When Shen Ningyun heard the Second Prince ask this question in front of everyone, the bitterness and guilt in her heart surged up again.

That year, she and her father both knew that her aunt must have died at the hands of the king. This showed that the king was determined to eliminate their Shen family.

At that time, the king still had a preference for the eldest prince, and the ministers in the court followed suit and flattered the eldest prince.

The second prince has little chance of winning, and once the eldest prince ascends the throne, he will definitely target the Shen family first.

Her father was responsible for the lives of the entire family and even the entire clan, and he was already exhausted. That day, he suddenly came to her and told her about his plan to let her become the king's second wife.

Shen Ningyun clearly remembers the scene of that day. Her elegant, romantic and proud father bent over in front of her with red eyes. He held her hand and kept saying "I'm sorry".

In fact, since the master is so wary of the Shen family, it sounds unlikely that he will marry her as his second wife.

Daddy's plan was really a desperate one. He just thought that if she could give birth to a son and make him the legitimate son, the Shen family might have a chance to turn things around.

That day, she didn't know how many tears she shed. By chance, she received a message from Erlang asking her to meet him. Recalling her deep love and affection for him, she was almost heartbroken.

But she finally agreed to her father's request, because her aunt had tried so hard for so long, and because she was the legitimate daughter of the Shen family, she had to shoulder the responsibility of protecting the clan no matter what.

Originally I thought that the Lord had many considerations and might not agree to my father's request, but I didn't expect that in the afternoon of that day, the news that the Lord would marry her as his second wife spread.

After that, every time she saw Erlang in the palace, it was torment and torture for her.

Because it was she who first approached Erlang for the family's plan, and it was she who abandoned Erlang for the sake of the entire Shen family. From Erlang's perspective, she was a complete ungrateful person.

It was natural for Erlang to hate her.

She had always thought so until that day when she met him at the corner of the Imperial Garden.

Under the vine trellis in the shade, he looked at her quietly, the affection in his eyes almost overflowing...

Thinking of this, Shen Ningyun trembled slightly and dared not think about it any further.

When the king heard the second prince's question, veins on his forehead throbbed. He suddenly pulled his hand back and hit the second prince hard in the face with the back of his hand.

Shen Ningyun moved his feet, then stopped.

The king looked at the Second Prince with an expressionless face, and his anger grew deeper and deeper. The First Prince, who was kneeling on the ground, seemed to have seen a glimpse of hope, and a light flashed in his eyes!

At this time, the king said calmly: "Master Qiao, Master Che, can we discuss the matter of the Soul-Snatching God Gu another day?"

This is an order to expel you.

This sentence made everyone realize that the king really favored the second prince.

Just now, the eldest prince was jumping up and down like a clown, but the king did not order him to be driven away. He was sure that everything was under control and regarded the eldest prince as a pawn.

Now that the Second Prince had stood up and mentioned the word "Madam", the King immediately asked him to be driven away, which showed that he wanted to save face for the Second Prince.

Qiao Zhongguo and his men had already been feeling very uneasy, so they didn't feel comfortable trying to keep them, so they hurriedly bowed and left the hall.

In fact, they were "forced" to watch half of the show today, and they did not have any intention of laughing at it.

After all, there have been many scandals in the royal family since ancient times, and the royal families of their own two countries are not much better, so don't potter about others...

Only before Jiaojiao left, she gave Meng Guxue a meaningful look.

[Sister Meng! Please! You must tell me the whole story tomorrow! ]

Meng Guxue instantly understood the urgency and desire in Qiao Jiaojiao's eyes, and quickly winked:

Got it! The melon-eating souls will stick to this and will not fail in their mission!

The palace door closed again. The king took a deep breath and suddenly yelled at the second prince: "Asshole! Good-for-nothing!"

When Shen Gaolang asked for a meeting and proposed marrying Shen Ningyun to him as his second wife, he did have many considerations.

At that time, he had not yet made a choice between the eldest and the second, but Shin Hye-ran intervened and chose the second without authorization, which made him extremely angry.

Therefore, when administering the medicine that time, he ordered people to quietly increase the dosage. He originally wanted to give Shen Huilan some punishment so that she would give up, but he didn't expect that he would kill her directly.

Thinking of this, the king's hands trembled.

But after all, he still believed in Shen Huilan's vision, so in the following days, he paid more attention to the second brother and found that he was indeed more appropriate than the eldest brother and had no bad habits in private.

He had already made a shift in his choice, and at this time Shen Gaolang proposed that Shen Ningyun be his second wife.

His first thought at that time was that the second son had met Shen Ningyun in private. If he really intended for the second son to become the crown prince in the future, Shen Ningyun must not marry the second son, otherwise the future queen's wife would be a daughter of the Shen family again.

Moreover, Shen Huilan is so smart, so her niece is probably not simple either. Keeping her under her nose will make him feel at ease.

When a hundred years later, Shen Ningyun has no children, he will find a reason to make him "willingly" be buried with him.

The king was far-sighted and took everything into consideration, but he missed two things.

One is that Shen Ningyun was very capable. Even though he had made many calculations, he still managed to help her give birth to a legitimate son.

Secondly, he could never have imagined that the Second Prince had already fallen deeply in love with Shen Ningyun and even today he still couldn't forget their old love.

This bastard, as a child of the royal family, still indulges in love affairs. Shen Ningyun has been his stepmother for a long time, how dare he ** her!

The eldest brother is also a fool and has no brains. The concubine he has favored for more than ten years is actually a spy sent by someone else!

The third brother... The third brother has half Shen family blood, so he can never become the crown prince no matter what. Otherwise, wouldn’t all his scheming and targeting over the years become a joke?

Thinking of this, the king felt a sharp pain in his brow.

Three sons, none of them is good!

The second prince endured the king's scolding very calmly, and guessed the answer from the king's angry expression.

The coldness on his face slowly melted away, and a hint of bitterness slowly emerged.

At this time, the eldest prince suddenly grabbed the hem of the king's robe and said excitedly:

"Father, look, this is the crown prince you chose!"

"I'm not wrong, he covets my wife, and they are still in contact, even my third brother's background is in doubt!"

"Father, do you dare to give the crown prince position to my second brother even if he is like this? I am afraid that he will be blinded by lust and hand over the world to the Shen family!"

Baili Chengyou sneered when he heard this: "Brother, you are really a thief with a heart of your own. If it weren't for this incident tonight, it's unknown whether the world of Nanli will belong to Shen Yuanbai in the future!"

The eldest prince turned pale. He was about to explain himself when there was a knock on the door of the imperial study.

Eunuch Guan pushed the door open and said loudly: "My Lord, I have just returned from the Grand Prince's Mansion. Shen Yuanbai and Yinzhu are nowhere to be found!"

Upon hearing this, the Second Prince and Baili Chengyou looked at each other secretly, as if they had already had a tacit understanding!