The legitimate daughter brings disaster to the concubine! Seize the imperial power and the throne

"Father, you must make the decision for me."

The fourth princess knelt on the ground and cried bitterly, glaring at Master Shen fiercely. Master Shen fell to the ground and could not get up.

The Emperor of Nanliang, who was sitting at the top, tapped the table with his fingertips from time to time. His face showed no emotion. He listened to the crying of the Fourth Princess with his brows tightly furrowed. He raised his head slightly when he heard footsteps.

"Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you." Bu Yan bowed.

When the Southern Liang Emperor saw Bu Yan, his expression eased a lot: "Lord Bu, you have come at the right time. Please help me make a decision."

Bu Yan was puzzled.

Eunuch Changxi whispered in Bu Yan's ear very quickly: "The fourth princess was accidentally hit by Master Shen's carriage when she entered the palace. Master Shen hugged the fourth princess in public, and the royal daughter lost her innocence."

Bu Yan suddenly realized, looked at the crying Fourth Princess, and then looked at Master Shen. He thought for a moment: "Master Shen is the eldest son of Minister Shen, and he is both civil and military..."

"Bu Yan!" The fourth princess interrupted Bu Yan hastily: "Shen Rufeng already has a wife, how dare you let me be his successor!"

The Fourth Princess felt disgusted when she looked at Shen Rufeng for even a second. How could she, a princess of the royal family, be worthy of a man whose wife had died?

What's more, Shen Rufeng's appearance could only be considered handsome at best, and she didn't like him at all.

Bu Yan bowed his hands and apologized to the Fourth Princess: "It was my negligence. A princess should not be paired with Master Shen."

After hearing this, the Fourth Princess's expression looked better. She snorted coldly and turned her head away, not even wanting to look at Bu Yan any longer.

Bu Yan didn't care, he slowly stood up, put one hand behind his waist, and looked at Shen Rufeng: "Then sentence him to death."

Shen Rufeng shuddered and looked up in disbelief.

"Lord Bu is right. Shen Rufeng should be sentenced to death for offending the royal princess." The Fourth Princess clapped her hands in approval.

Only if Shen Rufeng dies can she preserve her reputation.

"Nonsense!" Emperor Nanliang snorted.

The Fourth Princess looked at the Emperor of Southern Liang with grievance: "Father, I think what Lord Bu said is absolutely right. Shen Rufeng must have planned it in advance and deliberately approached this princess. He should be sentenced to death."

Shen Rufeng was terrified: "Your Majesty, I came to the palace today to report an important matter. It was not intentional. The horse was going too fast at the time, and I couldn't avoid it in time, so I bumped into the princess' carriage."

"How dare you quibble!" The fourth princess glared at the other party.

Having said that, the Emperor of Southern Liang looked at Shen Rufeng. Shen Rufeng took out a letter from his arms and presented it with both hands.

Changxi took it and handed it to the Emperor of Southern Liang.

Emperor Nanliang took it and looked at it, his expression changed slightly, and then he looked at the fourth princess: "Why are you so anxious to enter the palace?"

The fourth princess' eyelids twitched. She subtly noticed the change in the emperor's tone and quickly looked at Zhao Yan who was silent at the side: "Miss Zhao San was beaten by Feng He. I am so angry that I want to go to the palace to ask my father for help."

When mentioning Feng He, the Emperor of Southern Liang glanced at Bu Yan very quickly.

Bu Yan's expression remained calm, as if he was an outsider.

Emperor Nanliang retracted his gaze and snorted, "Just because of this little thing, you rode your horse into the street. If Shen Rufeng hadn't saved you, you don't know what would have happened to you. You even dared to kill Shen Rufeng!"

The Fourth Princess said that she dared not and kept winking at Zhao Yan. However, when she arrived in front of the emperor, Zhao Yan was instinctively timid and kept her mouth tightly shut. She did not dare to say a bad word about Lu Jingning, which made the Fourth Princess so angry that she wanted to pry her mouth open.

How disloyal!

"Your Majesty, I am fine. I should not have entered the palace at this time and offended the princess. Please understand, Your Majesty, I have no ill will towards the princess." Shen Rufeng kowtowed to the Emperor of Southern Liang.

The Emperor of Southern Liang glanced at Bu Yan.

Bu Yan stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, Mr. Shen is not interested, and the princess is not willing to marry into the Shen family, so let's just call it quits."

"What about my reputation?" the fourth princess questioned, her pretty face full of anger, and she looked at Bu Yan with displeasure: "Master Bu, are you seeking justice for Feng He?"

Bu Yan looked at the Fourth Princess innocently: "So according to the Fourth Princess, you want to marry Mr. Shen?"

