The evil woman becomes the concubine and the villain is crushed to ashes

Mrs. Xiao finally realized that in order to protect Xie Lingxi and break off the engagement, the Xie family would rather embarrass the whole family and make the matter known to everyone.

Even if the Xie family was to be discussed and criticized along with the Cheng'en Marquis' Mansion, the Xiao family would still be put on the spot, forcing him to choose Xie Ruyu, take the initiative to cancel the engagement, and give up Xie Lingxi.

After figuring it out, Mrs. Xiao didn't feel much relieved.

Because even if she knew it in advance, she would probably still have to do it.

Mrs. Xiao was furious.

There was no other choice at the moment, and she didn't dare to make this important decision. In the end, she could only throw this hot potato away.

Madam Xiao finally used her ultimate move, but it was also a helpless move because it was not perfect and would offend the Emperor.

It's just a little better than taking the initiative to cancel the engagement and offending the emperor.

Taking a deep breath, Madam Xiao pushed Butler Li aside and stood out, keeping a very humble attitude.

"Thank you, Lord Marquis. You just said that the marriage between the two families was granted by the Emperor. I also know that the purpose of your coming here today is to cancel the engagement. You dare not disobey the Emperor's order, but you should not push this decision onto me. I am a woman..."

"okay!"

Xie Zhibai interrupted and sneered.

"Madam Xiao, at this time, are you still trying to shirk responsibility? Are you still trying to put the blame on us like on the wedding day? It was clearly your Cheng'en Marquis Mansion that broke the engagement."

"If Xiao Yusheng hadn't been shameless and seduced my Xie family's daughter, and if you, the Cheng'en Marquisate, hadn't gone too far on the wedding day and slandered my sister as a woman who would bring down her husband, would our two families have come to this point?"

"So even if the engagement is cancelled, it was your Cheng'en Marquis's Mansion that made the fuss. What does it have to do with our Changping Marquis' Mansion? What do you want to say? So many people are watching. Don't try to confuse right and wrong!"

People immediately came out to show their support.

"That's right! There are so many of us watching, Madam Xiao, please stop making excuses. It was obviously your Cheng'en Marquis Mansion that humiliated the Changping Marquis Mansion first. If your son had behaved himself, your two families would have become relatives long ago."

"It's not a big deal. This is a marriage granted by the Emperor. The Cheng'en Marquisate has been causing trouble one after another. Maybe they did it on purpose. They don't want to form an alliance with the Changping Marquisate, but they also don't want to disobey the Emperor's order. That's why they caused these two incidents in an attempt to force the Changping Marquisate to cancel the engagement. They are so mean!"

If the people continued to guess like this, Madam Xiao would not be able to explain herself even if she had a hundred mouths, so she quickly spoke.

"Okay! I get it, but don't talk nonsense about things that our Cheng'en Marquis Mansion has never done!"

She first scolded the people who were interrupting, then looked at Lord Xie and decided to go for broke.

"Lord Xie, I'm going to tell you the truth now. I know that after these two incidents, your Xie family is definitely unwilling to marry the Cheng'en Marquisate again. However, not only does your Xie family not dare to mention the matter of canceling the engagement, but our Xiao family also dares not disobey."

"Whether this engagement is cancelled or not depends on the emperor. If the emperor agrees, then our Xiao family will cancel the engagement. If the emperor disagrees, our Xiao family will never take the initiative to cancel the engagement!"

Madam Xiao knew that saying this would drag the emperor into the water and directly throw the hot potato to the emperor, which would make the emperor unhappy.

But there is no other way. She can only use the emperor to put pressure on others. She really doesn't have the ability to make this decision.

Lord Xie wanted to speak, but Xie Zhibai took the lead.

He was not led astray by Madam Xiao. He forced Madam Xiao to express her opinion, but he did not really want Madam Xiao to say that the Cheng'en Marquisate would cancel the engagement.

