Back to the day I married my second wife, I turned around and married my ex-husband's uncle

The two men came to the imperial study and brought calming soup to the emperor.

Jiang Xiru smiled and said, "Huai Jin fell asleep, so I didn't bring him here. This tranquilizing soup was specially prepared by His Highness. The Emperor is very busy, so please take care of yourself."

The emperor looked up at her and said, "You are so thoughtful."

Jiang Xiru's simple outfit today is quite eye-catching.

Qin Chengqian noticed the look his father gave Jiang Xiru and secretly clenched his palms.

"Father, this tranquilizing soup was made by Xiru herself. You must drink it."

Hearing this, the emperor was slightly startled.

Jiang Xiru was also stunned, but facing the emperor's surprised look, she smiled and did not deny it.

"Thank you for your hard work!" The emperor picked up the calming soup and drank half of it.

"It's just a small thing, not hard work."

After delivering the tranquilizing soup, the two men took their leave.

After leaving the imperial study, Qin Chengqian glanced at her with a slightly cold look and whispered, "Don't come to see father if you have nothing to do in the future."

Jiang Xiru was shocked by the tone, "Who am I doing all this for? Isn't it all for you, Your Highness?"

"If you can't lower yourself and try harder to please the Emperor, then I have to go. What else can we do? Wait until the Third Prince secures the throne of Crown Prince, and then get rid of you and me?"

She was clearly doing this for Qin Chengqian, but Qin Chengqian spoke in a tone that blamed her.

Qin Chengqian's eyes were cold, "I'm only warning you this time!"

After saying that, he strode away.

Jiang Xiru was so angry that she had to quicken her pace and catch up.

But she could not catch up with Qin Chengqian no matter how fast she walked.

They were clearly a couple, yet they left one after the other.

There was soon gossip in the palace.

"It seems like the relationship between the eldest prince and the eldest princess is not harmonious."

"Haven't they been at odds for a long time? Otherwise, why would he marry Fan Ruoshuang? If Fan Ruoshuang hadn't died, would Jiang Xiru have been able to become his principal wife?"

"The Third Prince and his wife are much more loving. The Third Prince's wife is kind and generous to others, never losing her temper or criticizing the palace maids. She is quite like a mother of the country."

It was hard for these gossips in the palace not to reach Jiang Xiru's ears.

She felt aggrieved.

Try harder to please the emperor.

Since Qin Chengqian is unreliable, she can only let Huaijin win the emperor's favor, and she can also gain status as a mother because of her son.

So she took Huai Jin to pay her respects to the emperor almost every day.

When Qin Chengqian learned about this, his anger gradually calmed down and he remained calm.

……

Yongning Palace.

Jiang Ningwan took a break and sat in the warm room with Xie Lianyi and her aunt, eating snacks and drinking tea.

"The eldest prince hasn't been active recently. Could it be that he hasn't taken the bait?" asked Concubine Rong.

Jiang Ningwan said slowly, "No, after all, it's such a big blow. If he wants to take any action, he needs to plan it out."

Xiang Sui's unused Soul-Snatching Incense has been delivered to Qin Chengqian, and there is no way Qin Chengqian would keep it without using it.

It all depends on what Qin Chengqian will do next.

Xie Lianyi slowly put down her teacup. "The Lantern Festival is almost here. I'm sure Mother is planning a palace banquet for it this year. I wonder if Qin Chengqian will take action then. I've already arranged some dancers who are all connected to the Zhou family. It depends on whether Qin Chengqian wants them."

There is no one among the concubines that Qin Chengqian trusts. If he wants to use the soul-stealing incense, he has to choose a new person to accompany the emperor.

Only then will the emperor have a chance to use this soul-stealing incense.

"Qin Chengqian is almost at his wit's end and will definitely not let go of this opportunity."

They even arranged people for Qin Chengqian and fully supported Qin Chengqian's plan.

However, who would have thought that Qin Chengqian's plan had another candidate.

……

It was a winter day with heavy snow, and the sky was already gloomy before nightfall, so the lights in the palace were lit early.

Jiang Xiru prepared some homemade snacks and planned to send them to the emperor.

When she was about to leave, Qin Chengqian stopped her and said, "It's snowing outside, do you really have to go and see her off?"

Jiang Xiru glanced back at him and said sarcastically, "If I'm not going, would you please send me off, Your Highness?"

She knew Qin Chengqian would not go.

Turned around and left.

Qin Chengqian was enraged, rushed into the snow, grabbed her arm, and pulled her into the room.

The palace maid was holding an umbrella, feeling at a loss.

As soon as the door closed, sounds of arguing were heard from inside.

"You're still running to the Imperial Study on a snowy day. What on earth are you thinking? Do you think I'm blind?"

Jiang Xiru looked up in shock. "Who did I run to the imperial study for? What was on my mind?"

Jinkui quickly came to the door and sent the palace maids and eunuchs away, so that they would not hear the quarrel and spread it to everyone in the palace tomorrow.

Qin Chengqian's face was filled with anger. He grabbed Jiang Xiru's arm and refused to let go. He whispered angrily, "Okay, since you like this, then go ahead."

"I'll take you to the Lantern Festival banquet."

Jiang Xiru was confused, "What do you mean?"

Qin Chengqian pulled her into the inner room, took out a red dress from the closet and threw it on the table.

"I've prepared clothes for you to wear during the palace banquet."

"Just as I danced for Xie Yongan before, I will dance for my father the same way."

Hearing this, Jiang Xiru's head buzzed as if struck by lightning.

He stared blankly at the dancer in red on the table, "What do you mean?"

Qin Chengqian's eyes turned cold. "Why ask when you already know the answer? Isn't this what you want?"

"Isn't it just for this that you run to the Emperor every day?"

"If you want to become the queen, this is the fastest shortcut. Do you think I don't know what you are thinking?"

Every word Qin Chengqian said was as sharp as a blade.

Jiang Xiru felt suffocated and almost couldn't breathe.

She looked at Qin Chengqian with red eyes, "You want me to climb into the dragon bed?"

"Qin Chengqian, that's your father!"

After all, she is the daughter of a duke, how could she endure such humiliation?

Qin Chengqian's eyes were slightly cold, "They are father and son, and more importantly, monarch and subject!"

"Since you want to be the queen, this is the best shortcut!"

Jiang Xiru wanted to refute something, but Qin Chengqian looked at her sharply and said sternly: "You have no other choice."

"You also know our current situation."

"What's more, this is something that will fulfill both you and me."

Jiang Xiru stood there in a daze, tears streaming down her face, unable to speak.

Qin Chengqian left a message: "The Shangyuan Palace Banquet is not long away, so practice your dancing well."

"Some are performed at palace banquets for others to see, and some dances are performed for Father alone."

After saying that, he left the room.

Jiang Xiru fell to the ground in a daze and took a long time to come back to his senses.

But she soon accepted it.

She and Qin Chengqian had already developed a rift, and it was difficult for them to be united as a couple. Even if Qin Chengqian eventually became emperor, he would certainly not tolerate her, and it would be easy for him to regret it.

But now that the emperor is in power, the position of queen is vacant.

Since Qin Chengqian is so ruthless, why doesn't she just be ruthless?

If she pleases the emperor, she can get what she wants, but if she pleases Qin Chengqian, she can only get endless humiliation.

A hint of hatred flashed in Jiang Xiru's red eyes, and her fingers tightly grasped the red dress.