Marrying a concubine and swallowing her dowry? The mistress turns around and marries a high-ranking

Chapter 336

"If the Grand Princess wants to stop me, then leave my corpse here!"

Princess Pingkang was so angry that she was trembling all over.

If there were no other people around, she would have killed Shen Lingjun to silence her long ago!

But there were several ladies watching from the side; she couldn't possibly kill so many people!

Princess Pingkang gritted her teeth, glared fiercely at the ladies, and could only quickly follow Shen Lingjun out.

Shen Lingjun entered the palace without hesitation and immediately lodged a complaint with the emperor that same day.

"Your Majesty, I beg you to uphold justice for me! Today is my children's birthday banquet, and I invited the Grand Princess Pingkang to the banquet. Unexpectedly, the Grand Princess claimed that my distant cousin had seduced the Imperial Son-in-Law Song, and she was about to drown her in the well in the garden of the Marquis of Yongning's residence! If I hadn't arrived in time, my family would have been murdered by our guest in our own home!"

The emperor was initially a little impatient because the number of times matters related to the Shen family had recently come to his attention was quite frequent.

But after hearing Shen Lingjun's words, he was utterly shocked.

No wonder Shen Lingjun went to the palace to see him; the other party was the Grand Princess Pingkang, and indeed only he could handle the situation.

But in his memory, Princess Pingkang was always gentle and tolerant, uncontested, and lived a loving and happy life with her husband. How could she have done something so shocking?

The emperor looked in surprise at Princess Pingkang and Song Yong, who had arrived shortly after:

"Is what the Imperial Aunt, Prince Consort Song, and Lady Yongning Marquis said true?"

Princess Pingkang choked for a moment, stammering, "This... it's not as exaggerated as what Lady Yongning said. I was just angry that Miss Yun was so shameless and promiscuous, openly seducing the prince consort, so I threw her into the well to scare her. How could I have really wanted to drown her..."

Princess Pingkang had regained her senses by this time and knew that she absolutely could not admit to the crime of premeditated murder. Otherwise, even if the emperor did not actually punish her, her reputation would be devastated.

But she couldn't deny it outright, since so many people saw it on the spot.

Then we can only try to downplay the issue and make it a small matter.

But then, unexpectedly, Miss Yun suddenly blurted out, "No! You're going to drown me! You had your maid immobilize me and throw me into the well! And you even said you'd kill anyone like me you see!"

Shen Lingjun immediately took the message and said to the emperor, "I heard those words too! There were several other ladies present, and they should have heard them as well. If Your Majesty doesn't believe me, you can invite them to the palace to testify! The Grand Princess really intended to kill someone; it wasn't just a bluff!"

Princess Pingkang was furious: "You think I can just kill someone like that? Miss Yun is still alive and well! I was just too angry at the time, so my methods were a bit excessive. I didn't really want to kill her!"

Shen Lingjun then changed the subject: "What exactly did Sister Yun do to make you so angry? You said she seduced the prince consort..."

She looked at Song Yong: "Song Yong, then please tell me in detail how exactly Sister Yun seduced you?"

Song Yong knew that he should cooperate with Princess Pingkang at this time, and he should at least make up a few lines.

But when he glanced at Miss Yun's pale face and pitiful appearance out of the corner of his eye, his mind was in turmoil, and he stammered, unable to say anything for a moment.

"This...this is..."

Shen Lingjun sneered and said, "Even Prince Consort Song can't give a clear explanation, right? Sister Yun clearly didn't do anything. There was no secret exchange, no catching them in the act. She just met Prince Consort Song, and the host and guest exchanged a few words! If the Grand Princess is going to kill someone over this, then I'm afraid there aren't many women left in the entire capital!"

As she spoke, she turned to the emperor again and kowtowed deeply.

"Your Majesty, I know that the Grand Princess is of noble birth, but the laws of Northern Yi are strict, and Your Majesty is a just, virtuous, and benevolent ruler who loves his people like his own children. You would never allow such lawless and heinous acts to occur under the very nose of the Emperor. I beg Your Majesty to uphold justice for me and my family!"