After the imperial edict was read, Madam Qi collapsed on the ground. She expected the emperor to be angry and thought that at most he would scold her a few times to make her and her son submit to the county lord.
Unexpectedly, the emperor was so angry that he directly issued an order to cancel the marriage between Qi Yunfeng and the county lord.
Moreover, the emperor said that Qi Yunfeng did not distinguish between his wives and concubines, which not only disrupted the moral principles of mankind, but also made him unable to distinguish right from wrong. His character and morals needed to be considered. His position as the crown prince was abolished, and he was allowed to cultivate himself. The Duke's Mansion could then propose other candidates for the crown prince.
This completely eliminated the possibility of Qi Yunfeng becoming the crown prince again.
Qi Yunfeng's face was full of shock, his hands were shaking uncontrollably, he couldn't figure it out.
It was just some things happening in the inner palace, how could it involve his position as the crown prince?
He only married the daughter of a princess, not the emperor's daughter. How could there be such serious consequences?
The eunuch who announced the decree looked at the two people's reactions, raised his whisk in displeasure, and snorted coldly:
"Is Duke Qi's Mansion dissatisfied with the Emperor?"
Madam Qi wanted to say that the emperor was bullying people and could not distinguish between public and private. He was just taking revenge on his niece because she had suffered a little injustice.
But she didn't dare.
Because thunder, lightning, rain and dew are all grace from the king.
She pulled Qi Yunfeng to remind him to come back to his senses.
The two men kowtowed in thanks with pale faces, and with tears in their eyes they presented their father-in-law with generous rewards for his hard work.
After sending away the eunuch who announced the decree, Madam Qi asked Qi Yunfeng to dress up and make himself look as miserable as possible, and then go to the Princess's Mansion to ask for the County Lady's forgiveness.
Only today did they find out that the position of the Crown Prince was closely related to the marriage of the County Princess.
They cannot lose the position of crown prince.
This also means that the county lady cannot lose this marriage.
Qi Yunfeng used to care about his reputation the most and was reluctant to go.
Madam Qi pushed him and cried angrily, "I have been maintaining a good reputation outside and not letting you have any other women around you, all in order to find a good marriage for you and to consolidate our status.
You, on the other hand, ruined a good marriage for a bitch who was born a maid, and now you still refuse to admit your mistake and make amends. How could I have given birth to such an evil creature like you? You are not even half as smart as Qi Yunqing.
Upon hearing this, Qi Yunfeng pushed Madam Qi away, his face twisted:
"Since you think Qi Yunqing is good, why don't you make him your son? Since he was a child, you all said he was smart, so why do you need me?"
Since childhood, he has been suppressed by Qi Yunqing's halo of intelligence and has always had a sense of decadence.
Since the Duke's Mansion already has such an outstanding eldest son like him, why would they need a bastard who is so smart that he is almost a demon?
Now that Madam Qi brought up the past again, he lost control of his anger and said:
"And as my mother, shouldn't you have killed him when he was little?"
Madam Qi looked embarrassed. Didn't she want to? She didn't know how many times she had tried to make a move, but Qi Yunqing always managed to dodge it.
Of course, this was also because Qi Yunqing's mother died to save him, and the old Duke was so angry that she didn't dare to attack Qi Yunqing again.
Madam Qi knelt on the ground and said, "Mother, please go to the Princess's residence and beg for mercy. Maybe there will be a chance for us to turn things around. Otherwise, not only will we not be able to gain a foothold in the Duke's Mansion, we will also become the laughing stock of the capital."
When Qi Yunfeng saw his mother kneeling in front of him and begging him, he finally nodded and went to the Princess's Mansion to admit his mistake. As soon as he went out, he attracted onlookers all the way.
The crowd followed him to the Princess's residence, only to see him kneeling outside the door without saying a word. The Princess ordered someone to drive him away.
Qi Yunfeng refused to leave and said that he had been deceived before and now wanted to ask for the county lord's forgiveness.
There was a chorus of contempt all around, as if everyone was laughing at him. Qi Yunfeng clenched his fists:
"County Lady, you are free to do whatever you want with the slave girl who harmed you. I only hope that you can be happy. Also, I wonder if the two hundred thousand taels of silver I gave you today can calm your anger."
The crowd sighed. Two hundred thousand taels? That's no small sum.
Qi Yunfeng gave so much silver, so the county lady should change her mind.
Seeing that the onlookers were misled, the guard hurriedly reported the news inside.
Dan Ruo had just had people make countless copies of Qi Yunfeng's handwriting, which would be distributed among the crowd. Yan Ming knew that this money was not given by Qi Yunfeng, but was lost to him as a bet because Qi Yunfeng did not trust him and supported a concubine.
As soon as this money was received today, it was all donated to the court for disaster relief.
Those who had originally turned against Qi Yunfeng felt like they were being used, and they all found rotten vegetable leaves and threw them at Qi Yunfeng.
They thought that the county lady had accepted 200,000 taels but refused to give her husband Qi Yunfeng a way out. However, they didn't expect that Qi Yunfeng didn't trust his wife and made the bet in order to secure a position of concubine for his concubine.
Now that he has lost, he is still using it to mislead everyone. No wonder the emperor issued an edict saying that he is unworthy of the position and deposed him from the position of crown prince.
How could the imperial edict be wrong?
If Qi Yunfeng had not gone too far, why would the emperor have issued such an order?
The crowd was excited. Qi Yunfeng was covered with rotten vegetable leaves. He smelled unpleasant and his face was dark and scary, which scared several children to tears.
At this time, Qi Yunqing appeared with the Jinyiwei and took Qi Yunfeng away on the charge of disturbing the order.
Qi Yunfeng glared at Qi Yunqing fiercely. Qi Yunqing had just dragged him away like a dead dog just to embarrass him. He said angrily, "Even if I'm not the prince now, it's not your turn as a bastard to take the throne."
"You insulted an imperial official and damaged the reputation of the county lady in the Princess's residence. Wang Teng, take him there and give him twenty lashes of the cane."
Qi Yunfeng's eyes widened: "Qi Yunqing, how dare you? I'm your elder brother."
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