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

Chapter 613

But now, looking back, she can't even be completely sure whether "Cheng Wu" was actually poisoned!

If she wasn't poisoned at all, then the whole thing was just a show of her like a monkey!

That bitch, she hid herself so well!

Consort Xing was both angry and anxious, wishing she could immediately summon "Cheng Wu" to the palace and question her thoroughly.

But Huo Tingsheng had just given her a good scolding, and she was now under semi-confinement. She couldn't even go out freely, let alone summon anyone to the palace.

Consort Xing had no outside sources of information and was unaware of the current status of the case. She hadn't slept all night, pacing anxiously, filled with worry and anxiety, wondering how Xing Feng and the Xing family were doing.

A few days later, only the Third Prince finally came to see her.

Consort Xing had been staying in the palace for several days and was on the verge of going crazy. As soon as she saw the Third Prince, she grabbed him and wouldn't let go, her voice hoarse with anxiety.

"Bin'er, how is your uncle?"

The third prince shook his head sadly.

Xing Feng was convicted of embezzling military funds and attempting to murder a prince. Both charges were well-documented, and he was sentenced to immediate execution.

Like pulling up a radish and bringing out the mud, many other members of the Xing family were also unearthed. Case after case was tried swiftly and decisively, and in the end, more than thirty people were imprisoned, and a large portion of their family property was confiscated.

The Xing family was originally one of the most prestigious and powerful families in Western Qi. But now that this major case has been exposed, their fortunes have collapsed overnight, like a building crumbling and monkeys scattering when the tree falls.

Consort Xing and the Third Prince, one a concubine in the harem and the other found to have no connection to the case, were not implicated on the surface.

However, the faction that was originally the most likely to seize the throne has suffered such a heavy blow and has suddenly lost all its advantages.

Although Consort Xing had already prepared herself for the worst, she still felt dizzy and almost fainted when she actually heard it.

She had harbored ambitions for so many years, and finally climbed to the top. But just when she was about to get to that position, she suddenly fell down!

How could she accept this!

why!

Is the Xing family destined to never have this opportunity?

The Third Prince sighed, "Mother, things have come to this, there's nothing more we can do. Please try to accept it..."

Consort Xing suddenly shook off the Third Prince's hand, glared at him fiercely, and began to curse.

"It's all because you're useless! If you were capable, why would the Xing family have to go to such lengths to help you, this piece of trash, get back on track? The reason your uncle embezzled military funds is because the Xing family is short of money, and the struggle for the throne requires money everywhere, while you are utterly useless! Because you are inactive, the Xing family has to put in a hundred or a thousand times more effort to help you. You're the one who dragged the Xing family down to this state!"

The Third Prince stared wide-eyed at Consort Xing, who appeared to be insane.

"But, Mother, I never wanted to fight for the throne. It was you who insisted..."

Before he could finish speaking, Consort Xing slapped him hard across the face.

He screamed in fury, "How dare you say that! How can you not vie for the throne! You are a prince, vying for the throne is the only thing you should be doing!"

She grabbed the Third Prince's collar tightly, her face contorted, her eyes burning with a kind of mad flame.

"No, we can't give up like this... You're still a prince, and I haven't been demoted. We still have hope... You better prove yourself! As long as you ascend the throne, the Xing family can still rise again!"