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

But the emperor didn't believe Xiao Sheng's explanation at all.

"Don't think I don't know your disgusting thoughts. You were controlling Xingchen so much before. What did you want to do? Do you think I don't know?"

"Hmph, what did you do when she liked you? You kept her hanging, trampling on her sincerity over and over again. Now that she's seen your true colors and doesn't want you anymore, you're using such dirty tricks to get her. I'm ashamed for you."

Xiao Sheng: I originally liked Wen Xingchen, but my mother said that my father didn't like him getting too close to Wen Xingchen. So I kept avoiding him and suppressing my feelings.

"It's obvious that the Emperor doesn't like me and Xingchen being together."

"I don't want to? Have you ever asked me? You haven't. You're just guessing what I'm thinking. Are you afraid that I'll become suspicious of you? So, your intentions were impure from the beginning. You wanted the throne, but you were too coy to admit it. Haha, you're so timid, so afraid of taking responsibility. How could you even dream of the throne?"

"Even if I were a star, I wouldn't look down on you."

One sentence belittled Xiao Sheng to the point of being worthless.

Xiao Sheng asked in return, "If I had asked to marry Xingchen before, would the emperor have agreed?"

Emperor Jingtai said solemnly: "You are not worthy of the stars."

Emperor Jingtai wanted to give in several times when he saw his son mistreating Wen Xingchen.

But he treated Xingchen badly time and time again, misleading others and making them think that he was a self-righteous person and did not like Wen Xingchen.

But what about the facts?

For his own selfish desires, he actually did such a thing that was worse than pigs and dogs.

"The masters in the Upper Study taught you propriety, righteousness, integrity, and how to behave. Tell me, did they ever teach you to use such dirty tricks to snatch women?"

Fu Run said from the side: "Father, not only did he use dirty means to snatch the woman, he also wanted to slander Xingchen for everything after the deed was done. He got the good things, but threw all the dirty water on Wen Xingchen."

"what?"

"Father, according to the palace maids who harmed Xingchen, she said it was Concubine Xi who instructed her to slander Wen Xingchen after the deed was accomplished, saying that Xingchen was the mastermind and had nothing to do with Concubine Xi or Prince Jin."

"Ah"

Emperor Jingtai was speechless.

"How could I have a son like you? I don't have a son like you. Come, demote Xiao Sheng to..."

Before the emperor finished speaking, Concubine Xi started shouting outside.

"Move aside, I want to see the emperor."

Eunuch Hu stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, the Empress Xifei has something to say."

The emperor said coldly: "Let her in."

Eunuch Hu said, "Exclaim the Empress Xifei."

Concubine Xi heard the emperor belittling His Royal Highness the Prince of Jin at the door. Those words were like a knife, cutting into her heart.

Before Xi Fei came in, she straightened her hair a little. She absolutely could not embarrass her son.

Then, after listening to the announcement, Empress Xi walked in with great grace.

Then he knelt before Emperor Jingtai.

She greeted him and said, "Your Highness, I pay my respects to you."

The emperor looked at the kneeling Concubine Xi and did not let her stand up.

Concubine Xi felt sad and didn't dare to get up.

"Xi Fei, what brings you in?"

Concubine Xi knelt and responded, "Your Majesty, Your Highness Prince Jin is unaware of the matter regarding the Xingchen Chinese medicine. This was all done by me."

"Xi Fei, do you know what you are talking about?"

"I know this."

"why?"

When Xiao Sheng saw Concubine Xi coming over and said these words, he felt inexplicably relieved.

He raised his head slightly and saw the Princess Protector of the Country standing next to the emperor.

Today she was still wearing the Protector of the Nation Princess costume designed for her by Wen Xingchen. The dress had a phoenix pattern, which represented auspiciousness, and was yellow, the color that symbolized imperial power. When she wore it, she actually looked like the true emperor.

The two looked at each other, and Furun had a scornful smile on her face, making people feel that she also looked down on him.

It seems to be saying: You can only hide behind your mother, what else can you do?

Xiao Sheng's face was embarrassed for a moment, as if he wanted to verify something, so he said before Empress Xifei opened her mouth:

"Father, this matter has nothing to do with Mother. It was all done by me."

"Your Highness Prince Jin, don't talk nonsense. This was done by Mother. Mother couldn't stand Wen Xingchen's decisiveness. Since he chose someone else, why does he have to throw dirty water on you from time to time?"

Concubine Xi raised her head and looked at Emperor Jingtai with affection in her eyes.

"Your Majesty, His Royal Highness the Prince of Jin is your son. You placed high hopes on him and carefully nurtured him when he was young. You know him best. He would never do anything you don't want him to do. All of this is your fault."

"Concubine?"

Concubine Xi shook her head at Prince Jin and admitted, "I bribed the Kunning Palace maid Dong Yu to drug Wen Xingchen and then pinned all the blame on Wen Xingchen. I found a gold hairpin that the Imperial Concubine accidentally lost. If you don't believe me, Your Majesty, you can check it out."

Fu Run said, "I see. Empress Xi, not only are you able to shift all the blame onto Wen Xingchen, you're also trying to implicate the Queen Mother."

"Yes, Dong Yu was born in Kunning Palace. If Dong Yu insists on Wen Xingchen, and anything happens to Wen Xingchen, the Emperor will definitely reprimand the Empress."

"It's a deep plan, but you didn't expect that Princess Huayang would rather jump into the river than give herself to Xiao Sheng."

"..."

The emperor was a little confused and asked:

"Since you don't like Xingchen, why do you still want Xiao Sheng and Xingchen to be together... Is it really because of the military power behind Xingchen?"

Concubine Xi hurriedly shook her head. She knew in her heart that if this was true, then she would never have a chance to turn things around.

"No, Your Majesty, I discovered that Prince Jin likes Wen Xingchen. He just didn't realize his own feelings before. Prince Jin was sad because Wen Xingchen ordered him to marry someone else, so I wanted to make his wish come true, so I came up with this plan." Concubine Xi emphasized, "Prince Jin is completely unaware of this."

The Empress saw the situation and saw no point in saying more. She walked to the Emperor's side and said to Concubine Xi, "Sister Concubine Xi, how could you do this? You are well aware of Xingchen's identity. She is the only child left by Princess Huayang, and His Majesty has raised her with great care. He specifically gave the title of Princess Huayang to Xingchen. Do you understand the meaning of this?"

"Please enlighten me, Queen."

"Princess Huayang had dozens of sworn brothers back then, three of whom are now generals commanding large armies, protecting our Daliang border."

"They have no children, and have dedicated their lives to Daliang. Their childlessness tells the Emperor they pose no threat. However, they have only one request, which is that the Emperor treat Xingchen kindly."

"Of course, Xingchen is the only child left by Princess Huayang, and she's also the Emperor's niece. Even though there are only a few generals, the Emperor won't treat her badly. Not only will he not treat her badly, but because she's the only one, the Emperor dotes on Xingchen very much. Since the Emperor dotes on her, we, as her aunts, naturally have to treat her well as well."

"But you, you've always gone against the Emperor, letting His Royal Highness the Prince of Jin hang... and making things difficult for her. And now you're doing this... isn't this an insult to the Emperor?"