I kicked out my vicious husband and married his great-uncle

Looking at the eager father and son, Cui Shuyan smiled slyly and pointed to her belly: "If I say that the gift I gave you is in my belly, would you think I'm playing a trick on you?"

Xie Xingyuan smiled tenderly: "No, for me, this is the best gift."

"Father, you are a hypocrite."

Instantly, Xie Xingyuan's smile disappeared: "How am I hypocritical?"

"You obviously want a gift, too."

"But what your mother gave me is the best gift. It is truly a priceless treasure that cannot be bought with any amount of silver."

Ze'er seemed to understand, but nodded with a smile: "Mother, I like my sister very much. My sister is a priceless treasure."

Xie Xingyuan corrected him in time: "You can't say that. No matter whether your mother is carrying a brother or a sister, they are both priceless treasures and our treasures."

"No, it's my sister." Ze'er tilted his head to look at Xie Xingyuan, pointing at Cui Shuyan's belly, as if he was very confused, "Father, can't you see? There's my sister inside."

Xie Xingyuan and Cui Shuyan looked at each other, with some confusion in their eyes.

After sending Ze'er away, Xie Xingyuan said, "I've heard older people say that children can see things that adults can't before they are three years old. So, do you think it's possible that the baby in your belly is really a girl?"

"It's possible." Cui Shuyan said with a smile.

She also felt that this baby was a daughter, but she did not force it.

To her, it doesn't matter whether it's a boy or a girl, they are all her treasures.

In the end, Cui Shuyan's gift to Ze'er was a wooden horse that moved when a mechanism was pressed, and the one she gave to Xie Xingyuan was a small dagger.

Although the dagger is small, it is very sharp and has a mechanism inside that can unexpectedly injure people when necessary.

Xie Xingyuan spends a lot of time outside, so having such a handy little weapon is very useful.

Xie Xingyuan had a particularly satisfying Chinese New Year this year.

However, even after the Lantern Festival, when the government offices had resumed operations, Emperor Zhaowu still did not release Xie Xingyuan from house arrest.

Others were extremely anxious and some even wanted to come to the house to inquire about the situation, but Xie Xingyuan remained exceptionally calm while staying in Prince Xie's Mansion.

"Are you really not in a hurry?" Cui Shuyan asked him.

"No hurry." Xie Xingyuan handed the freshly peeled apple to Cui Shuyan, "When you gave birth to Ze'er, I couldn't accompany you every day. This time, I can make up for the regret last time."

"There are rumors out there that His Majesty thinks you are too presumptuous and doesn't even give face to Princess Heshuo and him, so he is completely disgusted with you and doesn't plan to use you anymore."

"Don't be afraid. My wife is rich. At worst, I can be a gigolo." As he said that, Xie Xingyuan naturally leaned his head on Cui Shuyan's shoulder.

Cui Shuyan couldn't help laughing and touched his handsome cheek: "Good, good, I am very happy to have such a handsome husband."

This one sentence made Xie Xingyuan's ears turn red.

He leaned close to Cui Shuyan and whispered in her ear, "Madam, I've thought about it."

Cui Shuyan didn't understand what Xie Xingyuan meant for a moment, so she asked casually, "What are you thinking about?"

After she finished speaking, she realized something and couldn't help but said angrily, "What nonsense are you talking about?"

“I really did.”

"Wait a little longer." After saying that, Cui Shuyan's cheeks also turned red.

……

In the palace, Concubine Xian finally sensed something was wrong.

In previous years, Madam Xie would go to the palace to wish her a happy new year.

She was also happy to see Mrs. Xie.

But this year, I haven’t seen Madam Xie for a long time.

She sent a message back to Duke Dingguo's Mansion, but the news she received was that Madam Xie had just given birth to a grandson and was busy at the time, so she couldn't spare the time.

If this reason was used once or twice, Concubine Xian could understand it.

But, because it was always the same reason, Concubine Xian became suspicious.

This time, she did not send a message to the Duke of Dingguo's Mansion, but directly asked her personal maid Su Xin to go out of the palace to inquire about the news.

Su Xin came back and brought back the news that Madam Xie had frozen to death in the cold winter.

After hearing this, Concubine Xian was stunned.

After a moment, she shook her head and retorted, "Impossible! This is impossible! How could Sister Zheng freeze to death in such a large mansion?"

Su Xin told all the information she had found out.

It was learned that Madam Xie was first divorced, and then Xie Liang revealed that he was the son of a maid, until finally Madam Xie and her son were killed tragically on the street.

After hearing this, Concubine Xian was about to go crazy: "Sister Zheng was divorced several months ago, why didn't anyone tell me?"

Su Xin didn't dare to respond to this.

News outside the palace has always been handled by Duke Dingguo.

As long as he didn't want her to know, she had no way of knowing.

Concubine Xian was furious: "Send a message to Duke Dingguo's mansion and ask him to come see me as soon as possible!"

Duke Dingguo arrived soon and asked anxiously, "Your Majesty is in such a hurry to summon me here. Is there something wrong with your work?"

During this period, he has been busy paving the way for the Sixth Prince.

In short, it is to attribute the achievements of others to the Sixth Prince in order to accumulate reputation for him.

Now that Xie Xingyuan is not around, this matter has been done very smoothly and there has been almost no resistance.

Just as Duke Dingguo was about to ask something else, he heard Su Xin, who was standing next to Concubine Xian, sternly say, "Kneel down!"

Duke Dingguo was stunned for a moment, looking at Concubine Xian in astonishment. Seeing Concubine Xian's face was as gloomy as water, he immediately knelt down obediently and said, "Your humble servant Feng Guochang greets the Concubine."

"I didn't know that Duke Dingguo still had eyes for me, the noble concubine?"

"Your Highness, what are you talking about? The Duke Dingguo's Mansion has always followed your lead."

"Why didn't you tell me that Sister Zheng had so many accidents?"

Duke Dingguo's heart skipped a beat, knowing that he could no longer conceal the matter. He immediately knelt down and spoke earnestly, "Your Majesty, you were in such a state of anxiety at that time, and I dared not bother you with this matter. Moreover, when I learned of this, she had already been divorced. Even if you knew about it at that time, it would be useless."

Snapped!

Concubine Xian slammed the table angrily: "Even if I knew about this at the time, I would be powerless to save her, but at least I can provide her with a place to stay so she won't freeze to death!"

"Your Majesty, Xie Liang revealed that he was the son of a maid. In this case, Madam Xie is the daughter-in-law of the maid. I do not think that her identity can provide you with any help."

"No matter who she is, I only recognize her as my savior. You clearly know that I value her, so why didn't you tell me at the time?"

"Why should we waste our time on useless people?"

Hearing this, Concubine Xian's gaze turned completely cold.

Duke Dingguo thought something was wrong and said anxiously, "Your Majesty..."

"You're right. A useless person is not worth wasting your time on."

Having said that, Duke Dingguo had a bad feeling in his heart...