It's said that good news doesn't travel far, but bad news travels fast, especially big, sensational gossip like this.
The next day, with Yan Qingqing's encouragement, the entire capital knew about the shameful things that the eldest daughter of the Qian family and the eldest prince had done at Princess Fushou's residence.
This has been confirmed by numerous wealthy ladies.
Therefore, Li Yueniang's vague and unfounded gossip is not worth mentioning at all.
Gradually, it was forgotten.
But things aren't going well for the Qian and Yu families, as well as the eldest prince.
Some censors, upon learning of the Crown Prince's misdeeds, launched a frenzied impeachment against him, accusing him of moral depravity and moral failings.
Not only did he drug the eldest daughter of the Qian family, but he also publicly slandered her, turning the tables on her and making a disgraceful act.
Therefore, I implore Your Majesty to severely punish the eldest prince.
The emperor was also quite troubled by this matter. It wasn't that he was unwilling to deal with the eldest prince, but that doing so would constitute a royal scandal.
Besides, the Qian family didn't submit a memorial. If he rashly dealt with the eldest prince, and the Qian family then turned against him, claiming that the two were acting voluntarily, he would be caught in the middle.
So the emperor was waiting, and the eldest prince was bound to be punished, but the severity of the punishment would depend on the Qian family's attitude.
Furthermore, although the emperor did not like the eldest prince, he was still his son, and there was still a father-son relationship between them.
The Qian family was in complete chaos. When Qian Yingying returned home, she knew she had lost all face, so she locked herself in her room.
Fearing that she might do something rash, Madam Qian had the door forcibly opened.
When Madam Qian saw her once bright and beautiful daughter looking so haggard, she felt a pang of heartache and cursed Xiao Moyan in her heart for being inhuman.
When Qian Yingying saw Madam Qian throw herself into her arms, she finally burst into tears, crying as she said, "Mother, it really was the First Prince who poisoned me."
He forced the medicine into my mouth. I was really forced, Mother…
Madam Qian stroked Qian Yingying's little face and said, "Mother knows, Mother knows everything. The doctor said you were drugged."
Our Yingying has always been a dignified and well-behaved child, unlike that shameless little slut, Yu Yiniang, from your aunt's family.
Yu Yiniang was the eldest daughter of the Yu family, and she existed before Madam Yu married into the Yu family.
To be honest, Madam Qian looked down on her sister-in-law from the bottom of her heart.
She became Yu Chengzhong's mistress before marriage and gave birth to Yu Yiniang, which made the Qian family a laughing stock.
Later, Yu Yiniang told Qian Yingying about her affair with the eldest prince.
When Qian Yingying found out, she naturally knew as well as Madam Qian, and she looked down on the mother and daughter even more from the bottom of her heart.
Seeing that Madam Qian believed her, Qian Yingying felt much better, but when she thought about how she had already given herself to the First Prince, she cried and asked, "Mother, what should I do now? Am I destined to marry the First Prince as a concubine?"
Madam Qian sighed and said, "That day in front of everyone, the two of you..."
You have no choice but to marry him now.
But my son has always been ambitious. Do you dare to take a chance for yourself?
Upon hearing this, Qian Yingying stopped crying and looked at Madam Qian, asking, "Mother, what do you mean by that?"
Madam Qian glanced outside and, seeing that all the maids and servants had tactfully left, she spoke softly, "I've discussed it with your father, and the current emperor is not very capable."
"Besides, our Qian family has been operating in the capital for many years and has a stronger foundation than the Xiao family. They say fortunes change, so why can't our family become the emperor?"
Qian Yingying was shocked to hear this; did her parents really have such grand ambitions?
So he looked at Madam Qian blankly and asked, "Mother, what do you mean?"
Madam Qian's eyes revealed a hint of ambition as she said, "You can endure some hardship and marry the eldest prince temporarily. With my son's beauty and cunning, he can easily crush that fool Xiao Moyan."
As long as you can get pregnant, our family will do everything in our power to support the eldest prince's ascension to the throne.
Of course, making him emperor is just a formality; once he ascends the throne, your child will definitely be the crown prince.
If he obeys us, we'll sideline him and make him a puppet emperor. If he doesn't obey us, we'll remove the father and keep the son, so that my son's child can sit on the throne.
Whether you want to rule from behind the curtain or indulge in pleasures in the harem, you can have any kind of man you desire.
Qian Yingying was stunned after hearing her mother's words. She had never known that her parents had such great ambitions.
Of course, Madam Qian did not tell Qian Yingying about the follow-up of her discussion with Master Qian.
What she said was true, but they had also planned that once the eldest prince was killed, they would control the government for a few years after the young prince ascended the throne.
When the time is right, they will depose the young emperor and take the throne themselves.
If that day ever comes, they won't let the throne continue to belong to the Xiao family, given all the effort they've put in.
Qian Yingying was provoked by Madam Qian's words, and a picture of herself standing at the pinnacle of power quickly appeared in her mind.
Then we'll see who dares to disobey her.
It must be said that Madam Qian's promise was quite good. Qian Yingying's eyes gradually became more and more eager, and finally she said firmly to Madam Qian, "Mother, I agree to the plan you just mentioned."
"I will marry the eldest prince, and then I will make all those who bullied me die."
Madam Qian breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this. She was truly afraid that Qian Yingying might do something rash and contemplate suicide, which would have wasted all the countermeasures she and Lord Qian had discussed over the past few days.
Yan Qingqing waited for several days and finally received the news that the eldest prince wanted to take Miss Qian as a concubine.
Although she was a concubine, all the rules and etiquette were in accordance with those of a principal wife.
Yan Qingqing didn't react much to the news. Mu Xi asked from the side, "Madam, did you foresee this outcome all along?"
Yan Qingqing smiled and said, "Actually, it's not hard to predict. Given the Qian family's style, since Qian Yingying has already followed the First Prince, they will definitely do things to maximize their own interests."
Perhaps their family is even eyeing the position of the Crown Prince's principal wife, and maybe they're even plotting to make her son the emperor after he gives birth to her.
Yan Qingqing was just saying it casually, but it has to be said that what she said was quite accurate.
Upon hearing this, Mu Xi quickly said, "Perhaps Madam is right. I heard that it was Lord Qian who personally went to the Emperor to request the marriage decree."
Lord Qian said that he had long had his eye on the eldest prince, but he couldn't force him because the prince already had a principal wife.
But now that the two of them have done this, although he is too ashamed to face the emperor, he still shamelessly begs the emperor to grant him a marriage.
Lord Qian's words did not imply any blame for the Crown Prince.
Although the emperor was unhappy, he still issued an edict to grant the two a marriage in consideration of the royal family's reputation.
The imperial decree stated that she would be taken as a concubine, but Lord Qian privately demanded that the eldest prince fulfill all the formalities of marriage and other rites, which the eldest prince agreed to.
Although Mu Xi was not present, she recounted the events in great detail.
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