"Is the Shen family worthy?" The Fourth Princess snorted.

"Then I don't understand why the Fourth Princess said that I favored Princess Fenghe?" Bu Yan looked at the Fourth Princess helplessly: "Was it Princess Fenghe who took the initiative to provoke today? If so, I will definitely not cover up for her. I beg the emperor to severely punish Princess Fenghe."

The fourth princess immediately looked away guiltily.

But Bu Yan didn't intend to let the Fourth Princess off so easily, and continued to ask, "Princess Fenghe has a bad reputation. Even though she is domineering, as the Prefect of Jingzhao, I will never favor anyone. Please explain the situation to the Fourth Princess. In addition, Miss Zhao San was someone I almost arranged to marry. She was humiliated today, and I must ask for clarification."

Zhao Yan was stunned. She had never planned to marry Bu Yan. She went to cause trouble for Lu Jingning today only because she was very angry.

I just want to ruin Lu Jingning's reputation, that's all.

Unexpectedly, Bu Yan actually had a special liking for her. Zhao Yan frowned, her cheeks flushed, and her heart suddenly began to beat fast.

People outside say that Bu Yan is a devil with a hundred faces. As the prefect of Jingzhao, he has offended countless people, and the ways he punishes people are countless.

But today, looking at Bu Yan who was neither humble nor arrogant and spoke eloquently, Zhao Yan actually found him particularly pleasing to the eye.

The fourth princess was speechless after being questioned, and pointed at Zhao Yan: "Say something quickly."

Zhao Yan came back to her senses, her eyes misty. She raised her head and showed the face with the slap mark, choking with sobs, "I don't know why Princess Fenghe was so angry that she hit someone..."

"What? Princess Fenghe hit you for no reason?" Bu Yan frowned, looking sad, and said in a deep voice, "Miss Zhao San, don't be afraid. The emperor is here. Tell us how you met Princess Fenghe today and how you were beaten. Is there any witness?"

Zhao Yan was suddenly choked.

Looking back today, it was they who took the initiative to come and cause trouble.

"I……"

"Miss Zhao San?" Bu Yan came up to her and spoke in a much softer tone: "Is Princess Fenghe taking advantage of her power to bully others and deliberately embarrass you?"

Zhao Yan hesitated for a moment, thinking about how to make Lu Jingning disliked by the emperor, she gritted her teeth and nodded, "Yes, Princess Fenghe saw that the Duke Su's Mansion was not liked, and said in public that my mother deserved it. She also said that the Duke Su's Mansion would be disliked by the emperor sooner or later. She was even more disrespectful to the fourth princess, saying that she was the Princess Fenghe appointed by the emperor himself, and her status was far higher than the fourth princess."

After saying this, the fourth princess burst into tears and called out "father" in grievance.

"Your Majesty, Princess Fenghe is really going too far." Bu Yan cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, please summon Princess Fenghe to the palace and interrogate her clearly."

Emperor Nanliang raised his eyebrows: "Lord Bu, do you really want to do this?"

"Your Majesty, I will never favor anyone." Bu Yan said righteously.

After thinking for a moment, the Emperor of Southern Liang raised his voice and ordered someone to invite Lu Jingning into the palace.

……

Rong family

Lu Jingning personally came to thank Madam Rong and brought a complete set of Nanzhu head ornaments. Madam Rong closed the box and said, "I didn't save your mother for these reasons."

"Madam Rong, I know." Lu Jingning put the things down. "These Nanzhu are collected by my mother one by one. They are also a token of my mother's love. You two had many misunderstandings at the beginning. Now Madam Rong has saved my mother regardless of the past. We have no way to repay her."

Mrs. Rong couldn't refuse, so she had to accept it. She asked how Shangguan was doing in the past two days. Lu Jingning smiled and said, "After taking Baogong Pills, her complexion is much better. She also took the medicine you prescribed, and she is getting better day by day."

Rong smiled and said, "I will go visit your mother again in two days when I have time."

The two talked for a while, and Yun Zai walked up and whispered something in Lu Jingning's ear. Lu Jingning's face changed slightly, and Rong also vaguely heard something about the fourth princess being summoned by the emperor.

"Aning, if you have something to do, go and do it first. I have talked about the matter between your mother and I, and it's nothing." Rong said.

Lu Jingning didn't dare to delay any longer. She stood up and thanked Rong, then turned around and left Rong's house and walked back quickly. She frowned and said, "She really went to the palace to file a complaint."

"Lord Bu sent someone to deliver a letter, asking you to get ready." Yun Zai still felt a little guilty when he said this. He glanced around and handed over a package.

Lu Jingning took it and a fishy smell hit him in the face.