Chapter 238 Concubine
Chapter 238 Concubine
Xie Dahe kicked Zhu hard in anger, but he didn't expect that Zhu would hit her head by chance. Seeing the large pool of blood, he felt panic in his heart.
But suddenly, a strange thought came to his mind. Zhu had been raped by King Xiaoyao and the local thugs. If she died like this, wouldn't he be able to marry again soon?
Since King Xiaoyao couldn't get close to her, he had to find a way to marry a wife who would help his future...
Seeing the blood on Zhu's head flowing more and more, Xie Dahe stood there in a daze.
Xie Lan originally thought that he was frightened, but after taking a closer look, he found that not only was there no panic on his face, but he even had a faint smile on his face, as if he had thought of something happy.
Xie Lan thought for a moment and quickly guessed what he was thinking.
Xie Dahe wanted to get rid of Zhu and marry another noble lady, but that was impossible. If the couple were not human beings, they should be tied together for the rest of their lives.
"Help! Someone come quickly! Auntie hit her head and is going to die."
Xie Dahe was just thinking happily, but was startled back to his senses by Xie Lan's shout, and his heart was filled with anger.
Just as she was about to lose her temper, she found that all the maids and servants from the third room came over, so she had to suppress her anger.
Xie Lan's smile flashed across his lips, and then he shouted in panic, "Someone, go tell grandma that Third Aunt was beaten by Third Uncle, and we don't know whether she is alive or dead."
He then pulled a maid aside and ordered, "Third Aunt is dying, go get a doctor."
Xie Dahe wished that Zhu would die like this, so he naturally didn't want to ask a doctor to come. Just when he was about to stop the old woman, he didn't expect that Xie Mao and Xie Ying just came back.
Seeing Zhu's miserable condition, the brother and sister ran over quickly.
"Dad, what happened? Why is Mom injured?"
"Who hurt my mother, sister, was it you?"
Seeing the brother and sister staring at him with resentful expressions, Xie Lan was not angry but kindly helped them to clear up their confusion.
"It has nothing to do with me. Your father beat him up. Your mother seduced King Xiaoyao at the banquet at the princess's mansion, climbed into her bed, and then hooked up with a local thug.
Your father found out about this, and that’s why he beat your mother up.”
"Impossible," Xie Ying's eyes were blazing with fire, "My mother is not that kind of person. She would never do such a thing. Big sister, even if you are still angry that I replaced you to go to the Royal Academy, you can't slander my mother like this. After all, she is your elder."
Xie Lan rolled his eyes. "If you can't speak, shut up. Don't spew shit every time you open your mouth. Your father is standing right here. If I slander your mother, will he not react?"
Xie Ying subconsciously turned to look at her father and saw that he looked unnatural. She stared in disbelief. Was it really her father who beat up her mother?
How is this possible? Her mother might seduce King Xiaoyao, but she would never seduce some ruffian.
Xie Ying didn't believe it.
But Xie Mao did not refute, because at the banquet in the princess's mansion, he heard the guards of King Xiaoyao mocking his mother for climbing onto King Xiaoyao's bed at such an old age. As a result, the prince was furious and threw her to the thugs.
It was because Xie Mao heard the ridicule that he hurried back, but he didn't expect that he was still a step too late.
Seeing that his father didn't move, Xie Mao could only ask someone to call a doctor, and then hurriedly brought the medicine box to stop the bleeding for his mother.
When the doctor came, he examined Zhu, prescribed some medicine, and gave her an acupuncture.
Zhu woke up not long after, but what everyone didn't expect was that Zhu had brain damage and became stupid.
Xie Mao and Xie Ying could not accept this blow, and the brother and sister begged the doctor to cure their mother.
Xie Dahe scolded his two children on the surface and forbade them to embarrass the doctor.
He also scolded Zhu for the result, saying that it was her own fault and she could not blame anyone else.
No one knew that Xie Dahe had already been thinking about it in his mind, preparing to find an opportunity to kill Zhu in a few days.
Xie Lan felt a little sorry. Zhu was stupid, so she couldn't make trouble with Xie Dahe. Although it was a pity, it was a good thing that there was one less person to plot against her in the future.
The next day, Xie Lan went to the Royal Academy and met Xiao Jin on the way to the school. Thinking of Princess Huaining, she hurried forward.
"Master Xiao, please stay."
Hearing the familiar voice, Xiao Jin turned around, his eyes paused on Xie Lan's brilliant smile before he asked, "What's the matter?"
"It's not a big deal." Xie Lan bent his knees and bowed, then continued, "I just want to ask you, Your Excellency, how is Princess Huaining doing now?"
Xiao Jin was about to speak, but seeing her gossipy look on her face, he swallowed the words back.
"Miss Xie, have you forgotten that I am now the acting principal of the academy? You don't care about studying, but you ask about Princess Huaining's affairs. Isn't that putting the cart before the horse?"
Seeing Xiao Jin turn around and leave, Xie Lan subconsciously reached out and grabbed his sleeve.
"Sir, I was the one who exposed Princess Huaining's affairs. I just want to ask about the follow-up. It won't interfere with my studies."
Xiao Jin lowered his eyes and saw Xie Lan's two fair and delicate fingers pulling on his sleeve.
This girl is really brave. If he doesn't tell her, is she going to tear his sleeves off?
Imagining himself wearing tattered clothes and being surrounded by the teachers and students of the academy, Xiao Jin could only speak to satisfy Xie Lan's curiosity.
"Princess Huaining is plotting a rebellion, and the Emperor has sentenced her to death in the autumn."
Xie Lan was quite surprised. "Execution after the autumn? She is the eldest princess. I thought the emperor would at most demote her to a commoner.
But didn’t the Queen Mother plead for the princess?”
"If a prince breaks the law, he will be punished just like a commoner. Although Huaining is a princess, she has no blood relationship with the emperor.
It was only because she had saved the empress dowager in her early years that she was adopted as her daughter and named a princess.
She had enjoyed wealth and glory for so many years that she had long forgotten her identity.
No matter how grateful the Queen Mother is, she will not tolerate her plotting to seize the throne with the people of the previous dynasty, and naturally will not plead for her."
It turns out that Princess Huaining is the adopted daughter of the Queen Mother. No wonder she has an ordinary face and there is not a trace of the purple aura that represents the royal family.
"I have something else to do, so I'll leave first."
Xie Lan came back to his senses, and with a smile he let go of the sleeve in his hand, "Since you are busy, I won't delay you, go now."
Seeing that the sleeve was wrinkled by himself, Xie Lan felt a little embarrassed and quickly reached out to straighten it out.
Xiao Jin didn't say anything, just took a glance and left.
Neither of them noticed that a noble lady behind them was staring at Xie Lan with jealousy in her eyes.
Just as Xie Lan was about to leave, the noble lady couldn't help herself and walked over quickly.
"Bitch, you are so shameless that you dare to seduce Lord Xiao. Don't you even consider your status? You are really a toad wanting to eat swan meat."
Xie Lan frowned. She remembered that this person was Zhao Wenyu, the eldest daughter of Cheng'en Marquis Mansion.
Cheng'en Marquis Mansion is the Queen's maiden home. Xie Lan didn't want to pay any attention to it, but unexpectedly Zhao Wenyu winked at the man next to him.
The young man immediately stretched out his hand towards Xie Lan's waist with a lecherous look, "Miss, Master Xiao is not someone you can dream of. Why don't you be my concubine? I promise to love you well..."
"Really? Sir, you are quite nice." Xie Lan looked shy, but just when the gentleman came closer, she suddenly raised her foot and kicked him...