Although the fire was not big, it perfectly covered up the incense from before. The two people in the room had already woken up, and their clothes had been burned off. They were hugging the quilt on the bed with no clothes on. When someone came in, Shen Jingci immediately hid herself under the quilt and cried softly. .
Seeing Xiao Junhan with a panicked look on his face, Emperor Jing had a look of imminent rain on his face, "Xiao Junhan, should you explain to me what is going on!"
Concubine Ye turned her face and ordered, "Come here, quickly find some clothes for the second prince to wear!"
These two people were half-clothed, which was really a bit immoral.
Not long after, the eunuch brought two sets of clothes. Xiao Junhan took them and put them on his body. He then got out of bed and knelt down and said, "Father, I know my mistake!"
"Hmph, do you think your guilt can be eliminated just by admitting your mistake? At the New Year's Eve banquet, you actually defiled my daughter. Fortunately, you kept telling me before -" Emperor Jing thought of what happened in his imperial study room that day. With a sad face, he begged himself to promise the Xie family's daughter to him, which made him feel angry. How can you take on such a big responsibility if you can't say what you mean in this kind of matter
Shen Jingci, who had been hiding under the quilt, gritted her teeth, took the clothes from the maid's hands, put them on hastily under the quilt, then knelt down and cried, "Your Majesty, I don't dare to complain. , what happened today was that my daughter seduced the second prince first, and it was my daughter who was obsessed with the second prince, and that’s why she came up with such a dirty trick. If the emperor wants to punish the crime, then punish my daughter!"
The situation at hand is too unfavorable for Xiao Junhan. It doesn't matter if her reputation is ruined, but Xiao Junhan must be saved. Otherwise, they are really doomed!
Shen Jingci's mind was spinning very fast, but unexpectedly she had a pig teammate.
When Xiao Junhan heard Shen Jingci excusing him, he kowtowed and said, "Yes, Father, I really don't know what's going on in this matter!"
Emperor Jing was a little suspicious before, but no matter what, a woman did such a shameful thing, but Xiao Junhan was so heartless and decisive in doing things, which really chilled him.
Emperor Jing immediately said angrily, "You don't know what's going on, but you can ruin a boudoir's daughter. If you knew what's going on, wouldn't you destroy my world?! You are not as responsible as a daughter's family, too It chills my heart!"
After saying that, Emperor Jing walked away directly.
Xiao Junhan never thought that he would get things to such a bad point, so he sat on the ground slumped. When Shen Jingci saw this, she also understood that the current situation was very bad, so she just lowered her head and looked aggrieved, shedding tears silently without saying a word.
Concubine Ye looked at it and felt a little sorry for Shen Jingci, because she ordered someone to send the second prince back, and then personally helped Shen Jingci up and said, "That's all for today, I will give you an explanation eventually."
Shen Jingci raised her head with tears in her eyes and said in a trembling voice, "Empress, what happened today is all my fault. Please beg the emperor for a favor and don't blame the second prince!"
Seeing that she was still thinking about excusing Xiao Junhan in this state, Concubine Ye felt more and more that she was a kind and caring person. She sighed and ordered Shen Jingci to be sent back.
Xie Ruzhuo stood in the crowd, looking at Shen Jingci's show-off, and slowly sneered. Shen Jingci, you are protecting him today because he still has the possibility of rising to power. But if one day, he not only loses the possibility of winning the throne, but also endangers your life, will you still do this
I'm suddenly looking forward to seeing this!
Someone in the crowd was watching this scene with indignation. After Shen Jingci was sent away, she suddenly ran towards Shen Jingci's carriage and stopped it.
Shen Jingci just wiped away her tears and returned to her indifferent look. Then the car curtain was lifted, and Zhang Xiuyan's enlarged face appeared in front of her.
"Shen Jingci, I treat you like a sister. Is this how you treat me?" Zhang Xiuyan became angrier as she spoke. Before she could finish her sentence, she reached out and hit Shen Jingci.
Unexpectedly, her hand was grabbed by the other party. Shen Jingci smiled sadly and said, "Sister Zhang, what happened today was plotted against me. If it wasn't to protect the reputation of the second prince, why would I bother myself?" !”
Hearing her words, Zhang Xiuyan was stunned, and then asked, "What do you mean by this?"
Shen Jing shed two tears pitifully and said, "I went to change clothes after someone poured tea on me. But after I left, I fainted. When I woke up, I saw a burst of fire. , the second prince and I are trapped inside! I don’t want to be like this either—"
At the end, she seemed to see that scene again and burst into tears.
After all, Zhang Xiuyan had been her sister for so many years. She was at a loss and comforted her, "You, don't cry first. Tell me, who framed you?" As she said that, she couldn't help but hold her tightly. fist.
"Who do you think would get close to the Seventh Princess and have the vicious heart to plan all this?"
Hearing Shen Jingci's rhetorical question, Zhang Xiuyan immediately thought of someone, "You mean, Xie Ruzhuo?"
Yes, that Miss Xie family has been pestering Xiao Junhan. Just, "If there is such a good thing, why doesn't she go alone, but she wants to set you up?"
"I want to know too. Maybe I guessed wrong." Shen Jingci smiled sadly and said, "But no matter what, today, my reputation has been ruined, and the reputation of the second prince has been ruined. Maybe she wanted to Take advantage of the situation, right? But if you don’t even believe us, I can only prove my innocence by dying!"
Seeing Shen Jingci starting to cry again, Zhang Xiuyan thought of how well she treated her in the past, and couldn't help but angrily said, "Sister Shen, don't worry, I will definitely help you avenge this matter! No matter what Xie Ruzhuo has in mind, I will not Make her feel better!"
It was already past midnight, and something like this happened at the end of the banquet. Emperor Jing left in a rage, and even though Concubine Ye dealt with the aftermath, her face didn't look good.
