The prince gritted his teeth and turned to look at the emperor: "Your Majesty, I have absolutely no such thoughts."

The emperor lowered his eyes, his gaze dark.

It doesn’t matter whether the prince has such an idea or not. What matters is that the move he had made earlier with Wen Tingyun has been completely wasted.

He would personally remove him from the chessboard.

As for the other princes, he looked down upon none of them. The only one he looked up to, Shi Huaizhi, was destroyed by him personally.

He wanted to keep the baby in Sheng Nanzhi's belly.

Moreover, he had been observing secretly just now, and this woman Sheng Nanzhi was quite interesting.

The emperor gently twirled the jade ring on his thumb, thinking to himself, "Alright, I'll check whether you have such intentions or not."

He looked at Sheng Nanzhi: "But at the moment, the evidence that Princess Yi has found cannot prove that this matter is directly related to the Crown Prince, right?"

Sheng Nanzhi responded softly. Although she was reluctant to admit it, the emperor was right. She did not have direct evidence to prove that this matter was related to Wen Tingyun.

"Since Princess Yi has found out that Sheng Qingqian was behind this incident, how does Princess Yi intend to deal with it?"

Sheng Nanzhi lowered her eyes and said loudly, "I have two requests. The first is about Sheng Qingqian. Sheng Qingqian is the direct instigator of this matter. Although she is my biological sister, she previously confused the royal bloodline and now hired someone to kill me. I naturally cannot tolerate this."

"But my daughter-in-law is concerned about her sisterly relationship with me and is unwilling to take her life directly." Sheng Nanzhi narrowed her eyes slightly and made a plan in her mind: "My daughter-in-law begs the emperor to exile her directly to Haikou Cliff."

Haikou Cliff is the traditional place of exile for the Canglan Kingdom. It is a separate island in the north, surrounded by the sea. Once you are exiled to Haikou Cliff, there is almost no possibility of returning.

The most important thing is that in his previous life, Sheng Qingqian was exiled to Haikou Cliff.

Wen Tingyun suddenly raised his head and looked at Sheng Nanzhi in disbelief.

Sheng Nanzhi ignored him, lowered her eyes, and said in a trembling voice, "The second thing is, I ask the emperor to issue an order prohibiting me from remarrying."

The emperor was also a little surprised: "Is he issuing an order prohibiting you from remarrying?"

"You know, if this decree is issued, you will have to stay in Prince Yi's mansion for the rest of your life and be a widow for Prince Yi."

"Even in the future, if Prince Yi is gone, you cannot marry again."

"I know." Sheng Nanzhi raised her eyes, tears welling up in her eyelashes. "These past two days, because of the Crown Prince's proposal, I was first slandered by my own mother, who accused me of seducing her brother-in-law. In order to prove my innocence, I had no choice but to sign a letter of severance with my mother, completely severing the relationship."

"Later, he was assassinated by someone hired by his own sister and nearly died."

She was about to cry: "Because of these messy rumors, my daughter-in-law has really been through too much and has endured too much."

"They say widows are prone to gossip, but my daughter-in-law isn't even a widow yet, and this is already happening."

"My daughter-in-law only wants to put an end to future troubles, stay in Prince Yi's Mansion for the rest of her life, and never remarry. Only in this way can she completely get rid of those rumors."

The emperor stared at Sheng Nanzhi for a long time before finally speaking: "Okay, since you've said so and begged me like this, then I'll grant your wish."

"Tian Fusheng, draft the decree."

Sheng Nanzhi lowered her head, satisfied.

Wen Tingyun, who was standing aside, clenched his hands tightly, his fingernails digging deeply into his palms.

After receiving the imperial edict, Sheng Nanzhi wisely withdrew.

Just as he was about to go to Concubine Hua, he was stopped by Wen Tingyun who came in a hurry and called out, "Princess Yi."

Sheng Nanzhi paused: "Is there something wrong, Your Highness?"

Wen Tingyun's face was gloomy. He only glanced at the guards and maids following behind Sheng Nanzhi and said, "I have a few words to say to Princess Yi. Could Princess Yi please send them away?"

Sheng Nanzhi glanced at the people around him and raised his eyebrows: "Your Highness, just say it directly."

"After all, I was just attacked in the mansion yesterday. I really feel a little insecure. I have nothing to say, but it's something my maids and guards can't listen to."

Wen Tingyun gritted his teeth. Whatever he wanted to ask was difficult to do in front of so many people.

But he also knew that even if he found another opportunity later, Sheng Nanzhi would probably not cooperate.

He took a deep breath and said quickly, "Is Princess Yi also...reborn?"

"What? What rebirth?" Sheng Nanzhi looked bewildered, as if she didn't understand him at all. "Your Highness, what are you talking about? Are you kidding me?"

No?

Wen Tingyun frowned. Sheng Nanzhi's expression didn't seem like one he was pretending.

But if Sheng Nanzhi wasn't reborn, then...

"Why did you propose to our father that Sheng Qingqian be exiled to Haikou Cliff?"

Sheng Nanzhi still looked bewildered. "Your Highness, even though Sheng Qingqian nearly killed me, she is my biological sister after all. I naturally don't want to kill her and be known as a ruthless person who kills her siblings."

"But if I don't kill her, I really don't want to see her again."

"I thought about it all night last night, and the only solution I could think of was to exile her."

"Haikou Cliff is the only place of exile in our Canglan Kingdom. Since I want Your Majesty to exile her, naturally, the only place I can exile her is Haikou Cliff."

Sheng Nanzhi looked puzzled, as if asking, what nonsense are you asking?

Wen Tingyun felt extremely depressed when she looked at him like this.

But it’s also good that Sheng Nanzhi is not reborn.

If Sheng Nanzhi was really reborn, she would definitely not let him go easily.

She would kill him.

He and Sheng Nanzhi were husband and wife in his previous life, so he naturally knew her methods.

He wanted her to marry him and help him plan everything, but if that didn't work out, he didn't want to be her enemy.

Wen Tingyun pursed his lips and said, "Sheng Qingqian's assassination of you has nothing to do with me. If you are angry with me because of this and are unwilling to marry me, you will definitely regret it."

Sheng Nanzhi lowered her eyes and couldn't help but smile. Will she regret it?

This was the funniest joke she had ever heard.

Sheng Nanzhi blinked: "That's a matter for the future. At least for now, it's enough that I don't regret it."

"Is there anything else, Your Highness?"

"If not, then I'll leave first. I've already endured enough criticism because of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, and I really don't want to endure it anymore."

She bowed gracefully, turned around and left.

Sheng Nanzhi ignored the furious Wen Tingyun behind her and went straight to Concubine Hua.

Concubine Hua was very sharp-eyed and had already received news of what had just happened in the Taiji Hall.

When she saw Sheng Nanzhi coming in, Concubine Hua stood up and stepped forward, holding Sheng Nanzhi's hand: "Good boy, well done."

"It's just...it's really hard for you."

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