Xia Tian's sudden action made Shen Nian stunned on the spot, and Ning Xiang and Ning Xue, who were still serving in the room, were also stunned.
When Ningxiang and Ningxue reacted, their faces turned red and they quickly left, using the excuse that the tea was cold.
Xia Tian was also shocked by his own actions. After he came to his senses, he realized what he had done impulsively and was so embarrassed that he just wanted to cover his face.
Although Shen Nian’s expression didn’t show it, his red ears still betrayed him.
He raised his hand and touched the place where he had just been kissed, feeling extremely happy.
Seeing that Xia Tian was feeling embarrassed, he quickly found an excuse to leave. He also needed to digest this matter.
Mu Chen, who followed Chen Nian out, watched his prince walk out of the door of Jinglan Garden. The smile in the corner of his eyes could hardly be concealed, and he seemed to be in a good mood.
What good thing happened?
I was confused and asked directly, "Master, what good news are you so happy about?"
"Stop asking." Shen Nian retorted, but the raised corners of his mouth were still so obvious.
Muchen complained in his heart, what a fool is the master, he doesn't even share the good news with others.
However, seeing Shen Nian's happy look, he was also infected and his mood became much better.
Xia Tian was shy for a while, then let it go. Thinking of her "reckless" behavior just now, she felt sweet in her heart.
The two people here, who were in a good mood, started to busy themselves with their own things.
Liu was also greatly shocked after hearing about Princess Ruihua and Commandery Princess Yunying. She had never expected that Shen Nian was so important in the emperor's heart.
The emperor was actually willing to directly reprimand his aunt who had once supported him for Shen Nian.
Liu would not think like Princess Ruihua that the emperor did this out of respect for the Marquis of Wu'an's Mansion.
Maybe there is some reason for this, but it is definitely not much. This is the result of the friendship between the emperor and Shen Nian.
It seems that she still underestimated Shen Nian's ability. As a result, the possibility of her son Shen Ke taking over the position of Marquis Wu'an's heir in the future will be even slimmer.
It seems that Shen Nian still can’t stay.
Liu was thinking that although Shen Nian had the emperor's support now and she couldn't do anything to him, she could still put him and that wild girl in a good light in front of the old lady and Marquis Wu'an.
So he found an opportunity at a family gathering to tell the old lady and Marquis Wu'an what happened at the poetry meeting.
After saying this, she feigned worry, "Old Madam, you don't know, my daughter-in-law was right there at the time. Nian'er didn't give Princess Ruihua any respect in front of so many people, and the Princess was so angry that she was almost speechless. My daughter-in-law was so worried that the Princess would get angry and punish Nian'er. She was almost dying of anxiety at the time. Fortunately, Princess Ruihua didn't punish her."
After Liu finished speaking, she still looked frightened and patted her chest a few times with a handkerchief.
When the old lady heard that Shen Nian had offended Princess Ruihua in public for that wild girl, she immediately flew into a rage and pointed at Xia Tian and said, "Kneel down right there. I didn't expect you to be such a vixen that you seduced Di Nian'er and even dared to offend Princess Ruihua for you."
It was a nice day to drink tea in the summer, but I didn't expect that the anger would be directed at her the next second.
Just as she was about to refute, Shen Nian spoke first, “Grandma, Xia Tian was the victim at that time, what does this have to do with her.”
"Kneel down too. You are so lawless that you dare to offend anyone. Do we think we can offend Princess Ruihua? If the emperor punishes you, can you bear it?" The old lady became even more angry when she saw Chen Nian defending a wild girl.
Out of filial piety, Shen Nian and Xia Tian knelt down to the old lady, but Xia Tian didn't want to get a bad reputation casually, "Grandma, how can this be my and the prince's fault? We are the ones who were bullied. As elders, shouldn't we seek justice for the child? Why are you asking about the crime?"
"How dare you talk to me like that? Is this how you are brought up?" The old lady slammed the table and yelled at Xia Tian.
"Grandmother, I'm telling the truth. It was me who was kicked into the water by Princess Yunying, and it was me who almost drowned. As my husband, is it wrong for the prince to seek justice for me?"
"Don't you know who you are? And you want Nian'er to seek justice for you. Are you worthy?" the old lady said contemptuously.
"I am the wife of the prince of Wu'an Marquisate. This was approved by my grandmother and father to be included in the family tree. How can I not be worthy? Could it be that the wife of the prince of our Marquisate was bullied and she can't even say a word of justice? Is the reputation of our Marquisate so worthless?" Xia Tian retorted.
"Of course I have to protect my wife. No one can bully her." Shen Nian also said with a cold face.
"You are so disrespectful! Come here, slap me in the face." The old lady's face was as black as ink. She wanted to ask someone to take action when she couldn't win the argument.
Marquis Wu'an listened for a long time before interjecting, "Wait a minute, mother. I think Nian'er did the right thing. Although our Marquis Wu'an Mansion is not as good as before, it is not to the point where it can be bullied at will, even by Princess Ruihua."
"Don't worry about it, my son. I must punish this wild girl today. If it weren't for her, how could Nian'er become like this? She even learned to talk back to her elders." The old lady insisted on not giving in.
Liu was watching from the side and was very happy. She thought that she had to let the old lady vent her anger today, so she said cryptically, "My Lord, I also think what mother said is right. Nian'er and Xia are still young and ignorant. As elders, we should give them more guidance, so that they don't really cause big trouble in the future.
Although we are right in this matter, if we embarrass Princess Ruihua in front of so many people, if Princess Ruihua punishes us, won't these two children suffer? "
As soon as Liu finished speaking, the old lady became even more displeased with Xia Tian and immediately wanted someone to teach her a lesson.
Marquis Wu'an stopped her. Although Nian'er's behavior was indeed a bit reckless, it was indeed none of the girl's business.
"Mother, although Nian'er handled this matter a little inappropriately, Xia is also a victim, so let's just punish her lightly and teach her a lesson."
Marquis Wu'an still gave the old lady face. In his heart, he was even a little happy. Shen Nian was worthy of being the successor of his Marquis Wu'an Mansion. He had to have such courage so that the Marquis Wu'an Mansion would not be bullied by others in the future.
No wonder Princess Ruihua was impeached a few days ago, but the memorial did not name the accuser, so he didn't know that the person Yunying bullied was his daughter-in-law.
If he had known that it was his daughter-in-law who was bullied, he would have reported her on the spot.
Since when did the people of Wu'an Marquis Mansion allow themselves to be bullied like this? Where would the face of Wu'an Marquis be in the future?
Seeing that Marquis Wu'an had spoken, the old lady could not insist any further. After all, all the family members were there, and Marquis Wu'an's face had to be maintained.
"Then the punishment is to kneel in the ancestral hall for three days and copy the Heart Sutra fifty times. You are not allowed to step out of the hall until you finish copying." The old lady finally made the decision.
Shen Nian wanted to argue, but was stopped by Xia Tian. This punishment should be because she talked back. If she spoke again, the old lady would probably not even give face to the Marquis of Wu'an.
However, she didn't expect that Marquis Wu'an would stand on their side this time. It seemed that in the Marquis's mind, the reputation of Marquis Wu'an's Mansion was indeed more important than anything else.
As for Liu, let her jump around first. Who can't tell that she is adding fuel to the fire?
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