I took over after the heroine of the abusive novel ran away
Chapter 24: Substitute Daughter (21)
No matter what, it is a fact that Su Tingxue was kidnapped and stayed with Xiao Yuchen for a whole day and night. No one can prove whether anything happened between them.
In fact, evidence is no longer important now. The main thing is that Su Tingxue's reputation has been tarnished. There is no man who doesn't care about this, and King Qin is no exception.
Concubine Yun looked at Su Tingxue with a smug look on her face. If she had to blame anyone, it was because Su Tingxue got pregnant at a very bad time.
Su Tingxue understood Concubine Yun's plan, and her expression suddenly became extremely ugly. She had underestimated this bitch after all.
The emperor was already very impatient when things got to this point. He looked at Su Tingxue kneeling beside the King of Qin, and a hint of murderous intent flashed in his eyes.
As a princess of the royal family, her reputation cannot be blemish-free. If Su Tingxue cannot prove her innocence and the purity of the blood in her belly, then he can only let her die suddenly.
As for the family of the Marquis of Loyalty, the emperor was thinking silently about how to solve this matter. Although the Marquis of Loyalty had already surrendered his military power, he still had some prestige in the army. Perhaps he could make use of this matter to do something.
Lord Xiao had been with the emperor in his early years and had some understanding of the emperor's character. When he saw that the emperor's expression was not right, his heart skipped a beat.
If Concubine Yun succeeds in suing her, Princess Qin will be sentenced to death, Minister Su's family may be implicated, and Xiao Yuchen, the adulterer, and the Marquis of Loyalty and Righteousness will not be in any good situation either.
Lord Xiao glanced at his son beside him calmly. Seeing that Xiao Yuchen looked worried, he began to doubt whether he was having an affair with Su Tingxue. After all, he knew about his obsession with Su Tingxue.
Lord Xiao quickly weighed the pros and cons in his mind. Regardless of whether anything happened between them or not, it was true that Xiao Yuchen had feelings for Su Tingxue. Now that they could not prove their innocence, the Emperor would not easily let him off for the sake of the royal family's reputation.
In this case, he had no choice but to abandon his son to save the Marquis's Mansion. His leg was broken and he was of no use anyway, so he might as well take this opportunity to vacate the position of Crown Prince.
"Your Majesty, it is because I failed to educate my son properly that he committed such a heinous act. Today, I will expel Xiao Yuchen from my Xiao family and leave him to you, Your Majesty, to deal with." Lord Xiao looked at Xiao Yuchen with a sad face, but he said words of sacrificing his own family for the sake of justice.
"My Lord Marquis!" Mrs. Marquis exclaimed. She looked at her husband in disbelief. She still underestimated his cruelty. Mrs. Marquis was so angry that she covered her chest and couldn't speak.
Su Lingyu watched this development and knew that it was time for her to take action. After all, if she wanted to live a good life in the future, she would have to rely on the Marquis' Mansion.
In ancient times, blood ties were extremely important. In a large family, everyone prospered and suffered together, and they loved to punish each other collectively.
The Su family is her maternal family, and the Marquis' Mansion is her husband's family. No matter what happens to either family, she cannot stay out of it. So nothing can happen to Su Tingxue, and nothing can happen to Xiao Yuchen either.
Concubine Yun seized this opportunity and successfully threw dirty water on others, but unfortunately her luck was really bad this time.
The medicine that Su Lingyu gave Xiao Yuchen accidentally resolved the crisis.
"Your Majesty, please be wise! It is absolutely impossible for my husband to have an affair with the princess." Su Lingyu suddenly cried out loudly.
"You say it's impossible, so it's impossible? How do you prove it?" Su Lingyu suddenly spoke, startling Concubine Yun who was kneeling next to her. She patted her chest to calm down, turned her head and glared at Su Lingyu angrily.
"I can swear on behalf of the entire Xiao and Su families that if my husband and the princess have an affair, and the child in the princess' belly is my husband's, then the Su and Xiao families will be struck by lightning, and the entire family will end up without descendants." Su Lingyu raised three fingers and pointed to the sky and swore righteously.
As soon as Su Lingyu finished speaking, everyone who had not taken her seriously looked at her.
This oath is truly vicious.
The Emperor, the Imperial Concubine, and the King of Qin were all stunned for a moment.
The whole family will end up without descendants! Who dares to swear such a cruel oath?
Su Tingxue swallowed silently and looked at her half sister for the first time. She seemed quiet on ordinary days, but she didn't expect that she would be so cruel when something happened.
She swore on the Su family's behalf. Did she really believe her? She clearly knew what Xiao Yuchen was thinking. For a moment, Su Tingxue felt extremely complicated.
