After the eldest daughter was reborn, the whole family knelt down and begged for forgiveness

Seeing Prime Minister Wang's instinctive actions, Lin Xun suddenly smiled and said, "Don't worry, Prime Minister. You are the emperor's right-hand man and a pillar of the court, unlike Ye Yuandao."

Instead of improving Prime Minister Wang's expression, these words of consolation made it even uglier.

Wasn't Ye Yuandao a close minister of Emperor Ai back then? Yet, he was chopped off without any hesitation!

Lin Xun ignored Prime Minister Wang and said to Xiao Yi, "Marquis Yong'an, within three days, I hope you can give me a satisfactory answer."

After saying that, he left.

"Crazy, absolutely crazy!"

Prime Minister Wang looked at Lin Xun's departing back and said with gritted teeth.

"Yes, my Lord, this regent is so domineering, we must report him to the court tomorrow."

"That's right. Even if Lin Xun has made contributions to the country, his qualifications are no match for your prestige among the cabinet and civil officials. He is so arrogant that he simply doesn't take us civil officials seriously. We must teach him a lesson."

Xiao Xuetang couldn't help but want to laugh.

These censors are still the same as before, bullying the weak and fearing the strong. When Lin Xun is around, they dare not say a word. But when he leaves, they start talking to each other more noisily than ducks.

Prime Minister Wang probably felt embarrassed as well, and said with a gloomy face: "Well, I have something else to discuss with Marquis Yong'an, so you all can go back first."

Then he lowered his voice and ordered, "Everyone should know what to say at the morning court tomorrow."

Most of the people in the Censorate were disciples of Prime Minister Wang. Without waiting for Prime Minister Wang's orders, they had already prepared a plan in their minds and were ready to severely impeach Lin Xun!

When Xiao Yi heard Prime Minister Wang calling his name, a complicated look flashed across his face, but he finally invited Prime Minister Wang to the imperial study.

"Prime Minister, please wait in the study for a moment. I will be here shortly."

Prime Minister Wang looked at the chaos in the marquis' mansion, nodded slightly, and left with his men.

When passing by Lin Shaoshu, he didn't even look at him, and didn't regard Lin Shaoshu as an enemy of the Wang family or a rival of the Eastern Palace at all.

Sometimes ignoring something can hurt more than any sword fight.

Lin Shaoshu stood between light and shadow, his expression dark and unclear.

If it were in the past, Xiao Xuetang would definitely have sensitively noticed Lin Shaoshu's frustration and would have comforted him with soft words at the right time, but now, Xiao Xuetang didn't even give him a glance!

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Lin Xun has always been elusive, and Prime Minister Wang suddenly went to the study in the Marquis' Mansion, and the people from the Runan Palace also left.

Xiao Xuetang didn't know whether Prime Minister Wang's sudden visit to the Marquis' Mansion was related to Madam Nan, but there was no doubt that there was a secret between them.

Lin Xun left regarding the matter of the herbs, and with Prime Minister Wang putting pressure on him, Xiao Xuetang would not be able to expose Ye Jin today.

But... some nobles who like to watch the fun in the ancestral hall, as well as members of the Xiao family clan are still there.

Although I didn’t get to eat at the family recognition banquet at the Marquis’ Mansion today, the scene was extremely exciting.

The male members of the family were concerned about the affair between the Prince Regent and the Prime Minister, while the female members were concerned about the gossip in the harem.

First, the adopted daughter of the Xiao family, who was praised by everyone in Kyoto, became a laughing stock because her dress spontaneously caught fire in the ancestral hall; secondly, Ye Jin, the noble lady who once saved the queen and was suspected to be from a reclusive family, became a refugee and even tried to seduce the third prince?

Amid all the discussions, Ye Jin wished he could find a hole to crawl into.

Xiao Yi probably also felt disgusted with Ye Jin's embarrassment, and said with a dark face: "Rebellious girl, are you still embarrassing yourself there? Get back to the yard, or I will punish you severely!"

After saying this, he winked at the people below and was about to help Ye Jin away...

