Chapter 678: Muddy Waters (5)
Shen Miao pushed Xie Jingxing hard and sat up suddenly. Xie Jingxing curled his lips, put his hands lazily behind his head, and said, "Are you sick?"
"You are sick." Shen Miao took a deep breath and said, "Prince Rui, congratulations are enough. You can leave now. I am also an innocent girl. If someone sees me, I will not be able to get married."
Xie Jingxing frowned and said, "Aren't you going to be the queen? How can an ordinary person marry you?" Seeing that Shen Miao was about to get angry again, Xie Jingxing sat up, grabbed the tiger that was still chasing the pendant on the couch and threw it into his arms. He glanced at Shen Miao and said with a smile, "Since it's a happy event, how about I come to add icing on the cake?"
Shen Miao was stunned for a moment, and subconsciously looked at Xie Jingxing and asked, "What do you want to do?"
"I don't like Fu Xiuyi." Xie Jingxing said lightly: "Although we can't solve it all together," he winked at Shen Miao frivolously: "It's not bad to kick someone when he's down."
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Just as Shen Miao expected, when the news of Shen Yue being taken to jail reached Fu Xiuyi's ears, Fu Xiuyi, who usually remained calm even when faced with a mountain collapsing before his eyes, could not help but lose his composure.
"Why did Chen Yue suddenly enter the Prince Qin's Mansion?" he asked his servants.
"I heard that Miss Shen was unwilling to marry the young master of the Wang family, so she swapped marriages with the third daughter of the Shen family. However, it was a scandal at the time and it was not convenient to publicize it. Later, Miss Shen secretly ran away from the mansion, but accidentally got involved with Prince Qin and became his concubine..."
"Enough!" Fu Xiuyi interrupted the attendant, pressed his forehead, and said angrily, "This group of people from the Shen family!" Ever since he got involved with the Shen family, he really hasn't had a good time. You know, a few days ago, Shen Wan came to him for refuge, and he gave Shen Wan a difficult problem. He didn't expect Shen Wan to fall into it before it even started. It was okay to fall, but he was also implicated. Emperor Wenhui was already very suspicious of him. Fu Xiuyi had finally arranged everything and was ready to put all the blame on Shen Wan to make Emperor Wenhui dispel his suspicions. Who knew that at this juncture, Huangfu Hao would also be involved.
While seemingly a matter of concern for Shen Yue, it actually concerns the relationship between Ming Qi and Qin. It's common knowledge that Qin and Ming Qi are now poised for an alliance. Among the nine princes, the closer they are to Huangfu Hao, the more they become a thorn in Emperor Wenhui's side. Naturally, Emperor Wenhui doesn't want his son to be close to Huangfu Hao; he wishes to remain the sole ruler in the eyes of Qin. What will Emperor Wenhui think of Shen Yue's presence in the Crown Prince Qin's residence during such a sensitive time? Is Shen Yue a pawn of Shen Wan's to win over the Crown Prince Qin, while Shen Wan is working for Fu Xiuyi?
Fu Xiuyi and Huangfu Hao are now really tied together.
The more Fu Xiuyi thought about it, the more of a headache he felt. Even though he had always had a plan in mind, he didn't know what to do today when things suddenly changed. After all, he had no idea about Shen Yue and Shen Dongling's marriage, and he had no idea that Huangfu Hao had taken Shen Yue as a concubine.
"This happened by sheer coincidence." A sinister look appeared on Fu Xiuyi's stern face. "Someone must be plotting this behind the scenes, and they're clearly targeting me. Shen Wanyi's story is fake, but pushing me into this is the real deal. I want to see who's behind this?"
A young staff member asked cautiously, "What are your plans next, Your Highness?"
"Father has become suspicious. A hasty clarification would only backfire." Fu Xiuyi said, "We can only wait and see what happens. But first, we need to find out who is plotting against me."
"Maybe it's King Zhou, or King Xuan?"
"Impossible." Fu Xiuyi flatly denied: "This is inconsistent with their usual form and tactics. Moreover, it involves Huangfu Hao. If they take action, it will inevitably leave traces. If they are discovered by the emperor, it will not be worth the loss."
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