strictlysupreme Chapter 204 Two Concubines
Chapter 204 Two Concubines
Emperor Wen then said expressionlessly: "Since the Crown Prince has already had physical contact with the two young ladies, then let them be included in the Crown Prince's concubines! This will also be an explanation from the royal family to the two young ladies!"
The queen felt her mind buzzing with confusion. Two young ladies? Two young ladies that even His Majesty didn't know? They took over the position of the Crown Prince's concubine so easily?
The queen suppressed her inner shock, calmed herself down, and asked, "Which two young ladies from noble families are they?"
Just then, Chu Caiwei and Luo Lingyue had already changed their clothes and hurried in.
Chu Caiwei burst into tears and sobbed, "Father! The whereabouts of my two cousins are still unknown!"
Li Mingfu followed closely and walked in. When he heard this, his face turned pale instantly and he almost fainted! It turned out that the two concubines from his own house were rescued together with the prince!
The Queen and Li Mingfu secretly complained in their hearts. They could never have imagined that things would develop to this extent. Originally they had planned to plot against Chen Manping, but now, their two concubines had inexplicably become the prince's concubines. This was beyond their expectations.
The entire front hall was filled with a tense and strange atmosphere. Everyone fell into silence, and no one dared to speak easily. Everyone knew what impact this sudden change would have on the court.
As for the prince, he didn't know how this happened. He should have saved Chen Manping! Everything seemed to be getting confusing...
There is a well-known story in the capital: His Royal Highness the Crown Prince jumped into the lake to rescue two beauties and successfully captured the hearts of two peerless beauties, and took them as his concubines. However, only a few people who knew the inside story would spread this secret in the capital. It turned out that these two stunning concubines were twin sisters in the Prime Minister's Mansion, and they were also the half-sisters of the Crown Princess Li Jingshu!
For a time, rumors spread all over the capital. Some people said that the prime minister was trying to gain personal benefits by sending his daughter to the prince's harem; some people even boldly speculated that there was a conspiracy behind this to monopolize power by relatives of the emperor. These rumors spread quickly like wildfire, attracting widespread attention and heated discussions.
Many people expressed doubts about this marriage, worrying that the Prime Minister's Office would take this opportunity to expand its sphere of influence and affect the country's stability and development.
After hearing the rumors in the capital, Li Mingfu was so anxious that blisters even appeared on the corners of his mouth. Li Jingshu also kept complaining to her father: "I told you a long time ago that those two vixens were restless and should have been sent to Yuewu Kingdom earlier. Now they are coming to the East Palace to compete with me for the Crown Prince!"
Li Mingfu's eyes were bloodshot and red. He shouted angrily, "Not only are the common people spreading these rumors, but even the censors are submitting memorials to Your Majesty! How on earth did the prince come up with such a thing? Someone, go and invite the two young ladies here!"
Li Jingshu gnashed her teeth and said, "Father! Why don't we send them both to the Crown Prince of Yuewu Kingdom right now! This way we can avoid more trouble!"
However, Li Mingfu closed his eyes helplessly and shook his head: "It's too late! They have been included in the royal family tree! If we send them away at this time, it will undoubtedly be deceiving the king!"
Not long after, the servant brought Li Xuemei and Li Xuelan into the house. As soon as these two seemingly weak women stepped into the room, their bodies began to tremble uncontrollably.
Li Xuemei took a deep breath and mustered up her courage to speak: "Sister! This matter has not turned out the way we wanted. It is because the prince has been pestering us in the lake and refuses to let go!"
Upon hearing this, Li Jingshu was furious and asked, "Then how did you fall into the lake?"
Li Xuelan was so frightened that she trembled all over and cried with tears streaming down her face, "Sister! When we heard that the prince had fallen into the lake, everyone on the boat we were on wanted to rescue him. Who would have thought that the boat would capsize due to carelessness and we all fell into the lake!"
Li Xuemei's eyes were filled with tears, and her voice was slightly choked: "Father! My sister and I are not good at swimming, so we can only keep sinking. As for what happened afterwards, we have no idea!"
Seeing that he couldn't get to the bottom of the matter, Li Mingfu waved his hand in annoyance and asked the two sisters to leave!
The prince frowned in the East Palace, feeling very upset. He really couldn't understand why Chen Manping disappeared without a trace when he had thrown her into the lake himself? And who was the person pulling his hair at the bottom of the lake?
The prince roared in anger, "Xuan Hu! Xuan Bao! Go and find out who was the one who tried to murder me at the bottom of the lake that day!"
Inside the Soul-Dying Gate, Shang Zhi asked the gate master with doubt in his heart: "Master, since the prince is the mortal enemy of the King of Qin, why didn't you just drown him that day?"
Blood Shadow replied calmly, "The Crown Prince is a great shield! Emperor Wen is suspicious and will never tolerate anyone posing a threat to his imperial power. If the Crown Prince dies, the General's Mansion will inevitably be implicated. In this way, the King of Qin will be forced to step to the forefront and face Emperor Wen's suspicion and the attacks of other princes! If we save the Crown Prince, it won't be too late for us to take action against him when Emperor Wen's time is up!"
Shang Lu walked in with light steps. He lowered his voice carefully and said, "Master, we have successfully led the evidence to the Third Prince!"
Blood Shadow smiled slightly, nodded with satisfaction, and responded softly: "Well done!"
As night fell that evening, several shops secretly run by the Third Prince suddenly caught fire. The fire spread rapidly, and eventually the entire shop was burned to ruins!
When the Third Prince learned about this, he was furious. After some investigation, he found out that the fire was caused by the Crown Prince's men!
The third prince's eyes turned red with anger, and he roared like a madman: "Li Chengli, this crazy lunatic! I didn't provoke him at all! Why is he so crazy?"
Seeing this, the staff member beside him whispered: "Your Highness, calm down. Perhaps the prince misunderstood that this incident was a trap set by you, so he took this way to retaliate against you."
The Third Prince was even more furious after hearing this. The corners of his mouth twitched as he said viciously, "Okay! Since he is unkind, don't blame me for being unjust! Someone, come! Send someone to burn down his shop immediately!"
Recently, a major incident occurred in the capital city. Stores in the city were attacked by fire one after another, causing heavy losses. This incident caused an uproar and quickly spread to the court.
In the court, the ministers were discussing how to deal with the fire. At this time, Ning Yuan, the director of the Imperial Observatory, stood up and reported to Emperor Wen: "Your Majesty! The fire in the past two days has burned down many shops in the capital. Through observing the astronomical phenomena, I found that only by holding a wedding for a nobleman can the anger of heaven be appeased."
After hearing this, Emperor Wen raised his eyebrows slightly, thought for a moment and said, "In this case, let's choose an auspicious day and let the Crown Prince and the two daughters of the Prime Minister's Mansion get married as soon as possible!"