Can't a princess ascend the throne?

Chapter 426 If it weren't for me

“I heard from Biyue, the maid who serves Auntie, that Auntie has only been drinking one bowl of rice porridge for three days in a row, and she is getting thinner and thinner. Do you want to see Auntie who has no appetite? And your nephews and nieces, you have always treated them very well. Don’t you want to go back and see them after being away for so many days? They have been talking about Uncle Xiao San in your brother’s ear all day long…”

It must be said that Xie Jia Dalang's words were truly insightful, and even the originally furious Xie family head couldn't help but relax.

Yes, this is just a family matter, why make it so ugly with your son?
Moreover, Xie Mingchen is now favored by the Emperor. Although he is only a royal physician, he is still a figure at the center of politics. Especially since he has also established a relationship with Prince Chen, his status is now completely different from before. He came today to get Xie Mingchen to work for the Xie family, not to make Xie Mingchen really turn against the Xie family, so there is no need to be so aggressive.

Moreover, there are very few old-fashioned families in the court who can maintain a good relationship with Prince Chen these days. Those who can speak with him are mostly young people who have recently risen to prominence, either from newly noble families or simply ordinary people. Even the most powerful families would feel disgusted to meet such people. Besides, how can outsiders be as trustworthy as family members?

Moreover, Xie Mingchen was no ordinary Xie family scion. He was his family's only legitimate son, his mother came from the prestigious Wang family, and his maternal grandfather was a renowned Confucian scholar who ran the Fangyuan Academy. He was known for his quiet and unassuming nature, but nearly 30% of all scholars in the land graduated from Fangyuan Academy. Despite these exceptional advantages, Xie Mingchen was an eccentric from a young age. He was incredibly intelligent, possessing a photographic memory, and achieved first place in his first imperial examination, passing the county-level imperial examination at the age of twelve. The Xie family patriarch, though he didn't say it aloud, was secretly very proud that such a talented and promising individual came from their family.

But somehow things went wrong. Ever since he passed the imperial examination and became a scholar, this good-for-nothing has abandoned all his literary works and ancient wisdom, and instead plunged headlong into the path of medicine!

Although renowned physicians are respected by all, they are not considered the highest class. Especially for established families like theirs, physicians have always been used, never intended to become physicians themselves.

The Xie family head still felt angry when he thought about it, but Xie Mingchen had been a stubborn mule since he was a child. He seemed calm and indifferent to everything, but once he made up his mind, not even eight oxen could pull him back! It wasn't that they hadn't scolded or hit him, or tried to persuade him with careful words, but Xie Mingchen stubbornly refused all their advice and went straight to studying medicine.

At that time, the entire Xie family was in turmoil. The head of the Xie family originally thought that the medical field was vast and complex, and Xie Mingchen was too young to learn much. But who would have thought that this brat was not only talented and insightful in writing, but also exceptionally good in medicine. With just a few medical books in the family and a few words of teaching from his grandfather, he managed to pass the imperial medical exam!

Xie Mingchen is only a teenager. It is said that people's energy is limited, but there are such geniuses in the world who can achieve success no matter what they devote themselves to.

It must be said that, although he didn't say it, the Xie family head was still very proud of his son, Xie Mingchen.

But this brat is too stubborn. Was the matter we just discussed really that difficult for him? They are all from the Xie family, so why are the eldest, fourth, and fifth sons able to genuinely care about the family, while only the third son is such a stubborn mule?
Could it be that he took after his mother? Thinking of the stubborn woman in the family's Buddhist shrine who had remained secluded ever since learning the truth about their marriages on the same day, the head of the Xie family felt utterly exhausted.

He knew what kind of person Wang was before he even got married. After several failed attempts to reason with her, he simply lied, saying he was willing to be with one person for life. But what man in this world could resist the urge to have an affair? Besides, he was the head of the Xie family. Why should he be sneaky and not give his beloved woman a proper status?
So, on the wedding day, he secretly brought his beloved woman into the house as a concubine, keeping it a secret from Madam Wang. He thought that as long as he could get married without any complications, women, no matter how many fantasies they had before marriage, would eventually accept their fate with the worries of family life. But who would have thought that when Madam Wang discovered the truth the next day, her icy gaze would chill Xie to the bone, making him feel as if he had fallen into an ice cave!

After a brief moment of shame came anger and embarrassment. If all men in the world were like this, why couldn't he? But before he could even ignore Lady Wang, she got up and went back to her parents' home.

The fact that Lady Wang returned home before the three-day wedding anniversary caused quite a stir. However, Lady Wang was too naive, believing that her father and brothers' love meant they could do whatever they wanted. Although the two powerful families had been fighting for a long time, and the Xie family had offered many benefits, Lady Wang was ultimately sent back.

The Xie family head originally wanted to humiliate her, did she really think that going back to her parents' home would solve everything? The Wang and Xie families have intermarried countless times over the past hundred years, with interests intertwined. How could a mere woman just decide to divorce her?

What he didn't expect was that after that, every time Wang saw him, she would wear half-face makeup that looked neither human nor ghost, and every time she would vomit all over him with perfect accuracy! It was simply incomprehensible!

Later, Lady Wang simply built a small Buddhist shrine in her courtyard and lived a quiet life. Not only could no one else get close, but even he himself couldn't approach her. At that time, he already had concubines, and his two children were already several years old, but they were kept secret, and no one else knew. Seeing Lady Wang so blatantly disregard his dignity, the Xie family head simply stopped pretending and openly brought his two children and their mother together.

In short, the Xie family caused quite a stir that year.

Even if he disliked Lady Wang, he still needed a legitimate son to solidify his position as clan leader. But Lady Wang wouldn't let him near her, so how could they have a child?

However, no one expected that on their wedding night, Wang's daughter would become pregnant! Wang's daughter was the first to find out, and she even dared to ask her personal maid to find abortion pills to get rid of the child!
That's Xie family blood!
Fortunately, the old nanny was sensible and informed her in time, which saved the child in Wang's womb.

Thinking of this, the Xie family head became angry.

"If it weren't for me, would you have been born alive? Now that you've grown up and your wings have hardened, you dare to defy your own father! Do you think you're Prince Chen?! Let me tell you, I'm not Lin Wei! If you push me too far, I'll file a lawsuit with His Majesty, and I'll see what face a person who is unfilial to his own father has to serve as an official!"