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Chapter 228 Palace Version of Forced Seizure

Qin Su remained silent, raising her eyes to glare at the approaching Crown Prince, her expression a mixture of sorrow and anger.

Then, as the man approached, she suddenly turned her face away, seemingly unwilling to even look at him.

Chu Junyan's smile vanished: "Aren't you going to look at me?"

As he spoke, he reached out and forcefully lifted the girl's pointed chin, his movements rude.

The palace maid standing nearby frowned, nervously trying to remind His Highness the Crown Prince that his concubine had an injury on her neck.

But the next moment, the man gently wiped away the girl's tears, saying, "Why are you crying?"

The change in attitude was so sudden that those around him didn't even have time to react.

However, there were a few more people who were being gently "cared for" by her, and they seemed to be quite resistant to his intimacy.

Chu Junyan's gaze grew even colder: "You think you can escape?"

The fingers gripping the girl's chin tightened slightly: "If you really managed to dodge it, then you succeeded last night."

The girl's face turned pale instantly when he so bluntly exposed what she had been deliberately trying to forget. Her eyes widened in shock, surprise, and anger, just like a wounded fawn.

He laughed, "That expression is quite beautiful; I like it very much."

As he spoke, he lowered his head and kissed her, easily restraining the girl's hands as she tried to struggle and resist.

As the soft, beautiful dress was removed, he skillfully bound her delicate wrist with one hand.

The palace servants beside him had already hurriedly retreated while the Crown Prince was speaking, not daring to listen carefully to the sobbing pleas for help behind him.

Just before the girl was about to bite down, her chin was suddenly gripped tightly by fingers, and a man's deep voice, tinged with cold mockery, rang out: "Injuring the Crown Prince is a capital offense."

The girl's eyes were already red, but the stubbornness in them did not diminish in the slightest.

He dispelled all of that with just one sentence: "It's okay if you're not afraid, but your parents might not be doing too well."

She paused for a moment, a hint of panic finally appearing in her beautiful eyes: "Don't touch them, it has nothing to do with them..."

The man released her, smiled, straightened up, and slowly began to undress.

He looked down at her, his eyes dark and domineering.

A calloused hand landed on a delicate, smooth ankle, the chains rattling.

Whether or not you let them go depends on your performance.

He lowered his head, a gentle smile playing on his handsome face, and for a fleeting moment, he transformed back into the refined and gentle Crown Prince:

"So, in your heart, which is more important, your family or him?"

The girl froze, and tears streamed down her face.

Pear blossoms, glistening with rain, are delicate and pitiful.
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Liu Gonggong waited outside for a long time, but when he heard no crying or commotion, he breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that...

The concubine must have resigned herself to her fate.
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Qin Su pressed her chest and sat up in bed.

Even someone as good-tempered as her was rarely provoked into showing any real anger by the prince.

She knew he wanted her to accept her fate and submit.

The outrageous things he's done would probably have driven a weaker woman mad today.

He did it on purpose!

He is suffering, so his pain must be borne by others.

The girl's eyes were burning brightly, as if flames were burning within them.

It took Qin Su a while to process her emotions and regain her rationality.

She reminded the system: "Keep a close watch on him. He'll definitely have other plans in the next few days."

Simply bullying her like this is probably not enough to quell his anger.

The system responded: 【Okay.】

The system has been eerily quiet these past few days.

terrible.

terrible!

These two people are so scary!

When the host raised its hand and slashed at its neck, the speed was so fast that it almost failed to protect itself.

The host really doesn't value his life!
When the prince forced himself on his host, his methods were extremely intense, almost to the point of killing him.

It was a duel between two lunatics. They weren't crazy, but the onlookers were nearly driven mad with fear.

Waaaaah, the main theme is someone who's terrified, whose blood pressure is about to spike. These past few days, it's observed that the old eunuch is almost having a heart attack from fright.

I really want to kneel down and kowtow to these two, begging them to stop their supernatural powers.

Waaaaah, at this moment, it even missed the tyrant a little.

The atmosphere was completely different when he was around!
Despite its complaints, the system diligently carried out the tasks assigned by its host.

Just as Qin Su predicted, something really did happen.

The first to be affected was the Duke of Jin's mansion.

Some commoners beat the drum to appeal for justice, accusing the wife of the Duke of Jin of condoning her family members' illegal occupation of farmland and lending money at exorbitant interest rates, which caused him to become homeless and his family to be destroyed.

The matter escalated so much that it alarmed the emperor.

That same day, the Duke of Jin returned from the military camp in the suburbs and personally went to the palace to apologize to the emperor.

