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

The Empress suppressed her laughter and said, "Your Majesty, please don't ask any more questions."

But the more the emperor was forbidden to ask, the more curious he became.

"What's wrong? Xingchen doesn't like it?"

Wen Xingchen curled his lips and said nothing.

When the emperor saw Xingchen's expression, he knew that Xingchen had been wronged.

"Queen, what's going on?"

The Queen was also helpless and said, "Your Majesty, the gift that the Imperial Concubine carefully selected is exactly the gift that Xingchen gave to the Imperial Concubine's younger sister two years ago. The Imperial Concubine's younger sister probably didn't like it and returned it."

The imperial concubine quickly explained, "No, I don't dislike it. I just... the servants were careless and took the wrong gift. Yes, they took the wrong gift."

"Took it by mistake?"

After hearing this, the emperor felt furious.

"Queen, what did you give Xingchen?"

"Your Majesty, Xingchen just sold her jewelry not long ago. I thought she must be in need of jewelry, so I also gave her a complete set of head ornaments."

The Queen looked at Xingchen and saw that she was wearing the set she had given her, so she motioned for the Emperor to take a look.

The emperor looked at her. She was dressed luxuriously, with a moonlight-colored headpiece on her head, a pearl necklace around her neck, an emerald jade ring on her hand, a gold, jade and gemstone bracelet on her wrist, and pearls in her ears. She was as beautiful as an elf.

The emperor looked very satisfied.

"The Queen's vision has always been excellent."

Although no silver was wasted in this disaster relief, Xingchen's jewelry was actually sold.

And because of her leadership, the royal family gained more credibility in the hearts of the people.

And all this is thanks to the stars.

Not to mention, Xingchen is now very much in his favor. Not only has she separated from Xiao Sheng, but she is also going to marry into the upstart Chen family, allowing him to suppress the powerful Xi family in the court.

I feel happy and naturally want to be better to Xingchen.

But the imperial concubine?

Compared with the empress, the imperial concubine became more and more petty.

"What is Xingchen holding in his hand?"

"This is a list of things Xingchen has given to the Imperial Concubine in the past. Xingchen wanted to give it to the Imperial Concubine to prevent her from... next time..."

"Actually, if the Imperial Concubine doesn't like the gift Xingchen gave her, she can return it to Xingchen. Xingchen took great pains to find it, and it's all something Xingchen likes."

"Xingchen thought that since she liked it, others would like it too. Unexpectedly, the Imperial Concubine actually didn't like it. If she didn't like it, why didn't she say so? If you had said so, I wouldn't have given it to you."

"Xingchen spent a lot of effort on these things."

No one doubts this.

Wen Xingchen's accusation made the emperor even more angry.

"Can you show me the list?"

Wen Xingchen handed it over personally.

The emperor opened it and was shocked when he saw the long list of gifts.

"Xingchen, are these all yours?"

"Yes, the one that the Imperial Concubine gave Xingchen yesterday was one that Xingchen designed herself and had a veteran craftsman handcraft it. It's called Yuegong Baohua." Wen Xingchen pointed to the name on the gift list. "Xingchen loved it so much that she couldn't bear to have another one made."

Can't bear to do it? This made the emperor feel very distressed.

"Xingchen, I really took the wrong one. This was not the set I received yesterday." Wen Xingchen frowned, not quite believing it.

"Your Highness, if you don't like the gift Xingchen gave you, it's okay. Can you return it to Xingchen? Xingchen herself can't bear to wear it."

Still? The imperial concubine shook her head.

"Xingchen, this is really the wrong one."

The emperor's eyes fell on other things on the gift list, and then he closed it.

"Xi Lingbi, you said you made a mistake, so what gift were you planning to give Xingchen?"

"I will go back and get it now."

Not long after, the imperial concubine came back.

She opened the treasure box in her hand and saw a pair of warm jade bracelets inside. They were pure white and of excellent quality.

"This is a bracelet that I asked my family to find for me. It's a double phoenix playing with a pearl. Xingchen has fair skin, so this is more suitable for her."

The emperor had the bracelet brought up and asked, "Is it the right gift this time?"

Wen Xingchen smiled.

"My Lady, this bracelet might have been sent to the Zhenguo Mansion by Xingchen. If you don't believe me, you can take a look inside. It has my name engraved on it. A star... This was given to me by my uncle."

Imperial Concubine:.......

The Queen Mother couldn't hold it back any longer, so she covered her face with a round fan to hide the ridicule in her heart.

Emperor: "Xi Lingbi, you told me that you went to great lengths to help Xingchen find a birthday gift. Is this what you meant by going to great lengths?"

Concubine:......

The emperor was furious, but his voice was extremely calm as he said, "You are deceiving the emperor. Do you know your crime?"

The Queen Mother said, "Sister Xi must have taken the wrong thing again. Why don't you go back and get it?"

The Empress gave the Imperial Concubine a look, and the Imperial Concubine quickly said, "I was anxious. I don't know where I put the things I prepared earlier. Can I go back and look for them?"

"Go."

The emperor was not in a hurry. He sat in Kunning Palace and ordered the queen to prepare lunch.

The queen could understand the queen's feelings in her heart.

Wen Xingchen is the emperor's only niece and is very precious to him.

I wish I could give her all my treasures.

But the Xi family was better. As soon as the emperor gave it to them, they took it away.

They dared to accept the things bestowed by the emperor, but after accepting them, they did not know the taboos and gave them away.

Isn't this a slap in the face of the emperor?

The Xi family is very bold.

But this also proves the saying: You will suffer the consequences if you do evil.

No matter how much the Xi family treated Wen Xingchen in the past, they must now pay it back.

The queen looked at the emperor sitting there without saying a word, and she must be feeling depressed.

The Queen wanted to persuade him but didn't. Instead, she said to Wen Xingchen, "Xingchen, was it fun to celebrate your birthday outside yesterday?"

"Empress, Xingchen went fishing with Chen Silang yesterday at West Lake, and then went to the opera at the mansion. They were very happy."

"Why did I hear that you and Chen Silang went fishing alone?" A man and a woman alone, going out alone...

“…Yeah, we caught a lot of fish.”

The Queen asked curiously:

"Did you just fish? Did you do anything else?"

"Ah? What else can we do?" Wen Xingchen's expression was extremely serious and confused.

This forced the emperor to believe that they really had done nothing.

But the Queen?

She had been with Furun for so long, how could she be deceived by the little girl's pretense?

The Queen turned around and said to the Emperor:

"Your Majesty, Xingchen is growing up now. Shouldn't we hire a nanny to raise her? I don't think Xu from the Ningyuan Marquis's Mansion would dare to discipline Xingchen."

"She's going to marry into the Chen family in a few months, and these two kids can't be ignorant."

Wen Xingchen: You’re pretending to be too ignorant.

But before, there was no such thing as educating the nanny.

It seems that in her previous life, many people did not approve of her marrying Xiao Sheng, and did not care about her wedding night.

Because there was no wedding night at all.

Everyone saw it clearly.

She was the only one who was deceived.

The emperor thought about it and it made sense. Prime Minister Chen valued rules, and the young masters of the Chen family were all elegant, gentle, dignified and upright.

Xingchen's unconventional style is at odds with the Chen family's style.

"That's what the Queen is worried about."

Wen Xingchen: ...

Wen Xingchen lowered his head slightly and did not comment on the matter.