Chapter 277 Pei Chen must die!
Xiao Ning sneered.
She was just waiting to see Xiao An fail in this matter.
If the same thing happened to a woman, she would have been broken off from engagement long ago and would have been criticized by thousands of men. She would probably not even have a chance to survive and would have been driven to death by rumors.
And what about Xiao An?
Not only did he rush to die without shame, but he also had the audacity to want to harm a group of women.
This is why she is unwilling and eager to change!
She just wants to prove to everyone in this world that what men can do, women can do too!
A man can marry many women, and she can support many men.
Men can use women to get to the top, and she can use men to get to the top!
However... no matter whether it is the two concubines who are forced to marry Xiao An this time, or Xuan Yue, the principal wife... she will not care, and cannot care.
They can only blame their bad luck, blame their families for standing on Xiao An's side, and blame their families for not breaking up with Xiao An for them.
Blame this cannibalistic world!
She looked at the jailer, "On the day when Xiao An marries his concubine, add fuel to the fire."
"I think that Xiao An forcing a concubine to marry him and forcing an innocent woman to death... is pretty good."
She said silently in her heart that she would avenge these two innocent women. Marrying Xiao An would be worse than death, so it would be better to die early and create more value for her.
"Yes." The jailer was shocked and immediately agreed to it.
Then he said, "Your Highness, the one who has ideas about the power of regent this time, besides the Third Prince, there is also the Second Young Master."
Um?
Xiao Ning even suspected that she had heard it wrong.
who?
"Xiao Hong?" Xiao Ning's voice was full of sarcasm.
Xiao Hong really is... he doesn't even know his own worth.
The jailer immediately took Xie Yuru to the Prince's Mansion, and then Xiao Hong told Xie Yuru about her reactions and the punishment she had suffered.
Although it was difficult for them to place people in the Crown Prince's Mansion, they did place a few people in Xiao Hong's Second Prince's Mansion.
I was originally keeping an eye on Xiao Hong, but I didn't expect to have such an unexpected surprise.
"Idiot." Xiao Ning opened her thin lips and uttered two words coldly, her words and expression full of disdain for Xiao Hong.
After a pause, she continued, "But...Xiao Ji only whipped Xiao Hong?"
She always felt something was wrong.
Xiao Ning's eyes turned and he said, "Go outside and spread some news..."
After she finished giving her instructions, she asked the next question, "How is mother doing in the palace?"
She naturally knew that Princess Yongle and others had investigated and identified Concubine Li as the murderer who murdered the emperor.
Xiao Ning immediately determined that Concubine Li was being plotted against.
But...the medicine in the Yanx Palace was really prescribed by Concubine Li, which made Concubine Li have no way to refute.
The jailer hurriedly said, "Please rest assured, Your Highness. The eldest princess means that Concubine Li will not be punished until Your Majesty wakes up."
"It's just that... Weiyang Palace is under extremely strict guard. Our people cannot enter, nor can they contact Concubine Li..."
"It's okay." Xiao Ning said, "As long as they don't move Mother, she will be fine. It will only take a few days. Once I leave this damn place, Mother will be safe and sound."
Once she takes over the responsibility of regent, she will have the final say on who the murderer of the emperor is.
but……
The jailer's words reminded her that if she wanted to successfully supervise the country, there was another obstacle in front of her.
She turned her eyes and asked, "Has Pei Chen been in the capital these days?"
The jailer thought for a moment and was shocked. He hadn't seen Pei Chen in the capital in the past few days, but he actually overlooked such a big event!
The jailer quickly reported back, "Princess, please forgive me. Pei Chen has not appeared in public for three days."
Xiao Ning was not surprised and said, "He must have gone to the Northern Frontier."
"Go back and tell Hu Yanyuan." Xiao Ning's eyes were full of murderous light, and she spoke word by word: "I want him dead!"
…
The next day.
Before Zhu Qing went to look for Zhao Hao, Zhao Hao had already arrived at the Prince's Mansion early.
Knowing that Xie Yao had not woken up yet, Zhao Hao did not disturb her. He just walked around outside the yard and played with Zhao Zhao and Sui Sui for a while.
As soon as Xie Yao stood up, Zhu Qing immediately told her about this.
"Let him in." Xie Yao stood up and left the inner room, while instructing Zhu Qing.
Zhao Hao hurried in, his face full of confusion and hesitation...
He glanced at Xie Yao, his lips moved, and finally he bowed obediently, "Greetings to the Crown Princess."
"Sit down." Xie Yao greeted with a smile, "I heard from Zhuqing that you came early. Haven't you had breakfast yet? Sit down and have some together."
Rather than a king and his subject, she naturally regarded Zhao Hao as more of a younger brother.
"Yes." Zhao Hao was usually very comfortable, but today he was extremely reserved. He clasped his fists and then sat down obediently.
