If I were born again, I would marry a strong but short-lived husband.

Just after seeing off Mrs. Lu and Guangning, Princess Yongjia and Feng Yuanjia came to find her together.

Shen Suian didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

"I'm going to find Yongning. How could she be so disgusting? She forced the wife to become a concubine. How could there be such a thing in the world?" Yongjia cursed angrily.

She and Yongning are cousins, and they used to have some contact with each other.

Feng Yuanjia's face also looked ugly. She now regarded Shen Sui'an as a good friend, and naturally couldn't bear to see her friend being wronged.

"What did Lu Yuan say? Did he and Yongning have any old relationship?" Feng Yuanjia asked.

"You don't have to worry about me. There has been no decree from the palace yet, and Lu Yuan will not agree to it." Shen Sui'an said.

Feng Yuanjia nodded, "It is impossible for the emperor to agree to Yongning, but I don't know how much trouble Yongning will make."

Princess Yongjia curled her lips and said, "Yongning wanted to recruit Lu Yuan as her consort before, but the emperor didn't agree. I didn't expect that she would still not give up on Lu Yuan even though she is a widow."

"I'm sorry to have you worrying about me." Shen Sui'an stepped forward and held their hands. "But how did you know that the news in the palace spread so quickly?"

"It has been a hot topic since early this morning. Even my own family has heard about it," said Princess Yongjia.

Feng Yuanjia nodded and said, "My mother also found out about it and asked me to come and see you as soon as possible. If you need any help, just let me know."

A warm feeling flowed through Shen Sui'an's heart.

"If no one deliberately spread the news from the palace, it would be impossible for everyone to know about it in just one day," said Shen Sui'an.

"Are you saying that someone spread these words deliberately?" asked Princess Yongjia.

Shen Sui'an nodded gently, "I heard that when Princess Yongning made this request, only the emperor and Concubine Yao were present."

"Could it be that Concubine Yao spread it?" Feng Yuanjia frowned.

"The Imperial Concubine would not do such a thing." Shen Suian shook her head, denying Feng Yuanjia's guess. She did not think that Imperial Concubine Yao would do such a thing.

Princess Yongjia said, "It's Yongning."

Shen Sui'an smiled and said, "Princess Yongning may be the only one who knows what she wants to do."

"Forget it. As long as Lu Yuan refuses to agree, the emperor will not force him. We can finally rest assured." Feng Yuanjia said.

"How are the princess and the eldest son?" Shen Suian changed the subject.

They should stay out of the contest between the emperor and Princess Yongning.

Feng Yuanjia smiled bitterly, "The emperor wants one of Ah Chun and Feng Shenghua to stay in Shangjing, saying that he wants to cultivate the relationship between the princes and the next generation of the Zhennan Palace."

This sounds nice, but in fact they just want to keep the hostage of Prince Zhennan's Palace.

"This is an easy solution. Just keep Feng Shenghua here." Princess Yongjia said.

Feng Shenghua is not the crown prince, and his biological mother has done so many bad things, so keeping him as a hostage is the most appropriate thing to do.

"If only it were that simple." Feng Yuanjia snorted coldly.

The Bai family has been putting pressure on Feng Shenghua, saying that Feng Shenghua has lost his biological mother, and if he stays in Shangjing where he is unfamiliar with the place, something bad might happen.

Feng Yuanjia also noticed that his father was still hesitating.

He actually still needs to hesitate!

"Sui Sui, do you have any solution?" Feng Yuanjia asked in a low voice.

Shen Sui'an: "I think the princess and the eldest son will definitely have a way to deal with it."

"I hope so." Feng Yuanjia said.

"It's a rare occasion that you come to my place today. I'll go and tell the kitchen to prepare delicious food for the two distinguished guests." Shen Sui'an said with a smile.

Princess Yongjia: "Look at you, you can still laugh. It seems that we have been worrying for nothing."

……

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At the morning court today, the Censorate rebuked Princess Yongning eloquently.

The emperor just realized that the news that Yongning wanted to recruit Lu Yuan as his son-in-law had spread throughout the capital. He was shocked and angry, and looked at Lu Yuan fiercely.

Lu Yuan looked calm, with his handsome brows slightly furrowed.

It couldn't be Lu Yuan! The emperor immediately denied his suspicion.

That is Yongning.

After the court session, he immediately summoned Yongning and looked at her coldly, "What do you want? Do you want to force me to agree to your request by ruining your own reputation like this?"

"I am already a widow. There is nothing to be afraid of." Yongning looked indifferent.

The emperor took a deep breath and said, "Yongning, where is your former understanding, dignified and intelligent self?"

"Then has the love that father had for me and the fifth prince disappeared?" Yongning asked back.

"You want the Qu family to retreat to Annan, and you also confine my mother. I really don't understand why the Qu family is so worthy of your fear. Although my mother is jealous, she has never harmed anyone, and the fifth prince is still young."

"You are not worried about those older princes hurting him, but you are preventing him from becoming a stumbling block for others."

"Father, I don't understand!"

The emperor took a deep breath and looked at his most beloved daughter.

"Except for the old lady who can be considered wise, everyone else in the Qu family is ignorant and stupid, and indeed poses no threat." The emperor spoke slowly.

Yongning was about to speak when he heard this.

The emperor stopped him.

"The Queen Mother and the Empress are both from the Qu family. Over the years, there have been so many people who have attached themselves to the Qu family. Do you know that someone has long used the Qu family's connections to poison your brothers, and even wanted to use the Qu family to collude with the enemy and commit treason."

"Your mother...has framed the concubines and heirs in the palace several times. I have been very tolerant of her."

Yongning: "Hasn't anyone else in the palace framed my mother?"

The open and secret struggles in the harem cannot possibly be the fault of just one person.

The emperor said: "I have not deposed the queen."

"The Queen Mother's current situation is more humiliating than if she were deposed," Yongning retorted.

"I can release your mother from her confinement." The emperor sighed heavily, "Yongning, for your sake, I will give your mother another chance. If she can behave herself, I can forgive her for the past."

Yongning's eyes were filled with tears. She looked directly at the emperor who was obviously no longer young, "Father, have you ever thought of making my fifth brother the crown prince?"

"Yes." The emperor replied affirmatively.

Sure enough! Yongning was not surprised at all.

"I understand." Yongning knelt down and saluted. "I will persuade mother... and teach my fifth brother well. I hope father can ensure that my fifth brother will be safe and worry-free in the future."

The emperor couldn't bear it, "The Fifth Prince is also my son. How could I not want him to live a peaceful and worry-free life?"

Yongning smiled silently, "Father, do you really think Concubine Yao is a good person?"

"If her son ascends the throne in the future, will the Queen Mother and we be able to survive?"

The emperor frowned, "Yongning!"

Yongning smiled and said, "I am just worried about the future. If you don't like to hear it, I won't say it."

"As for Lu Yuan, since he has no interest in me, I will not force him. I will go to his house tomorrow to apologize to his wife."

When the emperor heard Yongning's words, he felt even more gloomy.

"Pass on my order, the Queen is released from her confinement, and Imperial Concubine Yao will still be in charge of the six palaces."