Chapter 734 Li Sanqi's Decision
Hearing the Princess Consort's assurance, Cui'er was completely relieved, and her expression relaxed considerably.
She dared not delay any longer and quickly said, "Your Highness, it was indeed I who instigated the Fu family elders to do the matter of the prince consort taking a concubine."
Upon hearing this, everyone gaped in astonishment.
Even Fu Wenqing was filled with disbelief.
Just as Wenxi's face darkened and his anger was about to erupt, Cui'er continued, "But I did this only because I was following the orders of the First Master, the Second Master, and the Third Master."
"Because the three gentlemen frequented theaters, they made many friends and learned a lot of information."
"They heard that the princess was seriously ill, and if she died without having any children, the imperial court would take back her large princess residence."
"As the prince consort, the fourth prince has no right to inherit the princess's mansion."
"Therefore, they plotted to have the master and mistress arrange for the prince consort to take a concubine, and to have the children born to the concubine registered under the princess's name."
"In this way, even if the princess dies, the Fu family's children can inherit the princess's estate. The Fu family can still enjoy wealth and luxury by relying on the princess's estate!"
Upon hearing this, everyone's gaze towards the Fu family changed.
Good heavens, they're already planning the Princess's estate?
Tsk tsk, what a wolf in sheep's clothing!
"You're talking nonsense! You were the one who instigated this whole thing, how did it become something my sons were doing?"
Old Lady Fu glared angrily at Cui'er, clearly not believing her words.
Cui'er was not afraid and said firmly, "Esteemed guests, everything I have said is true. If you do not believe me, you can invite the three masters of the Fu family to confront me. The truth will be clear once you ask them!"
Seeing that Cui'er spoke with such certainty, the two elders of the Fu family were dumbfounded.
Could it really be that the three sons were instigating this behind the scenes?
When Ke Cui'er was encouraging them, she didn't mention her three sons at all!
The two elders of the Fu family had doubts, but Fu Wenqing guessed from Cui'er's attitude that this matter was very likely the idea of his three elder brothers.
A sense of powerlessness instantly welled up in my heart.
Wenxi raised his hand, beckoned a maid, and instructed, "Send someone to invite the three elder brothers of the Imperial Son-in-Law."
"Yes." The maid responded and went out to make the arrangements.
Just when everyone thought that was the whole truth, Cui'er continued, "Although the Fu family was arranging this, the prince consort was also secretly cooperating."
Everyone gave Fu Wenqing a disdainful look, then waited with curiosity for Cui'er to continue.
Fu Wenqing looked at Cui'er in astonishment. Was he secretly cooperating?
What did he secretly cooperate with?
How could he, the person involved, not know?
Qiao Qinghe was also very curious about what Cui'er would say next.
Cui'er didn't keep everyone waiting long. She glanced timidly at Fu Wenqing, bit her lip, and said resolutely and quickly, as if she were going all out: "The prince consort pretends not to know about the Fu family's schemes, while imprisoning the princess and not even calling the imperial physician when the princess is sick."
"In reality, they were planning to let the concubine's son inherit the princess's residence after the princess passed away."
"Everyone outside thought that the princess was deeply in love with the prince consort. She brought the Fu family to the capital, gave them money and houses, bought servants, and cleaned up the mess for the Fu family."
"But in fact, the prince consort had long harbored resentment towards the princess!"
"The prince consort felt that the princess was using money and power to trample on his dignity!"
"The better the princess treated him, the more uncomfortable he felt!"
"The prince consort once said that he clearly became the top scholar, admired by countless people, through his own talent and learning!"
"As a result, he was chosen as the prince consort by Princess Huaiyang."
"His efforts over the past ten years have been ignored by everyone."
"Everyone just thought he got incredibly lucky, that he was chosen by the princess and could rise to the top overnight, saving himself twenty years of hard work."
"He became the enviable prince consort, but he also lost his own name!"
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"You're talking nonsense!"
Before Cui'er could finish speaking, Fu Wenqing stepped forward and kicked her to the ground.
When did I say those things?
"You audacious, lowly servant girl, how dare you slander me!"
Cui'er clutched her chest and collapsed to the ground, looking at Fu Wenqing with a fearful expression. "My lord, I... I don't want to die. I don't want to hide it for you or for the Fu family anymore."
"You, your whole family, on the one hand, despise the princess for being high and mighty and slander her reputation, and on the other hand, you enjoy the wealthy life provided by the princess with a clear conscience."
"In order to turn everything in the princess's residence into your Fu family's property, you have been scheming against the princess and even plotting to murder her!"
"This is a capital offense, punishable by confiscation of property and extermination of the entire clan!"
"I don't want to, and I can't, keep this from you any longer!"
After saying that, Cui'er crawled to Li Sanqi, who was sitting in the top left seat, grabbed Li Sanqi's skirt, and looked up and pleaded, "Princess, please open your eyes and see the true colors of the Prince Consort's family."
"They are all bad people! They all want to harm you!"
Li Sanqi, who had been silently and motionless like a statue, finally moved.
She slowly opened her eyes, looked down at Cui'er, and frowned slightly.
Turning to Fu Wenqing, she asked in a weak yet sorrowful voice, "My lord, is what she said true?"
"I've been devoted to you, yet you've been so heartless, conspiring with others to seize my property and even my life?"
"How could you treat me like this?"
Before he could finish speaking, Li Sanqi was already in tears.
Fu Wenqing's face was ashen, and his gaze toward Li Sanqi was filled with anger.
"Princess, are you really going to do this to me?"
To say he schemed against her?
She was clearly plotting against him!
Li Sanqi cried, "I just want to live a peaceful life. I just want to be like an ordinary family, living in harmony with my husband and having children together."
"I truly love the prince consort, yet he schemes against me in every way!"
"Putting everything else aside, just consider the deaths of Wenxiu and Zhuxi. Weren't they the work of the Prince Consort?"
"The prince consort acts arbitrarily and recklessly, yet he claims to be devoted to me?"
Fu Wenqing's eyes darkened, but she did not refute him.
Li Sanqi knew when to stop, and said to Wenxi and Madam Wen through tears, "Sister-in-law, maternal grandmother, although the prince consort has wronged me, I cannot and do not want to drive him to a dead end."
"In the end, it was I who chose him to be my son-in-law, and I forced him to marry me without even asking if he was willing."
"To be honest, I also have my faults."
Wenxi frowned. "What do you mean by that?"
"The prince consort's family has bullied and schemed against you to this extent, don't you intend to pursue the matter at all?"
Li Sanqi wiped away his tears. "I know my sister-in-law is upset for me, but I was wrong first, and the Fu family's scheme has not yet succeeded. I am safe and sound now."
"Let's give them a small punishment as a warning."
Madam Wen looked at Li Sanqi with a cold expression, "How do you intend to punish him as a warning?"
Li Sanqi thought for a moment, then looked at Fu Wenqing: "I want to divorce the prince consort and have nothing to do with him from now on!"
"Since the Prince Consort considers my gifts of money, houses, and servants to the Fu family an insult, then I will take back everything I gave to the Fu family!"
"From this day forward, the Fu family and my Princess Huaiyang's residence shall have no further connection!"
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