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

Inside the teahouse

Wen Xingchen listened to everyone reporting the good news in vivid detail.

"Your Majesty, the princess is inside, you can't go in?"

“Get out of the way.”

Wen Xingchen was listening when he heard a commotion.

"Princess, it's Prince Jin."

Wen Xingchen naturally saw the furious face of His Royal Highness Prince Jin.

Wen Xingchen smiled and ordered, "Let His Royal Highness Prince Jin come in."

"Yes."

Prince Jin walked in, and Wen Xingchen smiled.

"Your Highness, Prince Jin, have you heard the good news from Jiangnan? Uncle Xiao has completed his mission. Is Prince Jin happy?"

"you are happy?"

"Of course I'm happy. Brother Jingting is here too. He will definitely be rewarded when he comes back this time. I wonder what the emperor will reward us with? I wonder if he will let us get married early. Brother Jingting is really great. He did such a good job on his first official business trip."

When King Jin heard her mention Chen Jingting in every sentence, his face, which was already dark, became even more expressionless.

"Wen Xingchen, how did you become like this now? Are you so lacking in ambition? Even if Chen Jingting has made contributions, what good is it? He is just a subject."

Wen Xingchen smiled.

"Minister? Does Prince Jin mean that he wants this princess to marry Uncle Xiao? Oh, Uncle Xiao and I are indeed childhood sweethearts. It's a pity that the thought of that boy appearing naked in front of me makes me laugh."

"Why do you think of Xiao Bo? Why not me?"

"You?" Wen Xingchen sneered, "You're not even as good as Uncle Xiao. Uncle Xiao at least respects me. You? Humph..."

This snort made Xiao Sheng's cheeks red.

"If you are fine, Your Highness Prince Jin, please don't appear in front of me. It's annoying to look at you."

"Xingchen, it was always like this before... You said that I didn't respect you before, but what about you? You pretended to be stupid before, why? To hide your incompetence? If that's the case, you were the one who deceived me first."

Wen Xingchen coughed lightly.

"Chen Jingting said that no matter what I look like, he likes me."

"you......."

"So, some things are just fun and advantages in the eyes of lovers. But if there is no love, even advantages will be disliked. For example, the fact that I am smarter than Prince Jin is unacceptable to you, Prince Jin."

"......"

"Hey, you see, you really can't accept it, so I was just taking care of your face before. After all, a woman with stunning looks who is so concerned about the overall situation will put pressure on a man." Wen Xingchen looked back at Yingying, "Isn't that right, Yingying?"

Yingying said, "Yes, the princess is extremely beautiful and intelligent, she is a female Zhuge Liang. No one can compare to her..."

Hahaha

Wen Xingchen was very happy.

"Xingchen, you misunderstood me. I'm absolutely not jealous of you. It's all because of Wen Ruyue. He belittled you in front of me, causing a rift between you and me."

"Oh, I see."

"Yes, I was deceived before and didn't know how good you are."

"Your Highness Prince Jin, look at my forehead. Is the word 'stupid' written on it?"

"..."

She sat quietly beside him, like a lotus emerging from the water, her gentle demeanor fully revealed, and her every move exuded a tranquil beauty.

Moreover, he exudes a scholarly air in his speech and his gentle and tranquil temperament is very attractive.

How could I have been blind before?

"Whether before or now, I, Wen Xingchen, am still Wen Xingchen. If you think I'm different now, then maybe I don't like you anymore."

"..."

Miyazato

The urgent message, sent over eight hundred miles, has now been delivered directly to the emperor.

The emperor frowned as he looked at the memorial written to him by Chen Jingyao.

Furun took the memorial from the emperor's hand and glanced at it.

"Father, Xiao Si did a great job this time."

"Furun, this is Chen Jingyao's impeachment letter."

"No, my daughter thought it was Chen Jingyao praising him."

Furun looked at it carefully and found that Chen Jingyao had written down every detail of what Xiao Bo had done in Jiangnan.

When Xiao Bogang arrived, he first went to find the four major grain merchants in Jiangnan, hoping that they would come forward to provide disaster relief, that is, donate grain.

Naturally, the four major grain merchants refused to do so and directly rejected his proposal.

Then Xiao Bo became angry.

He colluded with grain merchants from other places and asked them to transport grain to Jiangnan.

He did not provide disaster relief, but sold the grain directly. Moreover, the price he paid was lower than that of the grain merchants in Jiangnan. However, the grain merchants in Jiangnan would take whatever he sold.

Until he finally died of starvation.

"Uncle Xiao, how did you manage to contact so many grain merchants from other places?"

"I really don't know. I'll ask him when he comes back in a few days. In any case, you should think carefully about this matter and figure out how to help him avoid impeachment by the censors."

"Why impeach him? Uncle Xiao eliminated the disaster without spending a penny from the imperial court. Why impeach him?"

"I asked him to go provide disaster relief, but he colluded with foreign grain merchants and started a war with the four major grain merchants in Jiangnan. Is this acceptable?"

