Forced to be a third person: I turned around and left the palace to marry a villain

As soon as she saw him, she recalled the stormy night with thunder and lightning.

Although she was briefly lucid at that moment, the man's hideous face became a nightmare that she would never get rid of.

"Ninth Princess, what's going on..." Xie Yu was confused when he saw his daughter's reaction.

However, An Qingyan saw through the matter at a glance. It turned out that the villain in the rumor was actually her own son. Her chest was heaving and she was filled with anger.

What she could not tolerate the most was people who treated women like grass.

Thinking back to when he first arrived in Beiling, he almost encountered misfortune. If it weren't for Xie Yu's rescue, the consequences would have been disastrous.

Thinking of this, An Qingyan could no longer suppress her inner anger: "Beast!" Before she finished speaking, she had already slapped Xie Qi hard.

Xie Qi was stunned after being beaten for a long time before he recovered: "Mom, why did you hit me?"

"Don't you know what you have done? Why should I hit you? Don't you know it yourself?" As the words fell, another slap hit his face hard.

An Qingyan hit Xie Qi so hard that he became dizzy.

Seeing this, Xie Yu hurried forward to stop him, fearing that his wife would lose control of her emotions and hurt innocent people, "Madam, please calm down."

"Your Majesty, I, An Qingyan, will plead guilty to the Ninth Princess on behalf of my son. This evil creature committed a serious crime, and I have no face to plead for him, but I beg Your Majesty to spare his life for the sake of this branch of the Xie family. Our whole family will do our best to compensate the Ninth Princess for her injuries."

An Qingyan knew in her heart that no matter how much she said, it would be difficult to make up for the damage that had been done.

However, no matter how naughty Xie Qi was, he was her flesh and blood after all, and she could not accept the pain of losing him.

Xie Yu was a sensible person. Even though he was confused by Xiao Xianyu's behavior at first, after hearing his wife's words, everything became clear to him.

When looking at Xie Qi, his eyes darkened. If it wasn't his own son, he would have wanted to punish him severely immediately to set things right!

"Marquis Yong'an, please help Madam to stand up." Xiao Zhan looked at An Qingyan who was kneeling on the ground and gestured to Xie Yu.

Then, Xiao Zhan walked up to them, glanced at Xie Linyuan who was standing behind them, and said something shocking: "In fact, Xie Qi is not the biological son of Yong'an Marquis and his wife."

These words were like a bolt from the blue, shocking the hearts of everyone present.

"Your Majesty, what did you say?" An Qingyan could hardly stand and looked at Xiao Zhan in shock.

A flash of surprise flashed across Xie Yu's eyes, but he quickly regained his composure and asked seriously, "Your Majesty, this matter is very serious. Do you have any solid evidence?"

"The answer is behind you." Xiao Zhan pointed at Xie Linyuan, "Marquis Yong'an, take a closer look. Does Xie Linyuan look more like you when you were young?"

Xie Linyuan stood there, letting everyone stare at him.

"I heard that the wife of Marquis Yong'an encountered robbers on her way to Putuo Temple to fulfill a vow. Is this true?" Xiao Zhan had a book in his hand, which recorded the details of the incident.

"How does Your Majesty know..." An Qingyan didn't finish her words, and smiled bitterly as she remembered: the person in front of her was not only the Emperor of Beiling, but also a wise man in Linglong Pavilion.

"I lived in Putuo Temple with my grandmother for many years and became good friends with the abbot. He still remembers the experience with the wife of Marquis Yong'an very clearly." Xiao Zhan flipped through the pages and continued:

"The abbot recalled that because his wife was unable to move around easily, he specially arranged for two disciples to escort her. Unfortunately, they were attacked on the way. Fortunately, the disciples were highly skilled in martial arts and although they suffered heavy losses, they managed to keep his wife safe."

Xie Yu had never heard of this past event. He only remembered that his wife suddenly went into labor and the child was already born when he arrived.

"Qingyan, why did you hide such an important thing from me?" Xie Yu hugged his wife tightly with heartache.

"The danger has passed by then, and I don't want you to worry more." An Qingyan explained, and then turned to Xiao Zhan: "But your majesty, what does this have to do with my children?"

When she mentioned the child, her eyes involuntarily turned to Xie Linyuan.

At this moment, she felt more and more that this young man looked like Xie Yu when he was young.

Looking back, she noticed Xie Linyuan who was being sold at the market at first sight.

Those eyes and the expression between his eyebrows were strikingly similar to Xie Yu. It was this similarity that made her buy Xie Linyuan from the human trafficker without hesitation.

"Madam, do you remember? You were not the only one giving birth in Putuo Temple." Xiao Zhan said slowly.

"Remember." An Qingyan nodded, "Because there is not enough space, there is another lady who is staying in the same room with me."

"That pregnant woman is actually the wife of the bandit who attacked you."

"What?" An Qingyan was shocked. "But she looks like an ordinary peasant woman..."

"Appearances are often deceiving, ma'am. Having lived in Yujing City for many years, you should have a deep understanding of this." Xiao Zhan interrupted her:

"That woman held a grudge against you because of her husband's death, but she was in labor and had no time to spare. In addition, she was protected by many monks, so she was unable to retaliate directly. So, she took another approach to deal with you."

His eyes wandered between Xie Linyuan and Xie Qi, and Xie Yu immediately understood the truth of the matter.

"It's easy to change babies in the same delivery room with all the chaos, especially when you're unconscious from shock."

In order to take care of female donors, Putuo Temple hired several decent women to help.

They witnessed the scene that year and told Xiao Zhan about it.

Because of An Qingyan's special identity, these helpers still remember her stories clearly.

"He..." An Qingyan was completely stunned at this moment, and her gaze finally fell on Xie Linyuan.

No wonder she always has an indescribable liking for Lin Yuan, it turns out that this is a blood relationship!

"How is this possible?" Xie Qi couldn't accept the reality and roared loudly.

As the young master of the Marquis' Mansion for eighteen years, how could he accept that he was actually the son of a bandit? No, he was the young Marquis, the future heir to the Marquis of Yong'an, and both his parents were noble people.

"Xie Qi, you said I was talking nonsense? Why not do a blood test to prove it?" Xiao Zhan looked at him coldly and ordered Qing Feng to bring a bowl of water in front of everyone.

"Marquis Yong'an, do you want to test it?" he asked Xie Yu in a low voice.

"No need." Xie Yu shook his head, "I believe what Your Highness said."

Since An Qingyan brought Xie Linyuan into the mansion, Xie Yu had developed a deep affection for this child. He had dreamed countless times in his heart, how great it would be if this child was his biological son.

Xie Linyuan has been well-behaved and sensible since childhood, with outstanding learning ability and very good character.

In comparison, Xie Qi seemed extremely stubborn, like a piece of mud that could not be supported against the wall, which was extremely disappointing.

This is also the reason why Xie Yu would rather spend all his efforts to fight for the title for Xie Linyuan than to make more efforts for Xie Qi.

Even if they are related by blood, if they are not qualified, they are still not qualified.

Xie Qi didn't know that in the eyes of his father Xie Yu, as long as he failed to meet the expected standards, the inheritance right of Yong'an Marquis would never fall on him.