The Emperor's heart is won, she sits on the Phoenix Throne! The Divine Physician's Eldest

"Now that you're having an affair and engaging in illicit relations, how can I expect you to have a dignified wedding?"

Princess Zhen was truly kind to the extreme. She knew that Kuai Kuai had betrayed her, but her first reaction was to worry about the damage to Kuai Kuai's reputation. She thought that being together in such an ambiguous way would not lead to happiness in the future.

However, Princess Zhen's kindness did not earn Kuai Kuai's conscience.

Kuai Kuai looked at the Princess Consort of Zhen. Now that things had come to this, the evidence was irrefutable, so she stopped trying to deny it. "Princess Consort, the Prince truly loves me. He promised me that he would marry me in a grand and glorious way."

“He already has a fiancée. When you go to the Prince Ping’s mansion, you will only be a concubine. How can a concubine be allowed to enter the family in such a grand manner?” Princess Zhen asked.

Kuai Kuai looked at Shen Hong and asked, "Young Master, do you still stand by your promise to this servant?"

"What's the meaning of this?" Before Shen Hong could answer, Princess Ping spoke first. She glared at Shen Hong and shouted, "Hong'er, it's one thing for you to play around outside, but someone as lowly as you can't even dream of entering the gates of the Prince Ping's mansion! If Chen Qin finds out about what happened today, how will your marriage with the Chen family proceed?"

"This marriage can no longer proceed!"

At this moment, an angry and cold voice came from behind. Everyone looked in the direction of the voice and saw a girl in green.

"Miss Chen, what brings you here?" Princess Ping's expression changed when she saw Chen Qin, and a hint of panic flashed in her eyes.

When she took the initiative to propose marriage to the Chen family, Chen Qin was unwilling.

Later, she begged and pleaded until the Chen family finally relented, but on one condition: Shen Hong was not allowed to have any other women before Chen Qin married into the family.

Now that this has happened, and it's all in the public eye, it can't be covered up no matter what. And now that Chen Qin has seen it with her own eyes, this marriage is probably going to fall through.

Chen Qin is indeed very outstanding, but not so outstanding that Princess Ping insists on having her as her daughter-in-law. What Princess Ping values ​​is not her, but the wealth of the Chen family behind her.

To put the Chen family at ease, they brought Chen Qin with them on their return to Beijing this time, also in order to strengthen the relationship between Shen Hong and Chen Qin.

Chen Qin was feeling unwell today and was resting at the Prince Ping's residence. I don't know why she suddenly came here.

"If I hadn't come, the Princess was planning to keep it a secret from me, wasn't she?" Chen Qin was strong-willed and spoke in a firm tone.

"Miss Chen, my mother is your elder. It's very rude of you to speak to my mother like that!" Shen Hong reprimanded Chen Qin.

Chen Qin looked at Shen Hong with a contemptuous tone, "The young master has done something that has caused your mother to lose face. What right do you have to talk to me like that?"

"You...!" Shen Hong was speechless, embarrassed and angry.

"Hong'er!"

Princess Ping stopped Shen Hong, then smiled at Chen Qin, "Miss Chen, you're joking. It's not what you think. It was this lowly maid who seduced Hong'er. Hong'er is innocent. He only has you in his heart. You must believe him."

Chen Qin's gaze was icy. "Your body is tainted, and your heart is tainted too. I, Chen Qin, don't care."

Princess Ping was furious that her son had been insulted like that, but since Shen Hong was in the wrong first, she suppressed her anger, forced a smile, and asked, "Miss Chen, what do you mean by that?"

Chen Qin said, "The young master has broken his promise and reneged on the pre-marital agreement with the Chen family. I will return to Zizhou immediately and inform my grandfather. In accordance with the pre-marital agreement, we will annul this marriage. From now on, we will each marry our own spouses and have no further contact with each other!"

Seeing that Chen Qin showed no mercy, Princess Ping immediately frowned and said, "Miss Chen, you and Hong'er are already engaged. Even if you break off the engagement, who will dare to marry you in the future?"

"I'd rather shave my head and become a nun than marry your son!" Chen Qin said resolutely.

She was the eldest granddaughter of the Chen family, and all the family's resources were devoted to her, which not only cultivated her talent but also her pride.

She had never thought much of Shen Hong; he had the title of heir apparent but lacked talent and good character. Previously, it was her family's repeated urging and persuasion that had led to this, but now she had a good reason to annul the engagement.

"You!" Princess Ping was furious and cursed, "There are plenty of girls like you in Zhou. Without you, I can find someone better for my Hong'er. I want to see who will want a woman that my Ping Prince's Mansion doesn't want after you break off the engagement!"

