Becoming a stepmother of three children gives me space

In the imperial study room,

The emperor sat there contentedly with a warm smile on his face. He liked the feeling of carrying the whole audience.

"Everyone is here, who will speak first?"

No one spoke, the emperor looked at the eldest princess:

"Fuqing, you speak."

The eldest princess had a cold expression, as if someone owed her money:

"Father... Gao Yang is young and ignorant. I will discipline her if she makes a mistake, but she is a princess appointed by your father. If anyone can beat or scold her, where is the dignity of the royal family? Please, father, make the decision for Gao Yang."

Gao Yang did nothing wrong. If he made a mistake, it was because he was young and ignorant. Xiao Yunxi was the one who made the mistake. If she hit Gao Yang, she was hitting the royal family and her father.

If the emperor doesn't intervene, anyone can slap the royal family in the face in the future.

She never mentioned Xiao Yunxi in every sentence, and every sentence she said was about punishing Xiao Yunxi.

The emperor looked indifferent, looking down upon Xiao Yunxi and Zhou Jin.

"What do you two have to say?"

Xiao Yunxi remained silent and handed the stage to Zhou Jin, who was more suitable to speak.

"Your Majesty...this is what happened..."

Zhou Jin calmly recounted the events that took place objectively, without any inference from the supervisor. After he finished speaking, he stepped aside.

He was waiting for the emperor to make a move.

If the punishment is justified, it is entirely up to the emperor to decide. If he takes sides, that is another story.

The people witnessed the fact that the lord rode his horse in a busy city and committed violence in the street. The emperor had no intention of taking sides. He did not call people to the palace to take care of these trivial matters.

"As a princess of the royal family, you disregarded the laws of the court and committed a crime on horseback. This is unforgivable. The case has been transferred to the Zongzheng Temple and must be severely punished."

It sounds nice to say that there will be severe punishment, but in the end the case was handed over to the Zongzheng Temple, not the Dali Temple, so they wanted to let it go lightly.

Xiao Yunxi couldn't stand it.

She was determined to take action. Even though she knew the emperor was targeting her and that it was unwise to show up, she did not intend to back down and bowed to the emperor:

"Your Majesty, the people are waiting at the Meridian Gate. I beg you to announce the results of the Zongzheng Temple to the court, so that everyone will know that your Majesty is fair and just for the people."

"..."

It was a compliment to the emperor, but in reality it was a reminder that the people were watching outside and that he should be handled with care and that he would not be fooled. This was already a bit threatening.

Everyone had different expressions.

The imperial concubine and the eldest princess were filled with resentment. The emperor was being framed and Gao Yang was the unlucky one. The key point was that they had no way to refute. You little bitch, I will teach you a lesson later!

There was astonishment and disbelief on Shen Shumo's well-maintained face. This girl was too bold. She threatened the emperor?

Zhou Yu was secretly happy that his future daughter-in-law was very brave and had quite the demeanor of himself when he was young. If the Zhenbei Marquis Mansion was handed over to her, it would definitely be better managed than by a prodigal woman.

Zhou Jin was at a loss whether to laugh or cry. He had agreed to charge into battle, but his wife couldn't help herself. The more she looked at him, the more she liked him. He looked more and more adorable.

Qin Lan quietly gave Xiao Yunxi +30 points. She was brave and resourceful. She set up the emperor who cherished his reputation to punish Gao Yang.

She is so much better than the stupid daughter-in-law at home.

The emperor knew that this was a provocation and a form of flattery, but he had to swallow it.

"Since I'm personally involved, I will naturally handle the matter impartially and make it known to the world to comfort the people. You can rest assured."

Princess Gaoyang was trembling all over. It seemed that the Emperor was really going to punish her. She looked at her mother for help. The eldest princess shook her head.

The emperor has important matters to attend to today, and there will be no good results if you argue with him now.

The Gaoyang incident was settled, and the pressure on the emperor disappeared, revealing a kind smile:

"Jin'er, I heard that you asked your aunt to grant you an imperial decree to marry Miss Xiao?"

"Yes, Your Majesty."

"I am the Supreme Lord and also your uncle. How about I grant you a marriage?"

Can an old wall lamp be so kind?

"Father, no."

The emperor was very unhappy when his daughter stopped him from marrying him:

"Why not?"

"Your Majesty, you may not know that this Miss Xiao is already married."

The eldest princess raised the corners of her mouth, not hiding her inner joy at all. If she wanted to marry Zhou Jin, she would have to suffer a lot!

The emperor was furious:

"Madam Xiao, give me an explanation."

Xiao Yunxi rolled her eyes. You two, father and daughter, are really bad at acting. I'm not married yet. If you don't know, Dog Emperor, I'll eat two Hu Jian people.

"Your Majesty, I was indeed married, but my husband died in battle."

Zhou Jin:!!

He couldn't accept the fact that his wife didn't play by the rules and changed the script at will, but he was touched.

Xiao Yunxi was protecting him.

He reported to the court that he had accidentally found Dabao in the northwest. If he said that Tang Huaiming was Zhou Jin, it would be deceiving the emperor. The emperor took advantage of the situation to harm Zhou Jin.

If Zhou Jin admits that she married Tang Huaiming and that Tang Huaiming died in battle, and if she blames all the problems on the dead, then Zhou Jin will be safe.

The trouble is that she will become a married woman, her mother will be even more relentless, and there will be huge pressure from public opinion from the outside world.

Zhou Jin didn't like this feeling. Emotion overcame reason. When he was about to stand up, Qin Lan pulled him back.

Now explain,

Zhou Jin took the crown prince away to protect him, which could be considered as a well-intentioned deception of the emperor. But what happened to Xiao Yunxi was a true deception of the emperor, and the emperor had every right to punish her.

That's not love, that's stupidity,

Xiao Yunxi admitted that she was a widow and would have to endure rumors if she remarried in the future, but exonerating everyone was the safest way.

Qin Lan became more and more satisfied. She was brave and resourceful, and had the courage that women of this era did not have. She directly blocked the emperor's way to cause trouble.

Thinking of this, she looked at her daughter-in-law with even more disgust.

Shen Shumo noticed that her mother-in-law looked at her with a somewhat unfriendly look, and she muttered to herself that she hadn't provoked her recently.

Is it because she is not satisfied with what she did to Xiao Yunxi?

Xiao Yunxi did not admit that Tang Huaiming was her son, which changed her perception a lot. However, it was absolutely impossible for her to marry into the family.

Even if her mother-in-law came forward, she would not agree.

The eldest princess didn't expect Xiao Yunxi to be so decisive:

"Father, Miss Xiao is lying. Please punish her for deceiving the emperor!"

"how do I say this?"

"I accidentally found a refugee from the northwest. She claims to be Madam Xiao's mother-in-law and can prove that Madam Xiao is lying."

Ma Cuilan was brought in,

Seeing the room full of nobles, his legs trembled, he fell to his knees, kowtowed to the emperor, and lay on the ground with his butt sticking out.

Like an ostrich, afraid to move,

"The ones below, tell me your names."

"Ma Cuilan, Xiao Yunxi's ex-mother-in-law."

The emperor raised his lips slightly, but then he immediately lowered them, realizing the situation was inappropriate.

"Miss Xiao, is her identity true?"

"true."

"Ma Cuilan...you said you are Miss Xiao's mother-in-law, so tell me, is it true that she said her husband had died?"

"She's lying."

Ma Cuilan pointed at Zhou Jin and told him everything, including how Zhou Jin pretended to be Tang Huaiming and appeared in Tangjia Village, asking them to cooperate in the acting.