"Father, Uncle Xiao didn't spend a penny. Aren't you happy?"

"I am happy, but he is too cruel. He actually brought down the four major grain merchants in Jiangnan. It seems like he is taking revenge for personal gain. As a prince, he shouldn't be so petty."

Furun: Father, please don’t make your mouth so clenched. Your daughter really believes that you are magnanimous.

Fu Run said, "Those four major grain merchants in Jiangnan didn't even give the imperial court face. They were so audacious and deserved this fate."

"You can't say this to me. Tell it to all the officials in the court tomorrow."

Furun knew that this was a show for them to have one good face and one bad face.

three days later

Chen Jingting and Xiao Bo returned to the capital.

The two of them went into the palace first to report.

However, Wen Xingchen didn't know about this. She was about to go out as usual, but met Wen Ruyue in the garden.

Wen Ruyue was frightened by Wen Xingchen before, and had been hiding in her room for the past few days. Today, she met Wen Xingchen when she went out.

When she saw Wen Xingchen, she was no longer as arrogant as before, but became more cautious.

"Sister, are you going to the palace today?"

"Why are you entering the palace?"

"I heard that Uncle Xiao and Chen Jia Silang returned to the capital early this morning. They should be meeting the emperor by now. Sister and Chen Silang haven't seen each other for more than half a month. Chen Silang must miss you very much."

They must be locked up.

"The Chen family's disaster relief efforts this time must be a great achievement, and the emperor will surely reward them."

"How do you know? Did the King of Jin tell you?"

"No...no...it was Dad who said that."

Wen Xingchen frowned. She didn't know about this. No one told her.

Yingying complained a little:

"Princess, the county lord didn't even know to pass a message to us."

Wen Xingchen also realized something and asked, "You also think it's wrong for her not to write a letter to this princess to let her know she's safe, right?"

"It's very wrong."

Wen Ruyue suddenly felt that she had talked too much and wished she could bite off her tongue.

"Sister, I just heard it from father, not from anyone else..."

Wen Xingchen snorted lightly, scaring Wen Ruyue so much that she lowered her head. Her aggrieved look made Wen Xingchen feel annoyed.

Wen Xingchen ignored her and turned back to change clothes.

"Princess, the Marquis is back. Are you going to the palace to look for him today?"

"What are you meeting? This princess won't meet him."

Yingying felt that the princess was deliberately angry just now, but now?

"Princess, you are not really angry, are you?"

"..."

"Princess, this isn't worth it. You've been working so hard for your husband lately, longing for his return day and night. Now that he's finally back, please don't... If you're really angry, why don't you go and scold him?"

Wen Xingchen changed his clothes and went into the palace.

Wen Xingchen entered the palace, but did not go directly to see Chen Jingting, but went to see the Queen Mother.

In Kunning Palace, the virtuous concubine was also there.

"Xingchen greets Her Majesty the Queen. May Her Majesty be blessed with good health. I also greet Her Majesty the Concubine."

"Xingchen is here. Are you here to see Chen Jingting? Why don't you go to the Administration Hall?"

"Xingchen is not here to see him. Xingchen is here to see the Empress and Consort Xian. It's been a long time since we last met. Xingchen misses you very much."

The virtuous concubine smiled.

"Empress, you must keep her for dinner today and don't let her go to see Chen Jia Silang."

Wen Xingchen said, "Oh, Xingchen has already said it's not true, but you still don't believe it."

Your Majesty, from what she said, something unexpected has happened.

"What? Did he piss you off?"

Wen Xingchen thought for a moment and then said, "Empress, you said he didn't tell me when he left, and now that he's back, I'm still listening to what others say. Isn't that infuriating?"

Come on, just be petty.

"Chen Silang really shouldn't be like this."

The virtuous concubine said: "Princess, you are still lacking in training men."

"What tricks do you have, Your Majesty?"

"Xingchen, you are angry, does he know?"

"I do not know."

"Then why are you so angry? You're so angry, and he doesn't know anything."

"How about Xingchen go to the Administration Hall?"

The virtuous concubine smiled.

"Your cousin is also in the Administration Hall. Xingchen, please go over and ask if the Emperor has finished his lecture. After that, let your cousin come and pay his respects to the Empress. How about that?"

Wen Xingchen stood up and said:

"Yes, my cousin hasn't been away from the capital for such a long time. The Concubine Xian must have missed him. So Xingchen will go to the Administrative Palace?"

"Go."

Wen Xingchen went to the administrative hall, where a lecture was still going on.

She could hear the emperor scolding Xiao Bo in the administrative hall and roughly understood the situation.

To be honest, Wen Xingchen didn't think Xiao Bo was wrong. After all, it was the four major grain merchants in Jiangnan who were disobedient first, and Xiao Bo used courtesy before force.

The four major grain merchants were too arrogant and actually wanted to go against the imperial court. In the end, they suffered the consequences.

Yang Ling was guarding outside the door. When he saw Wen Xingchen, he first greeted him.

Then he asked, "Princess, are you here to look for Chen Silang?"

