Reborn Lady's Scheming

Chapter 161 Weighing the pros and cons
The emperor looked at Concubine Cui and did not say a word for a long time. The atmosphere was so heavy that people could not breathe. Everyone could see that the emperor was very angry. This kind of anger was not only towards the crown prince, but also towards Concubine Cui.

At this time, the smart person, the smart way, should be to give the emperor a step down first, postpone the matter later, let the emperor think of a high-sounding excuse, give the prince a small punishment, and then appease Xie Wanqing, This matter can be turned into a small matter.

Everyone knows that the emperor loves the prince, and if this scandal spreads, the prince will be criticized as the heir, which will be a big stain on the future of the prince.

Any king who bears such a stain on his back will probably make the world laugh at him, so... the emperor will definitely suppress this matter!

Concubine Cui Gui has always been very good at pondering the holy will, and has always known how to save time and measure the situation better than anyone else, otherwise she would not have been ranked first among the four concubines at a young age, with no queens in the harem, she is almost the only one.

But... Now, she actually violated the holy will and forced the emperor to deal with this matter strictly. Isn't that the same as forcing the emperor to punish the prince?
Xie Wanqing looked at the emperor's face, and was struggling in her heart. This matter...do not implicate Concubine Cui Gui!
Finally, Xie Wanqing made a decision. She gently tugged at the hem of Concubine Cui Guigui's clothes, and then said: "Young Concubine, this matter... the emperor must have made a decision, so don't worry about it!"

Xie Wanqing turned to the emperor again, with a calm expression, and said: "Your majesty, I know that this matter is related to the crown prince. It is a big matter, and the emperor must not draw conclusions lightly, so... My majesty, please think twice and handle this matter properly. !"

The emperor looked at Xie Wanqing, nodded, and said: "Well, you are a smart girl, this matter... I will never let you be wronged, you will always be the princess, no one can change this!"

Xie Wanqing's heart trembled, could she still be unable to escape such a fate?No... she doesn't want to make the same mistakes again.

"My daughter dare not expect extravagantly. Although she has been engaged to the prince for many years, she always abides by her duty and does not dare to go too far. She also resolutely avoids contact with the prince in private. After all, people's words are scary, but I didn't expect..."

When Xie Wanqing said this, she smiled wryly, her sad expression made people feel sad.

Concubine Cui Gui bit her lower lip, how could she not understand, at this time it is wise to obey the holy will and persuade the emperor to let the prince go.

But... how could she see Xie Wanqing showing such a hurt expression?How could she bear such humiliation?

Xie Wanqing took a deep breath, and then smiled and said: "Although this is the case, Siru is my younger sister after all, blood is thicker than water, and my servants can't bear to let her be ruined, why not...Your Majesty, please help my sister and the prince! "

As soon as this remark came out, Concubine Cui immediately scolded: "Wan'er, do you know what you are talking about?"

The people watching the theater were also taken aback for a moment, they didn't expect Xie Wanqing to be hopelessly stupid!
How could she make such a stupid decision?To fulfill the marriage between my concubine and the prince?She is a crown princess who has never been married, let her younger sister enter the East Palace first, then will there be a place for her in the East Palace?

Although the crown prince also raised a concubine in the East Palace, before the wedding, he didn’t even dare to accept a concubine. He didn’t take a concubine’s room before his wife was born. This is a respect for the concubine. in principle.

Because Xie Wanqing is not only the daughter of the Prime Minister's family, but also the granddaughter of the Cui family with power in the court, the niece favored by the imperial concubine and empress, how could the crown prince slap Xie Wanqing in the face if he doesn't look at the monk's face and the Buddha's face?
But today, the crown prince slapped Xie Wanqing resoundingly with Xie's concubine daughter, still in full view.

Xie Wanqing actually asked the prince to accept Xie Siru?

Even the emperor felt a little inconceivable for Xie Wanqing's words, he was as suspicious as the emperor, and did not dare to speak casually for a while.

"You said this from the heart?" the emperor asked.

Xie Wanqing pursed her lips, her smile was full of bitterness, and she said: "It doesn't matter whether you are sincere or not, the important thing is... In this way, the emperor doesn't have to be embarrassed, and the prince doesn't have to be implicated, and as a member of the Xie family, I Daughter, there is no need to be blamed for fratricide!"

A few words, the heart is broken, the background is deep, the status is noble, but so what?Isn't it necessary to bear the humiliation and be forced to make some seemingly "generous and modest" decisions?

Xie Wanqing knew that she had to make such a concession, because what she needed was not the position of princess, but freedom...freedom was only one step away from her!

Although it is very enjoyable for the emperor to kill Xie Siru and severely punish the prince, but the prince is still a prince, and she is still the future princess, nothing has changed for her!
The humiliation is temporary, and one day, she will let these people know... She endured it for a while, and what she gets in return will be a lifetime of stability!
The prince looked at Xie Wanqing's back, but he didn't feel grateful in his heart. He had a deeper understanding of this woman's hypocrisy!

