The empress is pregnant, and the emperor's incense continues

He paced back and forth anxiously. He hadn't seen anyone yet. A little maid came in to serve tea. He was so anxious that he picked up the cup and drank it.

After waiting for a long time, he saw the little maid still standing there with her head down. He couldn't help but get angry and said, "Go away."

Ping'er was reprimanded. How could she just let go of the opportunity she had finally gotten? She stole a glance at Xie Jinbao and saw his face slowly turning red. Then she plucked up the courage to kneel down and beg, "Sir, I am a maid from the Meng Mansion. The concubine promised to let me serve you. Now the lady wants to choose another maid to serve you. I was anxious for the moment, so I took the liberty to come here and beg you. I..."

She raised her head and stammered, but before she could finish her words, Xie Jinbao had already seen the person in front of him clearly. This was the girl who ran away that night. He had been thinking of finding an opportunity to deal with her, but he didn't expect that she would jump out.

He clenched the note in his hand, without a doubt that it was written by the maid in front of him. Since she was just a maid and was determined to follow him, it would be easy to deal with her.

He smiled sinisterly and said, "You want to follow me?"

Ping'er couldn't understand Xie Jinbao's expression and just nodded happily.

Xie Jinbao reached out his hand, touched Ping'er's face, and coaxed her, "As long as you keep the secret, I will not treat you unfairly."

Ping Er thought it was the secret of stealing Meng Wenyao's handkerchief and giving it to Concubine Bao, so she nodded quickly: "Don't worry, sir, I won't tell anyone."

It was indeed her. Xie Jinbao no longer doubted and sneered, "Be good, when the mourning period for big brother is over, I will ask you to come over."

Ping'er, who had been frightened these days, didn't want to wait even a moment, especially since the medicine had been taken. She bravely hugged Xie Jinbao and cried, "Sir, I want to be yours soon. You don't know that I am always worried in the young lady's courtyard. I am afraid that the young lady will notice something."

Is this a threat?

Xie Jinbao looked at the maid crying in his arms. It seemed that if he didn't take her in soon, the maid would never be able to rest in peace.

Moreover, he inexplicably had this idea at this time, and in order to keep those secrets, he made the decision without much thought.

It only takes the time of a meal, there is no loss, it’s just to comfort a little girl.

In the dining room, just as everyone was about to eat, someone came quickly to report.

"Your Majesty, something bad has happened. There was a sudden fire at Jinlan Courtyard."

It was normal for a wealthy family to have some problems, but this was the eldest son's third day, and there were guests and a wizard present, so everyone could not help but think that the eldest son was hinting at something.

"Master, please come and take a look to see if there is some place in my house that has bad feng shui."

Since Prince Fenyang said so, no one had any appetite anymore. Eating was not as interesting as watching the fun.

The group soon arrived at Jinlan Courtyard, only to see that the fire was raging and many servants were carrying water to put out the fire.

Prince Fenyang was anxious and asked, "Master, is there something unclean in this yard? Why did the fire start at this time?"

The wizard took two steps forward and pointed to the west wing. Before he could say anything, someone ran over quickly and broke open the door of the west wing without any explanation.

In the room, before he could figure out what was going on, Xie Jinbao, who had been in an excited state, was dragged out naked.

Also dragged out was Ping'er, who was only wearing a bellyband.

"No wonder the fire started for no reason. The boss had a blessing mage sitting in the front, and the third brother was doing these things in the back. It would be strange if the boss didn't get angry."

The princess finally found an opportunity to suppress Concubine Bao. She almost laughed out loud. In front of all the nobles in Beijing, Xie Jinbao actually did something lewd during the funeral ceremony of his elder brother, who was born of the same mother.

She said loudly: "Concubine Bao, this is the good son you raised. You always say that the eldest son is in the underworld in Nan'an, but look at what your son has done."

Everyone stared at Xie Jinbao intently. Concubine Bao wanted to plead with Prince Fenyang, but she knew that it would be difficult for her to bring up this matter at this time.

"Concubine Bao, say something!"

The princess screamed and Concubine Bao fainted. The princess was so angry that she couldn't speak for a long time. She went up and spat, "Just pretend to be dead."

At this time, no one paid attention to Concubine Bao. Even Prince Fenyang did not notice that Concubine Bao had fainted. He pointed at Xie Jinbao who was kneeling on the ground and said with shaking hands: "Rebellious son, rebellious son, unfilial descendant..."

"You are such a bastard, my palace will surely be defeated by you in the future!"

At this time, the guests who were watching the excitement around them slowly began to react. They all resisted the urge to watch the excitement and symbolically began to persuade: "Your Highness, please stop making trouble. It is normal for children to make mistakes. This is your youngest son. Isn't he always naughty?"

"That's right, Your Highness, please stop making a fuss. Your legitimate son is so promising, he will definitely be able to inherit the family in an orderly manner in the future. Don't be angry because of a bastard."

It was not known whether these people did it intentionally or unintentionally, or perhaps they deliberately disliked Concubine Bao's status in the palace, and every word they said accused Concubine Bao and her son of being insignificant figures in the palace.

The princess also reacted at this time, and hurriedly instructed Xie Chenyi, "Second brother, quickly help your father to the front hall and greet the guests to have dinner. A bastard raised by a young woman is really a joke to everyone."

She lowered her head and glanced at Concubine Bao again, and said sarcastically, "This is not something that can be put on the stage. You have corrupted a good man. What are you doing standing there? Why don't you carry the concubine away?"

The concubine who pretended to faint thought she could fool people by pretending to faint, but who knew that everyone would talk about her mercilessly. After what happened today, Xie Jinbao's reputation would probably be ruined.

The furious Prince Fenyang also felt that something seemed wrong. The eldest brother was dead, the third brother's reputation was ruined, and only the second brother suddenly appeared. Wasn't this obviously a trap set by the princess?

But with so many people watching, Xie Chenyi politely and courteously persuaded everyone to leave, and even he, the prince, followed them without noticing. There was no chance for him to come back and make amends for Xie Jinbao.

At night, Prince Fenyang rubbed his swollen head and was so angry that he wanted to whip Xie Jinbao.

"Tell me, why did you go there?"

"Father, someone has been plotting against me." Xie Jinbao cried.

"Of course I know that you were plotted against. How did you get plotted against? Who led you there?"

Concubine Bao, who had been calm for a long time, also knew that she was being plotted against by the princess. She pulled Xie Jinbao's sleeve and cried, "My son, please tell me quickly. Your father will definitely believe you. Tell me, why did you go there and why did you get entangled with that woman?"

What can be said? If there is a loophole in any of his words, Xie Jinbao feels that his murder of Xie Nanan will be exposed.