Dongbai quickly stepped forward and covered Xiaobao's mouth, scolding, "You little brat, you just showed up and you called my young lady 'mother,' my young lady is good-natured and didn't punish you!"
"And now you're saying this man is my young lady's husband? Tell me, who sent you to ruin my young lady's reputation? If you don't tell the truth, I'll sew your mouth shut and throw you out to feed the dogs!"
Dong Bai spoke these words with a murderous intent.
In her opinion, her young lady was already pitiful enough to be thrown into the manor as a child, but after growing up and returning to the Marquis's mansion, she was poisoned and only had ten days left to live. It was too tragic.
Now a little kid is ruining her young lady's reputation, how can she tolerate it?
But Xiao Bao didn't seem afraid at all. He grabbed Dong Bai's hand, seemingly trying to pull it away. When he couldn't pull it away, he looked up at Ye Qingxue with an expression that said, "I'm telling the truth!"
Ye Qingxue was still in a state of extreme shock and didn't have time to discern whether Xiao Bao was telling the truth.
On the contrary, Xiao Bao's words reminded her of her past life. Although she did not marry in her past life, she was caught in a "beauty dream" before she died and spent a night with the then deposed crown prince.
They were not husband and wife, but they had the de facto relationship of husband and wife...
But that was in her past life. Why is Xiao Bao now saying that the deposed crown prince is her husband? What is the basis for this?
Ye Qingxue met his clear, firm gaze and said, "Dongbai, let him go."
Dong Bai had no choice but to let go of Xiao Bao, but he still couldn't help but say angrily, "You little brat, if you talk nonsense again, I'll tear you to pieces. Don't think that just because you're a child, I won't dare to do that!"
Xiao Bao didn't seem afraid at all. "If you don't believe me, you can verify it with that lame older brother from before. He's the one who hugged the Minister and made it easy for my mother and sister to grab him!"
Ye Qingxue then asked, "His name is Ye Cunsi. What do you think is wrong with him?"
Xiao Bao replied, "There are three tiny silver needles in his lame leg, which cause him constant pain. His leg will not get better until the needles are removed."
"If he insists on exercising his legs, it will only make his leg crippled even faster. Of course, in addition to the silver needles, his leg bone is also broken, but it can be set."
Dong Bai said, "How is that possible? He is the second young master of the Marquis's mansion. When he was thrown back home, Madam Min had a doctor examine him. If he had silver needles in his leg, why didn't the doctor say so?"
Xiao Bao said, "You'll have to investigate that yourselves. If you want to verify whether I'm lying or not, just invite him and the doctor over. I'll draw up a diagram to show you where the silver needles are and where the broken bone is. Then the doctor can cut it open and you'll know."
“Once it’s proven that I wasn’t lying, you can follow the same pattern and save my father, that deposed crown prince.”
Ye Qingxue was startled again. She had never mentioned the deposed crown prince's identity during her conversation with Dong Bai, but he actually knew it!
They even claimed the deposed crown prince was his father...
Ye Qingxue squatted down and placed her hand on Xiao Bao's shoulder: "Since you know this young master's identity, you should know that the fact that he is recuperating here cannot be spread, otherwise it will bring us death. So I want you to keep all this a secret!"
Xiao Bao solemnly said, "Since this is Mother's request, Xiao Bao will definitely do it."
Ye Qingxue noticed his serious and methodical expression as he spoke, which didn't seem like he would lie. But where did he come from? Why did he come to her side? And what was his purpose?
"As for using Ye Cunsi to verify, I will arrange that. As long as what you said is true, then the young master's injury will be treated as you said," Ye Qingxue said.
Xiao Bao nodded: "Okay!"
He looks just like a little adult.
The three of them walked out of the small house one after the other. Ye Qingxue asked Chunqian to get some food for Xiaobao and Qizai, asked Xialu to brew medicine for the deposed crown prince, and asked Dongbai to check the situation in the front hall.
Before leaving, Dongbai leaned close to her and asked, still worried, "Does Miss really believe what that child said? Although we have never seen a child prodigy, it doesn't mean that such people don't exist in the world, they are just relatively rare."
"What if he is a child prodigy, much more precocious than other children, and was discovered and sent to our side as a spy? Adults are always too trusting of children."
On the other side of the spacious room, Xiao Bao and Qi Zai were having a great time. Ye Qingxue stared at them for a long time, unable to understand why anyone would assign Xiao Bao to her side as a spy.
If it were Prince Ding, he would have already sent men to surround the Marquis's residence, break into Guanju Courtyard, and arrest her. Harboring a deposed crown prince is a capital offense, and Prince Ding would not let go of such a good opportunity.
Is it Lady Min? Lady Min is ruthless and intelligent, but she is ultimately a woman confined to the inner quarters and cannot compare to Prince Ding in terms of ability, so Lady Min can be ruled out.
Ye Cunjin and Madam Min were one with Prince Ding. If Prince Ding and Madam Min didn't know this, Ye Cunjin couldn't possibly know it either.
"We'll ask Ye Cunsi to come over later and cut open his leg to see if there really are three silver needles inside. That will confirm whether Xiaobao is a spy."
Ye Qingxue said, "Qi Zai is on our side, so you can go and do your job without worry. I'll be fine here."
Dong Bai thought about it and felt that Ye Qingxue's words made sense, so she quietly went to the front hall. When she went out, she only saw a sliver of sunset floating on the mountaintop.
Dong Bai felt a pang of sadness. After today, the young lady only had eight days left to live. He wondered if Qiu Shen would be able to find the love-longing seed.
The front hall of the Marquis's residence.
Ye Cunjin first changed into clean clothes and then tried to cover up the wound on his neck before coming to the front hall.
Prince Ding, dressed in a purple brocade robe embroidered with gold thread and wearing a purple jade crown, sat upright on a nanmu chair. Just like yesterday, Princess Ruijia accompanied him, and the princess's face was very unpleasant.
Ye Cunjin took a deep breath and stepped forward to bow.
"Your humble servant greets the Princess and Prince Ding. There has been a minor incident at the residence, and I apologize for failing to greet you properly. I hope Your Highness will forgive me."
Prince Ding's voice was clear and gentle, neither hurried nor slow: "Is the incident that Lord Ye mentioned related to the eldest daughter of the Marquis's mansion—my fiancée?"
Ye Qingxue secretly met with a man all night, and this man was none other than Pan Heng, the eldest son of the Minister of Rites. This matter had caused too much of a stir, and Ye Cunjin did not hold out any hope that Prince Ding would be deceived.
Moreover, judging from the princess's expression, she must already know about this.
Ye Cunjin stated directly, "It is indeed her!"
Prince Ding put down his teacup with a soft sound: "It's rumored that the eldest daughter of the Marquis's mansion and the young master Pan of the Minister's mansion had a secret rendezvous all night. Before I came, I heard that the eldest daughter had already returned to her mansion. I wonder what the eldest daughter of the Marquis's mansion has to say about this matter?"
What do you mean? Ye Cunjin's mind raced. Prince Ding was so eager to change his fiancée, would he care what Ye Qingxue said?
No, Prince Ding only cares about what kind of explanation the Marquis's mansion can give, and whether that explanation satisfies him!
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