Yun Xi rushed towards the ancestral hall. Before she even entered, she heard her grandmother's angry shouts from inside. She paused and stood still outside the door.
Her expression solemn, she immediately said to Yu Zhu who was following her,
"Yu Zhu, you don't come in. There's something I need you to go out of the mansion and handle right away."
Hearing the noisy commotion in the ancestral hall, Yu Zhu looked shocked and hesitated,
"Miss, does it have to be now?"
She really couldn't think of anything more important than the current situation.
"Absolutely!"
Yun Xi's black eyes were calm, and her tone was indisputable.
The current situation was almost an insoluble knot. If that matter could be handled well, the problem might be easily resolved.
Moreover, since Madam Jiang dared to use her mother's reputation as a bargaining chip, she was determined to fight back fiercely! She wouldn't stop until she had taught Madam Jiang a good lesson!
Seeing Yun Xi so determined, Yu Zhu nodded,
"Okay, miss. This servant will follow all your instructions!"
So, Yun Xi quickly whispered a few words into Yu Zhu's ear. Yu Zhu was shocked at first, but finally said confidently and seriously,
"Miss, don't worry! Even if this servant has to die, she will never let Madam Jiang succeed!"
Yun Xi patted Yu Zhu on the shoulder,
"You don't need to be so extreme. Just be careful!"
After receiving Yun Xi's instructions, Yu Zhu quickly left. She quietly slipped out of the back door, rented a carriage, and headed straight for the bustling city.
On this side, Yun Xi stood outside the door for a moment, took a few deep breaths. After calming down her anger, she stepped into the ancestral hall.
As soon as she entered the ancestral hall, there was a brazier in the middle. Her father was tightly protecting her mother's memorial tablet. His hand was on the corner with a burnt mark, and his eyes were bloodshot, looking as if he was about to kill someone.
At this moment, the old lady was sitting in front of the Yun family's ancestral memorial tablets, crying bitterly.
She kept scolding her mother's name, saying that her mother was a curse and a disaster star, and that she made her ashamed in front of the ancestors of the Yun family!
"Yun Sheng! You unfilial son!"
"If you don't throw this woman's memorial tablet out today and remove her name from the Yun family register, you are deliberately forcing me to death!"
The old lady pointed at her son, scolding him with a cold and angry look, forcing Yun Sheng to compromise.
She was acting like a shrew, completely losing her usual dignity and not caring about her reputation at all.
"Old madam, your health is not good. Don't get angry and hurt yourself!"
Madam Jiang looked worried. She supported the old lady's arm and crouched beside her, softly persuading.
"Since the matter has already happened, this is a family scandal of our Prime Minister's Mansion. If it gets out, it will be bad for everyone."
Madam Jiang pretended to be a good person, but actually had evil intentions. As soon as the old lady heard this, she became even more angry,
"That slut behaved promiscuously. What does it have to do with our Prime Minister's Mansion?"
Hearing the two of them slandering his beloved wife one after another, Yun Sheng's face was cold and he was extremely angry,
"I know best what kind of person Su Yun is! Others have no right to comment, and they are not allowed to say a single bad word about her! If you want to remove her from the Yun family register, you'll have to kill me first!"
Not fearing his mother's threat, Yun Sheng was firm in his attitude. He stared at his mother sadly,
"If mother is still insistent, then you might as well remove me from the Yun family register too. It will save you from feeling ashamed in front of the ancestors and having trouble sleeping at night!"
Yun Sheng's words were sarcastic, and his gaze was determined. The old lady was so angry that she trembled all over. She grabbed Madam Jiang's arm and stood up shakily.
Then, she raised her walking stick and hit Yun Sheng with it!
"How dare you still protect her?"
The old lady pointed at the memorial tablet in Yun Sheng's arms, her eyes filled with hatred,
"For her sake, you have defied me more than once! Today, you even dared to offend the Crown Prince! Do you really want to destroy our Yun family?"
Yun Sheng endured the old lady's blows. His head was bleeding, but he didn't move or cry out in pain.
Yun Xi couldn't stand it anymore. She immediately stepped forward, intercepted the old lady's walking stick, and angrily threw it to one side.
"Grandmother, that's enough!"
"Even if you hate mother so much, father is still your own son! How could you be so cruel?"
Yun Xi lovingly wiped the blood from her father's forehead. Looking into her father's sad eyes, tears welled up in her eyes.
"If you insist on removing my mother from the Yun family register, it's not impossible."
Yun Xi spoke. She gave her excited father a reassuring look, then turned around and stared coldly at the old lady,
"But if you say that my mother was promiscuous, you must show evidence! Otherwise, even if I have to take this matter to the Empress Dowager and tell the whole world, I will seek justice for my mother!"
Yun Xi's eyes were cold and sharp. Her back was straight, and her imposing manner even startled the old lady who had been shouting just now.
The old lady stroked her chest and said,
"What kind of look is that? How dare you talk to me like this?!"
Madam Jiang frowned, supported the old lady, and chimed in,
"Yun Xi, this matter is obvious. Why do we still need evidence?"
"May I ask, who would travel thousands of miles to the Prime Minister's Mansion just to look for a married woman? If there was no relationship and deep affection, how could they disregard social conventions and even be willing to risk their lives?"
Madam Jiang hit the nail on the head. It seemed like ironclad evidence, leaving no room for refutation.
However, before Yun Xi could speak, Yun Sheng stepped forward a few steps and slapped Madam Jiang hard.
"Shut up! Even if Xiao Heyu still has feelings for her, Su Yun is definitely innocent! I won't allow you to slander her!"
Staring at Yun Sheng's murderous gaze, Madam Jiang was shocked. She quickly stepped back and hid behind the old lady.
"Dad, why did you hit my mother? What did she say wrong?"
At this moment, Yun Ni walked into the ancestral hall. She quickly came to the old lady's side, pointed at Yun Xi, and said angrily,
"Grandmother, just now this granddaughter saw Yun Xi throwing herself at the Crown Prince in the courtyard. She has no shame at all, just like her mother! You might as well expel her from our Prime Minister's Mansion too!"
After leaving the courtyard, Yun Ni went straight to the old lady's courtyard to complain. But since she couldn't find her, she came to the ancestral hall.
Hearing Yun Ni's words, the old lady's face immediately turned ashen,
"Is this true?"
Yun Ni gritted her teeth and glared at Yun Xi,
"Absolutely true!"
"Good! Yun Sheng, this is the person you've been protecting? She has completely shamed the Yun family!"
The old lady said excitedly while patting her own face. She said to Yun Sheng,
"I order you to write a divorce letter to Su Yun right away, and send this troublemaker back to Jiangcheng! I don't want to see her for the rest of my life!"
With Madam Jiang and her daughter adding fuel to the fire, the old lady was even more furious. Looking at the absurd scene in front of her, Yun Xi looked indifferent.
Suddenly, she burst into laughter, holding her stomach and laughing until tears came out of her eyes.
"What are you laughing at?"
The old lady shouted angrily, but Yun Xi ignored her.
The laughter filled the entire ancestral hall and didn't stop for a long time. People even began to suspect if Yun Xi had gone crazy.
At this time, she wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes, clapped her hands at the old lady, and her voice suddenly turned cold,
"I'm laughing at you, grandmother. You've always been so self - important and thought you were smart, but you're really easy to be used!"
"Just because of Xiao He and a few slanderous words in your ear, you've been led around by the nose. How could you get more and more muddle - headed as you get older?"