The blackened marquis insists that the husband should be more valuable than the son!

In fact, ever since the rumor that Xue Mingyue had severed ties with the Xue family spread a few days ago, everyone in the capital almost immediately remembered what happened before.

——That is, Xie Lang broke off the engagement with Xue Xujun on her behalf.

At that time, Xie Lang's relentless pursuit of Xiao Duo, who was then the second prince, left a very deep impression on everyone.

Xiao Yu was in the capital at the time, so naturally he had an impression of this incident.

"In fact, at that time I thought that Lord Xie wanted to prevent you from being implicated by Lord Xue."

He spoke in a low voice.

He also secretly glanced outside, and after confirming that Xie Lang would not suddenly appear, Xiao Yu's voice became slightly louder: "But now it seems that you and Lord Xie should have reached an agreement long ago."

Xue Mingyue looked at him with a smile but did not respond.

Instead, she handed the dairy product in front of her to him and took small sips of the hot drink.

"Also, my second brother kidnapped you from the camp. He may not have the chance to admit his mistake and apologize to you..."

Xiao Yu paused here, his face full of confusion, and said sullenly: "He is my second brother in name after all, and there is also my third brother who is not stingy in his actions. I am here to apologize to you on their behalf."

He has been troubled by this for a long time these days.

Because the relationship between him and these two brothers was not very good to begin with, at best they would just say hello when they met, but now this brotherly relationship would affect his interactions with his friends.

And they are not just ordinary friends, Sister Xue is also his lifesaver!

If he really became estranged from her because of these two brothers, then he would really hate them.

Xiao Yu lay on the table and looked up at her cautiously.

At this moment, he no longer looked like a cute little bear, but more like a poor kitten eager to be recognized, staring at her with his round eyes.

Xue Mingyue's heart softened at once.

As soon as he finished speaking, Xue Mingyue rubbed his head and said briskly: "Okay, I accept your apology."

"This matter has nothing to do with you, and I will not take my anger out on you because of what they did. You are you, and they are them. You are different, and we are just friends."

She added secretly in her heart: Just like Xie Lang did not vent his anger on him because of the family feud, and did not stop her from interacting with him.

Naturally, she would not vent her anger on her younger brother because of what Xiao Duo and Xiao Chang had done.

Besides, Xiao Yu would not avenge them.

Xue Mingyue is still somewhat confident in her vision.

Hearing her say this, Xiao Yu's eyes almost lit up immediately and he couldn't help but chuckle.

After meeting her slightly teasing eyes, he began to feel embarrassed while laughing, and quickly lowered his head to cover it up by eating snacks, but he couldn't help laughing again while eating.

Perhaps a huge weight had finally been lifted off his shoulders, and his mood finally became better.

Xue Mingyue looked at his relieved expression, and then thought of the tense and serious look of the little adult when she first saw him in the main hall, and couldn't help but sigh in her heart.

The disputes in the imperial city were still unfolding before his eyes.

But no matter how much Xiao Yu pretends to be an adult, he is still a child after all, and his expression control is not so perfect.

So Xue Mingyue could tell at a glance that he was hiding something in his heart.

However, she had no intention of digging into the matter, so she chose a more relaxed topic about eating and drinking to chat with him, and subtly advised him not to do such sneaky things in the future.

This is really too dangerous.

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at the same time.

Aunt Jiang, who was supposed to be waiting outside the house, was taken to Xie Lang's study.

She came here this time to represent Queen Lu.

Aunt Jiang bowed first, then took out a letter from her sleeve. Xijiang took the letter and handed it to him. He opened the letter and read it. After he finished reading, she said respectfully:

"Thank you, Lord. The Queen has sent me to ask you if what you said in the letter is true."

Xie Lang put the letter down, raised his head and looked at her, and said calmly: "Hasn't the Queen already made a judgment in her mind whether it is true or not?"

Aunt Jiang fell silent suddenly.

“However, the Queen thought of sending someone out of the palace to deliver a letter in the name of the Sixth Prince. Isn’t she worried that the Prince will get tired of him because of this?” He raised the corner of his lips with a smile.

"Although this move is risky, what Lord Xie said is more important."

Aunt Jiang lowered her eyelids, clenched her clasped hands tightly, paused for a moment, and then said, "The Queen sent me here to confirm the witness that the Marquis mentioned..."

"Is it really related to the prince?"

She raised her head, her eyes like sharp blades at this moment.

This was the purpose of Queen Lu helping Xiao Yu to leave the palace.

Even if Xiao Yu had not proposed to come to Dingyuan Marquis' Mansion, Aunt Jiang would have hinted and reminded him to leave the palace, because the letter must be delivered to Xie Lang in person, and if a palace servant left the palace, a record must be left.

That would easily expose us to His Majesty.

Since Empress Lu received Xie Lang's letter two days ago, she has stayed in the palace without taking a step out. Even though she knew that the Emperor needed her consolation, she still did not move and instead claimed to be sick.

When Xie Lang heard this, there was no expression on his face.

I just picked up the letter and read it again.

The letter written by Queen Lu was not long, but her nervousness and urgency could still be seen between the lines. It was the letter he sent through a secret agent that prompted her to make this statement.

The letters he wrote were equally brief.

But just telling her that there was a hidden story behind the death of Crown Prince Xiao Yao and that the matter was related to the current emperor, and then writing down a few useful names, would be enough to make her initially turn to him.

As for the person related to the prince...

"This person knows the inside story of the war, but he will not let you see him until the Queen's position is confirmed."

Xie Lang had an indifferent expression, not trying to hide his expression at all.

Aunt Jiang's heart suddenly sank. She guessed that it would be difficult to meet the person this time, but she didn't expect to be rejected just after she started. She said bluntly: "How can we judge whether what the Marquis said is true if we can't meet the person?"

Wouldn't that mean we are only listening to him?

A sneer suddenly rang out in the study.

"There is no need for me to deceive the Queen about this matter. How can this matter involve only the Crown Prince?"

Xie Lang's voice suddenly turned cold.

Aunt Jiang was speechless.

When the barbarians launched an invasion, the crown prince led the army on behalf of His Majesty but was killed by a stray arrow.

When the queen learned about this, she was so sad that she fell seriously ill and almost died with the prince.

As a result, the Dingyuan Marquisate was accused of failing to protect the crown prince in this war.

Until the very end, if Xie Nandai, who was the King of Dingyuan at the time, had not defended the border town to the death and severely defeated the barbarians, it is very likely that he would not even be able to keep the title of Marquis of Dingyuan.

The price they paid was that both husband and wife died in battle.