The next day, the Xiao family had dinner early and sat down in the hall according to their seniority, waiting for the princess to serve tea to her daughter-in-law.
Qin was a little unsure, wondering if her daughter-in-law, a princess, would show off her power first, and act like a princess before she could even take a sip of the tea she had personally served her.
"Ping'an was wronged yesterday. Let your fourth uncle make it up to you today." Old Marquis Xiao spoke before anyone else could say anything. Who was it that caused such a big trouble for the couple? They had left their granddaughter alone in her room for the entire day. What kind of elders would they be if they didn't show some appreciation?
"My granddaughter doesn't feel wronged, but it's a gift? You can still accept it if you want." As a meeting gift from Fourth Aunt today, it is indispensable. Xiao Yao rubbed her hands and waited and saw.
It was not until noon that two red figures appeared in everyone's sight.
I know you're newlyweds, but there's no need to come so late! The whole family has already gone through several pots of tea.
"Xiyue greets father-in-law and mother-in-law; eldest brother and eldest sister-in-law; second brother and second sister-in-law; third brother and third sister-in-law." After a long list of titles were read out, the princess looked at her handsome husband lovingly, silently asking whether he was satisfied with her performance.
"Well, it's time to serve tea to my parents-in-law." Xiao Jingyan is not as generous as Princess Xiyue. He feels embarrassed to show affection in public.
The maid brought a thick cushion, and Xiao Jingyan and Xiyue both knelt down and bowed deeply to their parents. Qin Shi didn't dare to act too much like a mother-in-law, so she simply said, "The couple should live in harmony and have children for the Xiao family as soon as possible," and then asked Princess Xiyue to stand up.
"Looks like we've arrived at the perfect time!" Luo Yan, without warning, took the lead and stepped into the hall. His eyes were fixed on Xiao Yao. Would the Xiao family hide someone in an occasion like today? Probably not!
Facts proved that his judgment was correct, and the surprise attack was successful. "Little beauty, we meet again." Luo Yan thought he was showing Xiao Yao a cool smile, but in return he got a scornful glance from her. He had a temper and courage, and the little beauty looked even more beautiful in her pink dress. He had decided on this person, and no one could stop him.
"Brother, cousin, and cousin, why are you here?" Princess Xiyue walked to Xiao Yao and blocked her behind her. Now was the time for her to make her position clear.
Si Lang had said that if he couldn't appease the Twelfth Prince and continued to pester his niece, his father-in-law would not allow him to return to the Xiao family. He would be heartbroken if he could never return to the Xiao family. He preferred to see the handsome man's smiling face, so now was the perfect time for the princess to express her loyalty to her husband and her in-laws.
"Cousin, you've become so unruly just one day after getting married. It seems that the prince's idea of a handsome man is really effective! Someday I can experience it too!" Luo Yan looked behind Princess Xiyue, but unfortunately he could see nothing except a piece of clothing.
"Cousin, the prince is your brother-in-law, so we shouldn't mess up the generations. You'd better not think about some things!" Princess Xiyue pulled the wide hem of her clothes to cover the corner of Xiao Yao's clothes.
Xiao Yao really wanted to give a thumbs up to the Princess's Fourth Aunt. Look at what she said, it was both subtle and reasonable. Anyone who heard it would have to praise it as making sense.
"Tsk, use that as a lesson for others. Throughout history, how many royal aunts, nieces, sisters, and even several members of the same family have entered the palace? As long as they are not blood relatives to this prince, they are outsiders. This prince does not care about the rest."
You don't care, but we still do! The Xiao family members all cast angry glances at Luo Yan. If they hadn't been concerned about Luo Yan's identity, Old Marquis Xiao would have taken action long ago.
The atmosphere in the hall suddenly became heavy, and the tension became stronger and stronger.
"Please, Prince Huaiyang, take the princess away from Tianyu. I know I will die if I do this. When you leave, I will definitely die to atone for my sins. I only hope that you will consider that Princess Xiyue and I were once husband and wife and spare the Xiao family and my little niece!"
Xiao Jingyan walked into the middle of the hall and said with a resolute attitude that instead of letting Luo Yan continue to pester him, he might as well take a gamble. If he won, the Xiao family would have peace from then on; if he lost, the worst that could happen was that he would go to jail. Xiao Jingyan believed that King Jing would definitely save him.
"How can this be done?" Qin was the first to refuse. It was not that she didn't love her granddaughter, but her youngest son was her life, and she couldn't bear to watch her son give up his life.
"Silang, don't you want me anymore? We are already husband and wife, can you really bear to abandon me?" I just got the handsome man, and I am going to lose him in the blink of an eye? Princess Xiyue doesn't want to be a widow yet.
"Twelfth Prince, how about we make a bet?" Xiao Yao didn't want to implicate others. Although he knew that his fourth uncle was mostly putting on an act, if he didn't show up, the matter would not be easily settled. He wanted to see how arrogant Luo Yan would be and whether he would fall for his trick.
"Come back safely." From Old Marquis Xiao to Xiao Jingkang, everyone shouted together.
