Chapter 140
Xie Min walked in weakly with someone helping her
When she saw Huo Rui when she came in, she thought of the time he kicked her hard, and she felt furious.
When Luo Chaoyan saw her coming in, she took the initiative to ask, "Mrs. He, why are you trying to hurt me?"
Xie Min looked at her, then at Huo Rui, her eyes flickering. She pretended to be timid and said, "You... obviously... obviously it was you and your son who wanted to harm me."
She didn't know that her expression did not arouse anyone's sympathy. She was not good-looking to begin with, and after falling into the water, all the makeup on her face disappeared, and the pockmarks on her face were revealed. In addition, she was fat, which made people feel that she was not a delicate person at all. Instead, it made people feel out of place.
Luo Chaoyan was so angry at her trick of putting the blame on someone else that she laughed. It was true that even shameless people could not be defeated by God's love.
"Mrs. He, then tell me why I pushed you. What did I want? Besides, with your physique, can I push you?"
"you……"
Xie Min gritted her teeth. That's right. The moment she saw Luo Chaoyan alone by the lake, she thought that because of her and Yin Miaoshan, her cousin had to marry the incompetent Cao Qian, and she wanted to push her into the water for some reason. But she didn't expect Huo Rui to be behind her. He not only saved his stepmother, but also kicked her into the lake.
Luo Chaoyan said, "If you don't want to say it, I'll say it for you. You want to vent your anger for Miss Gu. You think I stole her title of the Young Lady of the Huo family, so you want to speak up for her."
Everyone was shocked when they heard this!
"You...are talking nonsense...I didn't do that!" Xie Min denied it.
Some people whispered that it was rumored that Miss Gu really admired Huo Jin and so on.
Seeing everyone whispering, the Crown Princess said sternly, "Mrs. Huo said that my sister will marry Mr. Cao soon. Aren't you trying to ruin her reputation by saying this?"
Everyone looked a little weird when they heard this. Who doesn't know the reason for the marriage between the Cao and Gu families? Reputation? You still care about your reputation when you can sleep in the same bed with Master Cao?
Luo Chaoyan glanced at Concubine Cao, then looked at Xie Min, and said, "Crown Princess, you misunderstood. I bless Miss Gu and Master Cao's marriage. I think they are a perfect match made in heaven..."
this?
A beauty as bright as the sun and a fat dude? Is this a match made in heaven?
Everyone looked at Luo Chaoyan with an indescribable expression on their faces.
Xie Min said angrily, "Stop pretending. If it weren't for you, my cousin would never have married Cao Qian, that toad."
"Really?" Concubine Cao looked at her coldly and said, "It seems that marrying my nephew is really an injustice to Miss Gu. It is better for the two families to call off the marriage." Although she knew what kind of character her nephew was, she couldn't bear to hear others say bad things about him.
Xie Min quickly covered her mouth, oh no! She was stimulated by Luo Chaoyan's words and spoke out what was in her heart.
The Crown Princess secretly glared at Xie Min, this man who was incapable of doing anything good and always caused trouble for her. Now that my sister doesn’t marry into the Cao family, she can only go to the temple to worship the ancient Buddha.
"My Lady, our Gu family has absolutely no such intention. My cousin just spoke out of turn."
"Cousin, why don't you apologize to the Imperial Concubine?"
Seeing her cousin glaring at her, Xie Min quickly bowed to Concubine Cao and said, "My Lady Concubine, I spoke out of turn. Please forgive me."
Concubine Cao snorted and said, "If you don't know how to speak, I don't mind having someone teach you."
At this time, the housekeeper came in with a little boy.
Luo Chaoyan looked up and saw that it was Gao Che, and was a little surprised.
The little boy bowed respectfully to the queen and said, "Grandmother!"
When the Queen saw that it was Gao Che, she frowned and looked at the housekeeper.
The housekeeper said, "Empress, the little grandson said he saw what happened."
The Crown Princess saw that it was Gao Che, and she pursed her lips slightly and said, "Ah Che, you must tell me what you just saw."
Gao Che ignored the threat in her eyes and pointed at Xie Min and said, "Grandmother, I just saw that she was the one who pushed someone."
"You...you're talking nonsense." Xie Min retorted.
Gao Che said: "I'm not talking nonsense. It was you who wanted to push this lady. Fortunately, this brother came in time and saved her."
The queen looked at him with a complicated expression and asked, "Are you telling the truth?"
Gao Che nodded and said, "It's true. My grandson definitely didn't lie."
Madam Huo glared at Xie Min and said, "Xie, what else do you have to say now?"
"I..." Xie Min was a little panicked. She didn't expect that Gao Che, who usually had little presence in the palace, would come out to testify.
Luo Chaoyan laughed secretly in her heart. She looked at her in disbelief and said, "You were rude to me many times before. I followed my grandmother's teachings and didn't want to argue with you, but I didn't expect you to go even further..."
"How dare you harm my mother!" Huo An's eyes flashed, and before anyone could react, he rushed towards her.
Xie Min thought he was going to hit her, so she pushed him away reflexively. Huo An staggered a few times after being pushed by her, and then fell to the ground. In order to show how bad the fat aunt was, he deliberately rolled on the ground a few times.
Everyone couldn't help but burst into an uproar.
Seeing the opportunity, Huo An burst into tears.
Old Madam Huo and Mrs. Huo felt so distressed that they hurried to help him up.
Madam Huo pointed at Xie Min and angrily shouted, "Ms. Xie, not only did you want to hurt my granddaughter-in-law, but now you are hurting my grandson in front of us! This is simply too much, too much!"
"I..." Xie Min looked at Madam Huo's majestic gaze with some fear.
The Queen looked at her fiercely at this moment and said, "Xie, do you know your mistake?"
"I……"
Xie Min knelt on the ground, pleading, "My Queen, I did push her, but she didn't fall into the lake. Instead, Huo Rui pushed me into the lake."
"You were the one who pushed Mother first. When I was holding Mother back, you were so proud of yourself that you accidentally fell into the lake. Now that the witness is here, do you still want to quibble?" Huo Rui said coldly.
"you……"
Xie Min looked at the condemning eyes of the crowd and knew that she had really lost more than she gained this time, and there was no point in saying anything. She fell to the ground with a pale look on her face.
The Queen glanced at the Crown Princess with a disappointed look on her face, then looked at Xie Min and said, "Xie, you have not been thinking straight, and you have not repented. You are trying to frame others, which is a big mistake. From today on, you will live in seclusion in the Liqing Temple to reflect and repent, and you are not allowed to step out of the temple without my decree."
A lotus viewing banquet ended in vain because of this farce.
…
On the way back in the carriage, Huo Rui saw Luo Chaoyan staring at him non-stop and said unhappily, "Why are you always staring at me?"
Luo Chaoyan pursed her lips and said, "Thank you this time."
It was the first time Huo Rui saw her looking at him softly. He felt a little awkward and said, "I was wrong to set you up to fall into the water. I apologize. Now that I've saved you this time, we're even."
Luo Chaoyan blinked, that’s right! When she first met this guy, he was the one who caused her to fall into the water. Unexpectedly, it was he who saved her this time.
"Okay, I accept your belated apology."
Huo Rui said: "Then we can be considered to have truly turned hostility into friendship?"
Luo Chaoyan nodded and reached out to him.
Huo Rui was a little confused, but he still handed his hand to her.
Luo Chaoyan smiled and said, "I will be your mother from now on!"
Huo Rui said: "Then I will be your son reluctantly!"
Huo An looked at his brother, then at his mother, raised his hand and placed it in theirs, smiling, "Mother, brother, that's great!"
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