Jiang Rou was startled and asked with a worried look on her face, "How could this happen?"

Jiawen sneered, "In the past, I always cared about family affection, but now I don't have to do that." Then he comforted Jiang Rou, "It's okay. I will seek justice for the emperor's sister-in-law. If I can't do it, the whip in my hand will do."

When Jiang Rou came out of Jiawen's room, she saw Ji Huaian waiting for her not far away. Seeing him, Jiang Rou hurried over.

After she stood firmly, Ji Huaian smiled and tidied up her messy hair, and said softly, "I'm here, run slower."

Ji Rou said shyly, "I haven't seen you for many days, so I have to cherish you." Ji Huaian felt sad when he heard it. He has been busy since he returned to Beijing, and it is inevitable that he neglected Jiang Rou a lot.

Ji Huaian held her hand and said, "It's my fault. I neglected Arou." Jiang Rou shook her head and said, "I know you have something to do. Arou is shallow and can't help you, but she naturally won't hold you back."

Ji Huaian looked at her with concern and said, "Arou, give me some more time." Jiang Rou nodded, and Ji Huaian hugged her in his arms.

In the largest restaurant in the capital, a bearded man got drunk and heard people nearby praising the prince. He sneered, and the alcohol got to his head, so he started to say "bullshit prince" without restraint.

Hearing him say this, the people around him did not dare to argue with him, for fear that he would say something sinister, so they said, "You lunatic, if you are drunk, go home quickly."

Seeing this, the man started making a big fuss, attracting the attention of the diners on the first floor. The waiter was afraid of trouble, so he stepped forward to stop him and said, "Sir, you are drunk."

Unexpectedly, the man didn't appreciate it at all. He shook off the waiter's hand and continued to yell, "Am I wrong? My sister's husband saw it with his own eyes, the prince hugging a man. I'm afraid this princess is just a cover." After saying that, he took another sip of wine and staggered out.

The shocked crowd finally came to their senses and a heated discussion broke out in the hall. A person sitting by the window on the second floor looked at the farce downstairs with a slight smile on his lips.

In the imperial study, Emperor Cheng'an picked up a memorial and threw it at the head of the kneeling prince, cursing "idiot" with a flushed face.

As he spoke, he began to cough violently. Ning Xi behind him hurried forward and gave him a pill, and he finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Emperor Cheng'an pointed at the prince and cursed, "If you don't want to be the prince, there are plenty of people who can do it." He panted heavily and picked up a memorial at hand and threw it at the prince.

The prince knelt on the ground and dared not move. Fresh red blood flowed from his forehead and flowed down his face to his jaw. He looked at Emperor Cheng'an in horror and knelt on the ground and kowtowed repeatedly, "Father, please understand. Someone must have harmed me. Father, please understand."

Upon hearing this, Emperor Cheng'an sneered and said, "The Cui family is a centuries-old family. Their daughter has been humiliated by you, so naturally you want you to be just. Taifu Cui has asked me to grant you a divorce."

The prince raised his head suddenly upon hearing this, his eyes full of disbelief. Although his mother was the Empress of the Central Palace, she was not favored, and the Empress's mother's family had also fallen into disrepair over the years.

The Crown Princess was born into the Cui family, a century-old family with promising young men and women. The most important person was the Crown Princess’ father, Imperial Tutor Cui, who had many students all over the world.

Now he understood that once the Crown Princess divorced him, his position as Crown Prince would be unstable. Thinking of this, the Crown Prince was already sweating profusely.

He kowtowed repeatedly, not caring about the new wound on his forehead, and just kept saying that he was wronged. Emperor Cheng'an became annoyed when he heard this and raised his hand to interrupt him.

Seeing his regretful look, Emperor Cheng'an sneered and said, "What's the use of begging me? I have already promised the Grand Tutor that if the Crown Princess nods, I will immediately order the two of you to divorce."

The Crown Prince stopped what he was doing upon hearing this. Emperor Cheng'an said to the eunuch beside him, "Go to the East Palace and invite the Crown Princess here."

There was a hint of unnaturalness in the prince's eyes. Cui Jingyu was still being held captive by him, and the Crown Princess knew everything about his relationship with Wei Ran. Thinking of this, the prince felt sad.

When Cui Jingyu followed the eunuch here, she saw the prince kneeling on the ground. After hearing the noise, he looked at her with pleading eyes.

Cui Jingyu didn't look at him, but walked straight past him and greeted Emperor Cheng'an, "Your son is here to pay his respects to you, father."

Emperor Cheng'an waved his hand and asked her to stand up. As soon as Cui Jingyu stood up, she heard Emperor Cheng'an say, "Just now, Taifu Cui came and asked me to grant you a divorce from the crown prince. What does the crown princess think?"

Cui Jingyu paused upon hearing this and did not say anything for a long time. The most anxious one was the crown prince. He stared at Cui Jingyu's figure, and when he saw that she did not speak, he quickly said, "Father, your son..."

Emperor Cheng'an frowned and shouted, "Shut up, kneel down quietly, shut up."

After that, he looked at Cui Jingyu and said gently, "I don't know whether the rumors outside are true or not, but if the Crown Princess wants to divorce, I will agree. After the divorce, I will make you a princess, and it will not affect your future marriage."

Upon hearing this, the prince collapsed. Just when he was thinking about how to usurp the throne in advance, Cui Jingyu spoke. She lowered her head and said in a lost voice, "Thank you, father, for your grace. I will not divorce you, prince."

As soon as she finished speaking, the prince looked at her, and then saw Cui Jingyu touching her belly and saying, "Your Highness's child is already pregnant."

When she said this, not only the Crown Prince was shocked, but even Emperor Cheng'an was shocked. The Emperor came to his senses, a look of joy appeared on his face, and he said to Ning Xi, "Hurry up and help the Crown Princess up and let her sit down."

When Ning Xi helped Cui Jingyu up, she felt her pulse and was surprised to find that the Crown Princess was not pregnant. Feeling her movements, Cui Jingyu glanced at her.

Ning Xi lowered his head to hide his expression, helped Cui Jingyu to sit down, and then returned to the emperor's back.

The prince looked at Cui Jingyu in shock, he did not expect that Cui Jingyu would get pregnant at that time. Thinking of those rumors, the prince was happy that the child came at the right time. As for Wei Ran, the prince believed that he could understand.

Cui Jingyu followed the prince out of the Qinzheng Hall. Looking at the blood on his forehead, Cui Jingyu frowned with some worry. The prince felt a little uncomfortable when he saw it.

He coughed lightly and said to Cui Jingyu, "You are a double now, so you should be careful. Let me know if you need anything."

Cui Jingyu responded meekly, then raised her head, looked at the prince with affection and said, "I know that your heart is not with me, but I am already content to be able to stay with you."

Hearing this, the prince felt a little pleased. Considering Cui Jingyu's infatuation, the prince softened his tone and said, "As long as you behave yourself, I will not treat you unfairly."

After saying that, he left. Looking at his back, Cui Jingyu's expression faded and a trace of disgust flashed in her eyes.

Just when those people in the dark were waiting for the Crown Prince to be deposed, news came out that the Crown Princess was pregnant, which refuted the rumor.

In order to show his love for the Crown Princess, the Crown Prince personally climbed up to the Wanfo Temple to pray for the Crown Princess, and this fact became known to everyone in the city.

Now people no longer believed the rumors, but instead praised the loving relationship between the Crown Princess and the Crown Prince.

Tap the screen to use advanced tools Tip: You can use left and right keyboard keys to browse between chapters.

You'll Also Like