Hold the thick thighs tightly [My father is a traitor]

Chapter 356 The First Breakup

The shocking incident that happened in public caused the female guests in the garden to panic in an instant, and they let out several screams of fear in succession.

Xie Wan Ning tried to stay calm and quickly told the maid beside her: "Go get the palace doctor! Quick!"

However, her shock was not over yet.

As soon as the maid who was looking for the palace doctor left, another maid with a pale face stumbled towards her and shouted loudly: "Second Miss, the emperor is here and is on his way to Xuezhu Residence. The Prime Minister wants you to go over immediately."

This sudden news was like a bucket of ice water poured over her head, causing Xie Wan Ning to shiver.

These words were like a bolt from the blue, striking the hearts of everyone present, and causing the female guests who were at a loss as to what had happened to be in chaos.

Xie Wan Ning's face was as pale as paper, and her body trembled. She hurriedly said to Lu Jiayi, "Ah Man, take Miss Liu to your room quickly. The palace doctor will be here soon."

After saying this, she did not dare to delay for even a second and hurried towards Xuezhuju.

Behind her followed a large group of young ladies. They all looked nervous and excited about meeting the Emperor. No one stopped to look at Liu Zhenying, who was unaware of her life or death.

Lu Jiayi watched everyone leave and quickly asked the maid to pick up Liu Zhenying.

But at this moment, Cui Zhiyao, who had been silently guarding Liu Zhenying, suddenly stood up and roared like an enraged tiger: "Don't touch my sister Liu!"

This sudden change shocked the children and sisters in the pavilion so much that they were stunned and looked at her in confusion.

Lu Jiayi asked in confusion, "Sister Cui, what happened to you? I'm taking Sister Liu to see the palace doctor!"

"Yes, Sister Cui, I don't know what happened to Sister Liu. We can't afford to delay."

"That's right, that's right! Let the maid take her back to the house!"

"..."

Others followed suit and advised.

But Cui Zhiyao was unmoved. She stared at Lu Jiayi with bloodshot eyes and asked coldly, "Lu Jiayi, do you really want to take Sister Liu back, or do you want to help the Xie family conceal the fact that she was poisoned?"

As soon as these words were spoken, the atmosphere in the pavilion froze in an instant, and a suffocating atmosphere filled the air.

Lu Jiayi looked at her in shock, not knowing how to answer for a moment.

At this time, Shangguan Ruyi couldn't help but help and said, "Sister Cui, Ah Man must be sincere. We are classmates and friends. We know each other very well. How can you doubt her?"

Cui Zhiyao sneered. She glanced at her classmates who had not yet reacted, and reminded them anxiously and angrily, "Haven't you noticed that Sister Yining and Xu Niannian haven't come back yet? It's been so long, and Miss Xie has come here, but they haven't returned yet."

Hearing this, everyone was shocked and finally realized that something was wrong.

Yan Ke frowned and guessed: "Maybe Sister Yining was kept by her cousin."

Yu Ke, who had been silent the whole time, finally came to his senses and said, "No, Uncle Pei and Sister Yining had already left together. If they were really together, Sister Xu would definitely come back to report that she was safe."

She glanced at the other side of the lake. There was no one there. She thought that the person had gone to see the emperor.

Yu Ke's face turned pale instantly, and she asked anxiously, "Sister Cui, something happened to them both, right?"

Cui Zhiyao's eyes flashed with deep disappointment. She locked eyes with Lu Jiayi again and asked coldly, "Lu Jiayi, who are you helping Second Miss Xie to plot against?"

Lu Jiayi's face turned pale, and she shook her head repeatedly to deny, "Sister Cui, I didn't, I really didn't scheme against anyone..."

At this moment, Shi Wanwan walked between the two people who were confronting each other, first glanced at her coldly, and then gently reminded Cui Zhiyao, "Sister Cui, please calm down first. Sister Liu cannot be delayed. Let's take her to see the emperor. The emperor will not watch the only daughter of Censor Liu get into trouble."

