This was completely a setup. A setup for what?
[They're plotting to take Huo Yao's dowry, and Li Yingcai is too.] Xiangxiang added, [Someone's eyeing Huo Yao's dowry and also has their eye on Huo Yao's man, so they're scheming against her.]
No, what exactly does Huo Yao have that would make someone scheme against her like this?
[It was Li Yingcai's biological mother who conspired with Hongxing to seize Huo Yao's dowry, wanting to take it for themselves. Moreover, this plan began after Huo Yao's parents passed away.]
[Hongxing, although she was brought here by Li Yingcai's mother, what they don't know is that there's a scheme within a scheme. Hongxing has someone behind her, and that person is also after Huo Yao's family fortune. Because Hongxing has someone she loves, the two of them are conspiring to seize Huo Yao's family fortune and want to make Li Yingcai the scapegoat and a cuckold.]
Good heavens, to pull such a stunt for such a small amount of money, it's simply...unbearable to watch!
[What do you mean by "this little bit of money"? They're from the Huo family, the richest family in Beijing, and Miss Huo is incredibly wealthy.]
[Hiss~] Ji Yingying gasped, so that's how it is!
What about... that spy from the enemy country?
[It's all because Hongxing wanted to have sex with the man, but he ran away. Then she had a fling with that enemy spy in the wild, and they'll probably have a child.]
[Wait, in this plot, after finally seizing the family fortune, the woman comes to demand responsibility, and then the man's entire family is discovered and wiped out?]
[Similar to what we've discussed, now there's new gossip.]
[Speak quickly!]
[The system just reported that Huo Yao has donated her entire fortune to the Emperor.]
[Your Majesty is truly blessed.]
[She donated her family fortune to save her life because that other woman went to Huo Yao and told her how much Li Yingcai loved her and what they did in bed. Plus, her own son pushed and cursed her, saying he didn't love her at all. So she donated her family fortune and wanted a divorce.]
Ji Yingying immediately looked at the Emperor: "Shouldn't this old man agree to the divorce?"
[I don't know. The system hasn't revealed any new information yet. Currently, it only says that the girl is on her way to donate her family fortune. Do you want to help her? Someone wants to kill her.]
"I'm at work, can Rong Er come out?" Ji Yingying looked around. There weren't many people, but there were still some.
Unexpectedly, the Emperor coughed, and Rong Yi came out. No one knows what the Emperor said.
The person has left again.
What's going on here? I was so busy watching the drama that I didn't even know what happened.
【I have no idea. 】
[Breaking news: Rong Yi encountered that girl while running errands and protected her.]
【Good, very good, Rong Yi is not bad either!】Ji Yingying sighed.
This melon is really confusing to eat.
General Luo then came out and said, "Your Majesty, there are two other generals who are extremely brave in this battle. I have already sent people to wait outside the palace."
Before hearing Ji Yingying's inner thoughts, General Luo really wanted to say more and ask for rewards for them. But after hearing Ji Yingying's inner thoughts, he was speechless.
It’s better not to talk about such a confused person!
"Xuan"
Someone came in, and the two of them vaguely heard some unpleasant remarks, but they didn't sound very real.
"Your Highness, Li Yingcai."
"Chen Wu Guangyu."
"Greetings, Your Majesty! Long live the Emperor!"
[Xiangxiang, which one is the scumbag?]
[Li Yingcai, he's not bad looking, is he? Five years ago he was portrayed as a devoted lover, now he's a worthless scoundrel.]
[He's certainly good-looking. This kind of guy is really not good-looking; he already has a wife, yet he's still fickle.]
[Yes, Miss Huo even said she would help him bring the person into the family, but he still said Miss Huo was narrow-minded, and that he was only taking care of Hongxing and had nothing to do with her.]
[Haha, I got tricked and now I'm even helping them count their money.]
[Yes, he didn't know that woman was the one his mother had hired to scheme against his wife, steal her dowry, and then kill her. Ha... He ruined his family for such a woman and even got the reputation of having a father who was a spy for the enemy country.]
[Was the woman who slept with him of high status the one who drugged him?]
The gossip that's been circulating is quite high-profile, but its specific status is still unknown.
Okay, whatever, someone's checking anyway.
Li Yingcai and the other two only heard clearly now that it turned out that Lord Xiao Ji, Her Royal Highness the Princess, was talking about him.
However, he and his wife were deeply in love and trusted each other completely, so how could he possibly be after her dowry?
[Host, he actually believes he and his wife are truly in love, how ironic!]
[This isn't just a slap in the face, it hasn't even happened yet. Just watch, a man who lets outsiders scheme against his wife will have his face slapped until it's swollen. And his mother, if she really lets that other woman into the family, I don't even need to be an observer, I already know what kind of gossip it will be.]
[That's true, how good can a marriage between two people who get married later in life be?]
[Speaking of Wu Guangyu, I think he's quite good-looking.]
[He's not married yet, but he actually has a past relationship with our assassin sister.]
[Ji Sasa?]
[Yes, the system's tidbit says he fell in love at first sight with the assassin sister in the martial arts arena, vowing to marry no one but her, and then he's been chasing after her ever since.]
Is it possible to win her over?
[I don't know, there's no conclusion yet. This story is probably incomplete, or the other person involved hasn't revealed anything yet.]
Let me tell you some other gossip about him. If he really is my brother-in-law, then I'll have to investigate him thoroughly.
The two kneeling people stood up, and no one said anything; they were just watching the show.
Everyone was originally going to discuss the imperial examination today, but now everyone has stopped to watch the show.
[His parents were good people. He had a younger sister, but this sister was arrogant and proud. If he hadn't taken care of her, all the troubles in the family would have been brought about by her. For example, she might have angered his parents to death, given away all the family's money, or even brought trouble into the family by trying to seize an official position. However, at that time, he was blinded by love and didn't care about his family anymore. That's how his own sister ruined his family.]
Will he blame it on my assassin sister?
No, because the assassin sister would warn him, but he just wouldn't listen.
[Holy crap, what's going on today? Did I mess with that confident guy?]
Yes, Wu Guangyu was more reliable; he made a move, but it was too late! Now he hates himself, and he hates his sister too.
Alright, let's leave it to fate. I'm not going to be a gossip anymore; I'll listen to the court affairs instead, lest I get dragged into being a laughingstock by the emperor again.
Ji Yingying was just about to focus on her business when Rongyi brought in a woman.
Li Yingcai also saw the woman and quickly called out, "Yaoniang!" But no one answered him.
"Huo Yao greets Your Majesty, long live the Emperor!"
"Get up."
"You donated your property?"
"Yes, all my property and dowry will be donated. Here is the list."
Eunuch Cao immediately came down and presented the list. The emperor took a look at it and then asked, "What reward do you want?"
"I want to divorce and leave the Li family."
[Is it really that simple? Aren't you going to sue Li Yingcai?]
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