The passers-by are vicious

Chu Zian stared straight at the richly decorated carriage in front of him, his eyes fixed on Chu Yu who was sitting side by side with the woman.

He wanted to move forward urgently, but was blocked on the periphery.

The guards blocked both sides of the road like a solid wall.

Chu Zian was about to shout his name when he heard a noisy discussion.

"The people in the carriage are the Third Prince and his concubine, right?"

"I heard that the Third Prince asked for it from the Emperor."

Chu Zian's handsome face immediately showed disbelief, and he stopped in his tracks, his eyes reddened, and he watched in a trance as the carriage slowly passed by.

He stood there in dismay, watching the carriage disappear.

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After hearing what Cangying said, Jiang Wanwan couldn't help but show a look of surprise at first.

Then, she laughed softly, "So that's how it is, Rong Yuling, Rong Yuling, your habit of stealing has not changed at all."

There was a hint of sarcasm and disdain in Jiang Wanwan's tone, and she seemed to have seen through Rong Yuling's true nature.

Then, she continued, "If the Third Prince knew the truth, I wonder what he would do. I really can't wait to see that scene."

After saying this, Jiang Wanwan's mouth corners slightly raised, revealing a sly smile.

She suddenly had a better idea. There was no better time to reveal all this than when Rong Yuling was at her most proud.

……

The entire palace was filled with a festive atmosphere.

This day was the grand day when the third prince married his concubine.

Since the third prince did not yet have his own independent residence, the emperor specifically ordered that the wedding ceremony be held in the palace.

The palace was decorated with lights and colorful decorations, with smoke and silk fluttering in the wind, creating an extremely lively scene.

Today, the emperor specially sat at the top and attended the ceremony of becoming the concubine of the third prince together with Concubine Xu.

Originally, a concubine was not given such a grand ceremony, but the Third Prince specifically requested for permission because he felt that he could not make Rong Yuling the principal wife.

As the sound of ceremonial music sounded, the Third Prince, dressed in gorgeous clothes, walked into the palace hand in hand with Rong Yuling.

Rong Yuling, wearing an exquisite concubine's crown, had a smile on her beautiful face, especially when she saw Jiang Wanwan who came to participate in her concubine's ceremony, she smiled proudly.

She secretly thought that tomorrow she would summon Jiang Wanwan in the name of the third prince's concubine.

She couldn't wait to see Jiang Wanwan's humiliated expression tomorrow.

Thinking of this, Rong Yuling's mood became even happier. She gently stroked the pink handkerchief in her hand, as if she had already foreseen the scene of Jiang Wanwan kneeling down to her tomorrow.

The Third Prince stood straight with his broad shoulders and slightly furrowed his thick brows. There was no joy on his face but rather a hint of hesitation. He just grabbed Rong Yuling's sleeve and saluted the Emperor and Concubine Xu together.

Just as the eunuch was about to read out the decree to make Rong Yuling a concubine, a deep voice suddenly rang out: "Wait a minute!"

Everyone looked in the direction of the voice, only to see Crown Prince Ling Yunche slowly stand up from his seat, bow to the emperor and Concubine Xu, and say loudly: "Father, I have something to say."

Concubine Xu still had a decent smile on her face, but that smile did not reach her eyes, instead, a hint of coldness was revealed.

"Today is your brother's happy occasion. If you have anything to say, please talk to me later."

The emperor didn't think much about it, thinking that Ling Yunche really had something important to report, so he waved his hand and said, "Che'er, it won't be too late to say anything after the ceremony."

However, Ling Yunche did not sit down. His gaze passed over the crowd and fell on Rong Yuling, whose expression changed slightly.

The narrow and long phoenix eyes slightly raised, and said with a smile: "This matter concerns the third brother and Concubine Rong. Please give me a chance to speak."

When Rong Yuling was named, her heart suddenly tightened. She was about to become the legitimate consort of the Third Prince, but at this moment, Crown Prince Ling Yunche suddenly jumped out, which made her feel an ominous premonition.

Concubine Xu's originally delicate and gentle eyebrows were slightly wrinkled at this moment. She looked at Ling Yunche with a hint of dissatisfaction in her tone: "What do you want to say, Prince?"

Ling Yunche ignored Concubine Xu and said directly to the emperor: "Miss Rong was originally just a maid in the East Palace, but I have many doubts about her saving the third brother, so I sent someone to investigate."

"Oh? So what was the result of your investigation?"

The official stroked his beard, and his originally dignified face became solemn.

In fact, there was no need for Ling Yunche to make his words too clear, the emperor had already heard the deeper meaning in his words.

Ling Yunche turned his head and squinted at Rong Yuling with his phoenix eyes. His eyes were full of contempt and sneer, and at the same time, there was a hint of questioning: "Concubine Rong, you just left my Eastern Palace not long ago. How did you save my third brother who was stranded in Gongling County thousands of miles away?"

Rong Yuling's face turned very ugly in an instant, as if she didn't expect to be exposed so quickly.

"What does your Highness mean by this? It was obviously Yu Ling who saved the Third Prince! If you don't believe me, you can ask the Third Prince himself!"

Then, as if he had thought of something and had grasped a life-saving straw, he tightly grabbed the sleeve of the third prince beside him.

Ling Yunche sneered at Rong Yuling's explanation, and said meaningfully to the Third Prince who was standing there straight: "Third brother, have you ever doubted it?"

The third prince did not struggle to free himself from Rong Yuling's sleeve. He still stood there straight, but his brows were tightly furrowed.

A trace of doubt appeared on that handsome face. He turned to look at Rong Yuling, and his voice was filled with confusion that was difficult to conceal: "Is what the prince said true? You...you are not the one who saved me?"

Rong Yuling's face turned pale in an instant, her eyes widened, her lips trembling slightly, she wanted to explain, but didn't know how to say it.

Her heart was filled with fear and anxiety. She was afraid that the Third Prince would believe Ling Yunche's words, so she lowered her head guiltily.

Seeing her like this, the Third Prince was no fool so how could he not see that what Ling Yunche said was true? He frowned and shook off Rong Yuling's hand that was pulling his sleeve.

"You actually lied to this prince. Whose favor did you pretend to be?"

Facing the Third Prince's questioning, Rong Yuling still refused to admit it. She just kept shaking her head and tried to continue to argue: "No, it's not like that... How could Yuling deceive you, Your Highness? The Crown Prince must have a grudge against me, so he deliberately instigated discord... Please don't believe him, Your Highness!"

However, the third prince no longer trusted Rong Yuling's words.

He stared at her sharply and forced Rong Yuling to tell the truth with a tough attitude.

"Who is it?"