Chapter 109 Control

"Now, the Third Prince's wife is in a stalemate with His Highness and refuses to plead guilty, which has brought the whole matter to a standstill. I wonder if Concubine Chun has anything that can be used to control the Third Prince's wife?" Mr. Qi looked at Concubine Chun and continued to ask.

Upon hearing this, Concubine Chun couldn't help but think: What can I use to control the Third Prince's wife? It's nothing more than the child and parents. The Third Prince's wife has been married to the Third Prince for more than two years, and she only has a daughter who is less than one year old. She is not sure if she can use this daughter to control her. However, the Third Prince's wife's biological mother is still alive, and she has a younger brother. She once heard the Third Prince's wife complain that her father favored his concubine and killed his wife, and it seems that her mother is not having a good time in the mansion.

So, Concubine Chun's eyes lit up, and she said, "I will write a letter to the father of the Third Prince's Concubine. He is a profit-seeking man. I heard that he wanted to marry the Third Prince's Concubine's mother because she was favored by the Queen Mother. Now, the Queen Mother is long gone, and her mother has no protection. In the mansion, her husband favors his concubine over his wife, and also adopts his concubine's daughter to her knees as a legitimate daughter. The concubine's daughter is not yet of age. If I promise him that I will marry the concubine as the Third Prince's Concubine in the future, he may not refuse to agree. After all, the concubine's daughter does not have the Queen Mother's care, and it will be difficult for her to find a higher rank than the prince's concubine in the future. Let him threaten her with the Third Prince's Concubine's legitimate mother and brother, and if I threaten her with her daughter's future marriage, there may be hope."

"Okay, then I will go and deliver the letter to Her Majesty myself." Mr. Qi couldn't help but say happily when he heard that.

——Yao Mansion——

Lord Yao held the letter written by Concubine Chun in his hand, and his brows knitted tightly. After thinking for a long time, he looked up at Mr. Qi and asked, "Sir, Concubine Chun only gave me the letter, not any token? How can I take this seriously?"

Lord Yao thought: What can I do if Concubine Chun refuses to acknowledge me? In fact, I have long understood that this legitimate daughter is already an abandoned child. When I learned that my daughter was disfigured and had her arms broken, I knew that this daughter had no hope in this life. I have always thought that I should raise the daughter born by my favorite woman for two years, train her carefully, and make her a talented woman in the future. Then I can find an opportunity to marry the third prince or the sixth prince as a concubine.

However, he had been observing between the Third Prince and the Sixth Prince, wondering who had a higher chance of inheriting the throne. After seeing recent events, he had leaned towards the Fourth and Sixth Princes, and even considered the Eighth Prince. However, now Concubine Chun had extended an olive branch to him, promising that the Third Prince would marry his favorite daughter as his principal wife in the future, which made him very conflicted.

At this time, he looked down on the Third Prince, but his current official position was not very high, and he did not dare to offend Concubine Chun. After all, the power of Concubine Chun's family was also considerable.

"Of course I have this. This white jade pendant with dragon pattern in my hand is the token of trust given by Concubine Chun. If you are afraid that Concubine Chun will regret it in the future, you can use this letter and the jade pendant to inform the world." Mr. Qi said as he handed a crystal clear jade pendant of excellent quality to Lord Yao.

Lord Yao took a closer look. As he was used to seeing good things, he naturally determined at a glance that this was an excellent jade pendant. The fact that Concubine Chun was able to take it out showed that she was serious about it.

So, he nodded and said, "Please tell Concubine Chun that I will definitely live up to her trust."

--cell--

The third prince's wife was imprisoned separately from the third prince. Since they had not been convicted yet, the cell she lived in was not too bad, at least it was not a dark and damp place.

She was the only one imprisoned in the prison for the time being. The Third Prince's wife was so angry in prison that she couldn't even eat. She had asked someone to write a letter to her parents, but she hasn't received a reply yet.

She sat on the ground in annoyance, and suddenly heard footsteps in the distance, accompanied by a familiar voice.

"Master Yao, the Third Prince's wife is imprisoned in front. Please be careful. The cell is very dirty and messy, and sometimes rats will run out." The jailer said respectfully to Master Yao.

Lord Yao said nonchalantly, "I understand. Once you open the cell door, go outside and wait."

After saying that, he took out a golden ingot from his waist and handed it to the jailer.

The jailer's eyes lit up, he nodded and took it, saying, "Don't worry, sir, I understand everything."

"Father, are you here to save my daughter? Father, my daughter is here!" The Third Prince's wife immediately stood up excitedly, grabbing the fence and looking outside.

Lord Yao walked closer step by step with an expressionless face. After the jailer opened the cell door, he retreated tactfully.

"Father, I knew you wouldn't give up on your daughter. This time, your daughter has been really harmed by the Third Prince! He is really a pervert and has done such an unforgivable thing. Father, the Third Prince is really finished this time. Don't place your hopes on him. Your daughter is willing to divorce and go home. No...or even if she is divorced, it's fine to go back." The Third Prince's wife said excitedly to her father.

But she didn't realize that her father had always been looking at her coldly, without a trace of concern or heartache in his eyes.

Until her father ruthlessly took her hand away from his and said, "Fuer, now you are disfigured and have a broken arm. No matter how you go in the future, you have no hope in this life. You have to think about your mother, your brother, and even your daughter."

"Father, you...what do you mean by this?" The Third Prince's wife seemed to have sensed something and her body suddenly softened.

The sunlight that was shining in from the window quietly left at some point, the cell gradually became darker, and the Third Prince's wife's body slumped down little by little.

——Three days later——

The Dali Temple opened the trial again, and Xu Qingyan and the others came on time. But this time, Xu Qingyan and Pei Jingchuan had a bad feeling in their hearts.

When they saw the Third Prince's wife being escorted into the courtroom, it was obvious that their entire mental outlook had changed into completely different people.

When the Dali Temple Minister once again took out the evidence submitted by Xu Qingyan and others to incriminate the Third Prince, before the Third Prince could refute, the Third Prince's wife stood up and admitted: "My lord, at this point, I don't want to hide it anymore. I did all this and it has nothing to do with the Third Prince! I hate the Third Prince, and I hate any woman who looks at the Third Prince for even a second! That's why I want to torture them, lock them up in the mansion, and skin them, because I hate them for using their beauty to seduce the Third Prince! But now, I know I still have a daughter. If I continue to frame the Third Prince, my daughter will also be implicated, so I am willing to admit my crime! None of this has anything to do with the Third Prince!"

As soon as the Third Prince's wife finished speaking, everyone in the room was shocked.

"Could it really be the Third Prince's wife who did this? She is so jealous! She is so cruel just because the Third Prince looked at another woman for a second!"

"Women's jealousy is truly terrible. They can be so unscrupulous that they can go to this day!"

"Since ancient times, men have always had three wives and four concubines. The Third Prince's wife is so jealous. This broken arm and disfigured face are retribution!"

"The Third Prince is so unlucky that he married such a vicious woman. He did such evil things and almost ruined his reputation!"