I kicked out my vicious husband and married his great-uncle

After Princess Mingjia jumped off the bed, she immediately ran towards Concubine Xian, shouting, "Concubine Xian, save me!"

Concubine Xian was startled: "Mingjia, is your leg healed?"

Instantly, Princess Mingjia realized something, and immediately lowered her body, groaned, and fell to the ground, still saying, "I, I was just in a hurry."

At this time, the Queen looked at Princess Heshuo and asked, "Princess, can this man with a broken leg still walk freely?"

"No. Not to mention walking freely, even moving a little would be excruciatingly painful. Even a strong man can't stand it."

"Mingjia, why do you lie?"

"I, I didn't lie."

The Queen said sternly, "Mingjia, you are a princess, a role model for all women in the world. If you are a princess but your morals are compromised, I am afraid your father will be disappointed."

Princess Mingjia lowered her head and said nothing.

Consort Xian glanced at the queen and said with a reproachful look: "Your Highness, there is no need to exaggerate. Mingjia is still young, and it is possible that he made a mistake at the moment. It is not to the point where his moral character is damaged."

"Mingjia's character is very clear to Concubine Xian. Then why don't you tell me why Mingjia told this lie?"

"Mingjia is still young. It's normal for her to lose her judgment when she encounters something that scares her." After saying that, Concubine Xian looked at Princess Mingjia and asked in a gentle voice, "Mingjia, what happened to you just now? Why were you so scared that you lied?"

"I, I thought Sister Mingxi was in a bad mood, so I thought about going to comfort her. Who knew that when I just went there, I saw Sister Mingxi trying to hang herself. This incident really scared me, so I panicked and offended the imperial aunt. In a panic, I didn't know how to end it, so I lied."

The queen frowned and once again learned a lesson from Concubine Xian's methods.

Now that Concubine Xian said this, she couldn't pursue the matter any further.

But there is obviously something fishy behind this matter.

When Mingjia went over, he happened to see Mingxi trying to hang himself. How could it be such a coincidence?

At this moment, a clear voice rang out from outside: "Mother, your son requests to see you."

It was Gao Mingche's voice.

In the past, the person the queen hated the most was Gao Mingche, but when she turned around and saw Princess Heshuo nodded slightly at her, she had to endure the discomfort in her heart and responded, "Come in."

Soon, Gao Mingche walked in, carrying a person in his hand and a small but heavy hammer in his other hand.

The man he was holding was wearing eunuch's clothes and was covered in blood, obviously having been tortured.

The queen frowned, unconsciously showing some disgust: "What are you doing?"

Gao Mingche threw the man to the ground and said calmly, "Mother, this man was sneaking around outside the back hall of Jinxiu Pavilion. I thought his movements were strange, so I arrested him. After a careful interrogation, I learned that he came here to break Mingjia's legs."

"Oh? Why would he break Mingjia's leg for no reason? He can't have a personal grudge against Mingjia, right?"

"To answer my mother, of course not. Someone wants to prove Mingjia's broken leg."

"Confirm that Mingjia's leg is broken? If it's false, then make it true. But what good can it do if Mingjia's leg is broken?"

After saying this, the queen smiled and looked at everyone present.

Although she asked this question, her meaning was very clear.

Under normal circumstances, Princess Mingjia would suffer endless pain if her leg was broken.

But now that Daliang is asking Daqi to send a princess to marry, if Princess Mingjia breaks her leg, she can avoid being sent to marry.

In the eyes of these princesses, going to marry was equivalent to going to Daliang to die.

Given the choice between dying and losing a leg, it's easy to choose the latter.

Moreover, the leg is not really broken, it is probably just to create the illusion of a broken leg.

However, this incident was witnessed by Princess Heshuo Chang. In order to prevent the illusion from being exposed, she had no choice but to break Princess Mingjia's leg.

However, Gao Mingche intervened and kidnapped the person, so Princess Mingjia's leg was not really broken.

According to their original plan, Princess Mingjia only needed to create the illusion that her leg was broken.

If no one saw it, the matter would naturally not be investigated further.

Of course, at the same time, something more serious than Princess Mingjia breaking her leg would have to happen. Only in this way could it be truly perfect.

At this time, the Queen, Princess Heshuo and Cui Shuyan all looked at Princess Mingxi.

Yes, if a princess died today and another princess broke her leg, then obviously the dead princess would be more eye-catching, while the one with a broken leg would receive less attention.

At least, it won't be investigated further.

In this light, Princess Mingxi's suicide attempt is somewhat intriguing.

Princess Mingxi was a little frightened when she was suddenly watched by so many people: "Did I do something wrong?"

"Why did you choose to hang yourself today?" the queen asked directly.

Princess Mingxi lowered her head and said, "Daliang launched an attack yesterday and injured our people with sharp arrows. Going to the parade ground today will naturally not produce any good results. So the marriage is a foregone conclusion. I don't want to go to that tiger's den, so I can only do this helpless move."

"Since you hanged yourself last time, I have confined you to your palace. You and the people in your palace are not allowed to go out. In that case, how do you know what happened yesterday and today?"

"This..." Princess Mingxi hesitated for a moment and said, "Mother, someone told me about this privately. As for who she was, I cannot tell you. She only cared about me, and I absolutely cannot do such a treacherous thing."

"Betrayal? Do you know that she is not thinking about you, but wants to use your death as a raft so that someone can pretend to have a broken leg and escape the fate of marriage? Your death is just a stepping stone."

"Ah?" Princess Mingxi looked at Princess Mingjia who was sitting on the ground in astonishment.

She blinked several times, as if she couldn't digest this.

The queen continued, "Does this person want to help you or harm you? Think about it carefully."

At this time, Concubine Xian spoke up: "Empress, you are trying to trick Mingxi into believing your words. Are you trying to keep her alive and marry her to Daliang? After all, choosing her to marry her will not offend anyone."

The other princesses all have their own maternal families, so they have to consider this and that, and one move can affect the entire body.

Only Princess Mingxi, who was born in a humble family and was ignored by everyone, was someone who could be easily abandoned.

"Xian Guifei, how much malice do you have towards me when you make such a guess? But I am a little curious. Since you want to save Mingjia, why do you want to induce Mingxi to seek death? If she is alive, she will be a good shield, isn't she?"

Isn't it just throwing dirty water?

Come on, splash each other.

The Queen naturally knew that Concubine Xian was always prudent in her actions.

Even if Princess Mingxi was still alive, if Princess Mingjia was fine, there was still a possibility that she would be sent to marry.

It would be better to break her legs and completely end the idea of ​​sending her to marry.

The Queen knew it, but she just wanted to throw the dirty water on Concubine Xian.

The virtuous concubine naturally refused and said coldly, "Empress, it's not good for you to speak nonsense like this. Mingjia and Mingxi have nothing to do with me. Why should I save one and hurt the other?"

"Mother, I have something to report." At this time, Gao Mingche stood up.