The Crown Prince was also present when he arrived.

After he finished apologizing, the usually gentle and kind Crown Prince spoke up: "The Duke of Jin has risked his life for our Great Qi for many years, and the Duke's Mansion is the pillar of our Great Qi. We must not allow a woman to ruin the Duke's Mansion's century-old reputation, nor will Father Emperor agree to it. In that case, please ask the Duke to divorce his wife."

Before entering the palace, he had prepared for the worst. In his anger, the emperor might take the opportunity to demote him and take back his military power. After hearing this, the Duke of Jin was stunned for a moment: Divorce his wife.

He wondered if he had misheard and subconsciously looked at Emperor Wen, who hadn't spoken.

He suddenly realized... that the Crown Prince's "suggestion" might have been tacitly approved by His Majesty.

The Crown Prince spoke again: "Last time when the Southern Yue invaded the capital, the heir of the Duke of Jin stepped forward and risked his life to hold back the Southern Yue princess. The heir was resourceful and brave, and Father has never forgotten that. Does the Duke not want such a mother to influence him?"

The Duke of Jin suddenly felt a chill run down his spine, suspecting that the Crown Prince was using his son to threaten him.

But what is the threat?

Threaten him to divorce his wife?
He finally looked at Emperor Wen: "Your Majesty..."

However, Emperor Wen shook his head at her: "Your wife..."

The Duke of Jin understood.

He wanted to say something more, but then he suddenly remembered that the brilliant and talented Empress had been imprisoned in the Cold Palace for many years.

A strange thought arose in his mind: Could it be that because he doesn't have a wife, he's going to drive away other people's wives too?

Despite his father's long service of over twenty years, the Duke of Jin still wanted to plead for Lady Wei's life, not wanting to divorce her, and sent her to a temple...

But seemingly seeing through his thoughts, the crown prince lowered his eyes and spoke again:

"They colluded with local officials, ran rampant in the countryside, seized farmland, set up roadblocks, and collected tolls. They also lent money at exorbitant interest rates, causing local people to be displaced and their families to be destroyed... The Wei family had no regard for the law."

The Duke of Jin was startled.

The Crown Prince looked at him and said gently, "Lord Duke, shall I continue?"

The Duke of Jin was already drenched in sweat. If he continued to plead, he feared that even the Duke's mansion would be implicated.

He bowed and kowtowed, saying, "Your subject obeys the decree and thanks Your Majesty for your mercy."

When he came out of the palace, the Duke of Jin's tall back seemed to be bent.
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"My lord, how is it? What did His Majesty say?"

From the moment the Duke of Jin entered the palace, the Duchess had been constantly praying to the gods and Buddhas.

She knew that the longer she stayed inside, the more serious the situation would become.

She had even prepared herself for the possibility that the master might not come back by nightfall.

But I didn't expect it to happen so quickly.

A flicker of hope rose in her heart, and she hurried forward: "My brother has already written, saying that these things were all done by people from the collateral branches using the Wei family's name. They were completely unaware of it; at most, they'd be guilty of negligence. Those people have all been apprehended. As long as..."

Meeting the Duke of Jin's deep, silent eyes, the Duchess's heart skipped a beat, and she suddenly had a bad feeling: "Master, what's wrong?"

Duke Jin glanced at her again, then sighed deeply, his tone filled with helplessness and a sense of vicissitude.

Then, without looking at the Duchess, he spoke to the steward following closely behind him: "Pack the Duchess's luggage and prepare to send her back to the Wei family."

"Huh?" The butler was taken aback.

The Duchess also realized what was happening and grabbed her husband's hand, oblivious to the fact that her well-maintained nails broke from the force of her grab: "Master, what did you say? Where are you taking me?"

Her strength was so great, and her emotions so intense, that even the Duke was slightly pulled to the side.

He said nothing, but silently pulled out the divorce agreement with the official seal altered from his pocket.

He pleaded for a long time before changing the divorce proposal to a peaceful separation, in order to save face for his wife in the end.

It's just self-deception. At such an old age, being divorced and sent home, what kind of face does he have?

The Duchess's eyes widened, and she almost fainted: "No!"

Duke Wei sighed inwardly, but his face remained cold: "If I had known this would happen, I wouldn't have done it in the first place. This matter was decided by His Majesty, and I had no choice."

"Does Your Majesty even allow your subjects to divorce their wives?"

The Duchess's eyes widened in anger, her hair disheveled, and she feigned madness.

"Your Majesty may interfere in whatever you wish!"

The Duke of Wei raised his voice even louder than hers to remind her not to speak recklessly.