"I can handle my own problems, don't worry." Xiao Yao turned around and smiled at her family. For them, and to live a stable life from now on, she decided to take a gamble.
"What's the bet?" Luo Yan thought to himself as he looked at the calm little girl in front of him. With such bearing and courage, she deserves the position of princess.
"I'll ask you three questions. If you can answer them all, I'll listen to you. If you can't answer any of them, then please stop bothering me and my family, okay?"
Luo Yan weighed the options in his mind for a long time, then nodded and said "OK".
"Ping'an, don't act silly." Xiao Jingkang really wanted to catch his daughter and beat her up. This child was too bold. She dared to make any bet. Did she know what those words meant? If she lost, did she not want himself, his wife, and his old father to live?
Tong Mingyu was already on the verge of falling, fortunately Yuan Yutong quickly helped her up, otherwise she would have fallen.
"You can ask questions now." Luo Yan didn't believe that he could be stumped by a little girl.
"How about we sign a written agreement first and ask Prince Huaiyang and my fourth aunt to be witnesses?"
"Okay, I'll do as you say."
"Third brother, you write it." Xiao Yao tried to pull Xiao Yang's sleeve, but Xiao Yang angrily dodged. This was the first time Xiao Yao had ever seen her brother lose his temper with her! She had tears in her eyes, and her pitiful look made people feel distressed and helpless.
"Let me do it!" Xiao Jingyan sat at the table and ordered the maid to prepare the pen and ink. He wrote down every word his little niece said.
"Finally, both parties must write down their agreement in writing and no regrets are allowed." After reading the last sentence, Xiao Yao told Xiao Jingyan to make two copies, and then asked Prince Huaiyang and Princess Xiyue to sign their names.
"You can ask questions now!" Luo Yan planned to have some fun with his "young wife" today. In his eyes, Xiao Yao was no longer a Tianyu person, but a Beijin person from now on.
"Listen carefully to the first question." Xiao Yao smiled reassuringly at her family, then continued, "Please, Twelfth Prince, recite the complete 'Women's Training'."
"How can I, a prince, carry such a thing?" Luo Yan objected.
"I have only learned this and haven't read any other books. Don't talk about those nonsense. Just tell me whether you know it or not." Xiao Yao knew that Luo Yan would definitely not be able to answer this question, so she deliberately made things difficult for him.
"Don't give this kind of questions again. If you ask me to embroider or make clothes, I will be even less capable of it. The questions we give must be acceptable to everyone. This will not happen again." Luo Yan made this statement in advance to avoid falling into the other party's trap again.
"Does the question we just finished count?" Xiao Yao asked.
"Well, anyway, if I can answer one question, I'll win, and you'll have to go back to Northern Jin with me. I'll give you one chance."
"Now I'm going to ask the second question. Listen carefully, what won't get wet if it falls into water?"
"There is no such thing. Anything that falls into the water will get wet." Luo Yan retorted.
"If you know the answer, tell me. If you don't, just admit defeat. Then I'll tell you the answer. If you all think I'm wrong, I'll admit defeat. How about that?"
"Okay, I admit defeat, you tell me the answer!"
"The answer is the shadow. Do you think a shadow will get wet if it falls into water?"
"You..." Seeing that everyone nodded in agreement, Luo Yan had to admit that he had lost a game.
"Can I talk about the third question?" Xiao Yao wanted to finish it quickly as she didn't want to drag it on any longer.
"Go ahead." Luo Yan cheered up. He hoped to turn the game around at the last moment.
"The third question is, what kind of official not only doesn't receive money, but also has to pay out of his own pocket."
"Impossible, who would be that stupid?" Luo Yan sneered.
"Twelfth Prince, do you know the answer?"
"I don't know. Tell me."
"Fourth Uncle, did you work as an official yesterday?" Xiao Yao breathed a sigh of relief and turned back to ask Xiao Jingyan.
Xiao Jingyan, who was still secretly rejoicing over his side's victory, was a little dizzy from the sudden question.
"Fourth uncle was the groom yesterday...so not only could he not receive any money, he even had to pay out money. Is this what you mean, Ping'an?" Xiao Yi seemed to have grasped the key to his sister's question and told her his analysis.
"That's it, Twelfth Prince. I hope you'll keep your promise and never mention this matter again."
Luo Yan stared at Xiao Yao again and again. He really couldn't believe that he lost like this.
Due to the intervention of the Beijin group, the tea ceremony had to end hastily. Xiao Jingyan and Princess Xiyue took this group of guests who were not welcome by their family back to the Princess's Mansion.
"You are so bold, kid. You are simply lawless. I must punish you severely today." Xiao Jingkang walked towards Xiao Yao angrily. He felt sorry for his wife when she scolded their daughter in the past, but now it seems that he was too careless. He must punish her severely today and must not be lenient.
"You... do you want to scare me to death?" Tong Mingyu's eyes were filled with tears, and she touched her chest with her hands. God knows she was almost scared to death by her daughter just now.
Is this a public trial? If I win, shouldn't the whole family celebrate? But this doesn't look like it!
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