So, they called me here just to put on a show for him. This pair of scoundrels is as disgusting as ever.
"I didn't do it, and I won't admit it. Does anyone here have proof?"
"Sister, I know you've always disliked me, always trying to take advantage of me when we were in the Song family. But I never thought of competing with you for anything. I'm just a concubine's daughter, hoping for the blessing of being in love with His Highness. If you don't like the position of Crown Princess, you can take it. Why did you have to harm the child in my womb?"
Li Zhaoxian's initial feelings of affection for Song Tangxue were instantly extinguished; she was so vicious that she was unworthy of being the Crown Princess!
"Guards, throw the Crown Princess into the dungeon!"
During the escort, Song Tangxue did not struggle, her eyes remained calm and undisturbed, which gave Song Tangli a bad feeling, but she quickly suppressed it. Things had come to this point, and she had won.
The dungeon.
"Go in!" Song Tangxue was pushed and stumbled to the ground. A stone pierced her palm and mixed into the sand, but she felt no pain at all.
"Stop pretending to be high and mighty! You still think you're some kind of superior master? Now you're a prisoner, so just stay inside and behave yourself!"
After they left, Song Tangxue took off her hairpin and fiddled with the keyhole a few times before opening it. This little trick was nothing to her. The sounds of prisoners drinking and talking could be heard not far away, and she didn't notice that the people who had just been locked up had left.
Song Tangxue was fully confident that she wouldn't be caught; she was only doing this to make it easier for herself to act.
Song Tangli was already fast asleep. Li Zhaoxian sat on the edge of the bed with a worried look on his face. He had finally managed to have a child, but he had miscarried. He was certain that Song Tangxue, that poisonous woman, would never let him out for the next three to five years!
A murderous glint flashed in Fang Jing's eyes. There was a rule in the Dark Gate that anyone who disrespected them would be killed without exception. The words Li Zhaoxian had said earlier were enough to kill him several times over.
Xie Qianzhong breathed a sigh of relief and walked outside. Fang Jing quietly followed him and saw him meet a maid. He recognized her; she was Song Tangli's maid and her name was something like Biyun.
The two whispered something to each other, and the next second they were embracing. He had seen many similar things, men who married concubines but still couldn't forget other women. There were plenty of men like that.
Since the boss's collaboration with Song Tangxue is to oust the Crown Prince, he might as well lend a hand today.
Just as he was about to make his move, a person appeared in his line of sight. It was Song Tangxue, who was originally in the dungeon. Her plain clothes were untouched by the dust, as if she were not the one being held in the dungeon today.
Li Zhaoxian clearly noticed his presence and instinctively pushed the woman in his arms away: "Why are you here? Didn't I put you in jail?"
Song Tangxue curled her lips in mockery. This Li Zhaoxian's character is really the same in this life and the last. He can't wait to fawn over any woman who is even slightly attractive.
Song Tangli had just suffered a miscarriage, and he couldn't wait to do something so outrageous. If word got out, she probably wouldn't even need to lift a finger; the people's condemnation would be enough to bring him down from his position as crown prince.
"Your Highness, I have important matters to discuss with you today. May this younger sister please step aside?" Since the two of them were acting in secret and could not be discovered by outsiders, Biyun quickly covered her face and left.
"Speak," Li Zhaoxian said, his face displeased. He felt that he was being far too pathetic as the crown prince, that even a concubine dared to climb over him.
"Your Highness is worried about your sister's miscarriage, and as her elder sister, I can naturally empathize with you. However, this was not my doing."
Actually, upon closer examination, it's hard to say who really did it. Song Tangli has always disliked Song Tangxue, so she might pin the blame on her. But Song Tangxue's personality definitely needs a good lesson. Locking her up in the dungeon will be a good way to temper her character.
"I have naturally considered this matter, but you dared to disregard my orders and leave the dungeon without permission. What is your punishment?"
"Your Majesty, I have my reasons for saying that I did not do this. Please allow me to explain." Song Tangxue dared to do such a bold thing today because she was sure that Li Zhaoxian would not do anything to her. "The child in my sister's belly is not Your Majesty's. If I were in love with Your Majesty, I could have let her give birth to the child. Then a blood test would naturally prove the paternity."
"This is utterly absurd!" Li Zhaoxian's first thought was that this woman was sowing discord. He and Ali were naturally in love, and over the years, he had never seen another man by her side. "If you were to say today that you were colluding with another man, perhaps I would believe you, but Ali would never do that!"
He really is a vicious person. He shouldn't have listened patiently to Song Tangxue say so much. Even at this point, he was still thinking about how to ruin Ah Li's image in his mind.
It has to be said that Li Zhaoxian and Song Tangli are a perfect match. Neither of them knows that the other already has someone else. If only Song Tangli were to witness this scene tonight, I really look forward to seeing her performance.
"If Your Highness does not believe me, please keep a close eye on the people around my sister these next few days. However, I cannot return to the dungeon. After all, I miss the Empress Dowager very much and would like to take some time to visit the palace soon."
Song Tangxue is truly quick-witted; now she's even learned to threaten him.
Although the current emperor has been in power for many years, the real power still lies with the empress dowager. As long as the empress dowager is still alive, the emperor's position will never be the highest.
“Alright, since the concubine has said so, how could I possibly refuse…” Li Zhaoxian clenched his fists loudly, his impression of Song Tangxue worsening even further.
Song Tangxue was in a great mood. She had no intention of making him believe that the child in Song Tangli's belly wasn't his today. These things had to be done slowly. After all, the worst thing is for someone to fall when they're at their highest point.
"Then I will return first."
Despite saying this, Song Tangxue did not return to her own palace, but walked straight towards where Fang Jing was hiding.
The latter was startled. Could she have discovered him? That shouldn't be possible. As an assassin, he was fully capable of concealing his presence, especially since Song Tangxue only knew some basic martial arts.
When Song Tangxue's smiling face appeared before him, he became certain of his thoughts: "How did you find out about me?"
"Don't worry about that. I know what you want to do tonight. Come with me."
The two of them came to a lakeside, a place where no one would come at night.
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