Chapter 368 Failure

Prince Qing's Mansion, small garden.

Princess Qing had nothing to do, so she trimmed the branches of flowers.

She likes the feeling of pruning unnecessary branches according to her own preferences and letting a pot of flowers grow according to her own way.

After snapping off an extra flower, a maid ran over and opened her mouth to speak, but she gasped for breath.

Princess Qing was calm and composed, "What's the matter that requires such a rush?"

After a few breaths, the maid finally managed to calm down and said, "Something serious has happened. The third young master of the Jingbei Palace has been poisoned and is unconscious. He needs the flesh and blood of his biological parents as a medicine to detoxify. The Jingbei Palace has invited the prince and said that the third young master Xie is the prince's biological son, the eldest son of Concubine Xue, who has been dead for almost fifteen years..."

Swish.

Almost instantly.

Princess Qing's face was filled with dark clouds.

She thrust the jewel-encrusted scissors into the flowerpot, and the whole pot of flowers was shattered into pieces.

No wonder she always felt that Third Young Master Xie looked a bit like Prince Qing. It turned out that it was not her illusion. Third Young Master Xie was actually Prince Qing’s son!

No wonder Prince Qing has only one son for so many years, and he is a little weak, but he doesn’t seem to be worried. It turns out that he has another son being raised outside!

Without Prince Qing's help, how could the Second Lady exchange children with Concubine Xue right under her nose!

If he was just a bastard, it wouldn't be a big deal, but this bastard happened to be the son-in-law of the left prime minister of the dynasty!

She was worried about her son's marriage. She had originally favored the daughter of Duke Song, but something unexpected happened and Song Nanyue married Xie Jingze. She had to make another choice. She fell in love with Du Xiner, but Du Xiner got into trouble again and had to marry Xie Jingxi.

It would have been fine if she had married Xie Jingxi, as Xie Jingxi was the cousin of Prince Qing, so it was considered a good thing. But unexpectedly, Xie Jingxi became the son of Prince Qing.

Princess Qing felt uncomfortable whenever she thought about it, as if an iron nail had been driven into her heart.

She was already worried about her son's marriage, and now, there was a concubine's daughter-in-law who was the jewel in the left prime minister's crown. Who would marry their daughter to her son if their status couldn't match that of the left prime minister?!

It is true that disaster may come from the sky while you are at home.

Princess Qing was so angry that she wanted to kill someone.

Xie Jingxi was in high spirits yesterday to welcome his bride, but today he was poisoned, vomited blood and fell into a coma. When the news came out, many people sighed, saying that they had never seen such a tragedy from excessive joy.

People in teahouses and taverns were discussing this matter, wondering if Xie Jingxi was unlucky enough to become the son-in-law of the Left Prime Minister. As the discussion became heated, the news that Xie Jingxi was not the biological son of the Second Master and the Second Lady, but the eldest son of Prince Qing out of wedlock, spread.

Everyone who heard about this had their mouth twitching.

When other young masters get married, it’s to add a new child to the family, but it’s strange for the Prince of Jingbei’s Mansion.

Every marriage means one less young master.

As soon as the young mistress was welcomed into the house, she and the young master were packed up and sent out of the house.

Who would dare to marry their daughter into the Prince of Jingbei's Mansion in the future?

If I marry my daughter to the young master of Prince Jingbei's Mansion, I don't know who she will become in-laws with in the end.

When the third wife heard these rumors, she became angry, and the fourth wife became even angrier.

The fourth wife was born out of wedlock and was not favored by the old lady. It was only because the princess was fair that the fourth wife's life was not so difficult.

The fourth room has no share of the benefits, but cannot escape the disadvantages.

The Fourth Lady could only be thankful that her son Xie Jingxuan was still young, only seventeen years old, and would not get married until a year or two later. Otherwise, at this critical juncture, no one would dare to marry their daughter to her son.