Xiao Yunni gloated over the misfortune and whispered to Xiao Xuetang, "Uncle doted on Ye Jin so much before, but now that something happened, uncle still scolds her."

Xiao Xuetang sneered. Xiao Yi was clearly scolding Ye Jin on the surface, but in reality he was worried that the clan elders would punish Ye Jin. Sending Ye Jin back was to save Ye Jin and also to rescue Ye Jin.

The guards around Xiao Yi seemed to be guarding but were actually protecting Ye Jin from leaving this place of trouble, but were stopped by Xiao Xuetang.

Xiao Xuetang looked at Ye Jin with a smile on her face: "Sister Jin, things at home are not over yet, how can you leave at this time?"

Ye Jin looked at Xiao Xuetang who was blocking his way, and was so angry that his eyes were about to burst. He could no longer hold back and said, "Xiao Xuetang, it's you... you planned everything today, right?"

"My dress suddenly caught fire because of you. My father suddenly changed his mind because of you. And he mentioned my acquaintance with Lin Shaoshu in front of the guests because of you. Do you think you can destroy me like this? Dream on!"

"As long as my father is alive, he is the master of the mansion, and you can't drive me away."

There was a hint of threat in Ye Jin's eyes.

Today's crushing defeat was because she underestimated her enemy, and it was definitely not because she would lose to Xiao Xuetang.

After all, Xiao Xuetang is just a clever lady from an aristocratic family, and her horizons are limited to the backyard. Unlike her, she is knowledgeable and has a broad world!

Ye Jin was quite shrewd, but she came back to her senses after a moment of confusion. She weighed the pros and cons in her mind, made a harsh remark, and prepared to leave this humiliating place and go to the study to find Xiao Yi to discuss the next plan.

Today's temporary defeat does not mean a complete loss. After finding out the reasons and discussing countermeasures with Xiao Yi, she will definitely be able to make a comeback!

Sure enough, Xiao Yi's scolding of Ye Jin was superficial. Seeing Xiao Xuetang stopping Ye Jin, Xiao Yi said nervously, "Xuetang, what are you doing?"

Xiao Yi was really shocked by what Xiao Xuetang said in the study last time. In his eyes, the eldest daughter who was raised by Xie and the Xie family and was weak, kind to the point of being stupid, was actually much smarter and more rebellious than he had imagined.

Facing Xiao Yi's cold gaze, Xiao Xuetang did not avoid it at all. He looked at Xiao Yi calmly and said, "Father, Ye Jin should give an explanation to the elders of the clan and me about what happened today..."

"Ye Jin's fate is unlucky. He entered the ancestral hall but angered the ancestors. Shouldn't his father punish him?"

Those clan elders who did not leave stayed to see how Xiao Yi would deal with the matter.

As long as the people from the Inspection Office did not raid the Marquis's house, they would be relieved. The most important thing now was the Marquis's house rules and etiquette.

Ye Jin was punished by heaven, and burning down the ancestral hall was no small matter!

The Great Elder said to Xiao Yi with a serious look, "Boyuan, originally you wanted to admit a person of a different surname into the Xiao family's family tree, but I didn't agree with that. But now, at the family recognition banquet, the ancestral hall was set on fire and the Marquis's mansion got into trouble. It's obvious that Ye Jin is an ominous person. She should be kicked out of the Marquis's mansion!"

Xiao Yi's eyelids jumped, and he said, "Uncle, don't listen to Xiao Xuetang's lies. Today's incident was an accident and had nothing to do with Jin'er. The fire on Jin'er's body today was strange, and I'm afraid someone framed her. I will definitely find out the reason and give an explanation to our ancestors."

As he spoke, Xiao Yi looked at Xiao Xuetang with sharp eyes, and it was obvious that he had become suspicious of Xiao Xuetang.

But Xiao Xuetang looked calm, which made Xiao Yi wonder if he was overthinking?

Xiao Xuetang's personality is similar to Xie's, well-behaved and docile, not daring to cause trouble. Even if she had great courage, she would not dare to set up a family recognition banquet.

Yes, Xiao Xuetang would never have such intention!