Chapter 732 The Princess and the Prince Consort Break Off Their Relationship
Seeing that Li Sanqi still didn't react, Wenxi got a little angry and was about to change her expression.
Two maids standing behind Li Sanqi quickly walked to the front, knelt down with a thud, and kowtowed three times to Wenxi and Madam Wen. Then they kowtowed to the people sitting on both sides.
One of the maids, Xiuxiu, spoke first: "Please forgive me, esteemed guests, but my princess is weak and ill. She cannot eat during the day or sleep at night. She is dizzy and weak all over."
"Please forgive the princess for being unable to greet you all."
This is an explanation of the accusations made by Madam Wen just now.
Another maidservant, Wenwen, followed suit and said, "Your arrival is just in time! Please, esteemed guests, do us the right thing for my princess!"
Wenxi nodded. "What exactly happened? Tell me quickly!"
Wenwen quickly said, "The prince consort is a wolf in sheep's clothing, and the Fu family has gone too far! The princess has tolerated this time and again out of consideration for her reputation, which has led to today's disaster!"
Before the words were even finished, Old Lady Fu angrily retorted, "Who harbors wolfish ambitions? Who is going too far? Who are you calling a wolf?"
Although she was timid, she could not tolerate being slandered.
Her son has moved into the princess's residence and married into the family. Who's to say he's a wolf in sheep's clothing?
Furthermore, you say they're going too far? Isn't it the princess who's going too far?
Ha, she can't have a son herself, yet she won't let her son take a concubine!
And they even said their family bullied people?
Is there no justice left?
Old Lady Fu was filled with resentment.
Old Man Fu tugged at Old Woman Fu's sleeve, signaling her to be quiet.
Old Lady Fu then swallowed the rest of her words, feeling resentful.
Xiuxiu glanced timidly at the two elders of the Fu family, then timidly at Fu Wenqing, before saying, "Please allow me to speak, esteemed guests."
"The prince consort plotted to seize power in the princess's residence, murdered Wenxiu, the princess's personal steward, replaced all the stewards in the residence, imprisoned the princess, and did not even call the imperial physician to treat her when she fell ill."
"Now they are even forcing the princess to take a concubine for him, and they are trying to register the child under the princess's name so that he can inherit the princess's huge family business in the future."
"His intentions are despicable!"
Wenwen echoed, "We implore you all to uphold justice for the princess!"
Upon hearing this, everyone looked shocked.
Fu Wenqing is truly incredibly audacious!
Everyone looked at Fu Wenqing, wanting to see what he had to say.
Ignoring everyone's gaze, Fu Wenqing fixed her eyes on Li Sanqi and said in a sorrowful tone, "Princess, are you really going to do this to me?"
Li Sanqi remained motionless.
Qiao Qinghe stared intently at Fu Wenqing, carefully observing every change in his expression.
Where did that fleeting sense of familiarity come from?
"Since the princess is heartless towards me, then don't blame me for being disloyal to her!"
Fu Wenqing gritted his teeth and said in a resentful voice, "Esteemed sirs, please hear me out."
“The princess’s maid accused me of murdering Wenxiu, the princess’s maid.”
"But in fact, the princess had long harbored resentment towards Wenxiu, blaming her for always putting Old Madam Qiao first in her heart. As a princess herself, and as her current mistress, she could only ever be second."
"So, it was the princess who instructed me to do it!"
"Not only Wenxiu, but another maidservant of Old Madam Qiao was also affected!"
At this point, Fu Wenqing bowed deeply to Qiao Qinghe and apologized respectfully, saying, "Madam, although I arranged for someone to do this, I was not the mastermind."
“I have no grudge against the two girls and have no reason to kill them.”
"Especially the girl next to you, I don't even know her."
"We urge the old lady to investigate thoroughly!"
Qiao Qinghe's expression was cold; she didn't even glance at Fu Wenqing, nor did she seem inclined to respond to his words.
The others, however, all lit up with excitement.
No wonder Qiao Qinghe invited them all to watch Li Sanqi's spectacle, and before that, she had ruthlessly exposed Li Sanqi's little scheme in public. It turns out her maid was killed by the princess's mansion!
Regardless of whether the mastermind was Li Sanqi or Fu Wenqing, the fact remains that it was the Princess's residence that was behind it.
However, between the princess's maid and Fu Wenqing, who is telling the truth?
Was it Fu Wenqing's attempt to control the princess's residence that led him to target the head maidservant beside Li Sanqi first?
Or did Li Sanqi eliminate the maid because of her infidelity, using the prince consort's hand?
Regardless of the truth, judging from Qiao Qinghe's appearance, she must have developed a considerable rift with Li Sanqi.
No one spoke.
Fu Wenqing did not receive a response from Qiao Qinghe, but he was not annoyed. He continued to argue, "As for the matter of replacing the steward in the mansion, there are indeed reasons for it."
"Back then, because of Wenxiu's death, the princess was in a bad mood and said she needed to rest for a few days. So she entrusted me with managing the affairs of the mansion."
"Unexpectedly, the steward in the manor was arrogant and disobedient to my orders, and he obstructed my instructions in every way."
"I had no choice but to find someone to replace them."
"I'm ready to confront them about this!"
Fu Wenqing glanced at everyone's reactions and, seeing that no one was going to raise any questions, continued, "As for imprisoning the princess, that's utter nonsense!"
"The princess herself said she needed to rest quietly and asked no one to disturb her."
"As for not calling the imperial physician when she was sick, that was the princess's own request."
"Finally, regarding the matter of taking a concubine..."
Fu Wenqing turned and glared fiercely at the two elders of the Fu family before gritting her teeth and saying, "I was unaware of this matter beforehand. It was a decision made unilaterally by my parents, and it has nothing to do with me."
The elderly couple felt a lump in their throats, but they still nodded and said, "It was indeed our own decision to take a concubine, and we chose the person ourselves."
“My son only found out about this today when we brought the people to our door.”
After thinking for a moment, Old Lady Fu added, "We didn't force the princess! We came to beg her!"
“My son disagrees with taking a concubine, so we thought that if we could get the princess's approval, my son would have no reason to object!”
"So, this has nothing to do with my son; it was all our own idea."
Fu Wenqing quickly bowed and said, "Please, esteemed guests, make your judgment."
Before anyone could speak, Xiuxiu glared angrily at Fu Wenqing and said, "The Imperial Son-in-Law truly lives up to his reputation as a learned scholar! What a silver tongue he has, capable of twisting the truth!"
“The prince consort said that you were not aware of the concubine’s taking beforehand.”
"Is it true that the Fu family wants to take a concubine for you? They've even bought her. Is that true too?"
"Furthermore, the two elders of the Fu family kept saying that the princess could not give birth to a son, that the princess had been ill for a long time, and that they even wanted to register the son born to their concubine under the princess's name."
"Does the Fu family really think others can't see through their scheme?"
Wenwen followed suit, questioning, "The prince consort said you had no intention of taking a concubine. Then may I ask what you did after you learned that the Fu family elders wanted to give you a concubine?"
“You say you won’t take a concubine, yet you allow the Fu family elders to bring people to the princess.”
"They even encouraged the Fu family elders to use filial piety to force the princess to submit."
"To put it bluntly, what you're doing is hypocritical!"
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