on her clothes, but the words she spoke were not so pleasant.
As soon as these words were spoken, the Queen and everyone else's eyes fell on Chunxi.
Last night, Xiao Qinghe sat next to her father and brother, and didn't say a word to Wei Lingze. Everyone was very curious about what happened between the two. Now that Yun Wantang took the initiative to talk about this topic, it instantly aroused everyone's gossip.
Feeling everyone's gaze, Chunxi was not panicked. Instead, he felt like someone was offering him a pillow when he was sleepy.
She was still wondering how to bring up this topic without being too obvious.
Xiao Qinghe immediately stood up to refute: "Aunt, what happened between Wei Lingze and me has nothing to do with you."
Yun Wantang directly shook her head and rejected the idea: "He'er, when Ze'er was seriously injured and paralyzed, you insisted on not breaking off the engagement. This shows how deeply you love Ze'er. If no one instigated you, how could you have ended up like this with Ze'er?"
Yun Wantang's eyes turned red as she spoke, and it was unclear whether she felt sorry for Xiao Qinghe or regretted this relationship that was praised by everyone.
Xiao Qinghe frowned. This time, her grandmother asked her to accompany her father and brother to participate in the winter hunt. She really wanted the Wei family and others to see the Xiao family's attitude. However, if they really wanted to divorce, the elders of the two families had to sit down together to discuss it.
She didn't expect Yun Wantang to suddenly bring up this matter in public and blame everything on Chunxi.
It was difficult to explain the matter between her and Wei Lingze in a few words. If something she said was wrong and gave rise to gossip, the Xiao family would be in a passive situation.
Xiao Qinghe carefully considered his words and did not dare to answer easily.
This reaction was within Yun Wantang's expectations.
She naturally knew why Xiao Qinghe returned to live in the Xiao family, but she was certain that Xiao Qinghe would not tell the truth in front of the queen and so many ladies from aristocratic families.
As a wife, it is natural to serve her husband. Even if it was wrong for Yun to drug Xiao Qinghe, it was Xiao Qinghe who stubbornly refused to have sex with her first.
Others who don’t know the details will only think that Xiao Qinghe was raised too spoiled and arrogant by the Xiao family.
Xiao Qinghe didn't dare to speak easily or leave any room for criticism, as Yun Wantang could use this incident to accuse Chunxi of being ungrateful.
There's an old saying that goes, "It's better to demolish ten temples than to break up a marriage," not to mention that Chunxi and Xiao Qinghe are not blood relatives.
As long as Chunxi can be discredited as a troublemaker who likes to meddle in other people's affairs today, the Queen and the ladies of the noble families will no longer be willing to make friends with her, and there will be nothing to be afraid of even if Princess Hengyang likes Chunxi.
Yun Wantang was very good at this kind of thing. She had already planned how to pressure Chunxi step by step and force her into a desperate situation. Suddenly, she heard Chunxi say, "It was indeed me who persuaded He'er to divorce Wei Lingze."
“…”???
Yun Wantang's expression froze, and for a moment he suspected that he had heard it wrongly.
Cao Chunxi did not make any excuses, but instead admitted it openly?
Does Cao Chunxi know what the consequences will be if he admits this?
Everyone was also surprised by Chunxi's frankness.
How can this person even talk about ruining someone's marriage so confidently, so confidently that it seems like he is doing justice for the heavens?
Under everyone's gaze, Chunxi remained calm: "Wei Lingze is no longer the young general Wei he once was. He has let He'er down. As He'er's aunt, if I don't persuade He'er to divorce as soon as possible, I'm afraid I will be struck by lightning."
Chunxi's reaction was beyond Yun Wantang's expectations, but Yun Wantang quickly regained his composure.
Once the arrow is shot, there is no turning back. No matter what tricks Cao Chunxi plays, she just wants to condemn Cao Chunxi for being ungrateful and ruining other people's marriages.
Thinking of this, Yun Wantang questioned, "Madam Chen worked as a maid in the Wei family for nearly ten years. When you left the Wei family, you not only received a reward of 1,000 taels of silver, but also a whole carriage of silk and satin. The Wei family treated you well, yet you caused unrest in the Wei family. Has your conscience been eaten by a dog?"
"The Wei family has indeed treated me well."
Chunxi nodded, not denying the matter, and then continued: "But the Xiao family has been extremely kind to me. I can't keep the Wei family's secret just because I've received benefits from them and watch He'er fall into the pit of fire."
Yun Wantang's words just now were passionate and stirred everyone's emotions, but Chunxi was a better actor than her. After just a few words, she burst into tears.
Yun Wantang felt something was wrong and was about to say something when Chunxi knelt down in front of the Queen. "Your Majesty, I am guilty. It was I who harmed He'er. I deserve to die!"
Chunxi's shouts were getting louder and louder. Not only Yun Wantang, but even Princess Hengyang was shocked and speechless.
The scene fell into a dead silence for a while, and finally Xiao Qingyue broke the silence and asked, "Aunt, what do you mean by this? What do you mean by you harmed my sister?"
Chunxi glanced at Xiao Qinghe with reluctance before continuing, "After Wei Lingze was injured, Madam Wei secretly found a group of fair-skinned and beautiful women to serve him in order to give him more children. He had actually changed his mind long ago. Not only did he spend every day with those women, he even had one of them give birth to a child!"
After Chunxi howled, the scene became even quieter than before.
Xiao Qingyue knew nothing and felt as if she had been struck by lightning.
Yun Wantang was not much better than her, she was also completely confused.
Ze'er actually has an illegitimate child. Why has my sister never told her?
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