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

"Xingchen is sensible, polite, and intelligent. I love her dearly, so how could you be willing to plot against her?"

The emperor very much agreed with the queen's words.

The Emperor, tired after discussing this matter for so long, sat down. Eunuch Hu hurried forward to serve tea.

The Empress asked Concubine Xi:

"Now that you've admitted it, what should I do with you?"

"I am willing to die as an apology."

Death as atonement?

Is it that serious?

The Empress was undecided and looked back at the Emperor. The Emperor was holding a cup of tea and seemed to be considering whether to let her die or not.

Furun: I would have let you die long ago, but you didn’t. Isn’t it embarrassing to say it out loud now?

If you are executed for this matter, how will the officials view Wen Xingchen?

However, if Concubine Xi makes the emperor embarrassed, then the emperor will have to make things difficult for His Royal Highness the Prince of Jin.

After all, he is his own son, so just deal with it. Can the officials still care about the emperor scolding his son?

Furun Road:

"Father, would you like to hear what Xingchen has to say?"

Stars?

"I heard that this matter was not what the Empress Xifei said, and His Royal Highness the Prince of Jin was not aware of it. It seems that the two of them were in collusion."

The emperor said:

"Is that what Xingchen said?"

"Yes, Xingchen felt very aggrieved and said that Xiao Sheng had gone too far and was unwilling to give up."

Concubine Xixi:.......

Xiao Sheng: ...

"When the incident happened, Xingchen hid on the beam. Xiao Sheng went in and out several times and talked to the palace maid. Xingchen heard it all."

Xiao Sheng was secretly surprised. He thought carefully about what he had said at that time, and his face became darker the more he thought about it.

Fu Run saw Xiao Sheng's expression and knew that he was guilty, so he asked, "Do you doubt Fu Run's confession?"

The emperor had originally been thinking of sparing Xiao Sheng, but by now his desire had mostly dissipated.

Emperor Jingtai was furious: "You deceived me?"

"Father, son and minister..."

"Xiao Sheng, you are simply unrepentant. From now on, you will be stripped of your title of King of Jin."

If he is not the Prince of Jin, then he is just a prince.

The Empress glanced at Consort Xi and said, "Your Majesty, Consort Xi should just reflect on her mistakes behind closed doors."

"Demoted to the rank of Western Concubine, confined to reflect on your mistakes for six months."

When Empress Xi heard the emperor's punishment, she fainted.

The emperor ignored him and walked away.

The Empress Dowager ordered the Concubine Xi to be sent back and the imperial physician to be summoned.

But His Royal Highness the Prince of Jin just knelt on the ground, saying nothing.

Fu Run walked up to him and asked condescendingly, "Your Highness Prince Jin, do you regret it?"

King Jin raised his head.

"Why is my sister so heartless?"

Fu Run said with a smile: "Is this princess heartless? Or are you reaping the consequences of your own actions?"

"Isn't it selfish of the Emperor?"

Furun sneered, after all, your heart is not pure.

"Xiao Sheng, so what if this princess is acting out of selfish motives?"

Xiao Sheng actually felt powerless. He really couldn't do anything.

"Xiao Sheng, all the gains you made before were due to Wen Xingchen. Now you're just back to square one."

Side Hall Warm Room

When Furun came over, Wen Xingchen had already woken up.

She conveyed the results of today's events.

When Wen Xingchen heard today's result, he felt it was natural.

Fu Run said: "This princess reminded Xi Fei today, and asked Xi Fei to go back and commit suicide out of fear of punishment. What a pity, Xi Fei cherishes her life and doesn't want to do it?"

Committing suicide out of fear of crime?

This is the best way to help Xiao Sheng remove suspicion.

After all, there is no evidence.

"You are kind-hearted."

Kind-hearted? Wen Xingchen thought she had a kind heart?

"If it weren't for Xi Fei, Xiao Sheng wouldn't have gotten to where he is today. How old is he? He doesn't have that kind of brains."

Xiao Sheng really has no brains.

A sneeze

"Are you really sick?"

It should be, but it's not that serious.

"Can you be okay by the time you get married? Don't delay it."

Wen Xingchen said firmly: "It will definitely be fine."

Yukun Palace

Concubine Xi was sent back to the palace. When she woke up, she realized that there was no way to change the situation. She was angry and her hatred for Wen Xingchen reached its peak again.

"Go and send a message to the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion, asking my eldest brother to find a way to put pressure on the emperor."

"Yes."

Zhenguogongfu

Before returning from the palace, the Duke of Zhenguo heard about Wen Xingchen jumping into the river.

Although he didn't know the whole story, he had connections and soon found out.

Moreover, when Xiao Sheng was demoted, the Duke of Zhenguo actually felt a little relieved.

He was glad that his daughter was not betrothed to Xiao Sheng.

But after hearing the news from Yukun Palace, the old lady had to consult with her son.

"Duke, what should we do now? Your sister has been demoted to the rank of Western Concubine. How can this matter be so serious?"

The Duke of Zhenguo explained, "My sister plotted against Princess Huayang in the palace, intending to undermine the imperial decree granting the marriage and defy the emperor's authority. The emperor's anger is understandable."

"But what about this punishment? Xiao Sheng was even demoted. Isn't that too severe?"

Xi Ling'er said, "Grandma, Father, I think Cousin Xiao Sheng was set up."

Xicheng asked, "You were with Princess Huayang today. Can you tell me exactly what happened?"

"At the dinner tonight, the palace maids tried to persuade Princess Huayang to drink water several times, but she kept refusing. She even tried to persuade Gong Feifei to drink tea with her. She didn't start drinking until Gong Feifei did."

"Then why do you think she didn't drink?"

"You should have suspected it."

The old lady asked, "Didn't they say that Princess Huayang liked Jin... Xiao Sheng and took the initiative to frame Xiao Sheng? Why is this happening again?"

Xicheng said: "If she had taken the initiative to plan it, she would not have jumped into the river. It was clearly my sister who planned it for Princess Huayang, and then she wanted to frame Princess Huayang."

Xicheng added, "My sister is really bold."

"How audacious! She did this because of my family. As the Duke of Zhenguo, you should share her hatred and find a solution for her."

"Mother, what my sister did was disobey the imperial decree, a heinous act. If it were a trivial matter, I would go to the palace to apologize. But what if this matter involves our family?"

"But are you just going to watch your sister being bullied?"

Punishing Prince Jin and punishing his sister are both the emperor's family affairs.

If you rashly get involved, it will no longer be a family matter.

Xi Ling'er thought about it carefully and replied, "Grandmother, father, as I said, it's possible that Princess Huayang was behind this incident against Cousin Xiao Sheng."

"What do you mean?"

"Princess Huayang may have known for a long time that Cousin Xiao Sheng would plot against her, so she just went along with it."

"So the key to this matter is Princess Huayang. If we can go see Princess Huayang and ask her to plead for us, Cousin Xiao Sheng will naturally be fine."

Xicheng felt that this was somewhat impossible.

"If she was scheming Xiao Sheng, why would she plead for us?"

“Father, doesn’t the Chen family have someone?”

"What do you mean?"

"Princess Huayang no longer likes cousin Xiao Sheng, but she likes Chen Jia Silang. You all know Princess Huayang. If she likes him, she will protect him."

"..."

Today's jump has confirmed that Princess Huayang would rather die than marry Xiao Sheng.

But if she doesn't like him, she will definitely marry Chen Jia Silang.

It is said that she personally requested this marriage.