Chapter 49: Eating melons and watching the show
Even if the servants did not find any foreign man in Princess Chaoyang's yard just now, Xu Nianyue's words were enough to make everyone guess what was going on.

Xu Jinhuai pretended to blame: "Nianyue, if you want to make trouble, you should consider the occasion. The emperor and the prince are here."

Xu Nianyue said aggrievedly: "Dad, you have to believe me, I really didn't play tricks."

From the conversation between the father and daughter, it seems that Xu Nianyue has discovered her mother's affair. In order to protect the princess, the prince consort asked Xu Nianyue not to talk nonsense in front of others.

Princess Chaoyang, the person involved, only stood up slowly at this moment.

She looked at Xu Nianyue and said firmly, "Nianyue is my daughter. I believe her. If she says she is not wrong, then she is not wrong."

"Since the thief did not enter my yard, he must be hiding somewhere else. If we want to find him, we have to let the servants and guards search every corner of the princess's mansion."

"Of course, as the mistress of the princess's mansion, for the safety of everyone present, I will personally lead the search this time."

[Huh? Judging from my mother's reaction, it seems like she knew about tonight's plan! ]

[Does mother have other plans? ]

[Is my mother going to kill me? ]

[Wow, this is exciting. I am waiting to see the show! ]

[Where are the melon seeds and peanuts? Bring the small stool over here too! ]

The old lady and Xu Jinhuai looked at each other when they heard this. In this case, wouldn't Princess Chaoyang be cleared of suspicion?
Xu Jinhuai was about to say that there was no need to mobilize a large army, and that Xu Nianyue must have seen it wrong, but Emperor Mingde spoke first, "Qing'er is right. For the safety of all the adults present, it would be better to search the princess's mansion thoroughly."

"Prince, you should also bring people to search with your aunt."

"Yes, Father."

After Princess Chaoyang and the Crown Prince nodded to each other, they led a large group of people to search for people, leaving the old lady and Xu Jinhuai looking at each other in bewilderment.

Just as Xu Jinhuai was about to follow, Emperor Mingde spoke again, "Prince consort, come on, let's continue."

Xu Jinhuai did not dare to disobey Emperor Mingde, so he had to continue staying at the banquet to entertain everyone.

The princess's mansion is not small, with several courtyards alone.

Princess Chaoyang and the Crown Prince first searched the courtyards of the four children, then searched Xu Jinhuai's study and the servants' courtyards, but found nothing.

Finally, only the old lady's yard was left. Princess Chaoyang stood at the gate of the old lady's yard and ordered everyone, "The old lady is old, her safety is the most important. Everyone must search her yard thoroughly."

"Yes, princess."

After giving the instructions, Princess Chaoyang nodded to the Crown Prince, and then the two of them took the lead and stepped into the old lady's yard.

The Crown Prince and Princess Chaoyang first asked everyone to search the yard, but when they didn't find anyone, they took people to search the main house and the old lady's bedroom.

However, just as everyone reached the dormitory door, a man's voice was heard from inside.

"Baby, are you back?"

"Why? You can't wait until the banquet in the courtyard is over? Do you really miss me that much?"

"Don't worry, I will satisfy you later."

These words were told to him many times by the person who paid him, and he had already memorized them by heart.

When everyone heard the explicit words of the man in the dormitory, their faces suddenly became very ugly.

Princess Chaoyang kicked open the door of the old lady's bedroom and walked in angrily.

When everyone walked into the dormitory, they found a sturdy man lying on the old lady's bed. His clothes were disheveled, his face was vulgar, and he smelled strongly of alcohol.

"Catch him for me." Princess Chaoyang shouted angrily. Upon hearing this, the servants rushed forward, clamped the strong man, and tied him up with ropes.

The strong man did not resist from beginning to end, because the person who gave him the silver told him that their own people would come to catch the adulterer, and asked him not to resist.

Therefore, he mistook Princess Chaoyang and the Crown Prince as people who had paid him.

The prince looked at Princess Chaoyang with some embarrassment and said, "Aunt, this..."

Princess Chaoyang quickly explained: "My mother-in-law is definitely not that kind of person. It must be this man who covets her."

Coveting the old lady's beauty? I'm afraid no one would believe this, right?
Princess Chaoyang shook her head helplessly, turned around and instructed Juxiang, "Juxiang, you should invite the old lady over and let her tell you what's going on."

Juxiang understood and ran back to the banquet.

She imitated Xu Nianyue's previous behavior and shouted as soon as she arrived at the banquet: "Found it, found it!"

Seeing that the old lady and Xu Jinhuai wanted to speak, Juxiang continued: "We found it in the old lady's bedroom."

"When we searched the door of the dormitory, the thief was lying on the old lady's bed in dishevel, mumbling dirty words, saying that he would satisfy the old lady this time."

After Juxiang finished her speech, the banquet was in an uproar again.

The old lady was so angry that she almost fainted. She stood up, pointed at Juxiang's nose and said, "You little bitch, what nonsense are you talking about!"

Juxiang said aggrievedly, "Madam, I am not talking nonsense. The princess told you to go and have a look yourself. She doesn't know how to cover it up for you. Oh, no, she wants to explain it to you."

"You, you, shut up!" The old lady was so angry that she almost vomited blood.

"Hurry, help me back to the yard. I want to see who wants to frame an old woman like me." After the old lady said this, she didn't even bother to greet Emperor Mingde, and let Rong Mama support her and go to her own yard.

Some of the women at the table were very curious and gossipy. They really didn't want to miss this big show, so they quietly left the banquet and chased in the direction the old lady left.

[Haha, give someone a taste of their own medicine! ]

[Mother, this is a really clever move! ]

[Juxiang, Juxiang, what you said is really wonderful. Yaoyao will never call you a brainless person again.]

[However, Yaoyao really wants to go and watch, the scene will definitely be more exciting! ]

[What a pity, my mother didn’t take me with her when she searched just now]

[Wow, I really want to go to the scene to eat melons, who can take me with you, who can take me with you]

When Emperor Mingde saw that Xu Jinhuai also wanted to follow, he asked angrily, "Xu Jinhuai, what's going on?"

The emperor was furious. Xu Jinhuai knelt down in fear and said, "Your Majesty, I don't know. I will go and check it out."

Emperor Mingde waved his hand with a dark face. Xu Jinhuai stood up and walked hurriedly towards the old lady's yard.

Seeing that her goal had been achieved, Juxiang bowed to Emperor Mingde and prepared to leave.

Emperor Mingde looked at Xu Yaoyao in his arms, then looked at Juxiang and asked, "I heard Yaoyao's stomach growling. Maybe she's hungry. You can carry her to the princess."

When Xu Yaoyao heard this, her eyes lit up instantly.

[Oh, Uncle Emperor, I really love you to death. ]

【Finally I can go to the scene to eat melons! 】

(End of this chapter)