As soon as Jing Zhichen and his wife entered the imperial study, a quarrel broke out inside.

It was rare for Emperor Yan Ning to see Jing Zhichen's "childish" side, so he tried seriously to stop the fight in a fatherly manner.

Jing Zhichen was furious. "The Queen's reward is a gift from the kindness of an elder. How can you refuse it? This is unfilial!"

Emperor Yan Ning felt that his son was right and nodded.

"If this matter gets out, it will be really bad."

Xu Xingyin felt extremely aggrieved, "It's true that the Queen is kind, but Your Highness clearly can't eat those peanuts! If anything happens to you after eating them, what will your father do!"

Emperor Yanning nodded vigorously upon hearing this.

"Yes, your health is the most important thing. If anyone else dares to talk nonsense, I will be the first to disagree!"

Jing Zhichen replied: "The Queen has given me a reward, you can continue. I just don't need to eat it!"

Emperor Yan Ning thought it made sense and was about to nod when he heard Xu Xingyin's rebuttal.

"If this gets out, there will still be people who say that Your Highness is two-faced and disrespectful to elders in private. Instead of letting those people gossip about Your Highness, it's better to let them say bad things about me! After all, I'm just a woman, and I don't need to go out and be pointed at by others!"

After saying this, Xu Xingyin rushed out of the imperial study crying in grievance. Jing Zhichen was also very angry and did not even chase after her.

Emperor Yan Ning was in a dilemma and had to quickly order people to catch up and serve Xu Xingyin, while he stayed to persuade Jing Zhichen.

If he were to say, his daughter-in-law is a good person and this whole thing was caused by Xiao Lu. She even forgot such a big thing as Jing Zhichen's peanut allergy, which put the two children in a dilemma.

On Jing Zhichen's side, Emperor Yan Ning had to persuade him with all his might.

In a fit of anger, Xu Xingyin left the palace and returned to the East Palace, leaving Jing Zhichen in the East Palace.

After Jing Zhichen returned to the East Palace, Emperor Yan Ning ordered his subordinates to keep an eye on those restless people in the palace and not to let a word of what was said today be spread out.

Emperor Yanning, who had finally experienced the feeling of a "kind father", couldn't help but sigh. It's really not easy to be a father.

Emperor Yan Ning had just dealt with the matter when Empress Lu got the news.

It is said that Yang Mingxue fell into the water, and the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess had a big quarrel. The Crown Princess was so angry that she ran out of the palace crying, and even the Emperor was alarmed.

"The Crown Princess can't stand the Crown Prince having someone else in his heart, and the Crown Prince can't stand the Crown Princess' jealousy. Let them mess up, and we can benefit, right?"

Xiao Lu laughed triumphantly, and then ordered his men to do as they had agreed before.

The next day, news came from the Dayan Palace that the newlyweds in the East Palace had a big quarrel, and the Crown Princess left the palace in anger.

According to insiders, this matter was caused by Empress Xiao Lu, which made the Crown Princess so angry that she not only fell out with her mother-in-law, but also quarreled with her own husband. Even Emperor Yan Ning’s attempts to persuade them to stop fighting were unsuccessful.

Xiao Lu knew the relationship between Jing Zhichen and Yang Mingxue, but he deliberately summoned Yang Mingxue to hang around Xu Xingyin. Isn't that annoying?

The ladies had not yet finished chatting about the gossip of the first day, but on the second day, the gossip in the imperial city had changed its story.

It is said that Yang Mingxue had gone to pay her respects to Empress Lu first, but she happened to meet the Crown Prince and his wife who had returned to the capital. The Crown Prince went to Emperor Yanning to avoid suspicion, but the Crown Princess was relentless.

Empress Xiao Lu originally wanted to act as a peacemaker and mediate the situation, but she was repeatedly targeted by the Crown Princess, making her feel unpopular both inside and outside.

Later, after the two left Fengming Palace, the Crown Princess was still furious and pushed Yang Mingxue into the lake, nearly drowning her.

As soon as the rumor came out, Xu Xingyin was immediately branded as someone who "regarded human life lightly". As a result, as soon as the reputation spread in a small circle, it was known by Emperor Yan Ning, who had strictly ordered that the matter be discussed.

The emperor's wrath was no joke, and Emperor Yan Ning immediately ordered the Embroidered Uniform Guard to thoroughly investigate the matter.

Lu Xu had someone investigate the matter, and after many twists and turns, they found out that it was a maid serving Empress Lu. Emperor Yan Ning was furious and not only punished the maid, but also punished Empress Lu for half a year.

Outside the palace, Yang Mingxue, who had fallen into the water the day before, went to attend a flower-viewing banquet hosted by noble ladies in the capital the next day.

The ladies could not help but ask Yang Mingxue about this matter, but Yang Mingxue denied it flatly with a blank look on her face, "Absolutely not."

The person involved denied it herself, and coupled with the fact that the nanny beside Empress Lu was secretly dealt with by Emperor Yan Ning, everyone connected the cause and effect together and thought about it, and they realized that Empress Lu had lost more than she gained.

Therefore, in the second round of the battle between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, Xu Xingyin won again.

No matter how "detailed" the rumors outside were, Xu Xingyin didn't care much about them. On the second day after returning to the East Palace, he changed into men's clothes and slipped out of the palace through the back door.

She had to go and see for herself what happened to Lai Xiangyan.

After being dismissed from office, Lai Xiangyan opened a private school in the alley where he was temporarily living. There was no grand courtyard, so he just hastily set up a school in the front yard of his house.

Most of the students in the private school were children from the neighborhood, and the tuition fees were not high. After all, Lai Xiangyan was branded as "slandering the prince", and people with a little bit of dignity would not bother to take him as their teacher.

There were only six students in the school, including Zhu Xiaozhu, the son of the Zhu family who was beaten by Lai Xiangyan.

Shimen Lane, where Lai Xiangyan lived, was remote, and the Zhu family was considered one of the more well-off families in the lane, so Zhu Xiaozhu became a well-known bully who bullied his classmates many times.

According to several children, the person who was bullied the most was Wang Xiaozhuang.

Wang Xiaozhuang's mother was the widow who lived next door to Lai Xiangyan. The family lived a very difficult life and could not even afford the tuition. The opportunity was gained by relying on widow Wang to take care of Lai Xiangyan's three meals a day.

Zhu Xiaozhu and Wang Xiaozhuang are the two extremes in this elementary school, so Wang Xiaozhuang is often bullied by Zhu Xiaozhu.

Wang Xiaozhuang was a soft-hearted person and he never cried out no matter how badly he was bullied. Even Xu Xingyin, an outsider, couldn't stand it and secretly threw stones at Zhu Xiaozhu several times to avenge Wang Xiaozhuang.

Most of the students were at the enlightenment stage, and the knowledge taught was not advanced. Xu Xingyin listened to the "Three Character Classic" for several days with a tea bowl in his hand, and even had shadows in his dreams, but he didn't notice anything unusual.

When Jing Zhichen returned home from court, Xu Xingyin was writing in the study. He had just finished writing the "Three Character Classic" because the tea spilled and ruined it. He was feeling very depressed, but when he looked up, he saw Jing Zhichen's face was even darker than his own.

Xu Xingyin was stunned and asked subconsciously: "What's wrong with your highness?"

"You will come with me to the palace tomorrow."

"Why?" Xu Xingyin was really unwilling to enter the palace to see the old witch Empress Xiao Lu, and her beautiful eyebrows were twisted into a rope.

"The case of Zhang Zishi has reached a conclusion after the joint trial of the three courts. Father will announce the matter in court tomorrow morning."

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