The woman who used his life to force him to submit was not the submissive woman in front of me!
So he can almost conclude that Xie Wanqing has a conspiracy, a bigger conspiracy!

And... what happened today was indeed strange, he felt that someone was plotting against him, who this person is... he could also guess!
After hearing Xie Wanqing's words, the emperor was silent for a while, staring at Xie Wanqing for a long time, then at the prince, lost in thought.

The prince cannot be punished, because once the prince loses power, it will inevitably cause turmoil in the court, and his restless sons will also stir up the situation!

But I have to give Concubine Cui and the Cui family an explanation, unless... Concubine Cui is willing to calm down and not let this matter reach that temper-tempered old lady of the Cui family!
After thinking and thinking, the emperor said: "Since there is something hidden about this matter, let me find out and deal with it!"

"Your Majesty!" Concubine Cui Gui understood that the Emperor was going to procrastinate, to make big things into small things!

The emperor glanced at Concubine Cui Gui, warned her not to go too far, then ignored anyone, and ordered: "Go and take all the food that the crown prince has used and eaten today for inspection, to see if anyone has tampered with it!"

"Yes!" Naturally, the emperor's valet didn't dare to neglect, and got busy.

Xie Wanqing just knelt on the ground with a calm smile on the corner of her mouth. The emperor's reaction was within her expectations, but...how could this matter be as the emperor wanted?
The more he wants to protect the prince, the more she wants to make him suffer!She can see the emperor's thoughts very clearly now. While wooing the Cui family, she wants to suppress the Cui family at the same time!
Obviously the prince and the Cui family are not on good terms, but he married her to the prince, and let the Xie family get on the prince's boat. On the surface, it seems that the Cui family also benefited, but in fact... the Xie family relied on the prince, but Cui Yuran, who was the mistress of the Xie family, was no longer there, and the relationship between the Xie family and the Cui family also had a rift.

Especially in recent years, because Xie Chongguang has become more and more complacent, and the relationship with the Cui family has become more and more rigid. Sooner or later, Xie Chongguang will turn against the Cui family!
This is exactly what the emperor wants to see, right?Of course, in the previous life, everything was calculated by the emperor. Xie Chongguang joined forces with the prince to use her to uproot Concubine Cui Gui and the Cui family, and she finally became useless on the day they succeeded!
The emperor glanced at Xie Wanqing's appearance, and then said: "You... come with me!"

Xie Wanqing obeyed the order, and followed the emperor into the side hall of the Qingyou Palace. The emperor sat down and pointed to a seat beside him for Xie Wanqing to sit down.

Xie Wanqing didn't refuse. After thanking her, she sat down obediently.

"Do you know why I called you here?" the emperor asked, unable to see what he was thinking.

Xie Wanqing shook her head and said, "Forgive me for being stupid!"

"You are not dull, on the contrary, you are smarter than anyone else, even smarter than your aunt who has been smarter for half her life!" The emperor smiled, and the gleam in his eyes flashed.

Xie Wanqing put away the flickering fear in her heart, she must not reveal the slightest mistake in the face of this suspicious emperor.

"The emperor's reputation is too high, and the courtiers dare not compare themselves with the imperial concubine!" Xie Wanqing said evasively.

The emperor smiled and said, "You seem to be dissatisfied with the prince...?"

Xie Wanqing showed a look of panic, she quickly got up and knelt down, and said: "I don't dare, please learn from the emperor!"

"I'm not blind, you don't have to lie, if something like this happened, if you're really not half dissatisfied, then I don't believe it!" said the emperor.

Xie Wanqing breathed a sigh of relief, and said: "Chen Nu is indeed shocked, such a thing will happen today, to be honest, I feel more sad, after all... that is Chen Nu's own sister!"

The emperor nodded and said: "Get up and talk, I understand what you mean, I have also heard that you two sisters have a very good relationship, is this why you pleaded for her just now?"

"Yes, apart from my elder brother, my younger sister is the closest to me. We are not much different in age, and we have been inseparable since childhood!" Xie Wanqing replied. Of course, this is what outsiders see, an illusion exposed to the sun That's all.

The emperor sighed, and said: "I also know that you have been wronged a lot, and Xie Siru should have been severely punished, but... You must know that if Xie Siru is severely punished, the prince will also be implicated. If this scandal spreads, The crown prince's reputation is ruined, which is even more detrimental to you, do you understand?"

"Yes, my daughter understands!" Xie Wanqing just replied obediently, the emperor said that Xie Siru was severely punished, and he didn't mention the prince's fault at all, this partiality was too obvious.

Seeing that Xie Wanqing was not sincerely obedient, the emperor frowned slightly and said, "Aren't you reconciled?"

"Don't dare!" Xie Wanqing said.

"I dare not, it's not that I don't have it, then I'm not reconciled!" The emperor answered himself.

Xie Wanqing didn't say anything, she didn't need to pretend to be in front of the emperor, because it would only be counterproductive!

The emperor prides himself on being able to control people's hearts, and no one can escape his control. All his cleverness is a joke to him!

(End of this chapter)