He took a few bites of the food without tasting it, and it was obvious that he wanted to say something, but because he was hesitant and conflicted, he did not interrupt Xie Yao's meal.
Xie Yao: “…”
It was hard for her to pretend she wasn't seeing.
She sighed softly, put down her chopsticks, glanced at Zhao Hao, and said, "If you have something to say, just say it."
Zhao Hao quickly put down his chopsticks, stood up and bowed stiffly to the side, "Crown Princess, I..."
"Brother Hao." Xie Yao interrupted Zhao Hao, "If you feel that there is something you cannot say to the prince, why not tell your cousin?"
Xie Yao's words were very considerate, and Zhao Hao's face was instantly moved, "Cousin... I, I..."
But it seems that because of this, it is even more difficult to say for Zhao Hao.
Xie Yao: "If you really don't want to say it..."
Zhao Hao's knees softened and he knelt down in front of Xie Yao.
Xie Yao's heart skipped a beat. Has the child gotten into big trouble?
Zhao Hao finally spoke hesitantly, "Cousin, I, I want to ask you to save Miss Wang San."
Xie Yao naturally knew this person.
The third daughter of the Wang family, Zhao Hao's marriage partner, was scheduled for the autumn. Although Xie Yao didn't know why Zhao Hao, who had resisted the marriage when it was first arranged, came to her for the third daughter of the Wang family, it was obviously not the time to explore these things.
"What happened to Miss Wang San?" Xie Yao asked.
If nothing serious had happened, Zhao Hao wouldn't have been so troubled.
Zhao Hao raised his face, looking indignant, "The Wang family wants to marry the third young lady to the third prince!"
Xie Yao understood.
Originally, the Wang family was going to marry the second daughter of the Wang family to Xiao An as the third prince's concubine, but... the second daughter of the Wang family was a legitimate daughter, and the third daughter was a concubine's daughter.
So after Xiao An got into trouble, the Wang family wanted to find a substitute and let the third Miss Wang marry into the Third Prince's mansion.
"The marriage was granted by His Majesty. How dare the Wang family?" This is disobeying the imperial decree!
Zhao Hao said: "The imperial edict only said that it was Miss Wang, but didn't specify the person, but the third Miss...she is innocent."
"Cousin, can you save the Third Miss? Don't let her marry the Third Prince."
Xie Yao's eyes turned slightly and asked, "Is it Miss Wang San who asked you for help?"
"No, it's not!" Zhao Hao immediately shook his head and answered firmly, "Miss San strictly abides by etiquette. Although I have an engagement with her, we have never had any private dealings."
"It's just that last time I was at a poetry meeting, I unexpectedly met the Third Miss..." Zhao Hao blushed slightly. He didn't need to explain it too clearly, Xie Yao understood it all.
Zhao Hao was obviously attracted to the third daughter of the Wang family.
"This time, the Wang family came to our house to deliver some things, and also gave me some things, saying that they belonged to the Third Miss. But I knew at a glance that the handwriting was definitely not from the Third Miss!"
"I found out about this after asking around."
Zhao Hao narrated everything one by one, and finally said: "Cousin, I know it is inconvenient for you to come forward in this matter, so I want to ask, do you have any good ideas?"
Although Zhao Hao's brain was sometimes a little slow, after all, he passed the imperial examination on his own and became an official in the court, so he was not really stupid.
Moreover, because of his special status, Cheng Fengqi and Zhao Ying had warned him, and his family had also warned him not to cause trouble at this time, and not to bring trouble to his cousin...
But...he really had no choice.
He must protect Miss Wang San. Instead of rushing around and getting caught, it would be better to ask his cousin to see if there is any better idea.
In short, Zhao Hao is not very smart, but he is good at asking for help.
Xie Yao looked at Zhao Hao with satisfaction. Good boy, he didn't act rashly and get caught by others.
"Stand up and talk." Xie Yao said, "Although it is not convenient for me to intervene in this matter, since you have asked, I will naturally help."
It's not just to help Zhao Hao, Miss Wang San herself is also innocent.
In order to win over Pei Chen, she was abandoned by the Wang family without hesitation and married to Zhao Hao.
Now that Xiao An is in trouble, he wants to use Miss Wang San to take the blame...
This third young lady is really miserable.
Zhao Hao was overjoyed, but he didn't get up. He knelt on the ground, looked up and smiled at Xie Yao, thanking her repeatedly, "Thank you, cousin, thank you, cousin, you are so kind..."
Xie Yao didn't know whether to laugh or cry. She said, "This matter is not so easy to handle. I need to think about how to do it. Just do your part and don't act rashly for now."
"If there is anything you can do, I will let you know." Xie Yao spoke so carefully that Zhao Hao felt relieved and nodded repeatedly.
