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

The next morning, Xie Jin, Feng Qingluan and others returned to the capital.

Emperor Xia Ming ordered them to enter the palace immediately after returning to Beijing.

Xie Jin's injuries were quite serious. When he arrived at the Qinzheng Hall, he was pushed in by Jiang Qu in a wheelchair. Emperor Xia Ming was sitting at the top, and Xie Heng was also there.

Several people saluted Emperor Xia Ming.

Emperor Xia Ming stepped down from the dragon throne and saw that Xie Jin was seriously injured, with bandages on his right hand and left leg, and other injuries on his body. He said with concern:

"Eighth brother, I have been worried about you. I am finally relieved to know that the King of Chu has found you. You rescued the Queen of Chu and killed Wei You. You have worked hard this time."

Xie Jin said: "Brother Emperor, this is what I should do."

After expressing his concern, Emperor Xia Ming said:

"What happened to the palace this time? Why didn't you show up in time when it happened? Speaking of this, I want to punish you because your negligence and mistakes put me and the civil and military officials in danger."

He first expressed brief concern and then talked about punishment. Emperor Xia Ming's expression changed so quickly that Feng Qingluan was slightly surprised.

Xie Jin reported to Emperor Xia Ming about the guarding situation of the imperial guards at the east, north and south gates of the palace, as well as what happened when the assassins attacked.

Only Xie Jin's low, magnetic, and slightly hoarse voice echoed in the hall. Emperor Xia Ming listened with a stern expression, "So, there is a spy among the imperial guards?"

Xie Jin said: “Yes.”

Xia Mingdi's voice suddenly became sharp, "Then do you know who it is?"

Xie Jin said: "At that time, the battle at the East Gate was fierce, and no one noticed who had transferred all the guards at the South Gate to support the East Gate. None of the two hundred guards at the South Gate survived at the East Gate.

I originally planned to interrogate Wei You to find out who was colluding with him, but the situation became critical and I encountered a killer in the forest. I had no choice but to kill him. I was unable to get any clues about the spy from Wei You, so I don’t know who the spy is for the time being.”

Xie Heng was filled with righteous indignation and said, "Someone in the palace actually colluded with the Karen people to cause such a large-scale assassination. Father, in my opinion, the spy is likely still in the palace and will endanger your safety. We must find him out thoroughly."

Emperor Xia Ming frowned and said, "You are right. I will leave this matter to you."

As he said this, he looked at Xie Jin and said, "Eighth brother, you should not work hard with your injuries. You need to rest. As the person in charge of the palace security, if I don't punish you for this matter, I won't be able to stop the gossip. I have decided to remove you from your position as the chief of the Dali Temple. You should rest and recover at home."

Since the founding of Daxia, the power of the Dali Temple has always been in the hands of the emperor and was presided over by a prince, and Xie Jin was the first person.

Xie Jin had spent a lot of effort to get this position. Now, because of this incident, Emperor Xia Ming has taken back his power, which is equivalent to removing his great power in the court. It may even affect his foundation in the court. This punishment is not to be underestimated. Xie Jin expected Emperor Xia Ming to do this, and responded:

"Yes, Your Majesty."

The Chief Director of the Dali Temple is in charge of supervising criminal penalties at court, and can investigate anyone from royal relatives to civil and military officials. It's an extremely important position. Now that the position is vacant, Xie Heng and Xie Yan are both worried, wondering if their father will release this power again, and both want to actively fight for it.

After punishing Xie Jin, the commander of the imperial guards Chi Guang was also punished.

He resigned from his post as commander of the imperial guards and was demoted to an imperial guard.

Those who should be punished have been punished, and now it is time to reward them based on their merits.

Among them, the one who made the greatest contribution was none other than Feng Qingluan.

Emperor Xia Ming looked at Feng Qingluan and said, "Princess Chu, if you hadn't led Wei You away on my behalf, I would have been in great danger. You saved my life, and I want to reward you."

