The Crown Princess and the Crown Prince had a really big argument a few days ago. They often argue, and each time it gets really heated.
Ever since these thirty beautiful women were sent into the mansion, the Crown Princess has been arguing with the Crown Prince every day.
The Crown Prince finally got fed up with the noise. Just a few days ago, he casually pointed to one of the thirty people and said in front of the Crown Princess that he wanted to take this person as a concubine.
The Crown Princess directly threatened that if the Crown Prince dared to take a concubine, she would poison her to death.
Perhaps this girl was just too timid and unlucky; after being frightened like that, she wanted to run away.
For many days, she couldn't eat or sleep, and no matter how much anyone tried to persuade her, she wouldn't listen, only saying that the Crown Princess would never let her live. She was becoming so thin that she was almost a skeleton. Last night, finally, no one was watching over her, but before she could even run out of the Crown Prince's residence with her bundle on her back, she was caught by patrolling soldiers.
Before they could even question her after she was caught, she suddenly collapsed, rolled her eyes, and convulsed. She died shortly afterward.
In short, chaos ensued, with everyone in disarray and everything in disarray. The Eastern Palace had already received word that the Crown Prince would be returning to the city with his entourage tonight.
In their desperation, they dared not report that the concubine the Crown Prince had taken a liking to that day had been frightened to death. The Crown Prince was unpredictable in temperament, and since returning to Jinchuan from Nanzhao, he had become notorious for killing people and was a force to be reckoned with.
No one dared to offend the Crown Prince.
These people had discussed it together and were certain that the Crown Prince hadn't even clearly seen the face of the woman he had casually pointed to that day. Even if they replaced her with someone similar, the Crown Prince wouldn't recognize her.
The thirty selected concubines all lived separately and had no close contact with each other, so naturally no one wentssip.
If this matter is left ambiguous until tonight, no one will be able to detect anything unusual.
This woman doesn't actually resemble the woman the crown prince casually pointed at.
Granny Zheng could tell at a glance that the woman who came to choose a maid had obviously given birth; she had full breasts, wide hips, and a supple waist. Such a figure was not that of an ordinary girl.
After giving birth, she actually wants to rise to prominence and become a phoenix?
If she were actually chosen and allowed to infiltrate the palace, gaining the Crown Prince's favor only to be discovered to be a woman who has just given birth, wouldn't that implicate them all?
When people want to do evil, they always find countless reasons to justify themselves.
She deserved to have stumbled upon this incident. Granny Zheng hardened her heart; to save her own life, she had no choice but to harm others.
Gan Qiongying was placed in that room. After she had dressed up and eaten her fill, she lay on a chaise lounge and waited.
They waited until it was almost dark before Granny Zheng carried a tray with a rather plain red dress and a red veil covering her face, and entered the room.
After personally helping Gan Qiongying change her clothes, he also tied the red veil covering her face before helping her out the door.
The concubine had already received her rewards yesterday, but Gan Qiongying hadn't seen a single one of them. Although she loved money, she knew she couldn't pursue that matter at this point.
After following the nanny out of the courtyard, they were immediately put into a sedan chair.
A soft sedan chair, though exquisite, lacked grandeur. Four people carried it, swaying precariously along the road. Gan Qiongying lifted the curtain beside the sedan chair and looked outside.
Although she couldn't see the shadow guards following her, Gan Qiongying knew they would definitely catch up.
Logically speaking, marrying a concubine should not be so simple. If the concubine is a noblewoman, even if there are no complicated rituals like those for the principal wife, she would not be carried into the East Palace in a sedan chair like a concubine would.
However, these women selected as potential concubines were all chosen from among the common people, and Li Hua only used this as an excuse, without intending for Zhong Li to actually marry any of them.
Therefore, these women were simply kept in the Crown Prince's residence. Once Li Hua's desired outcome was achieved, these women would be given some money and sent home.
However, on the day Li Hua was to leave, Zhong Li and Wen Xueling had a huge argument.
After Wen Xueling married Zhong Lizhengzhen, she finally discovered that her heartless lover didn't love her at all.
If it weren't for the fact that she could still influence those old subordinates in Jingxi, she might have been trapped and died in the Crown Prince's Eastern Palace after marrying into Jinchuan.
Wen Xueling has always been proud and arrogant. She was pampered and cherished as a child, so how could she stand such a huge difference in status?
Moreover, after the marriage, Zhongli Zhengzhen did not release her father as they had agreed.
Not long after his marriage, Zhongli Zhengzhen, who had become the Crown Prince of Jinchuan, brought a group of women to the Crown Prince's residence and even wanted to select five hundred beautiful maids to have children!
Wen Xueling was so angry that she scratched Zhong Lizheng's face until it was covered in marks. In a fit of rage, Zhong Lizheng actually pointed to a random woman and wanted to take her into his room as a concubine.
This is why Gan Qiongying was temporarily forced to take the blame.
At this moment, the sedan chair was carried in through a small side door of the Crown Prince's East Palace, and then it paused briefly before being placed on the ground.
Those who brought Gan Qiongying were not allowed to enter the Crown Prince's Eastern Palace, and the people carrying the sedan chair and protecting her were clearly a different group.
They carried Gan Qiongying not along the main road, but through the halls behind the East Palace, heading towards the Crown Prince's side courtyard.
At that very moment, the main gate of the Crown Prince's Eastern Palace opened, and a group of people on horseback escorted a man dressed in soft armor through the gate. The surrounding guards all placed their swords on their knees and knelt on the ground, whispering, "Welcome back to the Crown Prince..."
Li Hua was unaware that Zhongli Zhengzhen had gotten himself into trouble again. He had received news that Gan Qiongying's shadow guards had been spotted in Qinzhou, Nanzhao.
Li Hua went to find that shadow guard this time, and although she did find and capture him, the shadow guard refused to talk no matter what.
Although Li Hua was so anxious that he wished he could turn the whole world upside down, he couldn't possibly kill Gan Qiongying's shadow guards.
In the end, they could only leave disappointed.
At this moment, I feel only coldness in my heart, an endless, boundless coldness.
He lost his bet.
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