I became the tyrant's only belief.

Chapter 536 Extra 6 Part 1

There was an accident before we set off for Silver Sand Island.

The top scholar of this imperial examination, Shao Lanxi, filed a complaint with the Shuntian Prefecture, claiming that he had been sexually assaulted by the second young lady of the Ping Le Marquis's mansion and had lost his chastity, and demanded that the second young lady take responsibility.

The Marquis of Pingluo's residence: !!!
Bai Shi's fierce temper was as strong as ever. She grabbed a carrying pole and chased Chu Yuxin for five blocks, scaring Chu Yuxin so much that she dared not return to her residence and hurriedly went to the palace to seek Chu Liuzheng's help.

"Sister, stop laughing! Help me think of something!" Chu Yuxin grabbed Chu Liuzheng's arm and shook it anxiously. "I really didn't know he was a man. I thought he was a girl dressed as a man who had sneaked out of the house to play."

Chu Liuzheng finally stopped laughing, raised his hand to wipe away the tears from the corners of his eyes, and looked at her: "Little lady, you can kiss me now?"

"I didn't do it on purpose," Chu Yuxin pouted. "Weren't we accidentally kissed because we were bumped into each other?"

"How dare he, a grown man, demand that I, a young woman, take responsibility and even take him to court? Doesn't he feel ashamed?"

"What's more important than a promising future?" Given the current situation of the Marquis of Ping Le's mansion, Chu Liuzheng couldn't help but resort to conspiracy theories, looking earnestly at his sister, "Did you really just happen to run into him by chance?"

"Yes, he got lost, and since he was good-looking, I gave him directions. Later, we ran into each other by the river, and I saw a few people following him, looking like they had ill intentions," Chu Yuxin said. "I saw them all, and they had guards with them, so I couldn't just stand by and do nothing. So I pulled him along to play, and then..."

Chu Liuzheng chimed in, "So you just kissed?"

Chu Yuxin nodded, her face slightly flushed, and said angrily, "It was just a kiss, I kiss Ah Huang every day."

Ah Huang is her dog.

"How could a grown man be so petty and calculating as to become the top scholar in the imperial examination?"

"I passed the exam based on my genuine talent and ability," Chu Liuzheng said after briefly flipping through the system. "I guarantee there was no cheating."

Chu Yuxin: "...Sister! Are you helping me or him?"

“Of course I’m helping you,” Chu Liuzheng said. “I asked you before, and you said you were willing to get married.”

"That's not him either." Chu Yuxin picked up an orange and squeezed it. "I don't want a stingy man!"

“If he’s so open about kissing just anyone, you should probably go to the doctor for a checkup.” Chu Liuzheng opened the system, checking the new top scholar’s ​​information while dealing with his sister. “And then? What was his reaction?”

"Her face was redder than my clothes." Chu Yuxin was wearing a pomegranate red dress today. Recalling the scene, she couldn't help but add three words, "She looked especially beautiful."

Chu Liuzheng glanced at her: "You're not entirely without any feelings for him either."

"I thought he was a girl." Chu Yuxin pouted, having dug a hole in the orange. "What should I do now? Am I really going to marry him? I didn't even know him before."

Chu Liuzheng said, "Your brother-in-law is the emperor. If you don't want to marry him, no one can force you to."

Chu Yuxin: "But he's already taken it to court, and the whole capital knows about it."

"So what?" Chu Liuzheng took a sip of tea. "There are plenty of ways to deny it. Does he have any solid evidence to prove that the person who kissed him that day was you and not some other girl?"

Chu Yuxin blinked. "It seems not."

“That’s it,” Chu Liuzheng said. “I’ll send someone to investigate his situation first. You stay in the palace for a few days, and we’ll make a decision once we’ve found out.”

"Oh." Chu Yuxin leaned closer, her eyebrows furrowing. "Sister, there's something I don't understand."

Chu Liuzheng gestured for her to speak.

Chu Yuxin rested her chin on her arm, wrinkled her nose and muttered, "Since he knows I'm the second young lady of the Ping Le Marquis's mansion and thinks I've taken liberties with him, he can just come to my door directly. Wouldn't it be better to settle things privately than to go to court?"

Don't respectable people always try to be courteous first and then resort to force when getting things done?
The Marquis of Ping Le's family isn't an unreasonable family, so why did they immediately take it to court? They've just made a fool of themselves.

She was embarrassed, but wasn't Shao Lanxi, the top scholar, also embarrassed?