Wen Xingchen shook his head.

"This princess is not looking for him."

"Ah, just now Chen Silang was commended by the emperor, who said that he would let Chen Silang join the Ministry of Justice."

"Guard Yang, are you envious? If you want, you can go too."

Yang Ling: How could he hear the hidden chill in her words?

"My Lord, you have misunderstood. I am not envious."

"Aren't you envious of the emperor's gift?"

“…” I always feel like I’ve fallen into a trap.

"Why don't you speak, Brother Yang Ling?"

Yang Ling blushed at this call, he lowered his head and avoided it:

"Princess, please don't call me your subject like that."

"Brother Yang Ling, you're going to marry Princess Furun sooner or later anyway, so there's nothing wrong with Xingchen calling you that."

"......"

At this time, Xiao Bo came out of the administrative hall. Wen Xingchen's eyes seemed to light up. He looked behind him and did not see Chen Jingting.

"Don't look anymore, Chen Jingting has left the palace."

"..."

"He hasn't been home for many days, so the emperor granted him a special favor and allowed him a few days off to go home and see his parents."

Wen Xingchen raised his eyebrows and glared at Yang Ling.

Yang Ling touched his nose and said, "The princess has been joking with me, and I haven't had the chance to tell you yet."

Wen Xingchen snorted lightly, then said to Xiao Bo:

"Uncle Xiao, the virtuous concubine asked you to go see him."

"Cousin, what are you doing? I can walk on my own. Don't pull me. Men and women shouldn't touch each other..."

"You little brat, you went out on an errand and didn't even bother to reply. The Concubine Xian was so worried."

"..."

Kunning Palace

Wen Xingchen led Xiao Bo to Kunning Palace, where the Empress and Consort Xian were waiting. They were curious about what happened to Xiao Bo in Jiangnan.

I want to hear what Mr. Xiao has to say.

Wen Xingchen also heard it, and it was like the sunset on the horizon when he heard it.

Naturally, I stayed for dinner in the evening.

Chen Mansion Study

Chen Jingxi wanted his son to tell him about the situation in Jiangnan in detail.

Chen Jingting explained them one by one.

"King Wu is acting recklessly, why don't you try to persuade him?"

"King Wu did not act recklessly. Every step he took benefited the people."

"It was not you who joined forces with foreign grain merchants and drove the four major grain merchants crazy?"

"We are the government and we don't care about the merchants. The mall is like a battlefield. It's their own choice."

"you……"

Chen Jingye was also absolutely unbelievable about what happened in Jiangnan.

"Father, you don't have to blame my fourth brother. It's his first time out on a mission, and the fact that he managed to do it so well is incredible. Didn't you notice? They didn't give out much for disaster relief this time... No, they didn't spend any money at all."

In all his years as an official, this was the first time that Chen Jingxi had encountered such disaster relief.

"Why are there so many grains in the hands of foreign merchants? Even the four major grain merchants in Jiangnan have been rectified. It's really unbelievable."

Chen Jingting knew about this matter, and Xiao Bo did not hide it from him.

He followed Xiao Bo when he went to negotiate with the four major grain merchants in Jiangnan.

When he came out, Xiao Bo said, "Chen Silang, if I kill them, will my father blame me?"

How did you respond at that time?

"If you can really kill them, I will naturally be happy to see it happen."

At that time, he just thought that Xiao Bo was just speaking out of anger.

But unexpectedly, Xiao Bo actually got countless food.

So much grain flowing into the south of the Yangtze River not only lowered the price of grain in an instant, but also caused the four major grain merchants to suffer losses.

He used the profit from the price difference to rebuild Jiangnan.

That's a considerable income.

It can be said that the four major grain merchants rebuilt Jiangnan, but the credit naturally fell on King Wu.

As for how Xiao Bo had so much food?

What he saw was the cooperation between the grain merchants from other places and Uncle Xiao, but Uncle Xiao did not let him see...

Chen Jingting said, "Father, you don't know how arrogant we were when we went to find those grain merchants. If you knew, you wouldn't be speaking up for them today."

Chen Jingye said, "Fourth brother, do you really not know where all that food comes from?"

"A grain merchant from outside the province."

"......"

Chen Jingye regretted that he did not ask for permission to go with him.

It must be very exciting over there in Jiangnan.

Chen Jingxi remembered that the princess had been busy for him in the capital recently, and asked, "Jingting, did you see the princess today?"

"Never."

Chen Jingxi said, "The princess has donated all her gold and silver jewelry to this disaster relief effort. This is truly precious."

"Son knows." Let's go find the princess tomorrow.

The emperor held a family dinner in the palace in the evening, and Wen Xingchen was also present.

After the banquet, the emperor went to the palace of Concubine Xian. Wen Xingchen originally wanted to follow Furun back to Kunning Palace.

But he was secretly taken away by Xiao Bo.

Wen Xingchen broke free from his hand and warned him, "Don't fight with me. It will be bad if others see us."

"That's a bit shameless. If we're together, you'll be the one who's in trouble."