Not everyone can resist such temptation, but Li Zhu not only resisted, but also immediately called them over to help solve the problem. This not only prevented them from misunderstanding, but also made the two of them even more convinced of Li Zhu's character...
"Your Highness, what are you doing? Haven't you humiliated me enough?"
Seeing someone enter, even though it was a woman, still made Consort Ming very uncomfortable. After all, she had previously been a high-ranking princess consort, but now she had been reduced to a discarded concubine who slept with others, which made her feel like a prostitute!
"Hey, hey... don't talk nonsense. I am Li Zhu, the Crown Prince Regent, an upright and pure person. How have I humiliated you?"
Li Zhu quickly interrupted her, saying that such words should not be spoken carelessly, as they would damage his image!
“Your Highness, the Second Prince sent me to your palace, which is already against ethics and has left me with no dignity whatsoever. Yet you still allow two outsiders to mock me. What is this if not humiliation?”
Consort Ming spoke through tears, her voice filled with pitiful vulnerability…
Li Zhu clicked his tongue. He really hadn't expected this, but now that it had happened, there was no way to undo it. Besides, if he didn't call Yingyingguai and Qingqing over, he would really be in deep trouble tomorrow!
"Consort Ming, I was just joking with the Second Prince. I never expected him to take it seriously. I never even considered doing something as despicable as sleeping with my brother's wife..."
Li Zhu frantically defended himself, arguing that this wasn't just a matter of morality, but also involved ethical issues. Even if he was a scumbag, he couldn't treat his younger brother's wife badly...
"Your Highness, don't you find it ridiculous to say that? I've already appeared in your palace. Even if I were to return to the Second Prince's side now, he would still consider me impure. I, a mere woman, don't understand what you're saying. All I know is that my life is ruined, all because of a joke you made..."
Consort Ming's voice was somewhat out of control; she truly couldn't accept what had happened. In fact, her tragic fate was sealed the moment she stepped into the Eastern Palace…
"Consort Ming, I..."
Li Zhu wanted to say something to comfort her, but he found that he didn't know how to start. He had just transmigrated and lacked respect for many things in this era!
In his mind, that previous remark was just a joke. Little did he know that the Second Prince was a real beast, willing to send his own wife to him...
In a life-or-death struggle, they really do stop at nothing...
Li Zhu realized he had said the wrong thing, but it was too late to regret it. He could only accept it, but it was a terrible thing for Consort Ming!
Yuwen Yingying and Wang Riqing didn't speak, but silently lit the candles in the room...
In the dim candlelight, Consort Ming lay pitifully on the bed. Even with a quilt covering her, she could not conceal her otherworldly beauty. The half-concealed beauty aroused the desire in men to explore her more...
Li Zhu swallowed hard, thinking to himself that he wouldn't wash his hands for three days from now on, after all, he had touched such a beautiful woman, and his hands still smelled of her...
If Yingyingguai and Qingqing knew what he was thinking right now, they'd probably spit in his face. They'd seen despicable people, but never one this despicable. When someone was lying there letting you do whatever you wanted, you acted all high and mighty, but now that you see she's pretty, you're starting to have impure thoughts about her. What a scumbag...
"Your Highness, now that you're here, please stay comfortably. Don't worry, the Crown Prince is an upright and pure person; he won't do anything to you..."
Wang Riqing sat beside Consort Ming and tried to comfort her, but Consort Ming couldn't listen to any of his advice at that moment. She only felt that she was unlucky and was being sent around like a piece of merchandise...
On the contrary, Li Zhu was very happy; finally, someone affirmed his character…
"Waaah..."
Hearing this, Consort Ming cried even harder. If Li Zhu had done something to her, she could have accepted it; after all, even if she couldn't go back to the Second Prince's residence, she could at least stay in the Crown Prince's residence. But now the Second Prince didn't want her anymore, and the Crown Prince wasn't interested in her either. Her future was now uncertain...
"Yes, that's right, the Crown Prince is such a nice person..."
Yuwen Yingying agreed, showing complete agreement with Wang Riqing's words. This was the first consensus the two had reached since their meeting!
"I don't want to die..."
Consort Ming lay on the bed and said in despair!
"Consort Ming, you can stay at the Crown Prince's residence. You don't need to go back to the Second Prince's residence anymore..."
Li Zhu didn't want to do this. If rumors spread that he had forcibly taken the Second Prince's concubine, it would be a huge blow to him. But what could he do? He was too soft-hearted to bear seeing women suffer. He simply pitied Consort Ming, and it wasn't because she was beautiful, absolutely not...
"real?"
Consort Ming stared at Li Zhu in disbelief, never expecting him to take her in. As a member of the royal family, keeping his younger siblings in his residence would be a stain on his reputation. Countless self-proclaimed moral exemplars would then stand on their moral high ground and condemn Li Zhu's actions…
"Of course it's true..."
Li Zhu said helplessly that he had already resigned himself to his fate. He felt wronged; he had been burdened with a reputation for being bloodthirsty and useless right after transmigrating, and now he was even accused of having a penchant for male concubines and being morally depraved…
Now it also carries an ethically damaging reputation: robbing one's siblings...
He couldn't even imagine how future historians would portray him as a crown prince; he felt it certainly wouldn't be a positive evaluation…
"Waaah, Qingqing, you two stay with Consort Ming tonight, I'm going out for a walk to clear my head..."
Li Zhu gave the order and turned to leave. Watching Li Zhu's weary figure, Consort Ming's eyes flickered, unsure whether she was annoyed at not having completed her mission or happy that she had not lost her chastity...
Li Zhu was also helpless. If he had known she was so beautiful, he would have acted like an animal first. Now he thought about his own principles: integrity and purity!
That's hardly worth mentioning; nothing is more attractive than a beautiful woman...
But it's too late to regret it now. Since I've already pretended to be aloof, I'll just have to keep pretending...
On the other side, the Second Prince sat on the bed, his face contorted with rage. Bottles and jars were scattered all around him, making it look as if his house had been ransacked. It was obvious that the Second Prince had smashed them to vent his anger…
"Li Zhu, I will never forgive you! How dare you steal my most beautiful concubine, Mingfei! I'll kill you sooner or later..."
If Li Zhu heard this, he would definitely retort, "When the hell did I steal your Consort Ming? You clearly sent her over yourself! I was just joking, and you took it seriously..."
If Li Zhu had known he would actually send a concubine, he would never have made that last request...
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