"What happened?"

When Murong Jing returned from outside, he heard a commotion in the hall.

Little did he expect that the people arguing would be his mother and father.

Upon seeing him appear, the Duchess seemed to see a lifeline and eagerly grabbed her hand: "Son, quickly persuade your father! He wants to divorce me! Sending me back to my parents' home at this time is practically forcing me to my death!"

Murong Jing was also very surprised to hear this, as this had never happened in his previous life.

"Father, is what Mother said true?"

The Duke of Jin sighed and nodded.

"That……"

"Speak up for them!"

Before Murong Jing could even speak, his arm was yanked hard, with fingernails digging into his flesh. One could imagine how agitated his mother was.

He said, "I will listen to my father."

The hall seemed to quiet down for a moment because of these words. Even the Duke of Jin, who was prepared to be blamed by his son and to bear the consequences without letting him have any objections to the emperor, was stunned and looked at him.

"What did you say?" It was the Duchess who asked this question.

"Mother, I..."

A crisp slap cut him off before he could finish speaking: "Are you crazy? With a mother who's been divorced, do you think the future will be any better?"

Murong Jing, who originally intended to explain that "divorcing his wife was only a temporary departure from the Duke's mansion, and he would bring her back later," suddenly sneered after hearing these familiar words.

His laughter was so abrupt that it almost made people think he had lost his mind.

"Even if Mother isn't divorced, her son won't amount to anything. Mother, did you ever imagine this day would come when you treated Sangsang the way you did back then?"

When he said the next sentence, he realized that he had been caring about it all along.

The Duchess, whom he was questioning, looked bewildered and confused: "Me? How did I treat her? Even if I wanted to bring her to the manor, wasn't it because of you? What did I do wrong? I..."

The Duchess thought he was referring to the kidnapping of Qin Su.

However, Murong Jing did not intend to explain anything. He cupped his hands to the Duke of Jin and said, "Father, I have something to do at the military camp. I'll be leaving now."

This means they simply don't intend to get involved anymore.

The Duke of Jin noticed his son's distress and did not try to keep him: "Go ahead."

"You can't leave! Where are you going? Don't you even care about your own mother?"

At this moment, the Duchess felt nothing for her husband who had "failed to save her from death." All she wanted was to catch this unfilial son and make him explain himself.

But the Duke of Jin will not give her that opportunity.

He directly instructed the butler, "Take Madam away."

Murong Jing paused for a moment, then left without looking back.

The Duchess was forcibly taken away by the servants. After taking a few steps, she suddenly cried out, "I understand! I really understand! It must be that bitch who whispered in the Crown Prince's ear, so..."

The Duke of Jin, who had been marveling at how grown-up his son had become, suddenly changed his expression upon hearing this: "Shut up! If you leave now, the Duke's mansion can still save your life. Although the Wei family has committed many crimes, it's not enough to warrant confiscation of property and exile. Go back and suffer for a while, and find an excuse to go to a temple for quiet contemplation. The troubles outside won't bother you. But if you dare to speak nonsense and offend the Crown Prince again, I'm afraid even the Duke's mansion will be implicated!"

Murong Jing strode out, trying to leave all the noise behind.

In her dream, her mother looked down on Sangsang in every way, thinking that she was blocking her chance to marry a noblewoman, so she found all sorts of reasons to torment her.

He knew his mother's intentions, but because he hated her for plotting against him, he turned a blind eye to it.

His Sangsang really suffered a lot...

"Brother, how is Mother? What did Father say?"

Looking at his younger sister who had rushed back from outside, and thinking of what she had done to Sangsang in his dream, Murong Jing's eyes turned much colder.

He's no good, and neither are the people around him!
"We can't control what happens to your mother, you just need to take care of yourself!"

After saying this, he ignored his sister's questions and walked out.
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"You're saying he forced the Duke of Jin to divorce his wife?"

Qin Su suspected that there was something wrong with her hearing.

System: [Not only that, the day after the Duke of Jin divorced his wife, the Emperor's decree to grant them marriage arrived again.]

Qin Su: "The male lead of the arranged marriage? Murong Jing?"

System: [No, it's the Duke of Jin.]

Qin Su: ? ? ?
"If I remember correctly, the Duke of Jin is forty-two years old, isn't he?"

System: [Yes.]

"So... he's gone mad, hasn't he?"

Even Qin Su couldn't understand what that person was thinking.

I thought you were going to deal with your love rival, but you ended up finding a stepmother for your love rival?
No, is he sick?
The system quietly nodded in agreement: the system also thought "he" was sick.