The princess was fed contraceptive soup on the day of the marriage exchange, and she went crazy

Sheng Nanzhi's eyebrows moved slightly. What did the Seventh Prince's wife and Concubine Rou tell her?

What did Sheng Qingqian and Sheng Yunrou confess?

The emperor slammed the table and said, "My son, you take me for a fool. Do you really think that just because I've just adopted him, like him and cherish him, I can let him do these little tricks right under my nose?"

"The relationship between Concubine Rou and the Seventh Prince's wife was not good. The Seventh Prince's wife, in particular, wanted to tear Concubine Rou apart. However, their confessions were almost identical."

"We'll know who's lying once we investigate."

The emperor sneered, "Also, the things those three said in the downtown area do sound absurd, but when you think about it carefully, it doesn't seem completely impossible."

"At least, the Seventh Prince has a motive for doing such a thing."

"The person who is most eager to get the Seventh Prince's Consort pregnant is probably not the Seventh Prince's Consort herself, but the Seventh Prince himself."

"First, it can conceal the fact that he is ill. Second, it can help him have an heir sooner rather than later, so that he can be used as a powerful aid in his fight for the throne."

"He is ambitious. If it weren't for what happened that day, the Seventh Prince would probably have kept the fact that he had damaged his descendants' roots a secret."

Sheng Nanzhi curled up the corners of her mouth and smiled.

In her previous life, she suffered from the emperor's suspicion, which created considerable obstacles for her to fight for the position of crown prince for Wen Tingyun.

The reason why Shi Huai got into trouble was because the emperor was suspicious and had no fatherly love for his son.

But now, she felt that the emperor's suspicion might not be a bad thing.

Sheng Nanzhi was unable to stay in the palace for long and was soon taken away by Shi Huaizhi.

On the way back in the carriage, Sheng Nanzhi looked up at Shi Huaizhi standing across from her and said, "If you can't have children, you're doomed to have no chance of becoming emperor."

"If it were you, how would you resolve this situation?"

Although she knew that the guards beside the carriage were all Shi Huaizhi's men, Sheng Nanzhi was still very careful since they were outside after all, and did not call Shi Huaizhi "Prince".

Shi Huaizhi laughed: "If it were me..."

“That’s my advantage.”

"I took advantage of the position of Crown Prince."

"Oh?" Sheng Nanzhi raised her eyebrows and looked at Shi Huaizhi in surprise. She had actually put herself in Wen Tingyun's situation and thought about what she should do, but she didn't know whether Shi Huaizhi's thoughts were the same as hers.

Shi Huaizhi sneered: "If it were me, I would report it to the emperor immediately when I found out I was injured."

"But actually, there was still a chance when Sheng Qingqian caused a disturbance in Concubine Xian's palace."

"I just need to report this to the Emperor and have him find someone to confirm with absolute certainty that I am completely incapable of bearing children."

"Then I surrendered to the emperor, personally aborted the prostitute's child, and told him clearly about my current situation. He can rest assured that I absolutely do not covet the throne, nor can I. I can be a sharp sword in his hand, a touchstone and a shield for him to test the minds of the princes and court officials in the court. As long as he ensures my safety."

Shi Huaizhi put down the teacup, his eyes dark and gloomy: "Such a deal is very cost-effective for the emperor."

"He could then completely block all news about my injury, then confidently appoint me as Crown Prince, thereby testing the other princes and court officials."

"And I'm not at a loss either."

"I gained the emperor's trust, and he protected me. I also obtained the position of crown prince. The news of my failure did not spread."

"Now that I have the crown prince position, how far can the throne be?"

"As long as I can be the emperor, I can hold power in my hands for as long as I can, and live happily for as many years as I can. As for offspring? What does it matter to me whether I have offspring or not?"

"After I ascend the throne, I can do what he is doing now, expand my harem, let my trusted aides get my concubines pregnant, silence the gossips, and allow me to stay on the throne for a few more years."

"As for who will take over the throne after my death, what will happen? It has nothing to do with me."

Sheng Nanzhi silently gave Shi Huaizhi a thumbs up, but couldn't help feeling a little surprised.

Shi Huaizhi thought almost exactly the same as she did.

This man is kind of scary.

I hope I won’t become his enemy in the future.

Shi Huaizhi said indifferently: "What a pity, Wen Tingyun has missed his chance. The emperor no longer believes in him."

Sheng Nanzhi nodded: "Besides, he may not have such great courage."

"The child in that prostitute's belly is his only child. He can't bear to give it up."

I just don’t know what Wen Tingyun would think when he knew that the child in the prostitute’s belly was not his.

At this point, Sheng Nanzhi recalled the words she had overheard from the emperor earlier: "So, what did Sheng Yunrou and Sheng Qingqian confess?"

Shi Huaizhi curled his lips and said, "She told me a lot. Sheng Yunrou told me the time and place of every tryst with Wen Tingyun."

"Most of the time she and Wen Tingyun met in the Xianfei Palace. There are many people in the palace, and it's easy to find out whether Sheng Yunrou went to the Xianfei Palace and whether Wen Tingyun was there that day."

"And as I said before, Du Qiyu and Wen Tingyun have too many things on their minds, and often miss some relatively small details, such as the meals prepared in the imperial kitchen..."

"And Sheng Qingqian also provided information about Wen Tingyun staying overnight in her yard a month ago."

"They both gave a detailed account of every time Wen Tingyun was with them, and there were several similarities."

"First, every time Wen Tingyun is with them, he always drinks and talks with them first."

"Secondly, every time they were with Wen Tingyun, they could tell from their physical condition that they had experienced sex, but they couldn't remember anything. They used to think they were drunk and had blacked out. Now, they suspect that Wen Tingyun drugged them."

"When it comes to drugging, it's not completely impossible to find any traces."

"As long as we hand over the people around Wen Tingyun and interrogate them thoroughly, the matter will become clear."

Shi Huaizhi lowered his head and saw Sheng Nanzhi stepped on the hem of his skirt. He reached out and straightened it for him: "Now I'm worried that the people around Wen Tingyun are stubborn and refuse to confess."

"Will not."

Sheng Nanzhi said without hesitation: "They will not refuse to confess."

Firstly, although those three people were Shi Huaizhi's confidants, in this life, Shi Huaizhi had only been recognized a few months ago and had just won them over, and he had not yet completely grasped their lifelines in his hands.

Two things...

"I disguised myself as Wen Tingyun and promised those three people that after the mission was accomplished, I would send them to the military camp to earn military merit."

"After they said those things outside, I had them locked up and killed on the pretext that... they knew too much."