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

Xie Lingxi frowned slightly, her expression solemn.

Qiao'er was still excitedly scolding Xie Ruyu and Xiao Yusheng, her voice getting smaller and smaller.

She finally realized that the young lady seemed unhappy, and when she was about to say a few words of comfort, she heard a noise coming from outside the carriage.

"I'm coming!"

"Someone is coming from the palace! Someone is coming from the palace!"

More and more people are shouting this.

With a startled heart, Xie Lingxi immediately lifted the carriage curtain and looked over.

She couldn’t see people’s faces clearly through the crowd, but she did see the ceremonial guards that were only seen in the palace. Xie Lingxi immediately became excited because she also spotted her brother among the ceremonial guards!

Qiao Er said excitedly, "Miss! I'll go over and take a look. It's not convenient for you to get off the carriage now!"

After saying that, he immediately ran away, and with the two guards clearing the way, he squeezed to the front.

"Someone's coming from the palace?"

Madam Xiao looked over there intently.

As I watched the crowd automatically make way for them and the palace's ceremonial guards appear, my heart ached.

"Madam! Madam, what's going on?"

Before Mrs. Xiao was ready to go over, a familiar voice suddenly rang out.

Madam Xiao seemed to have found her backbone immediately. When she saw Marquis Xiao squeezing in from the crowd under the protection of two guards, her tense emotions could no longer be contained and she rushed over with red eyes.

"My Lord! You are finally back. I was almost bullied to death!"

Xie Yunchuan was always paying attention to what was happening on Mrs. Xiao's side, but he was attracted by the movement of the ceremonial guard just now. Now when he heard the familiar voice, he immediately looked over.

When Xiao Yuanshan received Madam Xiao's call, he felt Lord Xie's gaze and looked back.

Enemies are extremely jealous when they meet!

When the two marquises' eyes met, there seemed to be sparks in the air.

Lord Xie sneered and spoke loudly on purpose.

"The coward finally shows up! Xiao Yuanshan, is there really no one left in your Cheng'en Marquis Mansion? Let a woman come out to clean up the mess."

"But it's okay. Your wife is quite capable and responsible. She helped you recognize your grandson. You are now a grandfather. Congratulations!"

Lord Xie was being sarcastic on purpose, and Xiao Yuanshan's expression darkened.

The main reason was that he had already gotten a general idea of ​​what was going on on the way here, and he rushed back with a lot of anger at heart, but when he saw such a big scene outside his house, he temporarily forgot about it.

Now that Lord Xie mentioned it to him in person, Xiao Yuanshan immediately remembered it and glared at Madam Xiao fiercely.

Mrs. Xiao also felt guilty, but she didn't think she was wrong, so she just avoided his gaze but didn't explain.

Xiao Yuanshan had no time to pay attention to her. Seeing that the procession had already broken through the crowd and was heading this way, he quickly walked up to Lord Xie and grabbed Lord Xie's wrist.

His expression immediately changed from anger to flattery, but the change was so fast that his cheeks twitched a little.

"Thank you, Lord. I know roughly what happened just now. I'm not here, right? Any decision made by my wife is not counted. What does she, a woman, know?"

"I promise you that our Xiao family only recognizes Xie Lingxi as our daughter-in-law. Anyone else is just dreaming! Don't forget, our marriage is granted by the emperor. No matter what decision you make, you must think twice before acting!"

Seeing Xiao Yuanshan struggling here and trying to use the emperor's arranged marriage to pressure others, Marquis Xie shook off Xiao Yuanshan's hand and sneered.

"Xiao Yuanshan, even if Madam Xiao is a woman, she is still the mistress of your Cheng'en Marquis's Mansion. Moreover, Xie Ruyu is pregnant with your grandson, and Madam Xiao has already taken him to the Xiao Mansion."

"Just now she wanted to protect her precious grandson in front of me. As for the matter between our two families, there is no point in saying more. You see, my son has already brought back the order, so just listen to it!"

