Even royalty has its pride, and Qi Jiu heeded the emperor's advice and did not make public the fact that Qi Xuan was not his biological daughter.
Anyway, she had already been adopted by Qi Yanping, and Qi Xuan was no longer his daughter on the royal jade tablet.
Moreover, Qi Yanping ran away, taking Qi Xuan with him. Qi Xuan's name was on the wanted list issued by the emperor.
As for his former wife, Pei Qinglan, in the emperor's words, spare her life for now, and kill her later after the matter has faded away.
Qi Jiu had not yet sent anyone to deal with Pei Qinglan and the entire Pei family, but unexpectedly, they came to him on their own.
Does this person want to die?
Seeing Qi Jiu so angry, the little eunuch dared not say anything more. He was about to go outside to ask Madam Lan to leave when she unexpectedly barged in on her own.
"I am the Crown Prince's first wife, the future Crown Princess. Who dares to stop me?" Pei Qinglan shouted imposingly.
Qi Jiu's face turned black with anger after hearing her words.
This shameless woman, where does she get the audacity to say such things?
"Your Highness!" Pei Qinglan looked at Qi Jiu with a joyful expression and quickly lifted the hem of her skirt to walk over.
Although Qi Jiu looked terrible, Pei Qinglan wasn't afraid.
This man has been under her control for many years, and even now that he's a prince, he can't escape her grasp.
As for their previous divorce, Pei Qinglan didn't take it to heart.
She believed that if she wanted to, Qi Jiu would definitely divorce that peasant woman and make her the Crown Princess.
Back then, Qi Jiu went to great lengths to marry her.
After they got married, Qi Jiu vowed not to take a concubine in order to please her. He tried every day to please her in different ways. As long as she asked, he would agree to do whatever she asked.
The maids who served Qi Jiu were given to him by Pei Qinglan because she disliked him and didn't want him to pester her all the time.
In short, this man went to great lengths to please her, showing absolutely no restraint.
If she just coaxed him, he would definitely forget the unpleasant things that happened before and get back together with her.
"Husband." Pei Qinglan curtsied to Qi Jiu with unparalleled elegance: "I wanted to come and find you some days ago, to return to your side and serve you, but unfortunately... my residence was surrounded by soldiers, and they only withdrew yesterday."
As Pei Qinglan spoke, she squeezed out two tears and said pitifully, "If it weren't for this, I wouldn't have waited until today to come."
Qi Jiu had long seen through this woman's true colors. He knew she was shameless, but he hadn't expected her to be this shameless.
Could it be that Pei Qinglan was unaware that he already knew about her affair with Qi Yanqing and that she had given birth to Qi Xuan?
The fact that Qi Xuan was not his biological daughter did not spread in the palace. Only a small number of people in the royal family knew about it, and even fewer people outside knew.
After Consort Yi and Qi Yanqing escaped, Pei Qinglan's family was also surrounded by the people sent by the emperor, and the troops were not withdrawn until yesterday.
Pei Qinglan had no source of information and may truly be unaware of this matter.
If she knows this and still dares to come, then she really has a death wish.
Qi Jiu, of course, especially hated Pei Qinglan.
Pei Qinglan was the girl he liked when he was young and naive, and she was also the girl he insisted on marrying.
When a young man marries the girl he loves, he naturally cherishes and loves her dearly.
For the past thirteen years, he had cherished her like a precious jewel, giving her his whole heart.
As a result, all his deep affection was wasted.
It's impossible not to hate.
For the sake of the royal family's reputation, he suppressed the urge to kill her with a knife, intending to settle scores later. He never expected that she would actually deliver herself to his doorstep today, and be so shameless.
"Qinglan, I am already married. There is no connection between us anymore. You should leave immediately and never come back again," Qi Jiu said with a deliberately sighed sigh.
He wanted to see just how shameless this woman could be.
Upon hearing Qi Jiu's words, Pei Qinglan suddenly felt that she had a chance.
She said, "How could a peasant woman from a remote mountain village, so uncouth and ignorant, possibly compare to me?"
“Husband, is it possible that in your heart, our thirteen years of marriage are not worth as much as your fleeting affair? I am not intolerant of others. You don’t need to send her away. You can make Sister Ye a concubine. I will never mistreat her. In the future, whatever I have, Sister Ye will also have.” Pei Qinglan stepped forward and took Qi Jiu’s arm, speaking softly.
Seeing Ye Miaoyun and the Ye family watching from a distance, Qi Jiu quickly pulled his arm away and winked at Ye Miaoyun.
He just wanted to see how shameless this woman could be, not to get back together with her.
“Husband, don’t forget, we still have Xuan’er.” Pei Qinglan said, squeezing out two tears. “Although Qi Yanqing took Xuan’er away, she is still your biological daughter. Qi Yanqing took her away to threaten you. We still have to find a way to rescue our daughter.”
She only has one daughter, so of course she can't let her leave her.
That bastard Qi Yanping not only lied to her for so many years, but when he ran away, he only took his daughter and not her. He's a complete scoundrel.
Fortunately, Qi Jiu had a stroke of good luck and became the crown prince.
Pei Qinglan is about to achieve great success.
Once she has established herself in the palace, she can find a way to bring her daughter back from the Kingdom of Jiyuan.
Qi Jiu is an easily influenced man who listens to her the most, and since Qi Xuan is his "daughter," Qi Jiu would never refuse.
After hearing Pei Qinglan's words, Qi Jiu realized that this woman really knew nothing.
She was unaware that he already knew all the secrets, especially the messy affair between her and Qi Yanping.
"My husband, are you really going to abandon me and make her your crown princess?" Ye Miaoyun deliberately walked over, took Qi Jiu's arm, and said pitifully.
Pei Qinglan was filled with disdain upon seeing this.
This kind of lowly trick is all a woman of humble origins can do.
How could a woman like that be a crown princess?
“Sister Ye, my husband and I have been married for thirteen years, weathering many storms together, and we have a daughter. Unlike you, Sister Ye, you have been married for less than a year. You don’t understand the deep affection my husband has for me. Moreover… with your background, talent, and knowledge, you are simply not qualified to be the Crown Princess. If you insist on this, you are only making things difficult for your husband.”
"All I know is that if it weren't for my Ye family taking Qi Jiu in, he would have starved to death on the streets long ago. Back then, why didn't you, Madam Lan, lend him a hand? It's true that you've been married for thirteen years, but as for weathering the storms together, that's a huge joke. Who doesn't know that you, Pei Qinglan, abandoned Qi Jiu when he was demoted to a commoner? I really don't know where you got the nerve to come and try to steal my husband. You're so shameless, and you still dare to talk to me about status, position, and education?"
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