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

Fortunately, at this time, news came from Yikun Palace that the imperial concubine had fainted.

The person who came to deliver the message was a little palace maid.

The emperor hummed.

Do you think you can get away with this by pretending to be unconscious?

Since you don't want to produce anything, then punish them somewhere else.

The Emperor said, "Pass this decree down. Xi Lingbi has deceived the emperor and lied to his superiors, deceiving his subordinates. Effective immediately, she will be demoted to the rank of Concubine Xi."

The Queen worriedly said:

"Your Majesty, would you like to call the imperial physician?"

"No need. If I die, I'll be buried in the imperial mausoleum. If I can't die, humph..."

The little girl shuddered when she heard this.

Then he returned to Yukun Palace to reply.

Xilingbi was pretending at first, but after hearing the maid's reply, she really fainted.

Wen Xingchen didn't care whether Xi Lingbi was dizzy or not. She took the things and left the palace.

Kunning Palace

When Furun finished his work and rushed back, Wen Xingchen had already left.

Furun only saw his mother smiling brightly.

The Queen Mother had not seen such a funny thing for a long time, and when she told Furun about it, she described it vividly.

"Furun, do you think Xifei is stupid?"

"You're clearly unwilling to spend time on Xingchen, yet you still have to pretend to be nice to her. Isn't this just a slap in the face?"

Fu Runjian asked:

"Xingchen made a list. What does Mother think she meant?"

"That means you want to take back what you gave away before."

Want to go back?

"is it possible?"

The queen smiled.

"Furun, Wen Xingchen is your cousin, your father's beloved niece. And what is Xifei? She's your father's concubine. How dare a concubine go over your father's head and ask for something from his niece, even though it was given by your father? Do you know what this means?"

Furun understood now.

"If this gets out, people will say that my father is hypocritical and sanctimonious."

The queen nodded.

"You'll also say that your father isn't truly kind to Xingchen."

Having said that, Furun felt that Concubine Xi had brought it upon herself.

"Where's the list Xingchen brought? Did Queen Mother keep it?"

"Your father took it away. It's a long list."

Furun:.......

Fu Run thought about asking Wen Xingchen for one, so she asked the Xi family to spit out the thing.

The Empress saw Furun's thoughts and said, "There's no rush for this matter. Your father will settle all the matters one by one."

"As long as you reveal a little bit to the Xi family and Xiao Sheng, if the Xi family is not stupid, they will definitely send the things back."

Wen Xingchen took the things back home, and the Xi family received the news.

Xicheng, the head of the Xi family, did not know about the bracelet. He started interrogating his family and only found out after asking.

It turned out that it was the mother who sent the things into the palace, but she did not tell the Imperial Concubine, no, the Western Concubine, that it was Princess Huayang who sent them.

That's why such a mistake happened.

Something happened to Concubine Xi in the palace, and the entire Xi family gathered at home to discuss countermeasures.

The old lady said, "We didn't know in advance that the bracelet was a gift from the emperor."

Xicheng replied, "Don't know? Who doesn't know? I've served in the court for many years. If I say I don't know, is there a single person in the court who would believe me?"

"But this is a gift from the princess, not what we want."

"She can give it to him, and the Emperor can say she is ignorant, but if our family accepts it and gives away the gift given by the Emperor without any care, then it is our fault."

"So what should we do now? Should we send the things back?"

"Yes, I want to send it back."

"Why? The princess gave it to me on her own initiative."

"She is a princess, the emperor's niece, and your aunt's niece. Even if this matter is spread to the world, it will still be your aunt's fault."

"..."

Xi Ling'er said, "Father, why don't we return the things?"

This is the only thought Xicheng has in mind now.

"But we can't just give it back like that. We have to let the people know that it was Wen Xingchen who was at fault first."

"Yes, it's unreasonable to return a gift you've given. If the censors knew about this, they would definitely impeach the Wen family. Then, father can reason with them and plead for my aunt."

Xicheng thought about it for a moment and felt that it was feasible.

Originally, it was Wen Xingchen who was hateful. Even if it was not for Empress Xi, they wanted to let the world see how shameless Wen Xingchen was.

