The princess was ordained by Heaven.

Chapter 236 Revealing the truth

"What's the rush? I need time to calculate too!"

Zheng Xun counted on his fingers, seemingly calculating, but actually flipping through the system.

You Botao sneered, "Princess, you'd better not try to be mysterious. There are still so many people waiting down there."

Zheng Xun opened his eyes impatiently.

You Botao wasn't exactly a villain, but he was definitely not a likable person.

But the more he urged him, the more composed Zheng Xun became.

She clearly already knew the answer, but she just wouldn't say it.

Seeing that You Botao had already revealed a smug expression, she slowly said, "At that time, you had just finished taking the imperial examination and were anxiously waiting for the results. You wanted to write to calm your mind, but after writing a few words, you felt restless. Just then, you looked up and saw birds building their nests outside the window."

You Botao's expression was somewhat strange, because so far, every word Zheng Xun had said matched his own experience.

"You thought the location of that bird's nest was bad for feng shui, so when the bird went out, you moved the nest to another location. The poor little bird came back with a twig but found that the nest it had worked so hard to build was gone. It chirped anxiously but had to start building it again. But when the bird was halfway through building its second nest, you found it and moved it again."

"Neither the bird nor you believed in superstitions, so you and the bird went to war, one building a nest and the other moving to a new one, for a full ten days."

"When you committed your last crime, the bird involved suddenly returned and saw you. The bird was furious and kept dropping its droppings outside your window for six months straight."

A muffled laugh came from below.

The person who had just been talking to You Botao's friend couldn't help but agree, saying, "You're right, he really is the most stubborn of all."

After the laughter of the onlookers subsided, Zheng Xunjing continued, "When your mother found out about this, she felt that it wasn't a problem with the feng shui, but rather with your head, so she decisively decided to teach you a lesson."

Zheng Xun rested his chin on his hand and asked with a smile, "Am I right?"

"Exactly the same."

Zheng Xun said with a sneer, "Thank you for your honesty!"

"But this proves nothing."

Zheng Xun: ...

Doesn't this prove anything?

This matter is so secretive that it's understandable that others might not know, but how could You Botao not know?

You Botao said matter-of-factly, "There are people who know about these things, so it's not difficult to find out."

Zheng Xun was genuinely getting impatient this time.

It's not difficult, it's not difficult at all. Let him try to investigate!

She could also see that You Botao had gotten stuck in a rut. He didn't care whether Zheng Xun could really predict the future; he was just refuting for the sake of refuting.

Seeing that he was about to speak, Zheng Xun interrupted him: "Since you don't believe in superstitions, then I'll tell you something that others don't know."

"Before you got married, you had a concubine. At that time, you were weak because you stayed up late studying. The first night you had sex with your concubine lasted only six breaths. You didn't believe it and wanted to prove that you were not useless. You tried with your concubine again and again. But because you cared too much, you would get nervous every time. When you get nervous, things are bound to go wrong. Three months later, your concubine could not bear it anymore and moved to your mother's Buddhist shrine to serve the Buddha."

Zheng Xuncai lacked martial ethics.

She didn't have the patience to deal with him, so she didn't hesitate to poke him in his most awkward and private spot.

Although her attacks were rudimentary, they were undoubtedly very effective.

She wanted to see just how stubborn he could be.

You Botao's face flushed red: "It must have been my concubine who told you! That doesn't count!"

Zheng Xun: He truly is the most stubborn of all!

However, his words were an admission of everything Zheng Xun had just said.

The crowd's enthusiasm grew, and it took a long time for the atmosphere to quiet down.

Seeing that You Botao still refused to accept reality, Zheng Xun sighed softly: "Sigh, I'm the kind of person who's good at letting things slide. I was planning to let you off the hook again, but why are you so stubborn..."

Her expression turned serious: "You Botao, you were frail and sickly as a child, and the family doctor often worried about you, so you trusted him completely. When your younger brother was ten years old, he caught a cold. At that time, you were out and about and consulted a doctor. The doctor diagnosed it as a fever with a false cold and prescribed two doses of medicine to warm and nourish your brother. He specifically instructed you to take your brother to pick out medicine to treat fever."

You Botao lowered his eyes, his expression unreadable.

Zheng Xun continued, "But after returning to the manor, your family physician, based on the symptoms, diagnosed your younger brother with a cold. Your mother was hesitant, but you persuaded her to trust the physician."

"Your brother switched to the medicine prescribed by the family physician, but soon his symptoms worsened, with alternating chills and fever, and his condition changed. His body became weaker and weaker, but you firmly believed in the family physician's diagnosis. Because of your biased and misguided belief, your brother was driven to madness by the fever. Yet your mother actually believed your and the family physician's explanation, thinking that the doctor she met outside was a quack, which is why your brother was harmed."

"Your parents were furious and made a scene at the doctor's place, ruining his reputation and leaving him with a lot of insults and slander. They had no choice but to take their family and leave for another place."

"You Botao, do you still remember this matter? Are you willing to admit it?"

You Botao's pupils dilated violently. He gripped his left forearm tightly with his right hand in front of him to control his surging emotions.

"It's not like this……"

"You still want to deny it?" Zheng Xun's gaze was sharp, each sentence pressing. "But you clearly guessed everything, didn't you? Otherwise, why were you so good to your brother? So good that your wife even suspected he was your biological child. You weren't that close to him before."

"I don't!"

"No? Then why did you neglect that physician for no reason, and then send him away to another place under some pretext after things calmed down? You clearly know everything, but you just don't dare to admit it. You Botao, you can fool others, but don't fool yourself too."

You Botao screamed.

The mistake he tried so hard to ignore was torn away by Zheng Xun, revealing the embarrassing truth beneath.

He wasn't entirely without conscience; a wave of guilt and remorse washed over him, and he could no longer deceive himself.

Zheng Xun didn't stop because of his breakdown: "You Botao, you know perfectly well that I can't possibly find out about something so far in such a short time, or even match up all the details, but in order to prove that you're not wrong, you deliberately ignored the truth and logic of the matter. It seems that you haven't learned from your past mistakes. Last time you harmed one person, how many more do you want to harm this time?"

You Botao did not answer. He ruffled his hair, his gaze was blank, and he mumbled incoherently.

Zheng Xun raised an eyebrow and glanced at him, then looked indifferently at Pang Yunyi below the stage.

"Take him away."

Pang Yunyi considered himself fearless, having committed acts of insubordination and disregard for imperial orders, yet he was chilled to the bone by Zheng Xun's single glance.