Marrying a wife and a concubine together? Wouldn't it be better to divorce and become the queen

After all, Emperor Xia Ming couldn't really be beaten to death.

For an emperor who had always been pampered and high and mighty, making him suffer some physical pain would be both physically and mentally tormenting, and might be more unbearable for him than killing him.

Liao Luoling is still saying:

"Sister Qingluan, who do you think the assassin could be? Could it be an assassin from Karen? But if it was an assassin from another country, he could have said something he shouldn't have said and taken your life directly. Why would they go to the trouble of torturing your majesty?"

Feng Qingluan patted her shoulder:

"This is not something you should consider. The imperial guards will investigate. Now that you are here, have lunch at the Marquis' Mansion. I will prepare delicious food for you."

Speaking of delicious food, Liao Luoling's eyes suddenly lit up:

"What's delicious?"

Feng Qingluan smiled and said, "Sweet and sour spare ribs, steamed pork with rice flour, braised crucian carp..."

Feng Qingluan listed a series of dish names, and Liao Luoling couldn't help swallowing her saliva, looking forward to noon coming soon.

On the other side, Xie Yan returned to the Prince of Chu's Palace after visiting Emperor Xia Ming.

Thinking of Xie Ji's taking advantage of his misfortune and mocking him, although he did this every time, it still made Xie Yan feel upset every time.

He sat on the chair and wanted to pour himself a cup of tea, but the tea was ice cold.

"Someone, bring some hot tea."

A maid came in with her head down, pouring hot tea for Xie Yan and bringing it to him.

"Your Majesty, please have some tea."

Xie Yan immediately recognized it as Feng Shuyao's voice.

He looked up and saw that it was indeed her. A murderous look flashed across his eyes:

"Shouldn't you be staying in Yiyuan? Who let you come here?"

Having not heard Xie Yan's voice for a long time, Feng Shuyao's eyes were instantly filled with tears, which flowed down like a flood that broke through a dam.

She suppressed her excitement and choked up and said:

"My Lord, I heard that you injured your arm a few days ago, and I wanted to come and see you."

Seeing her crying again, Xie Yan became even more upset and said in a cold voice:

"You left Yiyuan without my order. Are you itching again?"

Feng Shuyao knelt on the ground when she heard this:

"My lord, I am not like that. I miss you so much, but you don't come to see me, so I can only come to see you secretly.

Every day that I was in Yiyuan, I thought about the love that the prince had shown me in the past. It was because I did not know how to cherish it and did not know how to judge people, and I mistakenly took the prince as my backer.

After this incident, I have come to my senses and know who truly loves me. My Lord, I know I was wrong. I beg you to give Shu Yao another chance to reform. Shu Yao will serve you well. I am loyal to you. "

She cried with tears streaming down her face.

After a month of torture, Feng Shuyao's delicate temperament disappeared completely.

Her skin was rough and sallow, her eyelids were all black and blue, and her eyes no longer had the arrogant look they once had.

Her hands were covered with calluses from constant work, and even though she was wearing a maid's clothes and hair bun, it was obvious that she had lost weight.

The long hair that was once jet-black and shiny has now become dry and split.

She seemed to have lost all her energy and vitality, and was in a state of depression.

Seeing her like this, Xie Yan felt no pity or distress in his heart, not even any feeling at all, and sneered:

"What's the point of your repentance? You have been in the palace for such a long time, and I have spoiled you and loved you. Everything I gave you was the best. I even forced Feng Qingluan to leave and gave the position of princess to you, but you are still not satisfied.

Because of you, my reputation has plummeted. Everyone in the capital is laughing at me behind my back, causing me to fall out of favor with my father, the emperor, and be locked up in the palace to reflect on my mistakes.

You almost ruined my future. Now you come to me to confess your sins. You are not really sorry. You just fell from heaven to hell. You can't accept the gap and can't live a good life. So you come to me for help. I tell you, it's too late!"

Xie Yan's words were filled with the resentment and anger that had accumulated over this period of time.

Feng Shuyao was blamed by him one by one and dared not say a word.

Xie Yan was right, it was all her own fault that she ended up like this.

If she had thought it through a little more during the time when the King of Chu was nice to her and not worked for the Crown Prince, she would never have been so miserable.

Thinking of the prince, Feng Shuyao burst into tears again.

During the month she was imprisoned in Yiyuan, she asked Bai Huazang to deliver two letters to the prince, asking him to find a way to rescue her.

But the letter she sent fell on deaf ears.

She didn't know whether the prince received her call for help or just ignored it. There was no movement from the Eastern Palace. She felt like a person forgotten by everyone, lingering in agony in Yiyuan.

She was so destitute that she had nothing to eat or wear, and sometimes she even had to go hungry. In order to survive, every time she asked Bai Huazang for something, he would force her to sleep with him.

Feng Shuyao felt that she was extremely lowly, even worse than the lowest prostitute in the brothel. What a hellish life she had been leading for the past month, and she had to endure Di Manli's secret torture from time to time. Her life was worse than death.

It was not until then that Feng Shuyao realized that the prince didn't care about her at all. He only treated her as a toy, a spy for him to monitor the King of Chu, and a tool to work for him.

She regretted it and she hated Xie Heng.

Thinking of this, Feng Shuyao cried even more sadly, and her body even convulsed due to excessive emotion.

Xie Yan didn't want to see her:

"Get lost! If you come out without permission again next time, I will kill you!"

He stood up and left in disgust.

Feng Shuyao tried to pull it out in a hurry, but she felt dizzy and fell to the ground.

When Xie Yan saw her fainting like a puddle of mud, the hatred in his eyes became even stronger.

"Someone, drag her back to Yiyuan!"

Two old women came up and dragged Feng Shuyao away.

Feng Shuyao wasn't really fainted, she was just pretending.

She is pregnant.

Today, I specially asked Bai Huazang to bribe the servants to pretend to be maids and come to serve at the thank-you banquet.

She thought that Xie Yan would call a doctor to treat her after seeing her faint and ask the doctor to tell her that she was pregnant.

But Xie Yan seemed to have completely given up on her. Even when she fainted, he didn't show any sympathy and even had her dragged away.

Feng Shuyao couldn't believe it.

Fortunately, there was a backup plan.

When Feng Shuyao was dragged out of the yard, Bai Huazang, who was passing by, saw her and walked over:

"What's up with her?"

The two women said in a muffled voice:

"This bitch came here secretly to seduce the prince and even pretended to faint. The prince asked us to drag her away."

Bai Huazang was angry: "You can't drag her away so violently. What if she dies on the way? Can you bear the consequences? The prince didn't say he wanted her life."

The two old women were frightened by him and moved more cautiously.

Bai Huazang grabbed Feng Shuyao's hand and felt her pulse.

After a moment, a look of joy gradually appeared on his face:

"My cousin is pregnant. Go tell the King of Chu!"

The two old women were stunned. Pregnant?

Seeing that they were still standing there without moving, Bai Huazang emphasized:

"The girl is pregnant. This is the prince's first child. It is a great joy. Why don't you go and report to the prince and claim your reward?"

The two maids finally reacted and one of them ran to report to Xie Yan.