Concubine Lian Yun was stunned. After she came to her senses, she quietly moved her body and knelt further away from Su Lingyu.
This person was a ruthless person. She had never seen anyone swear an oath on the entire clan before.
Somehow, her confidence, which had been so firm, suddenly became shaky. Her eyelids twitched, and she felt inexplicably anxious, and suddenly had a bad feeling.
Lord Xiao almost couldn't catch his breath. If he wasn't in the hall and the emperor was still sitting there, he would have wanted to chop Su Lingyu to death with a knife.
This crazy woman swore and swore. Let alone the Su family, why would she drag the entire Xiao family into this?
Mrs. Hou had finally calmed down, but after hearing what Su Lingyu said, she almost fainted again.
Su Lingyu is really a crazy woman. She dares to say anything.
"Oh, why are you so sure that your husband and Princess Qin have no affair?" The emperor, probably shocked by Su Lingyu's oath, asked in person.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty...this reason..." Su Lingyu hesitated, her eyes dodging, her face showing a very conflicted expression, as if she found it very difficult to say what she was going to say next.
After hesitating for a long time without saying a word, seeing that the emperor looked a little impatient, Su Lingyu suddenly turned around and tugged at Madam Hou's sleeve.
"I remember that the last time my husband was injured, my mother asked that doctor to see him."
"Mother, now that things have come to this, you should just speak out. Nothing is more important than the prince's life!"
After all, this matter concerns Xiao Yuchen's reputation, so she doesn't want to be the bad guy, lest Xiao Yuchen gets angry at her in the future.
As long as she didn't say this, Xiao Yuchen wouldn't be able to find her. As for Madam Hou, she is his mother after all. I believe Xiao Yuchen wouldn't dare to vent his anger on her!
Madam Hou was stunned for a moment, but she quickly realized that her son was not good enough. This was the best proof.
However, she looked at Xiao Yuchen. If this matter was exposed, how would her son live in the future? This was related to a man's dignity, but if she didn't tell him, her son's life might be in danger this time. Judging from the attitude of the Marquis, he would not protect Chen'er, and might even be cruel enough to kill his own son for the sake of justice.
Thinking of this, the Marquis’ wife quickly made a decision. Between losing face and losing her life, she would rather lose face!
The Marquis's wife closed her eyes and spoke with difficulty, "Your Majesty, my son was injured last time and his masculinity was damaged. From now on... he will not be able to have sex in the future, so it is impossible for him to have an affair with the Princess of Qin, and the child in the Princess of Qin's belly is even less likely to be my son's."
As soon as these words were spoken, the hall fell silent again.
The emperor was stunned. He really didn't expect this to be the reason. If the marquis's wife did not lie, then this would definitely prove their innocence.
King Qin and Su Tingxue were also stunned, and their eyes subconsciously looked at Xiao Yuchen's waist and abdomen.
"What!" Lord Xiao widened his eyes in shock, looking at Madam Hou and Xiao Yuchen in disbelief, his mind a little confused.
Feeling everyone's vague gazes, Xiao Yuchen froze, his face immediately turned red, and he was filled with shame and anger.
He had considered in his mind whether he should tell this matter to protect himself and Su Tingxue, but he was hesitant because of his face. He didn't expect that his mother would speak out first.
Originally he thought he was the only one who knew about this, but now it seemed that his mother and Su Lingyu knew about his physical condition. Thinking of this, a huge feeling of shame rushed into his mind.
Concubine Yun looked at Xiao Yuchen in disbelief, her face turned pale.
"What? How could this be possible? Did you deliberately make up such an excuse to get away with it? Otherwise, why haven't we heard of Master Xiao before? He... He is not capable of this."
Concubine Yun pointed at Xiao Yuchen with a trembling finger. She didn't believe it, and didn't want to believe it. She had endured it for so long, and gambled everything to finally seize the opportunity to plot against Su Tingxue. She absolutely could not fail, otherwise the consequences would be something she could not bear.
Madam Hou looked at Concubine Yun angrily. Her dealing with Su Tingxue was a private matter of the inner house of the Prince Qin's Mansion. Why did she drag her son into it and make her son suffer such humiliation for nothing?
"Concubine Yun, this kind of thing is not a glorious thing for a man, how can I make it public? Besides, I dare not lie in front of His Majesty. Whether it is true or not, please ask the imperial physician to take a look and we will know."
The marquis's wife sneered and said that she had already lost face and didn't care about it at all, but the charge must be cleared.
The emperor glanced at Concubine Yun, who seemed to be feeling somewhat guilty, and ordered the chief eunuch beside him, "Go and call the imperial physician."
Although the family of the Marquis' Mansion does not seem to be lying, there must be evidence for everything, and it is better to be cautious when it comes to the royal heir.
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