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

"Zhaoyang, what are you looking at? Go back to the palace."

Concubine Ru pretended not to notice anything and walked over to call Xie Ying.

Xie Ying panicked, quickly retracted her gaze, adjusted her expression, and asked:

"Mother, is Father feeling better?"

She didn't dare to look at Yun Huaiyin again, and walked back with Ru Fei as if nothing had happened.

Ru Fei said, "It's okay. She was a little frightened and is resting in the inn. You go and comfort her."

Xie Ying didn't think about anything else and nodded to go over there to find Emperor Xia Ming.

Yun Huaiyin was still looking in her direction when he saw Concubine Ru come over and call Xie Ying away. The two of them walked into the inn next door. Only then did he retract his gaze and prepare to go to Feng Qingluan to help.

At this time, a strange man walked up to him:

"Sir, there is a man over there who wants you to come over."

Yun Huaiyin was worried that it was a trap and refused:

"I'm busy, so it's inconvenient. Please excuse me."

The man seemed to know that he would refuse, and whispered:

"This is about Princess Zhaoyang. Her mother asked you to come."

Yun Huaiyin's pupils shook, he looked in the direction of the imperial guards and walked towards him.

The imperial guards took Yun Huaiyin to a remote courtyard of the inn, where Concubine Ru was waiting for him.

Seeing Yun Huaiyin, Concubine Ru looked him up and down:

"Who are you and what's your name?"

This man was handsome and dignified, and she had never seen him before among the noble families in the capital.

Yun Huaiyin said: "Yun Huaiyin pays respect to Her Majesty Ru Fei."

"You are not from the capital?"

Yun Huaiyin said: "I am from Jiangnan, and I am the cousin of Miss Feng from the Marquis' Mansion."

Feng Qingluan’s relatives?

Ru Fei's face darkened:

"How did you get to know Zhaoyang?"

Yun Huaiyin recounted how the two met.

Concubine Ru sneered, "So that's how it is. You saved Zhaoyang, and she's obsessed with you. She's not even satisfied with the son of the Minister of Personnel whom I chose for her as a husband.

Yun Huaiyin, right? Do you know? Zhaoyang is the current princess, and the person she marries must be of a status that matches her. Are you trying to confuse her mind and become a princess consort by making her disobey me?"

When Feng Qingluan was still the Princess of Chu, Concubine Ru never treated her well.

Not to mention that the King of Chu was in danger many times for that woman, and Zhaoyang never got any good treatment from her, so he was even more dissatisfied with Feng Qingluan.

Now seeing that the man Zhaoyang likes has a close relationship with that woman, this person wants to take advantage of Zhaoyang's innocent mind to cross the class and sit on the position of the prince consort. With her as her mother around, there is no way she will succeed!

Ru Fei belittled and mocked, Yun Huaiyin looked stern:

"Your Majesty, you are worrying too much. I have only met Princess Zhaoyang a few times. I have never been attracted to her, nor have I ever thought of marrying up to a rich and powerful person. Please don't blame me."

Ru Fei didn't believe it: "Zhao Yang didn't want to marry Xue Yuan until she met you. Didn't you instigate it? She was devoted to you, and you seduced her with your seductiveness!"

The more she spoke, the more unpleasant it became. Yun Huaiyin couldn't help but get a little angry:

"My Lady Rufei, whether the princess is willing to marry or not, I have done nothing, and the princess is an independent individual. Your Majesty Rufei is forcing her to marry regardless of her wishes. Do you want her to live in pain for the rest of her life? If your Majesty Rufei really loves the princess, you shouldn't do this."

"presumptuous!"

Ru Fei was enraged, and waved her sleeves heavily, saying angrily:

"Zhaoyang is my daughter, of course I love her, why would you, a commoner, have any say in this? She doesn't like the prince consort I've chosen for her now, but once the two of them develop feelings for each other, she'll understand that he's the best candidate I've arranged for her.

As for you, I warn you. Go and tell Zhaoyang tomorrow that you have no feelings for her and never meet her again. Otherwise, if you covet something that doesn't belong to you, I will not let your family, not to mention the Marquis' Mansion, have an easy time! Remember?"

She threatened harshly, and Yun Huaiyin clenched his fists.

Every time Xie Ying came to see him, there was a cloud of worry on her face, because she was so miserable having a tyrannical and authoritarian mother like Concubine Ru.

Yun Huaiyin said: "Since Your Majesty loves the princess, I hope you can really listen to what she wants in her heart instead of forcing her blindly."

Concubine Ru glared at him, "How dare you! You dare to talk to me like that! If I don't teach you a lesson, you don't know how high the sky is and how deep the earth is. Come, drag Yun Huaiyin away and beat him up, then throw him into the street!"

The imperial guards came forward and were about to attack Yun Huaiyin. Xie Ying's anxious voice came:

"Mother, don't!"