All the noble ladies were always good at judging their faces, and they all immediately expressed their greetings and left.
Xie Ruzhuo walked at the end, while Xiao Xinning looked gloating, "I have long thought that they are not normal, and they are indeed having an affair. It's a pity that Shen Jingci is too good at pretending to be pitiful, and my mother and concubine even sympathize with her!"
Xie Ruzhuo smiled slightly and said, "Don't the seventh princess think that I have made a good marriage?"
A scumbag and a bitch are a match made in heaven. Presumably, after the remaining anger of Emperor Jing has passed, he will start granting marriages, right? After all, although the Shen family is not high-ranking, it is still a third-rank official in the court. Today, hundreds of pairs of civil and military officials saw this scene, and it was impossible for him not to give a result.
But it is absolutely impossible for a girl whose innocence was ruined before marriage to marry Xiao Junhan upright.
In the previous life, with her Xie Ruzhuo around, Shen Jingci could only be relegated to the role of concubine. Even without her in this life, Shen Jingci would not be able to correct herself!
Shen Jingci, you hate me, why don’t I hate you? Then let's take a look and see who is smarter and who can have the last laugh!
It wasn't until after returning to Xie's house that Xie Ruzhuo kowtowed to all the elders before returning to his room to rest.
But when she recalled the scene at night, she realized something was wrong. Many things were obviously not her arrangement, but because of the occurrence of these events, the plan was able to go smoothly without any flaws.
Who is helping her secretly
Wen Ruyu's words came back to his ears, and Xie Ruzhuo suddenly heard that face. His heart warmed, and he murmured in a low voice, "Are you helping me?"
That man who accidentally fell into the mortal world, did she finally drag him into this world
The next day was the first day of the new year. Due to the fatigue from the night before, these juniors did not keep vigil. But Ms. Qiao stayed with Mr. Ji and talked all night.
At five o'clock on the second day, Xie Ruzhuo was called up by Hong Rui and others, put on a bright red brocade dress, got up and went to pay Ji's New Year's greetings.
Ji didn't sleep all night, but she was in good spirits. When she saw these juniors gathered together to kowtow to her, her withered face couldn't help but smile.
After kowtowing and saying auspicious words, Mr. Ji each gave a big red envelope, and Xie Ruzhuo and others gathered around Ji and acted coquettishly.
Xie Huailin is the youngest, but he is the most favored by the Ji family. Xiaobai snuggled at his feet, while he snuggled in Ji's arms, peeling oranges and feeding Ji's, which made the old lady smile from ear to ear.
Xie Ruzhuo smiled and saw Mrs. Qiao getting up to go about her work, so he saluted Mrs. Ji and went to help with sisters Xie Ruyue.
On the second day of the first lunar month, the original plan was to go to Qiao's house. But now the Qiao family had a falling out with the Qiao family, and she remembered that the three children were Jiang Muyan's children after all, so she made an agreement with Xie Shenyan the night before to go to Jiang Guogong's mansion the next day.
Mr. Jiang Guogong and his family had just finished their meal. The eldest son and his family set off one by one, and the remaining youngest son went out to meet friends again. The two old men were waiting for their eldest daughter and her family, but they might as well enter the door chatting and laughing with the Xie family. As soon as they came in, they kowtowed and said, "Greetings to grandpa and grandma."
Mrs. Jiang's face suddenly lit up with joy. She got up first and helped the three children up. She said with a smile, "You three little monkeys, why are you here today?"
Xie Ruzhuo was the first to smile and said, "My mother said that today is the second day of the Lunar New Year and we should come to my grandfather's house to pay New Year greetings, so we came."
The mother she was talking about was naturally her current stepmother, Mrs. Qiao.
As soon as she finished speaking, she saw Mrs. Qiao walking in with Xie Huailin and Xie Shenyan in her arms.
Mrs. Jiang has always known how Mr. Qiao treated the three children. Now that he saw her standing next to Xie Shenyan, he knew who she was.
After thinking about it, Ms. Jiang also smiled and said, "It's rare that you are interested. Please sit down quickly."
Mrs. Qiao put Xie Huailin on the ground, bowed solemnly, and said, "Gong Guo Jiang, Madam Jiang, please say hello."
Xie Huailin didn't accept his birth. He only walked up to Jiang Guogong with his short legs and a milky voice. He raised his head and asked, "Why do you have so many beards? My mother said that if you eat more, you won't grow a beard."
This sentence immediately made Duke Jiang Guo happy. He touched Xie Huailin's head and said, "Is this the second son of your family?" But these words were said by Xie Shenyan.
Xie Shenyan chuckled and said, "Back to my father-in-law, that's right. My nickname is Yong'an. I am four years old this year."
Xie Ruyue on the side smiled and said, "Grandpa, I gave you this nickname. Does it sound good?"
Xie Ruzhuo said disgustedly, "The meaning is good, but it's a bit unpleasant. I usually ask you to study more, but you can't even name it, so you have the nerve to show off." After saying that, he knelt down, looked at Xie Huailin with a smile and said, "Yong'an, This is grandma, say hello to grandma."
Xie Huailin smiled and put his two chubby hands together, bowed like a young adult and said, "Yong'an has met his grandmother and his grandfather."
Mrs. Jiang has not had any children or grandchildren around her knees for a long time. Now that she saw such a little one, she remembered what Xie Ruzhuo said and thought about Mr. Qiao's kindness. Seeing Mr. Qiao, her attitude became a little better, because she smiled and said, "These days This child has a bad temper, thanks to your care these years. Especially Zhuo'er—"
When she talked about Xie Ruzhuo, the latter immediately interrupted her, leaned close to her and said, "Grandma, if you want to talk to me again, I won't obey you!"