Becoming a stepmother of three children gives me space

In the imperial study, you can hear a pin drop.

If it is true as Ma Cuilan said, Zhou Jin is Tang Huaiming, and Tang Huaiming is Zhou Jin, then Zhou Jin reported that Dabao was found recently,

It is deceiving the king.

Although everyone speculated that the grandson was sent to the northwest by Zhou Jin, speculation is speculation after all, without evidence, and now it is naked human evidence.

The emperor narrowed his eyes and glanced at Zhou Jin and Xiao Yunxi:

"Shouldn't you give me an explanation?"

Baring fangs.

If they can't explain it clearly, both of them are deceiving the emperor. Unless they turn against each other now, Xiao Yunxi and Zhou Jin must explain it clearly.

Xiao Yunxi said calmly:

"Your Majesty, this person is lying... The Crown Prince found the Grandson about half a year ago. He came to the village disguised as Tang Huaiming to confirm the Grandson's identity. By then, Tang Huaiming was already dead."

Ma Cuilan screamed until her voice broke:

"You're lying. He came to Tangjia Village a long time ago and brought Dabao...the grandson with him. He gave us money to support him and told us to keep it a secret."

Xiao Yunxi asked back:

"You said the prince gave you money to raise the crown prince, so why did you drive him out and nearly starve him to death?"

Ma Cuilan almost peed herself in fear.

Even if she was ignorant, she knew that starving the Crown Prince to death was a capital crime, so she quickly excused herself:

"It's unfair... The Crown Prince was abused by that evil woman, Xiao Yunxi. She didn't give him clothes or food in the winter, and that's why he almost died."

Huh?

its not right.

When did Dabao almost starve to death?

She went up the mountain to find food by herself, and received help from the villagers. Her life was hard, but she never starved to death.

The words had already been spoken, and there was no way to go back on them. Fortunately, the emperor was very good at grasping the key points. He stared at Xiao Yunxi with sharp eyes and asked sternly:

"She said that you abused the crown prince. Is that true?"

The highest state of public relations is to neither admit nor deny, to use old words and new books, and to put things in a different way.

"A filial son is born under the stick. That is just the teaching of a mother to her son. It is the same in ordinary families."

Xiao Yunxi would never be so foolish as to tell the emperor that she had indeed beaten Dabao, but had turned over a new leaf. That would simply be courting death.

"Are you admitting to hitting the Crown Prince?"

"If Your Majesty insists that education means beating, I have nothing to say."

The emperor was so angry that he laughed:

"I think you're just making a specious argument! You're saying that beating Dabao is for his own good, for his education. There are many members of the royal family, and I've never beaten any of them. They're still excellent..."

Xiao Yunxi said weakly, hitting the nail on the head, piercing the lungs:

"Your Majesty... Princess Gaoyang committed a crime in the street, and the eldest princess forced her husband's original wife to death..."

"..."

Damn, it’s a fight between gods, why are you calling me?

Xiao Chen almost fell to his knees. This rebellious girl actually wanted to harm him!

He didn't know at first, until the name, Xibei and her husband Tang Huaiming matched, he realized that this person was his daughter, and he had a bad premonition in his heart.

really,

The little girl is taking revenge on him.

The emperor was speechless because of Xiao Yunxi's blockage. He suddenly wanted to slap Gao Yang and the eldest princess, two negative examples, to directly prove Xiao Yunxi's point of view.

It would be impossible to continue to dwell on the matter of abusing Dabao. When Xiao Yunxi saw Ma Cuilan, she roughly guessed the emperor's point of view towards her, so she took the initiative to attack.

"I would like to ask Ma Cuilan a few questions. Your Majesty, please approve the answer, yes or no."

The emperor had a backup plan and readily agreed. Ma Cuilan had a bad feeling. Xiao Yunxi had already spoken.

"You said that the prince pretended to be Tang Huaiming and gave you money to raise Dabao. Is that true or not?"

She just said that she had to admit it even if she didn't want to:

"Yes...."

"It was you who drove the prince out of the house, was it true or not?"

“That’s because…”

"The answer is yes or no!"

Ma Cuilan hesitated:

"Yes..."

"You took the money and kicked the Crown Prince and me out of the house during the time when the Crown Prince was missing, is that right or not?"

"Yes Yes...."

"We have no source of income, no warm clothes, and you still kick us out, right or wrong."

Ma Cuilan said yes with a stiff upper lip.

"Your Majesty, I have finished my questions...A treacherous and greedy man who wants to kill orphans and widows for money, Your Majesty, would you rather believe such a low-minded villain, or would you rather believe the Crown Prince and this commoner girl?"

Ma Cuilan's mind went blank: Who am I, where am I, what am I doing, why do I feel dizzy?

The emperor was extremely disappointed. Xiao Yunxi took the initiative and defined Ma Cuilan as a bad person from the root, so her words were not credible.

If she can disregard the lives of four people for money, she can also talk nonsense for money.

If the emperor continues to use Ma Cuilan to make trouble, he will be criticized to death by the censors tomorrow. He trusts bad people but not loyal ministers. If he just finds someone to tell a lie, can't he just convict him?

The princess still didn't give up:

"Your Majesty... there are discrepancies between the two accounts, but there are some points of agreement. This man was entrusted by the Crown Prince to care for the Grandson, but he became greedy for money and drove the Grandson away, leading to his abuse... And this Lady Xiao abused the Grandson. Both are guilty... and should be executed according to the law."

Before Xiao Yunxi could even speak, Ma Cuilan was so frightened that she peed herself and started crying and screaming:

"I'm not... I won't sue anymore, I won't sue anymore..."

"Not telling? It's not up to you."

The emperor did not respond and ordered Ma Cuilan to be dragged away.

"I trust Jin'er and Madam Xiao, and am willing to grant you both a marriage. However, before that, you must know that Madam Xiao is the Crown Prince's stepmother. If she were to remarry, it would inevitably affect his reputation. The Crown Prince is the heir to the throne, and such a stain is unacceptable. I will make my grandson the King of Qin... If you can promise not to marry, then my grandson may be able to regain his position as Crown Prince."

The emperor's move is disgusting.

Daxia encouraged remarriage, but it was criticized from a moral perspective because daughters were required to be faithful to their husbands, and remarriage was considered to be infidelity to the marriage.

Crown Prince is the title of the heir to the throne. Making a fuss about this not-so-stain is simply disgusting.

If Xiao Yunxi doesn't marry, Zhou Jin will definitely be unhappy. If Xiao Yunxi marries, he has other tricks. This way, Dabao and Zhou Jin might have a rift.

Seeing Qin Lan about to stand up, the emperor felt a chill in his heart. If his daughter spoke, it would be really troublesome.

Dabao is one step faster:

"Grandson thanks the Emperor for bestowing upon him the title of King of Qin. I have only one request: to be able to live outside the palace."

No one expected that Dabao would be so miserable. He gave up the position of Crown Prince and his request was very simple, which was to live outside the palace.

The princes and grandchildren of the emperor who are under the age of 15 must live in the palace. However, since Dabao was granted the title of King of Qin, he will be given an official residence outside the palace, so he can live outside the palace.

The emperor didn't expect that things would be so simple?