At this time, Xie Zhibai came over with the eunuch. Xiao Yuanshan was anxious and angry. He no longer pretended, sneered and threatened.

"Mr. Xie! Don't refuse my toast and then drink the wine for punishment! Once this imperial decree is issued, there is no room for maneuver."

"If the emperor still lets the marriage go ahead, your precious daughter will have to marry into my family. You are so ruthless, don't blame your daughter for having a miserable life!"

Lord Xie's forehead veins moved slightly, his cheeks tensed, and he sneered, "Okay! I'll wait!"

"The Emperor's decree has come down. Oh! Lord Xiao is here too? Then accept the decree!"

Xie Zhibai pulled the breathless Eunuch Qi over, and when he saw that the atmosphere between his father and Xiao Yuanshan was not right, he immediately shouted.

It interrupted the solemn silence between the two.

Xiao Yuanshan restrained his expression and looked at the eunuch beside Xie Zhibai. He immediately recognized that this was indeed the eunuch Qi who served the emperor, and his heart began to feel uneasy.

I looked at Xie Zhibai's expression, but this kid didn't show his happiness on his face and I couldn't tell anything.

Eunuch Qi took a deep breath, looked at Xie Zhibai helplessly, then walked to the steps, and the ceremonial guard naturally followed him.

Eunuch Qi crossed his hands in front of his abdomen with perfect etiquette, and then sang loudly.

"The Emperor has given his order, and the Cheng'en Marquisate has received the order—"

Because the matter was urgent and the emperor was really in a bad mood, he did not write an imperial edict, but directly asked Eunuch Qi to deliver the oral order.

Hearing Eunuch Qi's shout, not only the people from Marquis Cheng'en's Mansion, but also Marquis Xie and Xie Zhibai, and even the onlookers all knelt down in unison.

Xie Lingxi, who was sitting in a carriage not far away, also put on a veil, got off the carriage, and knelt down, but no one noticed her...

Eunuch Qi said loudly when he saw everyone kneeling down.

"The Emperor, in compliance with the Will of Heaven, proclaims that Xiao Yusheng, the eldest son of the Xiao family, is rebellious and has an unrighteous style. He is not a good match for the dignified and virtuous Miss Xie of the Xie family. I had arranged the marriage before in the hope that the two families would become one, but the Cheng'en Marquisate did not cherish him and their family traditions are not right. Therefore, this marriage is cancelled!"

"The two families have exchanged marriage certificates and are both living happily together. However, this matter was caused by the fault of the Cheng'en Marquisate. As a punishment, the betrothal gift previously paid by the Cheng'en Marquisate will be paid to the Changping Marquisate as compensation. I decree this!"

After Eunuch Qi finished speaking, except for the Xiao family, Marquis Xie, Xie Zhibai and the crowd of onlookers all felt happy.

Isn’t this the law of cause and effect that we often talk about in picture books and on the stage? The Cheng’en Marquisate brought this upon themselves, they deserve it!

Before the crowd could spontaneously applaud, Eunuch Qi raised his hand and said, "Hey, you're not going away!"

"Lord Xiao!"

Xiao Yuanshan looked up subconsciously, and the expression on his face was the same pale as when he heard the emperor's instructions just now.

Eunuch Qi gave another thunderbolt——

"Lord Xiao, the Emperor also said that if a son is not well educated, it is the fault of his father. Prince Xiao is so perverse that he dared to have an affair with the second daughter of the Xie family and get pregnant even though the Emperor had arranged a marriage for him."

"Seriously speaking, this is disobeying the emperor's order. Considering that the Cheng'en Marquisate has been loyal for generations, the emperor will give you a chance to come to the palace and answer in person and explain in person!"

Xiao Yuanshan's face suddenly changed and he opened his mouth to explain, but when he thought that the person in front of him was just a eunuch delivering messages, no matter how much he explained, it would not reach the emperor's ears.