The blackened marquis insists that the husband should be more valuable than the son!

The exclamation attracted everyone's attention.

I saw the palace maid dragging a little girl in light pink to kneel in the center of the hall. Someone quickly presented the jade pendant they found to the emperor. Princess Ninth glanced at the people kneeling there, her face full of shock, and she ran to the stage.

The maids quickly removed the screen.

Xue Mingyue got dressed again and glanced up at Yan Qiulan who was kneeling in the main hall. Seeing her panic, the corners of her lips were slightly raised, but if you look closely, you will find that the smile on her lips was cold.

Isn't this the end Yan Qiulan wants to see happen to her?

Just as she was thinking about it, her hand hanging by her side was suddenly held by a pair of big hands. Xue Mingyue was slightly startled. She subconsciously wanted to break away but was held tighter instead.

Xie Lang stepped forward and stood beside her, whispering: "Don't worry, I will stand by your side."

Xue Mingyue raised her eyes and twitched the corners of her mouth slightly.

The Ninth Princess clutched the familiar jade pendant and yelled loudly: "Okay, how dare you steal my princess's jade pendant!"

"Princess, I don't have one, and I don't know why this jade pendant appears on me."

Yan Qiulan's face was pale, her voice was trembling in panic, and her mind was in a mess. The jade pendant was clearly placed on Xue Mingyue's body by her own hands, so how could it suddenly appear on her body?

Suddenly, she suddenly remembered Xue Mingyue's unusual conversation in the front hall.

She raised her head suddenly and said anxiously: "Princess, princess! It must be Xue Mingyue who framed me. Many people in the palace saw her coming to talk to me. She must have given me the jade pendant at that time!"

Hearing this, the emperor and empress looked over.

A shocked and confused expression flashed across Xue Mingyue's face at the right time.

The emperor's face was as dark as water and he asked: "Why did Madam Dingyuan Hou frame you?"

The last trace of blood on Yan Qiulan's lips faded, and she fell to the ground with a pale face. Could it be said that she stole the Ninth Princess's jade pendant to frame Xue Mingyue but was found out? Is this revenge on her?

Seeing that she didn't speak for a long time, the emperor frowned and said, "Whose girl is this?"

The old eunuch Liu Shen who was always by his side said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, I am the legitimate daughter of the family of Yan Chengming, the Minister of Civil Affairs."

"Where is Yan Chengming?"

As soon as the words fell, a middle-aged man wearing a scarlet official uniform came out quickly from the back row. He glanced sideways at his unfulfilled daughter kneeling on the ground, raised his hands and saluted, "Your Majesty, I am here."

"My daughter is naughty and did such a wrong thing because of my poor discipline. Please punish her!"

Yan Chengming knelt on the ground, his arched body trembling.

The second prince's hand holding the wine glass paused, his eyes narrowed slightly, and he tilted his head and nodded lightly towards the minister sitting opposite. Just as the minister was about to stand up, he heard Xie Lang laugh coldly:

"Stealing the princess's jade pendant is already a serious crime. After the incident was exposed, Miss Yan's first reaction was to bite others to get away with it."

"It can be seen that Mr. Yan is really too neglectful in managing his family. He has even forgotten all the principles of cultivating oneself and managing the family in the books of sages. He can't even manage the family well, so how can he do his duty well?"

The air suddenly stopped.

All the ministers in the palace paused after hearing this.

The emperor glanced at Yan Chengming solemnly, then turned to look at Xie Lang. His eyes fell on the hands of the two of them, and a sudden realization appeared in his eyes. He pondered for a moment and said: "What Marquis Dingyuan said is very reasonable."

"Yan Chengming's daughter was forced to pay a salary of three months, and her daughter was confined at home for one year of self-reflection."

After all, the punishment was not so painful.

Yan Chengming breathed a sigh of relief and quickly kowtowed in thanks.

The farce ended quickly, and everyone looked at Xue Mingyue with a different look. Marquis Dingyuan defended her so much, which showed that she was deeply loved, so it didn't matter what method she used to get to the position.

The second prince smiled and stood up to raise his glass: "Father, why should you get angry over trivial matters during the Mid-Autumn Festival today? I will toast you and your mother again."

The originally stagnant atmosphere suddenly became warm again.

As we drank and drank, the moonlight gradually moved westward.

When the banquet was about to end, the emperor and empress left the banquet hand in hand, and everyone stood up and saluted each other.

Xie Lang glanced at the night outside: "It's getting late, let's go back home."

Xue Mingyue nodded to him and hummed. Just as she was about to turn around and walk out, Xie Lang suddenly grabbed her hand and wrapped it in his hand. He approached her in a few steps, and the words he spoke were irresistible:

"Since Madam has performed this play with me today, I might as well act it out in full. Thank you, Madam."

"..."

Is that what she promised to accompany him in this show of love between husband and wife?

Could it be that he insisted on standing up for her because he had his own way? Even without him today, nothing would happen to her. Xue Mingyue felt irritated in her heart. His sudden change of attitude made her feel like a light was hanging on her back. What on earth did Xie Jinglan want to do?

Xue Mingyue pursed her lips into a straight line and said, "It's up to you."

There was an indescribable coldness in his voice.

Xie Lang frowned slightly, not understanding why her expression suddenly changed, so he just led her towards the palace gate.

The moon, like a white jade plate, hung high above the night sky. The cold moonlight filled the earth, making the shadows of the two people extra long. It was obvious that the people were so close, but the shadows behind them were clearly distinct.

Guards Xijiang Wuye and two others were guarding the carriage.

As soon as they saw the two of them, they felt something was wrong in the atmosphere. They looked at each other and quickly bowed their hands.

Xue Mingyue picked a seat farthest away from him in the carriage and sat down without squinting. She picked up the tea cup and took a sip of tea to soothe her throat.

She didn't dare to drink too much of the drinks and snacks at the palace banquet just now, lest she accidentally eat something contaminated. In her previous life, she had to enter the palace as a family member at every palace banquet, and she had eaten drinks laced with laxatives. He almost caused embarrassment in front of the emperor.

She still doesn't understand whose handiwork it was, but her memory has improved and she knows that some things cannot be eaten.

These experiences were all written down by her through repeated lessons.

Just her, no one else.

For a while, there was only the sound of creaking wheels in the carriage.

"You knew in advance about the jade pendant today that Miss Yan was going to frame you, so you responded like this?" After a while, Xie Lang was the first to break the silence.

Xue Mingyue did not deny: "So what."

She raised her eyes and looked at him steadily, her eyes cold.

"If you are not careful in this matter, something will go wrong. If you encounter such a thing again, you should inform me in advance, so that I can cooperate with you to deal with it, so as not to be discovered accidentally."

"Thank you so much, Lord Marquis, for your help today."

Xue Mingyue paused for a few breaths, then pursed her lips and smiled: "Master Hou, there are only you and me here, so there is no need to act anymore."

Xie Lang's pupils shrank and he was surprised: "I didn't..."

Before the word 'acting' could be uttered, Xue Mingyue's next words interrupted her:

"Master Marquis, you and I both know exactly what caused the accident that day. Our marriage was proposed by Dingyuan Marquis Mansion on its own initiative. However, the rumors in the capital believed that it was my intention. You also never Not clarified.”

"I know that marrying into the Marquis Mansion is a high achievement for me, and it is not your best choice. My reputation is not worth mentioning in your eyes."

Xue Mingyue's beautiful eyes were full of coldness.

He raised his face slightly and looked straight at Xie Lang: "There will be no shortage of open and covert attacks like today. Rather than acting like a husband and wife, there is a better way -"

"Heli."