Chapter 245 You Are the Shame of the Xie Family

Shen Ningning held her chin in her hands, worry appearing in her eyes.

"Could she be trying to bully her godfather?"

"No," Mo Lingwei quickly retorted: "Xie Cheng is more sharp and profound than you think. Concubine Rong is no match for him, so don't worry."

Hearing this, Shen Ningning nodded silently.

She still doesn't know what Concubine Rong wants to do, but it's better to be prepared than not knowing.

It was getting late, so Mo Lingwei didn't stay long and left while the night was getting dark.

The next day, the Palace Affairs Secretary conveyed the emperor's decree.

Xie Yuanjiu broke into the forbidden palace without authorization and bribed the Chinese Academy of Sciences with a huge sum of five thousand taels of silver. It was really difficult for her to hold the important task of being a female official.

Therefore, the Chinese Academy of Chinese Studies returned Xie Yuanjiu's school registration slip so that she no longer had to come.

Master Guo was also affected and was demoted to second-class master. The emperor also selected Master Han as the administrator of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

And the person who eventually became the Ninth Emperor's maid became Ye Changyi.

Shen Ningning heard the lively commotion outside in the house. Ye Changyi had just returned from the Palace Affairs Department with a beaming face.

"Here, these are the candied green plums that Concubine Rong gave me just now. I specially brought them back to share with you, one for each of you."

Everyone gathered around Ye Changyi to praise her. When everyone mentioned Xie Yuanjiu, they all sighed with emotion——

"I didn't expect Miss Xie Si to be such a secretive person. She is so scheming."

"That's right, if it hadn't been for this, I wouldn't have known that her usual generosity and gentleness were all just an act."

"You don't have any skills, yet you buy a place to study in a Chinese academy, and then you come to compete with us for female officials. It's disgusting!"

The harder they scolded Xie Yuanjiu, the deeper the smile on Ye Changyi's face became.

At this time, Shen Ningning came out of the house carrying her small luggage bag.

Ye Changyi caught a glimpse and took the initiative to speak when Shen Ningning passed by them.

"Princess, would you like to try it too?" She raised her eyebrows proudly, somewhat showing off.

Shen Ningning shook her head and blinked her big eyes twice: "Don't eat it. My godfather is here to pick me up. He's leaving now. Goodbye."

Then, the little guy went up the long bridge and saw Xie Mingxu's tall figure standing at the end.

She ran over with her little feet: "Brother!"

Xie Mingxu was thrown into the arms of the little guy, picked her up and weighed her.

His handsome eyebrows stretched and he chuckled: "Little guy, you run so fast, be careful of falling."

"No way," Shen Ningning shook her little head: "Brother, why are you here in person?"

Xie Mingxu thought of something and his smile faded: "Father has also entered the palace. He will deal with Yuanjiu's affairs first. He will meet us at the gate of the palace in a while. Brother will take you out first."

at this time.

Xie Yuanjiu had just been released from the rape room, and before she could raise her head to see the sun, she was dragged to the side room by the rude palace servants.

She was pushed to the ground by the palace man, and the door slammed shut behind her.

"Ahem..." After one night, Xie Yuanjiu's hair was messy, and her eyes were covered in black and blue, making her look very embarrassed.

Suddenly, she caught a noble and dignified figure in her peripheral vision.

Xie Yuanjiu slowly raised his head and saw Concubine Rong sitting on a chair not far away, drinking tea slowly.

Behind her stood two aunts, both looking majestic.

"Empress," Xie Yuanjiu murmured, a glimmer of hope bursting out of her eyes: "Empress, save me! I was wronged."

Shen Ningning actually designed to frame her.

Now that the evidence is conclusive, she has no chance to argue!

Concubine Rong was holding a tea cup, the water mist on her expression made her voice sound ethereal and light.

"I can't save you. The situation has been decided. Even if you are really framed by Shen Ningning, you deserve to suffer this loss. Who makes you inferior to others?"

Concubine Rong has always been gentle and kind, but this is the first time she has spoken such harsh words.

Xie Yuanjiu was startled, and his face suddenly turned gray.

Her life was ruined!

If there is such a thing, everyone in the capital will know that she, Xie Yuanjiu, is a complete idiot!

Xie Yuanjiu's tears had already dried up last night.

At this moment, her face turned pale, and she seemed to have lost her fighting spirit. She slowly lowered her head and accepted her fate.

Seeing her like this, Concubine Rong put down the tea cup and asked, "What are your plans next?"

Xie Yuanjiu's voice was numb and choked: "Go home, and then make amends to your uncle..."

Concubine Rong chuckled, as if mocking: "Silly boy, silly boy, why don't you understand what happened now?"

"The Xie family brought up Shen Ningning just to force you away. Especially after something like this happened, do you think Prime Minister Xie will still care about you?"

Xie Yuanjiu was startled and raised his head: "No, no, uncle won't be so ruthless."

"He won't really ignore me!" From childhood to adulthood, the Xie family treated her like a legitimate lady!

Concubine Rong clicked her tongue twice, her tone accompanied by distress and pity.

"It seems that you really don't know what happened to your family back then. Let me tell you."

"Your birth itself is a shame to the Xie family. Back then, your father, Mr. Xie, and the female general Jun Qingdai were childhood sweethearts. They liked each other and it was known throughout the capital."

"But during a palace banquet, I don't know who drugged your mother He and Mr. Xie. When everyone discovered them, your mother had already lost her innocence."

Hearing this, Xie Yuanjiu's eyes widened, feeling incredible.

She...her mother was framed by someone to marry her father?

Concubine Rong slowly recounted what happened that year.

The news that Second Master Xie had ruined someone else's innocence soon spread throughout the capital.

Old Madam Xie was a person who attached great importance to rules, so she forced Second Master Xie to marry He, but Second Master Xie vowed to fight to the death.

"However, in the end, the news that your mother was pregnant came out, and Fang Qingdai gave up this relationship in tears and took the initiative to break off contact with Second Master Xie."

The secular etiquette was a mountain that pressed Second Master Xie down, so he had to marry He.

Female General Fang Qingdai also turned around and married, and fled with her husband's family, and has never returned to the capital since then.

Until here, Xie Yuanjiu listened and felt only regret and relief.

She was glad that her grandmother, Old Madam Xie, paid attention to etiquette and forced Second Master Xie to marry her mother!

She was glad that she was born in the Xie family and was a noble first lady!

However, Rong Fei said quietly: "But, do you know why your father suddenly convulsed and became paralyzed?"

"Because, just a few years ago, Second Master Xie suddenly found evidence that the person who plotted against him was your mother, He!"

Xie Yuanjiu was shocked: "How is it possible! My mother... my mother would not do such a thing!"

However, really not? Xie Yuanjiu said it without confidence.

Rong Fei sneered: "Whether you say it or not, the evidence is conclusive. Second Master Xie went directly to question He and got a positive answer."

"He thought your mother was also a victim, but he didn't expect that she was the culprit who caused them to separate."

"That night, Second Master Xie was so angry that he coughed up blood and became paralyzed."

At this time, Rong Fei looked at the horrified Xie Yuanjiu.

She asked softly: "So, Fourth Miss Xie, you said that in this situation, aren't you a shame to the Xie family?"

Xie Yuanjiu completely lost all his strength, as if he had been hit on the head with a stick.

She lay on the ground, tears streaming down her face. “How is it possible that my…my existence is an absurdity, a mistake.”