Xie Yao added: "You should be careful when you travel these days..." She paused and said: "Forget it, I will arrange someone to follow you."
It is not only to protect him, but also to keep an eye on Zhao Hao.
Don't worry too much about the third daughter of the Wang family, Zhao Hao. Acting impulsively will not be good.
Zhao Hao obviously didn't think about that at all. At this moment, he just felt that his cousin was really nice and really protected him. He quickly thanked her happily, "Yes, I will listen to you."
Zhao Hao and Cheng Fengqi had important matters to attend to, and the reason he was able to stay in the Prince's Mansion for so long today was all thanks to his good relationship with Cheng Fengqi.
At this moment, Zhao Hao felt relieved and happily left the Prince's Mansion with the people arranged by Xie Yao.
Xie Yao was thinking seriously about where to start with this matter.
People must be saved, but where to start... is a problem.
There are still three days until Xiao An marries his concubine...
"Crown Princess." Zhu Qing whispered, "Forgive me for being so nosy. Although Miss San is innocent, this is also the decision of the Wang family. This matter..."
It’s not that she doesn’t sympathize with Miss Wang San. She even sympathizes with the other two concubines and Xuan Yue.
But when it comes to his own Crown Princess, he naturally gives priority to her.
This is not an easy matter. If there is any mistake, the court officials' saliva will drown the Crown Princess, and even His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will be affected.
Originally, the Crown Prince had been treating the Crown Princess coldly recently because of his amnesia. If an outsider caused a rift between the two of them...
Xie Yao continued, "This is not an easy thing to do."
She naturally understood Zhu Qing's worries and his love for her, so she did not blame him in her heart. Instead, she was very touched.
She said: "But I agreed to this not only for Brother Hao, but also for Miss Wang San and for all the women in this world."
Zhu Qing's eyes widened, and even his heart beat faster.
Xie Yao said: "Although I don't agree with Xiao Ning's behavior, I still agree with some of her words."
"Women in this world...can't even control their own destiny. How tragic."
"I may not be able to do anything before, but now..." Xie Yao pursed her lips and looked out the window, with stars twinkling in her eyes, "I want to try."
If you are rich, you should help the world; if you are poor, you should take care of yourself.
In the past, she had no ability and only wanted to change her own destiny, but now... she also wants to help others.
Zhu Qing's knees softened, and he knelt in front of Xie Yao, saying in an extremely pious voice, "I swear to follow you till death!"
Xie Yao is the Crown Princess and Miss Xie, but these two identities are because she is Xiao Ji's wife and Xie Cheng's daughter.
But in Zhu Qing's heart, Xie Yao should be her girl at this moment.
Because Xie Yao is a woman, not anyone's appendage.
Just as Xie Yao was about to help Zhu Qing up, Zhu Xin, Lin Xia, and even Yu Yan all knelt on the ground and said in unison: "We will follow you till death!"
Xie Yao glanced at the few people and helped them up one by one, "Get up."
In fact, she hasn't figured out what to do with these innocent girls. Although the prince is now regent, they are not without concerns.
Xiao Ji had just punished Xiao Hong. If the Prince's Mansion couldn't wait to do something to Xiao An at this moment...
Not to mention the court officials, even the princess would not agree.
And people would say that Xiao Ji could not tolerate his brothers, and took advantage of the emperor's coma to eliminate dissidents...
Of course, according to Xie Yao's understanding of Xiao Ji, he would not care about these. But now there is a traitor in the capital and a war in the north, it is time for the court to unite and fight against foreign enemies.
In recent years, under the deliberate guidance of the emperor, several princes of the Xia Kingdom have taken turns to take the throne, and they all have supporters behind them.
As soon as Xiao Ji took action, those people would immediately become insecure, fearing that Xiao Ji was going to settle accounts with them.
People are in a panic at this time... If there are any problems in supporting the northern border, it is definitely not what Xiao Ji and Xie Yao want to see.
It’s not that some things cannot be done, but they must never be done in public.
Xie Yao finally said: "If there is no other way, then we can only postpone the wedding date."
"Your Majesty is in a coma now, how can the Third Prince welcome the bride?"
Of course, the Third Prince would certainly say things like "It's a good omen for good luck" and "The marriage was granted by His Majesty, and the wedding date was chosen by His Majesty, so it's not good to disobey his father's orders."
Xie Yao is not without a solution.
But by then... there is no guarantee that His Majesty the Emperor will suffer some injustice.
As for settling accounts with the Third Prince, we can just wait until the war in the North stabilizes and then slowly clean it up.
Thinking of this, Xie Yao already had an idea in her mind, and immediately stood up and said, "Let's go into the palace."
She wants to discuss this matter with His Highness.
At this time, the third prince Xiao An was also on his way to the palace...
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