It was already a mess that they coveted the position of the crown prince by stealing someone else's money. I didn't expect that there were so many dirty things behind the stealing. Fortunately, God had eyes, no, it was the prince who had eyes and sent the child back without telling them. In the end, they failed to harm the crown prince and ended up hurting their own sons. It is true that the evils brought by heaven can be forgiven, but the evils brought by oneself cannot be forgiven.

If they hadn't all suffered retribution and the Fourth House hadn't been innocently implicated, the Fourth Lady would not have been able to swallow this humiliation.

The Left Prime Minister and his wife were still worried that they didn't know where Xie Jingxi was adopted from. What if they didn't know who his parents were and couldn't detoxify him? Then their daughter would become a widow right after getting married. When they learned that Xie Jingxi was the illegitimate son of Prince Qing, the Left Prime Minister and his wife breathed a sigh of relief.

But the relief didn't last long. Thinking of how difficult Princess Qing was, the Left Prime Minister's wife's face was filled with deep worry.

Her daughter could have legitimately married the Crown Prince of Qing, but instead of marrying a bastard and then having to fight for the position of Crown Prince of Qing, wasn't that asking for trouble?!

The wife of the Left Prime Minister wished she could skin and rip apart the man who plotted against her daughter.

After Tianxiang Tower was sealed off, Yu Niang had been hiding in Prince Cheng's Mansion. Her mission in Ning Dynasty was to get rid of Prince Jingbei. After Song Nanyue was eliminated, she placed her hopes on Du Xiner and expected Du Xiner to give her a little surprise. However, she married into Prince Jingbei's Mansion yesterday and left today.

No wonder the master regards the Prince of Jingbei as a serious threat. He doesn't even care about the position of crown prince and wants to come to Ning Dynasty to get rid of him first. He really should not be underestimated.

Not only did the two chess pieces play no role at all, but they also offended the Duke of Song and the Left Prime Minister. The master shouldn't have counted on those idiots in the Prince of Jingbei's Mansion. How smart can they be and what can they accomplish when they can't even tell their own sons apart?

But this is not entirely a bad thing. There is no need for instigation in the future. Duke Song and the Left Prime Minister will be eager to get rid of the Prince of Jingbei as soon as possible.

Then Chen Wan and Xie Jingyu returned to Zhaolanxuan and sat down to have lunch.

Halfway through the meal, Chen Wan suddenly remembered that the prince and princess had not punished the second wife yet. Although the second wife had already suffered the consequences of her own actions, if the prince had not sent people to guard the princess and Xie Jingyu, Xie Jingyu would have lost his life.

The prince punished Concubine Wen by punishing her to kneel in the Buddhist temple, so it was impossible for him not to punish the second wife as well.

Chen Wan bit his chopsticks and asked, "Can father take this opportunity to separate the second branch from the mansion?"

Just as Xie Jingyu was about to answer, Chun'er rushed in like a gust of wind, "Crown Princess! The Second Master wanted to divorce his wife, and the Second Madam couldn't bear the humiliation and hanged herself..."

Shen Wan's eyes widened and he blurted out, "Did the hanging succeed?"

Chun'er, "..."

The corner of his mouth twitched violently.

Chun Er shook her head, "No, someone rescued her."

Shen Wan, “…”

She was the one asking the nonsense question.

How could it possibly succeed?

The second master's divorce was fake, he just did it for the prince and princess to see. The second lady's suicide was also fake, because she was afraid of punishment from the prince and princess.

She has already reaped the fruits of her own actions and was nearly divorced. If the prince and princess punish her again, they will really force her to death.

He really knows how to strike first. Shen Wan looked disappointed.

Xie Jingyu said, "Second Aunt will bear the blame for the substitution, and Second Uncle will not move out of the house even if he divorces his wife."

Shen Wan was discouraged, "Then this family can't be divided?"

"Quite the contrary."

Shen Wan looked at Xie Jingyu in confusion.

Xie Jingyu picked up some food for Shen Wan, “Father didn’t punish the second house today, and he even left without saying a word. From what I know about Father, the division of the family is already on the way.”

"Let's wait for Father to surprise us."