"Your Highness, General Heng is waiting for you in the mansion."
Just as the Second Prince's carriage arrived at the door, the guard came to report.
The second prince was in a very complicated mood at the moment. When he was at a loss, he heard that General Heng was in the mansion and was anxious to see him.
"Let's go and meet him."
The second prince gave the order, then turned around and saw Chen Langyi, and then looked at her seriously. The makeup on her face seemed to be heavier, and the smell was a little familiar.
What she is wearing is not her usual attire.
He then realized something was wrong. Why did she run out alone? Without even a maid?
The Second Prince was a little slow to react. He only just realized this now. He frowned slightly and asked, "Who were those people chasing you just now?"
Chen Langyi looked flustered and hesitant, "Yes, yes..."
Her mind was in a mess and she couldn't think of a good excuse, but she was also afraid of exposing herself.
"Why did you run out at night? What happened?" The second prince continued to ask without waiting for Chen Langyi to finish.
Chen Langyi's heart was beating wildly. She thought about what had happened in the past few days and felt extremely aggrieved. She was the legitimate daughter of Duke Dingguo, but she had fallen to such a state and was humiliated in such a filthy place.
As soon as she entered Chunjiangxuan, she was stripped naked. Several maids handled her roughly and examined her body. They found out that she was still a virgin. The brothel owner arranged a customer for her the next day. He was a middle-aged man in his forties with a wretched look.
Although she fought hard and prevented the man from succeeding, thus preserving her innocence, but, but...
But, if she let such a man touch her body, could she still return to her noble status as a legitimate daughter? If her family knew about it, they would definitely give her a white silk scarf and force her to commit suicide for the sake of the reputation of the entire Duke's Mansion...
"You don't have to be afraid. If anyone dares to bully you, I will not forgive him." The second prince did not notice Chen Langyi's embarrassment and wanted to make the decision for her.
Suddenly, the second prince was stunned, remembering what Xiao Conghui said, that Chen Langyi had found a killer to assassinate him.
It felt like a flash of lightning passed through my body.
Hearing the word "bullying", Chen Langyi could no longer hold back his tears.
Looking at the Second Prince in front of her, a descendant of the emperor, with an imposing aura of nobility, and then thinking of the old customer who pressed on her that day, Chen Langyi sobbed.
What has she done!
Although I only spent a few days in the brothel, it felt like a lifetime. The pride and wealth of the past seemed like a lifetime ago.
The Second Prince stared at Chen Langyi and asked word by word, "Did you hire the assassin from Xiangguo Temple?"
Chen Langyi stopped crying and stood there in a daze.
Time seemed to stand still and she could only hear her own heartbeat.
"No, no, no," Chen Langyi tried to explain, "Your Highness and I were married by imperial decree. How could I..."
The second prince fell into deep thought, wondering if Xiao Conghui had lied to him.
Forget it, let’s talk about this later. He is very annoyed now.
......
The second prince's study.
"Uncle, why are you here so late? I have something to talk to you about."
After the Second Prince settled Chen Langyi, he went to the study to see Heng Yue and said all this in one go.
Heng jumped up, his expression serious. "Your Highness, how is the Imperial Concubine? I heard that the Grand Prince invited you to the palace. What's the matter?"
Ever since Concubine Heng fell ill, General Heng's mansion has been in chaos. Later, the assassination attempt on Queen Wang happened, which made them even more uneasy.
When Heng Yue heard that the second prince was brought into the palace by Xiao Conghui, he felt a lot of ominous feelings in his heart. When he saw the second prince now, he was naturally anxious to find out the truth.
The second prince exhaled deeply and said, "Mother is fine and will be awake soon."
There was some helplessness in his tone.
Heng Yue was relieved after hearing this, and murmured, "That's good, that's good! As long as the Imperial Concubine is well, we can consider other matters."
Although he had supported Xiao Hanyi when he was an unpopular prince, the power of pillow talk was hard for a man to resist. If Concubine Heng wanted the Second Prince to ascend to the throne of the Crown Prince, nothing must happen to her.
In the palace, a mother's status depends on her son, and a son's status depends on his mother. This has always been the case.
The Second Prince sighed again, "My brother asked me to come to the palace today... It turns out that my mother was poisoned by a Gu... I tested it myself..."
He told her everything that had happened tonight.
Heng Yue broke out in a cold sweat after hearing this. When he heard that the Second Prince dared to test the Gu on himself, he clenched his fists and said, "You are fooling around! What if something goes wrong?"
The second prince was in a listless state, firstly because of his health problems and secondly because he was too upset.
"Hurry, hurry, call the court doctor to take your pulse," Heng Yue said anxiously.
There must be no problems with the Second Prince's health.
The second prince shook his head and said, "No need."
The two were silent.
Heng Yue pondered over what the Second Prince had just said. Xiao Conghui already knew that Concubine Heng wanted to kill the Queen, but she didn't act directly, but instead did this.
What does he mean? What does he want to do?
Heng Yue frowned, thinking of the trump card he still had in his hand, Chun'er.
When he encountered such an incident on the way back to the palace from the enclosure, he immediately felt that the matter was not simple, so he asked someone to secretly follow the woman and hide her before Xiao Conghui's men found her.
After coming into contact with the woman, he learned about what Queen Wang had done in the past, and also found out that the person who could not distinguish between human and ghost was actually the emperor's favorite concubine when he was still a prince.
This was a huge handle, and he wanted to find an opportunity to strike at it and make public what Queen Wang had done. However, he had not yet figured out how to play this card.
"How is Queen Wang?"
Heng Yue asked.
The Second Prince said, "I heard from the palace servants that he has woken up and asked the Emperor for permission to allow my brother to get married as soon as possible."
Hengyue nodded. What he meant was that they should get married as soon as possible to avoid any further complications.
However, Concubine Heng and Duke Dingguo secretly replaced each other. They decided to keep this a secret from the Second Prince and tell him after the wedding.
He felt that such a big thing had to be made known to the Second Prince. After all, he had met Chen Langyi and couldn't get away with it.
Heng Yue carefully chose his words, "Chen Langyi of the Duke of Dingguo's Mansion did something... The Imperial Concubine felt that she was unfit to be the principal wife... Now your principal wife is her concubine sister Chen Langqing..."
What?
The second prince stared at Hengyue in a daze. When did this happen?
He remembered the assassination at Xiangguo Temple, which was done by Chen Langyi, and a vicious look gradually appeared in his eyes.
It's not impossible to change it.
But why hide it from him?
Unhappy!
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