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

Ru Fei's mind was also racing, and after the King of Chu finished speaking, she pleaded:

"Your Majesty, the King of Chu has always been a clean and intelligent man. It is impossible for him to make such a foolish mistake. Someone must have framed him. Please investigate and clear his name."

Di Liang knew that his daughter liked the King of Chu. When this happened, a thought that made him feel cold to the core popped up in his mind: Could it be that Manli planned this in order to marry the King of Chu?

He had never heard that the King of Chu liked his daughter. Songcui Garden was a place for male guests to rest, and it was obviously problematic for a girl like her to appear here.

The queen frowned and looked at Feng Qingluan, who had not spoken since she said the first word.

She remembered that Feng Qingluan had asked her to help negotiate a divorce in front of His Majesty. Could this matter be related to Feng Qingluan?

Prince Jing was happy to see the excitement, so he bowed to Emperor Xia Ming and said:

"Father, I have heard some rumors in the capital, but I don't know if I should tell you about them."

As he spoke, everyone else looked at him. Emperor Xia Ming asked, "What did you hear?"

King Jing glanced at Di Manli and said, "I heard that Miss Di had always admired the King of Chu before he got married. Who would benefit the most from this incident? Moreover, Songcui Garden where the King of Chu was staying was a men's rest area. How did Miss Di, a female relative, appear here? Did she come here on her own, or was she abducted? Miss Di, shouldn't you explain it?"

Di Manli is the only daughter of General Di Liang, the Zhennan General. King Jing originally wanted the military power behind her, but Di Manli loved Xie Yan, and he didn't mind helping him make Di Manli his woman. This at least put an end to the prince's idea of ​​taking Di Manli in to expand his power.

When Emperor Xia Ming heard this, he realized it was true, and his awe-inspiring gaze fell on Di Manli.

Feeling the tremendous pressure coming from above her head, Di Manli's heart began to beat wildly.

"Your Majesty, your servant..."

Xie Ying didn't know that Liu Qi sent a note to Di Manli to come to King Chu's room, and thought that Di Manli came here on her own initiative according to the original plan.

There is a huge difference between being invited and taking the initiative to come. Seeing Di Manli being questioned by King Jing, Zhao Xieying defended her and said:

"Prince Jing, what do you mean? Miss Di is an unmarried girl. Reputation is so important to a girl. Do you mean that she came to my brother's room without caring about her reputation?"

Then she turned to Emperor Xia Ming and said, "Father, no matter how the process was, it led to this result. I think Miss Di was interested in you, and they had a relationship. You should be responsible for Miss Di for the rest of your life!"

Emperor Xia Ming knew that Princess Zhaoyang had a good relationship with Di Manli, and he was blameless for standing up to defend her best friend when something like this happened to her.

Besides, what she said was right. The facts were a foregone conclusion and an explanation must be given to this matter. Otherwise, no matter whether the hidden story behind this matter was related to Di Manli or not, her identity was destined to prevent Di Manli from being sentenced to death.

Since she couldn't be beheaded, she had no choice but to marry the King of Chu in order to preserve her reputation.

"Your Majesty, I only have one daughter, Manli. She is also a victim in this matter. If His Royal Highness the King of Chu touches her but doesn't want her, then Manli can only sacrifice her life to preserve her reputation."

Di Manli was very grateful for her father's help. She needed her father's help at this time. She was not stupid and told the truth:

"Your Majesty, why did this servant appear in the room of His Royal Highness the King of Chu? His Royal Highness sent someone to tell me to come and see him, and told me not to let anyone know. I like the King of Chu, so I couldn't resist His Royal Highness' invitation, so I came to Songcui Garden."

As soon as she said this, it was like a stone thrown into the sea. Xie Yan was the first to refute:

"When did the king send a message for you to come here?"

Di Manli cried and said, "It was the note that was delivered by the prince's personal guard Liu Qi. Your Highness said that he didn't want anyone to know, so I burned the note. If Your Highness doesn't believe it, you can ask someone to check in the room next to the stream to see if there are any ashes of the burnt note, or call Liu Qi over. I can confront him face to face. I will never lie."

Di Manli spoke so confidently that Xie Yan was confused. Was it Liu Qi who went to convey his order to invite Di Manli over?

Where is Liu Qi?

By the way, he should have been guarding outside the door all the time. He would know best what happened.

However, Xie Yan looked around the room and did not see Liu Qi.

Emperor Xia Ming sent people to search Di Manli's room. The guards came back and reported that ashes of burnt paper were found in the pot of green plants.

Now most people believed what Di Manli said.

"Your Majesty, we haven't found Liu Qi yet. I have already ordered people to look for him!"

Guard Pang came to report.

Xie Yan's head became even more confused. Liu Qi was missing, and he smelled a conspiracy more and more, but he couldn't escape from it.

Princess Qingyang was dissatisfied when she saw Xie Ying ignore the facts and help the King of Chu take responsibility for Di Manli:

"Zhaoyang, the one who should ask your father for the decision here should be the Princess of Chu, right? The King of Chu and Di Manli did such a thing secretly, and the Princess of Chu saw it with her own eyes. You can imagine how much harm it must have done to her. Please punish me, and don't let the Princess of Chu feel disappointed."

As she said this, she turned to Emperor Xia Ming.

The moment Xie Ying spoke, Feng Qingluan knew the time had come. She didn't expect that Princess Qingyang Xie Ning would speak for her.

Some words spoken by outsiders carry much more weight than those spoken by the parties themselves. Following the lead, Feng Qingluan spoke at the right time, her calm, gentle, yet powerful voice ringing out in the room:

“Father, mother, the king of Chu favors his concubine over his wife. As his princess, I have always been advised to be magnanimous. But today, the king of Chu went too far and slept on the same bed with another woman in front of me. This is tantamount to humiliating me. If I give in again and again, I don’t know how many such things will happen in the future.

The King of Chu has no sincerity towards his son, but he is willing to help him. Moreover, he has agreed to let him sign the divorce agreement. Here is the divorce agreement. Father, mother, this is my son's wish and also what the King of Chu wants. I beg you to help me!"

Feng Qingluan finished speaking solemnly, then took out the divorce agreement signed and sealed by Xie Yan from her bosom and handed it to Emperor Xia Ming with both hands.

The room was silent, so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.

Everyone was shocked to varying degrees. The Princess of Chu asked for a divorce from the King of Chu?

Have you signed the divorce papers?

This is something that has never been heard of before and it is too unbelievable.