At the words "deceiving the emperor" and "beheading", the old lady's heart tightened.
Hearing that Yun Xi had dared to do such a shameless thing with Qi Rong in the Prime Minister's Mansion, she immediately flew into a rage. She slapped the table and stood up, her body shaking with anger.
"Is what you said true?"
The old lady glared at Madam Jiang, her cloudy eyes glinting with a cold light.
"Absolutely true! How dare your daughter-in-law lie to you about such an important matter?"
The old lady immediately grabbed her walking stick. Seeing this, Madam Jiang instinctively wanted to dodge, but saw the old lady pounding the ground with the stick, making a loud noise.
"What a misfortune for our family! What a misfortune!"
She had always thought that Yun Xi was too beautiful and eye-catching, and would surely cause trouble sooner or later.
She never expected that today she would almost ruin the Prime Minister's Mansion. She was truly a femme fatale!
"I will never allow such an unchaste and family-disgracing descendant to destroy the Yun family!"
"Madam Jiang, Nanny Zhang, come with me to the front hall!"
Having made up her mind, the old lady propped up her walking stick and strode out menacingly.
A look of triumph flashed across Madam Jiang's eyes. She quickly got up and stepped forward to support the old lady. Nanny Zhang frowned slightly but also hurriedly followed.
When the old lady reached the front hall, Qi Rong had already left the Prime Minister's Mansion with his men. Only Yun Sheng was sitting silently on a chair in the front hall, his brows furrowed in deep thought, his face full of worry.
"Mother, why are you here?"
Seeing his mother coming, Yun Sheng showed surprise in his eyes. His gaze involuntarily glanced at Madam Jiang beside the old lady, and his brows furrowed even deeper.
"Our Prime Minister's Mansion is on the verge of a great disaster, and you still ask me why I'm here? Where is Yun Xi? Call her here!"
The old lady was full of anger and started scolding right away.
Yun Sheng guessed that his mother must have known about Qi Rong's visit to propose marriage and wanted to take out her anger on his daughter. He opened his mouth to explain.
"Mother, it's not as serious as you think. It's just that the Prince of Xian came to propose marriage to Yun Xi, and I refused."
Yun Sheng deliberately downplayed the matter, but the old lady didn't buy it. She immediately roared angrily.
"Not serious? The Emperor and the Empress both know about the engagement between the Prince of Xian and Yun Xi, and you still say it's not serious? The crime of deceiving the emperor will result in the execution of the entire family!"
Hearing this, Yun Sheng immediately glared angrily at Madam Jiang and said in a cold tone.
"Who allowed you to gossip in front of the old lady? Don't talk nonsense if you don't know the whole story!"
Madam Jiang was afraid of Yun Sheng's look and immediately lowered her head, not daring to look at him. But the old lady said in a deep voice.
"You don't need to scold her. She did this for the sake of the Prime Minister's Mansion!"
"Son, I just don't understand. At this time, you still want to cover up for that girl? How far do you want to let that girl drag our Yun family before you're satisfied?!"
As an old woman, she was so scared. Didn't her son care at all?
Moreover, it was for such a family-disgracing disaster!
Seeing Yun Sheng remaining silent, the old lady began to put pressure on him and stated her attitude.
"Since the matter has already happened, don't be so stubborn anymore. If the Prince of Xian wants to marry that girl, just let him. The sooner she's sent away, the sooner we can have peace!"
This was the simplest solution for the time being.
Anyway, the Prince of Xian had already been cleared of his crimes, and the Prime Minister's Mansion no longer had to worry about being implicated. As for whether that girl would be happy after marrying the Prince of Xian, that was no longer within their consideration.
"I will never agree to marry Yun Xi into the Prince of Xian's Mansion!"
Yun Sheng didn't hesitate for a moment and immediately refused his mother's suggestion.
In his opinion, although Qi Rong, the Prince of Xian, had been cleared of his crimes and was now favored by the Emperor, he was still unruly and had a rebellious nature. He was constantly making secret moves, and his mind was unpredictable.
A person like this would surely be involved in the struggle for imperial power one day and would settle the old score with the Emperor!
He had spent most of his life in the whirlpool of the imperial power struggle. He was used to the intrigue in the royal family and was also involuntary.
He didn't ask for much. All he wanted was for his daughter to stay away from the disputes and live a stable and peaceful life!
Therefore, he would never hand over his daughter's happiness to a desperado like Qi Rong!
Seeing her son so stubborn, the old lady was so angry that her face turned ashen. She slapped the table heavily with her palm.
"Yun Sheng! Do you want to bet the lives of the entire family on that girl's future?!"
She knew that her son refused to marry Yun Xi to Qi Rong not because of his status, but simply because Qi Rong was not a good match and couldn't give that girl happiness.
But she didn't think so. Compared with that girl's happiness, she cared about the lives of everyone in the mansion, especially her son and grandson!
Because of her excessive anger, the old lady suddenly felt a tightness in her chest and her breathing became rapid.
Seeing this, Yun Sheng's face changed drastically. He quickly stepped forward to support his mother.
"Mother, what's wrong with you? I'll help you back to rest now!"
The old lady shook her head and tightly grasped his arm, pleading.
"Son, you mustn't be confused in this important matter! Our Yun family has finally had a few years of peace. Do you want to make your mother die with regret?!"
The old lady's questioning made Yun Sheng look solemn. After a moment, he lowered his head.
"Give your son some more time. I will choose a good marriage for Yun Xi myself. As for the Emperor, I will go and explain. You don't need to worry."
This was the biggest concession he could make for the time being. He couldn't back down any further.
Knowing that her son's mind was made up, the old lady gritted her teeth and finally sighed.
"Fine, I'll give you three more months. If you can't find a suitable candidate in three months, you must marry that girl to the Prince of Xian!"
Yun Sheng remained silent. The old lady took it as his agreement. She propped herself up and led the people towards her courtyard.
Madam Jiang didn't dare to stay with Yun Sheng. She closely followed the old lady, feeling extremely disappointed with the result.
What she wanted was not just to marry Yun Xi to the Prince of Xian. She wanted to completely get rid of Yun Xi from the Prime Minister's Mansion with the help of the old lady!
After following the old lady back to the courtyard, Madam Jiang still busied herself serving her. The old lady's head ached faintly. Seeing her bustling around in front of her made her annoyed. She coldly scolded.
"You don't need to be here anymore. Go away quickly!"
She didn't forget Madam Jiang's previous viciousness just because of her current flattery.
Madam Jiang looked embarrassed, but still forced a smile on her face.
"Daughter-in-law is just worried that you'll hurt your body from anger."
"Although the master has his own principles, we're not completely helpless. As long as we're united, we don't have to worry about not finding a husband for Yun Xi!"
Hearing the implication in Madam Jiang's words, the old lady immediately gave her a sidelong glance.
"Do you have any ideas?"
Madam Jiang's eyes flashed. Then she walked up to the old lady and quietly told her her plan.
The old lady was first shocked on her face, and then thought of the future of the entire Yun family. She seemed to have made up her mind.
"Fine, do as you said!"
Hearing the old lady's approval, Madam Jiang couldn't hide her joy. But the next moment, she frowned again and said.
"I'm just afraid the master will blame your daughter-in-law."
But the old lady snorted and said indifferently.
"Just do it. If anything goes wrong, I'll take the blame for you!"