Mu Chenshuang returned to the East Palace.
When Eunuch Liu asked her to go to the study, Mu Chenshuang refused, saying, "Please tell the Crown Prince that I am tired."
Eunuch Liu was in a difficult position, but he couldn't force the Crown Princess to comply.
"yes."
After Eunuch Liu reported back to Feng Xilan, Feng Xilan's face turned extremely ugly, and she picked up a teacup and smashed it on the ground.
"A shameless woman."
Liu Gonggong was startled and lowered his head, trembling and not daring to move.
Xiao Qingyu, who was walking in, was startled by the noise and looked up at Feng Xilan. She had never seen him so angry.
Her heart sank. She dared not think further, clenched her fingers, and stepped forward. "Your Highness!"
Upon hearing Xiao Qingyu's voice, Feng Xilan turned around, her angry expression softening somewhat. "Yu'er, you've come."
Xiao Qingyu poured a cup of tea. "Your Highness is angry because of my sister's matter. However, my sister and Crown Prince Junheng have probably been in contact for a long time. Otherwise, why would she be so determined to divorce Your Highness?"
Feng Xilan sat on the stool, listening to Xiao Qingyu's words, her face darkening, and she took a heavy breath, "I underestimated her."
Xiao Qingyu stepped forward and handed over a teacup. "Your Highness, please don't get angry and hurt yourself. Even if Your Highness is reluctant to part with her, your sister won't know. It pains Yu'er to see you like this."
He originally wanted the Crown Prince to divorce Mu Chenshuang and make her infamous for eternity, but he never expected that this woman would dare to propose a divorce herself and even get involved with Fu Junheng.
Even though Mu Chenshuang gave up her position as Crown Princess, the current situation did not affect her at all, and she even had Fu Junheng behind her.
She had heard that during the month that Fu Junheng had been there, princesses and noblewomen had tried every means to visit him, but were all turned away. They couldn't even exchange a single word with him.
However, today he publicly admitted to having a secret rendezvous with Mu Chenshuang.
The Crown Prince's anger now is probably not just about saving face. Today, Mu Chenshuang shone so brightly, how could the Crown Prince not have any thoughts about it?
She couldn't swallow this insult.
Feng Xilan reached out and put her arm around the woman's waist, letting her sit in his lap. "Yu'er, what are you saying? How could I not want to part with her? What I resent is that she made a scene and caused me to lose face."
Xiao Qingyu leaned against Feng Xilan's chest, her soft, boneless fingers resting on the man's shoulder.
"It is not Your Highness who is losing face, but my sister. My sister should not have been so unfaithful to her husband by having a secret rendezvous at Father's birthday banquet. Father must be very angry, but he dares not show his anger because of Crown Prince Junheng. Now that things have come to this point, Father will definitely issue an edict. Rather than that, Your Highness should write a letter of divorce, so that at least the world will understand that it is the Crown Princess who is unfaithful to her husband."
Feng Xilan lowered her eyelids slightly as she listened to Xiao Qingyu's words.
Xiao Qingyu raised her head, tears welling up in her eyes, and said, "Yu'er knows that this will damage your reputation, but I don't want to see Your Highness suffer undeserved blame. It was clearly you who betrayed me. Today's birthday banquet was ruined because of you. Even if you write a letter of divorce, I'm sure Father Emperor won't really blame you."
His extremely distressed appearance softened Feng Xilan's heart.
A complex light permeated Feng Xilan's deep black eyes. He understood perfectly well what Xiao Qingyu was saying.
The Crown Princess's removal from office was not something he could decide, but things had already escalated to this point, and how could he not understand his father's intentions? Even if he wrote a letter of divorce now, his father would not hold him accountable.
He paused for a few seconds.
The man said in a deep voice, "Yu'er, you are right. You don't need to worry about her speaking ill of you in the future."
"I am willing to endure any pain as long as I can be with Your Highness."
Feng Xilan's eyes softened, and she immediately ordered someone to bring paper and pen.
Inside the Jade Dawn Palace.
Linglong was helping Mu Chenshuang wash up when she received a letter of divorce from Feng Xilan, instructing her to move out of the East Palace immediately the next morning without fail.
Upon seeing the letter of divorce, Linglong exclaimed anxiously, "A letter of divorce? How dare the Crown Prince write a letter of divorce to Your Majesty? Even if you are deposed, it's not up to the Crown Prince to decide. This is clearly announcing to the world that Your Majesty is not keeping your word..."
Speaking of which...
Linglong quickly stopped talking, and said indignantly, "Anyway, this servant absolutely does not believe that Your Highness has an affair with anyone else."
Compared to Linglong's anxiety and panic, Mu Chenshuang appeared remarkably calm as she combed her hair in front of the mirror.
"Today is His Majesty's birthday banquet. Regardless of whether it was my fault or not, because I caused trouble, His Majesty probably already harbors resentment towards me."
An emperor's favor towards a person is always temporary. Even if Mu Chenshuang had made military achievements, it would fade in the emperor's heart with the passage of time.
Even if the Crown Prince writes a letter of divorce, Feng Guche will at most give him a superficial reprimand, but will not actually punish him.
Moreover, she also involved Fu Junheng, so Feng Guche would probably be even more dissatisfied with her.
Upon hearing this, Linglong's face was filled with even more sorrow. She stepped forward and knelt down beside Mu Chenshuang. "Your Majesty, you were once a heroine praised by the world. Now you are being slandered and defamed. Once you leave the East Palace, who knows how people outside will slander you?"
Mu Chenshuang put down the wooden comb and said slowly, "Even wise and virtuous rulers will be criticized by later generations. People are not meant to do things consistently. I don't care about reputation."
But it won't be so easy for Feng Xilan to slander her. She won't let him throw mud at her, and Xiao Qingyu's instigation is probably behind it all.
"Alright, go pack your things now. We'll head back to the Marquis's residence first thing tomorrow morning."
She should also start dealing with the matters concerning the Marquis's residence.
Linglong responded with an "oh".
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