Instead, he wanted Madam Xiao to admit that the reason why the engagement had to be broken off was because the Cheng'en Marquisate was the first to commit the crime and was the one in the wrong.

Their Changping Marquis Mansion is the one that obeys the emperor's orders the most. Now that things have come to this, all the mistakes are the fault of Cheng'en Marquis Mansion.

But Mrs. Xiao didn't seem to be stupid, and didn't want to put all the blame on the Cheng'en Marquis' Mansion.

Still want to muddle through and then ask the emperor to express his opinion...

It’s quite a beautiful thought!

Xie Zhibai sneered, took a step forward and said loudly.

"I understand what Madam Xiao means. Madam Xiao knows that the Xiao family is in the wrong and has humiliated the Marquis of Changping Mansion twice. She knows that the disabled man who brought this upon himself is not worthy of my daughter from the Xie family, so she is too embarrassed to continue the engagement. However, because this is a marriage granted by the Emperor, she dares not disobey the Emperor's order and takes the initiative to propose it. Is that right?"

Xie Zhibai seemed to be asking, but he did not give Madam Xiao time to answer.

Mrs. Xiao knew what Xie Zhibai was trying to do almost immediately after he finished speaking, and she opened her mouth to deny it.

But Master Xie did not give her a chance to speak and spoke again loudly.

"Okay! As the prince of the Marquis of Changping, I will agree to let the emperor make the decision. The emperor is so sensible that he will definitely be able to figure out who deliberately sabotaged this marriage."

"If the emperor agrees to cancel the engagement, I hope the Xiao family will keep their promise and stop pestering us. Now that we have made it clear, our Xie family will ask the emperor to make the final decision!"

After finishing his monologue, Xie Zhibai didn't even glance at Madam Xiao, nor did he give her any chance to explain herself.

He immediately asked the guards to pull out a horse, and he jumped on it, and the crowd automatically made way for him.

Riding on a tall horse, Xie Zhibai looked very high-spirited at this moment. He looked down at Madam Xiao.

"Today's incident must come to an end. I will personally go to the palace to present a memorial to the Emperor!"

Having said that, he whipped the horsewhip.

"Get out of the way!"

The guards led the way.

The crowd dispersed, and Xie Zhibai pulled the horse's buttocks, and the horse galloped away, leaving behind the confused Madam Xiao and a crowd of onlookers.

It was not until Xie Zhibai's horse turned a corner and entered the main road and could no longer be seen that everyone seemed to come to their senses and started to talk.

"Oh, why did this matter become such a big deal? We still need the emperor to make the decision. I don't know if the emperor will agree."

"He will definitely agree! Our emperor is so wise that anyone with a discerning eye can see that the marriage between the two families was caused by the Cheng'en Marquisate. Even if there is a punishment to be imposed, it must be the Cheng'en Marquisate. This marriage must be cancelled."

"Yes, the Cheng'en Marquis' Mansion has humiliated the Changping Marquis' Mansion twice. The Changping Marquis' Mansion is marrying off their daughter, not selling her. They will definitely not let their daughter enter the Cheng'en Marquis' Mansion. The Cheng'en Marquis' Mansion has been in such a mess, it is embarrassing and shameful. If they are punished by the emperor again, they deserve it!"

Lord Xie could hear the discussion of the crowd clearly.

Mrs. Xiao also understood what she heard. She was angry and anxious, but she couldn't explain it clearly.

He thought that the person he sent would definitely enter the palace earlier than Xie Zhibai, and the news would reach the emperor's ears earlier.

Although this incident has caused such a big stir today and there are witnesses from the people, the emperor has preconceived ideas and will probably believe my explanation. At worst, both sides will be given fifty lashes.

After all, the Xie family made such a big fuss just to cancel the engagement. The emperor is very smart and will definitely see who the culprit is. He will never believe whatever that brat Xie Zhibai says.

Yes, that's right...