As expected, Chu Mingzhu was furious when she said that.
This was originally Xiao Yan's fault, but her words made it seem like Chu Mingzhu was being petty. Chu Mingzhu was already seething with anger today, and her patience with Old Mrs. Xiao and her son finally snapped. She immediately spoke up.
"You're the one who took my things from my room without permission, and you still dare to turn around and accuse me?"
Taking it without asking is stealing, and this princess hasn't even questioned you about it yet!
Who gave you the right to be sarcastic and sarcastic with me!
"If you want to stay at the Marquis of Anle's residence, then abide by the rules of my household. If you don't want to stay, I'll send you back, and your second brother will take care of you when he returns!"
After Chu Mingzhu finished speaking, she slapped the maid in front of her across the face.
"You can't even guard my house, what use are you to me, a princess? Get out and kneel down!"
Although the slap was directed at the maid, it was Xiao Yan's face that was struck.
The girl who was beaten knew she deserved her bad luck and became the policeman's chicken, but there was nothing she could do, since she was just a servant!
She had barely stopped her when Xiao Yan shouted that she was the princess's sister-in-law and dared to stop her, and that she would have the princess skin her alive!
The princess indulged the mother and daughter. Before she could decide whether to stop them, Xiao Yan pushed her aside and barged in. What could she do?
They were just destined to take the blame, so without even arguing, they directly apologized to Chu Mingzhu and knelt outside.
Chu Mingzhu thought that after this slap, Xiao Yan would be so ashamed that she would drag Old Madam Xiao away! She'd better go home; she wouldn't serve her anymore!
If I had known they were like this, I would never have let them into the mansion.
Xiao Yan and Grandma Xiao could also see that Chu Mingzhu was trying to intimidate them! If this were a daughter-in-law who had married into the family, Grandma Xiao would have already jumped up and down, scratching people and showering them with all sorts of nouns and verbs!
But this future wife hasn't been married yet; she's still a princess, and he's counting on her to save people. He can't afford to turn against her now, so he secretly tugged at Xiao Yan, telling her to calm down.
Chu Mingzhu was waiting for the mother and daughter to turn their backs and leave!
Little did she know that her understanding of embarrassment was on a completely different level from that of Old Madam Xiao and Xiao Yan!
If a noble lady in the capital encountered such a situation, she would definitely declare that she would never see him again, and then walk away with her head held high and her sleeves turned away.
But Old Mrs. Xiao and Xiao Yan were notorious for their shamelessness in the countryside. Even in places where there were few rules in the village, they couldn't stand the shamelessness of the mother and daughter, which shows how powerful they were.
The girl went outside and knelt down. The mother and daughter acted as if nothing had happened. Old Mrs. Xiao pretended to slap Xiao Yan.
"Look at you, how can you just wear whatever you want!"
It was wrong of you to touch the princess's things without telling her. From now on, if you like something, tell the princess first. She's your future sister-in-law. How could she treat you badly?
Why get angry?
"Quickly apologize to the princess!"
While scolding Xiao Yan, Old Madam Xiao removed the hairpin from Xiao Yan's hair. Although Xiao Yan was heartbroken, she thought that she would marry her second brother sooner or later, and these things would eventually be hers, so she didn't say anything more. She also took off the gold bracelet, reluctantly saying...
"It was wrong of me to wear your jewelry so casually. I apologize, please don't be angry! I promise I won't touch your things again!"
Chu Mingzhu already regretted getting into this trouble and wished they would turn their backs and leave so she wouldn't have to get involved in Xiao Yuanhang's affairs.
Who would have thought that the mother and daughter would be so shameless? After such an incident, they acted as if nothing had happened and even apologized!
Now she was in a dilemma. She had already broken up with Xiao Yan, and if Xiao Yi asked about it later, it would be Xiao Yan's fault, and she wouldn't be blamed. But since Grandma Xiao and Xiao Yan had apologized, how could she face Xiao Yi if she insisted on driving them away?
Despite her reluctance, Chu Mingzhu had no choice but to forgive the two.
Although Old Madam Xiao was adorned with gold and silver, and had servants at her beck and call, and seemed somewhat reluctant to leave, she still missed Xiao Yuanhang very much, and pressed him for an answer again.
"Princess, have you spoken to the Imperial Concubine about the voyage? When will His Majesty release us for the voyage?"
After being reminded by Consort Chu, Chu Mingzhu was no longer so clueless; instead, she asked...
"Your son, a scholar, has ended up in prison! Do you really want the Emperor to know about this?"
Besides, was your son really in jail for fighting?
Or are you hiding something from me?
"If you've truly concealed anything from me, Han Zhongyu is no pushover. If the Emperor inquires, your son's crimes will be directly transferred to the Dali Temple for joint trial by Han Zhongyu. If the Dali Temple finds him guilty, there's no need to wait for a deadline; those who deserve punishment will be sentenced, and those who deserve execution will be executed!"
Upon hearing Chu Mingzhu's words, Old Madam Xiao's face turned pale with fright, and she stammered...
"Then, then let's not alarm the Emperor. You and the Imperial Concubine should think of a solution. Yuanhang is your future brother-in-law, we're all family, you can't just stand by and do nothing!"
Seeing that Old Madam Xiao's expression had changed, Chu Mingzhu pressed her for an answer.
"What exactly did Xiao Yuanhang do wrong?"
"It was his classmate who falsely accused Yuanhang of plagiarizing his article. Yuanhang argued with him and pushed his father down. His father died two months later!"
That Han Zhongyu showed no mercy whatsoever. Although the old man was pushed by Yuanhang, he didn't die at the time. He died two months later. What does that have to do with Yuanhang?
But Han Zhongyu wouldn't let it go. I think he's just biased towards Xie Yushu. He knows our family divorced Xie Yushu and he's just trying to get revenge for her!
Who knows, he might actually be after that little bitch Xie Yushu!
Grandma Xiao is used to distorting the truth and being stubborn. Even now, she still refuses to admit that Xiao Yuanhang is wrong and downplays the seriousness of his cheating in the imperial examination.
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