Cui Zhiyao took a deep breath, tears welling up in her eyes at this moment, "I know, I just gave her my family's secret medicine to protect her heart."

Shi Wanwan breathed a sigh of relief, and immediately arranged with the other children in an orderly manner, "Take everything on the table, and let's go find the emperor."

"okay."

The little ones didn't delay any longer and started moving.

Yu Ke also carried Liu Zhenying on his back without hesitation, explaining, "When there are too many people, those ladies will definitely not let the maids squeeze in to see the emperor."

After saying that, several people left the pavilion one after another, but when they passed by Lu Jiayi, they all looked at her with complicated eyes.

Although there was a dispute between them, only a little time was wasted. In the shade of the trees, the young ladies could still be vaguely seen looking for the emperor, and they didn't need a guide.

At the same time, the atmosphere in Xuezhuju was solemn. The guests who had hurried over tried their best to suppress their inner uneasiness and knelt in unison in the huge courtyard of Xuezhuju, not daring to even breathe, for fear that the slightest sound would anger the emperor in the house.

Just now, everyone knew what happened here. Miss Xu was poisoned and was discovered by the emperor who was wandering around Xie's house. There was also a Miss Lin who was assassinated here and was rescued by the shadow guard and was just sent to the emperor.

Everyone's eyes were uncontrollably glancing towards the house.

Xie Wan Ning's anxious and firm voice of self-defense could still be heard inside.

"Your Majesty, although my face has been disfigured, I often lament the injustice of heaven in my dreams at midnight. But even though I have a miserable fate, I will never do anything to hurt others, let alone do something as brazen as poisoning the families of officials." Xie Wan Ning knelt on the ground, her expression sad, her voice full of reluctance and grievance.

"Your Majesty, please investigate thoroughly and clear my name. As a daughter of the Xie family, I know that the family's reputation has been hard-earned for a hundred years, and I will never destroy it for my own selfish desires."

Speaking of this, Xie Wan Ning burst into tears.

She raised her eyes to look at Xiao Yining who was also crying in grievance, "Ms. Lin, I know that as the mistress, I almost got you into trouble, which is indeed a dereliction of duty, but you can't put the unwarranted blame on me just because a lowly maid betrayed her master. You are still young, you don't know the horror of certainty, and you don't know the treacherous nature of human hearts. You just think that wherever the accident happens, it is that person's fault."

"But how would you know... my Xie family has attracted so much attention in Yanjing."

As she spoke, Xie Wan Ning pointed angrily at the unconscious Qing Dai and said, "If this slut hadn't revealed her true face, I wouldn't have known that there was such a vicious person lurking around me."

As soon as these words fell, Xie Xiang, who was standing beside him, also had tears in his eyes. He said to the expressionless emperor, "Your Majesty, it was because I, an old minister, made countless enemies in the court that this tragedy happened. Not only did it implicate your granddaughter, but it also nearly cost your beloved nephew his life."

As soon as he finished speaking, two lines of tears slowly slid down his weather-beaten cheeks.

He stared at the emperor deeply, as if deeply in love, and said sadly, "I have been an official for decades, but I didn't expect my family to suffer such misfortune because of me. I wish..."

Sheng Jingchen glanced sideways, looking at the old fox in a teasing manner.

Prime Minister Xie's heart suddenly tightened, and he couldn't say the word "retire". He then knelt on the ground with a "thump" and changed the subject, saying in a sonorous and powerful voice, "I am willing to die for the emperor in exchange for the safety of my family."

Sheng Jingchen sighed with regret, and squinted at him sarcastically, then ordered Pei Dafu, "Go call Chen Pi to investigate the case, and make sure to clear the name of Prime Minister Xie's granddaughter."

Xie Xiang: ...

Then, Sheng Jingchen said with regret, "The Queen often praises Xie Aiqing's second granddaughter in front of me for her clever mind, which she likes very much. I took a first look at her today and found her to be really smart and tactful. It's a pity... that she doesn't have the ability to judge people. It seems that Xie Aiqing is quite good at hiding his abilities."

Xie Wanning: ...