Chen Qin looked at Princess Ping, paused for a moment, and then said with a relieved expression, "If it weren't for today's events, I wouldn't have seen Princess Ping's face."

She left without lingering after saying that, taking her maid with her—effortless and resolute.

"You just wait, if you dare to break off the engagement, I'll make you regret it!" Princess Ping threatened directly.

“Mother, we don’t need a woman like that! I don’t even want her!” Shen Hong didn’t like Chen Qin in the first place either. He got engaged to Chen Qin because he was attracted to her family background.

Princess Ping's loss of composure and madness left everyone present speechless, and whispers circulated among them.

"So it turns out that Princess Ping's previous dignified, gentle, and kind demeanor was all an act."

"Sharp-tongued, unreasonable, and ruthless are her true colors."

"You really know people, faces but not hearts."

"A blessed woman does not enter a door of misfortune; fortunately, Miss Chen discovered it early."

"No wonder the young master is like this, acting so self-righteous even when he does something wrong. Like mother, like son."

"They say you shouldn't judge a person by their good temper, but by their worst temper; that's their true nature."

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Princess Ping heard the whispers and looked extremely embarrassed. She was so angry that she wanted to tear everyone who was mocking her to pieces.

She had been playing a role, portraying herself as a kind, gentle, and generous person, but the good image she had painstakingly cultivated over the years has been completely ruined today.

Prince Ping couldn't stand it any longer. His wife was also disgracing the Prince Ping's household. He coldly shouted, "Shut up! It's Shen Hong who is unworthy of Miss Chen. The Prince Ping's household has broken its promise. I agree to annul this marriage. Don't threaten anyone again, and stop embarrassing yourself!"

After he finished speaking, he looked at the Prince and Princess of Zhen and said, "Sixth Brother, Sixth Sister-in-law, I'll be leaving now. I apologize for disturbing your enjoyment today. I'll come to apologize another day."

Compared to the Princess Consort's shrewishness and domineering nature, the Prince's understanding and reasonableness are all the more commendable.

When Princess Ping saw that Prince Ping had agreed to annul the engagement, she immediately sensed that something was terribly wrong; Prince Ping was about to give up on Shen Hong.

She quickly pulled Shen Hong up and said urgently, "Aren't you leaving yet? Can't you see your father is angry!"

"Young Master, you can't abandon me! I'm already yours!" Kuai Kuai grabbed Shen Hong's sleeve, looked up, and pleaded.

Shen Hong flung Kuai Kuai's hand away, his expression cold and disdainful. "Let go! You slut, you're the one who seduced me! You're the one who caused me to be dumped!"

Kuai Kuai was full of surprise. In her panic, she shouted, "No! No! Young Master, that's not what you said. You said I was the gentlest and kindest woman you had ever met, and you promised me that you would marry me."

"Get lost!" Shen Hong kicked Kuai Kuai and turned to leave, but was stopped by the Prince of Zhen.

"You think you can just leave like this, Prince? What do you take my Prince Zhen's Mansion for?" Prince Zhen asked with a stern face.

Although Kuai Kuai was a servant, she was still a member of the Prince Zhen's Mansion and represented the mansion's reputation.

They colluded with people from the Prince Zhen's Mansion, ruined someone else's reputation, and then tried to walk away. Where does that leave the Prince Zhen's Mansion's reputation?

"Sixth Brother, it was the shameless servants in your household who seduced my Hong'er. This is not Hong'er's fault," Princess Ping explained.

Princess Zhen held up the jade pendant and said, "Princess Ping, take a good look. Is this your son's jade pendant? If he is innocent, how come his jade pendant is with Kuai Kuai?"

Princess Ping thought for a moment, "She must have stolen it!"

"Stolen?" Princess Zhen sneered. "If they didn't have an affair and weren't in close contact, how could Kuai Kuai have been stolen?"

Princess Ping was speechless.

Princess Zhen continued, "Everyone has seen it. Shen Hong ruined Kuai Kuai's reputation. She can't stay in this manor anymore. Shen Hong must take responsibility. Take her away!"

"Why should I take it away..."

Before Princess Ping could finish speaking, Princess Zhen interrupted her, "Should we report to the authorities that the Crown Prince has tainted Kuai Kuai's innocence? Or should we take Kuai Kuai away? The choice is yours."

After weighing her options, Princess Ping gritted her teeth and scolded Shen Hong, "This is all your doing! Take them away now!"

Shen Hong looked at Kuai Kuai with disgust. "Let's go!"

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Kuai Kuai quickly got up and followed Shen Hong's footsteps.

She was overjoyed and didn't even say goodbye to the Prince and Princess. She thought that from now on, she would be a phoenix soaring to the top of the tree. Little did she know that her departure would lead to her death.