The foolish girl returns, and the regent becomes a wife-loving madman

Shen Jingxuan finally sent the great elder away with a smile on her face.

From now on, not only will she not have to spend money to support the people in the palace, she will also not have to give money to the chief elder, nor will she have to worry about being caught by him to handle government affairs.

Shen Jingxuan had a smile on her face for the whole day, which made her feel much more favorable towards Xie Lingxiao.

To Shen Jingxuan's surprise, the news coming from the palace in the evening was different from what she expected.

"The Great Elder went to the palace to look for the Second Prince, but was driven out of the palace by the Second Prince." Ling said with a smile.

Shen Jingxuan asked in confusion: "Doesn't Le'er want to take over the Scarlet Flame Temple?"

"The Second Prince said that he doesn't have time to deal with the affairs of the palace right now, so he will let the Great Elder handle everything."

“Poof…”

As expected of her son, his thoughts were surprisingly consistent with hers.

"Isn't the old man angry?"

"No, when the Second Prince kicked him out of the palace, he told him to go to the palace and learn how to handle affairs when the Emperor returns."

Xie Boxu had already left Shangjing City. Xie Jingle was too busy with the affairs in the palace, so how could he have the extra time to take care of the Red Flame Temple?

What the Great Elder and Xie Jingle didn't expect was that Xie Boxu would be gone for two years.

When he returned to Shangjing City again, it was Xie Muyao and Xie Xingchen's fifth birthday.

On that day, Xie Boxu held a palace banquet in the imperial palace, and all ministers were allowed to bring their families to attend the banquet.

Unexpectedly, before the banquet was over, the palace maid came to report that Xie Xingchen had started a fight with someone.

When the group hurried to the Imperial Garden, Xie Xingchen was still holding the child down, and Xie Muyao kicked him from time to time.

Shen Jingxuan hurriedly ordered Ling Qiong to separate the two children. When Xie Muyao saw Xie Lingxiao, she suddenly burst into tears.

"Daddy, you have to make the decision for Yaoer..."

Shen Jingxuan looked at Xie Muyao and couldn't help but twitching the corners of her mouth.

Her hair was messy and the beautiful dress she was wearing was hanging crookedly on her body.

When Lord Li saw the child who had been beaten, he held the child in his arms with heartache and comforted him softly.

Xie Lingxiao said with a gloomy face: "Master Li..."

At this moment, Lord Li suddenly heard Xie Lingxiao's voice and knelt on the ground in panic.

Everyone in the court, whether civil or military, knew that Xie Muyao was raised by Xie Lingxiao, and they also knew that no one should mess with Xie Muyao.

Shen Jingxuan gently pulled Xie Lingxiao's sleeve and shook her head slightly at him.

Children’s affairs should be left to the children to resolve themselves, and an adult like Xie Lingxiao should not get involved.

"Chen'er, come to mother."

Shen Jingxuan wiped the dirt off his face and asked softly, "Tell me, mother, why did you hit Lord Li's grandson?"

"Mother, he stole Yao'er's sachet. Yao'er asked him for it back, but he not only refused to give it to her, he also pushed her down."

Lord Li said, "It was my grandson who did something wrong. I beg Your Majesty to spare his life."

Xie Muyao has been spoiled since she was a child. She has a brother who is the emperor, two older brothers who are emperors, and Xie Lingxiao and Shen Jingxuan who spoil her every day.

Regardless of whether Lord Li thinks his grandson is right or wrong, he doesn't think the emperor's family will forgive his grandson.

Shen Jingxuan looked at Xie Muyao, "Yao'er, is what Chen'er said true?"

"Mother, I didn't even know him. He came up and snatched my sachet away."

"He said he would not give it to me. I went to grab the sachet, but he pushed me to the ground."

Without waiting for Shen Jingxuan and Xie Lingxiao to continue speaking, Lord Li hurriedly said, "It was my grandson who did something wrong. I will prepare a generous gift to apologize to the princess."

He slapped his most beloved grandson, "Why don't you apologize to the princess?"

Lord Li’s grandson was two years older than Xie Muyao and Xie Xingchen, but he had never seen such a scene before. He was so scared that he stood there crying.

His grandfather had never hit him. In the past, whenever he fought or caused trouble, his grandfather would just smile and say it was not his fault.

Now he was beaten for things he used to do, which made him feel very dissatisfied.

"Grandfather, isn't she a princess? You hit me because of her. I'm going to tell grandma."

As he said this, he turned and ran towards the women behind him, but was quickly caught up by Lord Li.

"Apologize to the princess."

"No, no, I have snatched the sachet countless times before, and you have never hit me."

He looked up at Lord Li and said, "My grandfather praised me for being so capable and not being bullied by others."

With a "slap", Lord Li slapped his grandson on the face.

"Asshole, when did I ever say anything like that?"

After Lord Li finished speaking, he glanced at Xie Lingxiao and Xie Boxu with a guilty look on his face, "Your Majesty, I have never said such a thing."

Xie Boxu sneered, "Children speak without restraint. Lord Li, do you really think I will believe what you say?"

"How could he, a child of only a few years old, lie for no reason?"

"You are an official appointed by the imperial court, but you have corrupted such a good child with just a few words from you."

"It is my fault. I beg Your Majesty to spare my grandson."

Shen Jingxuan watched everything quietly but didn't say anything.

Even Xie Boxu didn't believe that a child would tell lies, let alone her and Xie Lingxiao.

With Xie Boxu around, and given his love for Xie Muyao, they don't have to worry about these things.

Xie Xingchen stood beside Xie Boxu, "Brother, everything I said is true."

"Yes, my brother believes in Chen'er."

Xie Boxu looked at Lord Li and said, "Since Lord Li has not taught his grandson well, you should stay in the mansion for a month. Once you have taught your grandson well, you can participate in government affairs."

"Fine Lord Li half a year's salary as compensation for the princess and the third prince."

"I obey your order..." Lord Li knelt on the ground and kowtowed to Xie Boxu.

Thinking that he would not be able to participate in state affairs for a month, Lord Li regretted it so much that his intestines turned green.

As a result, he became more and more displeased with his beloved grandson.

He was a very clever child in the mansion, so why did he get into so much trouble just by being brought into the palace?

A palace banquet lost its original interest after a fight between Lord Li's grandson and Xie Xingchen.

Xie Boxu had no choice but to end the palace banquet early and let the ministers and their families leave.

On the second day, Lord Li gave his grandson a lecture overnight and brought generous gifts to the Regent's Palace to apologize to Xie Muyao and Xie Xingchen.

What Xie Xingchen didn't expect was that even though it wasn't his fault, he was still punished by his father.

Just because he was fighting in the palace and failed to protect Xie Muyao, causing her to be pushed to the ground.

Xie Muyao was also punished.

This was the first time she had seen Shen Jingxuan angry since she was a child, and it was because of this that she didn't even dare to say a word of grievance.

"Yao'er, Chen'er, what should we do if we encounter something like this in the future?"

"Mom, we should go look for mom and dad." Xie Muyao and Xie Xingchen said in unison.

Shen Jingxuan rubbed the two children's heads and said gently, "You are still young and don't have the ability to protect yourself. If you meet a child older than you, don't force yourself."

"When you have the ability to protect yourselves in the future, you won't have to tell Daddy and Mommy everything."

Xie Muyao and Xie Xingchen nodded, not quite understanding what was going on.

The two of them didn't know that after this incident, the decision made by Shen Jingxuan would greatly change their lives.