Steal my marriage? Turn around and marry the dude to take power

On a hot summer day, the sky is blue and the sun is as hot as fire, baking the earth so hot that even the air is trembling.

The summer heat was unbearable, and the maids in the courtyard sat in groups of three or two under the corridor to cool off.

One of the girls said:

She lowered her voice and asked, "Our princess is so pitiful. Not only did her husband get taken away, but she was also put under house arrest by our master."

Another maid said, "What do you mean by stealing a husband? The Prince of Jin has always denied his engagement with our princess. It's our princess who has been pestering him all along."

"Now that His Royal Highness the Prince of Jin and the Second Young Lady have had physical contact in public, the Second Young Lady is planning to marry His Royal Highness the Prince of Jin, right?"

"And our princess also had physical contact with the Fourth Young Master Chen, who is in love with our Second Young Lady. What should we do now?"

"Exchange marriage."

"The princess likes His Royal Highness the Prince of Jin and will not agree."

The maid who spoke earlier seemed to remember something, and she shrank back and shook her head.

If the princess fails to marry His Royal Highness the Prince of Jin, there will definitely be chaos.

Before a few people could say anything, a man came in from the archway in front.

It’s Aunt Zhao.

Zhao Ma looked at the maids in the courtyard and ordered, "The master has ordered the princess to be released from house arrest. Open the door."

"Yes."

When Nanny Zhao went in, there was a screen on the east side of the room, and behind the screen was a step-out bed. Nanny Zhao called out softly, "Princess," but no one answered. Worried, she walked over quickly.

Sitting on the bed was none other than the princess, staring at her intently with a pair of cold, ink-like eyes.

Frightened, Madam Zhao said in a panic, "This servant pays respects to the princess."

In the past, the princess had a bad temper and would lose her temper easily.

Beating and scolding slaves was a common occurrence.

Nanny Zhao was already grumbling about the task, but she had to say against her will, "Princess, the master has already decided to marry you and the second young lady to His Royal Highness the Prince of Jin."

Wen Xingchen's eyes flashed, and he felt an inexplicable emotion in his heart.

In her previous life, she did not marry His Royal Highness the Prince of Jin as her father had asked.

Instead, he tricked her into marrying Chen Jingting, the fourth son of Chen Ge Lao.

Chen Ge Lao was a refined scholar and had four sons. The other three sons were all like the Prime Minister, refined and gentle. Only Chen Jingting was an outlier, extremely vulgar, and kept actors in captivity. He was an outlier in the Chen family.

However, it was this person who protected her throughout her life.

In her previous life, she was tricked into marrying Chen Jingting. When they were getting married, she felt something was wrong and started making a fuss.

After the divorce, she used the princess' mother as an excuse to persuade her uncle, the emperor, to marry her to His Royal Highness the Prince of Jin, and let Wen Ruyue be his concubine.

This also completely annoyed His Royal Highness Prince Jin. She had been married to him for ten years, but he had never touched her.

Later, he ascended the throne and wanted to depose her.

It was Chen Jingting, who was already a general at the time, who joined forces with a group of old ministers to put pressure on him, which made him unwilling to be crowned queen.

He once told her privately: "Now that you have made your choice, you must move forward."

In the past ten years, she has grown from that unruly and headstrong princess into a person with an iron wall. Naturally, she no longer expects the love of King Jin.

She wants power, and only power can make her invincible.

It doesn't matter if he doesn't favor me. I can raise another prince, hire a famous teacher to educate him, make him the crown prince, and become the empress dowager, the grand empress dowager, and eventually trample under my feet all those who bully her.

Seeing that the princess remained silent, Madam Zhao thought it was the prelude to a storm, and that death was death whether early or late. She made up her mind and called out, "Princess."

Wen Xingchen looked over, and the moment they met eyes, Zhao Ma felt her blood freeze and the heat in her body dissipate, as if she were in an ice cellar.

He actually has the aura of a superior, which makes people respect him but not dare to be presumptuous.

She whispered, "What do you think, Princess?"

Wen Xingchen said in a cold voice: "No, what?"

Nanny Zhao was embarrassed. This princess had a noble status, but she was stupid and domineering. Prince Jin didn't like her, and she didn't want to try to please Prince Jin, but instead did the opposite of him.

How can this please the King of Jin?

And the master, he was really angry this time. It was his birthday and his two future sons-in-law came to congratulate him, but she had an argument with the second girl because His Royal Highness the Prince of Jin looked at her for a second longer. She pushed him into the water and was dragged into the water herself.

The two sons-in-law jumped into the water to save people, and Prince Jin saved the second girl without thinking.

Because of this incident, the princess was locked up in the house for five days. Now the princess is acting like this again. What is she planning to do?

He said angrily, "What do you say, Princess?"

"I will not marry His Royal Highness the Prince of Jin."

The princess was of noble birth, her mother was the Grand Princess Protector of the Country.

After the princess gave birth to her, she went to the battlefield and died on the battlefield within two years.

The emperor was concerned about his elder sister and felt sorry for her because she lost her mother at a young age, so he conferred the title of Princess Huayang on her.

Wen Xingchen's father was the Marquis of Ningyuan, who was also the emperor's companion at the time. Considering their past relationship, he was allowed to marry.

Not long after, Ningyuan Hou remarried and gave birth to a daughter named Wen Ruyue the following year.

Another year later, she gave birth to a son, Wen Rubao.

Since the birth of Wen Ruyue and Wen Rubao, Wen Xingchen has never received any warmth from his father.

In order to avoid being bullied, she had to be domineering.

When Ningyuan Hou heard that his daughter did not want to marry His Royal Highness the Prince of Jin, he was surprised and felt that his daughter's reaction was not right. He wondered if something strange had happened again.

He called his daughters over. He hadn't seen his eldest daughter for a few days. When she appeared before him, he took a closer look and realized that she had lost a lot of weight in just five days.

His originally round face had become much thinner, and his eyes looked narrow, long and deep. When he first met their eyes, he almost thought the person in front of him was a stranger.

He asked her carefully, "Are you sure you want to break off your engagement with His Royal Highness Prince Jin?"

"Since there's no engagement, why would you want to cancel it? I just don't like him anymore."

Wen Changsheng thought she was up to something again, so he said, "No, if you don't marry someone, who will marry you?"

"Father, haven't you already decided that I should marry Chen Jingting? I will marry him."

After hearing this, Ning Yuanhou's eyes flashed with guilt. He observed Wen Xingchen again and saw that she was sitting with her back straight, with a dull expression. She could not tell any emotion, and he could not tell whether it was true or false.

"Are you really willing?"

"Of course, but Dad, is Chen Jingting willing?" She had lived too tiring a life in her previous life, and she was not willing to do that in this life, so she chose another way.

"How could he not want to?"

Not necessarily.

In her previous life, when she said she wanted a divorce, Shen Jingting wrote a divorce letter on the spot, without any intention of trying to keep her.

It can be seen that he was unwilling in his heart.

"I want to meet Chen Jingting."

"This isn't appropriate."

"He went into the water to save his daughter, and she deserves to be thanked."

His attitude is sincere and leaves no room for doubt.

"But what happened between you and His Royal Highness Prince Jin?"

"Father, I was ignorant before, but now that I've fallen into the water, I suddenly understand. I won't force things that shouldn't be forced. And I've already had physical contact with Chen Jingting. If I don't marry him, who else can I marry? It's just..."

"Just what?"