377 Arranged Marriage, Not Marrying Feng Qingchen

Seeing Feng Qingchen laughing happily, Wang Jinling initially thought that Feng Qingchen was laughing out of anger, but it didn't look like that from her appearance. She was actually laughing: "You can still laugh? Aren't you angry?"

Any woman would get angry if she was slandered like this. Of course, Wang Jinling knew that Feng Qingchen was stronger and more insightful than the average woman, but no matter how smart a person was, she would inevitably get angry when hearing this.

Not to mention Feng Qingchen, even he would get angry when he heard those imperial censors say that about Feng Qingchen. How could the woman he took such good care of be the "plaything" of the powerful?

"Why can't I laugh? Why are you angry? It's just rumors. I've heard enough of them. Besides, I'm not the unlucky one this time. Didn't the censor say that I was forced to do it by the Ninth Prince's coercion? I'm an innocent victim."

How could she not be happy? The Ninth Prince, who was high and mighty, aloof from women, and worshipped as a banished immortal by the world, would one day be pulled down from the altar and be surrounded by rumors. How ridiculous!

Since the rumors could not be stopped, there would always be someone to suffer with her. Every time something happened, it was only her, Feng Qingchen, who was insulted by the world. This time, it was finally the turn of the Ninth Prince.

Feng Qingchen was really not angry. Apart from the initial shock, Feng Qingchen was actually looking forward to what would happen next.

She really wanted to see how the Ninth Prince would defend himself and escape punishment when facing the accusations from the Censor.

"If the charges are proven true, not only will the Ninth Prince be in trouble, but you won't be much better off either." This was not what Wang Jinling was worried about. Wang Jinling was only worried about Feng Qingchen's reputation. It was obvious that Feng Qingchen didn't care. Wang Jinling couldn't find the words of comfort he had prepared.

"The charges are proven? Jinling, you underestimate the Ninth Uncle. The Ninth Uncle will never allow such a charge to be proven. Those imperial censors can't find any actual evidence." Feng Qingchen said confidently, but Wang Jinling felt sad: "Do you trust the Ninth Uncle so much?"

"It's not a question of belief or not, but a matter of fact. The Ninth Prince is definitely not someone who will sit still and wait for death. It's very difficult to make him bow his head with such a crime.

Besides, even if the crime is proven, the Ninth Prince will not be killed. At most, he will lose face for his lack of moral integrity. If I am not mistaken, the emperor and his men are using this matter to force the Ninth Prince to make some concessions. "Feng Qingchen has been schemed against so many times by the people in the royal family, how could he not learn his lesson? The people in the royal family have always used some superficial things to achieve another goal.

Feng Qingchen's guess was correct. The emperor had indeed not thought of bringing the Ninth Prince to the bottom just by relying on the censor's impeachment of the Ninth Prince for abusing his niece's wife. It was not that he did not want to, but it was unrealistic. He used this incident only to discourage some people and make the Ninth Prince make some compromises.

"Ninth brother, what do you think about the censor's impeachment?" The emperor left the ninth uncle alone and acted as friendly as an ordinary brother.

Take a look? **niece-in-law? He hasn't made a move yet. Even if he does, it won't be **niece-in-law. He has no interest in making a move on the Crown Princess, Princess Chun and others.

"I don't really care. I'm just catching wind of things." The Ninth Prince's face was calm. No one knew whether he really didn't care or was just pretending to be indifferent.

Over the years, the Emperor has given up the idea of ​​reading emotions from the Ninth Uncle's face. The Ninth Uncle has an expressionless face and he doesn't even have any extra expressions.

"Making groundless accusations? Ninth brother was not like that at the banquet. Since you have no interest in Feng Qingchen, why did you defend her at the banquet that day and cause misunderstandings among the officials?" The emperor was clearly smiling, but it made people feel cold all over.

"Your Majesty, everyone in the world knows about what happened between me and Feng Qingchen. It is only natural for me to protect her." The Ninth Prince seemed to have said everything, but he admitted nothing.

