Chapter 221 Princess Duan's Accusation
The Wen family's affairs are currently still within controllable range.
After Prince Duan sent someone to propose marriage, he did not receive a positive response. Instead of getting angry and feeling that the other party was not giving him face, he went to ask the princess.
After hearing this, the princess scolded him directly, "Is Your Majesty sick? Don't you know that the eldest son of the Wen family already has a lover, and that both families have already tacitly agreed to start the process?"
After hearing this, Prince Duan felt a little aggrieved.
"How would I know this? It was the concubine who said that the eldest son of the Wen family is a rare talent, handsome and talented. And now they are also from a Shangshu family, so they are worthy of Wen Xue..."
The princess glanced at him and said, "Since the prince has already bypassed me, the princess, to help the daughters of the palace find husbands, why are you asking me now? Are you trying to give me a chance to redeem the image that has been damaged by the prince's actions, and to stop everyone from believing that I am a jealous mistress who is unwilling to seek marriages for her illegitimate children?"
Prince Duan suddenly felt guilty. He realized that his previous actions were indeed too absurd.
He quickly smiled and said, "Princess, you misunderstood. I was just thinking that Wen Xue is the only daughter of the palace, and her marriage naturally cannot be sloppy, so..."
The princess sneered, "So Your Highness thinks you can arrange her marriage at will without asking for the consent of me, her legal mother? Your Highness, I won't stop you from doing whatever you want, but don't expect me to help you solve every trouble you cause! Concubine Wen is so capable, you should just ask her directly what she wants to do. You know you don't have the dignity to arrange your daughter's marriage, so stop looking at this and that. If Your Highness wants to give her dignity so much, just give me a divorce letter and hand over the power of the palace to her."
Prince Duan felt a little embarrassed by the princess's words, and his face changed slightly.
But he held himself back today. In recent times, he seemed to have become much more sober and not as absurd as before.
"Princess, please don't say such things. I have never thought of this before. No one can replace you."
The princess asked, "So, Your Majesty, what do you want to do by coming to see me today?"
Prince Duan immediately said, "Just now I wanted the princess to help me find a solution, but now after hearing what the princess said, I really feel that it is not appropriate..."
After hearing this, the princess' attitude softened a little.
"The prince's daughter is not that noble. Don't do things that force a couple to be together."
As a result, this sentence made Prince Duan immediately unhappy.
He thought of something that had been suppressed for many years.
If it weren't for these things, he wouldn't have been so absurd for so many years.
"Is this what the princess really thinks? So you're still blaming me for breaking up your supposed marriage and forcing you to marry me?"
Prince Duan's words did not cause any waves with the princess.
Over the years, she no longer had any hope for Prince Duan.
However, the Gu family has now returned to Dizhou, and they will meet again in the future. Her son is also slowly recovering under Gu Ruanci's care. She can't let Gu Congyun bear the blame just because she is too lazy to take care of Prince Duan.
She said to Prince Duan with an extremely serious look, "I know where the prince has heard these unfounded stories about my brother and me over the years. Back then, he only had Zhuang Hefeng in his heart. He treated me as the daughter of his benefactor and his own sister, and I only treated him as my brother. Some people have filthy hearts and see everything as dirty. We have never done anything that crossed the line, nor have we ever done anything to cause misunderstandings. Even father never forced us to be together."
"When you came to propose marriage, father rejected you out of hand simply because he couldn't stand your ridiculous appearance, not because of Gu Congyun."
"Since I married you, I have always fulfilled my duties. However, due to the instigation of some lowly people, you firmly believed that I was dissatisfied with you because I was still thinking about someone else. Your Highness did not ask me, did not dare to verify it, and did not even doubt it. You just believed it directly. From that moment on, I had given up on you."
"Over the years, I knew Yan'er was in poor health. I originally thought that if he really passed away, I would not live in vain. Before I died, I would ask the emperor for a divorce letter. While alive, I wanted to be a nominal husband and wife with you. In the end, you ignored me, suspected me, and insulted me. After death, I must stay away from you. I have lived a clean life, and you are better off being with that bitch. Listen to her words and stay as far away from me as possible."
Prince Duan was stunned. This was the first time in all these years that Mo Qianxiang had spoken so much to him, but they were all harsh words.
He suddenly felt that he had indeed missed too much over the years.
He missed the opportunity to communicate properly with the princess, missed the opportunity to manage the palace well, and missed the opportunity to nurture his own son to grow up.
The princess didn't want to talk to him anymore, so she stood up and prepared to leave.
Prince Duan suddenly grabbed her hand.
The princess frowned and shook it off.
"What are you doing?"
Prince Duan said, "Princess, these years have been my fault. In the future, I will make it up to you and Dai Yan'er as well."
The princess laughed, but her laugh was particularly sarcastic.
"Your Highness, please leave these words to those who are willing to believe them. As for me, I have no more hope since you became impatient when Yan'er fell ill."
After saying that, the princess stood up and left, returning to the inner room.
Prince Duan stayed there alone for a long time, and finally sat down in despair, buried his face in his hands, closed his eyes, and felt the loneliness.
What has he done over the years?
When someone from Concubine Wen came to invite him over, he finally couldn't bear it anymore.
"Tell her to shut up and stay in the courtyard. There are so many things going on in the palace and the court. I have put her first for so many years, and she is still not satisfied? Let her go to the princess to ask for her children's marriage in the future. Don't make a fuss in front of me. If she doesn't want to stay in the palace anymore, I can give her a letter of divorce and ask her to get out!"
Concubine Wen's servants were stunned. For so many years, in their eyes, the prince always put Concubine Wen first. As for the princess, she was just a decoration because of her good family background and stable position in the court.
As a result, during this period of time, they discovered that there were other reasons why the princess was still able to stand firm.
Prince Duan's fear of Grand Tutor Mo was just an excuse. Deep down in his heart, the woman he cared about most was always the princess.
The reason why Concubine Wen was able to enjoy favor over the years was mainly because she took advantage of Prince Duan's misunderstanding of the Princess and Duke Shou.
The person who made him believe this misunderstanding happened to be Concubine Wen.
Now that the prince is about to wake up, Concubine Wen, who has been bewitching him, is naturally going to start to have bad luck.
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