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

"When Xingchen liked her cousin, she wanted to give her the best things in the world. They said that you gave Xiling'er instead of me because you loved her the most."

The Imperial Concubine argued cunningly, "Xingchen, this is all a misunderstanding. I always thought you didn't like those vulgar things, so... How about this, next time Xingchen celebrates his birthday, I will definitely give him the best."

Wen Xingchen looked at her with a little doubt and said:

"My birthday is at the beginning of next month."

The imperial concubine looked at her like that, as if to say: Whether you really like me or not depends on your performance next month.

The Imperial Concubine said, "Okay, Xingchen, don't worry. This time, I will definitely not let you down."

After hearing this, Wen Xingchen nodded heavily.

"This time, let those gossipers in the Xi family see that you love me, Wen Xingchen, not Xi Ling'er."

"..."

Wen Xingchen said goodbye to the imperial concubine and left the palace.

After seeing Wen Xingchen off, Nan Sheng returned to Kunning Palace to report.

After hearing about Wen Xingchen's battle record, especially her negotiations with the Imperial Concubine, the Empress inexplicably smiled.

"Empress, if the Imperial Concubine gives the princess good things this time and wins her heart, whether the princess changes her mind or not, she will have her eyes on Prince Jin again."

The Queen smiled and shook her head.

"What do you say?"

Nan Sheng was a little worried.

"It's hard to say, but I think it's very likely."

The queen shook her head.

"I think the princess is clever and is teasing the imperial concubine."

It is true that things change. No matter how the imperial concubine played tricks on Wen Xingchen in the past, she will now pay her back.

"How can this be a joke? What if the princess is truly moved? Wouldn't that make her close to the imperial concubine again?"

"Moved? Nan Sheng, how much gold and silver do you think the Imperial Concubine would need to impress Princess Xingchen, who gave away all her wealth in one night? One set of headgear? Two sets? Three sets?"

Nan Sheng understood.

"Must I give a lot of gold and silver to impress the princess? But the imperial concubine can't afford it."

"It's not that she can't afford it, but she doesn't have the courage of the princess, so she's not willing to give that much."

And Xingchen would definitely not be moved by that little bit of money.

"Empress, we have given quite a few gifts to the princess recently. Wouldn't the princess be touched?"

The Queen glanced at Nan Sheng and said, "I didn't send you this gift to impress the princess."

This girl, with her stupid appearance, amused the Queen.

"Why should I be moved by Xingchen? I gave it to her because she is the emperor's niece and my niece as well."

But the imperial concubine was not like that. She gave it to the princess because she valued the power behind her.

That is to win over and recruit.

Wen Xingchen must have seen it a long time ago.

"Nan Sheng, has the princess been eating well lately?"

Nan Sheng shook his head.

"The princess usually eats with the emperor and has no time to come back. That's why I don't know."

Being with the emperor, the food must be very good.

This child is afraid of her, not the emperor.

Wen Xingchen left the palace and prepared to take his belongings to the pawnshop. As soon as his carriage entered the street, it was stopped by someone.

"How dare you! Who dares to stop Princess Huayang's carriage?"

"I, Xu Datou, come to see the princess. I have a grievance, and I ask the princess to help me."

As she spoke, she held up a peach blossom hairpin to her head and knelt on the ground.

Yingying saw that the man posed no threat, so she asked the princess to come out.

Wen Xingchen got out of the car and saw the hairpin in the man's hand, which she had sold at auction.

But she came to ask her for that hairpin? What did that mean?

"Who asked you to come with the hairpin?"

Xu Datou stood up slightly, but did not dare to look directly at the princess. He said humbly, "Princess, Chen Jia Silang promised all the merchants that anyone who bought something from the princess's auction that cost more than ten thousand taels of silver would be promised a favor."

"How much silver did you spend on this hairpin?"

"Thirty thousand taels."

A lot indeed.

Wen Xingchen remembered this hairpin. At that time, this hairpin was not worth so much silver, at most a few hundred or a thousand, but someone directly bid out a price of thirty thousand taels, which made the others lose the courage to bid.

At that time, she thought that this person wanted to make a contribution to the refugees in Jiangnan, but it turned out that it was because of Chen Jia Silang's promise.

This person just left without saying a word.

Seeing that there were many people outside, Wen Xingchen said, "Let's go to the teahouse."

Wen Xingchen met him in a teahouse and listened to his complaints.

It turned out that he was his only son, who was sent to prison by the King of Han for molesting his concubine.

"My Lady, my son is honest and would never do anything like teasing the King of Han's concubine."

Wen Xingchen didn't believe his one-sided words, but said, "Do you know where your son is imprisoned? Also, what is your son's name? I will go and ask."

"Yes, thank you, Princess."

"Also, if your son's crime is true, then this princess can do nothing."

"I believe my son will never do such a treacherous and criminal thing."

"Alright, if he is wrongly accused, this princess will send him back."

Xu Datou took out a dozen silver notes from his pocket and said, "Princess, here are 50,000 taels of silver notes, which is all I have."

All belongings?

Wen Xingchen asked, "How much money did you spend in total on your son's affairs?"

"More than three hundred thousand taels of silver."

"Really? Did they do anything for you?"

"They dare not offend the King of Han."

That would be a waste of money.

"They didn't give it back to you?"

"..."

"Give this princess the list of gifts you sent."

"Princess, what do you want?"

"I will get it back for you."

"..."

Dali Temple

When Wen Xingchen went there, she was received by Liu Yan, the Minister of Dali Temple.

The Chief Justice of the Dali Temple is from the Xi family.

When Liu Yan suddenly heard that the princess was coming, he did not dare to neglect her.

After all, the princess is now a celebrity in the capital.

"Princess, how did the wind bring you here?"

"Hasn't this princess been collecting disaster relief funds these days? So I came over to look after you."

For donations?

"Princess, we have donated everything."

“How much did you donate?”

Liu Yan said proudly, "Five hundred taels of silver." A first-rank official only donated five thousand taels, so their donation of five hundred was not a small amount.

"It's great that you have this thought."

Wen Xingchen said, "Recently, someone gave this princess hundreds of thousands of taels of silver, hoping to buy a person's life. This princess thought about it and thought that using these hundreds of thousands of taels on disaster relief should be able to save a lot of people."

"This princess is undecided, so I've come to ask you. Sir Liu, you are familiar with the law. Do you know if this matter can be handled?"

"Princess, according to Daliang law, if you are not a criminal, you can pay money to avoid disaster."

"is it?"

"Yes."

"Then there is a man named Xu Hanqing in your prison. Please bring him up to this princess."

When it comes to Xu Hanqing, Liu Yan is familiar with him. Unexpectedly, the Xu family actually found the princess.

Donate?

The princess recently auctioned off some jewelry, and the Xu family also went.

"My Lady, I know this man, but what he did was no small matter. He offended the King of Han, and I have no say in his affairs."

"So, this princess is here. Bring the people here. I'll take them to the Prince of Han's mansion and explain everything. After all, the money given is a lot. If the emperor knew about it, he would also agree with this princess's approach. What do you think?"

"It's natural."

Liu Yan knew clearly the position Wen Xingchen held in the Emperor's heart. The last jewelry she had received was a gift from the Emperor, and she was the future princess.

Although no decree had been issued yet, everyone could imagine that this was a favor for her wedding day.

Moreover, the Xu family had sent him a banknote before, but he did not dare to handle it because the matter involved the King of Han, whom he could not afford to offend.

Now that the princess has stepped forward, he can also benefit.

"I will go and bring the person out right away."