She rushed from the corridor to Yun Huaiyin:

"Mother, you can't hit Huai Yin."

She went to see her father and when she came back found her mother missing. She looked for her all the way here and saw that she had brought Yun Huaiyin over at some point and the two were talking.

The mother was aggressive. She thought she could force Yun Huaiyin to say that he had feelings for her, but she didn't expect that he was fighting for his freedom.

She was very happy that Yun Huaiyin could do it for her no matter what.

But she also didn't want him to offend his mother because of her, so when she saw her mother ordering people to take action, she rushed out.

Concubine Ru was furious. When she saw Xie Ying not only eavesdropping on the conversation but also running out to protect Yun Huaiyin, her rage reached her head.

"You don't want to marry Xue Yuan because of this man. You like him, right?"

Xie Ying pursed her lips. She wanted to find an opportunity to confess to Yun Huaiyin alone. Her mother was forcing her here. She couldn't consider Yun Huaiyin's feelings and admitted:

"Yes, mother, I like him, but it's not because of him that I don't want to marry Xue Yuan. I have no feelings for Xue Yuan and can't imagine what kind of hell I will fall into if I marry him. Mother, please consider my feelings and don't let me marry a man I don't like, okay?"

Concubine Ru thought she had prepared the best candidate for Xie Ying as a son-in-law, but in her daughter's eyes it seemed so reluctant.

She ignored Xie Ying's words and put all the blame on Yun Huaiyin.

"I think you have been bewitched by this man! If you don't let him take your life today, I don't know what he will do to you tomorrow. You guys, take the princess away and drag Yun Huaiyin out to beat him up!"

Two imperial guards came up and pulled Xie Ying aside.

Xie Ying was so anxious that she burst into tears:

"Mother, you can't fight. Huaiyin's previous injuries haven't fully recovered yet. If he can't stand it, something bad will happen to him!"

You knew he was injured?

She had sneaked out of the palace many times before just to see this man!

Xie Ying's words added fuel to the fire, and Ru Fei's fingers trembled with anger. She shouted:

"Drag out!"

The imperial guards dragged Yun Huaiyin to the yard next door. Yun Huaiyin struggled hard, but was kicked in the abdomen by a imperial guard. The severe pain almost made him vomit blood.

The punches and kicks came down like raindrops, and Yun Huaiyin had no choice but to hold his head tightly and take it.

Xie Ying was shackled by two imperial guards. She wanted to save Yun Huaiyin, but she didn't have the strength to break free. She heard the sounds of beating but didn't hear Yun Huaiyin's screams, which made her even more worried.

She cried and threw herself at Concubine Ru, begging desperately:

"Mother, tell them to stop. Huaiyin is injured. If they continue to fight like this, he will die!"

Ru Fei lifted up Xie Ying's tear-stained face, and seeing the anxiety and sadness in her eyes, she became even angrier:

"It seems that you really like him, Zhaoyang. Don't forget that you are in the royal family and a princess. You have never had the right to choose your husband. In order to prevent you from being sent away for marriage, your mother carefully selected a good man for you so that you can continue to stay in Daxia and enjoy wealth and glory. But you fell in love with the son of a merchant and disobeyed your mother. You don't know what's good for you. Your mother's plan for you was in vain!"

She shook off Xie Ying and said to the imperial guards:

"Take the princess away!"

Xie Ying cried, "Mother, it was my fault. Please let him go. I promise I will never see him again. I will marry Xue Yuan. Please let him go."

Xie Ying was taken away.

Concubine Ru walked to the next yard and saw Yun Huaiyin lying on the ground in a disheveled state.

There was blood at the corners of his mouth and bruises on his face, but he didn't make a sound. He remained stubborn and resilient.

Ru Fei's heart trembled. This boy is really patient!

"Yun Huaiyin, I will teach you a lesson today. If you dare to go after Zhaoyang again, I will kill you and throw him out!"

Yun Huaiyin felt weak all over, and the severe pain coming from all parts of his body almost overwhelmed him.

Two guards dragged him out onto the street.

Some people saw him coming towards him:

"What happened to this guy? Was he beaten or stepped on? Someone, report this to the police."

Someone said, "His Royal Highness Prince Rong is over there, and Miss Feng is also treating the wounded. Go and tell them that there is another injured person here."

The people thought that Yun Huaiyin was trampled into this state, and they gathered around to watch out of curiosity.

Xue Zimo came to the back of Baisheng Building to look for Yun Huaiyin, but didn't see anyone, so he looked everywhere.

Seeing the people gathered here, he ran over and found Yun Huaiyin was covered in wounds and almost unconscious, and said in surprise:

"Master Yun, how did you get injured like this? Hold on, I'll take you to find the young lady!"

He helped Yun Huaiyin up and took him quickly to the Imperial City Street where Feng Qingluan was.