Feng Qingluan said: "Your Majesty is the ruler of the Great Xia Kingdom. Your life and safety are the most important. I just made a decision that everyone would make at that time."

Emperor Xia Ming was very satisfied with her answer.

He didn't expect that a young woman would have the courage and wit to come up with a solution at that critical moment, to take risks on his behalf and help him ward off disaster. She was worthy of being the daughter of the Marquis of Protectorate, and she knew what to do in a critical moment.

It's just a pity that she asked for a divorce from the King of Chu and she is no longer his daughter-in-law, which makes him feel a little regretful.

Emperor Xia Ming had promised to return to the capital and issue an imperial decree announcing her divorce from the King of Chu. At this juncture, although there were clear rewards and punishments, he could not reward her too much and lose the face of the King of Chu. Therefore, Emperor Xia Ming did not ask Feng Qingluan what she wanted. As a girl, rewarding her with some gold, silver and jewelry would be enough.

After finishing the business, Emperor Xia Ming said: "You have been running around all day and have not had any rest in the mountains. Go down now."

Feng Qingluan said: "Father, the imperial decree of divorce..."

When Emperor Xia Ming heard her bring up this matter, his expression suddenly turned cold. He had just praised her in his heart, but this woman came to make trouble for him:

"Princess Chu, you are so impatient to bring this up. Do you think I will regret it?"

Feng Qingluan lowered her head to indicate that she didn't dare. She was not afraid that Emperor Xia Ming would go back on his word, but she was worried that Xie Yan would not let her have a good time and would interfere and cause unnecessary trouble.

Emperor Xia Ming saw that she was well-behaved again, so he cleared his throat and said:

"My word is as good as gold. I will give you the imperial edict when I get to the capital. You go back first, and I will send someone to the Chu Palace to issue the edict later."

Feng Qingluan said: "Thank you, Father."

She turned and walked out of the hall.

Feng Qingluan's prediction was correct. Looking at her graceful back, Xie Yan was so angry that he almost bled on the spot.

How much does this woman want to divorce him and not want to have anything to do with him for a moment?

He had originally planned to ask his father to disapprove of his divorce from Feng Qingluan after returning to the capital, but this woman seemed to have guessed his thoughts and brought up the matter directly in the hall, which really humiliated him in public!

Xie Yan was so angry that he was about to explode. He bowed to Emperor Xia Ming and chased after Feng Qingluan.

He blocked Feng Qingluan's way and said, "Feng Qingluan, have you really decided to divorce me? Are you sure? If you are playing hard to get, or if you are deliberately trying to get my attention, I'm telling you, you succeeded!

This king will give you one last chance. If you withdraw your divorce, this king can pretend that this incident never happened. If you insist on doing so, you will never get anything from this king again in this life!"

Seeing this kind of talk again, Feng Qingluan simply made it clear:

"Xie Yan, do you not understand what I'm saying or do you not know the difference between good and evil? I want a divorce, a complete divorce from you! There is no room for negotiation!

I don't want to have anything to do with you for the rest of my life. It's best if we never see each other again. Do you understand? So don't think I'm playing tricks on you. If you don't believe me, you can try to see if I still care about you after the divorce!"

After Feng Qingluan finished speaking, she walked around the Xie Yan and headed forward.

She doesn't even want the last chance given to her?

It was not until this moment that Xie Yan finally understood that Feng Qingluan had been talking about divorce not just to get his attention, but really wanted to divorce him!

Xie Yan was so angry that his chest began to tremble. He gritted his teeth and said angrily:

"Okay, Feng Qingluan, you want to divorce me, right? No matter how carefree and carefree you are now, you will cry and regret it later. I will definitely make you regret it. Just wait!"

Xie Yan was so angry that he kicked the wall of the palace, but he still couldn't relieve his anger that was about to explode. He clenched his fists and chased after Feng Qingluan.