“There are two possibilities.” Chu Liuzheng held up two fingers. “One, they’re after our Ping Le Marquis’s residence. Two, they’re after you.”

Chu Yuxin frowned: "Aren't they all the same?"

“Of course they’re different.” Chu Liuzheng pinched her cheek. “The former is after the power and favor of the Marquis of Ping Le’s family, while the latter is after you as a person.” “I didn’t know him before,” Chu Yuxin said confidently. “It must be the former.”

Chu Liuzheng did not draw a conclusion easily. He sent her to rest and went to the Hall of Mental Cultivation to find the emperor.

Today is a day off, and Xiao Jingfan is painting in his study. The painting depicts the two brothers sitting in chairs.

Xiao Dunyan held Xiao Dunheng tightly, not daring to move, as stiff as a stone.

Upon hearing that Chu Liuzheng had arrived, Xiao Dunyan immediately looked at him pleadingly. Chu Liuzheng smiled and asked, "Why haven't you finished painting yet?"

"Father is not satisfied with the drawing." Xiao Dunyan grabbed Xiao Dunheng's little hand, preventing him from putting it in his mouth.

Seeing the pitiful-looking child, Chu Liuzheng bent down and picked up the restless Xiao Dunheng, letting the child rest.

Xiao Dunyan turned to look at Xiao Jingfan, and seeing that his father had no objection, he immediately bowed and ran away as if fleeing.

"Mother." Xiao Dunheng tilted his little head up and grinned at Chu Liuzheng, pointing his little hand to the door, "Brother."

"Brother is tired, go and rest for a while. Heng'er, play with Mother first." Chu Liuzheng carried his son to the desk, put the chubby baby in Xiao Jingfan's arms, and sat down next to him.

Xiao Jingfan held his son tightly and asked, "Have you found out what's going on with Xin'er?"

"Hmm, it was an accident." Chu Liuzheng examined the painting on the desk, then glanced sideways at the emperor. "It's quite well painted. Why did you deliberately torment Yan'er?"

"Let the two brothers get to know each other better." The chubby little boy in his arms squirmed and twisted. Xiao Jingfan pinched his son's little chubby cheeks, his expression somewhat indifferent.

Chu Liuzheng looked at him: "Did someone talk nonsense in front of Yan'er?"

"Yes." Xiao Jingfan didn't intend to hide it. "I have already instructed Zhou Yuande to handle it."

Chu Liuzheng took her son, who was trying to climb into her arms, and said softly, "Yan'er is a good child."

“I know.” Xiao Jingfan picked up the brush and continued to color the painting. “That’s why those people are so despicable.”

He had seen how Chu Liuzheng treated Xiao Dunyan. He wouldn't say he treated him like his own son, but it was close enough. Yet, people were still saying he wasn't their biological son, talking about different degrees of closeness, and trying to get Xiao Dunyan to think the worst. How could he not be angry?

"Calm down. There are people like this now, and there will be more in the future. You can't get over it."

Chu Liuzheng was very open-minded. Being a stepmother is difficult. Her kindness to Xiao Dunyan was not out of maternal love, but simply out of "dedication".

The child is a good child, and the family has neither a shortage of people nor money, so why be harsh on him?

As for the future, children and grandchildren will have their own blessings; it all depends on each person's abilities and destiny.

Chu Liuzheng herself doesn't have any grand ambitions. As for whether the chubby little boy in her arms will have them when he grows up, that's up to the little boy himself.

Being an emperor is exhausting; it's much more comfortable to be a carefree prince. As long as you maintain a good relationship with the emperor and don't plot rebellion, you can live a life of wealth and privilege. Isn't that wonderful?

Xiao Jingfan glanced at her, then at Xiao Dunheng, who was trying to bite his fleshy hand, and sighed softly in his heart.

Expecting this woman to fight for power and profit is probably impossible in this lifetime.

Well, if he had left a little earlier, he would have definitely made plans for the mother and child.

If Heng'er is exceptionally talented, that would be great; if not, being a carefree prince would certainly be nice.

Chu Liuzheng was unaware that the emperor had already silently planned for her and her son's future. Seeing the smile on Xiao Jingfan's face, she quietly recounted what Chu Yuxin had told her.

Do you know the character of the top scholar?

"I know a little about him; he's not reckless," Xiao Jingfan said. "I've already sent people to investigate; let's wait for news."

"it is good."

(End of this chapter)