At this moment, the Chen family also knew what happened in the harem today.

The men in the Chen family were discussing this matter in the study.

And discuss countermeasures.

When Chen Jingye heard about this, he just thought it was ridiculous.

"Fourth brother, the princess is not just making a fuss."

Chen Jingting said nonchalantly: "Xi Fei is too stupid."

Or maybe she was used to bullying Wen Xingchen and had already treated Wen Xingchen as a sick cat, but she was not.

only……

Thinking of Wen Ruyue's words, Chen Jingting fell into deep thought.

Wen Xingchen's behavior completely offended the Xi family.

Offending the Xi family? But what if this was a setup between Wen Xingchen and the Xi family?

Chen Jingting could only wait and see, but before getting married, it would be better for them not to meet too often.

"Based on my understanding of the Xi family, Princess Huayang caused the West Concubine to be demoted, and they will definitely not let this go."

Chen Jingye said, "If I were the Xi family, I would definitely return the things to Princess Huayang with drums and gongs tomorrow to vent my anger."

Chen Jingting replied, "If I were the Princess of Huayang, I would definitely stay indoors and refuse to accept it."

"Then I'll leave the things at the door of the Wen family."

Chen Jingting smiled.

"What does it have to do with me? Just let him go."

"..."

Chen Jingxi looked at the two children arguing and said:

"Based on my understanding of Xicheng, he would indeed do such a stupid thing."

stupid?

"If it were Dad, what would you do?"

"First of all, Dad will not accept such an expensive gift from a junior. Secondly, the person who tied the bell must untie it. This matter was caused by the princess, so it is natural for the princess to solve it. Instead of acting on impulse and making a fuss, it will still make the emperor unhappy." The arm can never twist the thigh.

"..."

The Chen family understood the logic, but the Xi family ignored it and even wanted to go against the emperor.

It's a matter of attitude.

No wonder the emperor has become increasingly dissatisfied with the Xi family over the years.

"We are just speculating now. What if the Xi family does nothing tomorrow?"

"..."

Chen Jingting said, "I will pay attention to the Xi family's movements tomorrow. If I have any ideas in this regard, I will inform the princess."

every other day

Wen Xingchen got up early.

Because she had already guessed what the Xi family would do next.

Yingying went out early in the morning. She hid in the dark and observed everything happening in the Xi family.

Sure enough, they were seen carrying boxes of things, leaving the Xi family and heading straight for the Ningyuan Marquis Mansion.

And every step he took, he said it was a return to the princess.

This was sent to the Xi family when the princess was pursuing Xiao Sheng in previous years.

At this time, the people were all laughing at Wen Xingchen.

Ningyuan Houfu

They knocked on the gate of Ningyuan Marquis's mansion with gongs and drums. Ningyuan Marquis was not at home, but Xu was at home. It was inconvenient for Xu to come out, so the housekeeper came out.

The new steward is Wen Xiaoyin, who was promoted by Ningyuan Hou.

Wen Xiaoyin didn't dare to say anything and asked his wife for instructions.

Xu said angrily, "The Xi family is trying to discredit the Ningyuan Marquisate."

"Madam, what should we do now?"

"You go, and absolutely don't let them in."

"Yes."

Wen Xiaoyin thought so too.

He first came forward and said to the visitor, "Since it was given by our princess, how can we take it back? You can take it back, we don't want it."

Xi Ming, the steward of the Xi family, looked at the onlookers and said, "The princess has indeed given the Xi family many gifts over the years because of the relationship with His Royal Highness the Prince of Jin. Now that the princess is engaged to the Chen family, these things should be returned."

Ximing's tone was smug and a little sarcastic.

It seemed as if he was saying that Wen Xingchen was shameless and had been chasing after His Royal Highness the Prince of Jin. Now that he was engaged to the Chen family, he still refused to stop and even shamelessly wanted to take the gift back.

"Please ask the princess to come out and check."

Seeing that the Xi family insisted, Wen Xiaoyin felt that the matter could not be let go.

Wen Xiaoyin said, "We won't accept it. You can carry it back."

"If you don't accept it, we won't return it."