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

"You have ruined the reputation of our palace and caused such a big scandal. Do you have a grudge against our palace?"

The old princess's words were so powerful that even though Prince Fenyang knew that it was definitely not Bao who did it, he could not find any suitable reason to exonerate Bao.

He glanced at Young Master Qian. Although his clothes and hair were disheveled, his face was clean and he didn't look like he had been beaten. He felt relieved.

Taking a step forward, he held Master Qian’s hand and said lovingly, “Nephew, did anyone embarrass you just now?”

Master Qian looked at the old princess, then at Prince Fenyang, and tried to figure out the scene before him. He analyzed how the red-faced and white-faced actors played their roles, and responded quickly.

"No, but I was inexplicably led to that courtyard before, and I was served some kind of tea."

At this time, Master Qian pretended to have lost his memory and spoke incoherently about how he entered which room and how so many inexplicable things happened.

"I don't know what happened. I was dizzy when I saw you, my cousin, coming in with someone. I kept wondering how this could happen, but I couldn't remember anything."

The more confused he spoke, the more the old princess felt that her grandson had been drugged, and the more certain she was that it was Bao who was behind it.

"What's so confusing about this? It's just that someone climbed into the prince's bed and challenged the princess all year round, so he thought he was the best. This is to secure a future for his daughter. What bad luck has our mansion got to marry a concubine's daughter as the principal wife!"

Now that Young Master Qian and Xie Ruxue have had a relationship, the old princess, thinking that for the sake of both families' reputation, has already tacitly agreed to marry Xie Ruxue, and therefore feels that she has suffered a great loss.

Bao didn't want her daughter to marry Mr. Qian. When she heard the old princess's reluctant tone, she thought there was still a chance for things to turn around, so she stepped forward and said, "Your Highness, Princess, since Mr. Qian and Xue'er were both schemed against, maybe they are still innocent. Why don't we just pretend that this matter never happened? In the future, the marriage of the two children will have nothing to do with each other."

As long as her grandson was not beaten, the old princess had no obsession with whether to marry Xie Ruxue or not. After all, her grandson was a boy, so he would not suffer any disadvantage in this regard.

However, how could Mr. Qian just let it go after all the hard work? He immediately said righteously, "Since my cousin and I have already had physical contact, I can't abandon my cousin and become a heartless person."

These words were full of affection and righteousness. Bao was so angry that her teeth were itching. It was obviously her daughter who was violated, so why was the lecher not being held accountable now? He even wanted her daughter to marry him, as if her daughter had taken advantage of him.

Thinking of this, she couldn't help but complain: "My daughter is unlucky and has suffered today's ordeal. If Mr. Qian is willing to let my daughter go, we would thank you for not marrying her."

This made the princess angry. A concubine actually looked down on their mansion. She sneered and said, "Your daughter suffered today, and so did my grandson. Do you think that my grandson was the one who did this today?"

Mrs. Bao wanted to say how could it not be done by Young Master Qian, but when she thought about the fact that at that time today, all the servants in the mansion were under her control, she thought that Young Master Qian might not have the ability to do this.

But if it wasn't done by Young Master Qian, then it must have been done by the princess or Xie Chenyi. She said yin and yang: "I didn't say it was done by Young Master Qian, but there must be someone behind this."

This was directed at the princess. How could the princess be scolded by Bao? She said calmly: "Since the concubine has so many doubts in her heart, and the princess is here, then we should investigate it thoroughly. If Xue'er and my cousin can be cleared of all charges, we will all be happy."

Bao was delighted, and then she heard the princess say, "At noon, I almost fainted and have been resting in the wing room. The concubine is in charge of all the big and small things in this mansion. Go call all the servants around the concubine and ask them what's going on."

"And the people around the fourth young lady, how come you can't even take care of one person in broad daylight?"

Although Bao was still smiling, she was beginning to panic. Why did they investigate her first? She had arranged many people to plot against Meng Wen Yao. It would be disastrous if they found out.

She hurriedly said, "I am the victim. If you want to investigate, you should investigate others first!"

If Prince Fenyang was the one in charge on normal days, he would definitely listen to what Mrs. Bao said, and the matter would have to be investigated from the princess first. Even if nothing was found, Mrs. Bao would be able to get away with it.

But today the princess was present, and she saw that Bao was a little flustered, so she spoke before the prince could say anything: "If you suspect someone, you must first prove your innocence. Besides, the affairs of the backyard should be decided by the princess, not by a concubine like you."

After the princess finished speaking, Prince Fenyang didn't know what to say. He believed that this was not a self-directed act by Bao, so he comforted her, "Call your people here. There have been incidents one after another in this mansion. It's time to investigate thoroughly."

When Mrs. Bao heard this, she panicked. What if she couldn't find out who was behind this, and what if she was found out to have schemed against Meng Wen Yao and Xie Chen Yi?

She thought at the time that everything was foolproof and the prince listened to her in everything, so there would definitely be no mistakes. But she never expected that a princess would be involved and she could get herself into trouble if she was not careful.

She definitely couldn't investigate, she said guiltily: "Your Highness, once we investigate, more people will know. If Xue'er really loses her innocence, she will suffer a second injury."

Xie Ruxue has been living like a walking corpse until now, and she has only one idea, which is to never marry Mr. Qian.

She hadn't heard anything about the noisy discussions in the room until now; she was completely immersed in her own grief.

At this moment, she suddenly found that Mrs. Bao was holding her sleeve and crying, and then she heard clearly what Mrs. Bao was crying: "My poor daughter, if the person behind this is innocent and it is found out that it was someone close to Xue'er, then my Xue'er will never be able to live as a human being again."

Xie Ruxue didn't bother to sort out the cause and effect, and directly said with her neck stiff, "It was definitely not done by someone close to me. I have hated Mr. Qian since I was a child. He is ugly, short, and stupid. How could I have planned to have a secret meeting with him? I would never marry him even if I died."

Her words were like a wake-up call to the princess.

The princess had always thought that everyone was eager to marry Mr. Qian, but she never expected that her precious grandson would be so unbearable in the eyes of others.

She was so angry that she was incoherent: "You, you don't want to marry me, fine, fine, my mansion doesn't want you!"

Meng Wen Yao felt anxious as she watched the sudden change in the plot. If the two quarreled and the marriage fell through, wouldn't it be a waste of Xie Chenyi's plan?