Passerby's Guide to Eating Watermelons

Chapter 220 Ancient World 37: Acknowledge Relatives? Take a Concubine!

Only Yuwen Xiu and Lin Xiaotong looked pale.

It would have been fine if only the people at the scene knew about it, but Eunuch Cai also heard about it.

The most important thing is that he has already returned with the reward, and he must tell the emperor about it.

If he acknowledges Lin Xiaotong as his sister, there will be no possibility between them.

But if you deny this, you will be committing the crime of deceiving the emperor.

I just didn't say it explicitly at first, but now I'm in a dilemma, which is really embarrassing.

Yuwen Xiu thought about it for a long time and decided to let the matter go.

I believe Lin Daiyu wouldn't mind. After all, if something happened at this time, it would offend the emperor!

Yuwen Xiu had just made up his mind and was thinking about compensating Lin Daiyu in the future, and choosing a good house for her so that she could live the rest of her life in peace.

But Lin Xiaotong didn't care about that. When she saw Yuwen Xiu's expression, she knew that he had made a decision and this matter could not be delayed any longer.

Lin Xiaotong knelt down in the middle of the banquet and said to Yue Chuxia with tears in her eyes, "I... I'm pregnant with General Yuwen's child!"

"what?"

Everyone was shocked, and then turned to look at Yue Chuxia without hesitation.

Yue Chuxia was stunned for a moment, then quickly came to her senses, "This is true, what should I do? Eunuch Cai has already left! I'm afraid the emperor will know by now!"

When Yuwen Xiu saw Yue Chuxia like this, most of the unhappiness in his heart had disappeared.

Yue Chuxia continued with a straight face, "It's all my fault. When I heard my sister calling me sister-in-law, I thought she wanted to acknowledge me. If I had known this would happen, I would never have done such a thing! Now that my sister is pregnant with my husband's child, we must quickly make this a reality! Otherwise, what if the emperor gets angry and wants to drive my sister away? What will I do?"

Everyone praised Yue Chuxia for her mistress-like demeanor, her virtue and generosity, and her being a model of female virtue.

Yue Chuxia smiled and said to everyone present, "I have been married to my husband for three years, but we have never served him. I have not been able to fulfill my duties as a wife, and I have always felt uneasy. Now that I know that my sister is always by my husband's side, I feel relieved!"

"In that case, Mingxin, hurry up and serve the tea. We will drink this concubine's tea today. Even if the emperor blames us in the future, we must never drive the bloodline of the Yuwen family out of the mansion!"

Mingxin quickly brought a cup of tea. Although Lin Xiaotong didn't know what Yue Chuxia was up to, she couldn't care less at this point.

Lin Xiaotong picked up the teacup and knelt down again, "Madam, please have some tea!"

Yue Chuxia took the tea slowly and said, "This matter happened so hastily that we don't have time to propose marriage for my sister! I'm afraid it will be a little difficult to find this noble concubine. Now I can only let my sister be an ordinary concubine!"

"But I know you have a deep bond with your husband. Don't worry, we will never owe you anything in our house!"

Although Lin Xiaotong was dissatisfied, she had no choice but to agree.

When everyone saw this scene, although they praised it on the surface, they actually began to shake their heads.

Now is the time for the loyal and brave general to take a step forward. If he angers the emperor at this time, he will probably not have a good future.

It seems that there is still a long way to go in the future!

After the banquet, Yue Chuxia took the initiative to apologize to Yuwen Xiu.

"Husband, I handled things wrongly today! It's all my fault. If I had explained things clearly to my sister yesterday, everything would have been fine! But my sister kept calling me sister-in-law, which led me to misunderstand her. That's why we've ended up like this!"

"Tomorrow we have to go to the palace to express our gratitude. I'm afraid we're going to be in trouble this time!"

Yuwen Xiu could only shake his head. "It's not your fault. Sister Lin's words were indeed inappropriate, which is why Madam is in such a difficult position. In that case, let's take it one step at a time!"

The next morning, the two changed into court robes and walked towards the palace.

However, in the palace, Yue Chuxia waited for a long time but never heard the Queen summon her.

She was not in a hurry. The palace maid brought a stool for her, so she drank tea leisurely.

It was not until the emperor left the court that Yuwen Xiu arrived, and then the two of them went to pay their respects to the emperor and the empress together.

The emperor naturally knew about this matter, but after leaving them alone for so long, he was ready to take over the matter lightly.

"Don't be so clumsy in doing things in the future, otherwise how can you maintain your dignity in the court!"

"Yes, I obey your command. I will be more careful in the future and serve the emperor wholeheartedly!"

The emperor seemed very satisfied, and the rewards had already been given. But just as they were leaving, Prince An suddenly asked for a meeting.

Although everyone in the hall was confused, it seemed that Prince An was in a critical situation, so they didn't care about it.

Yuwen Xiu and Yue Chuxia were tactful and were about to leave, but they were stopped by Prince An who had just entered.

The two of them stood by with some confusion, obviously not understanding what King An was up to.

His Royal Highness Prince An greeted the Emperor with a playful smile, then knelt on the ground, "Your Majesty, I am going to sue General Zhongyong for deceiving the Emperor!"

Yuwen Xiu fell to his knees. Although he knew that someone might use this incident to impeach him, he did not expect that the person who would impeach him would be Prince An.

Yue Chuxia also knelt down beside him.

The two men knew they were in the wrong and did not dare to beg for mercy. They could only kneel on the ground and ask the emperor to show leniency.

Before Prince An could speak, the Queen spoke first, "It's just that the two of them made a little joke. Originally, there was a mistake in the concubine and the recognition of relatives. Although it was a little inappropriate, they didn't do it on purpose. Your Majesty, please forgive them for this time!"

The emperor nodded. Although he was somewhat dissatisfied with being fooled, the loyal and brave general had just returned to the court and had made great contributions, so he should not be reprimanded too much at this time.

"Well, my dear, you didn't mean it! Considering this is your first offense, let's just let it go!"

Yuwen Xiu quickly spoke up, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your grace, and thank you, Your Majesty, for your magnanimity!"

Just as the two were about to stand up, Prince An said with a smile, "Your Majesty, you are so magnanimous and have spared them this time, but this general's crime of deceiving the emperor is far more than just this one!"

Everyone looked at Yuwen Xiu in surprise, even Yue Chuxia gave him a puzzled look.

The Queen shook her head and said, "General Yuwen has been fighting at the border. How could he do such a thing as deceiving the emperor? Third brother, do you have any evidence?"

His Royal Highness Prince An clapped his hands lightly, and a person was brought in.

The man looked young and had a scar on his face, which made him look extremely scary.

"Who is this? How could you bring such a person to the emperor for no reason? Third brother, you are getting bolder and bolder!"

Prince An said to the Queen with a playful smile, "Don't blame me, Queen, but it's not enough for me to say anything. We need to call witnesses!"