Dressed as the prince's substitute? I took the throne

"What? Divorce? You..."

Xu Hanyan, who had been calm and composed, was suddenly shocked by Zhou Chuxuan's words and was speechless: "Our marriage was chosen by His Majesty, how can it be cancelled at will?"

"Besides, once you file for divorce, I'll be... The Xu family has more than one daughter, so there will be another one by then. They'll have to fight for the position of Crown Princess!"

"Sister Hanyan, don't panic!" Zhou Chuxuan smiled softly, his expression as if he was being completely secretive. "Just think about it, if the two great families in the court both sided with me, what chance would the Crown Prince have of winning?"

"You're trying to win over the Xu family in this way? Are you crazy?" Xu Hanyan looked at Zhou Chuxuan in shock. "One wrong move, and everything will be lost! The Xu family's ambitions are no less than the Li family's!"

"If the Xu family's anger touches your majesty's power, you will be in danger too! Between a prince with no real power and influence, and a top family in the court, I believe your majesty still knows how to make choices!"

Zhou Chuxuan slowly stood up, walked to the window, and looked at the bright starry sky: "That depends on whether the Crown Princess dares to take a gamble!"

......

"What? Divorce?"

In the imperial study, Emperor Wu looked at the memorial submitted by the Xu family, his brows furrowed, and a flash of anger appeared in his eyes.

"What does this rebellious son want to do? Is he going to divorce Xu Hanyan just because he wants to marry the Princess of Liang? Stupid!"

As a top family like the Li family, the Xu family could only rely on this method to check their ambitions in the Wu Dynasty, otherwise it would pose a great threat to the imperial power.

"Your Majesty, if His Royal Highness the Crown Prince cannot tolerate Han Yan, then my Xu family will choose another daughter to marry His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"

At this time, the Minister of Revenue Xu Sanxiang was sitting below and reporting to Emperor Wu on his work. Upon hearing this, he did not get angry or make a fuss, but smiled slightly.

Emperor Wu rubbed his brows helplessly. The old guys in the Xu family were all a bunch of experienced people. Now the behavior of the sixth brother was nothing but an excuse for them to stir up trouble.

"Don't worry, my dear Lord Xu. I will go to the Eastern Palace shortly to have a talk with this rebellious son! Tell him not to let a momentary emotion ruin his life!"

Emperor Wu hurriedly finished the affairs of the Imperial Study and immediately moved to the Eastern Palace. Before the dragon chariot had completely come to a stop, he walked down from it angrily.

"My son, please pay homage to your father!"

"Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you!"

"You rebellious son, do you still have eyes for me, your father? Why did you divorce Xu Hanyan? Is it because you are about to marry the Princess of Liang?"

Facing Emperor Wu's questioning, Zhou Chuxuan still put on a lustful look, licked his dry lips, and a strange light flashed in his eyes: "Father, the Princess of Liang must be extremely beautiful!"

"Besides, since you are a princess and you are marrying me, how can I be so fickle? I should treat you wholeheartedly!"

"If the princess came to the Wu Dynasty and found that I had a wife, wouldn't that just add to the conflict? I'm thinking about the future!"

Emperor Wu was nearly suffocated by anger. He took a few deep breaths to calm himself down, but his eyes were still filled with anger. "Since ancient times, it has been normal for members of the royal family to have three wives and four concubines. Why does the Princess of Liang mind?"

"Father, I understand your intention. You want to use me to further strengthen our relationship with the Liang Kingdom. If that's the case, then we should treat the Princess of Liang with the highest courtesy!"

"you!"

Emperor Wu's eyes narrowed slightly, and he remained silent for a long while. Finally, he slowly stood up and said, "Well, since that's what you want, then I'll let you handle this matter as you wish!"

After saying that, he strode away without paying any attention to Xu Hanyan who was standing in the corner with her head down.

It was not until the figure completely disappeared at the gate of the East Palace that Xu Hanyan raised her head, with an imperceptible light in her eyes.

"You...never mind! It's up to you!"

"Are you worried that my fake play will become real?" Zhou Chuxuan understood what Xu Hanyan meant. He smiled and hugged her in his arms.

He whispered softly in her ear, "Don't worry, this is just a temporary solution! As long as I become the real crown prince, then everything will be settled. Such a small matter won't be a big deal."

Xu Hanyan was tickled by the wisps of heat, her brows furrowed slightly as she gently pushed Zhou Chuxuan away: "Since you've made up your mind, I'll move back to the Xu family!"

"Remember, there's still the gunpowder I need. We don't have much time!"

Xu Hanyan, who was about to go out, stumbled, turned back to look at Zhou Chuxuan angrily, and turned to leave.

Zhou Chuxuan fiddled with the teapot on the table, muttering to himself, "Haha, Your Highness, it looks like our game is coming to an end!"

At the same time, in a village twenty miles away from the capital, there was an inconspicuous thatched hut at the east end of the village.

The man in black had his back to the window, with a chessboard in front of him, on which black and white chess pieces were crossed.

"Your Highness, news has come from the capital that the fake is going to divorce Xu Hanyan in preparation for marrying the Princess of Liang!"

The door curtain was gently lifted, and a man dressed as a farmer knelt on the ground and reported in a low voice.

"Alright, I understand! You can go down now!"

The man in black held a black piece in his hand and hesitated for a long time before dropping it. A look of struggle flashed on his handsome face.

"Divorce? What do you want to do? Or are you really a greedy and lustful person who has been pretending to be stupid for so many years?"

"But how could such a greedy and lustful guy have such an iron fist?"

He was very annoyed that many of his spies and forces in the capital had been destroyed, but he was out of reach and did not have much energy to solve the problem.

"Hmph, no matter what, you must die! In Wu Dynasty, I am the only one who is the crown prince! I must not fall into the hands of others!"

"Snapped!"

The man in black slammed the chess piece in his hand onto the chessboard: "Then I'll show you my true abilities!"

......

The next morning, large notices were posted all over the streets and alleys, and people put down what they were doing and came forward to watch.

"The current Crown Prince is a fake. He framed the real Crown Prince and forced him to flee far away! Now the real one is about to return..."

"What? The current crown prince is fake? How is this possible?"

"That's your Majesty's son. How could your Majesty and all the civil and military officials not recognize him? And why did they allow the fake prince to reign in the court for so many years?"

The rumors about the fake prince quickly spread throughout the capital, and all the major forces were shocked. Most of them didn't know whether they were true or not.

If this is true, then what is the origin of this fake prince? What are his intentions? Who is behind this, and who has the audacity to murder the prince?

"Snapped!"

Emperor Wu slammed the notice on the table, rubbed his eyebrows, and then a cold look flashed in his eyes as he looked at the old eunuch below.

"Tell Lao Liu to come to the Imperial Study!"