It was a birthday party for Madam Xiao. She was harsh to others but very generous to herself. She invited guests for three days. Although Xiao Yi was exiled to Jingzhou at that time, he had made some achievements in Jingzhou. At that time, there were voices in Jingzhou to reinstate him, so many people came to the birthday party.

Suddenly, the Marquis' Mansion was filled with guests. The second and third wives brought their unmarried girls to entertain the guests. The only one missing was the eldest daughter of the Marquis who stayed with her grandmother to serve her.

At that time, he only cared about when Xiao Yi would return to Kyoto, and didn't care about this matter at all. But his wife came back and mentioned it...

"This eldest daughter is the only legitimate daughter in the eldest house, but she is beaten every day like a maid."

"Today is the old lady's wedding day. I met all the girls from the Xiao family, except the one from the eldest house. I asked where the 'eldest lady' was, and the maid said she was 'kneeling on bricks' and 'kneeling on incense' in the garden. Someone who didn't know what it meant to kneel on bricks and burn incense, and the maid smiled shyly and said that she had to kneel on two bricks in the hot sun for a whole stick of incense."

"From what they said, it seems that the girl is often beaten and forced to kneel. It's pitiful that such a delicate girl is tortured like this."

Listening to the woman's nagging, Patriarch Xiao impatiently drove her away.

The Xie family has fallen, and the girl's biological parents are far away in Jingzhou. This delicate flower, once famous in Kyoto, may not have the chance to bloom and will die in the quagmire of the Marquis' Mansion.

How could these distant relatives care so much?

But who would have thought that after so many years, the delicate and fragile flowers struggling to survive in the muddy swamp would have blossomed brilliantly.

She broke free from the quagmire that once wanted to swallow her, and began to bite back!

Retribution, this is all retribution that we deserve...

He remembered that many years ago, when old Marquis Xiao was dying, he was still very concerned about the huge family business of the Yong'an Marquisate. He was worried that the century-old foundation would be destroyed by his descendants.

But he never thought that his foundation was not destroyed by Xiao Yi, but by a woman...

There was a lot of noise in the private room, with people banging on the table and the clan leader yelling at people. Xiao Shiqi, who was next door, heard the noise and wanted to go in to help, but was stopped by Lin Xun...

"My Lord, aren't we going to help?"

Although Miss Xiao is smart and quick-witted, she is facing a clan leader who is much older than her in both age and experience. Xiao Shiqi is worried that Xiao Xuetang will suffer a loss.

Lin Xun said calmly: "Don't worry, she has the upper hand now."

The louder the Xiao clan leader's voice sounded, the more it showed that he was just incompetent and furious.

Lin Xun's short words showed an inexplicable trust in Xiao Xuetang. Hearing this, Xiao Shiqi looked at Lin Xun with a strange expression, and joked fearlessly: "Master, you and Miss Xiao are getting more and more in tune with each other now..."

Lin Xun glanced at him, and Xiao Shiqi said in a very unpromising manner: "I know I was wrong and shouldn't have said that."

After being interrupted by Xiao Shiqi, the private room next door fell silent for a moment, and finally the weak voice of the Xiao clan leader was heard: "No, there is still the Third Prince in the court. The three judges will hold a joint trial. The Third Prince may not be able to protect Xiao Yi."

But he didn't expect Xiao Xuetang to continue to attack him: "There will be no three-court trial."

"Today in the court, the emperor has handed over the case of the Yong'an Marquis' Mansion to Prime Minister Wang."

"Prime Minister Wang was once on good terms with my father, but my father allowed his most beloved daughter to please Queen Wang and then married her to the third prince. This is such a great shame and humiliation. Now that the Marquisate has fallen into Prime Minister Wang's hands, do you think he still has a chance to survive?"

Patriarch Xiao thought of a way, but all of them were blocked by Xiao Xuetang. He was completely desperate at this moment!

He seemed to have lost all his strength, and slumped in his chair, saying, "Even if Xiao Yi is expelled from the clan, it may not be possible to save you and your two children..."

"My mother divorced Xiao Yi seventeen years ago, so the child she gave birth to would not belong to the Xiao family."

Patriarch Xiao stared at Xiao Xuetang with wide eyes. He didn't expect that this girl, though young, was so cruel and ruthless.

In order to deal with Xiao Yi, he even gave up his own surname...

But the clan leader didn't dare to let Xiao Xuetang stay out of it.

He knew that since Xiao Xuetang dared to plot against Xiao Yi, he must have a way to break the situation. He said repeatedly: "No, no, you must be a descendant of our Xiao family! Also, even if you and your mother can stay out of it, don't forget your brother..."

Xiao Xuetang could find a loophole to distance herself from Xie and Xiao Yi, but her brother Xiao Yu, who was born of the same mother, was the eldest son of the Yong'an Marquisate, so she couldn't escape this.

Xiao Xuetang's eyes lit up, and it was obvious that what she was waiting for was the clan leader's words!

She said: "My brother sued Xiao Yi in Jingzhao Prefecture yesterday, which was considered a meritorious lawsuit. The emperor is merciful and will naturally give him a lighter sentence..."

Chief Xiao...

Now even Patriarch Xiao didn't know what to say.

Xiao Yi was smart all his life, but he never expected to end up with his wife and children separated from him, and to be sued by his daughter and son.

What a failure this person is!

Originally, Chieftain Xiao thought that it was because of the disaster Xiao Xuetang in the clan, but after thinking about it carefully, the root cause was still Xiao Yi.

If he hadn't been obsessed with the Ye family mother and daughter, if he had had a little compassion for his own children, perhaps he wouldn't have been like this...

The Xiao clan leader sighed several times in his heart, and finally seemed to understand, and said to Xiao Xuetang: "Since you have calculated everything, I have nothing to say. However, even if your father is expelled from the clan, Xiao Yu will be meritorious for suing his biological father. But he violated human ethics, and he will never be able to pass the imperial examinations again. You brothers and sisters... why did you do this?"

The regret in Patriarch Xiao's tone was not fake.

He flatters Xiao Yi and is good at judging the situation. He is not a gentleman, but he does hope that the Xiao family of Dingyuan will be well.

Xiao Yu is extremely talented, he inherited Xiao Yi's talent, but he does not have Xiao Yi's hypocrisy and ruthlessness. Instead, he has Xie's character and integrity. In the future, his achievements will definitely surpass Xiao Yi's, and he will be able to bring prosperity to the Xiao family.

But I didn't expect Xiao Yu to do something that would ruin his future...

Xiao Xuetang said: "That's why I came to see you today, Chief."

"what do you mean?"

The clan leader looked at Xiao Xuetang in surprise, only to see the latter's lips curled slightly and said, "Before my grandfather died, the last person he saw was you. I guess he must have left something behind."

Instantly, the clan leader's expression changed, and he blurted out, "How do you know?"

Facing Xiao Xuetang's smiling but mysterious expression, the Xiao clan leader sighed in defeat: "So, you have planned all of this..."

"That's right. Before your grandfather passed away, he entrusted me with a suicide note, which stated that he would appoint a new crown prince."

Thinking of what happened in the past, the clan leader's expression became resentful.

then……

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