"So, you admit that the censor's accusation is true?" The emperor did not give the ninth uncle any chance to avoid the question and went straight to the heart of the matter. As long as the ninth uncle admitted it, he could make a backup plan.

Your Majesty is an old fox, how could the Ninth Prince be any worse? He would admit it, only then there would be something fishy: "Your Majesty, I have never admitted anything. I said that the censor's criticism was groundless. There is nothing wrong between me and Feng Qingchen. If I really want a woman, I won't use tough means. There is no woman in this world that I can't afford."

The Ninth Prince spoke slowly and softly, but his voice was full of strong confidence, and he met the Emperor's sharp eyes fearlessly.

"Your Majesty, what happens between me and Feng Qingchen is my business. Please don't interfere. In my life, I have never been interested in anything, nor have I ever fought for anything. This is the first time that I am interested in a person or a thing. As for whether to fight for it or not, I will consider it myself." The Ninth Prince's eyes swept across the dragon throne indifferently, as if hinting at something.

He had never fought for anything in his life, including the throne. If he wanted to fight for it, he was more qualified than the emperor. It was just that he disdained to be the emperor of Dongling. The Ninth Prince was reminding the emperor not to go too far.

As an emperor, it would be impossible for him to endure such threats. A hint of murderous intent flashed in the emperor's eyes. Soon, the Ninth Prince discovered it but pretended not to know. He sat there quietly, looking into the unknown distance.

The emperor was angry, but he had to control his temper: "Ninth brother, Feng Qingchen is Luo'er's fiancée, and you are Luo'er's uncle. What will Luo'er do if you do this?"

"Your Majesty, I haven't done anything so far, and you forgot that Feng Qingchen is Zi Luo's ex-fiancée." The Ninth Prince retracted his gaze and glanced at the emperor: "Even if she is his wife, so what? When have we in the Dongling royal family ever cared about a woman's identity? It's not like there haven't been cases of brothers taking their younger brothers' wives before. Don't you think so, Your Majesty?"

“Ninth brother, you…” The emperor’s face changed. Although the Ninth Emperor did not point it out explicitly, everyone knew it.

The Emperor's sister-in-law is a real sister-in-law, not like Feng Qingchen, who only has the status of an engaged couple with Dongling Ziluo.

"Royal brother, don't get excited. I am just talking." The Ninth Prince's uncle is like a fox. He can provoke people to be furious, but he looks innocent. The emperor can't vent his anger. Since the Ninth Prince's uncle didn't explain, he couldn't admit it on his own initiative.

The anger was only for a moment, and the emperor quickly put on the look of a caring brother: "Ninth brother, since you have feelings for Feng Qingchen, I will arrange a marriage for you. According to Feng Qingchen's status, she can only be your concubine. Because you love her so much, I will arrange her for you to be your concubine."

The Ninth Prince lowered his head slightly, his long eyelashes drooping down, hiding the mockery in his eyes.

The emperor really loves Prince Chun. He was so eager to take action and push Feng Qingchen to him. He must have known that Prince Chun had stopped Feng Qingchen.

The Emperor would not allow Feng Qingchen to enter Prince Chun's mansion, lest she lead his most precious "nephew" astray, and he would not allow Prince Chun to linger on a woman like Feng Qingchen.

The emperor thought it was a sure thing, but he didn't expect the Ninth Prince to reject him without hesitation: "No."

Marry a concubine? If he marries a concubine, he will have a principal wife. His Ninth Prince's Palace is very quiet and he has no interest in letting a bunch of people into the palace. In the huge Ninth Prince's Palace, there will be no one else except his people.

The Ninth Prince knew very well that the Emperor wanted to take advantage of this opportunity to place someone by his side.

"Not marrying? Ninth brother, are you going to force Feng Qingchen to death?" The meaning of the emperor's words was very clear. The ninth uncle must either marry Feng Qingchen or Feng Qingchen must die and be impeached by the censor, bringing disgrace to Dongling. There was no need for such a woman to survive!

It's the weekend, and I'm busy with all kinds of things. I'm working hard towards the second update.