Shen Ruixue tried to calm herself down, and under the Emperor's suspicious gaze, she said, "Uncle Chen, did you take a bribe from my sister to say this?"
Uncle Chen was taken aback. When he saw Yan Jue's murderous gaze, he quickly shook his head. "No, from beginning to end, Miss has never bribed me. It was you, Second Miss, who instructed me to put a sleeping potion in the plum tree last night, saying that you wanted to send Miss to the Regent's bridal sedan chair. You said you didn't want to marry the infamous Regent. If you wanted to marry, you wanted to marry the brilliant Crown Prince."
Before Shen Ruixue could explain, a beautiful figure appeared before her, and then with a "slap," a bright red handprint appeared on Shen Ruixue's face.
Consort Shu wasn't stupid. Yan Jue had already brought people here as guarantors, so how could she possibly be fooled again!
She had a perfectly good daughter-in-law, and now she's gone. It's all this bitch's fault!
The slap was delivered with full force, leaving Shen Ruixue half-slumped on the ground. She stared at Consort Shu in disbelief, her voice chillingly cold, "Consort Shu, you…"
Consort Shu also noticed Shen Ruixue's expression. She snorted coldly, "Although things have come to this point, and you are now the consort of my son, you should know that your position as the Crown Princess will never be legitimate!"
Shen Ruixue's gaze was gloomy. She covered her face and looked at Uncle Chen kneeling on the ground. Finally, she gave up and said, "Uncle Chen, Ruixue has treated you well in the manor. Just because the Regent Prince threatened and bribed you, you easily betrayed me. My mother will never let you get away with this!"
Uncle Chen took a step back in fear, his body trembling. "Rui, Ruixue, Uncle Chen had no choice... Anyway, you've already become the Crown Princess..."
These words were spoken so lightly, but Shen Ruixue shook her head. "My mother will not let you get away with this."
She looked up at Consort Shu again, her voice calm, "Consort Shu, so what if my status is illegitimate? I am now the Crown Princess, and my son and I will always be connected!"
"And you, my sister..." Shen Ruixue's starry eyes widened, "So what if you and the Crown Prince are in love? You are now the Regent's Consort, and you and the Crown Prince can never be together!"
Hearing this, Shen Pingjin remained calm; in fact, she felt more fortunate than anything else.
In her past life, she knew that Shen Ruixue was going to poison the green plums. She foresaw this in advance and avoided eating the green plums, but ended up with a reputation for being cold-hearted and devoid of family affection.
On the day she returned to the palace to pay her respects, she was punished by the Empress because of this incident. The Consort Shu became cold towards her because of this, and even Su Xuanmao told her that he was the Crown Prince and could not plead for her, and that she should bear with it for now.
During that time, she heard that Shen Ruixue was not well received at the Regent's Palace. Every day, she witnessed the Regent coming and going with all sorts of girls and women, and her dignity was being bullied.
At that time, she felt that Shen Ruixue was even more pitiful than her. But in this life, because of one choice she made, she did not suffer any of the hardships that followed, and even when she was slandered, the man who was rumored to be a womanizer proved her innocence.
She was really fortunate.
She looked at Shen Ruixue, slowly took Yan Jue's sleeve, and parted her red lips slightly, "Sister, since things have come to this, my fate with the Crown Prince is over. Now that I am the Regent's Consort, you don't need to keep mentioning me and His Highness the Crown Prince. It's really not good to cause misunderstandings."
Su Xuanmao had already stood up from his seat. He looked at Shen Ruixue and said, "Even if you are now the Crown Princess, I will not give you a second glance."
Shen Ruixue sneered, "So what? Doesn't this just prove that my feelings for you aren't actually that deep?"
This struck a nerve with Su Xuanmao, but he still decided to ask Shen Pingjin directly: "Xiao Jin, I ask you, if I were to ask the Emperor to cancel yesterday's wedding, would you be willing to marry me?"
Shen Pingjin found it somewhat amusing; she knew perfectly well that this man was just making empty promises. Because Su Xuanmao, as the Crown Prince, would never allow himself to lose face in front of the Emperor.
Yan Jue, who was listening from the side, was furious. What? Another one trying to steal someone else's partner?
Yan Jue did not forget the affectionate scene he saw on the street a few days ago. He still maintained that no matter what choice Shen Pingjin made, he would always silently protect and fully respect her.
Under everyone's gaze, Shen Pingjin said in a slightly deep voice, "Your Highness, Pingjin has already consummated her marriage with the Regent. Furthermore, Pingjin is now the Regent's Consort. I urge Your Highness to forget the past, treat my sister well, and from now on, we shall part ways and wish each other well."
These words were like a thunderbolt, completely stunning Su Xuanmao.
He never expected that Shen Pingjin, who was usually obedient and responsive to him, would say such things to him with such a calm expression. This made him wonder if he had done something wrong.
But he quickly put that thought out of his mind. He was the Crown Prince, and even if he was wrong, how could Shen Pingjin not be understanding?
The man's face was completely humiliated. How could the Crown Prince, who was so brilliant and gentle in public, be inferior to a regent with such a bad reputation?! It was truly laughable, utterly laughable.
The Emperor, who had witnessed everything, sighed. He now understood that Shen Ruixue had framed him from the very beginning. However, he had personally ordered the wedding to be held yesterday, so there was no possibility of it happening again.
Now that Shen Ruixue is his eldest daughter-in-law, and Shen Pingjin has been married off to Yan Jue and abandoned, he has no choice but to wrong Shen Pingjin so that Shen Ruixue can save face.
The Emperor said in a deep voice, "Princess Regent, come here for a moment."
At this moment, the Emperor spoke, and everyone raised their heads, especially the Empress, who had been secretly watching the show without saying a word. A knowing look flashed in her eyes.
Shen Pingjin stepped forward and gave a slight bow. The Emperor's voice rang out above her, "Regent's Consort, I asked you earlier if you regretted it, and you said you were willing to become the Regent's Consort and did not regret it. I also think that since things have come to this, it would be better to let your sister become the Crown Princess, and you will be the Regent's Consort. From now on, this matter will never be mentioned again. If Yan Jue bullies you, you can make a request to me."
This is simply a blatant attempt to evade the issue.
Consort Shu was also very helpless. She looked at Su Xuanmao with disappointment and wished that Su Xuanmao would say a word!
She was really angry. Such a good daughter-in-law was gone just like that, given away to that regent for nothing.
This is truly a case of a fat pig robbing a cabbage!
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