Reborn to marry the emperor, I just want to confuse the emperor and seize the throne

He took a step forward and picked her up sideways. Jiang Fenghua struggled to turn her face away and didn't want to get close to him. The more she struggled, the tighter he held her. His white clothes were stained with the stains on her body, and both of them looked miserable.

Hongxiu, Lianye and others stood trembling outside the door. Seeing the princess so wronged, they dared not say a word to defend her, their eyes full of heartache.

Xie Shang held Jiang Fenghua in his arms and shouted at the maids, "What are you all standing there for? Hurry up and clean up and find some clean clothes for your princess."

Everyone scattered like birds and beasts, not daring to slack off for a moment.

After saying that, he carried Jiang Fenghua directly to the side room of the bedroom. Lanyue Pavilion was originally Xie Shang's residence, so he naturally knew the layout here. There was always hot water in the side room, and even a toilet.

He placed her on the stool beside him, filled the water himself, and adjusted the water temperature with extremely gentle movements.

Jiang Fenghua's eyes were swollen from crying and her face was red. She was clutching her skirt tightly. In his previous life, he had prepared the bath water for Su Tingwan in the same way. Although Xie Shang was a prince, he was not at all spoiled. He gave all his tenderness to Su Tingwan.

Xie Shang said gently, "Let go of your hands and change your dirty clothes."

"I can do it myself." Jiang Fenghua's voice was very soft, like a soft butterfly or a falling leaf. "Your Highness, please go out first."

She seemed to want to be angry but didn't dare to. It was just as her second sister said, after marrying a royal relative, she had to live under his control. This was her real life in the palace, but in front of her relatives, she had to pretend that the couple was loving and considerate.

"You are my princess. I will not allow anyone to bully you in the future. Just live in the palace with peace of mind." Xie Shang said in a deep voice.

He was ready to take off her soiled dress.

Jiang Fenghua suddenly looked up, her eyes sparkling as she stared at him intently, her eyes full of confusion and helplessness, "Why is Your Highness so good to me? On the day of our wedding, I almost fell into the fire, but Your Highness saved me. Then on the day we returned to the Jiang Mansion, you treated my relatives so well as well. Do you like me too, Your Highness?"

Xie Shang's heart suddenly twitched. Was he good to her? Did he, what, like her?

"You misunderstood. I am not." Xie Shang tried his best to deny it. He denied that he felt eager when he saw Jiang Fenghua, and he denied that he was deeply attracted to her. The person he liked was Su Tingwan.

He just couldn't bear to see her being so pitiful and flattering. He couldn't believe why he had such dirty thoughts about Jiang Fenghua. Was it because she was too beautiful and he wanted to possess her, or was it because...

Xie Shang suddenly turned his back to her and said, "Wanwan may have been a little impulsive and made a mistake today, but she just speaks her mind and has no bad intentions. In fact, she has a simple mind. You are more sensible and polite than her, so please be more tolerant!"

After saying this, he left the bathroom and told the maid to come in and serve him.

Hongxiu and Lianye came in quickly and saw Jiang Fenghua's clothes half-opened and half-closed, "Miss, the prince bullied you."

She glanced outside the door and said softly, "No, the prince is very kind to me, but it's only because he feels guilty, for Concubine Su."

Those who are sensible and polite deserve to be bullied and deserve to swallow their anger. It was the same in his previous life. He was so cold-blooded and heartless.

After hearing what she said, Xie Shang left without looking back. Jiang Fenghua's attitude dispelled his doubts today.

Jiang Fenghua stood up and took off her dirty tube top dress by herself, revealing her perfect figure. She didn't get into the bathtub until she was completely naked.

Her long, beautiful legs were crystal clear, white and smooth. She rubbed her body gracefully. Her skin was whiter than snow and looked like porcelain. Whenever Xie Shang saw her, he would be attracted to her.

In fact, she was just one step away from winning Xie Shang over. But what good would it matter if she did? He was just bewitched by her beauty, not because he liked her that he wanted to have sex with her. How could the relationship last long like this?

If something happened between him and her, it would only make Xie Shang feel that he had fulfilled his duties as a husband, and he would feel full of guilt towards Su Tingwan.

Su Tingwan was not stupid either. She knew that she was seducing him. If she succeeded in doing so tonight, wouldn’t Xie Shang become even more suspicious?

Men are all cheapskates. The more they can't get something, the more itchy they feel. The more they want it, the less they will cherish it if they get it easily.

Xie Shang was afraid that he would not be able to sleep when he went back. He was probably confused about whether he liked her or not. The more confused he was, the better. How could a superior man have only one woman in his life? It was just that she wanted to be the most important woman to him.

There is another important matter to deal with right now, the murder of Minister of Justice Yang Jing.

Three years ago, the Tan sisters fell into the hands of Yang Jing. Her sister was tortured to death by Yang Jing. She escaped by chance, but was also tortured beyond recognition. She was later rescued by Jiang Fenghua by chance.

They secretly investigated and found that Yang Jing and even the Yang family had committed evil deeds, killing countless young girls. The Minister of Justice held a high position, he was all-powerful and was one of the emperor's right-hand men. No one in the world could do anything to him.

In the previous life, Yang Jing was dismissed from his post many years after Xie Shang ascended the throne. He was purging the officialdom of corruption and only then did he find out this pest Yang Jing.

Now she was just letting Yang Jing die in advance, and then using Xie Shang to expose his evil deeds. If Xie Shang could use this case to gain fame and prestige among the people, it would be killing two birds with one stone.

In fact, it was this prestige that Xie Shang lacked, which is why people suspected him of plotting to usurp the throne after he ascended the throne.

After waiting for three years, Tan Wanqing could no longer wait, so he acted a little harshly. Now Xie Shang is in charge of this case. He exposed Yang Jing's evil deeds with lightning speed, but no one knows what the result will be.

Judging from Xie Shang's expression today, he might have encountered some resistance in handling the case, so let's add fuel to the fire and make it burn more and more vigorously.

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After Xie Shang came out of Lanyue Pavilion, he did not go back to Tanxiang Courtyard, but returned to Tingxue Pavilion. Su Tingwan was too naughty today and even lost her sense of proportion. Thinking of the ridicule of the Second Prince Xie Yu, Wanwan's behavior was indeed unruly, so he stayed in Tingxue Pavilion, ready to leave her in the cold and wait for her to realize her mistake.

As soon as he entered Tingxue Pavilion, he felt a sense of peace. The decoration here was very elegant and unique. He was attracted by the books on the bookshelf and flipped through a few of them at random. They were all famous ancient books from ancient times to the present. What surprised him was that several of the books here were not rubbings, but were re-copied by someone. The handwriting was neat but not delicate, but rather grand.

He knew that these should have been prepared by Jiang Fenghua. The Jiang family was a scholarly family, and Master Jiang's daughter was naturally of outstanding status.

You can tell a person’s character by his or her handwriting. Her handwriting is quite different from her personality.

The moment he opened the book, he could smell the fragrance of the book. He leaned in to smell it and found a faint fragrance. It seemed that some kind of spice had been added to the ink.

He hadn't had a good night's sleep for half a month and was very tired. As soon as his head put on the warm and soft pillow, he fell asleep.