Chapter 166: Shooting Yourself in the Foot

After waiting for half the night, the assassin didn't come back, and there was no movement in the princess's yard.

Chen knew that the assassination attempt had failed again.

Whether it was a frame-up or an assassination, Chen seemed to have no way of getting Princess Qi.

And her daughter Qin Qing's reputation became worse and worse.

Chen was getting impatient.

Even Qin Qing became anxious.

"Mother, it is impossible for Suman to deal with the assassin alone. We spent a lot of money to hire him. There must be an expert in the prince's courtyard who is not only protecting the prince, but also protecting her."

Chen nodded slightly: "Indeed, let's go to the prince's room tomorrow and take a look. I heard that the prince is about to

Wake up, no matter what, when the prince wakes up, the person he sees must be you."

Qin Qing was stolen from his room in the middle of the night and put in the room of the second master Mei.

The second son of the Mei family was murdered, and the murderer has not been found yet.

Qin Qing's reputation was ruined. Apart from marrying the King of Qi who had not yet awakened, other men might not be interested in her.

Besides, if King Qi could really wake up, marrying him would be a good choice.

Chen thought about it and decided that at this moment, she could only use the last idea.

The next day, early in the morning, Chen brought Qin Qing and the maids and servants who came with Qin's family and rushed to Zhao Zhuoxi's room in a hurry.

As soon as she saw Jiang Jiu, Chen pointed at him without saying a word.

"Catch her for me and send her to the Ministry of Justice. She is the murderer of Mr. Mei."

Before Chunhua, Qiuyue and others in the yard could react.

Chen's maidservant grabbed Jiang Jiu and walked out.

Qiuyue reacted the fastest and rushed to block Chen's way.

"You can't leave. They say our princess is the murderer of Mr. Mei. Where is the evidence? If there is evidence, why didn't the Ministry of Justice come to arrest her?"

After all, he is from the Princess's Mansion, has seen the world, and knows the basic procedures of the Ministry of Justice in handling cases.

Chen slapped her, and Qiuyue's face instantly became red and swollen.

"A slave is not qualified to ask me these questions. If I say she is the murderer, then she is... tie her up and gag her, and teach her a lesson first..."

This is to torture the princess.

Chunhua and the others also disagreed.

"Who dares to take action? You are just the second wife of the Qin family. You don't even have an imperial decree. Why do you want to arrest our princess..."

Chen brought people here today to ruin the reputation of Princess Qi.

How could he be stopped by just a few maids?

"What kind of princess is she? She is a murderer. Someone, take her away..."

Chen was in high spirits and was about to leave with his men.

At this moment, a deserted voice came.

"I don't think anyone would dare to touch her..."

The voice was low and cold, who else could it be but Zhao Zhuoxi.

He woke up a little late and thought something happened in the yard.

Unexpectedly, Chen was so bold that she even dared to capture his princess in the palace.

Zhao Zhuoxi stood under the eaves, wearing a purple gown. He was tall and imposing, and the Qin family servants were so frightened that their legs and feet became weak.

Chen was even more dumbfounded. Why did Zhao Zhuoxi wake up at this time?

"She, she is the murderer who killed Mr. Mei..."

Before she could even utter the word "hand", Zhao Zhuoxi already had his hands around Chen's neck.

"You have no evidence and you slandered the princess without any evidence. I will strangle you to death right now. Believe it or not..."

The legendary King Qi killed people without blinking an eye. When the palace exploded, he killed many wealthy families in the capital in a rage...

Let alone killing Chen, even if Qin Yuan was killed, the emperor would not dare to say a single unpleasant word.

Only then did Chen feel scared.

She couldn't breathe, her throat made a gurgling sound, and her face turned purple.

Just when she thought she was going to die.

Qin Qing knelt down with a plop and hugged Zhao Zhuoxi's legs.

"My Lord, please show some mercy. It was all my idea..."

"I have always secretly admired the prince and wanted to serve and take care of him, but the princess has been guarding the yard and would not allow me to get close to him..."

"I really have no other choice, so I came up with such a lowly idea. I hope Your Majesty will consider my deep love for my mother and let her go..."

As soon as Qin Qing said this, Chen knew that he had been defeated.

She thought to herself, "What a mess!" How could she accept this...

But now, she had no choice but to kneel down as her knees went weak.

"I just wanted to scare the princess. I didn't really want her to join the Ministry of Justice. I just wanted to give Qing'er a chance to take care of the prince..."

Watching this mother and daughter acting out their melodramatic performance, Zhao Zhuoxi felt a little nauseous.

He snorted coldly and finally let go.

"She is my princess, and you are not the ones who can slander her. Get out of my house..."

Chen sighed helplessly, dragged Qin Qing with her, and walked away from the palace in disgrace.

As soon as she returned to the Qin family, Chen was called over by Old Madam Qin.

"Kneel down."

Chen and Qin Qing had no choice but to kneel down.

Madam Qin looked at them with contempt and said, "As a man, it is best to win the heart. You are trying to harm the princess blindly, which is a very bad idea. Don't forget that she is the granddaughter of Princess Zhaoyang."

Chen frowned helplessly: "Daughter-in-law, I didn't expect the prince to wake up so quickly..."

Old Madam Qin said nothing and just waved her hand.

A woman who looked almost exactly like Jiang Jiu walked slowly over from the back hall.

Not only was Chen shocked when she saw it, but everyone who had met Jiang Jiu was also shocked.

"Oh, mother, this, this is..."

Old Madam Qin didn't say anything, and the nanny beside her began to explain.

"After the death of Prince Qi's concubine, the old lady ordered people to search everywhere for someone who looked like the concubine, mobilizing almost all the manpower in the mansion. The efforts paid off... We finally found her..."

Chen was filled with joy: "What is mother's plan?"

Madam Qin smiled confidently and said, "Even though Qing'er of our family cannot become the principal wife of Prince Qi, she can still be a concubine. In a few days, let your father invite the prince to the palace to talk..."

"Her name is Qiqi. From now on, she will be Qing'er's personal maid. Take her back to the courtyard and train her well. As long as the prince sees this girl, Qing'er will be able to enter the palace in no time..."

Chen was still a little worried: "But what if the prince only wants this maid?"

Madam Qin glanced at her sideways and said, "You have the indenture in your hand. If you don't want to give it to him, what else can he do? He has no choice but to marry a concubine and a maid."

Chen was filled with joy.

"My daughter-in-law will definitely teach this girl a lesson..."

Old Madam Qin was still worried and reminded him again and again: "Remember, it is best to win the heart. This is true for both Prince Yu and this girl."

Chen knew that she couldn't hit or scold this girl who looked very much like Jiang Jiu, and could only coax her.

Old Madam Qin asked someone to send Qiqi to Chen's courtyard.

When Qin Qing saw her, he couldn't help but mutter in his heart.

"Mother, so this is what the Prince of Qi's concubine looks like. She is not pretty. I think she is not as pretty as Suman. What does the prince like about her? Could it be the business behind her?"