Chapter 51 He is my mother's lover
The prince, who had been silent all this time, suddenly spoke up after hearing Xu Yaoyao's thoughts: "I am here, so why would you need to go and report to the authorities?"

"Leave this man to me for trial. I will definitely make him tell the truth."

When Xu Yaoyao heard this, she almost clapped her hands.

[Wow, the prince cousin is so handsome! The prince cousin is so handsome! ]

[As handsome as Sun Wukong who jumped out with the golden hoop to fight monsters! ]

[Now let’s see how the evildoer can hide! ]

[Oh, no, it’s the evil grandmother, how can I argue?]

[Yaoyao loves the prince cousin so much, give the prince cousin a sweet kiss, mua~]

Prince: Sun Wukong? Fighting monsters? What is this?
Prince: Whatever it is, it should be praising his handsomeness, right?
But my dear cousin, you can give this sweet kiss to anyone, especially to a man.
When the old lady and Xu Jinhuai heard this, their faces changed drastically.

If the prince really found out that this strong man was hired by them to frame Princess Chaoyang, then would they still be alive? What's more, the emperor is still in the mansion.

"Come here, take this man away. No matter what means you use, make him confess his purpose in framing the old lady."

Just when Xu Jinhuai was wondering what to do, the prince's voice sounded again.

When the old lady saw the strong man being taken away by the prince's men, she was immediately frightened out of her wits. She didn't know what to do. She could only keep asking in her heart, how could this happen? How could this happen? How could things turn out like this?

Seeing that the strong man was about to be taken away by the prince's men, Xu Jinhuai was suddenly at a loss.

He glanced at the old lady, and now there was only one solution.

"Your Highness, please wait a moment." Xu Jinhuai quickly spoke out to stop him.

The prince looked at Xu Jinhuai with displeasure.

Xu Jinhuai suddenly knelt down and said helplessly, "Your Highness, no, there is no need to take him for trial."

"What does your Majesty mean?" asked the prince with a gloomy face.

Xu Jinhuai clenched his fists tightly and spoke word by word: "This, this man is indeed my mother's lover."

As soon as the words fell, the whole place was in an uproar.

[Hahaha, I am dying of laughter. The scumbag father was worried that his conspiracy would be exposed, so he actually confirmed the crime of the vicious grandmother.]

[As expected, people from the same family stick together. 】

[The vicious grandmother's good reputation is about to be ruined]

【It is really a happy thing~】

【Cheers, scatter flowers, celebrate~】

The old lady looked at Xu Jinhuai in disbelief, not understanding why her own son would frame her like everyone else.

Looking at Xu Jinhuai kneeling on the ground and listening to all the mocking voices around her, the old lady could no longer bear it. Her eyes turned black and she fainted.

Xu Jinhuai was shocked and quickly ordered someone to call the imperial physician.

Princess Chaoyang was also full of worry. She personally stepped forward to support the old lady, and together with the maids and servants, she helped the old lady onto the bed.

The prince looked at Xu Jinhuai with displeasure, then looked at the fainted old lady and walked out.

The old lady had been widowed for decades and was now single. Although having secret meetings with men would damage her reputation, it was not against the law, so the prince could not continue to interfere.

Upon seeing this, all the female relatives followed the prince and left.

After the prince returned to the banquet, he reported everything to Emperor Mingde.

All the guests could hear it clearly.

After listening to the prince's report, Emperor Mingde was overjoyed. It seemed that Qing'er had seen through everything and had used the old lady's trick against her.

No wonder the prince's men didn't find anything unusual in Qing'er's yard.

After not seeing each other for more than ten years, Qing'er has really grown up and knows how to protect herself. Emperor Mingde is very pleased. However, on the surface, Emperor Mingde pretended to be furious and smashed the wine glass in front of him.

"Since it is a private matter of the princess's mansion, let the prince consort and the princess handle it themselves." Emperor Mingde said this and left with the prince.

When everyone saw that Emperor Mingde and the Crown Prince had left, and Xu Jinhuai and Princess Chaoyang were also not there, they pulled their wives or daughters over to inquire about the situation in the old lady's courtyard.

Suddenly, the whole banquet turned into a melon-eating gathering.

In the old lady's yard.

Princess Chaoyang and Xu Jinhuai were both standing by the old lady's bed, their faces filled with worry.

Before the imperial physician arrived, the old lady slowly woke up.

"Mother, how do you feel? Are you feeling unwell anywhere?" Princess Chaoyang asked with concern.

The old lady didn't want to see Princess Chaoyang at all now, and even less did she want to hear her voice.

If it weren't for her, he wouldn't have become a laughing stock, so he turned his face away.

Princess Chaoyang looked at Xu Jinhuai with some grievance, and Xu Jinhuai quickly comforted Princess Chaoyang, saying, "Mother is in a bad mood right now, Qing'er, please don't mind."

Princess Chaoyang nodded in understanding, "Don't worry, Prince Consort. Qing'er understands."

She looked at the strong man who was already sleeping on the ground and asked, "Then, what should we do with this man? Should we keep him with my mother-in-law, or let him go?"

When the old lady heard that the strong man was still there, she immediately gnashed with hatred.

"Drag him out and beat him to death!" the old lady said gritting her teeth.

Xu Jinhuai was also filled with hatred and had long wanted to kill the strong man. He immediately ordered his servants, "Didn't you hear what the old lady said? Drag him out quickly."

"By the way, shut his mouth first." Xu Jinhuai glanced at Princess Chaoyang and immediately added.

This will prevent him from saying something he shouldn’t say later.

When the servant heard Xu Jinhuai's order, he directly covered the strong man's mouth and dragged him out.

The strong man was sleeping very soundly because he was drunk. He was awakened suddenly by the hitting of the board. He wanted to struggle and shout, but it was too late.

"Prince Consort, the guests at the banquet are still there. I'd better go over and entertain them first." Princess Chaoyang said helplessly.

Xu Jinhuai nodded, "Okay, thank you for your hard work, Qing'er."

Princess Chaoyang nodded slightly, looked at the old lady with concern, and then slowly left the house.

As soon as she walked out of the house, a barely perceptible smile crossed her lips.

When they arrived at the banquet, Princess Chaoyang used the excuse that she had something to deal with at home and ended Yaoyao's full moon banquet early.

Naturally, everyone knew what family affairs Princess Chaoyang was talking about. They all smiled meaningfully and said goodbye and left.

On the way home, they continued to discuss the old lady's romantic affairs in groups of three or five, so much so that before the adults and female relatives returned to their own homes, the entire imperial capital knew that the old lady in the princess's mansion had many men.

The good reputation that the old lady had built up for most of her life was completely destroyed.

After Xu Yaoyao’s full moon banquet.

Princess Chaoyang took out some more silver, gave out porridge for three days, and prayed for Yaoyao.

From then on, when people mentioned Princess Chaoyang, they no longer talked about how she disobeyed the emperor's order and broke off the engagement to marry someone else, but about her good deeds and righteousness.

At the same time, Xu Yaoyao also became everyone's lucky star because of Princess Chaoyang's good deeds.

As for the old lady, she not only failed to gain anything but also lost more than she gained. Not only that, but her whole court and the people of the imperial capital also knew about it. She felt ashamed to face people again, so she locked herself in the room all day long. Within two days, she really fell ill.

Although Xu Jinhuai felt that something was fishy afterwards, the strong man had been beaten to death and there was no way to verify it. He just thought that the strong man went to the princess's mansion for the first time and went to the wrong courtyard.

(End of this chapter)